Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

until now.

No previous fluctuations or stimuli could compare to this. No matter how much Alicia played with fire, she could never shake herself, just like a boulder uprooted from a mountain and plunged into the deep sea.

The constraints and distortions were no longer secure, and the soul, suppressed to the extreme, began to rebound.

—Precepts.

A vicious technique specifically designed to target people.

It would not be an exaggeration to call it evil or vicious.

It is a poisonous technique that is only useful to humans, only useful to living beings with humanity, and that even the self cannot fully, clearly, or control.

It was not some simple form of hypnosis; even the relatively crude act of forcibly implanting ideas into others seemed so gentle, like a breeze.

Any cruel or coercive act of rewriting another person's thoughts or will appears gentle in the face of this power called discipline.

Because this cannot even be called a rewriting of inner thoughts; it is cruel destruction, forced annihilation, a tearing apart that leaves nothing behind.

They distort themselves, distort their hearts, and trample on the nobility and independence that belong to human beings, until even their souls collapse and cry out in despair.

……

[An ordinary, happy day was shattered. When you woke up this morning, you thought today would be just like the past year or two, until the moment your well-intentioned thoughts led to being branded with a precept.]

[Precepts...]

Is there anything more vicious in the world than this?

Even Vilvie had to sacrifice a part of her personality, a part of her ego, and a part of her talent in order to remain normal.

Even a girl who is a top genius with self-control, capable of constantly splitting her own talent, is powerless against her.

[This extremely vicious ability, which imprisons its holder in prison forever, has absolutely no means of restraint or control.]

Human language has countless ways of being understood, and the result of the commandments at the moment Aponia opened her mouth was merely the few words spoken, uttered from her lips.

[The fact that it wasn't the ending she envisioned means there are countless ways to circumvent those words and achieve tragedy through wordplay.]

Many people believe that abilities are neither inherently good nor evil, nor are they inherently light or dark; the only distinction lies in how they are used.

【--ridiculous.】

Essentially, it's still just a diode.

Just as some people believe in black and white, others completely contradict themselves, believing there is no black and white, only gray.

However, they seem to have forgotten that the so-called gray they speak of is actually a mixture of black and white; without black and white, where would gray come from?

[Some abilities are inherently designed to make things worse, bringing disaster closer and polluting the once peaceful and harmonious world with despair and calamity.]

This ability is unrelated to the user, unrelated to what is being used, and may not even be significantly related to whether the use is redundant.

Whether or not the precepts are applied, they will not change the ending of the tragedy we witness. In fact, it is often the precepts themselves, those superfluous and meaningless actions, that cause a tragedy that would otherwise never have occurred to unfold.

Just like Rin's death later, it was based on an experiment by a harmless Herrscher, someone who, even setting aside all emotions, even setting aside Sakura's existence as a top-tier combatant, was extremely important from the perspective of absolutely cold, hard interests.

Even if someone has a missing brain, a congenital condition like cerebellar atrophy would be so foolish as to kill an important experimental subject with their own hands.

[This is even rarer than a Herrscher who possesses humanity; a Herrscher who has not displayed any authority and has not even caused a Great Collapse.]

[Even Rin's older sister was the last remaining Fusion Warrior of the Flame Chaser, and Rin herself volunteered to be imprisoned.]

She had the opportunity to escape, the possibility of escaping, and the hope of survival, but she didn't do so; instead, she stopped her sister.

Because Rin believed in the Moths of Fire, believed in Mei, believed in Velvet, believed in Kevin, believed in Senju, and believed in every one of the Moths of Fire's companions.

Mei has completely seized supreme power over humanity, and none of her older brothers and sisters are bad people; her status as an older sister is also very important.

Even if someone were to completely lose their mind, they'd still have to consider whether they could outlive Sakura and the heroic figures responsible for caring for and supervising the girls.

[—It's meaningless.]

Rin still died, torn apart and brutally murdered by countless people.

[No matter how you look at it, no matter what you think about it, whether you abandon your emotions or your mind, it's impossible to conclude that the girl encountered that impossible, most hopeless ending.]

All these dramatic shifts and changes stemmed from a seemingly positive mantra: never lose hope in the fight against collapse.

[Even seemingly unrelated things like wordplay or language bugs wouldn't be immediately considered; they can be linked together.]

This capability is completely uncontrollable, even more brutal than a nuclear bomb that cannot be launched.

How could such an ability not be considered evil?

[And now…]

This evil power has been cast upon you.

……

"What should I say?"

"As expected of Aponia, who could make almost anything go wrong in her long life before the Paradise storyline."

Jiang Cheng no longer had the strength to let his emotions surge again. He could only quietly feel the ripples in his heart that had almost never surfaced in what could be described as a long time.

Even the most recent point in time was two years ago when I first came to the town and witnessed the same memories, the same shadows, the same scenes, and was deceived by Alicia's sweet words.

Even back then, my emotions were definitely not like they are now. Even without deep thought, I could clearly feel the surging waves within me.

Theoretically, as a Herrscher who is already beyond human, he should not be affected by the abilities of Aponia, the God of the Civil War, who specializes in attacking humans.

No matter how powerful this commandment is, in actual combat, she will most likely still need to rely on the physical abilities of a fusion warrior and lightning.

This essentially personifies Cocolia's incredibly perplexing actions, creating a powerful ability called the distortion of self.

Perhaps because he possesses humanity, he will be affected like Qianjie in the story. However, this predicament will definitely not be as severe as that of Wilvie, and it will not be so serious that it would require him to permanently lose one of his personalities.

It's impossible that all of this could have developed into staff members who, simply by being given a commandment, went mad and killed Rin and Ei-ge's sister.

Theoretically, with multiple factors combined, no problems should arise. Even the breakdown that controls the Herrscher's suppressed emotions has not yet been broken.

This purely internal war god's ability can at most cause some impact before it can be eliminated; resolving the aftereffects will simply take a little longer.

It will not cause any irreversible damage or harm to oneself or one's mind.

It is completely impossible for them to cause serious harm.

Apart from Velvie, several other heroes who were fusion warriors also underwent discipline and did not experience irreversible consequences.

——This is how it should be.

If it weren't for the ability to clearly understand the emotions within, the boy might have genuinely felt fortunate and clung to unrealistic hopes.

They believed that once Aponia's abilities wore off, they could continue living a comfortable life.

However, the emotions in his heart clearly revealed everything, just like the feeling of being choked at the beginning of his resurrection, where every inch and every part of his self was being distorted.

It's too obvious.

Too clear.

It is indeed impossible for non-human beings to be completely affected by the precepts, at least not to the point of being reduced to playthings like rag dolls like ordinary people.

Even Raiden Mei, whom the heroes in Paradise called inferior to the Herrscher of Thunder from the previous civilization, was not so easily manipulated and had no chance to resist.

This weakness of being pulled inward is even built upon the loss of limitations, the loss of all restraint and control over oneself and one's emotions.

After fate was shattered by Alicia.

The Lawbringers are no longer constrained as they were in previous civilizations.

Without a mission that must be carried out, one naturally loses the firm will to be imposed by the Honkai, and the self becomes more easily manipulated and modified by others.

But the prerequisite for facing and resisting all of this is...

—I'm perfectly normal.

My thinking is perfectly normal.

I am mentally sound.

My memory is normal.

My self-image is perfectly normal.

No matter where it is, there will be no damage; no matter where it is, there will be no flaws; there is no possibility of it being penetrated; it directly and firmly intercepts the self-distorting precepts at the periphery of the self.

Essentially, it's like a flood that forcibly washes away countless free thoughts, sweeping them forward in only one direction.

The uncontrollability and distortion inherent in floods make it impossible for even the person releasing the flood to change or control the specific direction of the water flow.

Only a perfectly intact dike can withstand a raging flood, and only a defense line without any loopholes can protect oneself.

Ironically, this Herrscher, who is theoretically controlled by the Honkai to do evil, is almost as cold-hearted and emotionless as a Herrscher.

Riddled with holes.

The so-called unwavering inner strength is simply laughable.

It is riddled with flaws.

He did not exhibit any self-denial whatsoever, nor did the boy resemble a completely insecure patient like Wilvi, who would take all the blame for the smallest things as if living was a sin.

It's just a normal narrative.

There is not an ounce of exaggeration in the description.

Use the most rigorous language to best convey the truth.

Just the fact that something like this can stand here without collapsing is already a testament to its utmost effort, and it is already built upon the efforts of others to maintain and save it.

Let alone a flood, even a gust of wind could cause it to collapse, and the slightest touch of a drop of water could cause it to shake violently.

—Completely incomprehensible.

……