I, Minami Kotori, Son of the Sun

It was almost dusk, the air was slightly cool, and the breeze blew through the girl's golden hair and gently caressed her cheek.

"The sun is about to set," she murmured softly, looking towards the distant crimson sun that had already sunk halfway down the mountain. "My mission also ends today."

She leaned lightly against the huge cherry tree beside her. Its tangled branches dug into the earth, and its thick, plump trunk reached up to the sky, looking as magnificent as if it could embrace the world.

"No matter which world we are in, no matter how time changes, you are the only one who remains unchanged." The girl sighed and gently stroked the rings on the tree roots, "I miss you so much..."

No matter how many worlds she crossed, no matter how many times she returned empty-handed, she never shed a tear.

But now, as her mission is about to be completed, she can no longer suppress the sadness that has crossed time and space three thousand times.

Because the most important person to her is buried here.

. . .

"She's here." The girl gave the cherry tree a final hug and then held back her tears. "I can't lose face in front of my immature self in this world."

"You're the one who has the honor of being by her side. How enviable, Eri..." The girl laughed foolishly, but froze. "This aura... Stupid, that idiot, why did you bring her to see me? If that's the case, can't you explain it properly?"

I started crying uncontrollably, my heart beating wildly from the emotion.

"asshole!"

She had clearly made up her mind, but why did she lose her composure like this?

[Be a little willful, Eri.] The voice in her head said this to her.

"A little, a little willful?"

You haven't rested for a long time.

Really? How long has it been? Probably... a thousand years since she died.

"But what should I do?" She didn't want to disturb Bai Li in this world, nor did she want to trouble the little bird.

She knew that Xiaoniao, as the host of Bai Li's world, must love her as deeply as she did.

[Eri 3000 seems to have not figured out your identity yet. In that case, why not use the power of the Knights to find a solution?]

"The power of the knight, you mean, cook up..."

Eri suddenly had an idea and smiled helplessly: [Thank you, Nanbosks]

. . .

"Sister Eri, just go back. Don't worry, they won't dare to do anything to me." Bai Li showed off his muscleless arms. "Don't look at me like this. I'm actually invincible."

"Ha, hahaha." Eri touched her head. Is this the legendary "chunibyo" (chuunibyou)?

But she couldn't leave. The person the knight specifically wanted to see was actually Eri herself. As for bringing Bai Li with her, it was just to let the knight see his beloved to express his gratitude.

Then he explained to the Knight in a righteous manner that Bai Li was already taken and hoped that he would give up the idea.

After all, he is a Kamen Rider with great magical powers. If he dies because of emotional depression, wouldn’t it be a huge damage to world peace!

Therefore, in order to protect world peace, Huili has an unshirkable responsibility. Even if it means cheating and deceiving, even if it goes against her conscience, she must lure Bai Li over!

In addition, she was actually quite curious why such a powerful person would fall in love with such an ordinary and cute little girl.

Is there a beautiful past where a hero saved a beauty?

The gossip nature engraved in women's DNA is also stirring.

Unfortunately, such curiosity could not solve her puzzle after all - because, the next second, she appeared in her own home ten kilometers away, with her location accurate to the bed in the bedroom.

Her feet were on the soft ground one second, and now they were on the head of the bed - even her shoes were taken off considerately.

"Eh!!!!!!!!!!!" Eri panicked, looking at the familiar scene in front of her, "Where the hell is this? This is still in China... Oh, this is my home, then everything is fine."

"No!!!!!" Eri covered her trembling brain, "Could it be, could it be that..."

A terrifying thought appeared in Eri's mind.

Could it be that the knight, in his excitement, had actually run away with Bai Li?!

"......." Eri stopped thinking. After a long moment, she stood up and lay on her side, looking out the window at the setting sun. "Is it too late for me to turn myself in now?"

I am such an idiot, I actually gave Xiaoniao's important person to...

Xiaoniao would never be able to forgive herself, and Muse would never let herself stay.

At this moment, she suddenly saw a letter like this on the bedside.

[Eri, thank you for bringing her here. I will take care of everything and return Bai Li to Xiao Niao intact. Believe me, your relationship with them will not be affected in any way. Also, wait until midnight. I have something important to tell you. I don't know if you in this world are addicted to video games, but you should not be asleep at this time. - Knight left]

. . .

"I'm sorry, actually, I lied to you." Eri said suddenly.

"Eh?" Bai Li turned his head and looked at Eri who was squatting down in confusion.

"What do you mean by cheat?"

"None of the scenarios you imagine will happen."

"Wow, those plots!" Bai Li exclaimed. He had imagined so many things in his mind. Besides the shocking conspiracy, there was also the pornographic story that couldn't pass the review...

“It’s those bitter ones…”

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!" Bai Li held his head, "You, you are so rude!"

So, Eri took the opportunity to hug the crying little guy in her arms.

[What's going on? Eri suddenly seems like a different person, and seems to be very familiar with me.]

Bai Li, who originally thought that women should not touch each other, was about to push Huili away, but felt her body trembling slightly.

"Eri-sister Eri?"

The girl's back rose and fell violently, and the sobs from her throat were broken into intermittent gasps by the scent of cherry blossoms.

"I'm sorry, I don't want to cry, but I really... Bai Li..."

I have fantasized about reunion countless times, but when the day finally comes, all the elegance and happiness prepared turn into grievance and powerlessness.

It’s like when you have experienced a great injustice and are resting alone, you are greeted with gentle comfort from your friends and relatives.

Then, the grievances and tears broke through the valve and invaded the whole body uncontrollably.

"What happened?" Bai Li stopped struggling, feeling the sadness seeping into his bones, and began to comfort the other person.

[I miss you so much, please don't leave me, okay... Let's run away, run away to a very far place, to a place where fate can't hold us back.] Dangerous thoughts began to gradually take over his mind.

But she never said it out loud, perhaps because the surging sadness had completely taken over her language center, or perhaps because of the only trace of rationality left.

She still remembers vividly the heart-wrenching pain she felt on the day she lost Bai Li forever.

[A soft girl like Xiaoniao is not as strong as me. ]

"No, it's just that my sister and I had some conflicts."

"With Arisa?"

Eri suddenly stopped crying, and her eyes became sharp: "How do you know my sister?"

"Ah, this, huh? I, uh...!@!@!!" Bai Li was completely confused, with steam coming out of her head. It was obvious that the CPU was overloaded, and the whole loli was in trouble.

[Sure enough, no matter which world Bai Li is from, he's so easy to fool.]

Eri burst into laughter and said, "Okay, I'm just teasing you. It's so late now. I'll take you home."

"Hey, going back? But we're not here...what are we here for?" Bai Li was confused. Hadn't we come here to fight Golugom? Now they were going back without any reason?

Is Bai Li's wonderful adventure only baffling and without any adventure at all? Is she unworthy?!

"Aren't we here to eat?" Eri said.

"Yes."

"Come on, I'll take you to a big dinner."

"Oh..." Bai Li nodded. It seemed that this was the original purpose?

"Why don't you leave? Do you want your sister to take you away?" Huili pretended to be so shy that Bai Li was startled and quickly escaped from Huili's arms.

"Go, go!"

Seeing that Bai Li had been fooled by her, Huili felt somewhat smug: [Sure enough, even after all these years, I still understand your temper best.]

However, she still felt a little disappointed when she saw Bai Li refused her hand holding without hesitation.

She calmed herself down and decided to book an expensive restaurant on her phone before the stupid loli could react!

. . .

“So expensive!”

Seeing Bai Li covering her mouth with a dazed look on her face, Eri couldn't help but laugh: "That Michelin restaurant is closed now. I can't explain to Xiaoniao if I let you go back hungry, so just consider it your apology to you."

"No, no, it's so expensive. How can I let Sister Eri spend the money?" Bai Li felt his heart bleeding when he saw the small dishes and the exaggerated prices in sharp contrast.

Her habit of saving money has come back again.

"But I've already ordered it, and this restaurant doesn't accept refunds. If I don't eat it, not only will I lose money, but I'll also make a profit for the restaurant's capitalists."

"Capitalist!" Bai Li's eyes suddenly lit up. "No one can get a good deal, but not this kind of guy!"

Don't get me wrong, Bai Li has no prejudice against capitalists, it's just that this word reminds her of that silly angel who earns a high salary from heaven, lives in a big villa, does nothing all day long, and only enjoys teasing herself.

So Bai Li rushed into the hotel door indignantly.

Then she ran out again with a red face: "Eri, Eri-sister, is this outfit of mine okay?"

When she rushed in, she saw countless waiters in suits and ties staring at her. Then she thought about the fact that she was only wearing an ordinary sweatshirt and half-length jeans.

The vampire's face then turned visibly red.

It was bad, it reminded her of the tragic experience in her previous life.

"No, no, I still can't enter a restaurant like this. Even if I wore a suit in my previous life, I wouldn't dare to go in!" Bai Li covered his head in despair.

After all, although he was a handsome man with a monthly income of 100,000 yuan in his previous life, he could not do the heroic thing of going to a Western restaurant alone and eating and drinking to his heart's content.

Eri was so happy that her stomach hurt. So, Bai Li had the same reaction when he brought her to such a place for the first time, even saying the same nonsense about 'wearing a suit in the previous life'.

[Will Xiao Niao be able to keep Bai Li? I haven't taken her out for a walk or a meal yet, right? If not, she'll take her away.]

Feeling a little jealous of the lucky big bird in her heart, Eri smiled and held down Bai Li who was trying to escape.

"It's okay, they just look at you because you're cute."

"But, cute! Cute and all..."

"At least, in my heart, you are the cutest in the world."

"!!!"

. . .

As dusk permeated the restaurant's carved windows, a pale golden glow outlined Bai Li's fair arms. Her fingers trembled slightly as she gripped the napkin, spreading the foie gras on the baguette as if she were disassembling a delicate instrument. "I remember seeing it on TV, that's how it's eaten."