Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

Perhaps many times they can't do it and won't get physical punishment, but those parents never hesitate to punish them psychologically.

--like.

Control through restrictions on love.

If you can't do that, you won't receive love.

The seemingly gentle competition, devoid of any harm or cruelty, only rewards the winners and never punishes the losers, trapping them deeper and deeper into its pitfalls.

It seems that as long as you work hard and are serious, you can get love by meeting their requirements. It's not a difficult thing.

The problem is that in this world, this gentle reward system only rewards the most ruthless competitive advantages.

It appears to reward everyone fairly, but in reality, only certain traits are rewarded: how much money one can earn, how useful one is, how much fun one can bring... Those traits that are like pets or tools are all rewarded, but human traits are not rewarded under this system.

Doing nothing may seem to prevent physical punishment or repercussions, but it just means no one will love you. However, human life cannot exist without love.

In pursuit of someone who might willingly turn on you, conditional love can tame a person into obedient flattery.

Jiangcheng has seen many people with extreme emotions online, some extremely irritable, others extremely obedient and docile.

The family members who seemed to be the ones who should have given the most selfless love did not give that expectation. Instead, they used this love like a carrot dangling in front of a donkey, forcing those people to wear themselves down in order to chase after the carrot.

They must be children who were never expected to be born.

Because normal people will never go to extremes.

Sometimes, not communicating with others is actually a good thing.

A person who is not expected to receive love, who is not loved selflessly, and who is only disciplined under conditional love, who is gradually worn down by this gentle trap, is essentially incapable of having a healthy and normal capacity to love.

Rather than forcing yourself to get along with someone who isn't right for you, it's better to enjoy solitude and tranquility on your own; that's much more comfortable.

After experiencing irritability and the opening of boxes firsthand, the teenager no longer yearned for the word "friend."

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Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, causing the grass to sway in unison in one direction, and the girl's skirt involuntarily revealed a glimpse of her fair thigh. The glimpse continued downwards, finally emerging from the knee where the tight black stockings of her schoolgirl had squeezed out a ring of fleshy flesh. Her purple hair, styled in a ponytail, was gently brushed aside by her slender, fair fingers to avoid obscuring her unusually calm eyes.

The white school uniform top was also blown by the wind, but unlike the skirt, the somewhat excessive chest remained unmoved in the wind, only allowing the white fabric to cling to a certain large size that did not match her age.

Such a leisurely pace does indeed reflect the normal daily life of youth on campus.

Teenagers should absolutely not be burdened with test papers, staying up all night, or attending tutoring sessions.

This actually made Jiang Cheng less averse to this kind of life.

No wonder Kiana, who could travel alone from Siberia to the Far East, quickly degenerated into a brainless paramecium after attending Thousand Feather Academy and St. Freya Academy twice.

Such a leisurely life can indeed make people feel satisfied.

—If the system in front of you doesn't interrupt.

[Dear Host, you are currently playing a resurrection match against the Herrscher of the Stars. The results will be temporarily suspended, and you may be able to re-enter the simulation.]

Please select whether to enter.

"what?"

"Settlement has stopped?"

Jiang Cheng looked at the line of large characters that suddenly appeared, and at first glance, he couldn't even understand the seemingly simple characters. He was just full of question marks.

The settlement has been pending for so long, and the plot and progress are still advancing, as if this simulation is not over yet and is determined to bring it to the very end of human civilization.

There's also the option to terminate the settlement and re-enter the simulation, where you, a completely dead person, have to fight a resurrection match against the Herrscher of the Stars.

Why not have a revival match with Abe?

And the biggest problem is...

—Aren't we all dead already?

He allowed Honkai energy to severely erode his body, his life burning away like a candle flame. He also rejected Mebius's request for the fusion warrior modification and sped towards his death, even riding a motorcycle.

In the minutes before his death, even the blood of this body was completely transformed into an eerie purple, making it usable as high-purity Honkai energy.

At least in the tests, it was comparable to the Honkai energy liquid that could be extracted by the most advanced human technology, and its corrosiveness was probably a few decimal points higher. Even Mebius could only shake his head when he saw it.

Which deity can save me?

Even if it's a Honkai, it can only turn living people into Herrschers.

Could it be that some kind of unforeseen development has occurred that's difficult to resolve?

If we happen to encounter something extremely rare, like an Easter egg, it would be a shame to end this simulation so simply.

[—Agree to enter.]

……

"Excuse me, I need to use the restroom."

"It's getting late now. If you have time, let's chat again here tomorrow."

Compared to chatting idly with Raiden Mei when there's nothing else to do.

The simulator is still more important.

At least the latter is the only ceremonial rite that allows one to survive in this world.

Jiang Cheng quickly greeted her, and before he could even confirm whether the girl in front of him had heard him clearly, he ran toward the toilet not far away.

Just as I entered the restroom and settled into the impeccably clean aristocratic toilet, my thoughts were elevated to an unprecedented level, transporting me back to that world—a world that felt more like a complete world than a simulation.

however……

His black pupils gleamed with an unusual, eerie blue.

"..."

"star……"

"star?"

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They cheered and embraced each other, singing to celebrate the fulfillment of their dream. They had finally arrived at paradise, where he was, at the end of their journey, where people cheered and shouted his name.

what……

This is the flawless paradise.

An eternal paradise.

My name is...

—Alicia!

That's right...

Alicia, the eternal paradise.

What the girl sought was a paradise where everyone was happy, where everyone could cheer and rejoice, a place without sadness, pain, or war.

—She has done it.

This power from the origin can create a beautiful paradise that is somewhat separate from the rest of the world.

There is a small town where spring lasts all year round, a quiet but not secluded back mountain, mountain birds singing their hearts out, fresh dew hanging on green leaves, flowing streams and dense forests, and people living happily.

No more death tormenting us, no more collapse to threaten us, no more cold or heat. It will always be the most beautiful season, the most beautiful era, the most beautiful world, where people can happily embrace their lives.

Even in places severely eroded and destroyed, a utopian world can be isolated, and there are even alien life forms that voluntarily protect all this beauty.

Magnificent and beautiful, extravagant and flamboyant, vast and light, vibrant and serene, dazzling and pure.

no doubt.

This is the legendary Celestial Moon Kingdom.

But in that beautiful, flawless world, everyone sings praises of happiness and beauty in the small town, and even the birds and animals on the opposite side of the food chain can live peacefully in the mountains. Only the fairy who created beauty is sad and shedding tears.

Because the only ones who don't live in Paradise are the fairies themselves.

Because the only one who hasn't found their paradise is the fairy herself.

Paradise is never a fixed thing. Just like the people in fairy tales who search for paradise, the paradise they are actually looking for is the unique and beautiful vision that each of them yearns for.

Are we just supposed to accept this?

Is this really going to be allowed?

Is this how we're supposed to bear it?

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If one has never seen the light, darkness may not be so unbearable; if one does not know that hope exists, then despair is simply the norm.

The flawless girl opened her eyes, and a childish voice seemed to float into her ears.

That was me as a teenager, a pure and innocent little girl.

After receiving the boy's gift, she stayed up all night to finish reading that beautiful fairy tale. Perhaps at that time, the girl already knew that paradise may not exist, and that even fairy tales are full of education and metaphors.

But the young girl, who longed for a better life, was only slightly annoyed and gently pointed with her small, tender hand to the bright lamp hanging on the roof.

If the amusement park doesn't exist...

"That……"

"I'll create one myself."

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