Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

"Now you have no choice but to accept it. You've successfully brought in a useless freeloader, and I'm quite grateful to you."

Jiang Cheng lightly wiggled his index finger, uttering a sarcastic remark tinged with a hint of mockery.

This is practically the highest skill he has ever acquired.

The tension dissipated in an instant.

Without the slightest hesitation, the girl, unable to contain her excitement, slapped her full, soft chest with almost uncontrollable force.

"Of course not, I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely will not abandon Jiangcheng and leave you alone."

"That would be perfect."

"From now on, we'll be counting on you for our livelihood."

"But don't worry, I still have some money."

The boy almost simultaneously echoed the action, placing his hand on his chest, his eyes slightly curved, somewhat frivolous, yet his solemn expression was almost the same as when he had asked to start a journey with Alicia.

So solemn and dignified.

There is no difference.

It was no different from any other trip I'd taken before.

Both are embarking on a completely new life, both are breaking away from everything they have now, and both are trying to build walls based on the feelings of others.

This time, however, perhaps they won't be ignored or treated coldly.

And will no longer hinder Alicia's steps toward freedom.

The girl clearly had a lot to do.

Perhaps she really is like the protagonist in a fairy tale, born with a destiny she must fulfill, a monster that only she can solve and fight.

In that case, if we slow down the pace while traveling together, wouldn't we unintentionally become the villains?

It's better to have the best of both worlds now.

……

what……

what……

what……

Agreed...

agreed.

agreed!

Even though it was a possibility that I didn't even dare to imagine, the moment I uttered it, I already foresaw the final tragedy and ending. I had no confidence or mental strength to face the abyss, and I could only stand there in place.

The boy, however, agreed to this offensive request.

The boy, who chose to distance himself from the flawless, fairy-like figure, was willing to reach out to a self-conscious and incompetent girl, and even after rescuing her, he was still willing to agree to and accept her presumptuous request.

They are utterly shameless. They are clearly the ones being saved and helped, yet they still try to go further, pushing their luck and making even more unreasonable demands.

It's like a dream...

Today, for Vilvi, it can already be described as a dream come true.

It even made her want to pinch her plump thigh hard to test whether she had dreamt of taking Jiangcheng away today.

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24. Alicia could no longer stand idly by.

The boy who had accompanied her online and in some special ways for several years, whom she had only met by chance, was now truly standing by her side and had agreed to become the sole owner of her Spiral Workshop.

Originally, he just mustered up his courage because he didn't want the boy to continue being treated like Boiling Sheep, so he took a gamble with his life.

Unexpectedly, it actually succeeded, and the light that saved me was truly brought to my side.

Everything was wonderful; shared experiences led to shared visibility, and true selfishness was achieved precisely because of mutual tolerance.

It's like a fairytale, a dreamlike story, with a naturally perfect personality that leads to a happy ending without any twists or hardships.

This scene, however, was simultaneously observed by another person who was also paying attention to the area.

——Aliceia.

The girl, who was described by others as someone who didn't care about Jiangcheng at all and regarded it as a stranger, looked at all this and her pupils suddenly dimmed.

Without fully understanding the whole process, even if the girl later becomes a Herrscher, she wouldn't be able to hear the conversation from such a distance and in such a controlled place without truly embracing her own power.

however……

—Repression.

The oppression was unimaginable.

It's as if something that belonged to me has been taken away by someone else; the ownership of a treasure that I've always held has been given to another person; something unique and irreplaceable has unintentionally ceased to belong to me.

It felt like a huge piece was missing from my heart; I couldn't even keep up with the conversations of the people around me anymore, and the whole world seemed distorted and colorless.

……

[As you record the gift Jiang Cheng received, you suddenly feel inexplicably depressed. Looking up, you see the boy chatting and laughing with Wilvi.]

This is a very ordinary matter; you have no right to interfere in a teenager's social circle.

Although it's somewhat upsetting, the reason the other person was able to connect with the boy is essentially because of your choices and your actions.

After experiencing so many things, even the most unpleasant ones, we must eventually accept them.

【only……】

I don't know why.

This time, however, you inexplicably felt a more oppressive and suffocating atmosphere, as if something unchangeable, something you could only regret, was about to happen.

Therefore, you decided to put aside what you were doing and entrust the gift record to someone else.

what……

Alicia tilted her head in confusion, her crimson lower lip unconsciously being gently bitten, and a hint of doubt appeared in her pink and blue eyes.

Why am I feeling this way?

Isn't the regret I've been trying to make up for mostly for the residents of the town, the scholars who will suffer regret in the future, those who are forced to leave because they can't show their talents, or those who are affected by the Honkai energy that caused them undeserved disasters?

Although it might not be the best way to put it.

Why do I feel so upset and depressed?

My encounter with Jiang Cheng didn't seem to have taken that long, did it?

The girl, somewhat overwhelmed by the disaster that has resulted in tens of millions of casualties, genuinely treated it as an ordinary simulation, a simple game.

Since it won't affect reality anyway, I might as well use this game to make up for past regrets and explore whether there are any other possibilities.

Compared to Second Life, this might be a gameplay style that is closer to the player's experience.

Alicia's perspective is somewhat biased, based on her own viewpoint.

Her dreamy blue eyes gazed at the boy in the distance.

Understanding between people is very difficult.

Even with complete immersion, and even if they eventually become similar or even merge into one, they will still initially exhibit slightly different views and ideas for a period of time due to their different experiences.

At this point in time, there is something far more important than anything else—more important than simply communicating with those around you.

You can no longer suppress your inner thoughts and communicate with others, even with people you don't actually want to talk to.

Option 1: Go see Jiang Cheng immediately!

Option two: Go see Jiang Cheng immediately!!

Option 3: Go see Jiang Cheng immediately!!!

Why……

why?

The option appeared, but it was as if it hadn't appeared at all.

Because all three options lead to meeting Jiang Cheng; the only difference is the number of exclamation marks representing different tenses.

This situation is not entirely unthinkable.

Because the options that arise from the development of the world and the changes in emotions cannot supersede the entire world and the entire psyche.

If there is a period when, due to an insurmountable external enemy or calamity, all thoughts in one's mind converge, leaving no room for choice, then it is not impossible for the three options to be very similar.

Why are they exactly the same?

Why at this time?

Confused thoughts are like a storm sweeping away a library; even the most perfect young woman is unable to process the information before her.

Perhaps due to a fundamental difference, the girl is experiencing something unusual and strange at this moment.

Even with a certain degree of empathy, these shared feelings can be diluted or lead to differences due to different experiences and emotional impacts.

The joy of changing the world and potentially resolving the two previous calamities, the happiness of saving lives, and the satisfaction of making up for past regrets.

A richer set of experiences will lead to different levels of favoritism in the emotions felt at the same time.

So what if there's a gap?