Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

Unfortunately, the girl's life was almost entirely controlled by others. All her actions and behaviors were carried out according to the wishes of others. She had no choice or decision to make.

Even in the possibility of not having a boy, it wasn't until the Elegy of the Sinner that the girl made her own choice for the first time in her life.

The Great Collapse was triggered, becoming a Herrscher was due to someone else's plan, being saved was due to Kiana's persistence, not choosing death was due to Himeko's persuasion, and becoming a Valkyrie was a natural thing.

He learned to cook because of Kiana, he made himself as excellent as his wife because of Kiana, and even in battle, he mostly relied on the Queen's power spike.

He is clearly an outstanding person, undoubtedly a top genius with talent that is extremely rare in this world.

Raiden Mei, however, always acts like a support character, a decorative figure, and a foil to make others stand out.

With a clear conscience and a sense of ease, the girl had always calmly accepted this arrangement, which was neither normal nor fair in any way.

How could this girl, who hasn't even left Changkong City and is still at the lowest point in her life, possibly find any hobbies?

If I had to find something that I possessed, something I absolutely didn't want to let go of, or something that I possessed in a relatively sense, then...

After racking your brains to find something that left its mark in your almost blank memory, the final result is an extremely sad one.

what……

Ahhh...

Finally, the deep purple pupils remained fixed in place, gazing at the boy before them, and also focusing on the most important 'hobby'.

Her delicate lips gently uttered the word "love" to describe this body, this past, the only one in all of her life so far.

"Jiangcheng..."

……

—Jiangcheng.

Only Jiangcheng remains.

In the past ten years or so, it is actually people who have only spent a little over half a month together who can be described as having possessive, normal love.

But he would never consider himself a gift; such a thing is too extravagant and too naive to even fantasize about.

There are standards for daydreaming. The purest, most mindless daydreams will be looked down upon even by those who also enjoy dreaming.

Those who recklessly display their desires are always seen as outcasts by the public. With every breath they take, they stir up a whirlwind of dust, seemingly powerful, but in reality, they expose their foolishness and weaknesses to everyone.

Because impossible is impossible, and impossible is impossible. Even a whole day of dating could never raise a boy's affection to its highest level in an unscientific way, let alone make him treat you like a gift. It's better to hit yourself with a brick and go to sleep. At least you'll get some rest and maybe you won't be so stupid the next day.

"I feel that gifts... don't necessarily have to be particularly amazing." The girl tried to cool down her enthusiasm and reduce its intensity.

Like precious or something...

just forget it.

If you plant too many surprises, but the final result is not as expected, even the person who gave the gift might feel embarrassed.

Even the slightest ripple, the slightest wave, the wind that could barely stir the weeds—the girl, who had experienced too many ups and downs, was unwilling to touch it in the slightest.

"Just like the story says, a gift is essentially just an expression of sentiment; as long as you can convey your feelings, that's enough."

"If you place too much emphasis on the expression of a gift, you might end up getting things wrong in terms of your feelings, and it will just become a simple gift-giving activity."

……

"Don't worry, Mei, I'm not so bad at this that I can't even do it right. But I won't make any promises. Just wait and see."

"Anyway, in order to highlight the mystery and not ruin the surprise too much, I can't say anything else, but at least I can make your life a little better."

The two windows could faintly reflect a few images—those dark pupils, with a resolute certainty in them, gazing at the setting sun, as if pierced into the deep sea by the fading light, the glassy spots of light like the traces of endless seawater after it has evaporated.

The tone is casual, as if recounting everyday family matters in a casual chat, yet it carries an air of confidence that "what I say is law."

Ultimately, before Cocolia truly abandons her conscience and morality, the problems Raiden Mei faces are not difficult to resolve.

In a sense, the only thing that the former god of civil war really did was push the Thunder Dragon Horse off the stage and send him to prison. The bullying and harm he suffered were simply spontaneous acts of human evil.

The once unattainable flower is no longer so out of reach; even ordinary people have the opportunity to touch it, so it is the instinct of life to defile it.

Everyone likes to kick someone when they're down, especially in the Far East, where anyone who doesn't follow the crowd is considered a heretic or evil.

If one person bullies another, then another will follow. As long as the bullies are in the minority, they will attract more attention. And if one day the majority of those who decide to bully others become the bullies, then not bullying them will be a mistake, and you will become an outcast who is selectively ostracized.

The best way to change a problem is to address its root cause. Wouldn't it be better to just get rid of all the people who want to bully others?

In any case, it's inevitable that Mei's life will be better. The double gift also includes a surveillance camera, which seems to be able to spy on her privacy, but the reason is ultimately just to solve the problem better.

"I won't linger here any longer." Jiang Cheng didn't deny it any further, gently waving his hand and pointing to the bright moon that had somehow already hung in the clouds. "It's almost time, and it's time for me to go back to my dorm."

“I’m very unfamiliar with this city. Even if I really wanted to find a hotel, I definitely wouldn’t be able to find a suitable one. It’s better to choose a safer one.”

"what……"

"Ah...ok."

In the end, the girl suppressed her urge to try to dissuade him and watched the boy, who was carefully holding the box in his hands, walk away into the moonlight.

Just as the last rays of twilight were about to fade, as if to give himself one last dazzling moment before death, all the remaining light was showered upon the boy, making him appear as if he were wearing a golden robe and ascending to heaven step by step.

The last rays of light tinged the deep sea into her hair, making it appear as if it were a lake under the sun, pierced by golden light, making the darkness that should have been hidden deep appear shimmering at that moment.

It's not that I don't want to deliver it, it's just...

If I followed him, I would definitely want him to stay a little longer.

……

194. The most troublesome enemy is Otto.

Everything felt so dreamlike that even as the moment of parting approached, Jiangcheng was not yet aware that he was about to leave and go home.

The beauty of the day eventually faded away, and as the last rays of twilight disappeared on the horizon, the bright moonlight simultaneously announced the end of the date.

The boy had already waved goodbye, using the approaching curfew as an excuse not to give the girl any further opportunity to communicate.

However, this is the one thing that is absolutely impossible to stop. Even if someone has a date that lasts all day, or even if the gift is accepted, they have absolutely no right to stop him from going home.

They are not lovers, nor girlfriends, and have no deeper relationship whatsoever. They have no right or status to prevent each other from returning to their home.

A mere day out is utterly meaningless. Even if it's something even more shameless, it's probably just routine for many people, as casual as brushing their teeth in the morning.

In this day and age, it's so common for men and women to go on a day date, and exchanging gifts is practically a daily occurrence.

Or rather, people who treat such simple exchanges as important identities are inherently problematic, having never experienced any normal relationships.

In a sense, it has nothing to do with the times, because even in the most conservative circumstances, the act of exchanging gifts would not be imagined to be so terrifying.

Giving and receiving gifts is an incredibly simple thing. Every human being naturally knows how to do it. Only someone who has never experienced normal interactions with others would treat such a small matter with such ease and trepidation.

……

The yellow streetlights overhead and the bright, half-moon hanging in the sky cast a thin, distant, and mottled shadow of the girl—Raiden Mei has two shadows, one dark and one light, both imitating her, walking backward with unsteady steps.

The streetlights cast long, dark shadows, making it seem as if three people—one tall, one short, and one ordinary—were walking together. The taller version of himself was in front, and the shorter version was behind, all connected by the area where his feet were touching.

Even now, Jiang Cheng's words about giving a sufficiently satisfactory gift still seem to linger in my ears, refusing to dissipate.

The act of receiving a gift that you like from someone else is something that cannot be described as almost, it is a complete and unprecedented experience in your life.

Because of his terrifying family background, from birth, there was a constant stream of people who were obsessed with giving gifts to the girl in exchange for rewards. Some of them were just trying to gain a little favor and become familiar with her when necessary. So they went to great lengths to find things that he liked—although most of the time they were looking for things that Raiden Ryoma thought he would like, so that the father figure could feel the sincerity of others on behalf of his daughter.

Compared to Raiden Mei, who is extremely well-protected and almost untouchable and unable to meet privately since the incident involving the core, it is obviously easier to find out about Raiden Ryoma's hobbies as his father.

After all, the essence is to please Raiden Ryoma, so all we need to do is make him think that this is suitable and that he put a lot of effort into it.

The ultimate goal is not to please young girls. Even if a teenager were to take over a family business, it would take at least several decades.

This has nothing to do with whether a child is an only child or not. It's just that a father doesn't need to leave so early, and he certainly doesn't need to force a young child in school to face some dirty business issues.

If such behavior were actually carried out, the first thing conservatives would probably do is try to remind them.

No normal person can accept that a person in the prime of life would so easily shift his responsibilities onto his daughter and then run away with a sense of self-reproach.

The reason for acting as a go-between, sending a gift to Raiden Ryoma's daughter instead of Raiden Ryoma himself, was to make it easier to give the gift. This would allow him to please Raiden Ryoma by ingratiating himself with Raiden Mei, and also prevent his ulterior motives from being discovered and discarded the moment they were seen.

If a road is inconvenient and even more difficult to travel than the main road, then who would choose to take that road?

Everyone likes to take shortcuts. Isn't it better to take a shortcut than to spend a lot of effort on a road that leads to the same destination?

Although the final result would lead to Raiden Mei, who should have been the recipient of the gift and the only protagonist, being ignored by everyone.

Perhaps at first some people would worry that their actions would anger the girl and that they would be told off by their father, turning the shortcut into a detour. But most people will only see her true nature over time. Even without experiencing the world’s excessive malice and being forcibly suppressed to the point of having a people-pleasing personality, the girl named Raiden Mei has become a very gentle person through long-term loveless upbringing and normal values.

The essence is a morbid gentleness and a distorted personality. Choosing to tolerate things will not leave you much room to survive. On the contrary, if you don't prove your strength, you will be less cared for and less noticed by others.

Children who don't cry don't get candy, and naturally, no one watches children who don't cry.

This is the fundamental rule by which the world operates.

It seems like they don't want to be different, but only the different can gain attention. Ironically, this kind of education is often taken seriously by obedient people, and the result is that the more obedient people are, the more grievances they suffer.

Although these things don't matter now, there's no need to bring up the past anymore, and no matter how much we think about it, we can't go back to the past.

"At least……"

"I still have Jiangcheng..."

Her slender fingertips gently patted her delicate face, bringing a blush back to her snow-white skin, which had lost all its rosy hue, and causing a pink glow to shimmer—Raiden Mei fixed her gaze on the empty space ahead.

There's no need to worry anymore.

Things won't be the same as before.

What I need to do now is go home and get some sleep.

You need to be well-rested to prepare for what you need to do tomorrow.

Having accurately analyzed what she needed to do, the girl moved forward step by step, feeling as if she were walking on clouds, her whole body light and airy for the first time.

Until the girl's eyes clearly reflected a person who suddenly darted out of the alley on the right, completely blind and reckless, walking with an indifferent gait, his foot landing exactly level with hers—it was as if it had been premeditated. The moment she saw him, she had no chance to dodge. Even with the physical abilities of a martial artist, there was still no way to avoid this collision.

"Eh……"

"My phone?"