Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

The reason the girl felt abandoned was perhaps not only because she didn't appreciate the gift, but also because she kept thinking about Virvi and Alicia, and reminiscing about her life with them.

Because that period was so long. Even the time I spent surviving in the simulation before winning the revival match was much longer than the time I have now as a high school student. I also received much more love and care during that time.

Compared to the extreme lack of love in the past, there is now almost only an exchange of interests and exploitation between people, and even chatting can turn into a war of words.

Even a single day of that wonderful period could be traded for ten or a hundred days; living there for a year was more meaningful than living an ordinary lifetime.

The beauty of life lies not in its length, but in the fact that even a thousand or ten thousand years on an assembly line can never be more wonderful than a day spent living freely in love.

The eternal core of suffering is suffering, the fleeting nature of brilliance is brilliance, and what's more, this beauty and happiness lasts longer than ever before.

In a sense, if it weren't for Raiden Mei's love and care, spending almost half a month with him every day, he might not have been able to get out of the simulation at all and would have gone straight into emo.

In this situation, while her own situation has improved, Raiden Mei is experiencing the greatest lack of care, just like she once did.

Even when she's right beside her, Alicia—the person she is now—won't pay attention to the person she should be paying attention to. Instead, she's lost in all sorts of random thoughts, clearly thinking about others, imagining their postures, and recalling their appearances. She's a stranger that Raiden Mei doesn't know, a stranger she can endlessly optimize and belittle in her mind.

At least back then, I knew who was around Alicia, and I could still offer my warm face to her only to be met with indifference, and to see those elites.

Raiden Mei doesn't even know who she'll be facing, so she can only fantasize and imagine on her own... the fact that even she herself is obsessed with it.

The girl was already insecure, and the fact that she couldn't stop the person she loved from thinking about someone else, even when she was right beside him, naturally put her down. No matter how you looked at it, it seemed that she was destined to be inferior to those people whose names she didn't even know, and unable to capture any attention that belonged to her.

Just as the power of law is immeasurable and its depths are unknown, fear can also grow infinitely. The flaws in the human heart are destined to patch up what we fear, including regarding so-called natural disasters as supreme deities.

This can no longer be hidden. We can no longer allow any ambiguity or instability to remain in the girl's heart.

Even if she were to mention Velvet and the others, it would still make Raiden Mei feel inferior. It's always better to have a real enemy than to be unable to figure out their strength and only be able to endlessly fantasize about a powerful enemy in her mind.

Anyway, these are all things of the past, so it doesn't matter if I bring them up now. Even if I feel a little jealous, it can be made up for.

There's nothing to hide, and nothing that needs to be hidden. At least after yesterday, it's not worth hiding something like this.

This time, however, the boy spoke without reservation, sharing everything he knew and saw in the past, regardless of whether it made logical sense.

My past encounters with Vervi, the girl's features and perfect figure, the emotions so heavy that even a black hole could not compare to them, all for that fairy who did not belong to this world, who seemed to have fallen from a fairyland of stars and moon in a fairy tale, loving, beautiful, and so kind.

No matter who it is, they occupy an absolute place in each other's hearts, or rather, their entire life in the simulation is composed of only two girls.

Even as a close friend, Mebius could only occupy the position of a close friend; indispensable, but not absolutely indispensable.

The boy spoke in such detail, not omitting any specific details, not leaving any room for imagination, speaking gently, softly, and slowly, his breath gently caressing the girl's soft body, occasionally leaning forward so that his white teeth would even touch hers.

Until the girl suddenly gripped her hands tightly, a strange and powerful force of attraction came from the place where the power struggle was gradually taking place. The pressure generated in an instant even gave her a strange impulse as if she were about to be crushed.

"Eh……"

—So tight!

—It's going to be flattened!!

Even the previous instances of sudden increases in pressure couldn't compare to this. The increased pressure, accompanied by the sound of flowing water, didn't create the feeling of being crushed into mincemeat.

This was the only time, and even the body that was the Herrscher's original form was completely unable to resist it. The inexplicable feeling was mixed with a bit of pain, and even the authority was almost subconsciously activated for defense.

When she looked up again, she saw Raiden Mei breathing softly and gently, biting her rosy lips. Her face, flushed with rosy hues, looked as if she was about to cry, and her purple eyes sparkled with tears.

As if something had been confirmed, or as if some illusion had been shattered, the voice was lingering, like the drifting light of lightning in the sky.

"you sure……"

Are they dead?

……

what?

Of course he's dead!

The subconscious response is an unwavering denial.

Until his fingers were gently lifted again, the girl's fingertips pressed against his palm, transmitting her unique lightning.

As beings of a higher order than humans, Herrschers can transmit messages in a more efficient way. For example, by triggering energy from a distance and creating ripples that fill an otherwise calm environment with fluctuations originating from the origin, Herrschers can clearly see these fluctuations.

At this moment, the direction of Raiden Mei's lightning was pointing towards the outer perimeter of Changkong City, which was still covered by an electromagnetic barrier. Theoretically, no life could break into this place. There was an enormous amount of energy that could not be ignored once it was seen. It was tearing and destroying the barrier, which was strong enough to withstand the attack of Honkai fusion missiles, and clearing obstacles with extremely high efficiency.

Even so, this was based on the fact that the other party kept looking back and exploring the surrounding information, even when surrounded by lightning, constantly looking into the distance, looking in different places, and searching for different directions.

Without a doubt, if the other party were to truly focus on breaking through the barrier, they could probably tear apart the Herrscher's authority in less than a moment.

Under normal circumstances, the boy should be worried about why such a powerful person appeared and how to protect himself and Raiden Mei.

For any intelligent person, the Herrscher is an adversary who is naturally on the level of an enemy, and is equally superior in terms of research and exploitation.

Something that is full of treasures might be able to defend itself from others' prying eyes if it has absolute strength, but if it lacks the ability, it will only become a walking gold mine, to be studied, used, and played with by others.

If the girl in the lead didn't have khaki hair, and if she weren't accompanied by another girl, she would be the most delicate cherry blossom girl in spring.

……

what……

what?

what? !

The boy finally realized why Raiden Mei had pounced on him, why she had asked about the past that he had clearly said he had abandoned, given up, and cut off, and would never touch again, and why that tightness felt so unusual from the beginning, as if it were about to crush him.

It wasn't because of any special talent, nor was it due to jealousy; it was simply because there were things around her that were even more exciting than playing out with Alicia outside.

—Vilvie and Alicia have arrived.

—The self-righteous, fake lovers have arrived.

—The obsession with abandoning oneself, which one has been talking to oneself, has truly arrived.

Not a fleeting moment, not a bubble, not a simulation... but a person who truly exists in this world, a person who has gradually come through it all.

This thing is far more stimulating than any other random games. While listening to the stories he told about his past with Alicia and Velvet, he watched as the person he was talking about gradually walked over, and even sat on the two girls' lover—himself—and began to move.

why?

Didn't all the previous civilizations perish?

How did a simulated world, where even a large number of scholars had died, manage to sustain itself and give rise to new civilizations? How did it remain unchanged without any plan, and even manage to follow the main storyline?

Even if the memory entity obtains the memories, it can't escape, right? The Paradise of the Past is very tightly locked; even Möbius couldn't get out.

Moreover, almost a month has passed now. If they really survived from the previous civilization, they should have come to my side long ago.

Why?

Why did they have to come at this time of year?

……

The excitement and stimulation brought by being there immediately not only made one's mind go blank, but even made it possible to temporarily suppress one's concern.

No matter how deeply etched the feelings are in one's heart, they cannot withstand the sudden social death that comes with it, just as few people are willing to tell their close family and friends about their secret fetishes.

If it were at a different time, the boy would have stepped forward to greet them without hesitation, and wouldn't have even asked why Wilvie and the others had come or what had happened after his death. Instead, he would have simply expressed his joy and enjoyed the precious time they had finally reunited.

However, Jiang Cheng is now unable to even get up, express his joy, or explain Mei's situation.

She could only watch helplessly as her former lover drew closer, filling her already blank mind with unimaginable shock.

Before they even had a chance to question, that familiar aura was already too close. Perhaps because their previous observation had also alerted the girl, they found the boy's true location. Instead of their previous slow and extensive search, they headed directly toward the interior of Changkong City, tearing the electromagnetic barrier apart in an instant.

One second they needed the perception power of the Herrscher authority shared by Raiden Mei to explore, but the next second they could almost smell the aura.

We've arrived.

It's already in front of us.

already……

— We're almost there.

……

what……

"Vilvi..."

"Alicia..."

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Walking amidst the thunderstorm, the genius girl exhausted her wisdom, almost conjuring up clues from nothing to determine the boy's possible location.

Alicia's perception abilities could only go this far. Although it was unclear whether there was a real limit or if she still refused to see the boy, it was impossible for him to continue to exploit her abilities without any mercy.

Although the biggest and only reason was that they couldn't squeeze any more out of him, no matter how much they asked, he was like a stone, without the slightest reaction. It was even worse than before. As they got closer to the boy's location, the stiffness became more and more obvious and lifeless.

This at least indicates that the boy is not far away. To be able to isolate himself to this extent, he is probably in this city.

Even if she didn't want to provide any information, she could easily determine the boy's location and distance simply by observing Alicia's emotional changes.

This should have been a good thing, because people who thought they would never meet again, who were separated by life and death, could meet again, and the most important lovers in the entire universe could soon meet in another world.

What an honor.

How dreamlike!

It's practically a miracle.

Even a top scholar like Vervier, who is theoretically capable of anything without any constraints, would marvel at this miracle.

Overriding everything, even managing to temporarily make the girl abandon her backup plans, had no useful results. Instead, it only intensified the boy's self-loathing and hatred towards Alicia.

He was able to forcefully suppress the desire to be punished and to drag those around him down with him until he reached the boy's side.

—If this place hadn't just experienced a collapse.

—If the surroundings weren't a pile of wreckage.

……