God Invasion: It's awesome to save the world with five problematic girls!-Chapter 1155 - 333: A Step Away (Part 2)

"...even if I can't find it, I will keep looking."

After saying this, Yan Huan did not turn back, just continued moving forward slowly.

Watching Yan Huan's departing figure, tears finally spilled uncontrollably from Sakuragi Hitomi's perfect eyes.

"Drip..."

"Why... President... sob... sob sob..." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

She lowered her head and her fair hand couldn't help but grasp the soil beneath the flower field, breaking into sobs,

"I was just so close! Just one step away! Just a little more... and I could have been perfect...

"Everyone has already accepted me, but the President... why...

"Why... why is it always just a little short?! Why... why can't I ever do it..."

Tears fell drop by drop, sliding down her cheeks.

At this very moment, her words held no blame for Yan Huan stopping her banquet.

Instead, she believed it was she who was one step short.

She had already gotten most others to accept this better self, this more perfect version of herself.

But not the President...

If she could reach that point of true perfection, the President would certainly not reject or stop her.

Then none of today's events would have happened.

But...

No matter how hard she tried, she was always one step short.

If not the President, then it would be someone else...

"Why... sob... sob sob..."

Her tears fell to the ground, along with her gasps and sobs, binding Yan Huan's legs like iron chains.

"It's just... I wanted to give back the perfection the President brought to me, with all my effort...

"Just like, that time we watched the fireworks together...

"But why..."

Sakuragi Hitomi lowered her head, as if losing all strength.

Because as Yan Huan said:

Everything was already over.

The essence of Hitomi was indeed hidden here.

Once she began altering time's flow, others noticing their disappearance would only expand the banquet's flaws, so she couldn't change anything.

She couldn't drive Yan Huan away, and he would certainly continue searching for Hitomi here.

Thus, the moment Yan Huan entered her barrier, she had already failed.

She didn't even know how the President had cut power to the barrier-filled venue, or how Ye Shiyu had broken through the barrier's hypnosis on her.

But...

Everything was over.

That's why she wept so helplessly.

"Sob... President... do you... do you hate me so much... sob... sob sob..."

Sakuragi Hitomi's perfect appearance was the most similar to Hitomi's essence.

Her voice was naturally the same.

Hearing his beloved's sobs, the wounded Yan Huan, about to leave, was momentarily stunned.

He lowered his gaze, looking at the petal-shaped pink flower field below, hesitating for a moment.

"Shaa... sha sha..."

"Sob sob sob..."

Sakuragi Hitomi, in despair, covered her face, sitting in the flower field.

But the next second, as a gentle breeze blew by, an unknown floral fragrance swiftly filled her nose.

"..."

She opened her teary eyes to see Yan Huan standing before her, holding a pink flower.

In the next moment, Yan Huan gently knelt down, took her hand, and placed the flower in it.

Then he said,

"If you think about it, it was you who gave me a flower as an invitation for the banquet dance. As your dance partner, I've yet to give you a flower as an invitation."

"..."

The meaning behind the banquet's flower invitation was obvious without words.

Thus, holding the flower in her hand, Sakuragi Hitomi bit her lip, tears flowing even more,

"Why, President..."

Yet Yan Huan remained crouched before her, not standing, only lowering his eyes as he spoke,

"How could I dislike you, Sakuragi Hitomi.

"In fact, thinking back, you were the first Sakuragi I fell for.

"From the start, everything you showed me was truly... the best, most graceful, the most fitting with my ideals of feminine beauty...

"At that time, I secretly swore that one day I would be with you."

Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Hitomi's eyes slightly widened.

Her tears were not yet exhausted, nor were Yan Huan's words.

"Though at that time I was startled by your peeping; now it seems I should be grateful for it...

"Without it, I might never have discovered that, aside from that side, there were many parts of you I didn't know.

"You weren't always as elegant as you presented, sometimes muttering cutely like a little girl...

"Nor were you always as pure as you appeared, having the emotions and desires of love and hate...

"Though at first it was hard to adapt, I found this version of you equally adorable and even more genuine...

"So what I want to say is, you misunderstood me, Sakuragi Hitomi.

"I stopped you from reaching your goal, not because I disliked you, but because of the feelings I had for each Sakuragi I met..."

Saying this, Yan Huan finally looked at the Sakuragi Hitomi before him, softly saying,

"Because, I also care for each Sakuragi, including you."

"..."

Amidst the floral sea, the wind came more fiercely than before, even blowing Sakuragi Hitomi's two lines of clear tears slightly askew.

Looking at the dazed Sakuragi Hitomi before him, Yan Huan couldn't help but offer a self-mocking smile,

"To think 'every Sakuragi likes me' makes me truly feel ashamed...

"In truth, before meeting Sakuragi Hitomi, I had never really liked any girl properly.