"Kiana, You Are My Pride" (Continued)

"That's Tagore. If you like it, find it and read it when you get out."

"What's wrong, Kiana? Do you want to hear more from me? It's not good to stand still."

Hearing Himeko's gentle voice, Kiana remained silent, simply gazing at her quietly, as if trying to etch Himeko's image deep into her heart.

Although Kiana remained silent, everyone could sense the complexity in her heart. She longed to talk to Himeko, even if it was just to hear her voice, because she knew that once she left, she would probably never hear it again.

"You all need to behave yourselves and stop causing trouble for the headmaster. But—you're past the age of causing trouble, aren't you?"

Himeko took a deep breath, her voice filled with memories and regret.

"It feels like just yesterday that I was taking classes at St. Freya ... Ah, it really was yesterday for me, wasn't it? I haven't even worn that new red dress once yet, what a pity."

"Now that you're all free from classes, right? Remember to help Principal Theresa out as much as possible, okay? Although she can be a bit sharp-tongued at times, she's the one who cares about you the most."

"Don't worry about Mei, Kiana. You two have always been the best partners. If you don't get going soon, you might not be able to catch up with Mei."

"Go forward bravely, Kiana. My heart will always be with you, and I will always watch you grow."

"Perhaps we'll meet again in our dreams."

When facing parting, there are always endless things to say.

The text in this section was quite long, but no one thought Himeko was being long-winded. She kept encouraging Kiana to bravely take that step and leave, but the audience wanted to stay a little longer and hear Himeko say more.

"Stop stabbing me, stop stabbing me..."

Elysia murmured to herself.

Whenever Himeko mentions the past, the uncontrollable regret in her words breaks the hearts of the audience.

"Well."

The simplest knife technique.

Himeko talked about how she cared about Kiana and all the others back in the St. Freya Academy.

"Himeko..."

Himeko felt a headache coming on as soon as she heard Theresa's sobbing voice, because her clothes were already sticky from tears and snot, and she was especially worried that many students would call her after seeing the movie.

But looking at herself in the story, Himeko felt that it was all worth it.

She had always seen herself as a drunken teacher, a social outcast who loved to drink and was often late for class. She never imagined that a Honkai anime would elevate her to a height she thought she couldn't reach.

Himeko talked about the past, mentioning Fu Hua and Theresa. Whenever she thought of those trivial yet happy little things, even Himeko's voice trembled with a hint of tears, which she tried hard to hold back.

As a teacher, you can't show weakness in front of your students.

"There are many things that I always felt I had plenty of time and opportunities, but in the end I was unable to achieve them."

"If there's something you want to do, then be bold and try it!"

Hearing Himeko's poignant words, Elysia suddenly felt the urge to turn around and leave, because she was afraid that if she listened any longer, she wouldn't even have the courage to say goodbye.

Kiana had to leave; she couldn't let Himeko down.

"Himeko is trembling with tears too..."

Mei sighed.

Even the strongest person can't help but shed tears when faced with the moment of parting.

"Himeko's words are profound."

Kevin suddenly spoke up.

"Go for it! I'm going to stay home and play video games tomorrow."

Upon hearing Kevin's words, May's eyes immediately turned cold.

"Just... just kidding..."

Kevin chuckled awkwardly, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Yaqing returned just then, carrying two bottles of red wine. He glanced at the big screen and remembered that Cheng Lixue had personally written this scene, and that last line had made her furious all afternoon.

"So you just went and got these bottles of wine?"

Mobius frowned.

You see, Griseo is sitting right in the middle of them.

"Yeah, senior, ah... it's not for you to drink, your alcohol tolerance and behavior when drunk are too bad."

Yaqing still remembers how Mobius got completely drunk after just one sip of his treasured wine.

Yaqing gave Su and Kevin a look, and they immediately understood and sat down in the back row where no one was sitting.

Yaqing then produced three wine glasses from somewhere, poured red wine into them, and raised a toast towards the big screen.

Su and Kevin exchanged a glance, and followed Yaqing's example, offering a toast as well.

He drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing that Kiana was still unwilling to leave, Himeko told her another story: a deceased mother wrote many letters and sent one to her child on his birthday, hoping to accompany him as he grew up in this way.

"Unfortunately, I don't have time to leave you such a letter."

Himeko felt regret. Although she hadn't left any letters, what Kiana and the others learned and inherited from her was proof that she had existed and that she had accompanied them as they grew up.

"Kiana, there is nothing more I can teach you, because no matter what hardships lie ahead, you can overcome them."

"You always make the right choices, I will always believe in you."

Himeko's last words were truly heart-wrenching.

Young birds are destined to leave their parents' wings and soar through the sky.

That's how Himeko is; Kiana has already figured out her own heart, and there's nothing more she can teach Kiana.

This is what is known as the real Final Lesson.

Get out of class dismissed.

Pardo pursed her lips, feeling a deep sense of loss.

"... I'm so sad."

Ling hugged Sakura's arm, moved to tears.

"Ring, every child goes through something similar."

Sakura stroked Rin's head.

"Big sister, I know... I'm still really sad."

Ling was so hurt by the knife that she became withdrawn.

Sakura looked helpless and could only silently rub Rin's head, thinking to herself that if the screenwriter was Yaqing... Hmph, if it was Otto, she would also complain to Kallen.

Kiana still refused to leave.

Himeko didn't speak again, but instead...

Himeko gazed at you tenderly, saying nothing more.

Upon seeing this scene, the suppressed emotions burst forth.

It felt like a huge stone was pressing on my heart, making it hard to breathe.

"Waaaaah! Himeko, please say it again, just one more time..."

Elysia cried so hard that tears streamed down her face, and the tissues she had prepared disappeared at a visible speed.

The last time Elysia cried this hard was on the Day of Stars and Disappearance, when the Captain went through a million cycles to save the Guān Xīng. This time, Himeko made Elysia cry twice in total.

Mei looked dejected.

Even a rational woman like her couldn't help but feel complicated by the knife.

She knew perfectly well why Himeko had stopped speaking; it was because she was afraid Kiana would stay there any longer.

Kiana is a bird destined to soar in the sky. There are many people waiting for her outside. Just as Himeko said, from now on, it is her own path.

"Waaaaaahhhhh!!!"

Pardo cried her heart out.

This chocolate door left a deep psychological scar.

I cried until my tears dried up.

Blanca was afraid that Pardo would cry herself to death, so she handed her a bottle of water.

After being given water, Pardo continued to wail.

No one could have predicted that the attack would be so ruthless. This wasn't the kind of plot they wanted to see; they wanted Himeko and Kiana to unleash a devastating attack on Herrscher of the Thousand, a truly satisfying scene.

Especially the last line, "Himeko gazes at you tenderly, saying nothing more," directly pierced their hearts.

"Himeko- sensei, is it time to go down?"

Kosma's words made Pardo cry even harder.

"Feel sorry."

Kosma's tales were already rare, and now they are even rarer.

Aponia's eyes were filled with sorrow, her hands crossed over her chest, as if she were praying for someone.

Yaqing, Kevin, and Su raised their wine glasses almost simultaneously.

"Now I understand why you prepared red wine."

Kevin drank it all in one gulp.

They drank so fast, without any appreciation, that they turned red wine into something that tasted like beer.

Su swirled the scarlet liquid in his wine glass.

"Indeed, such a teacher of high moral character deserves a toast to her passing."

"Su, stop with the vague language, just say 'respect' and that's it."

Yaqing also drank it all in one gulp.

Su shook her head and slowly took a sip of red wine.

"Yaqing, I still want to ask you something. Don't hide it from me, is there only one screenwriter behind the Honkai's story?"

Kevin spoke through gritted teeth.

Yaqing's heart skipped a beat. She didn't understand where she had gone wrong and Kevin had guessed it, but her expression remained unchanged.

"You're overthinking it. Isn't it clearly written on the screenwriting position board?"

Kevin narrowed his eyes, his expression full of suspicion.

"No need to hide it, I know everything."

Yaqing gasped in shock.

"This must have all been written by Otto, right? That wretched Otto, Yaqing, don't worry, I will definitely help you cover it up."

Kevin was talking to himself as if he had no brain.

Yaqing then realized that Kevin was already drunk. She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and breathed a sigh of relief.

But he forgot that Su was now watching everything he did.

"It's time to leave, for both Kiana and Himeko."

Vill-V sighed.

The plot has progressed to the point where we have no choice but to leave.

"I know... but I'm still a little reluctant to part with it..."

Elysia had stopped crying. Her eyes were red and her expression was very forlorn. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

"I really... I'm a little reluctant to part with it."

No matter how reluctant the Elysia was, it was all in vain.

Kiana walked towards the chocolate door, starting slowly and then running. She tried to suppress her emotions, but when she actually reached the door, she couldn't help but turn around and look at Himeko.

Trying to turn herself back, the moment Kiana's hand touched the doorknob, blinding white light once again filled the entire world.