Genshin Impact, I, a mere mortal, cannot accompany you to the very end.

Genshin Impact, I, a mere mortal, cannot accompany you to the end. (Author: gugugugu)

Introduction:

Five hundred years ago.

Lei looked down at the boy in front of the courtyard and said calmly:

"Ah, mortals...to 'eternity' is but a fleeting life...so be it, I'll keep you company for a while."

Five hundred years later.

Sickbed.

"Waaaaah, you rascal, have some backbone! Don't die!!"

The sapling, planted for many years and watered day and night, never grows lush and verdant.

She died the night before her lover was to return from his studies abroad.

Despite both being filled with hope, the human and the god drifted further and further apart, never to see the day when she emerged from the Pure Land and opened her heart.

I fed the little fox tofu for many years, and it grew into a big fox, while I slowly grew old and could no longer lift the kitchen utensils.

Cherry blossoms, waka poems, plum wine and sweets, sardines and salt, a shrine covered with fallen petals, a summer promise—I can't keep it again.

I wanted to buy osmanthus flowers and share wine with you, but I, an old friend, am leaving.

It doesn't seem to be like, youth swim.

Human lifespan has a limit.

"Being there is the longest confession of love—but I'm sorry, I'm just a mortal, I can't keep saying 'I love you' forever."

Volume 1: Chapter 1 I'm Going to Die!

I'm going to die of old age.

Kiyono Raimei stared blankly at the snow outside the window.

This was destined.

Human lifespan has its limits; he is already very lucky to have lived for five hundred years.

But for gods, especially those who pursue 'eternity', five hundred years is merely a short lifespan.

He can't stay with her for long; it's time for him to leave her.

I hope she won't be angry.

Humans are just humans forever; they grow old, become weak, get sick, go hungry, get injured, and most importantly, they die.

Kiyono looked at the words that appeared in his field of vision:

[Humanity System Activated]

【Kiyono Thunder】

[Position: Inatsuma Pillar of the Nation]

Age: 521

[Level: 89]

[Element: Thunder]

[Status: Extremely aged]

[Martial Arts: Demon God Level]

[Remaining lifespan: 221 days]

Note: Due to aging, the host is unable to fight for extended periods.

Like any other transmigrator, Qingye also had a cheat called a 'system' and, like most transmigrators, had a glorious and spirited youth.

But all the novels only depict the protagonist's luxurious and splendid prime, and almost none of them explain the hero's twilight years.

Because no reader enjoys reading a story about an old man, most authors gloss over this, saying things like the protagonist eventually becomes extraordinary, immortal, and has a harem full of... hehehe.

This is contradictory.

Your novel still has an ending. After the last chapter is written, the protagonist is set to be immortal and have a harem that's incredibly satisfying. But will there be a next chapter?

Does his story continue?

That's it. All that's left for him is one line: 'The End'.

It's satisfying for the readers, but it feels very perfunctory for the protagonist. This ending would have been better off him dying of old age.

Nothing in this world is eternal.

Even time travelers grow old, and heroes eventually reach their twilight years.

Everything in the universe must die eventually; it's just that now it's Kiyono's body that's facing death.

It was his good fortune to die of old age.

To live to be over five hundred years old with a mortal body is an extraordinary stroke of luck.

Except for one thing, Kiyono had no regrets in his life.

He shut down the system and turned his gaze back to the window.

A thin mist allowed a few rays of sunlight to peek through, and the thick snow piled up on the pines and cypresses outside the wooden window, faintly reflecting the few drops of light that had finally fallen. Apart from that, everything was a vast expanse of white.

The large characters on the plaque above the mansion's gate, "Kiyono Pillar of the State Imperial Residence," were covered with a thin layer of frost.

For ordinary people in Inazuma, the Pillar State Mansion holds a special significance.

"He is a pillar for the nation and a pillar for the household," this was Narukami's own evaluation five hundred years ago.

From then on, the position of 'Pillar of the State' was created, enjoying the highest honor and ranking above all other officials, reaching the pinnacle of a subject's status. Kiyono Raimei joined the shogunate at the age of sixteen. Young and spirited, he participated in the imperial examination, received a sword strike from Narukami, and from then on rose rapidly through the ranks.

At the age of seventeen, he became the general's only personal guard and fought in battles on all sides. At nineteen, he was appointed Minister of Investigation and Commander of the Navy.

At the age of twenty-one, his martial arts skills reached their peak. In the same year, Inazuma faced the greatest crisis in thousands of years. A dark calamity swept across the continent of Teyvat, but Narukami went to Kanria, leaving Inazuma without a master.

Countless generals died in that disaster: Fox Prince, Torachiyo... In the critical moment of survival, Kiyono temporarily took over as general, guarding Inazuma for dozens of days, driving away the calamity, and saving the collapsing empire, until Narukami returned.

It was at that time that Kiyono was bestowed with the honor of 'Pillar of the Nation' by Narukami.

After turning one hundred years old, he beheaded the demon god Orobas and won a series of victories, bringing Haiqi Island into the territory of the Thunder God.

...and many more.

Upon reflection, he had already protected this land for five hundred years and had been with her for five hundred years. He had fulfilled all his responsibilities, and it was time for him to leave.

He had only one regret in his life, but he could never fulfill it.

I'm already tired.

"Cough, cough. Cough cough."

Kiyono coughed softly a few times, his lungs wearily pumping air, and with each breath, his throat felt like it was being burned.

His coughing grew more and more violent as he slumped over his desk.

blood.

He coughed up blood.

"Your Majesty...?"

"Your Majesty!"

The one speaking was the panicked little girl on the other side.

Hong Sheng had long, pale white hair standing upright, wore a snow-white ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), and her eyes were also light-colored, like pale lake water.

She was kneeling gracefully on the tatami mat, her feet bare except for white socks. Now, with her owner's panic, her arches tensed slightly, revealing faint blue veins.

Ayaka Kamisato, that's the little girl's name.

She is the eldest daughter of a prominent family, with a beautiful appearance and noble character, and is known in the community as the 'White Egret Princess'.

But at this moment, Princess Egret was anything but a princess. She stood up somewhat flusteredly, her white socks touching the tatami, quickly went around the desk, and gently patted Qingye's back to help him catch his breath.

"Cough, cough... I'm fine."

Kiyono coughed again and gently pushed the girl away. "I was just thinking about things from the past."

"Things from the past?"

"It's just old-fashioned advice from an old man," Kiyono joked to himself.

Linghua closed the window, which was letting in the cold wind. She paused, then said earnestly:

"Your Excellency, the Pillar of State, please take care of your health..."

It's cold, so don't open the windows. Wear more clothes... It's gotten colder recently, so I made some white fungus soup. I'll have someone bring it over tonight; it's good for your health. Also..."

She kept rambling on and on, but Kiyono interrupted her with a wry smile:

"Ayaka, I'm going to die."

Volume One: Chapter Two - Don't Tell Her

"Ayaka, I'm going to die."

dead.

Ayaka Kamisato froze.

A silence.

He spoke of his death so calmly, as if he were talking about someone else's story.

Is Da Zhuguo going to die?

This is unimaginable for the people of Inazuma.