[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-honkai-star-rail-wait-why-are-there-two-saviors-":3,"chapter-honkai-star-rail-wait-why-are-there-two-saviors--honkai-star-rail-wait-why-are-there-two-saviors--chapter-165":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Honkai Star Rail: Wait! Why Are There Two Saviors on Amphoreus?!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1546061,2008,"Chapter 165","honkai-star-rail-wait-why-are-there-two-saviors--chapter-165",165,"\u003Cp>She sighed, seeming genuinely troubled. \"That girl... her whole mind is completely tied to the Empress. Speaking of which, is it really just a relationship between ruler and subject?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even when chatting with me normally, one out of every three sentences she says is filled with worry and concern for Cerydra? It’s enough to make my ears grow calluses!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Aglaea’s tone was full of criticism and some dissatisfaction towards Hysilens, anyone could easily hear the genuine care hidden beneath the complaint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said you were someone who returned from the ’previous recurrence ,’ right?\" Aglaya looked at Phaethon, her expression becoming a bit more serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just wanted to ask you, in the ’last time’ you know about, Cerydra... how did she end up? Tell me, so I can let that fish who came from the sea, the one who’s always so unsettled, rest a little easier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, deep within the Hall of the Three Fate in Janusopolis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was as thick as solid matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the grand hall, no ceremony was taking place. Instead, a silent yet perilous contest was unfolding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cerydra stood alone on the cold floor. Before her hovered a massive chessboard constructed of light, shadow, and energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The board was crisscrossed with lines, each square seemingly containing endless rules and laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the opposite side of the board, there was no one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, bizarrely, the pieces belonging to the other side were moving on their own, following some cold, absolute, inhuman rule. Each time a piece landed, the sound seemed to strike directly upon the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Titan of ’Law’!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was using this rule-based chessboard as a medium, engaging in a game beyond the mundane with Cerydra!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cerydra pressed her lips tightly together, her gaze sharp as a torch, locked onto the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her slender yet powerful finger lifted, tightly grasping a piece representing one of her legions. After several minutes of calculation and deduction, she slammed it down onto a crucial square on the board!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the piece landed, an opposing piece representing a powerful Black Tide spawn shattered in response, turning to dust and dissipating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, almost the very next second, the ruthless counter of the ’Law’ Titan arrived instantaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another piece belonging to the Titan swiftly moved, carrying the law-crushing force, and violently smashed a vitally important piece on Cerydra’s side to pieces as well! Powder flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such exchanges, sacrifices, and trades had been ongoing in this silent hall for a full three hours!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine beads of sweat continuously seeped from Cerydra’s temples, sliding down her tense cheeks and dripping onto her clenched fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The board was already covered in a thick layer of powder from both sides’ pieces, like a miniature, grim battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew with absolute clarity that this was no ordinary game of chess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every attack, every defense, every sacrifice playing out on this board at this moment would be precisely reflected in the real war against the ’Ocean’ Titan in the future!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her opponent was the Titan who wielded ’Law,’ representing the cold, unfeeling absolute rules and price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the pieces in her hand were her loyal subordinates, living lives!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So... she had to win. She had to calculate every single move precisely! To ensure every sacrifice held its maximum value, to ensure not a single drop of blood was shed in vain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, the sweat on her temples flowed more rapidly, and her breathing grew heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure on the board pressed down on her shoulders like a tangible mountain, but the fire in her eyes hadn’t dimmed in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abruptly, a clear, steady sound of footsteps echoed from behind Cerydra, breaking the deathly silence of the hall that had contained only the sound of shattering pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I not already give a strict order that absolutely no one was to enter and disturb me?\" Cerydra’s voice held a trace of anger at being interrupted and the hoarseness of exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was about to rebuke sharply, but when she turned her head and saw who it was, her tone changed abruptly, taking on a note of astonishment: \"...’Fortune Duke’? What are you doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cerydra frowned slightly, looking at Phaethon as he approached slowly. A flicker of confusion passed through her eyes, but was quickly covered by a look of resolve. \"Have you come to hasten me about retrieving the Coreflame of ’Law’?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her voice couldn’t hide the weakness from prolonged exertion, her back remained ramrod straight. \"Are you in such a hurry? I have already promised to hand the Coreflame over to you. I, the Imperator’s word is never broken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phaethon didn’t answer immediately. He just took a few steps forward, his gaze falling on the vast, complex light-shadow chessboard before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crisscrossing lines were covered with pieces representing different units. Most had already turned to dust, and the surviving ones mostly bore cracks. The situation was clearly deadlocked and grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Er—Alright. To be honest. He couldn’t understand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That intricate game, laden with countless traps and plans—he only glanced at it a few times before his head started to ache, completely unwilling to think about the logic and cost behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Cerydra noticed his scrutinizing gaze, her tone regaining that nearly stubborn pride and arrogance belonging to a monarch. \"Does the ’Fortune Duke’ happen to be proficient in this? I must remind you, this is no ordinary game of chess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every move is connected to reality and requires payment of an equivalent price,\" her voice grew heavy. \"Moreover, this is my trial alone, a rule acknowledged by ’Law.’ This game... can only be played by me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Phaethon spread his hands quite helplessly and told the truth: \"Cerydra 1, I’m nowhere near as good at chess as you are. Not even close.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case,\" Cerydra’s attention had already refocused on the board, her tone carrying urgency, \"shouldn’t the ’Fortune Duke’ leave promptly? Don’t disturb me while I retrieve the Coreflame of ’Law’... Flame...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words suddenly halted. The last syllable got stuck in her throat, becoming muddled, even carrying a tremble of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phaethon’s hand had very naturally, even somewhat casually, come to rest on top of her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right next to that cluster of quietly burning blue candles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But actually, Phaethon himself felt a wave of sudden awkwardness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His original plan was to place his hand on her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However... due to some objective factors of irresistible force (the height difference), that shoulder-pat action would have been awkward and strenuous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the top of Cerydra’s head... that height and curve, somehow, was just right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spot was so fitting it was as if there was supposed to be a handrail there...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, through a series of unexpected twists, the situation ended up like this.\u003C\u002Fp>",1139,"2026-06-06T06:59:17.238Z",1,"novelbin.me","0c8543e324b5b0e5a795a678b57ea1802e7b4929aa0007079c6db5d8c4b3d171","honkai-star-rail-wait-why-are-there-two-saviors--chapter-60","honkai-star-rail-wait-why-are-there-two-saviors--chapter-14",300,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhonkai-star-rail-wait-why-are-there-two-saviors--cover.jpg"]