Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

[If that entity can manipulate space...]

【—Would you rather be my enemy?】

What's the point of speaking out, of imagining? To imagine fighting against someone who transcends space, someone as powerful as gods or demons.

[—Waiting to die.]

[—We can only wait to die.]

[Because this is a battle that cannot be won no matter what. Attacks will be redirected once they hit the opponent, and the opponent cannot even get close to her if they wish. She can go anywhere at any time and cause a terrifying attack.]

Even the most elusive moths aren't safe anymore; in other words, from a spatial perspective, no place in the world is truly safe.

[Humanity's most dazzling moth to a flame can only pray at this moment that the Herrscher's energy has its limits, cannot be used indefinitely, and can be worn down.]

[I don't ask for anything else, just that humanity be worn down and killed before it's systematically slaughtered back to the Stone Age.]

[Or perhaps those two overpowered doctors, Velvet and Mebius, can develop a device capable of countering the Herrscher of the Void before humanity suffers a devastating blow.]

Now, not only is it Vervies who has become a savior, but even Mebius, who was once disliked, has become their only hope.

[It is estimated that after this battle, most of those moral principles will be abandoned, and the rights and interests gained over such a long period of time will be trampled into the quagmire again. All of humanity will have to enter a state of near-total mobilization.]

Actually, the problem isn't that big of a deal. You don't need to be so worried that you can only wait to die and pray.

[At least you absolutely don't believe any Herrscher can compare to Velvet's talent, or that they could completely eliminate you under the protection of a young girl.]

It's just space.

[While the space itself is terrifying, it can't compare to a true overpowered ability. Besides, a Herrscher without reason simply cannot unleash their true power.]

[After studying the first Herrscher gem, Velvet discovered that the authority it contained could theoretically be used to analyze and construct everything using Honkai energy.]

[Possessing authority akin to that of a creator, yet ultimately falling to humanity. The multiple projects currently being implemented by humanity, if any one of them were to succeed, would be enough to kill the Second Herrscher.]

[Without rational Herrschers and without rules, it's impossible for a sudden, massive outbreak to occur at the Flamemoth headquarters and forcibly annihilate humanity.]

Anyway, at worst, we can just run away after this fight and find a place to spend some quality time together.

[I heard that the people next door are already researching the sea of ​​quantum mechanics.]

……

Not far from the core area of ​​the Firemoth, the once heavily guarded base is now heavily fortified, employing countless unimaginable technologies.

In this heavily guarded place, where not even a fly could get in, a young girl stood there with a light blue camera, holding her equipment high, recording the image of a certain boy.

——Aliceia.

Many years later, the girl is still here.

Having shed her past naiveté and lost her perfection and flawlessness, the girl, as pure as a fairy or princess in a fairy tale, has never changed what she has always done, observing the boy with sadness.

Watching the boy and Vilvie on their date, witnessing their heartfelt confessions, and seeing the girl who, like herself, had made a mistake but was forgiven.

Looking at that everyday life filled with warmth and happiness, it's enough to describe it as beautiful.

Even if it makes one a vile person who pries into the lives of others.

Even if this only makes the emotions in one's heart more and more sad and self-destructive.

Alicia just kept watching and watching.

Until now.

The world is in crisis.

An unimaginable crisis.

Perhaps it was because of Vilvie's early arrival that the girl, who had never split herself before, displayed such terrifying talent that even the gods in the heavens trembled. This time, the attack on Honkai was almost the sum of everything that had happened in the past.

The Honkai caused by the Herrscher has affected a third of the world, and even the most proud continent of Mu can no longer stand aloof and watch from afar.

They dispatched their most elite troops, the most advanced weapons, and the most cutting-edge technology to the battlefield, but so far, they have not made any waves.

Alicia could no longer stand idly by.

Perhaps only she can change this world.

The power from space can only be accurately countered by possessing both agility and strength, as well as a certain degree of control over Honkai energy.

Seize the opportunity to open the gaps in the spatial barriers and penetrate their most vulnerable points.

These are requirements that only one person in the world can possess.

Or……

Only one girl who is not human can possess it.

Those slender arms could draw arrows beyond imagination, their bare legs allowed them to run faster than the fastest fighter jets ever made, and their clear blue eyes, like a lake, could easily capture every move tens of thousands of meters away.

The Honkai energy, which kills anyone who touches it, is like a girl's pet—obedient and docile, almost able to be molded and manipulated at will.

If we continue to ignore it, not only will this wonderful world be destroyed, but the boy who brought the girl into this wonderful world will also disappear.

The world may no longer be so beautiful; instead, it may be a mixture of countless sorrows. However, the beauty of the young victim should not be shattered.

However, Alicia remained hesitant and found it difficult to take the first step in the fight against the Honkai.

—The girl needs a weapon.

She is a girl who has not yet known her true identity, has not yet grasped her own power, and is simply walking on this land with a cross symbolizing suffering on her back. She has never had her own 'claws' or her own extension.

How could a girl who has lost everything, even her innocence, possibly fight against a real monster?

Even if their status and power are inherently different.

Even if this power completely surpasses it.

If a sword is kept in its scabbard and never drawn, who knows whether it is still sharp or has decayed?

The girl needs artificial 'claws' to extend herself, to replace her authority, and to replace the key called Origin.

This doesn't seem like a difficult task; even the main base can be easily breached, let alone just to grab a weapon.

The problem is that……

—The only qualified weapon in the world is in the hands of Vervier.

It was in the hands of the person that, in a sense, the girl hated the most, yet couldn't bring herself to hate completely.

……

……

Over time, it seems that your close proximity to the girl and boy's interactions has robbed you of the courage to approach them, reducing you to a mere spectator, an indifferent bystander.

No matter how much your emotions are fermenting, how suppressed, or how close you are to collapse and madness, you no longer dare to take even one more step forward.

If nothing else happens, this twisted behavior will likely continue.

The world is never a smooth journey; you've successfully fallen into the prisoner's dilemma, a prisoner of your own heart, trapped in relationships and emotions.

Regardless of what you think in your heart.

You must go see that girl now.

Having silently observed this area for so long, you know it like the back of your hand, and you found the girl in less than a minute.

[The enemy is still working, attempting to develop a weapon capable of countering the Second Herrscher using data obtained at the cost of countless lives.]

The next step is simple: take the weapons, fight the Second Herrscher, and you can save the world and the boy from disaster.

But at this moment, almost at the very last step, you find yourself caught in a difficult dilemma.

If you go directly to ask for it now, the other party will definitely agree to your request; however, it's inevitable that you'll end up in front of Vilvie.

Instead of atoning for her sins, you, who have been running away for years, are about to appear before her.

[This could also be considered Jiangcheng... in front of a lover.]

"Eh?"

"Isn't it right?"

"Why... do I have to go find Velvi?"

Alicia simply couldn't remain depressed and indifferent to this matter any longer.

My original plan to never interfere again and never make any more choices was shattered by this completely unacceptable and incomprehensible thing.

—That's weird, isn't it?

To send someone who has deeply hurt Jiangcheng to meet a girl who took the boy from his hands—what a tragedy this is!

No matter what it means to commit a crime in front of one's husband, or for a young man with blond hair to meet his victim, none of these are as terrifying as this kind of face-to-face encounter.

Alice, who could fully understand the feelings of choosing to escape yet being unable to let go of the boy, and who had been filming the interactions between Wilvi and Jiang Cheng for several years, could not imagine herself meeting him.

Over such a long period of time, even the greatest courage and bravery will be worn away completely.

The boy's smile also meant that all his emotions could only be directed towards himself.

Even the foolish thought that Wilvi might not treat the boy that well has long been shattered by what I've seen now.

There's a saying: "One should press on with one's might, but the momentum will wane on the second attempt and be exhausted on the third."

Moreover, the girl didn't even have a chance to muster the energy.

The first thing I chose was to escape.

……

Should you meet with Vilvie, that girl you utterly despise, yet can't truly feel any genuine loathing for?

[Option 1: The boy and the world are more important than anything else. You can no longer accept this disaster continuing to ravage the beautiful world, harming innocent people, and possibly even befalling that boy.]

[Option Two: The disaster must be resolved, but it might not be necessary to meet with Velvi or learn the exact location from the girl. The area is only so big; with your abilities, you can find it in about ten minutes.]

Option three: Faced with this difficult decision, you gave up trying to think about it.

Option three is definitely not an option.

As a fairy on her way to find paradise, she shouldn't give up thinking even if she encounters setbacks, right?

That would be terrible and utterly incompetent.