Completely unrecognizable.
The suppressing and corroding forces constantly switched positions, the energy released in the process violently hammering the air, turning everything in the Imaginary Space into blurred ripples.
In the chaos...
Only the sound of the God-Slaying Spear being injected and Kiana's shrill screams could be heard.
Day broke.
41. And so, light remained
The clear, crisp light of dawn pierced through the hole in the Imaginary Space, illuminating the space filled with oppression and despair.
It shone on Ye Ming's closed eyes, on his brow, relaxed as if in peaceful sleep...
The bird that had once split the dark clouds above, seemed to have fulfilled its final duty, falling silently from the sky.
"The shield, it's gone?"
Himeko, who had witnessed everything, was already frantic.
Trapped within the rock pillar, she suddenly realized that the energy field protecting her was no longer there.
At the same time, the entire Imaginary Space began to collapse.
"No, it can't be..."
The collapse of the Imaginary Space meant the Herrscher of the Void had failed, which wasn't a big deal.
But the rock pillar crumbling, the shield dissipating...
Himeko didn't even dare to think about what it implied.
"Ye Ming!"
After searching again and again, Himeko finally found Ye Ming's figure amidst the flying crystal shards.
She immediately flew towards his location, reaching out her arms, wanting to shorten the distance between them as much as possible.
"Ugh! What is this...?"
As Himeko got close enough, a massive amount of memories flooded her mind.
The closer she got to Ye Ming, the clearer the memories became.
Being rescued from the fire, being comforted and guided out of the shadows, silently helping her throughout her Valkyrie career, saving her and Captain Ragna...
The most blurred parts of these memories were now clearly presented before Himeko.
"It's you?"
Countless faces she couldn't recall ultimately reflected Ye Ming's appearance.
"So... it's always been you..."
The closer she got to Ye Ming, the stronger the impact of the memories became.
Himeko's pupils contracted and dilated in shock, unable to stop the tears from flowing.
"Why... did I forget?"
No longer able to control her emotions, Himeko embraced Ye Ming's body and burst into tears.
"Why... did I forget..."
Shame, self-blame, but more than anything, an endless longing for a person.
"Yes, how could I... forget..."
At the same time, Himeko in reality was also shedding tears in shock.
Just like herself in the video, the current Himeko seemed to have remembered something as well.
"Himeko..."
"Ye Ming? You're still alive..."
Just as Himeko was crying, the gentle voice of the boy in her arms sounded in her ear.
"Let's go home."
The simple phrase "Let's go home" was more comforting than any consolation.
"Yes, let's go home."
Even if St. Freya could no longer continue to operate, even if the past days were gone forever.
As long as the person before her was there, as long as there was that one... unique light that belonged to her.
No matter where, no matter when, she would always be able to see that... road home.
[End of story! Sniff... my hands were shaking when I wrote this post.]
[It's finally over. Thanks, Content Creator, for giving me a happy ending.]
[You did great! You did great!!]
[There were so many times I thought it was going to be a tragedy again, but thankfully, in the end... sob.]
[When Ye Ming broke down, I really thought it was over.]
[That first-person perspective was amazing. My legs went weak.]
[You hid the sugar too far back! I almost got knifed to death.]
After watching the video, the audience felt like they'd just fought a hard battle.
Many even experienced mild oxygen deprivation after relaxing, and couldn't swipe their phone screens properly.
How was the video? What was its quality? What techniques did it use?
No one cared anymore...
Having gone through so much with Ye Ming, all the audience craved was an ending that wouldn't keep them up at night.
Such a simple wish, yet so difficult to achieve.
[I wish the official story was like this.]
[Yeah, in the original main storyline, Himeko still died.]
[This is a case of fan-made content surpassing the official version.]
[If you're too sad, you can only watch the fan-made version twice to soothe your feelings.]
[You call Ye Ming's fan-made work soothing? I still don't dare to watch it a second time.]
[We can only hope for the official story later on, and look forward to Himeko's reappearance.]
[Right, maybe the official version will see the fan-made content and bring Himeko back later on.]
[Trust MiHoYo, Himeko will definitely reappear and won't let us down.]
The last sentence was posted by the studio's girls.
After watching the fan-made video, they couldn't suppress the surging emotions in their hearts. They all sent messages to Ye Ming, asking if Himeko would reappear later on.
Only after receiving Ye Ming's affirmative reply did they dare to confidently promise everyone, allowing the audience and players to believe in them.
"Strange, I feel like everyone on the street is looking at me."
On his way to the coffee shop to meet with Yae Miko, Ye Ming suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
Looking around, it seemed like everyone was staring at him with strange eyes.
Some were surprised, some were envious, some were snickering, and some were excited.
"I'm clearly a behind-the-scenes worker, how did I suddenly become so... ah!"
Ye Ming suddenly remembered that today was the day Reaching for Unrequited Love uploaded its new video.
"No way... it can't be... it's only the first day, how many people could have seen it?"
Ye Ming opened the video website and was almost overwhelmed by the 9.76 million views.
"What the hell! If you don't get into the Top 100 this year, I won't watch it!"
At that time, Ye Ming didn't know that this was just the data on Bilibili. Many short video platforms had also reposted his story, not to mention the foreign video websites.
It could be said that the more popular The Last Lesson, which was taken abroad and out of the circle by Griseo, was, the more popular Ye Ming's image was.
"Big brother..."
"Huh?"
Just as Ye Ming was considering whether to pull up his collar to cover his face, a little girl suddenly ran over.
She revealed a very sunny and cheerful smile and said:
"Thank you for saving Teacher Himeko."
"Haha... little girl..."
Ye Ming stroked the girl's hair and said awkwardly:
"Remember to distinguish between virtual and reality. Those are just stories."
"Eh? Is that so?"
"Of course."
"Then big brother doesn't have a Honkai-corrupted wound on his chest either?"
"..."
This question brought cold sweat to Ye Ming's brow.
He was stunned for a long time before guiltily saying:
"N-no."
"I see," she said.
The girl nodded very seriously, but she didn't look disillusioned. Instead, she said happily, "Well... thank you, big brother, for bringing us such a wonderful story."
As she spoke, the girl fiddled with her childish fingers and gave Ye Ming a spirited thumbs-up.
The previous chapter originally ended with a great battle, the outcome unknown.
Because I was afraid of being scolded for a cliffhanger, I forcibly changed the ending to tell everyone that the Herrscher of the Void was defeated.
But I was still scolded for a cliffhanger, which really made me want to cry.
42. I'm Happy to Live in This World
"You..."
The little girl's answer was unexpected to Ye Ming, especially her final gesture, which made Ye Ming think of an old friend.
"Vita, it's time to go back."
Just then, a mature and sweet female voice sounded not far away.
Hearing the call, the little girl named Vita in front of Ye Ming said reluctantly, "Let me play for a little longer."
"It's already time for the gate to close."
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