I loaded the dream game

The familiar warmth reappeared, as if returning to the embrace of the mother, making people feel so comfortable that they wanted to immerse themselves in this warmth.

This time, Tohka did not put up any resistance, allowing the boy's power to flow through her body without hindrance.

Following this force and the strength the boy exerted on her hand, she slowly raised the blade

Then, he waved his arms

One sword? A hundred swords? Ten thousand swords?

The girl didn't know how many times she had swung the sword, she only felt that only a short moment had passed.

When I opened my eyes again, the clouds above my head had disappeared, and the sky became clearer than ever. The stars in the sky were clearly visible, twinkling softly.

The oppression and threats that were faintly felt in the sky before seemed to... have disappeared?

"Summer Solstice..."

She stared at the sky for a moment, then turned to look at the boy beside her. She saw a dark ball in his hand that shrank rapidly and was thrown into a gap by him.

Tohka tilted her head in confusion.

"what is that?"

"Just a simple cleanup of the battlefield." Xia Zhi replied.

That's it

Tohka thought about it, but didn't care too much, and buried her head in his arms again.

Perhaps, the boy really is the savior sent by God to this world.

At the same time, he is also his own savior.

She thought this in her heart, closed her eyes, and whispered the boy's name twice.

"Summer Solstice, Summer Solstice?"

"Ok?"

"Can the world be saved in this way?"

Xia Zhi lowered his head and gently stroked her hair, and replied softly:

“In this way, you are saved.”

Indeed, I have been saved.

Tohka enjoyed his touch for a moment, then raised her head again, looked at him and asked softly:

"So next, Xia Zhi will have to save other elves?"

"......Yeah." Xia Zhi replied.

really

The girl pursed her lips slightly

Although based on what Xia Zhi had told me before, the reason why he came to this time and space, and when he mentioned that there were other elves, I had already guessed this matter to some extent.

But... I'm still a little unwilling.

Thinking about the boy being so kind to others, my heart felt like it was being squeezed tight, and it was very uncomfortable.

However, other elves are still waiting to be rescued.

If I stop something like this out of selfishness, Xia Zhi will hate me, right?

Moreover, if it were me, I would not be able to turn a blind eye to it either.

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and so……

"Summer Solstice."

As if she had made a decision, she took a deep breath and looked into the boy's eyes.

"There is one last step."

The final step?

Before Xia Zhi could finish his words, the girl put some force on her arms around his neck and leaned her head closer.

A soft touch came from the lips, followed by a faint fragrance

What does an elf girl smell like?

Sweet, with a hint of milk flavor...tastes familiar

It's milk coffee.

Xia Zhi thought about it and hugged the girl in his arms a little tighter.

At the same time, a node on the tree-shaped engraving on the back of the hand also lit up slightly.

I see... this is what kissing feels like

Tohka thought to herself as she hugged the boy tightly.

...... .. ...

My heart was beating fast, my chest was stuffy, I couldn't breathe, and my head was dizzy.

...but it's very comfortable

Dating is not just about the wonderful experiences mentioned above

There is something even better like this

It's a pity that I won't be able to experience it anymore...

The girl's figure began to become illusory.

Born from a spirit crystal, she was a pure spirit like Mio. After losing the spirit crystal, she could no longer maintain her own existence.

She moved her lips away, loosened her arms around the boy, looked into his eyes and said with a smile:

"So, the 'date' is over."

In this short life, it is really a miracle to meet a young boy.

The girl thought so in her heart.

…Is it over?

I haven't agreed to that kind of thing yet.

Xia Zhi grabbed the girl's hand and kissed her back in surprise.

As a mysterious and complex mark appeared on the girl's fair skin, her gradually dissipating figure became solid again.

"Today's date isn't over yet."

After a long time, Xia Zhi separated from the girl again. Looking at her dazed eyes, he said this.

That's it...

The girl seemed to realize something and smiled again.

"Then let's continue this date next time we meet."

……

The disaster is over.

The world returned to peace. Everything that happened just now seemed like a dream.

Hinata raised her head and looked towards the sky

In the clear and transparent night sky dotted with stars, there were no traces of the two people...

……Several.

Chapter 981: Is it a rare time to be diligent during the summer solstice?

When Xia Zhi opened his eyes again, he was back in front of the ruins of the collapsed shrine.

By the way, it was not until this time that he noticed that there were so many temples in this world?

"I took down the first elf very smoothly~"

In my mind, Tokisaki Kurumi's voice came: "Is this a good sign?"

In response, Xia Zhi said that he was going to save the world.

"How does it feel to kiss a girl?" the girl asked, not paying attention to his cunning...explanation.

"Why don't you try it yourself and find out?"

Xia Zhi answered casually, his thoughts lost in thought.

Now, he did not return to the original timeline three hundred years later, but returned to the previous time point that served as a "transit station".

The reason for coming back has nothing to do with the dream "623" game, it's just that Kurumi removed her ability.

The only thing worth noting is that even though he had tried to bring Tohka to this point in time, the girl did not come back with him.

Xia Zhi closed his eyes and communicated with Cong Yun who was in the "future" in his mind. He learned from her that Tohka did not return to three hundred years later, and did not even appear at any time point.

Just like the original history, the elf girl's existence in this world disappeared.

What is certain is that her own existence did not disappear with the departure of the spirit crystal.

The "Pseudo-Universe" technique that he finally gave her allowed her to restore herself through the correction of the "past" and "future" even after losing the spiritual crystal "present". Even further, when Mio's "past" had been changed, even if she returned to the original world, her existence and memory would not be overwritten due to the impact of the world line changes.

As for why she disappeared from this world...

Xia Zhi's sights fell on the last main task

[Ensure the safety of all heroines until they leave the dungeon]

According to my previous guess, if I'm not mistaken, Tohka should also be considered as the heroine this time.

Based on this reasoning, the subsequent leaving of the copy...could it be that it was not referring to myself, but to the elves?

In other words, in the eyes of Dream Game, Tohka, who had been saved by him, collected the spirit crystals, and completed "all main tasks", had already finished this copy and was sent back to her original world.

...just throw it away after use, like a capitalist, what a rubbish game.

Xia Zhi complained, but he felt slightly relieved in his heart. He raised his head again and looked around.

The surroundings were still silent. The remote wilderness with few people had ever been, and not a single human voice could be heard, making it seem particularly desolate.

The black-haired girl from before has disappeared. I guess she left?

"How long have I been away?" he asked in his mind.

"At this point in time, it's only about ten minutes." Tokisaki Kurumi, who had also come back to her senses from her thoughts, replied.

is it?

Xia Zhi turned around and looked at the collapsed ruins of the shrine behind him.

The original history has been changed and the gods have been destroyed once again.

Logically speaking, without the threat from the gods, subsequent earthquakes should not occur and the shrine should not collapse.

There is no doubt that the world line diverged again at this point.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Zhi quickly figured out the reason.

It’s very simple. At this point in time, Cong Yun, the “sacred tree”, already existed.

In the new setting of the dream game, Cong Yun's existence has become an unchangeable fact.

Since the fact that Cong Yun exists cannot be changed, then the only thing that needs to be forced to change is the world, right?

Therefore, this period of history connected with Congyun, including the entire history after the birth of the "sacred tree", was also fixed by her existence and became a new singularity.

...By the way, I'm not the one who will resolve this singularity in the end, am I?

Xia Zhi complained in his heart.

In addition, there is one more thing to pay attention to

His gaze turned to the tree-shaped mark on the back of his hand.