My mission was to fulfill Sensei's wish: to change history so that Auntie Xing Yan, who died in an accident ten years ago, could live on.
Ah, calling her Auntie might be a little bad. Logically speaking, it would be better to call her Sister. But please let me off the hook for this little bit of willfulness.
After all, I was still a little jealous of the person that Sensei had been concerned about for ten whole years.
In the past, Sensei didn't take his anger out on my family because of Auntie Xing Yan's death. Instead, he dismantled his own Sacred Sword of the End and used the 'Sacred Sword of Hades – Vandaljo' to cut off half of her family's soul.
It was probably at that time that my young self began to yearn for him.
Then, due to my unique physique that wasn't affected by the timeline, I caught Sensei's eye and became his disciple. I inherited the Sacred Sword of Brilliance and received training in order to go back to the past to change history.
During that time, I gradually realized that I seemed to have fallen in love with my Sensei.
However, I never expressed my feelings. It wasn't only because of my weak nature, but also because I was afraid that if Sensei rejected me, it would affect our relationship as Sensei's disciple.
Today, Sensei and I finally achieved the goal that we worked so hard for ten years.
Shouldn't I be happy about this …?
"Hey, why are you suddenly in a daze?"
Sensei, who was placed on my head like a sunhat, asked softly.
"Ah, sorry. The ice cream was too delicious, so I accidentally got drunk on it."
I quickly licked the ice cream that was about to melt in my hands and tried to fool him.
The strong vanilla taste spread in my mouth and the cool feeling dispelled the heat from my body. My head, which was a little messy because of this, returned to its usual calmness.
"Sensei, do you want to try it?"
"No need. Also, it's not that I want to criticize you, but even if you like to eat sweets, is it really okay to eat so much at once?"
Sensei's voice sounded a little weak, but I could tell that he was only concerned about me. This was exactly the same as his future self.
"Don't worry, don't worry. It's hard to say about other things, but it's okay to eat as much sweets as you want!"
Thus, I tried my best to let go of the annoyance in my heart. Even if Sensei couldn't see me, I still forced a smile on my face.
"Ugh, if possible, please control yourself … whether it's in terms of your health or the weight of my wallet."
"Tsk ~ Laoshi, you're so stingy!" I puffed up my cheeks, and acted spoiled like a child.
"This isn't being stingy. It's being careful and frugal!" The teacher hit my head with a meatball, but it didn't hurt at all. Instead, it felt a little itchy.
The people on the road looked at us in disbelief. They didn't understand the teacher's words, so they felt strange.
"Alright, alright, teacher, don't forget that we are still on a date! You'll make girls unhappy if you're so calculative ~ "
"A date … I feel like there's something wrong with this kind of date," Sensei muttered as she lay on my head.
"Oh, oh, is it because I'm borrowing the appearance of my younger self in this era? But let me tell you, don't look at how flat I am right now. In the future, I will become 'puff puff puff' ~"
"What's with that strange onomatopoeia?!"
"Although you might not believe me, I'm definitely a lot older than the current Auntie Xingyan ~"
"I don't want to know such strange information! And that's not what I meant. If I have to say something, I'm the one that's wrong … "
"By the way, Sis Mo Li's figure is still the same as it is now ~"
"That's great … Cough, no, remember not to say that in front of Mo Li, okay?"
Sensei pretended to warn me.
Although Sis Mo Li herself doesn't seem to care.
"Understood ~" I clasped my fingers together, and made a not-so-standard military salute.
Sensei was silent for a while, then suddenly asked: "Xing Hua, do you have something on your mind …"
"No, teacher, you're thinking too much!"
Although my heart was beating violently, I still tried my best to maintain a calm expression and replied with a smile, "With the Sacred Flashing Sword, there aren't many people in this world who can hurt me."
"Although it's only enough for one attack."
"Ahhh …"
"And you clearly came back to change history, but you didn't help at all."
"Ahhhh …"
She was already very concerned about this matter, and you actually added insult to injury. As expected, you're the same as the future. Sensei, you're such an unromantic person!
"However," Just as I was silently cursing in my heart, Sensei's voice became slightly gentler: "Thank you. If it wasn't for you, I definitely would have walked down the same path as you did in your timeline."
"En, wu …"
Damn it, I've clearly turned into a cat, and I'm not the same age as the future's uncle, but why is Sensei's voice still so sweet! Speaking at such a close distance, I couldn't even stand properly.
"What's wrong?" Sensei might have felt my footsteps wavering, so she asked with concern.
"No, nothing, I just want to go to the washroom."
"If you want to go to the washroom, I remember there's one around the corner."
Then she moved to the washroom.
"Sensei, you can't peep ~" I took off Sensei's mask and placed it on the flower bed.
"What kind of eyes are you looking at me with!"
"If you want to peep, you can only peep at me ~"
"I don't know what kind of eyes to look at you with anymore!"
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I'm such an idiot!
What do you mean by 'you can only peep at me ~'! It's like something an idiot would say! From Sensei's expression, she was definitely shocked!
Since I didn't really need to go to the washroom, I just flipped the toilet lid over and sat on it like a chair. I covered my face with both hands and was so embarrassed that I wanted to die from the words I said in the heat of the moment.
After a while, the heat on my face finally decreased to a normal level.
"Sigh, I can't go on like this … It's rare to have a date with Sensei …"
I let out a long sigh and summoned the Shining Sacred Sword. I raised it up high towards the lamp above the cubicle.
The shining silver blade was already faintly transparent.
"I … don't have much time left …"
After sorting out my emotions, I went out to meet up with Sensei and then began the second round of the date.
After getting rid of all the weird thoughts, even if it was just strolling around the shops, the date became very enjoyable.
When the movie ended (Because Sensei wasn't allowed to bring pets, Sensei snuck in), it was almost time.
When I walked out of the movie theater, the sky was already orange. The setting sun was about to disappear from the horizon and the bright red clouds painted the most beautiful line in the sky.
Sensei's Sakura apartment was located in the suburbs and we would pass by a suburban park on the way.
At this time, the artificial lake in the suburban park was also dyed with the color of the setting sun. The sparkling water looked very beautiful.
I put Sensei down on the fake mountain beside the artificial lake and then took two steps back towards the lake to face Sensei.
He seemed to have realized something and looked at me seriously, waiting for me to speak.
"Sensei, I have to go."
"That's so sudden, I thought you would stay for a while."
Sensei shook his head and said with a look of pity.
"The reason why I am able to stay in this timeline is because of the power of the Shining Sacred Sword. However, this power is limited." I bit my lips and tried my best to calm my voice down. "Moreover, if I don't leave, the 'me' in this timeline will never be able to wake up."
"Although I have already said it, I still have to thank you again." Sensei looked down and said softly, "Although we have only known each other for a short time, I feel that you are a good person."
But I have already known you for ten years.
"So annoying Sensei, you are still giving me the good person card at this time."
I can't cry, I definitely can't cry in this place.
Otherwise, wouldn't Sensei be worried.
"Sorry sorry, but what I said is the truth. I am quite happy being with you."
Me too! To be able to be with Sensei and have a final date … I am really, really happy!
"Heh, Sensei in this era is too young. The more mature uncle version of Sensei ten years later is more to my liking ~"
"Wuwa, your words really hurt me ~" Sensei started rolling on the fake mountain.
It's not like that. No matter which Sensei, I — — like them the most!
"…"
"…"
After a moment of silence, I looked up at Sensei.
"Sensei, actually …"
“？”
Actually, I like you.
I like you the most.
"Actually, today is my birthday."
In the end, I couldn't say it out loud. I could only reveal the same fake smile as before.
"Hey, why didn't you say so earlier!" Sensei immediately became flustered, "You didn't even have time to prepare a birthday present!"
No time?
I lifted my hand to look and realized that my body was gradually disappearing from my fingertips.
Ah … It's already like this …
In the end, Sensei helplessly gave me the cat bell around his neck.
"Goodbye … Finally, thank you again. My only student. "Sensei smiled as he sat on the fake mountain and looked at me with a gentle gaze.
Cats usually don't have much facial muscles, so they don't usually have much expression. However, Sensei is different. He has a very human expression on his cat face.
At this moment, his expression overlapped with Sensei's ten years later.
"Goodbye, Sensei."
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It's so painful.
Traveling through time and space will cause damage to the soul. I already understood this when I went back in time ten years ago.
However, compared to the pain in my heart, the pain in my soul is nothing.
After changing history, Auntie Xing Yan won't die. Not only will Sensei not disassemble his Holy Sword of the End, there will also be no reason for him to go back in time.
That way, after Sensei helped my family cut off half of our souls, we will no longer have anything to do with each other.
… Naturally, I will no longer be Sensei's student. The time that I once had with Sensei will never happen again.
From now on, Teacher and I will be strangers who have nothing to do with each other.
"Huu …"
If I had a body, I would definitely be crying by now.
Even though I knew this would happen and Sensei told me before, I still chose to change history so that Sensei wouldn't have to suffer anymore.
"Why did it have to be me …"
I originally thought that I was mentally prepared, but I never thought that losing Sensei and losing all the ties I built over the past ten years would be so painful.
Why is it that I, as a singularity, have all the memories from the previous timeline?
If I had known earlier, I would have confessed without any hesitation. At least I wouldn't have to return to the cold future without Sensei with such painful thoughts.
"Sensei …"
"Sensei …"
"Sensei …"
I called out to him again and again, but I couldn't suppress the pain in my heart.
In the next instant, my surroundings, including my body, returned.
I was in the middle of a grassy clearing.
Judging from the time displayed on the holographic billboard, I should have returned to ten years later, to the day in the past.
"This is …"
I had an impression of the surrounding buildings.
No, it should be said that they were very familiar.
"You're joking … right?"
In the original era, this barren land should have been rented by Sensei in order to research how to cut off the timeline. With the help of the Super Administrative Office, he should have built a dojo.
This was also the place where Sensei and I spent the most time together.
But now, it was all gone.
I opened my palm and held the brightly colored cat bell and the collar that still had Sensei's body temperature in my hand.
Then, because of the baptism of time, the bell and the collar decayed at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into a small pile of ashes.
"Ahhhh …"
The last line of defense in my heart collapsed.
I knelt in the grass, holding the ashes of my last connection with Sensei, and burst into tears.
My heart felt like it was being squeezed by an invisible hand. It was so painful that I couldn't breathe.
Then, I understood. After ten years of first love, I had officially fallen out of love.
Everything was gone.
If I had known that it would be so painful, I wouldn't have known Sensei in the first place.
— — No, no matter how painful it is, I can't forget Sensei … I will never admit that I didn't know Sensei before …
I wiped away my tears and sniffed.
Sensei must still be somewhere in this world … I have to go and find him. Then, I have to establish a new bond.
I can't just give up like this!
I can't!
"I say, you're already an adult. I only said a few words and you're crying like this. Isn't it too exaggerated?"
At this moment, an incredulous voice came from beside me.
It was a familiar voice that made me feel at ease.
"… Sensei?"
Turning around, I saw Sensei, who was wearing a white coat as usual, standing there helplessly.
"How old are you? You're still crying like a kitten." He handed me a handkerchief and said in annoyance and amusement.
"Why are you here?"
I took the handkerchief and asked blankly.
"You can't have forgotten, right? Today is your birthday. Everyone is waiting for you at Sakura Apartment." He patted my head. The temperature of his palm was the same as usual. It was so warm that I was intoxicated. "You're my student that I'm proud of."
Then, he turned and walked in the direction of Sakura Apartment.
"…"
Although something had changed, there were still some things that hadn't.
The impulse in my heart made me pull the corner of his shirt.
"Mm, what's wrong?"
Sensei turned around in confusion.
"Sensei, actually …"
This time.
I must say it!
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