Players' Regrets and Expectations

His golden eyes opened slightly, reflecting the lively scene in the forest park.

On the clean, tidy lawn, families were enjoying picnics and outdoor barbecues.

As she slowly raised her head, she saw white clouds and a clear sky stretching for miles—far too pristine...

There was not even any Honkai Energy in the air?

As an A-rank Valkyrie, Murata Himeko had spent nearly her entire life alongside Honkai Energy. That familiar sensation had practically been carved into her bones.

Even the faintest trace of Honkai Energy could be detected with a single shallow breath.

"How is that possible..."

Murata Himeko gradually came to her senses and murmured to herself. Blood ran down her already crimson hair, dripping onto the grass.

It felt so real...

So... relaxing!

Relaxed enough that Murata Himeko revealed a faint smile and reached out, as though she were about to touch the students right before her eyes...

Yet at that moment, Murata Himeko, carrying her final wish, suddenly regained consciousness. Her entire body was enveloped in a green radiance.

Very soon, the Honkai Energy corroding Murata Himeko's body was abruptly suppressed and eased. The external wounds across her body began healing at a visible rate...

"Having grasped the essence of energy, I really can use it however I want. With only a slight conversion, Imaginary Energy can directly produce healing arts of this level..."

A magnetic male voice reached Murata Himeko's ears as she was about to lose consciousness.

But before she could force herself awake and see the speaker's face, she fell asleep once more.

Hermes's expression softened somewhat as he looked at the unconscious woman.

Seeing her more than ninety-five percent resemblance to Himeko, along with the shattered Valkyrie armor on her body, he had already understood her identity.

"Sleep peacefully, Murata Himeko," Hermes said gently. "When you awaken again, you will be able to begin a brand-new life."

"You won't need to risk your life fighting and slaughtering Honkai Beasts, or struggle desperately while enduring your collapsing body, only to watch your students die one after another."

"And you won't need to desperately try to save your students anymore, because..."

"All of your students are safe. They have ultimately grown into legendary Valkyries you can be proud of!"

As if she had heard those words in her dreams, Murata Himeko's tense expression gradually relaxed. The corners of her lips lifted slightly, as though she were entering a beautiful dream...

"Hermes, your emotions seem strange. Is this someone you know?"

Agumon widened its eyes and looked around, unable to make sense of this complicated feeling.

As a Digimon, it seemed to be entirely composed of data, but in truth, Digimon were exceptionally sensitive to the power of emotions and already possessed traits resembling idealistic lifeforms.

Certain human emotions could even provide Digimon with astonishing power!

At that very moment, Agumon seemed to be faintly drawing some kind of powerful strength from Hermes.

It felt as though it could barely suppress the urge to evolve...

Hermes gently stroked the pink ball in his arms, then reached out and temporarily sealed away the power Agumon had gathered for evolution.

He had long had plans for Agumon's evolution. Letting it casually evolve into something like WarGreymon would not satisfy him.

"Agumon, you're still young. When you grow up, you'll be able to understand this feeling of mine a little."

How could a simple Digimon understand such a mixture of regret, tenderness... and the joy of having made up for an old regret?

Murata Himeko—she was someone who could still stir complicated emotions in him whenever he thought of her, even after coming to this world...

Especially when she was someone he had once believed he would never be able to meet, yet was now standing before him alive and well?

After all, in that final lesson, Murata Himeko had not only taught her students their final lesson, but had also taught those from another dimension an unforgettable one!

After bringing her back, Hermes, his emotions complicated, stopped wandering outside.

"Lord of Heavenly Principles, you're back?"

Buer, who had been working, revealed a gentle smile when she saw Hermes reappear.

"This is?"

"This is Murata Himeko, the gain from this outing."

Gently laying Murata Himeko on the soft grass, Hermes explained, "You could call her a familiar stranger. When she wakes up, if she is willing, let her stay and work here. If not, arrange an identity for her and let her leave."

Buer could tell that Lord of Heavenly Principles was currently burdened with complicated thoughts. She did not inquire further and simply nodded in acknowledgment.

Watching Lord of Heavenly Principles depart, Buer curiously turned her gaze back to the woman before her.

How interesting—a familiar stranger?

At that moment, intense curiosity arose in Buer's heart. What kind of person could make Lord of Heavenly Principles, who ordinarily let nothing trouble his heart, feel such complex and indescribable emotions?

After wrapping up some of the work at hand, Hermes did not continue. Instead, he immersed himself in the Chat Group.

Pioneering Wisdom: "@Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist, look who this is?"

Pioneering Wisdom: "Image"

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "???"

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "Is that Himeko? No! That battered Valkyrie armor?! This is Murata Himeko!"

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "I actually saw Murata Himeko in Star Rail... How could I be having a dream like this?!"

Luo Qianqiu was somewhat dazed. Back then, The Final Lesson had also left her with a memory she would never forget. Now, seeing Murata Himeko truly survive after emerging from the Sea of Quantum...

Just like Hermes, the feeling of having regrets made up for filled her heart with a sense of satisfaction for a moment.

Pioneering Wisdom: "You're not dreaming, and neither am I... Murata Himeko was drawn out and salvaged from the Sea of Quantum by the Authority of Quantum that exists on Blue Star..."

Hermes briefly explained what he had been busy with recently.

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "I'm already looking forward to the day Murata Himeko and the Stellaron Train's Himeko meet face-to-face. That might be the scene we former players have been looking forward to the most, right?"

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "Uh, holding the sovereignty of an entire world in one's hands, becoming the controller of the Heavenly Dao, and even possessing the Authority of Quantum to independently salvage beings from other worlds..."

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "Why does this setup feel so familiar?"

Luo Qianqiu racked her brains. The more she looked at this plot, the more it felt like she had seen it somewhere before.