Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

The significance of Paradise is not merely to preserve memories, but more so to prove something, to cultivate something, and to transcend something.

Perhaps one day those memories will fade away.

It is far from the time of destruction.

Although that Wilvi chose to stay in her room alone and tinker with all sorts of random things after chatting with Wilvi from their world, the initial problems were still too big to solve.

Similarly, he didn't want Alicia to appear so sad, even though the girl in front of him wasn't Alicia, his companion.

Ultimately limited by his own understanding, Kevin could only turn his attention to those who had a deeper understanding of Alicia and were more likely to solve the problem.

The girl who had come here earlier was so shocked by the news that she rushed over without even bringing her golden goblet.

—Eden.

Her long hair swayed in the breeze, like red wine in a goblet. Her eyes were half-closed, revealing only a sliver of light that shimmered with golden light. Beneath her striking red dress, her fair collarbone and neck were exposed.

Her full breasts were outlined in a captivating shape, and a small piece of fabric was cut out so that people could see the amazing cleavage within.

Her full lips and slightly undulating throat revealed a captivating singing voice; there was no doubt that she was a girl as beautiful as a goddess descending to earth.

But at this very moment, the girl who should have faced everything with composure, no matter when or where, was frowning, causing the beautiful willow plum to bend slightly, her eyes also filled with doubt and confusion.

“I’m sorry, my friend, I’ve never seen Ellie act like this before, not even back then, not even because of that incident. Please forgive me… I even doubt if she is Ellie.”

……

Incomprehensible.

Really incomprehensible.

It's even unacceptable.

As a manifestation of his era, a symbol of glory, the richest man of the previous civilization, and a man who could freely give away his wealth, Eden was undoubtedly the second most romantic man in the world.

An extreme romantic artist, reaching the limit that humans can achieve, only a goddess from the stars and moon, a fairy who willingly becomes a human's companion, living in absolute beauty and happiness, even belonging to that perfect paradise that never belonged to the human world from the beginning, can surpass Alicia, and that is why she becomes the most important friend to someone from another world.

Having experienced so many things, I have witnessed firsthand the destruction of what I protected, the worthlessness of what I cherished, and the burning of everything I had hoped for in a fire. The dream that I have persisted in until now and given everything for is as insignificant as dust.

It was a series of shocks and despairs that Eden came to believe that nothing in the world could ever shock her again.

Even those incredible technologies, even the powerful Herrschers, even the inevitable end of this world, are at most just an increase in scale. In essence, they still cannot compare to the Australian bushfires that shattered all past worldviews.

Now it seems……

She is absolutely wrong.

……

With her long, wine-red hair, soaked in roses, swaying gently, her eyes, as dim as the setting sun, took in the beautiful girl lying on the ground like Sleeping Beauty. Her figure was too proud to be true, her long dress was exquisite and gorgeous, her pink hair was unrestrained and even covered her delicate face, and her lips were slightly pursed, as if waiting for a prince to kiss her.

But her delicate lips were pressed too tightly together, as if she already knew that her prince was dead, as if she already knew that the fairy tale had been lost.

So she gave up all hope and went into eternal slumber, so that no one in the world could save the fallen fairy.

People who look alike can indeed exist in this world.

There are probably many people in this vast world who have similar temperaments.

Those who possess both qualities are perhaps extremely rare, but if we extend the timeframe infinitely, and even add the influence of some people with ulterior motives, it might not be entirely impossible to find similar individuals.

and so……

Is it an illusion?

Isn't the girl in front of me actually Airi?

--No.

Absolutely not.

This idea lingered in her mind for less than a moment before the incredibly romantic girl ruthlessly extinguished it.

Everyone in the world can make mistakes, everyone has the right to utter fallacies, except her, only Eden of the Golden Inscription.

This is a lie.

An undeniable lie.

To deny that the girl in front of you is Alicia is nothing more than a blatant lie.

Whether it's her size, her pure and beautiful posture, or the aura that no one else in the world could possibly possess, everything points to the identity of the girl before you—Alicia from another world.

……

"She is undoubtedly herself, with that same flawless light, that light for which she is willing to sacrifice everything."

"Stop doing pointless things; she's in pain."

"This sadness... is too intense."

Aponia leaned forward, her delicate fingers gently touching the girl's forehead, delivering a definitive conclusion to this pointless conflict.

Like a cicada's wing, a candlelight shines in the endless darkness, so fragile, yet it seems to carry an inevitability that no one can deny.

This is the hero of discipline, the third of the moths drawn to the flame, a sinner burdened with immense evil.

—Aponia.

The blonde nun could no longer accept that the patient was sitting there while the people around him could argue so recklessly about meaningless things.

The girl in front of her was undoubtedly Alicia, and she was undoubtedly going to save the person who had given everything for a glimmer of hope.

Regardless of whether the girl in front of me is from another world, as long as I confirm her name, as long as I confirm her identity, as long as it is indeed her, that's enough.

Even if I have made countless mistakes, even if all my attempts ultimately point to an unchangeable fate and future.

She never tired, never gave up, never accepted her fate, and never stopped fighting against everything she saw. Different times, different places, doing the exact same thing.

And now, Aponia still has to do everything in her power to try to resolve her helplessness with this power that may be called a curse.

The emerald eyes once again glowed red. The crimson light, too, is a symbol of evil in ancient religions. It represents the power to see through people's hearts, the power to distort minds, and perhaps the power to save everything.

"please……"

“Listen to my words.”

"Tell me your sadness, I'm listening."

……

—It's meaningless.

Unlike before, I could not see everything by following the threads of fate. The world, which was once crystal clear, was now covered in dust. Just opening my eyes felt like exhausting all my strength. I could only vaguely see endless emotions being conveyed through those indistinct threads of fate.

Pain, self-blame, sadness, disgust, anger, fear, self-destruction... it's like an encyclopedia of negative emotions; you can feel all kinds of feelings that can be called negative.

That was the princess's realization that she no longer wanted to wake up, the relaxation of finally getting her wish and falling into a deep sleep, the sorrow of losing her loved one and facing an empty world, and the silence of thinking of her lover in the dark night.

Princesses and princes are inseparable. No matter what they go through or what they face in fairy tales, they will always reach an ending.

--happiness.

In the final ending, the prince and princess inevitably live happily ever after. The cursed princess is awakened by a kiss, the princess who ate the poisoned apple opens her eyes, and the princess who lets down her long hair embraces the prince who climbs the tower.

So……

If there were no prince.

If the prince is already dead.

The princess, left all alone, could only fall into an eternal slumber in loneliness.

……

"what……"

"How terrifying, how astonishing."

What exactly did Alicia from the other world experience?

"Even if it's a major collapse, it should never have turned out like this. Is there anything more terrifying in the world than a collapse?"

Both being top-tier mental fusion warriors, known to later generations as the Awakened Ones, and bearing the name of Heavenly Wisdom, the heroic Su Lian opened his eyes.

It is no longer possible to be as carefree as before, because it is as if one is a wise person who is detached from the world, observing the workings of all things with both kindness and indifference.

Compared to gaining a deeper understanding of the situation and using his abilities to see the future directly, his precognitive abilities are more about making inferences based on existing information, and his abilities focus more on the perception of emotions and the calming of moods.

Therefore, Su could better understand this fear that almost penetrated to the bone... It was simply indescribable in words, and impossible to express with metaphors.

……

148. Alicia: Another me... how could this be?

Alicia's problem...

It's beyond what can be described by metaphor.

Rather than using "despair" to describe her feelings or experiences, the Alicia from another world before me should be described as despair itself.

The description only shows a part of the emotions at this moment, and there is no emotion other than despair in Alicia. All the dense distinctions are completely negative emotions, and countless negative emotions are mixed into the biggest and only despair.

For the first time, Su couldn't understand, or even accept, that what was happening before her eyes was real, and not because of an accidental dream or the intrusion of the Herald of Knowledge of this civilization into Paradise.

Its silver-gray pupils were wide open, and the shimmering red irises proved that all the power that this posture could wield had been fully displayed, reaching its strongest state under collapse, along with the Honkai Beast known as the Peacock King in Buddhist mythology—Moyuri.

Rather than believing that Alicia would react this way, he, who was always a silent observer, was more inclined to believe that the Herrscher of Knowledge had broken in.

It's possible that there's a problem with the information in Paradise. Even as a memory entity, the possibility of it developing vulnerabilities due to a long period of neglect is greater than the undeniable possibility of it being the girl, Alicia.

Because the probability of the former is extremely low.

The latter was zero from the very beginning.