Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

The base color will never be different.

Because they are all rooted in the fundamental emotion of not wanting to see one's loved one get hurt.

Vivi could not bear to be treated this way, even if it meant certain death. She would rather give her life for such a trivial thing as her loved one being ignored.

Raiden Mei was only a little emotionally agitated. If she could restrain her behavior, even if it was just her telling a story and there was no real reason why she had been watching Wilvi for several years, it could be considered an improvement.

Or perhaps he simply believed that Alicia was dead, or at least forever separated from him, which is why he had no intention of seeking revenge.

This wasn't something that required much attention, so the boy didn't stop and simply continued recounting his past experiences.

There was no concealment or false ambiguity. Even the part where Velvet, unable to bear being ignored by Alicia, bravely stood up and walked towards what she saw as a dead end, was explained in great detail.

This part is described slowly and in a disorganized manner because there is simply too much to cover about Wilvie: her girlish shyness during conversations, her ability to fulfill any request she makes, and her seemingly all-knowing foresight regarding everything that is happening to her, including every single detail.

Actually, she had already guessed that she was being monitored by then. Even if it was Vilvie, even if she was such a genius, it was impossible for her to deduce details that had not even been said based on just a few details.

The girl can actually hide it very well; she is really capable, and can do anything if she wants to.

Even a small fraction of those pieces after countless divisions are absolute geniuses, let alone those in their complete form who haven't yet fallen into complete internal strife.

She had someone important to her, someone who could always understand her loneliness and comfort her with sincerity—a true genius.

However, the almost omnipotent girl has her biggest weakness: because she cares too much about herself, she will immediately offer a solution to even the smallest problem or trouble, not even willing to wait a second or spend time covering it up.

The genius who could always handle anything with ease encountered for the first time something he never thought he could do, something that required constant and urgent attention no matter how well he did.

After taking over the Spiral Workshop, Velvet immediately performed a full-on ○-sit posture and handed over the drone that had been used to monitor her.

The story that followed seemed to repeat itself, with the genius girl solving all the problems on the surface, making it sound like a monologue from a gigolo.

Even the most outstanding geniuses, once they develop weaknesses or vulnerabilities, may not always be able to solve all the problems they face.

Calamity has struck.

The Honkai has arrived.

All the happiness of the past seems like a tower built of sand in the face of true despair, which will naturally fall apart with the slightest breath.

Recalling it again made his voice inevitably become a little excited. When he was welcoming the first ending, he was actually in a state of numbness, which is why he was able to talk to Raiden Mei in a seemingly normal way.

The emotional fluctuations he experienced were so immense that even after he lived for many years after Wilvie's death, he was still unable to fully process them.

Just like the silent state when seeing a shooting star before death, in a sense, he had already accepted death and there was no superfluous emotion.

His indignation during his subsequent conversation with the girl was perhaps more due to his own dislike of those people and the anger he felt when watching the original story, but also largely because of Wilvie.

Only when everything reached its final, moth-to-a-flame ending did the boy fall silent for a moment, gently shaking his head, thus concluding the first part.

“Vilvie… is a girl who is impossible to describe. In terms of feelings, you two are really very similar.”

"Although he is long gone, the memories he left in my heart are still very deep, perhaps because of the tragedy that followed."

……

She didn't give herself a shield or defense like before. For example, she would help you just to help you, even without the story of Velvet, because Raiden Mei's eyes had already given the answer to everything.

She remained as gentle and all-encompassing as ever, with eyes that seemed to hold a misty haze. If it weren't for the growing pain in the area where she had plotted to seize power, the boy would probably have thought the girl hadn't changed at all.

Her rosy lips parted slightly, carrying a hint of moisture, as if she were suppressing something and asking about another person's story.

"She has smooth, medium-length khaki hair, likes steampunk-style clothing, and her silver eyes also have a touch of pink, just like Alicia's."

"Ah... I see. Now... please tell me your story."

"The past... it can't end so simply, can it?"

……

The tone was clearly that of a question, but it inexplicably carried a sense of certainty, revealing some hidden clues.

At this moment, the choice to talk about the boy's past lover, whom he knew nothing about before, reveals where he got the courage to believe that their relationship would never end.

Although Jiang Cheng had no time to think about these details, his brows furrowed slightly, his teeth clenched unconsciously, and even his recounting of the past was affected.

A part of the mind that had previously tried to seize power has suddenly become trapped under excessive pressure and is unable to move.

If there was still room for maneuver before, it was just that the girl needed to be careful and move around gently because it was her first time.

There's absolutely no action to be taken now.

An inexplicable, almost inhuman pressure suddenly descended upon him as he recounted the past of the girl and described her appearance.

Goo!

It hurts a little.

Is Raiden Mei upset by something?

Even Alicia wouldn't be this tight, would she?

The most memorable time, or rather, the most profound few minutes, was when we were outside and almost discovered by Pado. I could only cover my mouth and wait for her to leave on her own. At any moment, she might suddenly turn around and discover the way I was with Alicia.

Even with that kind of gameplay that could be exposed at any time, and almost backfired, it only felt like I was about to be crushed, which is completely different from now, when I feel like I'm almost broken.

At this point, even the original body is feeling some pain, so it can't really be because of jealousy towards Velvi and Alicia, right?

Is it really necessary?

Even if it is necessary.

Even if feelings of jealousy are understandable.

Is it really necessary to be this strong?

Is it necessary to push yourself to the point of causing yourself pain?

This is not something the body can control; it's an instinct that can only be spontaneously completed at the limit when the mind reaches extreme tension and stimulation.

Looks like I'll have to push my limits.

To gain more authority and strengthen one's body.

While ensuring that one can still possess a sense of self, one can take a further step towards becoming a fully realized Herrscher.

Although he felt like he was about to be crushed, Jiang Cheng would not, and was unwilling to, use his own hands to carry out the revenge, giving that girl, who was perhaps equally important as a symbol of motherhood, the feeling of being about to be crushed.

Even if Raiden Mei doesn't care.

There will be absolutely no dissatisfaction from this.

He probably won't even say two words, and more likely he'll even change his position to put more of his strength into hurting her.

Such harmful behavior should not exist, especially against a lover. Raiden Mei clearly did not intentionally do anything excessive; she simply lost control of her body and spontaneously became agitated.

The boy simply took a deep breath, bit his lip, and after a brief red mark, he endured the discomfort and gradually strengthened his body until he could once again raise his head and gaze calmly at Raiden Mei.

"What follows is Alicia's story. I never expected that family members who had been separated would meet in that way."

"Let me reiterate this again."

"That was how Alicia looked back then..."

……

A girl as perfect and flawless as a fairy.

A girl who is always so beautiful.

A girl who is flawless.

Even if it was once overlooked, there is no reason to feel any resentment, because that gentleness, if it were to fall even a little bit on an ordinary person, would be an enormous gift.

As long as you give up your so-called family status and acknowledge your ordinariness and mediocrity, not being noticed is nothing to worry about.

Ordinary people who are too mediocre and incompetent are not worthy of meeting perfection. Their limited perspective, their limited abilities, and everything else restrict them. If it weren't for their family status, ordinary people like themselves who can't find anything unique would probably never even see Alicia once in their entire lives.

Even a top genius like Velvi has a weakness, a possibility that ordinary people might come into contact with her, but Alicia is so self-consistent.

Her worldview is self-consistent, her logic is self-consistent, and she already possesses everything she likes, dislikes, and wants to do, all thanks to her name.

Ordinary people and those with slightly lower intelligence will feel dissatisfied when they talk to each other, and those who are moving forward cannot understand the lazy, stagnant people who are just sitting there doing nothing.

The compatibility between higher and lower levels is essentially a form of charity; if the difference in level is too great, it may not even be visible.

Although the girl later turned out to be the one who was truly unwilling to give up her family identity, she even thought about going further and becoming more decadent.

This is a place I still can't understand. I can't understand why the girl would become like this. I can't understand how someone who had neglected me, who blessed me when she left, and who I never even met before I died, could love me so deeply and intensely.

Although love doesn't need to be traced back to its origins, it's enough as long as you can feel that the love is genuine and not a pretense.

He had never disliked Alicia, and when he was ignored, he was just internally struggling because he could clearly see the distance between himself and the girl.

To confine an idealist, who is born with boundless power, harbors great ideals in his heart, and is capable of realizing his ideals, to a small corner is more ridiculous than holding onto a kite in a storm and preventing it from flying into the sky.

Because a kite without a string might at least break, but a girl will only fly higher and higher until she reaches the sky and realizes her dream.

Perhaps it will eventually fall, but it will still die later than most people, at most a little earlier than the end of humanity.

With an ordinary burden in your life, helping others requires weighing more factors, expressing kindness becomes extremely difficult, and you can no longer do what you like as you please, try extreme sports at will, or travel to dangerous places to experience the most treacherous scenery in the world—you are invincible, but the important people may not be.

It is precisely because we understand that letting go is a good thing for both parties. People who are not compatible will eventually leave, and people of different standards will eventually go far away, even though in hindsight, we may have been able to forcibly bind the girl with love.

But if she actually did that, she would truly be unworthy to stay by his side, because instead of improving herself in the face of Alicia, who is far more powerful than herself, she would try to lower the standards of a young girl.

……

There's nothing to hide.

……

244. Raiden Mei: Velvet...you've arrived.

This includes the revival competition, the time he lost his emotions, and his almost perverted behavior with Alicia throughout Eternal Paradise.

Originally, it was just a simulation, nothing more than a bubble, like a dream, like dew, like lightning. There was absolutely no need to bring it into reality. It's enough for a vague and ethereal dream to interfere with oneself. To go further and interfere with reality and others would be too shameless.

Personal fantasies shouldn't be projected onto reality, and there's even less need to damage or harm the reputation left behind by heroes who have already passed away.

However, this thing interfered with itself too severely, making it easy to see that it had indirectly interfered with reality by interfering with itself, and then continued to interfere with Raiden Mei's emotions.