The Plan to Turn the Red Kite Immortal into a Herrscher

"Mei!"

"Bai Ge, I'm sorry, I..."

"All right, all right. We can celebrate the birthday next time, can't we? I can live infinitely long now anyway, so there'll be infinitely many birthdays to celebrate in the future. Missing one doesn't really matter. And time is precious right now... so let's do something fun instead."

Bai Ge raised a hand and gently caressed Mei's cheek, then forcibly scattered the girl's sorrow with the bliss of propagation. Though the method was a little improper, its effectiveness was beyond question.

After a long while, Mei only felt dizzy, unable to think as though she had been afflicted by Rita's mental confusion. Only pleasure remained.

After some more time, she finally calmed down.

All right, even though I still can't accept that I missed Bai Ge's birthday... I'm not Bai Ge. I can't recover what has been lost, so there's only one thing I can do.

"Just wait, Bai Ge. The next time you celebrate your birthday, I'll make up for all the happiness you missed at once!"

"Oh? Then I'll be looking forward to it."

Starting tomorrow, I'll begin preparing. I need to find Rita and study how to make a delicious birthday cake, and I need Vill-V to prepare some surprise mechanisms too. Right, I can't forget the fireworks Bai Ge set off for me today either!

Mei already had a whole set of ideas in mind. Bai Ge smiled and shook his head, then flicked the girl on the forehead.

"There's no need to start thinking about it now. We still have plenty and plenty of time, so there's no need to rush."

"...Mm, all right."

Mei stored away the ideas that had just surfaced in her mind. She glanced at the clock, which had barely over ten seconds left before