Her Heroes, In Honkai Impact

With the realization that he had successfully protected everyone he held dear, Bai Ge finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. Seeing his smile, everyone felt a renewed pang in their hearts.

Flowing Quills EX activated.

Duration countdown: 5 hours.

A system prompt echoed in Bai Ge's mind, his eyes lighting up. He thought, This must be the last bit of time I have in this timeline.

Bai Ge: "Good, I still have so much time. I can do more things."

This life can burn a little longer, and I can make this story even more perfect.

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Continue Battle EX activated.

Duration countdown: 5 hours.

Bai Ge calculated his remaining time and felt a slight sense of relief. Thankfully, he still had enough time to make the story more perfect, though he wasn't sure if what he had done was perfect.

It should be.

Bai Ge knew very well that he was just a time traveler. No matter how much he was hurt, even if he died, it wouldn't affect his original self in the timeline.

In this state, he had successfully saved everyone who was supposed to sacrifice themselves during the 'Second Honkai', concentrating all the pain and suffering of everyone onto this body, which didn't matter if it lived or died.

Thinking about it this way, he felt like he had made a huge profit.

Yet... he still felt a little sad and wronged.

Bai Ge turned his head with difficulty to look at Cecilia. The Saintess was holding him tightly, desperately channeling the Black Abyss White Flower to heal his injuries.

Although it was a futile effort, the Sixth Divine Key, the Black Abyss White Flower, a Divine Key created from the core of the Herrscher of Death from the Previous Civilization, did possess the ability to regenerate flesh and bone, even bringing the dead back to life.

But the moment Bai Ge activated Continue Battle EX, it meant he had already died. Now, he was merely clinging to his last breath.

Although this last breath was quite long, a full five hours. (Smile)

"Cough, cough, why did it turn out like this?"

"Herrscher of the Void, don't speak. I will definitely heal you, I promise..."

"I know my own body. My name is Bai Ge. It seems none of you ever asked my name. Herrscher of the Void? That's not my name. Cough, cough, cough!"

"...I'm sorry."

Cecilia said with self-reproach and guilt.

A name was a very important thing. A person's name was proof of their existence as a human.

The young man in her arms insisted on his human name, because even after becoming a Herrscher, he believed he was still human.

But everyone, including herself, except for a few of his companions, had only called him the Herrscher of the Void, as if subconsciously no longer seeing him as human.

Cecilia showed a look of shame.

She hugged Bai Ge tighter, because all she could do now was to warm his cold body as much as possible.

"Your name is Cecilia, right? Please tell me, were our wishes really too much to ask?"

"Sirin and I just wanted to live well. We didn't want to hurt anyone."

"We just wanted to find a warm and beautiful place, build a small home, and live. Is that too much to ask?"

Bai Ge clenched his fist. His original plan was to ignore Schicksal and Anti-Entropy, find a warm home with the girls, and live peacefully until the simulation ended.

However, reality was so cruel.

"I'm sorry, it's all our fault as adults. You should have lived this life, all of you should have lived this life."

Cecilia said with compassion. The Valkyries surrounding them also shed tears.

The young man's wish was truly not excessive at all. He was as kind as he was, deserving of everyone's gentleness.

"..."

Bai Ge took a deep breath.

He laboriously maneuvered his scarred and exhausted body, breaking free from Cecilia's embrace. He placed his hands on the Saintess's shoulders.

"...Cecilia, you must be a very good person, a very good mother. If so, I have one request. Please take care of Sirin and the others for me. I'll give you my remaining core as payment."

"I promise, but you don't need to give me any reward. All of us have been saved by you. We all owe you our lives."

Even if it weren't the case, I would still want to help you as much as possible, Cecilia said, her voice trembling. She pulled Bai Ge into her embrace again, feeling immense heartache.

"...Thank you. Cough, cough, I'm sorry. I didn't think anyone would genuinely help us for free. Back in Babylon, even a bite of food required a price."

Bai Ge didn't struggle this time. Cecilia's embrace made him feel less cold. The Saintess's warmth and gentleness made his body feel less painful.

But it only lasted for a short while. Although he truly wanted to fall into a deep sleep, desperately wanting to spend all his remaining time doing just that.

Because it was Bai Ge's first time experiencing the warmth of maternal love, something he had yearned for deep in his heart, but had been unable to obtain in two lifetimes.

At the same time, he felt at ease.

Bai Ge was confident that after entrusting Sirin and the others to Cecilia, they would be fine even if he wasn't around. The gentle, motherly woman would treat them well.

After all, she was a saintess willing to sacrifice her own blood to save all the residents of Siberia. Even in the original story, at the very end when she was about to be killed, she was willing to warm Sirin, who was deep in darkness, illuminating a sliver of light in her life.

"Thank you for holding me like this, it's very warm."

"Huh? Why..."

Cecilia froze for a moment.

Bai Ge had an expression of having gained something precious, making her wonder what she had done to satisfy the young man.

She had simply held him like she held Kiana.

"I... I don't have parents of my own."

"!!!"

"I wish you could be my mother. Cough, cough, ah~ it hurts. Even though I can still move, I can't fight like I used to with Flowing Quills EX!"

Bai Ge frowned, trying to adapt to his battered body. He was grateful that Herrschers didn't rely on their physical bodies for combat, otherwise, it would have been truly difficult.

"...How could this happen." Cecilia felt an unbearable heartache.

Why was this world so cruel to him? At that moment, she truly wanted to say yes, if you don't mind, I'd be honored to be your mother.

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Chapter Forty-Eight, Bai Ge: We Will Meet Again (New book seeking support)

"I'm sorry, Sirin. The promise we made might not be fulfilled. I can't go find a new home with you," Bai Ge said sadly, stroking the purple-haired girl in his arms.

Sirin hugged his neck tightly, burying her tear-streaked face in his chest, as if afraid he would leave.

"I don't believe you. You never lie to me. You said we would live a new life together, and Bai Ge never breaks his promises to Sirin. So, so... we can definitely live together, right?"

"Listen to me, Sirin. Cecilia is a very good person. What she says will definitely..."

"No! I only want you, I want you to stay by my side! You are more important to me than anyone else. And, although Bai Ge's wish is for all of us to live together, I have my own wish. What I want is... for you to be alive and smile at me. That's all I need."

Sirin shouted with utter despair.

Her wish was also that simple.

She just wanted Bai Ge to live.

She just wanted this person to keep smiling.

"I really, really want to hear you sing again, I want to hear you tell a story again. This time, I will absolutely not let you go again, so... please, Bai Ge, don't abandon me," Sirin pleaded.

"...In the future, we will see each other again. It might take several years, but I promise, we will definitely meet again, Sirin, really, so..."

Bai Ge gently took Sirin's consciousness away.

"This is not goodbye, just a temporary separation."

However, as Bai Ge tried to put the girl down, he found that even in her unconscious state, Sirin was still holding him tightly.

It was hard to imagine this was the strength of a 14-year-old girl.

But this was Sirin's determination not to let him go, as if to say that unless her arms were cut off, she would never let Bai Ge leave her.

In the end, Bai Ge even used the authority of the Herrscher of the Void to successfully break free from Sirin's grasp.

He kissed the girl's forehead.

"Sirin, when you wake up, you'll find that everything has changed. You might be lost, you might be confused, but... don't give up, never give up."

"This is a brand new future I've opened for you. Live well with my blessings. That way, we will surely meet again someday in the future."

Sirin had already broken free from her original fate.

She had survived the Second Honkai.

The girl's future had been extended. As long as Sirin continued forward, the two of them would eventually meet in the original timeline.

Bai Ge knew it would take a long time, but the worst fate had been rewritten by him. Sirin and Cecilia had both survived the 'Second Honkai'.

The time that should have ended for these people had, because of his existence, been extended towards the future. He had changed these tragedies, and... he was now trying to do even better.