Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

In this ever-advancing world, there is simply no way to redeem those who have died in the past.

Emotions can only be worn down and suppressed over time.

Use the simplest and most physical method.

……

"Boom boom boom——"

Suddenly, there was a knock on the toilet door. It was the sound of knuckles gently tapping the edge, a muffled sound, as if there was a layer of paper between them. This was followed by a familiar, gentle tone, tinged with a hint of shyness.

Jiang Cheng, are you there?

——Raiden Mei.

Although these are portable toilets in the wild, suitable for both men and women, they are mostly not used in a formal manner. They are usually used as rest areas, providing a quiet place for people with special inspiration.

But there is no doubt that this toilet is currently being used by a man, both physically and psychologically.

This is not normal.

Very abnormal.

Raiden Mei has good upbringing and is not the type to do something so rude. Even though she didn't say she had an urgent matter to attend to, the fact that she was in the bathroom suggests that there must be a reason.

It's already inappropriate for a woman to stand outside a man's room, let alone knock on the door or remind him; it would make both of them feel awkward.

Jiang Cheng waited with his arms crossed, not choosing to open the door immediately. He used his gradually improving physical abilities during the simulation to observe every move outside, listening to the hesitant footsteps outside through the wall.

……

"You've left something in the garden."

……

145. Paddy: Something's not right, why is Sister Aili so withdrawn?!

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"so……"

"Is there another me here?"

In the flower-filled paradise, amidst the colorful pink silk, a girl, as beautiful as a fairy, flawless yet somewhat disheveled, sat sprawled on the ground and uttered a question with almost no expression.

“That’s right, Sister Ellie, it’s not just you, there’s also Sister Wilvi, just like you, she also fell down suddenly a few days ago, I don’t know what’s going on? She always falls down with all sorts of random things.”

"Of course, of course, we were absolutely not talking about you. Sister Ellie is a lovely girl like a flower, how could she be some kind of nonsense?"

"We're just talking about some other strange things."

After precisely stacking her armor, Padofelis scratched her head with her paws. Her soft, bouncy khaki cat ears trembled along with her silky hair, and her usually lazy and unambiguous eyes showed a rare hint of confusion.

I don't know what's going on, but people keep falling from the sky lately. A couple of days ago, Sister Wilvi fell down, and just now Sister Aili suddenly fell from the sky.

It's usually a good thing when something falls from the sky, but it would be a bit too bad if what falls is a person.

It would be one thing if a few people simply fell from the sky, but Paradise always seems to have one or two participants popping out from time to time. People come in by all sorts of methods; there was even someone who liked to wear black clothes who rolled into Paradise.

But what fell down were people just like these memory entities... or perhaps more complete, people with their own bodies and flesh and blood.

It's impossible that they haven't died after all this time; even the longest lifespan of a fusion warrior shouldn't be that long.

Some participants said that a very, very long time had passed since that time, so long that even those so-called books wouldn't record it.

Moreover, the other Velvi who fell first was completely different from Velvi. The second Velvi broke Velvi's defenses with just a few words, causing all of Velvi's personalities to break down and shut themselves off.

As for the new girl, Ellie...

Padofelis looked at the person in front of her, who exuded numbness and madness. Even her pink eyes, which she had never seen before, had no dreamlike quality. They were clearly the gradient color of a princess in a fairy tale, but they could not reflect even a ray of light, leaving only endless darkness.

Not to mention compared to the energetic and cheerful Alice from my memories, who always had a lovely smile and whom even Qianjie wouldn't hit if she was smiling, even compared to Dr. Mebius, Dr. Mebius seemed much more radiant.

If this Ellie, like the previously fallen Vervi, is someone from another world, representing another possibility.

What kind of terrifying and indescribable thing could have happened to turn the ever-enthusiastic Alicia into this?

Unexpected.

Can't think of it at all.

Padofelis felt she couldn't even imagine it. This was beyond imagination, beyond the limits of thought, completely incomprehensible, and instinctively considered impossible.

……

"—Not just me, but also Velvi?"

The place she was in now was clearly neither a coffee shop nor a planet that had been completely destroyed when the end came. Instead, it was a beautiful place like paradise. All she could see were flowers of various shapes and fallen leaves swaying in the wind. Even the sound of willow branches swaying was pleasant. Apart from the fact that it was all fake, every place was her good spot.

It's just like those light novels from the Far East, where the protagonist experiences a bunch of messy things, dies, and is transported to another world, where they embark on a brand new adventure to make up for all the regrets of the past.

Although usually only the protagonist in these adventure novels will travel to this world, in some special cases, there may be many time travelers.

Given that she was able to experience such a thing, it's not incomprehensible that Wilvi, who is absolutely no less capable than herself, would have transmigrated earlier.

As for the so-called second self, second Wilvi... explaining someone who has the exact same appearance is too simple.

Parallel worlds, otherworldly counterparts, or even just probability... but is this kind of time travel based on the speed of death?

Vilvie died long before him, so according to Padofelis from another world, she had been in this place for quite some time.

never mind.

It doesn't matter who it is anymore.

Time travel doesn't matter anymore.

Alicia lowered her head, her eyebrows drooping, her lips paler than ever before, her face losing all color, as if she would die at any moment, her life, thinner than paper, seemed to be blown away by the slightest breeze.

The flawless flowers have withered, their delicate bodies unable to withstand the wind and snow, and have long been battered by the rain. Even the last roots and seeds have been dug out of the soil and trampled.

This inner world can no longer offer any emotion other than numbness—just like the immortal being sealed in an iron coffin and sunk to the bottom of the sea in that story. The process of drowning to death countless times has long since rendered the soul unable to respond to this pain. Staying in a place where even the fingertips cannot move an inch, the wear and tear of time has caused the self to be lost.

and so……

never mind.

"what……"

"I roughly know the current situation."

"Hello, goodbye, little Paddy."

Her dreamy pink eyes closed gently, her long, delicate eyelashes fluttering down, along with the girl's softly pursed rosy lips.

It is declaring...

—The eternal sleep, akin to death, is about to begin.

Eh……?

"Ehehehe——!"

"Sister Aili, don't set it up like that!"

"That's not the kind of expression you would make!!"

……

—A big problem!

As a seasoned master of slacking off, Pado, who is skilled at finding a thousand ways to take a nap amidst a busy work schedule, could immediately tell what state the girl in front of her was in, as she exuded an overwhelmingly powerful aura at all times.

The Twilight Street where I once lived was a place of only despair, sin, and death, devoid of any hope or light, like a shadow in a sewer, unable to be shrouded even a fraction by the sun.

Some people who mistakenly enter this place or are tricked into coming here, and who have all their organs removed and are left with only half a life, often do not struggle much before they die, having already exhausted all their cries and screams.

Those who are not wary of Twilight Street and can be easily tricked into coming here usually have little psychological resilience. The moment they realize they have been deceived, they will start crying and crying incessantly, exhausting all their strength along the way, and still struggling even when they are escorted to the operating table.

The anesthetics here are expensive, but the ropes used to tie people up are cheap and very strong. So far, there has been no news of anyone successfully breaking free from the pain of watching their organs being removed bit by bit and clearly feeling the knife cutting through their skin in endless agony.

In their final minutes, they would usually huddle alone in a corner, by a trash can in an alley, smelling the stench, waiting for death to approach.

Padofelis had seen many such people before, their bodies broken and their breathing like a broken bellows, constantly making strange noises.

Their eyes, like Alicia's at this moment, were dark, devoid of any light, just like the future of everyone living in the Twilight Realm.

For whatever reason, she couldn't accept that the girl who was the vice-captain was falling into an endless abyss of hell right before her eyes.

Although she knew very little about psychological issues, there were still some professionals in this paradise.

—Provided that Ellie doesn't become completely withdrawn.

……

"We're already calling for help. Kevin, Aponia, and our sister Ellie from here will also be coming. Don't give up hope like this."

"No matter what happens in the other world, everyone will do their best to help you. No matter how great the disaster, it can't cross over to another world."

"Don't give up on treatment!"

"Sister Aili!!"

"Life is short, we come and go in a hurry, it's all just an empty dream, so don't add any more unnecessary burdens to yourself."

"You can tell us if there's anything you need."

"Judging from the way you looked at me before, you must know another version of yourself, right, Sister Aili?"

Without hesitation, Padofili reached out and pressed hard on her shoulders, penetrating deep into her soft, white skin. She swayed back and forth like a roly-poly toy, causing even her khaki cat ears, which matched her hair, to sway. Especially when she saw that Alicia even wanted to close her eyes and completely give up on all treatment, her long, sharp tail straightened up.

I just wanted to sleep in, so why did such a terrible thing happen?

Alice might become withdrawn or something...

She alone can no longer solve the problem.

I really need to consult everyone's expertise!