Collapse, a simulator of lifelong regret!

Breathe calmly.

He did not choose to leave as expected, nor did he mock or deny as he had imagined. Although she could not see that face because he turned around to avoid her, the girl could vaguely feel it.

There was absolutely no denial or disgust on Jiang Cheng's face.

no……

no……

At least now there is no contempt as I remembered.

I'm not like those people who take advantage of others' misfortunes.

……

"Raiden Ryoma almost led a new industrial revolution in electromagnetic force. Regardless of whether the financial fraud is true or not, even if it really created a bad impact, it is too much to be scolded just because of this incident."

“It’s not like the company and the funds haven’t been cleared up.”

"It's really stupid and evil to involve family members in this matter."

"Are you also involved in financial fraud?"

"This is too ridiculous. Finance is such an easy thing that even a high school student can play with it."

……

Along with the sound of fallen leaves being gently crushed, the boy's figure got closer and closer, until he once again entered the sight of the fleeing girl.

The black hair was blown up by the breeze, and the pure white collar could not hide the face. The cherry blossoms grown on campus happened to drop a few pink petals to embellish the face - it was the first time that Mei Raiden saw those eyes so closely, those eyes... that seemed to light up like countless stars in the night sky.

It was like when my father was put in prison and I returned home, facing an empty room, I could only sit alone in the yard and look at the sky.

It is not pure loneliness, you can still see stars in the night sky, trying hard to emit their own light, adding a bit of brightness to the darkness.

But it is often at this time that the young girl, who has always been a middle school student, cannot feel the care that others talk about, and cannot think of her deceased family members like the protagonists of those novels or cartoons, who turn into stars in the sky and look at her.

Stars and stuff...

It's too illusory.

The distant and shining star is like a hope that is out of reach.

Only at this moment, only now.

Unlike before when there was a lot of distance between them, this daily and ordinary chat was really close, a little too close. Mei Raiden could even feel the hot air exhaled from the boy's lips when he opened his mouth.

perhaps……

The boy was not a newly arrived transfer student as he claimed.

……

He is not the transfer student who just arrived here and knows nothing as he says.

The man named Jiang Cheng knows Raiden Mei even better than the girl herself.

This does not mean that Jiang Cheng can lightly accept this matter, accept that this is essentially an unprovoked disaster caused by Cocolia's conspiracy, and accept that the girl who is in some sense very similar to the deceased girl in the simulator has fallen into the same abyss.

Originally, he was just chatting casually, but he didn't expect that he couldn't bear to continue falling because of some similarity between him and the girl. This behavior was actually a little inconsistent with the original plan.

——So what?

Without the golden finger, you can only be a spectator. With the golden finger, you can only be a spectator. So, isn't there any difference between having a golden finger or not?

It's impossible for Otto to target them just because of this incident. He only planned to sacrifice Theresa and her group to Kiana. Why would he watch others sink into sorrow just because he was afraid of Cocolia?

As a time traveler, as a time traveler with a golden finger and knowledge of future plots, isn't it your job to tear apart those originally planned tragedies?

……

Well……

Looking at the calm and rational boy, who was not acting out of emotion or taking advantage of others' misfortune but truly found the reality of the matter ridiculous, I didn't know where the courage came from or why he did this.

The girl seemed to be attracted by something called light, and for the first time, her cherry-colored lips, which had been open to everyone's listening, uttered words of denial.

"No."

"I do not have."

"Father... at least as far as I can remember, there is no such thing as financial fraud."

……

"That's right, since you don't agree with this matter, then you shouldn't feel guilty about being bullied by others, right?"

Jiang Cheng gently spread out his hands.

indeed.

ME does have some financial shortfalls.

But that alone is definitely not enough to get you jailed.

As someone who knows a little bit about this place, Raiden Ryoma's so-called misappropriation of funds is just a joke to real professionals.

Even non-high-end industries dare to owe trillions of debts, which is enough for every citizen to owe hundreds of thousands, not to mention a high-tech company that is in its heyday, whose boss uses the money to research high-tech weapons.

——Can this kind of internal adjustment be reported and lead to imprisonment?

If I tell it to others directly, I'm afraid they will laugh to death.

"If you're still feeling depressed, we can chat. I just got out of class, so if it's only a few hours, I still have plenty of time. After all, I just got here and I'm not even bothered to join a club."

"You don't have to worry about anyone bullying me because of this. As for those who might interfere, I will be considered merciful if I don't bully others today."

……

[Twenty-four years old. A full year has passed since I made up my mind.]

[You successfully met the boy, successfully embraced the boy, successfully shed all your cowardice and fear, and the trampler was willing to become the girl of Ikaros, and walked towards a happy and beautiful ending. ]

[You took the weapon given by the boy and tore the Honkai beasts that appeared on the road apart with ease. The Emperor-class beasts that could even resist small nuclear bomb attacks could not withstand even a single attack in your hands.]

[As expected, you are my good Jiangcheng~]

【The weapons you make will always suit your taste. 】

[Although the initial version was a bit bald and not very nice, after you made your request, the other party carefully and patiently changed it several times. ]

[It makes the weapon, which originally had few decorations and looked like it had been partially removed, become super cute. 】

[With this weapon, neither Honkai Beast nor Herrscher can be your opponent. The one that used electric discharge was easily defeated by you in just a few hits.]

[Today, you killed the companion Honkai beast of the Third Herrscher, cleaned up the remnants left by the Fourth Herrscher, and waited until the early morning to finish.]

[Although you are very tired, you can't wait to show your achievements to Jiang Cheng. ]

[This sweet life that you dare not even think about is the paradise you are pursuing, beautiful and happy, just like a fantasy. ]

Clouds obscured the full moon, and there were no stars in the dim sky. The light from the earth replaced the stars in the sky, twinkling little by little.

The lights are bright and the night scene is dazzling with neon lights. Various night markets have lit up colorful lights, various snack stalls have started to operate briskly, and various izakayas are emitting boiling aromas, which arouse the appetite and make people salivate.

On a road that was almost indistinguishable from daytime, a girl who was so perfect that she seemed unlikely to have been born in this world walked quietly.

The prosperity and bustle of the world on both sides seemed to be completely unable to attract any attention.

The girl just kept her head down and walked on her own path.

Incompatible with the chaotic nightlife.

Countless people were left along the way with their eyes wide open, shocked by the beauty of the girl.

But even if someone, under the influence of alcohol, approached the girl with such ridiculous and humble courage and tried to talk to her, he would not be able to get even a single response.

It’s not that no one wants to use force, but every time this thought comes to mind, the instinctive fear makes them sweat all over.

It was as if the one in front of him was not a flawless girl, but a monster closer to a natural disaster.

And when some people with slightly smaller eyes look up at the sky.

They reeked of alcohol, and their brains were anesthetized by alcohol, and their minds were forcibly awakened in an instant, causing them to immediately reach out and grab their companions.

Because above the sky, in the dark night sky, there are bright stars shining.

It is not that the stars have been carrying romance since ancient times, but they are reluctant to leave this beautiful world and sneak out quietly and hang in the sky.

This belongs only to the girl.

It's not an adjective, it's a literal meaning.

The sky was cut open.

The sky, which was originally covered by black clouds and should have blocked all light to the world including the moon and stars as the weather changed, was cleanly torn in half from the direction where the stars were shining.

And this thing that seemed to be a crack in the career was extending endlessly as the girl moved forward...

——The girl in front of him was definitely not human.

Until finally.

They could only watch the girl leave alone.

Until even the shadow is gone.

I don’t know how long the girl walked alone, I only know that even the lights were swallowed up by the darkness and disappeared along with the darkness, and the whole world was silent.

Walked forward for a while.

The girl suddenly raised her head, revealing her beautiful face. Her pink eyes, which were filled with beauty, sweetness and fragrance, reflected her own personal starry sky.

The light is so bright and clear that even if the twinkling stars are described as gems, they would still be too dim.

Almost girlishly perfect.

Alicia pointed to the sky, as if she had discovered something surprising. Her seductive lips couldn't help but open, and it was as sweet as if she had eaten honey brewed by thousands of flowers and the most industrious bees.

"Wow."

“What a beautiful starry sky.”

"I must take a picture of it and show it to Jiang Cheng. His eyes are exactly the same."

The girl took out a camera from her small backpack.

After repeated adjustments, hoping to find the best and absolutely perfect angle, the slender fingers finally gently pressed the shutter button.

'click--'

A perfect picture of the starry sky appeared.

The girl pulled out the pink-framed photo, which was stained with dirty black, and nonchalantly held it lightly between two fingers, hanging it upside down in the air.

She leaned over and looked left and right to check.

The pink pupils reflected the brilliance of the picture.

——Dull and dim.

Ok……

no problem.

very perfect.

The view of the starry sky is exactly the same as the boy's eyes. No matter how you look at it, you can't see the slightest difference. There is absolutely no problem. Even some details are fully displayed. It is like a miracle.

"Okay~"

The girl nodded slightly, a warm smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and she stuffed the photo into her small bag with satisfaction and kept it delicately.

This is a gift for the young man.

Although the memories of my true self are a bit too shabby.

But as long as a perfect picture is created over time, the boy will smile one day, instead of being so cold and heartless like he is now.

OK OK.

I have to go home quickly.

If I were late today, I would definitely be punished by the teenager.

The girl continued to rush towards the road in the distance.

Finally, we arrived at a secluded town. We could see a dense forest in the distance. A large number of ash trees stood like gatekeepers on both sides of the mountain. The cold night wind blew through the forest, making a sound similar to the colorful music of heaven.