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

——Only one time left, Ye Ming.

The cruel journey is about to end. Ye Ming, whose body and mind are on the verge of collapse, sits slumped in the corridor of time, wanting to rest for a while.

His body was like broken porcelain that had been glued together again, with wounds filling every inch of his skin.

His robes were soaked with blood and his face was covered with dust.

The most difficult part to look at was the chest, which was originally the most serious wound. After being soaked in a large amount of Honkai energy, it had begun to crystallize.

"Come on, let's set off."

Ye Ming took a deep breath and prepared to stand up to fulfill his promise, but when he raised his head, he found his neck itchy.

The originally smooth black short hair had turned into messy long hair at some point. There was no knife at hand to cut it off, and if I tried to pull it with my hands, it would only cause a sharp pain in my scalp.

"It's really troublesome."

Just when Ye Ming was about to ignore the itch, he found a red string tied around his wrist.

Ye Ming, who had no idea what this thing was, simply made full use of it. He tied up his long hair and made a ponytail with the red thread.

38. A tough guy cries (three updates to the end)

[Ye Ming's new skin! Long hair! Ponytail! ]

[She feels like a sad but cool older sister]

[I just said: Hi! Wife! ]

[Can you please stop using old jokes? Isn't Ye Ming a tough guy in this scene? ]

[Is describing the facts also a cliché? Can’t it be a cute contrast? 】

[Smiling face but not laughing at others, Ye Ming is a real man]

Even things that the parties involved don’t care about can cause arguments. The Internet is such a magical place.

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"Is this... the last time?"

Ye Ming turned around and looked at the long and deep corridor of time...

The timeline representing Ji Zi's life has been corrected one by one by herself.

And this last timeline will also determine Ji Zi's final outcome.

——That was the time when she met you and fell in love with you.

——It’s also the time you lost her.

——You only have one chance. If you succeed, you can take Ji Zi back to the correct timeline and complete the agreement with BT.

——If you fail... everything you have paid and endured will be meaningless.

"It won't fail."

Ye Ming stretched out his hand towards Ji Zi's memory scene, and the last ray of light appeared in his tired and distracted eyes.

"I will... take her home!"

Ye Ming came to St. Freya Academy and recommended himself to Theresa.

Because Ji Zi was in good health at that time and did not need too much care, the position that Ye Ming applied for became the logistical work for teachers and students.

"Principal, I'm here for an interview."

Ye Ming knocked on the office door.

"Please come in."

In order to show the new employee the authority of the principal, Theresa deliberately stood on the chair.

"Woooa! What happened to you?"

But when she saw Ye Ming covered in bruises and blood, she was so scared that she fell back down.

"Nothing, I encountered a few Honkai beasts on the way here, it's not a big problem."

"So, you're a Valkyrie who just returned from the battlefield?"

Theresa looked at Ye Ming, then at his resume, and asked with her head tilted in confusion:

"Ye Ming...Mr., Sir?"

"I'm here to find a job, just help me with the onboarding process."

"Ok."

Theresa didn't understand why Ye Ming looked so ready to die. Was the logistical work in the academy so hard?

"Jizi, please come over and help the new employee get familiar with the environment."

After a phone call, Ji Zi, whose office was downstairs, quickly came over.

"Where is the new employee...Ah! What are you doing..."

"He just encountered a Honkai beast, and he said it wasn't a big problem."

Theresa explained for Ye Ming.

"It's...not a big problem?"

Ji Zi was almost refreshing her understanding of her injuries.

"I understand. Come with me."

After that, Ji Zi took Ye Ming to travel around Saint Freya.

When introducing this school, Jizi spoke as if she was introducing her own home.

There is always a smile on his face and pride in his tone.

"By the way, this may be a strange question, have we met somewhere before?"

"Maybe."

This was the last time he would interfere with Ji Zi, and Ye Ming was too lazy to hide anything anymore.

"But where have you seen it?"

"..."

Watching Ji Zi pondering, Ye Ming was also thinking about what to do next:

Because of the change of position, I am no longer the person who can take care of Ji Zi's daily life.

There is not much intersection between logistics work and Ji Zi, so it is probably impossible to develop into a romantic relationship like before, right?

It doesn't matter, as long as I can take her home, anything is fine.

"Please take me to the dormitory first. I want to take a shower and get my hair cut."

As he spoke, Ye Ming pulled the red string off the ponytail and casually put it aside.

But Ji Zi's eyes widened because of Ye Ming's action.

"This is……"

At that moment, countless memories came to mind. She was rescued from the sea of ​​fire, and after becoming a Valkyrie, she was helped countless times...

And the person who stood between him and Ragnar when facing the Herrscher of the Sky.

"Woo!"

Even though she has recalled everything to this point, Ji Zi just can't remember the other person's face. Only this red rope stands out in her memory.

"Could it be...that he?"

A red string can't prove anything, but Ye Ming left a very deep impression on Ji Zi...

As time went by, Ji Zi's suspicion about Ye Ming's identity gradually turned into concern for him.

In order to find out the truth behind this feeling of intimacy, Ji Zi took the initiative to step into Ye Ming's life.

From the first time they drank together, to the first time they exchanged gifts, to the first time he sent her home, to the first time she gave Ye Ming the key to her house...

The result was that Ji Zi not only failed to find out the truth, but fell deeper and deeper into it.

At some point, she could no longer take her eyes off Ye Ming.

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"Ye Ming, do you still remember...how long has passed since we met?"

In the cold night wind, Ji Zi, lying on Ye Ming's back, asked drunkenly.

"More than two months."

Ye Ming held Ji Zi's thighs and carried her slowly forward under the guidance of the moonlight.

"It's three months and two days?"

"You... aren't drunk at all?"

"Hehe~~ The time we spent together, let alone getting drunk, I will remember it even if I turn into ashes!"

Ji Zi hugged Ye Ming's neck as if to seek credit, but this time, Ye Ming did not feel any sweetness.

"..."

The familiar words reminded Ye Ming of Ji Zi, whom he failed to kiss, and how she felt when she said these words...

I remembered the feeling of Ji Zi slipping from my hands.

“But it still feels incredible.”

Ji Zi whispered softly in Ye Ming's ear:

"Although it's only been three months, I always feel like I've been with you for a very long time."

"..."

At that moment, Ji Zi, who was lying on Ye Ming's back, clearly felt that his shoulders were shaking constantly.

"I think... maybe it's you..."

Ye Ming, choking with sobs, recalled BT, recalled the journey, the battles in countless timelines, and the endless loneliness in the corridor of time.

"The time we... met in my dream..."

All the pain, all the grievances, all the loneliness, all the deliberately pretended coldness, all the emotions buried deep in the heart...

At this moment, all of them turned into crying voices that could no longer be concealed.

"It should be included in the calculation."

The pain that even the Herrscher could not bear could not shake Ye Ming's tear glands.

But now, he was in tears because of the reliving of the happy times in the past.

Perhaps the old saying is true: despair only hardens one's heart.

The only thing that can truly melt sadness into tears is the feeling of happiness.

[I held back my tears in the beginning, but I couldn’t hold back my tears here because Ye Ming was crying]

[Ye Ming and I cried together]

[No wonder everyone kept repeating this sentence in the last video]

[The weight of this foreshadowing is too heavy]

39. People Forsaken by God (Part 2)

"Ye Ming..."

Ji Zi, who was lying on Ye Ming's back, didn't understand why her lover was crying.

But she seemed to be able to understand Ye Ming's feelings, as if every tear of Ye Ming fell into her heart.

Ji Zi silently stretched out her hand, trying to wipe away Ye Ming's tears.

At this moment, Ye Ming also adjusted his mentality and said in a gentle but unshakable tone:

"We go home."

"Ah."