I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

"Well, now they know."

(Okay, now they all know.)

As Cecilia softly hummed a tune, the girl in her arms gradually relaxed her brow.

She breathed steadily, muttering to herself unconsciously.

"Mom, Dad, I miss you, I love you."

After an unknown amount of time, Siegfried was captivated by his wife's voice and became completely absorbed in it.

When the singing fades away.

When his gaze returned to that spot, he saw that Cecilia was the only one among those pure white wings.

She knelt on the ground, holding a pure white feather in her hands, tears silently streaming down her face.

"Kiana~~!"

Her sobs were not loud, but they seemed to pierce her heart.

Siegfried could feel his wife's pain, but he was powerless to help.

He stood there, unsure of what to do. After a long while, Siegfried Kaslana knelt down, waiting for Cecilia's sobs to subside, and then gently patted her shoulder.

"At least, she calls you Mom and me Dad."

"Um!!"

Cecilia nodded heavily, then suddenly lunged forward and embraced Siegfried.

"Let me hold you for a while, Siegfried, it'll only be a moment."

"Ah."

Siegfried nodded slightly and turned around to hug her as well.

......

Beyond consciousness.

Sixty seconds have passed within the pale golden divine grace barrier.

Theresa, who had been so arrogant just moments before, was now sitting on the ground, panting heavily.

The physical strength required to maintain the divine grace barrier was almost unbearable for her.

However, she dared not slack off at all.

She and everyone around her could clearly see that Kiana, the girl enveloped in pure white wings of light, was becoming increasingly radiant with pure white light.

It seemed like an endless stream of Honkai energy, radiating into the air almost visibly.

If she were to end the Divine Grace Barrier now, she would absolutely be unable to bear the consequences.

At least the whole of Europe will experience the biggest collapse in history.

She could only pray silently in her heart, praying that Cecilia and Siegfried could use their love to influence the Herrscher before her.

No one knows how much time has passed; every second felt like an eternity to Theresa.

Her vision began to blur, and countless drops of sweat poured down her body, making her look as if she had just been washed.

Finally, she could no longer hold on and fell forward, landing in the arms of Himeko Murata, who was waiting for her.

"Sorry!"

She closed her eyes in pain and murmured softly.

"No, you did very well, Theresa." Himeko Murata's calm and magnetic voice reached her ears: "It was a success!!"

"Ok??"

She jolted awake, her eyes snapping open as she came to her senses.

Then they saw the pure white wings of light that enveloped the girl gradually transform into pure Honkai energy particles and dissipate into the world.

Cecilia and Siegfried, who were lying next to her, both woke up with grave expressions.

"Ugh~~~!"

Kiana Kaslana, now without wings, stretched out her curled-up body and gradually loosened her clenched hands.

Then she turned over, spread her limbs, and fell asleep as if she wanted to take over the entire deck.

"Ugh! Ugh!"

She even pursed her lips and made strange noises, as if she were eating some kind of candy ball.

"I can't eat anymore, Mei~!"

She made a sound of refusal.

Cecilia and Siegfried, who had been looking very serious, couldn't help but cover their faces when they saw one of their daughters do such a thing.

Cecilia went even further, pinching Kiana's nose.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

"Whoa~~!"

Kiana Raslana suddenly stood up and sat up nimbly.

With sleepy eyes, she looked around and said somewhat absentmindedly, "Why is everyone here? Kiana, I just had a dream. It seemed like I became a Herrscher, and I had many more memories and knowledge in my mind."

“It’s not a dream, you really did become a Herrscher just now.” Celia looked at her clone daughter with a smile and nodded in satisfaction: “Your father Siegfried and I simply brought you back.”

"Huh? So, I've become a Herrscher too?" Kiana was excited. Although she had many memories of the Herrschers' power and the harm they caused to humans, she also had memories of humans using love to control the Herrschers' power.

Therefore, she didn't actually have that much subconscious resistance to becoming a Herrscher.

Of course, she also has memories of her mind being unable to withstand the immense power of her Herrscher, resulting in destruction and even the annihilation of humanity.

But Kiana Kaslana never thinks that much, and she hates thinking that much.

She was convinced that as long as it didn't happen to her, then none of this was her doing.

Her heart was naturally filled with simple courage and a protective spirit to save everything.

Therefore, her simplicity made her the most capable of recovering from the recent events quickly: "Alright, don't be sad, Father, Mother. Neither I, nor Kiana, nor my half-Kiana, like to see you crying."

“Kiana, that silly girl, is right, Cecilia.” Siegfried nodded to Cecilia as if to confirm.

Then, a subtle sense of unreality arose in his heart—it seemed that the world shouldn't be like this.

His gaze swept over everyone present: Theresa sleeping in Himeko Murata's arms, Raiden Mei supporting Kiana with a worried expression, Joyce Welt with his head held high, Cecilia with tears in her eyes, and Bronya standing with Sheer with her arms crossed.

All people, all life, are so happy at this moment.

Siegfried couldn't help but rub his eyes, and in a daze, he recalled some things.

It seems that no one, no being, is as perfect as it is now.

Everyone has endured countless pains and sorrows, crossed the line between life and death, and used everything they have to resist the collapse.

"Well, actually it's pretty good as it is now."

Siegfried Kaslana rubbed the head of her silly daughter beside her and muttered to herself softly.

"In the end, all happiness is good."

Chapter 43 The Story of Qingli and Fu Hua (Part 2)

Beyond the world.

On the long river of history.

The once turbulent river of time has gradually returned to calm.

The waves stirred up by the battle between two beings that transcended time gradually subsided.

Zhongli raised his seven crowned dragon head and roared to the sky above the long river.

He defeated the Honkai God, erasing its free will; he helped Dr. Mei and Hua, creating the possibility of defeating the Herrscher of the End; he saved Danzhu and Cangxuan from their sacrifice; he rewrote the possibility of Fu Hua being killed beneath Mount Taixu; during the First Honkai Impact, he took in Welt Joyce; before the Second Honkai Impact, he protected the little angel Sirin; during the Second Honkai Impact, he saved Siegfried and Cecilia...

All these rewritings extend from the near end of the river of time to the far end of the distant past.

It's like a long string, stretched, taut, and then changed.

Its end point is the defeated Herrscher of the End, and the surviving Dr. MEI and Kevin Kaslana's century-long happy life.

Going back further, this change began when the young girls Hua and Carol met Zhongli, a traveler from the continent of Teyvat, which was outside the world.

The history of the Honkai world has begun to be fine-tuned.

This is BOY MEET GIRL.

"Whew~~~~!"

He slowly exhaled a long breath.

Zhongli wagged its tail and swam toward the present of the world.

Part of his body remained in place, extending towards the more ancient and original source of this world, while his main consciousness had returned to the present time.

He wanted to see the results of his changes: would there be more joy or more sorrow?

Does all of this count as fulfilling the contract?

What is the relationship between Fu Hua and Qing Li?

He also wanted to ask the person directly for clarification.

.......

In the world.

Headquarters of Destiny, outside the Third Airport.

A sudden, pure darkness descended, revealing the four beings that had been enveloped within it.

Fu Hua, Durandal, and Rita, who were facing off, were all stunned for a moment.

They rubbed their heads, somewhat puzzled, as vague memories began to alter their preconceived notions.

Thor, however, was unaffected by this world-correcting force.