Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

In a subsequent battle, he even mimicked Judas with his fist, punching Otto in the face while he was using the Soul Steel Valkyrie's body.

As a perfect, natural Herrscher, the first generation of Herrschers of Reason, who do not need to consider compatibility at all, can be understood and copied almost instantly.

Her combat power is simply incomparable to that of the second generation Welt Yang, or Bronya before she ascended to the Truth.

It could even be said that with Kevin sealed in the Sea of ​​Quanta, Joyce possessed the ability to single-handedly destroy the entire world.

Otto's combat strength has never been superior. He relies entirely on surprise attacks and cannot defeat his opponents on the first encounter. Therefore, in terms of pure combat strength, he will never have a second chance to defeat his enemies in a real fight.

At that time, even the Soul Steel body had not been fully calibrated, and the strongest usable body was the Valkyrie, whose body was mostly replaced with Soul Steel.

My own body has long been destroyed by time, so naturally I have no chance to access the greatest gift that belongs to mankind, the power called the Stigmata Gene.

Even under these circumstances, Otto was still able to use his scheming and Joyce's kindness to kill the Herrscher of Reason, who had already gained an absolute advantage, by launching missiles into a city with at least several million inhabitants.

Even Kevin has ways to fight back and persuade, but Otto is the only one you can fight back against, because it's impossible to have any level of trust in Otto.

No one can be sure when he will abandon his teammates.

This kind of thing happens far too often.

He was willing to do anything to revive Kallen, but the problem was that there were many prerequisites for Kallen's revival. The final result was that the combat power of the false god was an existence that far exceeded the constraints. The Herrscher who could have been defeated simply by finding a way to fight the barrier had become an immortal god who remained powerful even after the barrier was broken.

Originally intended as a skipping machine left over from a previous civilization, specifically designed to counter the constraints imposed on the new generation and to clash with Judas in the final battle, it can only serve as an important tool in the fight against the false god.

This shows just how powerful the false god really is. Otto doesn't even have any freedom to speak of, and he can probably only provide basic information guidance.

Even the freedom to speak only comes after death, when Kiana shakes the power of the imaginary number, and when the theoretical immortality is distorted.

As the undisputed ace of the civil war and the MVP of the Honkai side, Otto, as long as he has not lost all his humanity, will inevitably be restrained and attacked by others. But should he choose to reject other people's feelings just because of this?

Do not……

no way.

How could I possibly reject someone's sincere feelings and refuse to end the date that Mei had prepared for all day just because of such a ridiculous reason?

No matter how much internal strife Otto goes through, the Phantom God can be crushed by sheer power. As long as he doesn't care about the lives of ordinary people, he can avoid a lot of problems. At worst, he can just transform into a Great Honkai Herrscher and forcefully kill him.

It's not like the Phantom God chose to escape simply because he was worried about civil war.

—Absolutely not.

……

191. Mei: What... happened to me?

It's not just about proving yourself.

It's not just about showing off.

Even if all the positive and negative buffs were removed, even if the gift didn't represent anything, the boy would never choose to refuse it.

Because it's a gift.

You should never refuse a gift from someone.

This is also one of the aftereffects of the simulation. Because she was ignored by Alicia in the early stages, she never received a gift in person on her birthday. Everything she received was just given to that perfect fairy in her name. She never had a single moment of her own. It was not designed for her to use in the past, which caused side effects.

If they had designed it a little more carefully, at least it would have looked like it was prepared for them, but it would have been more suitable for Alicia, which would have been barely acceptable.

They can't even be bothered to do this little bit of superficial work.

This is something that cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.

Because the perfect fairy who accompanies you is not a hero or a sage, but just a mortal who is jealous, selfish, and greedy.

All of this is acceptable.

All of this is understandable.

Even her own degree of indifference is understandable, because that's just the kind of person Alicia is. As a good person who gives love and help to others, only a big bad guy would feel dissatisfied.

But so what?

What if I accept it? What if I don't?

No matter how much you try to accept it, the dissatisfaction stemming from human nature, something more cunning and uncontrollable than the body and mind, still plays a role.

Ever since those birthday parties, the boy named Jiang Cheng has never refused a gift that is full of heartfelt sentiment and enthusiasm.

What's more, it was a gift from Raiden Mei.

A souvenir after a trip/date.

"Mea Yi..."

Jiang Cheng softly uttered the name he had grown so accustomed to calling out, the name he had unconsciously come to feel would always be by his side after spending half a month together and chatting with her.

This is what she gave me.

It was a gift from her.

No matter how expensive or precious the gift is, even if you don't need it right now, you can't refuse it if it's from someone important.

It's simply a matter of offering some reminders or help when returning the favor later; directly rejecting someone's gift is the most impolite thing to do.

The more tolerant and kind you appear, the more unfathomable hypocrisy you will bring to the other party, as if you don't exist, like the air in nature, a fleeting breeze, or the warm sun—something you can never grasp or touch.

There's no need to recall the events involving Velvi; the feeling of seeing that fairy-like girl in the early stages of the simulation is profound enough. It's a true personal experience, a firsthand encounter.

Alicia... In the beginning, she was truly as unpredictable as the wind. No matter how hard you tried to grasp her, you could never hold onto her. She was meant to travel the world, bring joy and happiness to everyone, dispel the sweltering summer heat, and let more people in the heat experience coolness from the bottom of their hearts.

The wind can never be grasped. Even if one seeks emotional support, an individual cannot find an object to which to place it; one can only watch from afar and remember it.

The girl's breath, blowing across the ripples on the lake, rustling through the leaves, brushing against the swaying grass on the ground, and carrying the fragrance of distant flowers, were all etched in his heart. This was the fairy he knew back then.

Judging from Alicia's subsequent demeanor and the heavy heart she carried, almost comparable to that of Velvi, this initial assessment was objective and without any deviation, perfectly demonstrating the consequences of a one-sided rejection.

—The wind leaves no trace, cannot be grasped or held firmly, but it leaves ripples on the water, rustles on the leaves, and carries the fragrance of distant flowers, announcing the arrival of new life to everyone.

—Because half of Alicia belongs to the sky, and the other half belongs to the sea, simply put, Alicia will always belong to freedom.

This assessment was his definition of a girl, and if he could, he would never want to be seen that way by others.

It's so inaccurate; it seems romantic, but it's really just forcibly imposing one's own biases onto others.

Alicia's starting point is different from the original story, so how could she possibly end up like the flawless girl in the story?

But that demeanor was so deceptive that he didn't even realize the girl cared about him until he chose to leave the journey.

He considered himself a passerby, someone utterly insignificant in Alicia's eyes, like someone you could just throw a brick at from the street—that was truly how he felt back then, without a hint of falsehood.

Making requests and accepting gifts are, in a sense, ways to deepen the relationship between two people; refusing them is refusing to deepen the relationship.

For a girl like Vilvie, refusing to deepen the relationship is, in a sense, a more desperate thing than death.

Given this situation, the outcome is practically sealed; all that's left is for the girl, who has lost everything, to run into trouble on her own.

Jiang Cheng wouldn't make the same mistake twice in a row. Even if a fool saw a banana peel and fearlessly stepped on it, after falling miserably, he wouldn't be foolish enough to step on it again the next time he saw it.

Ultimately, all these wild thoughts are meaningless; the aftereffects of the simulation are too great, and one might even unconsciously contemplate the consequences of rejection.

What started as simply being given a gift by someone of the opposite sex in real life for the first time caused my mind to go blank, but it ended up leading to all sorts of messy situations.

It's not that I don't want to accept it.

It's not that I don't want gifts for young girls.

really...

What's the point of overthinking?

It's too embarrassing for a dignified time traveler to be scared by Otto.

"—Of course I chose to accept it."

……

Jiang Cheng calmly and carefully took the gift from the girl's hands. The delicate fingertips that he accidentally touched were as soft as the most tender petals of a flower blooming in the spring breeze as everything comes back to life.

Her dark blue eyes expressed her joy and gratitude for the gift without reservation—there was no need to hide it.

Why pretend to be unhappy when someone gives you a gift?

Doesn't that feel a bit too much of a mood killer?

Gifts are meant to be exchanged and to bring joy. The most necessary and cheapest response to help from others is a smile.

Jiang Cheng wasn't some arrogant fool; at least in this matter, he wasn't so stupid as to want to embarrass the insecure girl.

Or rather, when facing a girl like Raiden Mei, one should show more of one's joy and satisfaction.

"Don't worry, I will cherish this first gift I've ever received from a girl. Thank you so much, my best friend."

"Although this isn't the first time I've received a gift, it's definitely the first time in my life that I've received one outside of my birthday."

……

what……

what……

what……

Accepted.

The gift was accepted.

My fingertips were touched.

You can feel something as heavy as Mount Tai being gently lifted from your hands; it is the gift you prepared being accepted by the boy.

You can feel the boy's fingertips gently touching your own fingers. The coolness and aloofness are almost otherworldly, but the touch is like looking directly at the starry sky or dipping your hands into a stream.

Those eyes, which should have been like stars, high in the sky, watching over everyone, now gazed upon only one person.

——It’s me.

It was not the result of being overly self-centered.

It is not an arrogant delusion.