Joining MiHoYo, the Savior Me is Targeted by Elysia

"In my homeland, there are many who would abandon everything to pursue their beliefs."

"Even if misunderstood, or burdened with infamy, even if persecuted, even if annihilated in the flames of war... they never wavered in the slightest."

"Just to awaken one more ignorant person, to protect one more inch of land, to bury one more seed of hope for the future, or to become someone's strength to move forward..."

Ye Ming downed a glass of wine, and smiled self-deprecatingly:

"Strange, isn't it? Foolish, weak, greedy, selfish, hypocritical, despicable..."

"Humanity is clearly so wretched, yet there are always those who light candles and dispel the darkness."

"Ye Ming..."

Himeko's heartstrings were constantly being plucked; the young man before her was so similar to herself.

"When I was little, I never understood why these people always had such tragic endings."

Ye Ming scratched the back of his head, a hint of shame appearing on his face.

"Later, I understood..."

He looked at Himeko, his eyes shining:

"The more radiant a person is, the easier it is for them to burn themselves out."

"So I thought, how wonderful it would be if there was a light to illuminate the way home for these people."

As he said this, Ye Ming looked like a child who had seen a beautiful story in a fairy tale book, a sweet smile on his face.

But Ye Ming's smile didn't last long, because he knew that fairy tales were, after all, just fairy tales.

"But what if there are no more torches in this world to light for them?"

"Then I..."

"..."

"..."

The scene gradually dimmed, and everything that had just appeared disappeared into the darkness.

And when the camera focused on Ye Ming again, he was lying in a deep, secluded corridor.

"Where is this place?"

Ye Ming, now awake, got up, his vision a little blurry from his still-wet tear ducts.

"Himeko... BT..."

Calling out to his lover and comrade in his heart, he quickly recalled everything that had happened before through the cold and loneliness that swept through his body.

In that instant, his relaxed brow seemed to presage tears once more...

But just before the tears fell, Ye Ming revealed an expression as if he wanted to bite fate into pieces, squeezing the sadness back.

"BT risked everything to send me here, there must be a reason."

"That must be the key to saving Himeko."

Ye Ming continued to walk forward, and the darkness in the corridor was not endless; soon... he saw many lights.

They were scenes from live-streamed videos, and the protagonist in each of them was, without exception, Himeko.

The first major climax of this book is approaching, starting today there will be three updates a day until the climax ends.

So that everyone does not suffer from cliffhangers.

32. My Return Journey with Her, My Agreement with Him (Three Updates Begin)

"What exactly are these?"

Ye Ming looked at the scenes in shock, which recorded Himeko's life in the form of videos.

Fighting, resting, getting injured, food, clothing, shelter, and even drinking...

And what puzzled Ye Ming the most was that the deeper he went into this secluded corridor, the younger Himeko was in the pictures.

"Could it be?"

--Over the past ten years, Murata Himeko's body has suffered too much irreversible damage. Even without this incident, she would not have lived past next year.

Ye Ming kept chewing over BT's reminder in his mind.

--Protocol 2, the mission must be completed, therefore I will execute Protocol 3, to take her home.

"This is... a time corridor that leads to ten years ago?!"

Ye Ming suddenly realized that since Himeko's destined death had been set as early as ten years ago, the only way to save her was to start changing everything from ten years ago.

"Using the power of distorted space to shatter the dimensional barriers, forming a time cave, and throwing me in..."

Ye Ming deduced everything BT had done bit by bit. Although this answer was not entirely correct, it was already very close.

"BT... when did you learn to evolve autonomously..."

After he and BT became partners, every time they crossed dimensions, Ye Ming would look for opportunities to upgrade BT's core and strengthen its power.

These include the remnants of Archons, Visions, Anti-Entropy technology, and so on...

When these forces mixed together, and coupled with his travels through so many dimensions, it's plausible that some new abilities would emerge.

But what Ye Ming didn't expect was that he was unaware of these events and hadn't interfered; it was all BT evolving through its own autonomous will.

"Heh, you're really becoming more and more..."

Ye Ming habitually wanted to praise BT, but his gratified smile froze on his face.

The reliable mech that often stood behind Ye Ming, asking about human emotions in a synthesized voice, would never appear again.

"I will bring Himeko home. This is my journey with her, and the protocol between us."

All confusion vanished from Ye Ming's eyes as he quickened his pace, striding deeper into the corridor.

There, a picture remained: Himeko as a student, celebrating her coming-of-age birthday.

"The starting point is here..."

Ye Ming looked into the void of the dark corridor and said firmly:

"I'm setting off, BT."

When Ye Ming's palm touched the glowing film, his entire being transformed into fluid light, and he was sucked into the picture, merging with it.

"I'll deliver this bento to Dad's lab in a bit. Hopefully, it won't get cold."

A slender girl wearing an apron stood at the stove, controlling the heat of the cooking.

A vibrant red ponytail bounced, and her cute face held a hint of childishness. This was Himeko just entering adulthood.

[Young Himeko! So cute!]
[Although mature Himeko is also beautiful, young Himeko is definitely better]
[I still think mature Himeko is more beautiful, that wife-like charm is something a young girl doesn't have]
[The guy upstairs is horny]
[Himeko onee-san has become Himeko imouto, ehehe]

Seeing Himeko's youthful appearance, the comment section instantly exploded. These internet perverts were truly outrageous.

Just a few minutes ago, they were heartbroken by the tragedy of the story, but as soon as they saw a pretty girl, they immediately forgot the theme.

"So cute! Himeko!"

The girls in the studio reacted the same way as the audience, unable to tear their eyes away from the young Himeko on the screen, wishing they could jump into the screen and give Himeko a loving hug.

"Don't you guys... It's too embarrassing..."

Himeko originally thought The Last Lesson had already made her socially awkward enough, but she didn't expect that watching a fan-made video would reveal her younger self.

"Is this a fan-made original image, or were you really like this before, Himeko?"

"I can't deny it... This is what I used to look like."

Nahida lowered her head and analyzed seriously:

"In other words, the video creator is not only familiar with Himeko's interpersonal relationships but also knows what she looked like as a child. Perhaps it's Himeko's childhood sweetheart?"

"If I had a childhood sweetheart, I wouldn't be single now."

Himeko sighed helplessly.

"Speaking of which, Himeko onee-san was so cute when she was young and even cooked her own meals. Why did she turn out like this when she grew up..."

After Kiana mentioned it, everyone started looking at Himeko with disappointed eyes.

"I'm sorry for turning out like this! Do you have any complaints about me!"

"..."

Bronya didn't participate in the discussion. She looked at Himeko in the picture, then at the current Himeko.

Then she looked down at her flat chest, a look of excitement on her face.

"As expected! You can still grow even after 18!"

The essence of tragedy is showing people the destruction of beautiful things.

The audience was currently immersed in the cuteness of young Himeko, clearly forgetting this point.

"Alright~! I can finally celebrate my birthday with Dad today."

Himeko held the warm bento, happily hailed a cab, and headed straight for her father's lab.

Even if her father was too busy to be with her, Himeko would gladly accept it, waiting outside the lab until he got off work, and then blowing out the candles together.

After all, a birthday with family and a birthday alone were worlds apart.

"That's strange, why is the road blocked here?"

Halfway there, the taxi driver saw the traffic barricade ahead and curiously asked the traffic police officer next to him:

"Officer, what's going on? The road was fine yesterday."

"The laboratory ahead exploded. It was a serious accident. We just received orders to block off the area."

"Huh?"

Himeko was the first to react. She immediately jumped out of the taxi and sprinted towards the laboratory, which had already turned into a sea of fire.

"How could...this..."

Looking at the dilapidated courtyard before her, as if a war had taken place, Himeko's red eyes and her mind trembled.

"Father..."

Muttering the name of her only family member, she rushed in without regard for her own safety.

Her father's whereabouts weren't hard to find, because the laboratory was filled with traces of deliberate destruction and leaked Honkai energy.

Therefore, Murata Ryusuke, covered in blood, was very conspicuous.

33. The Cruelty of Time, How Can It Be Easily Reversed (2 more)

"..."

There was no room to run over and ask if he was alright. No matter how you looked at it, Murata Ryusuke was already dead.

Did he die in a lab accident? But why were there signs of fighting on his body?

However, Himeko no longer noticed these suspicious points.

Mentally broken, she completely ignored the dangers of her surroundings and collapsed limply to the ground.

Even if flames were bursting before her eyes, even if the roof beams were collapsing, even if she was in danger of being buried in the sea of fire