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

Ye Ming's answer was neither hesitant nor firm.

"That's what I'm here for."

This answer made Eden's eyes shine with golden light again.

But she didn't know that Ye Ming still had half a sentence to say.

"The future you are about to face is the past I want to change."

As for Ye Ming, his future is also quietly changing the direction of his destiny.

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At the end of the chapter, a CG animation appeared.

Ye Ming, who was originally in the center of the screen, gradually moved to the left, and on the other empty side, Kiana's figure emerged.

The two people were back to back, tightly connected, but unable to look back, as if they would never meet again.

816. Two Hearts at Zero Distance

In another time and space, Mei and Kiana continued to move forward, and the scenery of Saint Freya gradually began to collapse, and then...

It was as if someone had pressed the restart button on a computer, and everything in the space was being secretly reconstructed at an extremely fast speed.

"here it is?"

Deserted buildings, broken platforms, abandoned barbed wire... this is the rooftop of Qianyu Academy.

It was also an important turning point for both Kiana and Mei.

But unlike that day, there was no thunder in the sky now, but instead there was a ray of warm sunshine.

"..."

"..."

Mei's eyes were not on Kiana, but she looked away anxiously. She was silent and her breathing became heavy.

"Mei, why don't you speak?"

"I…I used to be afraid to think about what happened here."

Although in reality, Kiana is more afraid of domestic violence, in fact, Mei is also upset about that incident.

At this moment, she was hesitating about "what words to say", "what actions to take" and "what emotions to show".

A silence suddenly surrounded them, separating the two of them by a distance.

"The mental shackles don't look like they're here."

It was Kiana who was responsible for breaking the silence again. After coming here, she seemed to have become accustomed to this role.

"Yeah, there's nothing here except us, just like that day."

"There are some differences, such as... the atmosphere around us?"

In order to make Mei relax, Kiana happily held her hand and pointed to the barbed wire not far away and said:

"Look, Mei! There's a hole in the wire fence here. It's very convenient to look out and see the scenery."

"But...how did they make such a big hole?"

[Yeah, how about pyroxene?]

[Guess how it was made]

Wormhole

"Uh... that..." Mei's face turned pale, and she said stumblingly:

"It seems to be... it was caused when I beat you down..."

"Ah, haha..." Kiana laughed awkwardly, "I see, no wonder I had no impression of it."

In order to make amends for Mei, Kiana easily changed the subject and said:

"But maybe it can improve the star rating of the Qianyu Academy Observation Deck now? I mean, in the sense of having an unobstructed view."

Her approach did work, and Mei couldn't help but chuckle.

And after a moment, Kiana also stretched and seemed quite relaxed.

"Ah~~ Not only is the view here great, the wind is also very comfortable."

"It's a pity that we didn't have the state of mind to appreciate everything at that time."

"Then let's make up for all the Qi! The next space transition... I don't think it will happen in a short time."

After that, Mei and Kiana stopped talking and just stared into the distance together in tacit understanding.

Generally speaking, most people like to avoid silence in a conversation, as if it were a pair of scissors that would constantly cut the friendship between both parties - when the silence accumulates to a certain extent, the conversation will lose its meaning.

But for them, these silences actually allow the two sides' thoughts to merge, and then they can understand more of the other party's state of mind.

"Mei."

"Ok?"

"It's okay, I just suddenly wanted to call your name."

"So... Kiana?"

[I'm not used to it being so sweet all of a sudden]

[It’s pure sugar, without glass]

[Sugar shouldn't contain glass, why do we assume that there is glass in sugar]

[What should I do if I play Honkai Impact 3rd?]

"When I first arrived at World Serpent, I suffered from insomnia almost every night. During those sleepless nights, I kept thinking about how to avoid the war that should not have happened, but I still couldn't find the optimal solution."

"Because both 'you want to keep me' and 'I want to save you' are actually correct. Since neither is wrong, it is difficult to convince the other party with words, and it is inevitable that some extreme actions will be taken."

Kiana also nodded.

"If we could open our hearts to each other like we did today during the time of Bell Pepper Curry and Sky City, the twists and turns in between might not be so painful."

“But on the other hand…if we hadn’t had that impulse, we might not have grown to where we are today, let alone become who we are now.”

The two of them smiled knowingly.

"So, Kiana concluded that it was worth it for me to fight you at that time?"

"Mei, it is wrong to use violence in school. We should solve it with a pillow fight."

The moment their eyes met, they clearly felt that the invisible barrier that once stood between them... its last few remnants finally disappeared along with the laughter.

"Wow... Meiyi shouldn't have added this sentence at this time. Is this really the style of Alicia?"

[They are just living their own world, so don’t get involved]

"What? We had a pillow fight in real life before, and I was the one who added this line, but Mei omitted it."

Alicia pouted, but how could she really be angry? Within a few seconds, Ali smiled and said:

"However, since they are so sweet, I will forgive Mei~~"

In the lower left corner of the live broadcast room, there is a picture of Alicia smiling, and in the center of the screen, Mei and Kiana are looking at each other affectionately, with smiles in their eyes.

There is no doubt that they have entered the deepest part of each other's hearts, gently, without any obstacles... and keep moving forward.

So... the scene of Changkong City slowly collapsed like Saint Freya before, and was replaced by a gray world.

"I haven't been able to form a complete picture. Is there something wrong?"

After waiting for more than a minute, the surrounding scenery was still hazy white, and Mei couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.

"I'm not sure... But I didn't feel anything unusual."

The two held hands and continued to walk deeper into their impression.

Along the way, they could clearly feel the warm sunlight and even hear light laughter.

But there is no specific picture, it's like taking a piece of white gauze and covering my heart.

Yes, after the emotional exchange just now, Mei has indeed reached the deepest part of Kiana's heart, there is no doubt about that.

The reason why this scene of mist covering the cold water and the moon covering the sand appears is because Kiana still has something to hide from Mei in her heart.

It's not because the relationship between the two is not close enough, nor is it because the distance between their hearts is not enough...

On the contrary, it is precisely because Mei is very important in Kiana's heart that she unconsciously conceals the truth out of protectiveness.

But at that time, Kiana didn't realize it.

But she would soon react... in the most unexpected way.

817. The seeds left by Ye Ming in Qiyana

"Kiana...what is that?"

After a while, the two came to what seemed to be the end, where a star cluster surrounded by light was making its presence felt.

“This is… ah!”

After feeling the familiar warmth from the ball of light, Kiana finally realized that this was the core that Ye Ming left for her.

It is the seed of hope born from the intersection of countless miracles...in the midst of despair.

"Kiana? What's wrong?"

"Mei...I...that..."

Kiana didn't know how to explain it. It was the first time for her to observe with her own eyes the warmth that had always remained in her heart.

"Perhaps this is the Herrscher core."

After thinking about it, this was the only explanation she could come up with.

"It seems to be different from my conquest gem?"

"Because it is a mixture of many different powers. Look, there is the power of the Herrscher of the Void, and the Plague Gem..."

Because it was an unskilled lie, Kiana had to count on her fingers while describing it.

But Mei didn't take it seriously. It wasn't because she found any flaws, but since just now...

Mei's attention was drawn to the ball of light that was surging like a heart.

"Strange...what's wrong with me?"

Mei also realized that something was wrong with her, but she couldn't take her eyes off the ball of light.

The light was so soft, the temperature was so warm, and everything made her intoxicated.

"Mei, what are you doing?"

"Sorry... Kiana... I always feel like this thing is attracting me."

As she spoke, Mei unconsciously stretched out her hand. Although her mind controlled her not to touch him, the desire to hug him was growing in her heart.

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"Ye Ming, what's wrong with you?"

At the same time, in another time and space, Wei Erwei was very curious as she watched Ye Ming biting his fingers.

"I'm thinking about something."

"Speak out and listen?"

"Which one are you now?"

“So this worry requires a specific personality to listen to it?”

Wei Wei smiled slightly, and then said very gently:

"So, which one do you need? I'll call it out for you."