I, the Memory Master, play with players in my hands

These three people were students in her class. Because of dormitory allocation, the three of them lived in the same dormitory with Ji Zi. However, the staff dormitory was actually a large villa, so there was no problem with three people living there.

She was impressed by these three people in the whole class she taught. One was an open undercover agent from Anti-Entropy, one was a Herrscher of Thunder, and the other was a problem girl who got in through the back door. Especially Kiana, this child made Ji Zi, the head teacher, worry a lot. Not only did she often skip classes, but even if she occasionally came to class, she would sleep in during class. Her theoretical grades were always 0 points. Even if a group of people surrounded her for tutoring, it couldn't save her at all. She was just like a paramecium.

As for why she was hungover last night, she also remembered. Because in this month's monthly exam, Kiana scored full marks in all subjects and ranked first in the school. To celebrate, they had a big meal in the dormitory, and she also drank several boxes of beer...

"Wait... something seems wrong."

Ji Zi suddenly felt a strong sense of disharmony beginning to impact her senses, but when she tried to think carefully about where the problem lay, she couldn't figure it out.

"Don't just stand there! Your class is about to start! Go to the classroom!"

Theresa's urging completely interrupted Ji Zi's thoughts. She shook her head and stopped thinking about these things.

After a quick wash, Ji Zi found the textbooks she would use today and rushed to her classroom as quickly as possible. Fortunately, she was not late and entered the classroom just before the bell rang.

Ji Zi walked up to the podium and looked around at the students below. Her eyes were attracted by one person.

In the corner of the classroom, there was a single desk. If Ji Zi remembered correctly, this was Kiana's seat.

However, the girl sitting in that seat now was completely different from the Kiana in Himeko's impression - she was wearing a decent student uniform, her white hair was neatly draped over her shoulders, and she wore a pair of black-framed glasses. Her beautiful sapphire eyes revealed an incomparable wisdom under the reflection of the lenses.

No, who are you?

"...Kiana?"

"Hmm? What's wrong, Mr. Himeko?"

Kiana, who was called by Jizi, responded to Jizi. She raised her head and looked at Jizi on the podium. Her every move exuded a wise and elegant temperament, which seemed to be a little different from the Kiana in Jizi's impression.

"It's okay, let's start the class."

That feeling of disobedience appeared again, but just like before, something was preventing Ji Zi from thinking about what was wrong. She could only shake her head, put everything aside, and started her daily teaching.

Time passed quickly, and before long, the class came to an end.

Apart from the occasional feeling of disharmony, Jizi didn't feel anything unusual. After finishing a class, Jizi left the classroom. She stood in the corridor of the teaching building, quietly looking at the campus. For some reason, she felt inexplicably melancholy.

It's really strange, what's going on with Yi Huishi, why does she feel this weird...

Just then, a hand was placed on Jizi's shoulder.

"Teacher Jizi, are you okay?"

Jizi turned around and met Kiana's eyes. She saw that Kiana had come behind her without her knowing, and was looking at her with a worried look on her face.

"I'm fine, Kiana, what's wrong?"

"No... I just feel that Mr. Jizi seems to be in a bad state today. Is it because he drank too much yesterday?"

Hearing Kiana's concern, Jizi felt a surge of warmth in her heart and a smile appeared on her face: "Maybe, but... it seems that there is a problem that I can't figure out."

Yeah, it's a very strange feeling.

But what's so strange about it?

Jizi looked at Kiana in front of her. The sense of disharmony in her heart became more and more serious, and the resistance in her mind became stronger and stronger. She couldn't think about the origin of this sense of disharmony at all. She just stared at Kiana, and her brain emptied little by little.

"If you can't figure out a problem, then don't think about it for now." Kiana pushed her glasses and whispered, "As long as you keep moving forward, the road to the future will continue to extend, and you will eventually find a solution to the problem."

"This is what you taught me in class, Mr. Jizi."

"..." Ji Zi was silent for a long time. After a long time, the corners of her mouth slightly raised. She raised her head and looked at Kiana gently without saying a word for a long time.

"..."

"Thank you, Kiana."

Ji Zi closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and her chaotic mind gradually became clear.

People are always like this. They always get stuck in a dead end and can't figure out a simple problem. At this time, a reminder from others can often make people suddenly enlightened.

Ji Zi remembered that she had indeed told this truth to her students, but she did not expect that this great truth that she had once told her would actually be brought up again by her students and enlighten her.

"But I also know where that sense of disharmony comes from."

"…Because Kiana never remembers the key points I taught in class."

Volume 1: Chapter 113: The end of the mission, a series of twists and turns

"Qiana is the student that worries me the most. She is late for classes, sleeps in class, and always gets zero marks in exams..."

"She once boasted that her dream was to become the most powerful Valkyrie... and I have never questioned her dream, but I don't believe that one day Kiana will become a 'good student' who listens to classes obediently and gets full marks in exams and ranks first in the school?"

"For Kiana, this is countless times more difficult than solving the Honkai."

"So, let's stop dreaming about the past."

When Himeko Murata opened her eyes again, the world she was in had turned into nothingness, with only "Kiana" standing motionless in front of her.

The figure of "Kiana" began to gradually disintegrate, turning into tiny starlights and dissipating into the void. Before she completely disappeared, she seemed to have turned back into the real Kiana in Jizi's memory. She left Jizi with a smile and one last question...

Will we meet again, Mr. Jizi?

A strong sense of weightlessness swept through Himeko's brain, and her body began to fall uncontrollably. During the free fall, Himeko kept staring at the starlight that "Kiana" had turned into. Facing "Kiana's" smile and questions, she responded with the same smile.

"We will definitely meet again, in the not too distant future."

"But before that, I must..."

"Clear away the obstacles on this road!"

“Crack—”

After a crisp sound, the space suddenly shattered!

The scene after the void flashed into Jizi's sight. She turned in the air and dived down to the sky below - below was the previous Domination Theater!

"What?" The old phantom looked at Ji Zi, who was swooping down from the sky, with an incredulous look in his eyes, and his tone was filled with fear and astonishment that could not be concealed, "We should have deleted her data?!"

"Hmph..." Ji Zi smiled confidently, and the clothes on her body gradually turned into the armor of the True Red Knight under the flames. The flames instantly condensed into the Godly Meteorite Sword. Ji Zi, who was holding the hilt of the Godly Meteorite Sword, was like a god descending from heaven at this moment! "I said..."

"The rekindled flame will not go out, it will only burn more fiercely!"

"Data is just data after all! Just delete it again!"

The single eye on the chest of the old phantom glared at Jizi and activated his ability to erode data again. The space around Jizi twisted and green data of erosion gradually appeared on her body. But how could Jizi just sit there and wait to die?

"I will..." Holding the Godly Falling Sword tightly, Ji Zi's jet behind her sprayed out flames! Steadying her body, Ji Zi mobilized all her strength and threw the Godly Falling Sword in her hand straight towards the phantom of the past!

"Fight to the last moment!"

“Bang!!!!”

The high-speed spinning God's Falling Sword was like a meteor streaking across the sky. By the time the phantom of the past reacted, the broad sword had already pierced through its entire torso! The one eye belonging to the Herrscher of Corrosion instantly lost all its power!

The severely injured phantom of the past was visibly panicked. It tried frantically to pull out the Divine Meteorite Sword from its chest, but the scalding hot sword made it impossible to touch it. Even the puppet strings that bound Xing loosened a little.

At this moment, Ji Zi threw out her second long sword. The long sword was as fast as lightning and cut off the puppet strings that bound Xing with one stroke. At the same time, the long sword automatically decomposed into a platform to catch the falling Xing and let it land safely.

"Himeko...Sensei?"

Xing gradually regained consciousness. Her vision was still a little blurry, but the red figure suspended in the sky that she vaguely saw gave her a complete sense of security.

"Is your turn over?"

After confirming that Xing was safe, Jizi looked at the panicked phantom of the past and smiled faintly.

"Then it's my turn next."

As soon as the words fell, the jet behind Ji Zi burst out two pillars of fire that shot up into the sky. The shape of the pillars of fire gradually twisted into a pair of wide wings, which wrapped around her body and turned into a fireball. At this moment, she was like a phoenix in the process of nirvana. The fierce fire tempered her body, extending the original armor outward, and a sharp gaze burst out from the fireball.

"The time for the decisive battle has come!"

The fireball exploded, and Ji Zi appeared in front of him, her whole body covered with thick crimson mecha. The flames spewing out of the jets turned into the wings of a phoenix. The sharp eyes under the helmet locked onto the phantom of the past just below like a hawk. This was the first attack after her rebirth from the fire, and Ji Zi was already prepared for it.

The True Red Knight flapped its wings, and Ji Zi quickly rose into the air. After reaching the highest point, it made a gorgeous turn, and behind it, it seemed as if there was a shadow of a blazing sun! Under the reflection of the blazing sun, the power of the jet was turned to the maximum, and the mecha's arms extended outward with two swords made of flames. The moment the two swords crossed, the True Red Knight turned into a shining meteor.

"Skyfire Meteor!"

The meteor fell straight down, and the phantom of the past subconsciously tried to resist Ji Zi's attack, but it didn't even raise its arms, and the dazzling meteor went straight through its body.

The rapidly draining vitality almost made the old phantom stop thinking. It lowered its head slightly, and then it saw the huge X-shaped gap in its chest. The Divine Meteorite Sword that was inserted in its chest had disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, a strong sense of crisis surged into the heart of the old phantom. It turned around suddenly and saw Ji Zi who was ready to attack again behind it. In her hand was the Divine Meteorite Sword!

The wings made of flames have dissipated. Hovering in the air, Ji Zi bent her body, stepped on the platform built of flames, and held the hilt of the Godly Sword tightly with both hands. Looking closely, it can be found that flames are flowing in every gap of the True Red Knight Mech!

The thruster was not extinguished, but was accumulating new power.

Ji Zi tightly grasped the hilt of the Shenyun Sword, and all the power accumulated in the mecha burst out at this moment.

"preparation……"

"boom--!!!"

The thrusters exploded completely, and four pillars of fire spewed out a sea of ​​​​burning fire like a volcanic eruption. The Godly Sword in her hand was wrapped in a magnificent flame like a burning cloud. In just a breath, Ji Zi's figure passed through the body of the old phantom. At this moment, the mecha on her body had turned into sparks and scattered in the air. After releasing this last attack, Ji Zi breathed a sigh of relief and stabbed the sword in her hand heavily into the ground.

"Burn!"

The moment the last syllable fell, the huge body of the old phantom began to collapse at a speed visible to the naked eye. Countless tiny cracks spread across its shell, and hot sparks shot out from it. There was no brilliant light, nor any loud explosion. It just turned into ashes bit by bit, from the inside out.

“It’s definitely burned out…”

Looking at the colorless Godfall Sword in her hand, Jizi smiled, raised her hand and waved it, and the Godfall Sword immediately turned into sparks and dissipated. Her condition did not look good. The True Red Knight on her body had lost its deep red color, just like a burnt-out bonfire, turning into a dead gray-white. Moreover, black smoke was constantly coming out of Jizi's body, and she was visibly exhausted.

"Is this... the actual manifestation of deducting 50% of the HP when Phoenix is ​​released?"

Looking at the scene on the screen, Router, who had been nervously watching the entire animation demonstration, felt a complex emotion in his heart. On the one hand, he was sincerely happy that Jiko finally reconciled with the past and moved towards the future, and the fact that Jiko, whose old phantom was activated by the [Phoenix], was killed instantly in three rounds made him want to applaud. However, when he saw the last scene when Jiko was counterattacked by the [Phoenix], he felt an inexplicable heart-wrenching feeling.

[Maybe I have PTSD. Why do I feel that Mr. Himeko's current state is exactly the same as when she burned out her life in the last lesson?]

[Brother, you are not the only one who feels this way. I also have a vision of the last lesson. I am really scared that Teacher Ji Zi will walk up to Xing and say, "This is the last lesson."]

[Don't do that! I only burned half of my blood this time! ]

Ji Zi dragged her burning body step by step towards Xing who was lying on the ground with blurred consciousness. She helped Xing up and smiled with relief: "Little guy, now, it's really over..."

After hearing Ji Zi's words, Xing, who had been trying hard to maintain consciousness and not faint, could no longer hold on. Her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and slowly, she lost consciousness.

The wonderful animation has ended, but this mission has not yet ended.

Xing didn't know how long she had been unconscious. When she opened her eyes again, she found that she had returned from the simulated universe to the Black Tower Space Station. At this time, Xing was lying in the medical room, and the person standing next to the bed was Black Tower. Black Tower seemed to have been prepared, and he cast his gaze over when Xing just opened her eyes.

"I know what you want to ask. You were asleep for about 12 systems, and your vital signs were normal during that time. You slept a long time." Heita said casually, and finally mentioned his simulated universe. "Also, the virus program of the simulated universe was burned by Jizi. Don't worry, you will get your reward."

"...Where's Mr. Himeko?"

Obviously, Xing doesn't care about her current status or her reward. Her last memory is the moment when Ji Zi burned out in the simulated universe. Having seen all of Ji Zi's memories, she has the same PTSD as the players, fearing that Ji Zi will really burn herself out. The first thing she asks at this moment is Ji Zi's question.

"What could a [Memory] user do? After disconnecting, she drank a bottle of water and went out in high spirits."

Hearing this, Xing breathed a sigh of relief, and countless players behind her also breathed a sigh of relief.

They don't want to see Ji Zi get into trouble again.

"Jizi is still in the space station. She said she is going to a new planet. You can go find her yourself after you recover a little."

As Heita added this sentence, Wuliangta Jizi's companion mission [Reignited] officially came to an end.

The screen went dark, and Himeko, the Red Knight's character portrait appeared in the center of the screen.

[Visitor Authentication: Himeko? The Red Knight becomes a visitor of the train. When you return to the train, you will have a chance to meet Himeko? The Red Knight]

After the task is completed, the rewards are automatically distributed. In addition to the 100 Star Qiong and materials that are standard for the same task, the screens of all players who have completed the task will go black.

A row of five stars passed by, and the fate symbol of [Memory] emerged.

New character: Himeko, the Red Knight.

"Huh... This mission is really full of twists and turns." Looking at the portrait of Jizi on the screen, Router finally breathed a sigh of relief. Playing this peer mission, his heart was like bungee jumping. He was excited at the beginning, and moved to tears in the middle. Then he was eroded and dominated and wanted to smash the computer. Seeing Jizi return to the past, a lot of memories came to his mind. In the end, he had to worry about Jizi who was burned out. Until now, when the mission was completed and this character card was obtained, the whole person felt relieved.

The barrage section was immediately filled with cheers.

[Great! I was still worried that Mr. Himeko wouldn’t be able to pass the visitor authentication. Finally, I can see two Himeko standing side by side on the train.]

[You can also see Ji Zi and Lao Yang meeting their fellow villagers]

[To be honest, the things you want to see are at the end of the 1.0 simulated universe mission, right? ]

[That performance was so short, less than five minutes long, and it was a game plot, not real-time, so I couldn’t take photos or screenshots. Now, I can already imagine the scene of Pilipili’s second creation boss creating people]

[But this quest was full of twists and turns. The part where Jizi entered the environment and went back to the past made me want to cry. At that time, Kiana hadn't been backstabbed by Otto yet, and they were still living their daily lives.]

[That plot is indeed interesting. Mainly, it creates the most intelligent Kiana in history. Damn, I really can't imagine Paramecium turning into an intellectual girl. Is this a combination of Fu Hua and Kiana? ]

[But Kiana looks pretty good wearing glasses, with a different kind of beauty]

The style of the barrage has gradually been distorted. It can be seen that the intelligent version of Kiana that appeared in the animation caused huge mental fluctuations to these players who came from Honkai Impact 3rd.