Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

Kiana, who is also a girl, has a debt of gratitude for redemption, is the only light in the darkness, and is the first survivor found after the disaster she caused, when she was in despair and thought she had killed everyone in Changkong City and her mind was almost completely broken. She is also the first survivor to be found by Kiana after the disaster she caused. She is also the second person to save Kiana from the disaster.

The stacked buffs, any one of them would be enough to confess to Raiden Mei, whether it's rescuing someone from the shadows, or being the last survivor to appear before you after a disaster strikes.

And the second savior who rescued her during her mental breakdown, truly made her willing to confess unconditionally as long as any one of the above was present.

Kiana's twisted nature is so extreme that even with all of the above, Mei can only choose to tolerate her rather than unconditionally obey her.

Although according to the setting, this innocent girl's favorite fat guy is T-shaped, this only means that Raiden Mei prefers something cooler.

Despite the fact that under pressure, the girl could even become a pervert, doing things like lifting her skirt to take pictures, keeping the photos, hiding them in a kaleidoscope, and giving them to the boy as a gift for permanent preservation, it was ultimately based on only a tiny bit of panty-only benefit, plus the fact that no one else outside of Jiangcheng would ever see it.

Going to a hotel together, especially a hotel in such a frivolous and decadent place, is going too far for a young girl.

I'm not that insecure.

There isn't much self-discipline.

Naturally, it's impossible for someone like Alicia or Velvet to offer panties or even apologize by kneeling down, actively seeking out rough behavior to relieve Jiang Cheng's stress. One-on-one pressure is ultimately not enough.

Even if there is that unknown girl, a girl who will always exist in the boy's pupils and be remembered, the obstacles she provides before her presence is truly clear are not enough to make her throw away even her reserve.

At least don't give up the last step so quickly.

At the very least, I can't leave Jiangcheng with the impression that I'm cheap.

Even impressions can be good or bad. Unless there's really no other way and you'd be less than a passerby if you didn't do this, nobody wants to leave a bad impression on someone they care about.

"—Pay attention to the time, it's almost the hottest part of the day, we can't exactly sweep the streets in this blazing sun later, can we?"

……

A calm voice, tinged with confusion, abruptly and rudely interrupted the girl's reverie and wild thoughts.

A teenager surnamed Jiang said he found it hard to accept being put on play by such a person, especially after being reminded and still being delayed.

Jiang Cheng, who had never disguised himself or changed his voice, decided to remind himself once again, without hesitation, of his original voice.

Unlike before, when she was gentle and mild, this time, even though she was still calm, her tone was much higher, revealing her true feelings.

Perhaps it's a bit too gentle compared to savagery and rage, but at least in this context, this sound is perfectly adequate.

Jiang Cheng can guarantee that, after all, even if the volume of such a sound were reduced by half, it would be enough to make a certain loyal dog named Wilvi kneel down.

……

In fact, just as the boy, who had extensive experience with this, had predicted, when his hazy, round eyes turned back to their purple pupils, something called rationality appeared, along with a photo of himself, almost like a staged picture, reflecting in his eyes, full of self-confidence.

Eh……

not right...

What... what am I doing?

……

178. Mei's social death...?

Finally, the girl, who had regained a little bit of her senses, recalled her previous behavior. Looking at her reflection in the mirror of the simple makeup box in her hand, her soft, smooth face was flushed, and even her delicate, jade-like collarbone and round, fair, tender shoulders had an unsettling color. Her purplish-red eyes seemed to be about to cry, and her slightly upturned lips were even more pitiful.

Undoubtedly, this is because she appears to have suffered severe bullying and seems to be addicted to things that only happen in doujinshi, making her a girl who can arouse desire and evoke pity.

At least if you look deeper into those tearful eyes, several lines in the pupils, which have become like mosquito coils, outline eerie hearts, as if she really is a girl who has fallen and is intoxicated by sex.

At any point in time, a young girl would undoubtedly choose to stay away from such a person; those who willingly degenerate cannot be saved or helped.

—If I hadn't seen it in the mirror.

—If that person isn't yourself.

The girl seemed to have a hard time understanding all of this at first, and subconsciously reached out and pinched her soft and delicate face hard with her slender fingertips.

The pain arrived as expected, and the force that hadn't subsided even made my right cheek more red and swollen, making it seem like the symptoms weren't quite right.

what……

It's me...

The truth, enough to cause a mental breakdown, still reached my heart. No matter how much I wanted to deny it or resist it, the truth was ultimately so cruel that it didn't even give me any chance to distort or alter it.

The pervert in the picture, the girl whose first skill reveals circles and hearts in her pupils as if she's been hypnotized, is indeed herself.

I……

What has it become?!

……

Raiden Mei lost her voice; before she could even speak, her throat became hoarse, as if she had been injured by the inner screams within her.

Incomprehensible.

Can not accept.

They simply cannot agree with it.

The person in the mirror, who looked like a mysterious, legendary woman, was actually herself. She had just been in Jiangcheng, and had even started having inappropriate thoughts just because of a mention of a hotel.

As a young lady of high birth, although she is no longer one.

She was once known as the Queen of Thunder, though no one recognizes her anymore.

She was the daughter of the Raiden family, though she is no longer alive.

At least Raiden Mei received an unquestionable orthodox education. Although her father was very open-minded, the well-behaved girl was also subject to the requirements of a noble lady, among which etiquette and modesty were extremely important.

One must never be impolite under any circumstances. A person who is too rude will be looked down upon, and no one wants to associate with a vulgar person.

If you behave too savagely, not only your father, but everyone around you will hate you, and no one will be close to you.

Despite the fact that her father went to prison and that the girl herself suffered from the malice of the world, being persecuted and bullied, and seemed to no longer care about etiquette, the words from her home economics teacher were always deeply engraved in her heart.

The reason I don't care or try to maintain it is simply because there's no one worth doing so for me anymore, because there's absolutely no one who will be close to me anymore.

Since etiquette is for making friends, if there's no one to perform for, then even if you give up on yourself a little, it doesn't matter compared to everything else.

The problem is that things are different now.

The girl has found someone she needs to care about again.

A father is someone you absolutely cannot lose or leave.

Even at this moment, with only one person present, Jiang Cheng was more important than her father, like the only sun, the only light, and she couldn't lose him. Yet, even under these circumstances, the girl still acted so abnormally.

He was clearly waiting for me.

He was clearly still waiting for me to move on to the next step.

But I got caught up in wild speculation and overthinking just because of one sentence.

what……

I'd rather die.

The girl, who was so shocked by the truth that she forced herself to regain her senses, almost screamed. However, before the voices of self-denial, self-abandonment, self-loathing, self-loathing, and self-dislike could arrive, an excessively cold sensation came from her face—a drink exuding a chilling aura was handed to her without her noticing and was mercilessly pressed against Raiden Mei's red right cheek.

"Eh eh eh—!!!"

……

"OK OK."

"Have a drink first, calm down."

The sound that had interrupted the girl's thoughts and forcibly stopped the vortex of her wild thoughts was interrupted again by the second surge of pressure. It was so close that even the hot breath blown out seemed to be felt by her reddened earlobes.

A boy who had been an observer from the beginning had clearly realized the girl's problem. Using the omnipotent and invincible force of gravity, he bought an iced drink from the vending machine without leaving the vending machine.

Because of the need to protect her teeth and overall health, the girl might not drink cola, so she might buy orange juice, which is relatively acceptable.

Regardless of what it is, Raiden Mei will accept it without hesitation as long as it is given to her by Jiang Cheng, and orange juice is more suitable than cola.

At least the girl calmed down a bit after feeling the coldness; she loosened her grip on her cheek and accepted the chilled drink.

"Thank you, Jiang Chengjun."

"I really need it...I really need it..."

……

A sincere apology was done subconsciously. She carefully held the cold drink in both hands, using the chill from the freezer to thaw her burning heart. Perhaps the events of the past were too exciting, and her heart was still unable to calm down. She subconsciously ignored everything until a few minutes later when Raiden Mei realized who it was.

and many more……

River……

Jiangcheng?!

It's Jiangcheng!

It's Jiangcheng, the city I was just thinking about!

I've been watching closely; Jiang Cheng hasn't left!

Oh no, this is really the end, this is absolutely the end! The pictures haven't been taken down yet, including those showing panties, all of them look like staged photos by perverts, all laid out right in front of me!!!

It was as if a talkative myna bird was circling the girl, proclaiming the established fact, its dry and rough voice awkwardly and ridiculously recounting the arrival of despair.

Thoughts, will, and even personality are suffocated by this sudden disaster; everything that constitutes 'Raiden Mei' is crushed so easily.

—A genuine collapse has occurred.

That far surpasses everything that just happened.

Because no matter how rude he was, no matter how abnormal he felt, he never revealed it, and Jiang Cheng never discovered it, until now, until this moment, until he came in person.

Click.

Something inside me has shattered.