Bai Ge and Sakura: A Romance Between Eternity and a Moment (Continued)

Sakura's cheeks flushed red, and she felt a ticklish sensation. She subconsciously squeezed her legs together, and her body also felt a little hot.

"Ahem. Did you have a good dream just now? I heard you say something in a broken voice, Bai Ge."

"Yes, I had a beautiful dream, a very beautiful dream about you, Sakura."

Bai Ge's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a satisfied smile.

As if savoring the delicious food he had just eaten, he was even somewhat reluctant to wake up from that wonderful dream.

"I dreamt that I became an ordinary person, and then I met a shrine maiden, married her, and lived a happy life every day. There was no Honkai, no danger, only the beautiful daily life accompanied by falling cherry blossoms."

As Bai Ge spoke, he reached out and hooked his arm around Ying's neck, pressing the back of her head to make her lower her head and kiss him.

Sakura was momentarily lost in thought, as if she had shared the dream Bai Ge had described through this kiss, but of course that was impossible, since they weren't in PixConnie.

Even just imagining it through the description, Sakura couldn't help but feel longing and yearning, but at the same time she knew... that it was an absolutely impossible "dream".

Putting everything else aside, this boy in front of me could never be an ordinary person, even without the Honkai.

The savior shines like the sun not because of his power, but because of his personal charisma.

Sakura knew very well that Bai Ge was not someone she could possess all to herself.

"Bai Ge, can you tell me why you like me? I'm not as beautiful as Elysia, not as artistic as Eden, not as smart as Mei, and not as '440' as Aponia... big."

The fox-eared girl nervously clenched her small hands, recalling the appearances of other Female Flame-Chasers in her mind, and felt that she really had no special characteristics. Her fox ears even drooped down.

Why do you like someone as ordinary as me so much?

"Ha?"

Bai Ge raised an eyebrow, looking at him with a "what are you talking about?" expression. He reached out and pinched Ying's cheek, somewhat speechless.

"I don't even know what to say anymore. Be confident, Sakura. I could go on and on about your good points all day. You're a beautiful girl who's just as good as Aili and the others."

"Is that so?" Sakura was taken aback; she hadn't expected Bai Ge to have such a high opinion of her.

"You should be a little greedier, Sakura. I feel a little embarrassed that you always indulge me like this."

Bai Ge said with a wry smile that his fox-eared girl didn't want much and was a very easy girl to satisfy. Although Ying would envy others, she was never jealous or possessive.

Sakura could be happy for a long time if he gave her even the smallest bit of love, and she would never cause any trouble with others, always silently accepting everything about Bai Ge.

Bai Ge often sighed, "Ying is truly a girl who makes you want to marry her and spend your life with her."

"I don't care about status, as long as you have me in your heart, I'm content with my life now." The fox-eared girl revealed a gentle smile as beautiful as cherry blossoms in full bloom.

She was like Bai Ge's shadow, always silently following and giving. This thoughtful and earnest girl always appeared when Bai Ge needed her and hid away when he didn't.

She is like a female ninja who fights for the lord she serves, a trait very characteristic of the Far East, and is absolutely loyal.

(Sakura: "Ninja technique, Captain's Supply is fully guaranteed, Captain's Dungeon drops zero.")

Each time Bai Ge reincarnates, he saves Sakura's parents, saves her hometown, and then gives her the chance she once lost to be an ordinary shrine maiden.

Anyway, under his protection, it doesn't matter if Sakura doesn't become Flame-Chasers. To put it more realistically, Bai Ge can now Honkai the Honkai alone with the Moth Chasing Fire.

In fact, if we accept a certain degree of civilian casualties... even without the Moth Chasing Fire, it's acceptable!

The savior who has saved the world 11 times possesses abilities beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

But...

Sakura returns to his side in every reincarnation.

Without her knowledge, she had repeatedly given up the chance to live a peaceful life as an ordinary person, even without the memory of Bai Ge.

Therefore...

"Sakura, you're so wonderful! I really love you. I can't live without you." Bai Ge's eyes were practically sparkling with hearts.

He hugged the girl tightly, feeling that she was so lovable. This beautiful and considerate girl had won his heart in the simplest and most sincere way.

That is companionship.

Unlike Elysia and Bai Ge, whose birth points are the same, Sakura always comes to his side each time she reincarnates, even if the process is different and she goes through many detours.

Even if Bai Ge doesn't go to her, it's still the same.

"Bai Ge, what you're saying is way too exaggerated. I... I'm not mentally prepared." This sudden and direct attack shattered Sakura's defenses. The fox-eared girl covered her flushed cheeks with both hands, her head practically steaming.

Sakura didn't expect Bai Ge to like her so much; she had thought her favorability rating was only half that of a certain Pink Fairy Lady.

But at this moment, looking at the burning love in Bai Ge's eyes that seemed to be out of control, Ying realized that she might have underestimated Bai Ge's feelings.

The fox-eared girl couldn't help but hug the White Youth in front of her, burying her face in his chest, her eyes overflowing with tears.

"I always thought I was the person furthest away from you."

Is it because of my mark?

"...Mm." Sakura nodded.

"Hehe, silly, our imprints are clearly the most similar and closest pair," Bai Ge said.

This does not refer to his "Salvation" inscription.

Saving the world is what Bai Ge does in every reincarnation, even though the path to saving the world is far from the easy plains others imagine, and it is not even wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

But... Bai Ge has walked this difficult path again and again.

He has reached the finish line 11 times. Although Bai Ge has never chosen to continue moving forward into the future, but instead returned to the starting point to start anew, the inscription of "Salvation" can no longer encompass his entirety.

Therefore, he received a new mark—[Eternity].

[Eternity] is the proof that Bai Ge has gained a new self after transcending [Salvation].

If we only look at the literal meaning...

It is exactly the opposite of Sakura's "moment".

But in Bai Ge's eyes, they were indeed very similar, because the girl in front of him, like himself, always chose the same path in reincarnation after reincarnation. Bai felt that it would be fine to name the cherry blossom's mark "eternity".

After all, even though it was only for a brief moment, after Sakura unleashed that slash that could freeze time and space, the eternity called "setsuna" was actually born.

"Don't overthink it, Sakura. Don't you think 'eternity' and 'moment' sound like a perfect match? Besides..."

Bai Ge patted Ying's head and said.

"I would give my eternity for a single moment of yours (I would like to be with you forever)."

"!!!"

Even though Sakura's emotional intelligence wasn't particularly high, she understood the meaning behind Bai Ge's words at this moment.

She was overjoyed, feeling like she was dreaming. She would have been content with just a small place in Bai Ge's heart, but he had given her so much.

Sakura was deeply moved, and she took a deep breath and said.

"In that case, I am willing to become your blade, Bai Ge, to cut down all your enemies!"

"Oh, what's with all this talk about knives? Sakura, you're not my weapon, you're a person, my beloved girl."

Bai Ge said, rubbing Ying's fox ears. He had played with these ears ten times and never got tired of them. He could only say that pink fox ears were just wishful thinking!

"However... if you insist on becoming the sword, then I will be your scabbard."

The sword exists to protect the scabbard, and the scabbard exists to protect the sword; Bai Ge likes this kind of relationship.

"Okay! I understand!"

Sakura's eyes were incredibly bright. She subconsciously grabbed the Frozen Naraka beside her. This ice blade had now been upgraded to God Keys because Bai Ge had recently given Sakura the Gem of Hesperia of the Herrscher of Ice.

To be fair, rather than having Vill-V create a God Keys that self-destructs and destroys the world, it's better to create a weapon that's actually useful. Sakura's strength has greatly increased thanks to this God Keys.

That slash that froze time and space was nearly ten times more powerful. Not to mention Judgment-Class Honkai Beast, even Apocalypse-class Beast couldn't withstand it.

But that's not the point.

What made Sakura happiest was that the Frozen Naraka, which had transformed into the God Keys, matched the katana form of Bai Ge's Cleansing Thunder of Seven Sins perfectly; they looked like a pair of couple's weapons.

"Oh right, although I've told you this many times, I think it's necessary to say it to you again now."

"Uh, what?"

"Because Sakura, you've become very strong now, and you like me a lot, so... you're not allowed to save me in the future." Bai Ge said seriously, gripping the hilt of Frozen Naraka's sword.

"!!!"

Sakura's fox ears twitched.

The girl's expression immediately turned bitter.

She knew what Bai Ge meant.

Because of Bai, the Flame Chasers will inevitably live to 50,000 years in the future, and not as memory entities, but as real people.

They will be people traveling from the past to the future, and therefore will have the opportunity to come into contact with the "past" that has been altered by Bai Ge, such as the second, third, Fourth Honkai Eruption of the Current Civilization.

In the future, if the Flame-Chasers want, they can intervene at will.

But Bai Ge wouldn't allow it.

"Really... is it not allowed...?"

Sakura asked unwillingly.

"No, that won't do, it will get really bad."