"It's perfectly normal for humans to pursue beauty. There's no need to be embarrassed, especially since it's just growing out my hair, not dressing like a woman."
"I couldn't care less about aesthetic preferences. My point is, what proper working man would keep his hair long?"
"Ah... Achoo!!"
On the other side, Otto, who was handling work in his office, sneezed violently.
"What's wrong?"
A white-haired secretary beside Otto asked while breaking a password-protected lock with her bare hands.
"I don't know, but I feel like someone is talking about me behind my back."
"The meeting is off. We'll wait until everyone is here tomorrow. Everyone, go home."
At 6:30 PM, Ye Ming clapped his hands, dismissing the working employees.
Only Ganyu didn't move. As a programmer, she still had a lot of work left.
"My sister wants to come for an interview tomorrow. Do you have time, Ye Ming?"
Before leaving, Makoto approached Ye Ming and asked.
"Ei? Perfect, have her come in the afternoon, along with Yae Miko."
"Eh? Yae Miko is coming too?"
"Yes, it should be quite lively."
After saying goodbye to everyone, Ye Ming embarked on his journey home alone.
In late autumn, the sky darkened quickly. The pedestrians on the road were bustling, with laughter and chatter everywhere.
Ye Ming avoided the main road and walked onto a less-traveled path, enjoying the distant liveliness in a quiet place.
"I really have reconstructed a pretty good world, haven't I."
No disasters, no Honkai, and no Abyss...
Even beast-kin like Ganyu and Yae Miko can naturally integrate into society.
Speaking of which, Pardofelis should be somewhere too, right? Maybe I'll see her at a cat cafe.
"It's like a dream..."
Every day, I work with my former lovers to create games, scam players, give them the feels, and trick them into spending money.
The biggest worry is nothing more than social awkwardness.
"Can I really live in a world like this?"
Recalling the moment of the Finality, Ye Ming remembered that the system said that he would reconstruct the world at the cost of his own existence.
But later, the system seemed to change its tune, weakening the cost to just "not being remembered."
Did I remember it wrong, or did something else happen in the meantime?
Ragna too, what exactly did she mean by those meaningful words?
What does it mean for me to be happy?
"Ye Ming, I found you."
"Himeko?"
Just as Ye Ming was lost in thought, he ran into Himeko under a street lamp. She looked like she had been waiting for a long time.
"How did you know I was here?"
"Your address isn't a secret. Everyone in the studio knows it."
"But this road isn't the route recommended by the navigation."
"I know, you always like to take quiet paths."
Himeko took off her coat, walked in front of Ye Ming, and walked forward slowly shoulder to shoulder with him.
It was also because of this that Ye Ming noticed that Himeko was wearing a red dress under her plain coat.
The delicate silk dress wrapped around her plump and alluring figure, and her almost bursting slimes showed off their pink and tender presence.
The skirt, which originally covered her thighs, was arched by her upturned buttocks, making the slightly fleshy black silk stockings faintly visible.
"Speaking of which, you said you wanted to prepare yourself to meet someone important."
Under the dim streetlights, Himeko, as fiery and beautiful as ever, made Ye Ming a little absent-minded.
"Well, I always wear casual clothes, and everyone in the studio complains that I'm unkempt..."
"It takes me some time to groom myself like this, right?"
Looking at Himeko's grand attire, Ye Ming asked:
"Did you just come back from meeting them?"
"Silly~~ Can't you tell?"
Himeko looked at Ye Ming with affection and said with a smile:
"The person I was going to see is you. Besides you, no one else has ever seen what I look like under my coat."
"Huh? But don't we see each other every day?"
"Is that so? I feel like it's been a long time."
Himeko looked at Ye Ming, her playful expression as if she were watching a clumsy actor.
"Ye Ming, how long have we known each other?"
"About two months, I guess."
"I feel like I've spent a very, very long time with you."
"Are you taking the content of the video seriously again?"
"Can't I?"
Himeko walked in front of Ye Ming, turned around, and looked at him, saying:
"What if the stories in the video are all real?"
"Haha, how is that possible? There isn't that much sadness in this world... Mmph!"
Before Ye Ming could finish speaking, his small mouth was blocked by Himeko's cherry lips.
The name Buer is a bit abstract, so from today onwards, it will be changed to A-Tzu.
Everyone knows that it's Greater Lord Rukkhadevata.
44. Remember to keep it a secret from Kiana~~
"Himeko?"
Ye Ming, who had been kissed, was initially shocked, but soon his expression relaxed.
Surprise, curiosity, confusion, these emotions gradually turned into addiction and enjoyment of the kiss.
No one needed to explain, and no one needed to clarify, because for the two of them at this moment...
This kiss encompassed everything.
"Long time no see, Ye Ming."
Hearing this greeting, Ye Ming understood that it would be futile to pretend any longer, so he responded:
"Welcome back, Himeko."
On that deserted street, in the cold night wind.
Ye Ming was entangled with a heart-stirring flame.
Every "last time" for the two of them would turn into "one more time," as if to make up for the regret of not being able to kiss in the past.
It wasn't until they realized that kissing alone was no longer enough that they slowly separated.
After all, it wasn't really appropriate to continue exploring further here.
"So, how did you remember?"
The two, having calmed down, continued walking on the deserted path.
"After watching that video, I understood everything."
"Is it really that magical?"
"Yes, whether it was the previous sense of déjà vu or the vague memories, they all became incredibly clear at that moment."
"No wonder Ragna said those things to me..."
So it seemed that she had also recalled everything after watching the video.
"Senior Ragna? What's wrong with her?"
"Sorry, I have something to do. I'll be back in a minute."
Ye Ming quickly walked to the side and said to the system:
"What's going on!? Do those videos have this kind of power?"
--Perhaps it's not the power of the videos, but their longing for you is too strong, and the videos are just a trigger for them.
"Wait! Them? Do you mean... besides Himeko, will others also recall everything after seeing their stories?"
--According to the current situation, that's indeed the case.
"Ugh!"
--Isn't this a good thing?
"If you have to say it, it is a good thing, but... I'm not ready."
--Not ready to deal with the Asura field, right?
"Do I feel like you're mocking me?"
"No, I'm just watching the fun."
"..."
Ye Ming felt that the system was becoming increasingly improper, and he didn't know who was influencing it.
"Ye Ming, are you alright?"
"Uh... I'm fine."
"Perfect, I also have a question I want to ask you."
Himeko's expression was a little ashamed, as if asking this question in their own little world was a bit of a mood killer.
"If I were still alive, then Kiana... what path did she take after that?"
"Your memories haven't fully recovered?"
"Yeah, I only remember things about you and me. As for other things, I have basically no impression."
"It's a bit complicated, I'll try to keep it simple..."
Ye Ming pondered for a moment, and then said to Himeko:
"After the timeline was rewritten, spacetime was in a discontinuous state. That is to say, the world line where you were saved will take a long time to merge into the main world line."
"Kiana never knew you were still alive. By the time the world lines merge and you can reunite with her, she will have grown a lot."
"And after that, she also lost her beloved, and thus gained great power."
"I guess... Kiana will definitely overcome the pain of losing her loved one with the blessings of her companions and complete her final transformation."
Ye Ming used only a few words to depict a magnificent, tearful story.
"What exactly did Kiana lose? Why are you guessing about her final story? Aren't you a witness?"
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