Collapse, a simulator of lifelong regret!

"She's still as beautiful as ever~"

Peeling off the thorns hidden in the grass, stepping on the mud and sand, breaking off the branches that always grow in annoying places, the girl's shoes disappeared unknowingly, and her feet, as white as snow, like new buds, stepped barefoot on the ground.

It was as if she had really become a fairy from the Fairy Moon Kingdom.

Welcome the fragrance of nature in a paradise that belongs only to dreams.

Feel the softness of the soil with your feet, listen to the music of nature, breathe in the sweetness from the dew, and experience the rebirth of the forest.

Listening to the rustling sound of fallen leaves being trampled, the girl was getting closer and closer to her goal.

But after a long time, the real center and end of the forest were still not visible, and even the current speed of walking had reached an outrageous and strange level.

It was as if someone was afraid that it was about to come to an end.

As if afraid of the truth that is bound to come.

However, no matter what, things and forests have an end, and no matter how much you delay, you can't really avoid what you have to face.

Finally I saw the tallest ash tree, but my view was blocked by the flying leaves.

She waved her little hands to block the fallen leaves. The next moment, a breeze surged, as if her hands had pushed away the clouds and mist, and a clear world appeared before her eyes.

With the slight breeze, it seemed as if it was a reward for the girl's exploration, and it also seemed as if it was blowing the entire colorful world to the master who shaped her.

Countless streams are like traces left by the falling starry sky. The waves break the shape of the light, scattering silver stars, and being dyed into a light blue.

The breeze traveled through time and space, bringing bursts of low hums, and star-like bubbles floated up and down on the lake, swaying unsteadily, telling of the beauty of nature.

Grand and gorgeous, flashy and ostentatious, vast and light, vivid and quiet, splendid and poignant.

The girl couldn't help but recall her childhood.

When she was still young, she would always play with Jiang Cheng in the town. The forests in the suburbs and the streams on the roadside were all natural entertainment facilities.

Walking barefoot on the smooth gravel beside the stream, occasionally something inexplicable would fall into the gaps between the delicate fingertips like white jade.

Obviously, this behavior is likely to cause scratches on the soles of your feet.

At that time, no one would care and no one would mention it.

Just enjoying the beauty completely from the heart.

How wonderful.

If I could recognize the person I really care about at that time, perhaps such a dreamy and beautiful time would last every second.

If I could grasp the things that I should really grasp in life at that time, perhaps there wouldn't be so many ups and downs of tragedies.

……

When lost in memories, some things that are almost never remembered and the quiet little daily routines begin to reappear before your eyes through filters.

Is this really just a filter, the result of secondary imagination and thinking, and not that beautiful and happy life is what everyone pursues?

Is it really not the paradise that we are pursuing that is such a peaceful, ordinary and extremely simple life and being together with the ones we love?

Alicia didn't want to know so much, nor did she want to make herself smarter.

Just feeling the breeze and seeing the stars would be great.

The fallen petals rolled up, and the girl's hair, which seemed to have been soaked in the fragrance of flowers for many years, was gently blown by the breeze accompanied by the falling petals, decorating her delicate and flawless face with a pure and beautiful pink color like her hair.

"Hi,"

"do you miss me?"

In the dense forest, dots of starlight fell from the gaps between the intersecting branches. At the intersection of light and darkness, there was completely opposite, nothing at all, only a light pink and light ink-colored starry sky like a shadow.

The girl gently stretched out her hand, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth, as perfect as the arc of a flower.

"My dear Jiang Cheng, I miss you so much~"

"I think about you for 24 hours, 1,444 minutes, and 86,363 seconds a day."

"Today, I have dealt with the Third Herrscher's companion Honkai Beast Shesha and the remnants of the Fourth Herrscher, and I did it very secretly."

"Don't worry, don't worry. This perfect paradise that has never been discovered by others may only truly exist when it is hidden."

"Um……"

"I did come back a little late today, I'm sorry, my dear Jiang Cheng~"

"If there is any punishment, I will accept it calmly."

The girl patted her chest lightly.

Although we are talking about the topic of pain, the smile on his lips is so bright and full of anticipation.

It seemed as if he had long hoped to be punished.

……

……

……

Ok?

?

?

?

??

Gazing at the shadows cast by the stars and the moon under the tree, the girl's pretty face, which had a perfect expression, suddenly lost its color. Her voice, which was originally full of warmth, belonging to an individual, and full of love, finally became a little uncontrollable.

"What……"

"you say……"

"unnecessary?!"

……

That lively and cheerful voice suddenly disappeared, and for the first time, the flawless girl revealed a somewhat manic undertone, full of emotions and gaffes.

——Why can’t even this be done!

Why can’t you even do this?

Even a little bit of punishment, even a little bit of atonement, even if it was just some meaningless comfort in her heart, something that could make her beating heart less painful and her blood less rubbing against each other, you wouldn't let her pay back?

This level of tenderness.

How can I be qualified?!

……

Tears flashed in the corners of her eyes, as if a torrential rain suddenly fell from the sky, mercilessly blowing the delicate flowers. The girl was almost hysterical.

But the shadow remained motionless until the breeze blew through the treetops, until the dead branches gave way to the space that belonged to the sky, and another ray of starlight descended, revealing the truth about the mysterious figure...

--shadow.

A shadow cast by a longbow.

The pink, holy and flawless bow, being baptized by the starlight, illuminates the starry sky in the darkness, and also illuminates reflections that should never exist.

It carries the hope of beauty, the hope of divinity, and is a weapon prepared for God, created by a figure that has almost faded from memory.

The bow that the girl carried on her back, the bow that she used to fight the enemy, the bow that was sparkling with flying flowers, was stripped of its hypocritical shell in the shadow.

——It was an ugly and twisted weapon, as if it was made of withered branches, dead flowers, dead birds and broken strings.

"..."

It seemed as if the lie had been broken and the truth had been forced to be accepted. The romance and pinkness that belonged to the fairy tale were also pulled away from the shadow, leaving only pure black.

……

……

The dark shadow reflected the lightless one.

Even the pure pink background color was almost dimmed to the point of turning the pupils into darkness.

really……

I still can't deceive myself.

The beating heart, the blood flowing through the blood vessels throughout the body, every moment of coldness, every moment of severe pain, every moment of tearing grief when falling into memories, are endlessly reminding the flawless girl...

Extremely ridiculous.

Extremely stupid.

Extremely ridiculous.

……

Very true.

On that day, he finally came to his senses and decided to bear all his sins, the will of the person he once hated the most, and the determination to snatch the boy away from Velvet, who had transformed into Ikaros.

Accept all of yourself, accept your imperfections, accept your meanness and filthiness, accept...the world is not actually that beautiful.

Just like the climax of any story, the girl decided not to hesitate anymore.

Even if nothing has ever been accomplished, even if no problem has ever been solved, even if the meaning of existence may only be to bring disaster and terror.

The girl also decided to truly pursue her heart.

Anything may become wrong due to the limitations of perspective, but the answer given by a beating heart is the only one that is always correct.

Maybe it’s not so just, maybe it’s not entirely correct from a big picture perspective.

——It’s no longer necessary.

There is no need for a big picture view anymore.

Now that such an awareness has been made, now that there is a girl who is willing to become Ikaros and use everything she has to build a stepping stone, it is just like the final upgrade of the protagonist team before the fight against the devil in the fairy tale.

Then there will definitely be a happy ending, and the big devil will definitely be defeated.

……

Icy.

lonely.

Just these two words.

Just these two words.

There is no warmth of a happy ending, no comfort of moving towards happiness after everything you have been through, and no anticipation of reuniting with the boy you have been separated from for a long time.

She didn't even ask for atonement or punishment. The girl just stood there blankly, looking ahead with empty eyes.

Even though the boy is in front of you, even though the person you love most is in front of you.

Although she could touch that already cold face with just a hand, and if she got a little closer, her long hair would fall down and be wetted by the purple blood. As long as she stretched out her delicate head, her lips covered with liquid would gently blend with his.

Savoring the beauty that should have belonged to the boy, but now it was just the taste of being corroded by Honkai energy.

because……

——Jiang Cheng is dead.

The person you love most is dead.

I have embraced everything I have, including my enemies, just like what was written in fairy tales and what was told in the bedtime stories that the boy had read to me...

The next step should be to move on to the original ending.

This is a normal story!

This is the real plot!

But why.

Her prince will die suddenly! !

……

[The cruel truth, the reality you have to face. ]