Joining MiHoYo, the Savior Catches Elysia's Eye

Ye Ming!!

Where was Ye Ming?!

It didn't matter, Ye Ming would make a move!

It did matter! If he didn't come out soon, someone was going to die!

At that moment, the audience's feelings toward Ye Ming underwent a complicated transformation.

From doubting Ye Ming, to understanding Ye Ming, and now... hoping Ye Ming would save everything.

"Die~!"

Perhaps because it was her first time pulling off this one-against-two stunt, the Herrscher of the Void wore a teasing smile.

A spear brimming with Honkai energy shot forth with unstoppable force, then plunged into someone's chest.

"You...?"

Just as Himeko and Ragna prepared themselves to meet death, they discovered that someone had blocked the attack for them.

"Didn't I tell you... to value your lives...?"

Ye Ming struggled to steady his nearly stalled breathing. With such force that he nearly crushed his teeth, he stubbornly refused to fall.

Although agonizing pain was tearing through his nerves, Ye Ming had no intention of retreating.

"You took an attack meant for two people all by yourself. What a waste."

A trace of displeasure flashed across the Herrscher of the Void's face as she looked at Ye Ming standing before the two women, but she soon found a new source of amusement.

"How is it? Does it hurt?"

The spear embedded in Ye Ming's chest neither vanished nor passed through him. Instead, it began churning his flesh and bones while continuously injecting Honkai energy into his body.

Then, veins squirmed across Ye Ming's body like living creatures, until black markings covered him from head to toe.

"Hahahaha! It must hurt, right?! So painful it tears your heart apart, so painful you can't live or die!"

Seeing cold sweat cascading down Ye Ming like a waterfall, the Herrscher of the Void laughed wildly.

"The feeling of having your chest pierced through, your body shredded, and Honkai flowing into you..."

"I know it. I remember that pain perfectly!"

"It hurts, it hurts so much!"

As though she had recalled something, the Herrscher of the Void let out a wail as if she shared Ye Ming's pain.

But soon, her earlier teasing expression returned.

"So watching someone else experience this pain is such a fun thing~~ I'm almost addicted!"

"What kind of... stage play... are you acting out over there...?"

With veins bulging all over his body, Ye Ming forced himself free of the Spear of the Void while trying to make contact with the Honkai energy inside him.

"Maybe you're right. It does hurt a little, but..."

At last, Ye Ming pulled the spear from his chest, and a large amount of blackened blood sprayed out.

"Compared to the feeling of losing someone... this is nothing..."

Gritting his teeth, Ye Ming charged at the Herrscher of the Void. Wind energy flowing beneath his feet made him so fast that the naked eye could barely follow.

Everything happened too suddenly. The Herrscher of the Void clearly had not expected Ye Ming to counterattack under such circumstances, allowing him to rush within a meter of her.

"Wake up, Kiana!"

Ye Ming naturally knew who she was and could not possibly truly kill her.

But the Honkai energy she had just poured into his body had instead given Ye Ming an idea.

He placed his hand on Kiana's head. As he continuously stimulated the Honkai energy within her, he used the Honkai energy in his own body as a catalyst to absorb all of her power.

A moment later, the Herrscher's authority completely dissipated, and the personality fell dormant as a result. Only then did Kiana slowly open her eyes.

"..."

After settling everything, Ye Ming intended to leave this timeline.

But just then, Himeko grabbed him tightly.

"This time, I won't let you leave so easily again!"

At that moment, neither Himeko nor Ragna may have realized that their memories of Ye Ming were becoming clearer and clearer.

"Is that so? Then what about Ragna?"

After noticing Himeko's feelings, Ye Ming pointed at the Valkyrie lying off to the side.

"If you don't hurry and get her treated, she'll die."

"What about you?!"

Himeko looked at the horrifying wound in Ye Ming's chest, and the pain in her heart made it feel as though she were the one who had been injured.

"Before it went in, I blocked it. It didn't pierce my heart."

"What did you think Honkai energy was?! How is this any different from a fatal wound?!"

"Himeko... it's not time yet."

Ye Ming stopped struggling and instead interlaced his fingers with Himeko's hand as she gripped him.

Only after she relaxed did he slowly let go.

"Live well with Ragna. We'll meet again."

The two parted once more, but Ye Ming had not noticed then that, just before letting go, Himeko had tied the red thread she had always kept by her side...

That spider silk once dyed red by Ye Ming's blood around his wrist.

"System, how many timelines are left?"

--108.

"What about now? How many are left?"

--71.

"How many... attempts... remain..."

--39.

"It's... almost... over, isn't it..."

--Only one attempt remains, Ye Ming.

The cruel journey was about to end. Ye Ming, whose body and mind both stood on the brink of collapse, slumped down within the Time Corridor, wanting to rest for a moment.

His body was like porcelain that had been shattered and glued back together, wounds covering every inch of his skin.

Blood had soaked through his robes, and his face was smeared with dust.

The most unbearable sight was his chest. It had already been his most serious injury, and after being saturated with a massive amount of Honkai energy, it had begun to crystallize.

"Let's go. We're setting off."

Ye Ming took a deep breath and prepared to stand, ready to fulfill his promise. But when he raised his head, he found his neck felt itchy.

His once-smooth short black hair had somehow turned into a mess of long hair. There was no blade at hand to cut it, and tugging at it with his hands only made his scalp ache.

"What a hassle."

Just as Ye Ming decided to ignore the itch, he noticed a red thread tied around his wrist.

Not knowing what it was, Ye Ming simply put it to use. He gathered up his long hair and used the red thread to tie it into a ponytail.

A Tough Guy Cries (Third Update, Finale)

Ye Ming's new look! Long hair! Ponytail!

He feels like the kind of gloomy yet incredibly handsome big sister.

I'm just gonna say it: Hi, wife!

Can you stop spamming stale memes? Wasn't Ye Ming being an iron-blooded tough guy here?

Stating facts is a stale meme now? Couldn't it just be gap moe?

Laugh all you want, Ye Ming's a real man.

Even when the person involved did not care, the bullet comments could still start an argument. The internet was just that magical a place.

"So this is... the final attempt?"

Ye Ming turned around and looked at the long, deep Time Corridor...

The timelines representing Himeko's life had already been corrected one by one.

And this final timeline would determine Himeko's ultimate fate.

--It is the time when she met you and fell in love with you.

--It is also the time when you lost her.

--You only have one chance. If you succeed, you can bring Himeko back to the correct timeline and fulfill your agreement with BT.

--If you fail... everything you have given and endured will be meaningless.

"I won't fail."

Ye Ming reached toward the memory scene of Himeko. A final glimmer of light lit up in his exhausted, unfocused eyes.

"I will... bring her home!"

Ye Ming arrived at St. Freya Academy and recommended himself to Theresa.

Since Himeko's physical condition was still fairly good at this point and she did not require much care, the position Ye Ming applied for became logistics support for teachers and students.

"Academy Headmaster, I'm here for an interview."

Ye Ming knocked on the office door.

"Come in."

To show this new employee the Academy Headmaster's authority, Theresa deliberately stood on her chair.

"Wah! What happened to you?"

But when she saw Ye Ming covered in wounds and blood, she startled and fell back into her seat.

"It's nothing. I ran into a few Honkai Beasts on the way here. It wasn't a big deal."

"So, are you a Valkyrie who just came back from the battlefield?"

Theresa looked at Ye Ming, then at his résumé, tilting her head as she asked in confusion, "Ye Ming... Mr. Ye?"

"I'm here to find a job. Just help me complete the onboarding."

"Alright."

Theresa didn't understand why Ye Ming looked as though he were marching to his death. Was the academy's logistics work really that grueling?

"Himeko, could you come over for a moment? Help the new employee get familiar with the place."

After one phone call, Himeko, whose office was downstairs, arrived quickly.

"Where's the new employee... Ah! You, how did you..."

"He just ran into some Honkai Beasts. He said it wasn't a big deal."

Theresa explained on Ye Ming's behalf.

"Not... a big deal?"

Himeko was about to have her understanding of injuries completely overturned.