Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Qianjie threw her onto the beach and stared at her, only to find that she was crying even more bitterly.

"You, you dare to abandon me... Waaah... You're so unreasonable! I... I even prepared the script..."

The tenth Herrscher, Nino, couldn't stop the tears from flowing; he was crying very sadly.

"Why aren't you following the script? You...you're being unreasonable! You're being nonsensical! Penguin! Koala! Polar bear! Pangolin!"

"Me...me?!"

Qianjie was dumbfounded. Was he being unreasonable?

Why should he act according to this woman's script?

"I don't care! You have to kill me today! You're going to kill me whether you like it or not!"

"impossible!"

"If you don't kill me, I'll smash my head against this rock and die! You... what do you want to do?! Don't come any closer?!"

"You wanted to smash your head against this rock and die? Let's see how you do it!"

"Let me go!"

"Shut up! Come with me obediently!"

"You're being unreasonable! How can you face the moths that chase the flame?!"

"How many times are you going to use that word?! Do I look like I care about them?!"

"That me! Melutina! Mebius! Love...love that guy!"

"Huh? Those guys are fine no matter what!"

"Where's Melutina?! Aren't you going to leave her?"

"Alicia will take care of her, I don't need to worry about her!"

"You...you can't do this!"

"Who made that rule?!"

"I!"

"Why should I listen to a Herrscher?!"

"You just said I wasn't a Herrscher!"

.........

at the same time

"you……"

Mei covered her wound and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar man in front of her.

"Hahaha...Mei...Hahaha...What am I doing..."

John held the knife while crying, as if he had just been released from a mental hospital.

“John… the Fire Moth is the culmination of your life’s work, you can’t destroy it yourself!”

Mei said through gritted teeth.

She was attacked as soon as she stepped out of the island base, and she was surprised to find that everyone around her had disappeared.

“I… Dr. May… Möbius… Ah… Moth to Flame…”

John's hand, gripping the knife, trembled. Suddenly, tears streamed down his face as he looked up at May.

"Kill me... Mei, please kill me..."

"...Your feelings for the Fire-Chasing Moth are genuine."

May noticed John's wavering, and suddenly lunged forward, snatched his knife, plunged it into his chest, and then twisted the hilt violently.

“...Mebius..."

John stopped what he was doing and knelt on the ground.

“Mebius…I…”

He didn't even get to finish his sentence before collapsing to the ground.

"Mebius, huh..."

Mei stared at her blood-soaked hands, the sensation of killing her companion still lingering there.

"If only I could let you see her one last time."

Mei lowered her head slightly and covered John's body with her white coat.

Chapter Ninety: The Song of Nino Ends

I am a liar.

I deceived a thousand Lawyers.

I deceived the Fire-Chasing Moth.

I even lied to myself.

I thought no one could expose my lies, not even myself.

But why...?

Why do you insist on telling the truth?

I pray, I dream, I hope...

One day someone will expose my lies and tell me I can survive, that I am not...

A hopeless scoundrel.

I've been dreaming about this for over a decade, thinking about it every single night...

Thinking...

There are people who won't be fooled by me, who won't take from me, but are willing to reach out, once again...

Even if there's only one more person.

Melutina, my friend, I love you, but I hate you.

You didn't see through my lie. I thought you would be that person... Why couldn't you see through it?

Hahaha……

I'm such a brilliant actor.

Life is like a play, and the play becomes life.

I don't like dreaming, I don't like lying, and I especially dislike being alone.

I don't want to die, I don't want to disappear, I don't want to be forgotten.

But I still decided to die. I wanted a miserable end for a liar, I wanted to die at the hands of a madman...

He's stupid, naive, and easier to fool than anyone else.

So he'll definitely be fooled by me, kill me, and then everyone will be saved.

I'm all alone; I'd rather just disappear into the darkness.

But why did you, the most foolish one, see through it?

It shouldn't be like this, it can't be like this, it's not right...

I cannot waver, I cannot expose myself, I cannot accept it.

I don't want to be the Savior, so why am I walking the path of the Savior...?

I've already reached the end, why won't you let me take one more step forward...?

I know...

I know……

I truly know about the Thousand Tribulations.

This is not how villains live, it's how heroes live.

I...I...I...

I can't become a bad person.

.........

At first, I just wanted to reach out my hand.

Looking at the bullied child, I stood in front of her, but was ostracized, while the person protecting her stood on the opposite side.

I became the only villain.

But I still want to reach out my hand.

I wanted to help the beggar on the street, so I put some money in front of him, but he grabbed me and demanded more. Passersby gave me disapproving looks, as if I had given him unnecessary hope, and I had once again become the bad guy.

I still reached out my hand.

again and again.

……

"I wasn't looking down on anyone..."

I wanted to explain myself to Melutina, but for a moment I didn't know what to say.

"Perhaps they also dislike people who speak their minds."

She didn't answer me, but she didn't continue to question me either. For the first time, I encountered someone who understood me.

But by then I had no family or friends left.

……

I can no longer reach out my hand.