People are in Star Iron, and the game begins with the unsheathing of Heavenly Fire.

For a long time, they were either asleep in some unknown place or, for some reason, their movements were greatly restricted.

However, recently, this restriction has been gradually lifted.

This can be seen from Mebius's actions in Changkong City and Sakura's appearance at the Schicksal headquarters...

After making his guess, Ron looked at Sakura in front of him and ultimately decided not to reveal his identity immediately.

After all, his identity is quite sensitive, and he himself is unaware of the current state of the heroes. No one can say for sure what trouble it will bring if his identity is exposed.

Although he doesn't have a main quest at the moment, he still has a world quest to complete, and he must ensure that he can find the truth about the previous civilization without arousing the suspicion of the World Serpent and the Heroes.

Therefore, the best course of action right now is to conceal one's identity and further observe Sakura's actions to figure out the true purpose of World Serpent.

This was also Ron's original plan.

However, despite his decision, Sakura was not willing to let him off so easily.

At that moment, the girl frowned. She had a strange sense of familiarity with the man in front of her, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

In addition, she also felt that the other party's existence was very strange. Not only was its body covered with dense scales, but there were also unseen embers flying around it, which was a state that no normal person could understand.

Even so, the familiar feeling in Sakura's heart became even stronger, as if she had been subjected to some kind of intense stimulation, and even her memories began to fluctuate.

It was as if I were facing a very important man who had left a very deep and unforgettable impression on my heart.

But who exactly is this?

In this era that has completely overturned the previous civilization and everything has changed, who could she possibly meet to make her feel this way?

"Do we know each other?"

Sakura ultimately chose to speak up, as has always been her personality—straightforward and never hiding her thoughts; she always speaks her mind.

"I feel like I've seen you somewhere before... You came here for Hua, right? Do you know Hua? Or do you know me too?"

Yes.

Sakura felt in her heart that there was a high probability that Ron was from a previous civilization.

As a heroine, she has been in a long slumber since the destruction of everything in the previous civilization, or rather, she exists in another peculiar way.

She was only recently awakened by Mebius, who then issued a mission to capture the Herrscher of the Void.

If someone were to develop a relationship with her, it would most likely not be from the current civilization, but from a pre-existing civilization that no longer exists, almost like another world.

But she still couldn't figure out who this man in front of her was from the previous civilization, or who he was that could leave such a deep and unforgettable impression on her.

She even felt that even if the other person's true identity was Kevin, the warrior who once led all the heroes against the Honkai, it wouldn't leave such a deep impression.

Of course, no matter what, Sakura doesn't have many other options right now.

This was not only to figure out the source of this emotion in my heart, but also to complete the special task assigned to me by the World Snake Organization.

My identity must never be revealed to anyone!

Before this, she had appeared here almost as if she were completely invisible, but she never expected that at the last moment, such a strange man would appear and block her way.

Therefore, she absolutely could not let the other party leave with Hua, otherwise her mission would be a complete failure.

"..." Sakura stared sharply at the man in front of her, trying to judge what kind of person he was from his expression.

She had a strong intuition that the man in front of her might be the one she had been longing for.

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After all, in her mind, he was a man who could never come back, a man who was destined never to return; otherwise, everything would have been completely out of place!

That would cause everything to change, including her own, and bring about changes she could never have predicted...

'It really is Sakura. Looks like there's no way out...'

On the other side, Ron sighed as he watched Sakura's straightforward expression, which suggested she had already figured something out.

He realized that he probably couldn't keep up the pretense any longer.

After all, Ron knew Sakura's personality very well. Although she was the one among the heroes whose personality was closest to that of an ordinary person and whose behavior was quite normal, she had an inexplicable and strong intuition.

Almost nothing can fool the other person’s eyes; even deception itself is a concept that helps Sakura see through all pretense.

Under these circumstances, Ron slowly lowered Fu Hua from his hands.

At the same time, the savior form on his body gradually dissipated.

"Snapped!"

Beneath its broken exterior lies its most authentic self.

"It's you?!"

Upon seeing this, both the gray snake and the raven showed expressions of surprise.

The two had been doubting Ron's identity, but now that they saw his true appearance, their emotions were in turmoil.

They never expected that Ron, whom they had met in Changkong City three years ago, would appear before them again...

Of course, their emotions wouldn't waver much no matter what.

After all, they had already met Ron once in Changkong City.

The one who was truly shocked at the scene, and even felt her brain trembling, was Sakura, who originally couldn't believe that the other person was still alive, but now she was seeing the other person's face with her own eyes!

She never imagined that the most unacceptable conjecture in her heart would actually become a reality.

In an instant, the girl's eyes revealed a multitude of emotions that shouldn't exist, including surprise, confusion, pain, blame, sorrow, regret, and so on.

She felt as if she had traversed thousands of years in an instant, as if the dimensional wall had suddenly been broken, allowing her to return to a time and space that she had almost completely forgotten.

"Doctor...is it really you?"

Sakura finally uttered a question that was almost incoherent.

Ron nodded. Now that things had come to this, he naturally stopped hiding anything and calmly accepted the reality of everything, reuniting with his old friend.

In fact, the old friend he was meeting for the first time now was undoubtedly Sakura.

Mebius and Mebius never actually met; they merely engaged in an invisible battle from afar, based on mutual speculation.

Although Hua met in person, he had lost almost all of his memories, so it couldn't really be considered a reunion of old friends.

Only Sakura was able to truly meet the other person in person and formally acknowledge them.

"Why are you still alive? We all saw it... You died in that battle... And if you've been alive all this time, why don't you come back to see us?" Sakura said, her eyes flashing with all sorts of confusion, and her fists clenched instinctively.

Ron was speechless, because everything related to these matters was a secret that couldn't be told, a slippery slope that couldn't be touched...

"Can't answer? That's understandable..." Sakura's eyes inexplicably turned resentful. "You've always been like this, always making all the decisions alone, without consulting anyone, and even in the final battle, you bore the burden of everything alone."

Sakura's words were filled with increasing resentment.

Even her eyes evoked an emotion that made it impossible to look directly at her.

When Zongluon saw Sakura like this, he felt very confused and also had a strange sense of familiarity. His 'yandere' radar in his mind started to activate almost immediately!

But something's not right.

His relationship with Sakura wasn't the kind of relationship that was particularly unspeakable. He had only treated Sakura a few times before, often provided psychological counseling to her when she participated in the Poison Chrysalis mission, and incidentally, he had risked his life to save her sister during the Twelfth Herrscher's crisis...

Ron always believed that Sakura's feelings for him were those of a pure comrade, just like his relationship with Senjaku, which was very sincere.

But seeing Sakura's appearance now, he couldn't help but wonder if everything was really just as he had imagined...

relatively.

Sakura stared at the man in front of her, who was as simple, silent, and rational as ever. Looking at his calm and expressionless face, she instinctively felt a complex mix of emotions.

When friends you thought you had lost, or important people you thought you would never see again, reappear and you meet them again, it is certainly something to celebrate.

However, if this person is so important that they can overwhelm one's spirit and mind, then things become quite different...

In the past, Sakura's feelings for Ron were not this deep.

At the time, she simply regarded the other person as an important friend, someone second only to her sister, or even just as important.

But when that day came, Ron shouldered everything alone, choosing to fight the Herrscher of the End, and never returned...

An indescribable anger welled up in Sakura's heart.

She was furious that Ron hadn't told her everything and had made that crazy sacrifice on his own.

She was also angry with herself, for she had made a promise to protect the other person no matter what, even if it meant sacrificing everything, but she had failed to keep it.

She was also angry at her own hesitation. She had always cherished this relationship and never wanted to lose the other person, but she had only pretended to be an ordinary friend from beginning to end. Only after losing them did she regret it...

If only I had realized my own feelings sooner!

If only I had realized sooner how important this man was to me!

Throughout the long years, Sakura repeatedly questioned herself, sought clarity, and regretted her actions... Now she finally understands completely.

The doctor is the most important person to her.

This feeling, like her love for her sister, is absolutely unshakable and absolutely untouchable...

If she could have another chance, she believed she would not hesitate or doubt again, and would seize every opportunity to completely convey her feelings to the other person!

Tens of thousands of years have changed many things.

It turned the world upside down, transforming the vicissitudes of life into an enduring bond, and at the same time, it made a girl who was once serious and not good at expressing her feelings unable to control her impulses.

Now that the opportunity has been presented to her once again, Sakura realizes that she cannot afford to miss it again.

She spoke up decisively about this:

"Doctor, do you know why birds can fly?"

"what?"

Ron was visibly bewildered when Sakura suddenly uttered such incomprehensible words.

“Birds fly in the sky because they need to find a safe haven, a place where they can find peace and comfort.” Sakura’s voice was heavy, her eyes fixed on the man before her. “I used to think I didn’t need such a support, that I could protect others with my own strength. But only in the end did I realize that I have always been protected by you, Doctor…”

"cherry?"

Hearing the other person's lines gradually becoming strange, Ron's yandere radar was practically going off at full blast!

Something's not right, something's not right!

There's absolutely nothing wrong with this!