I am the savior, but I am being asked by Alicia and the others to pay me back.

[The more you try to get it, the more severe the explosion will be in the later stages]

[Good lord, if things keep going this way, someone will die.]

[Two people go into the room and three come out, right? ]

"So... I didn't realize Kiana's feelings for Ye Ming at that time."

Ji Zi was not jealous, but just a little surprised.

"Could it be that she had already fallen in love with Ye Ming before coming to Saint Freya?"

"That's how it is." Mei sighed helplessly.

"I noticed the close relationship between Ye Ming and Qiyana a long time ago."

"Even though neither of them would admit it, anyone could see how much they liked each other."

Thinking back to the past, Mei feels numb.

At that time, I didn't dare to point it out, so I could only silently feel jealous of them.

"I should have become tougher earlier, which would have saved Kiana some pain and made her regret for the rest of her life."

"Tell me in detail about your lifelong regrets." I'm really interested in this.

"Being intimate with Ye Ming in front of her, using this as an opportunity to assert sovereignty, etc...."

"The woman is the one committing the crime, right?"

It’s the routine of my hometown.

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"Good morning……"

Just when the atmosphere became subtle, Ye Ming walked out of Bronya's room, looking like he hadn't gotten enough sleep.

"Ye Ming?"

The three people present all looked at Ye Ming in astonishment:

"You were in Bronya's room last night?"

Ye Ming nodded and said, "Yeah, we were playing games."

"what?!"

Both the teacher and student, Himeko and Kiana, couldn't hold it anymore.

"I was wondering why I couldn't find you anywhere!"

"You two were playing games without calling me!"

Ye Ming first answered Kiana:

"We have to rush the progress this time. If we take you with us, we will mess around again."

After explaining, he suddenly realized that there was something wrong with Ji Zi's exclamation:

"You were looking for me everywhere last night? What was going on?"

"Woo..."

Mei and the others immediately shifted their attention from Ye Ming to Ji Zi.

"What's with all this hostility?"

It was also at that moment that Ji Zi realized that she was not the only one who liked Ye Ming.

"Ye Ming's job is to take care of my daily life. There's nothing wrong with me talking to him about work, right?"

After giving this high-sounding reason, Ji Zi did not forget to praise in her heart: Theresa! You arranged it well!

"Then I'll deal with some work matters with Himeko first."

As he said that, Ye Ming walked towards Ji Zi's direction, but he didn't notice that when he was playing games all night yesterday, the network cable of the console was scattered on the ground and happened to be entangled in his shoes.

At first, he didn't feel anything, but when Ye Ming walked to Ji Zi's side and the length of the network cable was stretched to the limit...

The suddenly tightened optical cable pulled Ye Ming backwards, causing him to lose his balance and about to fall forward.

"Ugh?!"

Before Ji Zi could react to what was happening, Ye Ming threw himself into her arms.

The audience can just see Ji Zi's back and Ye Ming rushing over, the two seem to be hugging each other.

"..."

In an instant, everything in the picture slowed down, and the camera stayed on the scene where Ye Ming hugged Ji Zi.

When the flow of time returned to normal, the living room of St. Freya's dormitory, which originally served as the background, had turned into a blazing sea of ​​fire.

[Is this the fire at the research institute when Jizi was 19? ]

[So now it is Ye Ming who hugs the desperate Ji Zi? ]

Same position, same action, in the camera...there is no change in Ji Zi and Ye Ming.

But just the change of background made all the audience realize what was happening.

Because of the conditioned reflex caused by falling, Ye Ming closed his eyes and frowned...

The same expression is used in the current scene to express grief, and there is no sense of incongruity.

Because the transitions between shots were so smooth, and the jumps in time and space were so huge, countless viewers exclaimed:

【Who taught you to cut it like this? 】

"It's okay, Jizi, it's okay now."

As Ye Ming comforted her, the camera also turned to the opposite angle.

From Ye Ming's over-the-shoulder perspective, he could clearly see that the frightened Ji Zi's face was full of despair.

Her eyes lost their luster, her shoulders trembled uncontrollably, and tears of blood flowed uncontrollably.

The raging fire burned her skin, but at this moment Ji Zi felt like she was falling into an ice cave, and the loneliness and coldness almost swallowed her.

[No, no matter how many times I watch it, I will feel sad]

[I haven't recovered from the Eternal Fire yet, please don't do this]

In just a few seconds of footage, Ji Zi's crying changed everyone's mood from Saint Freya's joy.

"It's okay, Jizi, it's okay..."

Ye Ming stroked her fiery red hair and said distressedly:

"I know you're heartbroken, I know you've lost your last loved one, I know you feel like you've been abandoned by the whole world."

"But your life is not over yet. The road ahead is longer than the road in the past."

The words he used to comfort Ji Zi at this time were very similar to the words Ji Zi said when she said goodbye to Kiana.

"In the future, you will meet many people who can bring you happiness."

"So don't be impulsive and don't make any decisions out of grief."

Every word Ye Ming said seemed to penetrate Ji Zi's heart, accurately and profoundly filling the shocking wound deep in her soul.

"But...I have nothing left..."

If we can't survive now, how can we talk about the future?

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I will try to get up early tomorrow and add three more chapters.

349. Ji Zi: I dig myself

"But...I have nothing left..."

"You still have me..."

Ye Ming knew that to Ji Zi at this moment, he was just a stranger, and such abrupt remarks would only confuse her.

But this is the effect he wants.

"My identity, my purpose, everything about me is worth your careful consideration, so..."

“Be confused, be suspicious, be alert, be cautious.”

"As long as you can take your eyes off the disaster that is devouring lives, you can think whatever you want."

Ji Zi, who was crying bitterly, was pulled back from the edge of collapse little by little by Ye Ming.

Ye Ming was isolated from the flames and thick smoke. He was like the moon that transmitted the sun's light, transforming the scorching heat of the fire into a warm embrace, soothing Ji Zi's hurt heart.

"Why... do you say that..."

After a moment, Ji Zi, who had calmed down a little, quickly realized what Ye Ming had done, and her eyes, which had originally been dead, finally revealed a hint of gentle light.

"It was you who saved me..."

Suspicion? Caution? At that time, Ji Zi didn't even have the courage to leave Ye Ming's arms.

There were many things she didn't understand, but she couldn't assume any malice towards the other party.

"Let's go back. I'll stay with you during this time."

The sounds of houses being deformed and then collapsed due to high temperatures kept coming. Ye Ming didn't want Ji Zi to be dragged away as a witness and have her scars exposed again, so he helped her walk towards a quiet road.

"Thanks……"

After returning to Jizi's residence, she was finally able to communicate normally with others while sitting on the bed.

"But I don't think I've seen you before."

"It doesn't matter who I am, but if you want to speculate or investigate, I have no problem with that."

It is a good idea to keep Ji Zi's curiosity in suspense and keep her away from the pain of losing her only relative.

"Even if I asked you another question, you would give me the same answer, right?"

"Yeah." Ye Ming nodded very frankly.

Then, the empty room was filled with silence.

Logically speaking, Ye Ming should leave now and let Ji Zi be alone.

But he was afraid that Ji Zi would have wild thoughts and would want to investigate the cause of his father's death...

As a result, she would be forced to join the ranks of Valkyries with a body that is extremely incompatible with artificial stigmata and an age that has exceeded the limit.

That was the beginning of her destined death.

"Can you at least tell me your name?"

"Ye Ming."

"Ugh?"

Hearing this name, Ji Zi was suddenly stunned. She felt that something was crossing the world line and hitting her heart directly.

But the feeling was not strong and soon disappeared.

"I don't know how to repay you. If you like anything, just take it."

Jizi lowered her head and said:

"I can give you everything except the information my father has researched."

"Then let me stay."

Ye Ming came with a purpose and was not vague. He wanted to ensure that Ji Zi's life trajectory would not change because of this, so it was particularly important to stay by her side.

"Well, there's an empty room over there. Sorry... I'm not in the mood to tidy it up right now."

Seeing that Ji Zi was so tired that she could hardly hold the cup of water in her hand, Ye Ming let her go to bed.

After that, Ye Ming and Ji Zi spent a peaceful time together.

During this period, Ye Ming tried his best to prevent Ji Zi from having any wild thoughts.