"This..."
After hearing Lin Feng's words, Himeko felt her heart clench hard. An inexplicable sadness surged backward, swelling into a raging river.
Her slender, delicate hands folded over her chest, Himeko gently bit her cherry-red lip. Starlight seemed to drift slowly through her beautiful amber eyes.
Could love truly withstand the test of time and space? What a cruel question.
Unless one belonged to a long-life species, a human life was far too brief. Once the sweet memories of the past were exhausted, some things would surely slip away, wouldn't they? That was the rational conclusion Himeko reached after some consideration.
After embarking on her journey of the Trailblaze aboard the Astral Express, Himeko had once been surrounded by many companions, too.
But as time passed and circumstances changed, those smiling faces in her memories had grown somewhat indistinct. They only surfaced occasionally when she first woke from a morning dream, bringing her feelings of nostalgia she could not put into words.
"Do you still want to hear more?"
Lin Feng spoke slowly, his expression carrying a measure of solemnity and seriousness.
"Yes... even if it's a sad story, I still want to know how things ended for Lin Feng... and Himeko..."
Taking a deep breath, Himeko tried to calm the emotions stirring in her heart once more. Her beautiful eyes were filled with an earnest desire to know.
"All right... the story continues..."
"After that parting, Lin Feng never saw Himeko again-that red-haired girl he longed for day and night..."
"Several months later, the profile picture that had been dim for so long lit up, and Lin Feng received a message from Himeko."
[Lin Feng... it's been so long since I last sent you a message.]
[I'm doing well now. I've already completed the closed-door combat training for the