"Oh, but Ragna-sensei, this is Ye Ming! The real, live Ye Ming-gege!"
"Huh?"
Through Vita's strange introduction, Ye Ming and Ragna saw each other at the same time.
"You're...Ye Ming..."
Seeing Ye Ming, Ragna was a little stunned.
She hadn't known anything before, but this morning, Ragna had also watched that video.
She even left her first-ever comment, thanks to the netizens' outrageous remarks.
"Hehe, Ragna-sensei is interested in Ye Ming-gege too, isn't she?"
"Vita, go back to the orphanage. It's getting late."
"Oh, but..."
Seeing that her student was still unwilling to leave, Ragna put away her sweet demeanor and shouted in the tone of a military instructor:
"7274!"
"Eep!"
Hearing this string of numbers, Vita seemed to lose her soul, immediately standing at attention, terrified.
"Go back and have dinner."
"Yes, Ragna-sensei!"
With that, Vita, who was called 7274, scurried away.
"7274...?"
"She's one of the children from our orphanage. To make it easier to manage them, the director gave each child a number."
"I see... haha..."
Ever since he heard that string of numbers, Ye Ming had felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
Coupled with Vita's thumbs-up gesture earlier, he finally remembered.
"Even you didn't expect you'd become a girl, did you? BT."
It seemed that even in this world where everyone could be happy, there was a place for BT-7274.
And she had even fulfilled her long-cherished wish, becoming human, although it seemed like she got the gender wrong.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the comforted smile on Ye Ming's face, Ragna was a little curious.
"No, it's nothing. I just remembered an old friend."
"Speaking of which, I also have a friend who has been taken care of by you."
Ragna said with a smile:
"You need to take responsibility for Himeko."
"That's just fanfiction~!"
"Just fanfiction... is it?"
Ragna looked at Ye Ming, her expression becoming incredibly gentle, so gentle that it didn't seem like she was looking at someone she had just met, but rather a friend she hadn't seen in many years.
She placed her hand on Ye Ming's chest, and without even needing to feel around, she accurately located the crystallized scar on Ye Ming's chest.
"Just fanfiction~"
"Ragna..."
Ye Ming didn't know what she was trying to do, but the slight pain coming from his chest drew his thoughts to the past.
"I'm sorry, that was rude of me."
Ragna's slender fingers stroked the scar on Ye Ming's chest again and again, finally reluctantly withdrawing her fingertips.
"Ye Ming, I am very happy in this world now."
"So, you have to become happy too."
Leaving these meaningful words, Ragna smiled and left.
As she left, she was gently chanting:
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"
"Of course, you are more gentle and endearing."
"Aiya, as expected of someone who reversed the predetermined death, you've kept me waiting."
Inside the agreed-upon café, Yae Miko, dressed in her office lady uniform, watched Ye Ming arrive five minutes late with great interest.
"Sorry... I was stopped by too many people on the way..."
Thinking about it, Ye Ming felt something was off and explained, "My current identity is the person in charge of MiHoYo, so there's no need to emphasize things from fan works."
"Oh ho~~ Then, Mr. Manager, nice to meet you. I am Yae Miko, the person in charge of Yae Publishing House."
After the joke, Yae Miko respectfully presented her business card.
Ye Ming took it symbolically, not even glancing at it. After all, he was far too familiar with the fox spirit in front of him.
"So, Miss Yae Miko, what brings you here?"
"Could you give me a moment to compose myself? I just finished watching the truth of The Last Lesson, and I'm so overwhelmed I can't speak~~"
This was, of course, Yae Miko teasing Ye Ming, but her excitement was genuine, cleverly hidden.
"You haven't changed a bit."
Ye Ming couldn't help but laugh. This pink little fox was always so glib.
"Oh my, we're clearly meeting for the first time, yet Mr. Ye Ming seems to know my temperament."
Yae Miko leaned forward, her pair of pink, large slimes swaying back and forth in front of him, very eye-catching.
"I... I've just heard some anecdotes about Miss Yae Miko."
"Alright, alright, no need to make excuses. I felt a strong sense of familiarity when I saw you too."
Yae Miko looked at Ye Ming with great affection, stating the truth in a joking tone, "You know, when I saw you battered, bruised, and on the verge of collapse, my heart ached, and I cried."
As she spoke, Yae Miko pretended to be composed, picking up her coffee to conceal her emotions.
"Then... how about I rub your belly to comfort you?"
"Pfft!"
Hearing this, Yae Miko spat out the coffee she had just drunk.
She had never been so ungraceful in her life.
"You really are... different from others."
The scheming Yae Miko wouldn't be swayed by a few words. The reason she felt ashamed, with a blush on her face...
Was because, in that instant, she genuinely recalled the feeling of someone touching her belly.
This was clearly a memory she'd never had in this life, yet Yae Miko felt as if Ye Ming had done that sort of thing before.
"Now, can you tell me what you wanted to see me about?"
"I want to invest in the copyright of Honkai Impact 3rd and participate in the production and distribution of official novels, not just limited to fan activities."
"No problem, as long as the price is right. Besides that..."
Ye Ming thought, it was time to start planning for Genshin Impact. Keqing and the others' motion capture and character art were already done.
"Miss Yae Miko also needs to appear in our game. How's that condition?"
"Deal~~"
After reaching an agreement, Yae Miko volunteered, "I heard from Makoto that you have a novel technique that can capture actors' movements, even their expressions."
"Since I'm going to appear in the game, might I also have the pleasure of experiencing it?"
Ye Ming didn't expect the sly fox to walk right into his trap and quickly set a time with her:
"Tomorrow afternoon, I'll be waiting for you at the studio."
43. Dressed Up for Only One Person
"Where did Kiana and Himeko go?"
Having just returned from the café, it was almost time to get off work. Ye Ming wanted to seize the time to hold a meeting but found that two people were missing from the studio.
"Kiana went back to university. She said she needed to get her degree and diploma and will be back tomorrow."
"I see... I forgot she was still a college student."
Getting her qualifications early was a good thing; she could devote herself to work wholeheartedly in the future.
"Himeko said she was going to meet someone very important and needed to go back early to prepare."
"Someone important?"
This made Ye Ming a little curious. Besides Kiana, who else was especially important to her?
"By the way, Ye Ming, can I discuss something with you?"
As soon as Mei opened her mouth, the other girls eagerly gathered around, even Bronya's eyes lit up...
Clearly, this wasn't just Mei's idea but the result of everyone's discussion.
"W-What's wrong?"
Ye Ming had a bad feeling.
"Could you grow your hair out?"
"Huh?"
"You look especially good with long hair! Even a ponytail thrown together looks so pretty. If you took care of it properly, it would definitely be even more charming."
"I don't want to."
Ye Ming took two steps back. He never imagined that his unintentional action from back then would actually take root in this kind of situation.
"Aww, why?"
"Don't you all think long hair is a hassle?"
Ye Ming looked around at Nahida, Mei, Makoto, A-Tzu, Keqing, and Ganyu, then said with a headache:
"Right, you guys probably wouldn't think so."
After all, everyone had long hair.
"In any case, don't even think about it. I'm not a girl."
"But in Griseo's paintings..."
"Huh? Griseo? What did she draw now?"
"Cough, cough!"
Seeing Bronya about to spill the beans, A-Tzu quickly coughed and gave Nahida a look.
Being in sync with her sister, she immediately understood and ran over to change the subject, saying:
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