Chapter 548

The prisoner was not resisting his own fate.

The white bird was not desperately striking against its own cage.

That was someone else's fate, someone else's cage!

This white-haired youth was not fighting for himself; he was fighting to protect others!

Bai Ge was carrying the fates of others on his own shoulders.

It was very heavy; it was the weight of many people's fates.

No, that's not right!

That was the weight of the fates of an entire era's people!

(How could this be? Is this the real him...)

Tears slid down Eden's eyes. She opened her eyes and looked at the white-haired youth standing before her, playing with all his heart, feeling a heartache so intense that even breathing became difficult.

At the same time, this nobility—constantly sacrificing himself to fight fate and protect those important to him—moved Eden to the point of helplessness. This was the youth's true self, which words could not describe.

"Hmm, the violin is not bad."

After finishing the piece titled "True Self," Bai Ge praised it and returned the violin.

He sat in front of Eden with his usual smile, as if what had just been displayed in the violin music wasn't his true self.

Bai Ge pointed to the terminal he had just handed her.

Only then did Eden realize that Bai Ge wanted to show her something. And when she saw the data in the terminal, Eden's face instantly turned pale.

"How could this be..."

"Although the Honkai has entered the public eye, neither the United Nations nor Fire Moth has officially announced it, so the average person doesn't know the details. But now that you know, Eden... how do you feel?"

"Honkai, Bai Ge, is this the enemy you are fighting? That the world would encounter such a disaster..." Eden was extremely shocked.

From a certain perspective, she was also someone standing at the top of human society. Although she was just a singer, she had learned that the world was suffering from a mysterious threat.

But Eden didn't know the details and didn't realize what a terrifying disaster it was, so she hadn't taken it too seriously.

Until now, when Bai Ge laid out the details of the Honkai before Eden, she realized that the crisis of world destruction had already arrived, and the flame of civilization was like a candle in the wind.

For a moment, Eden was so frightened she didn't know what to do.

Bai Ge patted her comfortingly and said.

"It's okay, don't worry, I'm here."

"............"

Eden looked at Bai Ge with a complex expression, seeing that he was eating his dessert as if he weren't worried at all.

Immediately, she realized that the reason Bai Ge was called a hero in rumors might be because he had defeated the apostles of the Honkai many times and protected this world.

It was laughable that she had invited him to be an idol star, completely unaware of the heavy mission the youth was shouldering.

Eden couldn't help but feel her cheeks burn with shame. The reason she could still live leisurely, hold concerts everywhere, taste fine wine, and indulge in art...

... was perhaps because there were people like Bai Ge blocking the disaster for them in places unknown.

Eden: "There is no such thing as a peaceful life; it's just that someone is carrying the burden for us..."

Afterward, her gaze toward Bai Ge became even softer and more pained. The youth before her looked much younger than her, but he had already stepped onto a dangerous battlefield she couldn't imagine.

"Bai Ge, is there anything I can do?"

"What's wrong, suddenly?"

"I don't want to stand on the sidelines. Since this is a human crisis, everyone has an obligation to contribute, although as a mere singer, there might not be much I can do."

Eden thought it over, and it seemed the only thing she could do was provide money. After all, she couldn't kill enemies with her singing, right? But with money, perhaps she could provide help from other angles.

Thinking of this, Eden took out her black card and phone, wondering if she should transfer a few tens of billions first.

At the same time, she felt very uneasy.

The Honkai data Bai Ge gave her was too terrifying: Honkai beasts generated everywhere, incurable Honkai disease, and Herrschers whose mere arrival could cause massive human casualties.

If the Honkai continued without stopping, humanity would one day truly fall into a moment of life and death.

By then, the art Eden loved might be burned to ashes in the Herrscher's fire. She was a person born for art, so she found it very terrifying.

"Things you can do? Eden, you don't need to worry about this. I will drive the Honkai out of this era, and your existence is already a great help to us."

Bai Ge said seriously.

Eden's singing could soothe people's emotions.

Many Fire Moth soldiers had gained the courage to fight from her singing, and countless people who suffered misfortune due to the Honkai had found salvation from her.

"Then, is there anything I can do for you?"

"Hmm? For me?" Bai Ge pointed at himself in surprise.

"Yes!" Eden nodded seriously.

She really wanted to do something for the youth before her who carried so much, otherwise, the heartache she felt right now couldn't be relieved.

"I'm truly honored. Let me think..."

Bai Ge rubbed his chin and pondered.

Eden's question was very difficult because Bai Ge lacked nothing. He had girls he loved, didn't need to worry about money, had the power to command Fire Moth, and possessed unrivaled strength.

Although he liked Eden's singing, he couldn't exactly lock her in a cage and have her sent over to sing for him all day like a canary, right?

After a long silence, Bai Ge seemed to have an idea. He suddenly relaxed, and then looked at the singer with a calm expression.

"Eden, I once told someone that I am a person without dreams."

"Bai Ge?"

"Because there are many people I need to save, many tragedies I need to reverse, and many enemies I need to defeat. Dreams and such—I never have the time or focus to think about them seriously."

Bai Ge swirled the wine in his glass. Many times, he really wanted to get drunk, but unfortunately, he was someone who couldn't get drunk.

"But thinking about it now, if I were ordinary, I might want to become a musician, just like you, Eden—singing every day and fully enjoying life and art."

"Bai Ge, you can do it, as long as..."

As long as he gave up fighting.

Eden couldn't help but clench her hands. If this person gave up fighting, she would help Bai Ge realize that life without hesitation. There were so many people in this world; there was no need for a youth to step onto a battlefield.

"Sorry, but I really can't do without it." Bai Ge saw through Eden's thoughts and said.

It wouldn't matter if the world lacked others.

But the previous civilization really couldn't lack Bai Ge right now.

Because other people's fates were already set; no matter who stepped up, they couldn't change the fate of civilization being destroyed. Only Bai Ge, as a transmigrator, had the ability to change fate.

"So, Eden, let me have you help me realize my wish." Bai Ge said, and right in front of her, he constructed a thick stack of sheet music.

"This is...!"

"Eden, let's make a promise."

Bai Ge placed the stack of sheet music in front of her.

"I will protect civilization for you, protect your stage/world, and ensure your art and singing are not extinguished by the Honkai. And you will help me sing these songs that I cannot sing!"

Bai Ge had no dreams, but he could protect the dreams of others.

"!!!"

Eden looked blankly at the sheet music pushed toward her, then stood up excitedly, even knocking over the chair behind her.

She, who was always elegant and dignified, lost her composure.

But what Bai Ge gave her was simply too astonishing!

"Wedding March," "Moonlight Sonata," "Waltz of the Flowers," "Overture to Heaven and Hell," "Symphony of Fate," "Canon," "Zero Eclipse," "β? ο?," "The Lonely Warrior," "Miserable Earth," "Cage," "TruE," "Diva of the Honkai World," "Nightlow," "Thousand-Year Feather"............

A collection of songs as thick as a dictionary, and every single one was a divine masterpiece that would make Eden gasp. Most importantly, she had never heard of these songs before!

As a top-tier singer, Eden's knowledge of music was undoubtedly that of a human music library. Those pop songs were one thing, but it was impossible for anyone to be more familiar with classical music than her.

However, Eden was certain she didn't know these songs existed, which meant.........

"Bai Ge, did you write all of these yourself?"

Her voice was trembling, and her eyes were filled with undisguised shock and admiration.

"How could that be? Of course not. Do I look like someone with that much talent?"

Bai Ge shook his head. Although he wanted to say he wrote them to show off, his skin wasn't thick enough for that. It was precisely because he loved music that he respected it.

And one or two songs would be one thing, but to claim so many songs were written by himself—even ghosts wouldn't believe that.

"You do!"

Eden believed him without hesitation.

Bai Ge's lips twitched, and he was speechless for a moment.

"It really wasn't me, Eden. These were all... uh, songs written by a musician from a place called Earth."