Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

The man, whose figure and appearance were obscured, said helplessly, "I was indeed too reckless, which is why I made this mistake."

"It doesn't matter. Even in the final battle, I alone will be enough."

"Even so, are you really not going to seek their help?"

"No need. Those girls who have no awareness or thought at all can continue living their house-and-dwelling lives."

"You're being a bit too harsh. After all, they're just a group of kids who are no more than 20 years old, in the prime of their youth..."

"Am I not one too? Don't think that just because you're a senior you can boss me around."

The person finally sighed helplessly, gave a few more instructions, and then turned and left.

The Herrscher of Thunder also left the dark alley.

I will not rely on that cowardly person who is incompetent, lacks awareness, and only thinks about escaping. As for those so-called companions and teachers, they will only hold me back.

If you can't even beat me, why should I rely on you?

But when I think of the Herrscher of Thunder, I think of a certain annoying guy... Why am I thinking about him?

The Herrscher of Thunder shook her head, then walked down the street, gripping her sword hilt with a hint of irritation.

Cheng Xing sneezed, then touched his nose, looking outside with some confusion, wondering who was talking about him this time.

However, he didn't hesitate for long before focusing on the console screen in front of him, concentrating on playing the game, yes, playing with Sirin.

Chapter 111: Encounter

Kiana and Raiden Mei wandered around the city for half a day, eating and exploring. During this time, they experienced various delicacies from the ancient Far East region, among which the most well-known tricolor dumplings were quite delicious.

Just as the two were about to become so engrossed in the food that they forgot their goal, two figures suddenly appeared in the crowd. They looked at each other for a few moments and then recognized one another.

"Class monitor! Teacher Himeko!"

Kiana waved to the two people in front of her, holding a wooden stick in her hand.

"Kiana, are you all alright?"

Himeko quickly came over and saw that the two of them were completely unharmed, as well as the two kimonos they were wearing. She smiled and said, "These kimonos suit you both quite well, and you look much prettier."

Himeko and Fu Hua were dressed in clothing similar to that of ancient China. The clothing was form-fitting and aesthetically pleasing without hindering their movement.

Fu Hua no longer had her glasses on, but she still instinctively reached for them. After her hand missed, she awkwardly touched her nose and then said, "Ahem, Kiana, when did you arrive here? And what are your current identities?"

Both Himeko and Fu Hua were surprised when they heard that the Herrscher of Thunder's consciousness existed here as an independent entity.

"I never expected it to be like this. Could it be that in the analysis of this illusion, Mei and the Herrscher of Thunder, although they are one entity, are actually two different people?"

Fu Hua tried to understand.

"An illusion?"

Upon hearing this, Kiana looked at the people passing by with happy smiles on their faces, the street vendors, and the delicious food she had just tasted. Everything she saw and saw felt so real.

“Yes, this is the illusion. And we are also trapped in this Heavenly Fox City,” Fu Hua continued to explain. “Although I don’t know why you two woke up or arrived here later than us, Teacher Himeko and I woke up several days ago and began exploring the city. When we left the city to search the outside world, we found a large number of Honkai Beasts in the forest outside. Those Honkai Beasts were very weak at first, but as we went deeper, the strength of each individual increased rapidly, and their numbers seemed endless.”

"That's why we had no choice but to retreat back to town, hoping to find you first and then figure out a way to attend the wedding a few days later."

Himeko chimed in with her explanation, but when the topic turned to the wedding, she couldn't help but sigh, saying with a touch of melancholy, "I never imagined that the first wedding I'd ever attend would be someone else's, a marriage between two women. Where am I supposed to find my own marriage?"

The three of them, having forgotten Himeko's sighs and sorrow, continued their conversation.

"In other words, based on the current situation, there is a high probability that the owner of this illusion is Yae Sakura... I never expected that Miss Yae Sakura would have such a great background. Was she actually the lord of a city in ancient times?"

Raiden Mei was somewhat surprised by Yae Sakura's identity, since according to the ancient Far East, the lord of a city could actually call himself the lord of a country.

There's nothing we can do; the area is only so big.

"As for us, we received an invitation to the banquet because of our status as the Beichen Dojo. However, we'll probably have to talk to her about it, since she's the eldest sister of the Beichen Dojo now, and she makes most of the decisions."

"Well, but speaking of which, Kiana, what exactly is your identity?"

Himeko suddenly asked at this moment.

"Fu Hua and I are wandering knights who stayed in this city after traveling through this country. Mei and the Herrscher of Thunder are the two sisters from the Beichen Dojo in the city... So what is your background?"

Himeko looked at Kiana with considerable curiosity.

"I don't know. When I woke up, I was in the courtyard of Mei's current house. But that doesn't matter. It's just an identity setting in an illusion."

Kiana said nonchalantly.

"Really? Is it just a meaningless identity designation?"

Fu Hua frowned. She felt that there must be something strange about this place, but as long as one's identity and background were not too unusual, it wouldn't have much of an impact.

The four people present were neither nobles nor villains, so is it really just an ordinary setup?

"So, aside from Ms. Yae Sakura, the Headmaster, Bronya, and Ms. Rita, who are already known to be in the castle tower, there are three people whose whereabouts are unknown."

Raiden Mei asked with some concern, "I wonder how they are now?"

"We definitely don't need to worry about Bronya. She's quite capable, and she probably has something Cheng Xing gave her for self-defense. Rita may call herself a maid, but she's a Valkyrie sent from Schicksal headquarters, so she's definitely stronger than us students... As for Auntie, it's hard to say."

Despite her confident assertions earlier, Kiana hesitated when her aunt was mentioned. After a moment of hesitation, she said, "I remember when we attended the banquet, my aunt didn't bring her Judah with her, and she lost Judah... I don't know how much fighting power my aunt has left now."

"...It's over."

Himeko covered her face, feeling somewhat helpless. She knew that her old friend really relied on Judah.

Fu Hua pushed up her non-existent glasses and calmly said, "Don't worry, even if something happens, given the headmaster's age and appearance, it definitely won't cause any major problems."

"After all, the people here have ridiculously high moral standards."

Theresa, dressed in a white kimono, straightened her clothes with some discomfort before walking through the enormous castle tower. She had been in this world for several days now and wondered how Kiana and the others were doing.

My unexpected time travel must have brought a lot of changes to the school. After I leave, will Grandpa take back St. Freya Academy?

Will those kids turn into tools that only know how to fight again?

Thinking of her students whom she couldn't bear to part with, Theresa desperately wanted to return to her own time. However, she didn't even know how she got there. She only knew that she seemed to have felt something strange after eating and then fainted when she ran out with everyone.

When he woke up again, he found himself in the arms of a white-haired woman who was looking at him with concern and calling his name.

"Sigh! I don't have Judah with me again, I feel so insecure... Most importantly, there are no Houmu comics in this era, not even my favorite bitter melon juice! I must go back!"

Theresa was still struggling with how to travel back in time.

Yes, she was the only one who wasn't in the right state of mind.

Chapter 112: There's nothing I can do!

Humans face all sorts of choices in this world. Sometimes we make choices that satisfy us, but sometimes we regret them immensely.

When people make choices they later regret, they frantically search for opportunities to change things. They constantly question themselves about why they made such a foolish decision, and they constantly doubt whether they will make the same foolish decision in the future, thus falling into confusion and distress.

If people were given the chance to choose again, would they really choose the more correct path?

I'm curious.

Yae Sakura suddenly looked up and around. Although she was alone in the bedroom, for some reason she felt as if she could hear someone whispering something in her ear.

But when she looked up and around, there was nowhere in the bedroom to hide; she was indeed all alone.

"Maybe I'm overthinking it."

Yae Sakura closed her eyes again, placed her hands on the sword on her knees, and meditated quietly.

Kiana looked around in confusion. It seemed like someone was speaking in her ear, but she was clearly all alone.

Shaking her head, Kiana concluded that she was just imagining things, and then continued searching the city alone.

She wasn't acting foolishly in front of everyone like before. Now her eyes were clear, and she wasn't searching randomly in private anymore. Instead, she was specifically searching in dark and secluded corners.

"Even in the darkest corners, there was no trash or dirt."

Kiana crouched down and touched the ground in the dark elephant enclosure. It was dry to the touch, without any dampness, although there was some dust on the floor.

"Such dark places should often have stagnant water and plants like moss that live in damp, dark environments, but this place is very dry, with only some dusty corners. This explains the composition of this illusion."

Kiana stood up from the ground and calmly began to analyze the situation.

"Either the things the owner of this illusion conceives in the less important corners become more flawed, or they subconsciously believe that even such corners should not be damp."

"The former proves that there must be a bigger flaw in this illusion, while the latter proves..."

Kiana gazed at the towering forest outside the city and thought to herself, "That master doesn't like water, so there must be some secret hidden in the water outside the city."

Kiana was never stupid. After gaining access to the memories of the future, her intelligence regained its dominance when she acted alone.

"Those things that happened in the future will probably never happen again. Sirin has run away with Cheng Xing now, so I won't have caused so many casualties... Teacher Himeko... so it won't happen..."

Kiana shook her head, no longer wanting to think about those painful memories of the future. After all, she had already changed herself and didn't need to dwell on those painful things anymore.

But people always have to face it.

Kiana did indeed reclaim her feelings from Selene. She admitted that she did have feelings for Cheng Xing because of those things, but for some reason, those feelings couldn't compare to her feelings for Mei... She really looked rather pathetic.

Kiana stood in the alley for a while, thinking, before realizing that it was getting late. She immediately put on her silly smile again and headed towards the Hokushin Dojo.

At the dojo, Raiden Mei had already prepared dinner for everyone, but she couldn't help but worry when Kiana didn't return for a long time.

"Don't worry, there's nothing dangerous here. As long as your little girlfriend doesn't cause trouble, she'll be back soon."

The Herrscher of Thunder nonchalantly began eating dinner. As for whether or not to wait for Kiana? What did that have to do with her?

After finishing dinner faster than the others, the Herrscher of Thunder glanced at the three people still waiting for Kiana to return, snorted coldly, and left alone.

Himeko first looked at Raiden Mei, then at the Herrscher of Thunder's departing figure, and said with emotion, "I can't believe you two are the same person. The difference between you is really huge."

"Indeed, you share similar experiences and memories, but your personalities are quite different. This may be due to the different personalities of the Herrschers."

Fu Hua believes that even if the Herrscher personality possesses all the experiences and memories of its human form, its behavior and conduct would likely be vastly different from its original self.

Well, it does.

"Mei! I'm back!"

Kiana ran back and saw the three people waiting for her. She scratched her head sheepishly and said, "Sorry, I got lost on the way back, so I'm late."

"It's alright, I'm glad you're okay. Let's eat quickly."

Kiana smiled and nodded, but no one present noticed any change in her.