Try to save the world, Transmigrator!

By the time Xin Yu recovered from his bewildered state, he saw Theresa already pulling at Kiana's collar, asking her just what on earth she was doing.

"Of course, I know what I'm doing! I'm just expressing my feelings!" Kiana huffed, then added, "But… but this isn't a reason for you to casually touch someone of the opposite sex without their consent! Men and women should maintain a proper distance!"

"My apologies, Principal Theresa, I haven't educated your daughter well! I am not a qualified guardian."

Xin Yu glanced at the floorboards that had been shattered into pieces, let out a soft sigh, and with a wave of his hand, the floor was restored to its original state. Only then did he turn his gaze towards Kiana, his eyes fixed on her.

"Kiana… are you still… yourself?"

"I've always been myself."

"...It seems you're serious."

"Of course, Xin Yu, I love you."

Xin Yu had originally wanted to say the words he had prepared, but upon meeting Kiana's sky-blue eyes, which now held an undeniable seriousness, revealing a genuine and unconcealed love, he found himself unable to utter a single word. He truly saw in her gaze the same look she had when he had first met her.

Kiana stepped forward, gently embracing Xin Yu, pressing her face against his chest, trying to hear his heartbeat. But Xin Yu had no heartbeat at all, so Kiana listened for a long time and heard nothing.

"Why isn't your heart beating?"

Kiana tilted her head up to look at Xin Yu, her expression tinged with a hint of grievance.

"I can no longer be considered human. Never mind a heart; I no longer possess a brain or any of the internal organs characteristic of a human. Right now, apart from my external appearance, which I consciously manifest to resemble a human, internally, I have absolutely no connection to humanity anymore."

Xin Yu looked at Kiana, his voice carrying a rare hint of nervousness, "Are you still willing… to be with a monster like me…?"

Before Xin Yu could finish his sentence, Kiana sealed his lips with hers.

"Even if you're a monster, you're the best monster, and my favorite monster."

"Alright, alright, can you let go of my hand now? From the very beginning, your grip has been getting tighter and tighter. I won't suddenly disappear like before, don't worry, I won't leave without saying goodbye."

Xin Yu reluctantly released Kiana's hand. How should he put it? Holding her, feeling her whole person nestled in his embrace, brought an unprecedented sense of security to his heart. That feeling of being like a rootless duckweed, that nothing in this world could affect his safety anymore, was truly too easy to become addicted to.

But Xin Yu wasn't like some young girl who would cling to this warmth and refuse to let go. Besides, the other person was his own; he could embrace her whenever he wished, there was no need to rush this particular moment.

Raiden Mei stood to the side, a touch of admiration for Kiana in her eyes. Whether it was in the past or now, she had always admired Kiana's ability to voice her heart's desires so truthfully. She was truly envious. There were times she, too, wanted to speak her mind, but each time, the words would get stuck in her throat.

She was still that timid little ghost, not the Queen of Thunder of the past.

Xin Yu looked at the currently expressive Kiana, who, much like before, wasn't vastly different from the Queen of Thunder.

Just as Kiana, arm in arm with Xin Yu, was about to leave with a blissful smile, she caught sight of Raiden Mei out of the corner of her eye. Her smile instantly froze, and without a word, she began to drag Xin Yu away from there.

"Kiana…"

"Let her be for now."

"Okay, Mei, don't dwell on past regrets. You weren't in control of the situation back then, and you didn't intentionally want to harm me, so you don't need to feel remorse, nor do you need to feel guilty for what you did as the Third Herrscher… If you're willing, believe me, things will definitely take a turn for the better."

Hearing Xin Yu's somewhat clumsy words, Raiden Mei was initially confused, not quite grasping what he meant. How could things take a turn for the better? So many people had died; no matter what, that was an established fact. How could it possibly change…

Wait… hold on… this… this is impossible?

Raiden Mei stared at Xin Yu in disbelief. In the Far East, where ACG culture was prevalent, people often had some rather imaginative ideas about things.

For instance, if you suddenly recalled something you did when you were very young, the abruptness of this memory might make you suspect you were a transmigrator or experiencing the lingering effects of a dream.

There were also some with very active imaginations who wondered if their past selves were famous time travelers, capable of journeying from the future back to the past to meet themselves.

Ordinary adults naturally wouldn't entertain such thoughts, but Raiden Mei herself was still a girl in her second year of middle school.

So, when the other party somewhat clumsily revealed the truth of the matter, she, who had been eavesdropping nearby, lifted her head. She felt that her future self must have returned to the past, obtained enough information, and thus knew that Xin Yu genuinely possessed the ability to change history.

She reached out and tugged on Xin Yu's sleeve, then, without saying a word, simply looked at him, believing he would understand her meaning.

"Relax, Kiana, it's alright. It won't be like before."

Xin Yu saw the worry in Kiana's eyes, understanding that she was concerned about him. Worried that the immense changes to the history of the Third Honkai Eruption, brought about by his intervention, would cause him to suffer a severe backlash.

Although doing so would indeed exact a price, he now possessed a lifespan of tens of millions of years; he could completely afford it.

Theresa had already recovered from her shock. Seeing these two acting as if she weren't even there, she finally let out a sigh of relief. At least her own foolish niece hadn't truly turned into some female rogue.

And this Principal, just as she was about to lament the floorboards she had painstakingly stomped on, was astonished to find that the area previously damaged showed no signs of any harm whatsoever.

"Dàyímā! I'm going to take Xin Yu for a walk around the school!"

Kiana, one hand holding Xin Yu's, the other grasping Raiden Mei's sleeve, led the two of them out of Theresa's office.

Theresa reflexively responded with an "Oh," then, still staring at the floor, she began to suspect if she was hallucinating. Her strength wasn't trivial; how could it be that this floorboard had absolutely no damage at all?

"Strange, my body itself is quite heavy. I stomped down with force, the floorboard should have shattered, yet there isn't even a slight dent… Could it be I was dreaming… Ouch!"

The auntie who had just walked into the office watched as her old friend pinched her own cheek, then wore a puzzled expression, looking somewhat bewildered. So, she pinched her own cheek too?