It was a reunion five hundred years in the making. Though both parties had long since changed, the deep friendship forged over a thousand years still shone brightly.
For the first time in so long, Ei gazed at Chiyo, who remained as radiant as ever. Even with a heart as strong as a god's, she still kept a tender place for Chiyo.
Chiyo's spirit still had that same petite, lively appearance, as though five hundred years had left no mark on her. Yet Ei, Miko, and Yucheng, who knew Chiyo well, all understood just how terrible the Erosion those five hundred years had brought her had been.
As a powerful, valiant warrior, Chiyo had not been able to die honorably on the battlefield like Sasayuri. Instead, dark monsters had corrupted her mind, turning her into part of them and even leading her to draw her blade against her closest friend.
After her defeat, she had fled into the wilderness, only to be slain as a mad beast by the Maguu Kenki that possessed her son's memories.
Faced with such a gut-wrenching storyline, Yucheng only wanted to say, Hoyoverse, you're downright inhuman!
Chiyo saw the pain in the silent Ei's eyes and said with a bitter smile, "What's wrong, Ei? Don't you remember me? Or are you unwilling to acknowledge a traitor to Inazuma like me as your friend?
"Never mind. I don't have much time left in this state. Getting to see you again is already a gift from fate. I ask for nothing more. My lingering wish has been fulfilled, and it's time for me to leave."
With that, specks of white light appeared within Chiyo's spirit, as though she might scatter on the wind at any moment.
At the sight, Ei could no longer hold back. She hurriedly