Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

what……

That's amazing...

……

The meteor streaked across the sky quickly, perhaps because it knew this wasn't the place to shine, or perhaps it was too lazy to waste any time on this city, since no one here was qualified to see it.

Raiden Mei was left standing there blankly, not even noticing her wallet, which had unknowingly slipped and fallen to the ground with a shriveled sound.

What happened has been ignored.

Instinctively, I forgot about things in the heavens.

I've almost forgotten what happened before, only remembering the general outline.

It seems that her phone was broken by someone else. Before it was broken, she sent a lot of messages. In order to avoid Jiang Cheng replying but she was unable to respond, and worried that the boy might become annoyed, she had to do something shameless and go to the boy's dormitory at night to explain.

It seemed as if there was an inner voice, of unknown origin, asking and answering itself, talking about things it didn't care about at all, such as Jiang Cheng making it pay for it without any embarrassment.

The girl recalled what had happened before, and immediately received the emotion of being abandoned by herself, a ridiculous fear born from the unknown.

Even though we know that the boy is not like that, we will always feel a fear of the unknown because we don't understand him enough, or at least not in some way.

All I had to do was explain when I got to school the next day, but all the emotions in my heart and my pounding heart completely rejected the idea of ​​a good day.

I can't accept such a long period of uncertainty, and I can't accept the feeling of alienation of not knowing what the boy is doing for so long.

Separation is unacceptable, but not intolerant or unforgiving. It's just that when it involves oneself, all patience seems to turn to dust, and all the patience that was once honed in the darkness seems to have vanished. Subconsciously, she starts walking towards the dormitory, her long, full legs raised, anxious and hurried, step by step.

In the end, besides the address of the place where the boy lived, all that remained in his mind was doubt about himself from the previous moment and that voice.

If the voice from the bottom of your heart is similar to your own, but sounds somewhat arrogant, and it is truly your own answer, then many more questions arise.

Why would I care about something like this?

Why would I pay attention to something like this?

Isn't it a good thing that the payment wasn't rejected?

This at least proves that the relationship between the two parties allows one party to make unconditional payments to the other, rather than having to split the costs equally using a split-the-bill system.

……

212. Raiden Mei: He's not in the room.

It doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter if the teenager is a bad person.

Even if the boy just wants money, that's fine.

As long as... as long as he can stay by my side, no matter the reason, no matter what he does, even if it means hurting me.

This is the heart of the person named Raiden Mei. The moon is riddled with holes and so dim that it is almost like a dried-up and rotten seed, with only a last bit of breath left to look forward to the sunlight.

Even if there were sunshine, it might not be able to solve all the problems, and that radiance might not be as pure and perfect as imagined.

Anything is acceptable.

So what if it's imperfect?

So what if there are some flaws?

Even the dimmest light is infinitely better than darkness. Compared to the absolutely perfect, even unapproachable sun, the smooth, flawless branches and treetops are far more likely to be grasped tightly, as are the thorny, rough straws that can scratch the palms.

As long as you pay the price—the price of a cut on your palm—you can grasp at a lifeline. Compared to falling, isn't that cheap?

Girls want imperfect boys, boys they can chase, boys they can form bonds with, boys whose flaws they can find and hold onto tightly.

At least this way, he won't suddenly disappear, like the Houmu Sword Saint, who just blindly accepts teachings and is unable to react at the moment of disappearance, and is even powerless to search for him.

I can still find the boy, I can still run into the dormitory like a pervert, and I can still maintain contact even in the most critical moments.

Yes.

They won't separate.

They've already humbled themselves so much.

We will absolutely never be apart again.

……

The night was deep. The pink shooting star that had just streaked across the sky, seemingly tearing through the darkness to bring light, was ultimately just a fleeting illusion. In the blink of an eye, only the afterglow of the broken clouds remained.

The sky will naturally repair itself, and the clouds will spontaneously gather together. It's not something that can be cut apart. It's just that after walking a few more minutes, the clouds reflected in the roadside ponds all closed up.

Calm and ordinary, the sky was dark with hardly any bright stars, and there was no indication that a miraculous shooting star had streaked across the sky just minutes before.

Just like the city reflected in the girl's pupils, at least half a month ago, there was no light to be seen, only darkness and despair.

The still pond, with its stagnant water, is devoid of any living creature and reeks of decay and filth from beginning to end.

The only good news was that the sudden pink shooting star attracted most people's attention, causing almost no one to notice the girl walking with her head down while everyone else looked up at the dreamlike scene.

The pale yellow streetlights overhead cast a dusky hue, while the crescent moon, barely visible beneath layers of dark clouds, hung far in the sky, casting a thin, sparse, and mottled shadow of the girl. Raiden Mei had two shadows, one dark and one light, both mimicking her as they walked backward as if running.

The distance wasn't far. Even if they went to a slightly secluded street to avoid their classmates, they wouldn't choose a deserted place as their meeting spot. It wouldn't take long to get to the dormitory on foot.

The general outline of the campus has come into view, with the teaching buildings shrouded in the black veil of night, and occasionally a few lights can be seen.

The dormitory area is to be kept quiet and away from the campus, and you can vaguely find some traces of it in the blurry places shrouded in layers of tree shade.

Until the habit became ingrained, the first sound that didn't immediately reach her ears, or even the sound that made her instinctively feel strange and uncomfortable, became unsettling.

"Raiden Mei, what are you doing here, you daughter of a con artist?"

—It is Fujiwara no Mokawa.

what……

I ran into my classmate again.

Even at night, the insignia of Qianyu Academy could be clearly seen on the people who gathered around, and they were all wearing the full set of dark school uniforms.

"Coming to school so late at night, and you're not staying in the dorms, you're not here to steal anything, are you?" One of them raised her fingertips condescendingly, covering her lips with her slender hand, and chuckled mockingly without any attempt to hide it: "Yeah, the daughter of an economic fraudster is bound to be someone who likes to steal."

"Did you steal my eraser from a few days ago? I haven't been able to find it for ages. After all, with your penniless appearance, you probably don't even have a single yen on you. Working at a convenience store, you probably can't even afford stationery."

“I remember now, I lost my pencil.”

"I am a ruler and an eraser."

"I am a piece of clothing."

“If the father can be a notorious economic fraudster, the daughter must be a thief too. I bet most of these things we have were stolen by her.”

“That’s right, that’s right, otherwise why would she come to school in the middle of the night?” She naturally ignored the fact that the girl was an excellent student.

When you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext. In just a few words, a small group holding hands has already piled up some trivial matters without hesitation.

No reason needed.

No reason needed.

He only saw Raiden Mei standing there, only saw a conman's daughter in front of him, and only vented his frustrations on a punching bag that anyone could use and that he would never fight back against.

The girl's status was equivalent to a punching bag or roadside trash; anyone could kick her a few times, curse at her, and even gang up on her to bully her without a second thought.

……

irritating……

Why do I always run into these kinds of people?

Why must I be the one to experience all of this?

This was almost the first time the girl had felt such strong dissatisfaction. This had happened countless times before, especially since the group of people surrounding her had even blocked the way to Jiangcheng's dormitory.

The fingertips of her hand unconsciously tightened their grip on her arm—small, straight, deep purple sparks flickered gently. Although the faint glow was so small as to be almost invisible, it made the hairs on the skin of the people around her stand on end, and they subconsciously took a step back.

Only when their beating hearts slowed down a little did the group realize that what they were afraid of was not some god or beast, but a useless person who had been bullied by them and could not fight back.

Before those who liked to kick someone when they were down could even try to cover up their momentary embarrassment with a barrage of words, the girl's profile once again made them tremble—her deep purple pupils seemed to be slightly red.

what……

what?

doubt.

All that remained was confusion.

With heads the size of soybeans, they only cared about enjoying themselves and were later sent away as tools for arranged marriages. They finally realized something was wrong.

This guy……

Is she really the Raiden Mei who gets bullied by me all the time?

……

Such a bizarre development would make even a fool realize his extraordinary nature. Without a good and comfortable environment, the next step after mastering power would probably be to become a supervillain, or at least seek revenge.

The lightning subsided, not because the resentment had died down, but simply because there were more important things to do that absolutely could not be wasted time on.

The girl seemed oblivious to the strange things happening to her, as if she couldn't see the sparks flickering on her fingertips.

He simply continued forward, not even noticing the people beside him, stepping over them as if they were mere roadside stones.

Step by step, until they arrived at the dormitory entrance, until they saw the brightly lit dormitory area, except for the room with the boy's address, which was dark. Even when they gently knocked on the door, no one answered.

Slender, delicate knuckles tapped on the door again and again. The same student ID could open the outermost door, passing the screening of classmates, but it would be locked out by the truly secure door, which could only be awakened by the bell and a simple knock, allowing the owner to decide whether to open the door.

The ringtone had been pressed countless times; the button might even bear the imprint of the girl's fingertips, as clear as the room's owner.

It made a loud, ticking sound.

Raiden Mei knew the design inside; although the sound wasn't loud from the outside to avoid disturbing others, the people who came here were all wealthy and powerful, and their time was always in a hurry. Therefore, the room was unusually poorly soundproofed, and the sound of a bell would instantly travel to every corner.

Essentially designed to avoid neglecting others, this product is not damaged and there is no possibility that the sound will not wake up even a sleeping person.

Yet, there was still no sound inside. Even if you pressed your ear against the cold door, you couldn't hear a single sound, not even the sound of footsteps.

In the end, the only way they could wake up the man inside the room was by knocking on the door, using the most rude and common method.