To create Honkai Impact 3rd in a world where Kallen exists.

"Huh? How could this be—"

Alicia covered her mouth in surprise, her face showing some sadness.

The sudden change caused her to falter, unable to hold back the tears that had been welling up in her eyes. A single tear slid down her cheek, which she quickly wiped away, trying her best to remain calm.

The greatest disappointment in life is falling from a great height to the dust, turning hope into despair, and doing so abruptly.

She had already grown fond of the characters in the story, and especially after learning about the stargazing, she felt even more sorry for them, as their fates were so tragic...

"Why? Why is it such a coincidence that we're stargazing..."

She couldn't help but ask, "The explosion could have happened anytime, why did it have to happen on the way back from stargazing?"

It's almost like... there's a script.

"Fate is not so easily changed, and that's why I... never mind, I hope the captain inside can provide a more perfect answer."

Aponia paused, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself, deciding there was no need to repeatedly recount her past failures.

Unlike the captain, she can change the future but cannot go back to the past...

"I'm just curious about what role the gray snake plays. I know too little to analyze it."

Möbius shook his head, seemingly somewhat disappointed.

Her gaze swept towards Alicia's location; in fact, she had overheard her conversation with Luo Mo from the very beginning.

I want to see how the swordplay unfolds in the story, and also see Alicia cry.

That's right, she hadn't seen enough of the other person crying last time and wanted to see it again.

It has to be said that one of the things the other person said was quite true; a beautiful girl does look prettier when she cries, especially when she thinks that it's Alicia crying right now, which makes her even happier~

Oh dear, I wonder if she'll run into my arms for comfort later?

So, can I laugh at her mercilessly?

Although Alicia listened to their words, her deepest thoughts were the same as those of the majority of players.

Don't panic, it's just another death. Once the explosion is dealt with... this time we'll definitely succeed.

[The Huo Dou and the Three Kingdoms siege have been resolved... Now, all that's needed is to persuade the Star Gazer not to go to that place, and it'll be easily solved. There's always a way~]

[Watching this is so nerve-wracking! If I had the choice, I'd definitely have more room to maneuver.]

Despite their distorted expressions, their conviction remained unwavering; they were convinced they could save Guan Xing.

...

But if it were really as easy as they think, that would be great.

In the following chapters, Luo Mo created a small visual novel, still the kind with complex choices, and it also had captain functions and the ability to rewind at any time.

The player chooses how to save the stargazer and travels to several locations that have appeared before.

Places like bamboo houses, the suburbs, streets, the imperial palace, and the Thousand Star Pavilion...

Persuade them to observe the stars and choose a direction.

Each player faces around four options, but the selection is randomized, resulting in a different route for each player. All the CG images will be displayed one by one after completing all the routes.

Every death during stargazing is etched into a small number in the upper left corner of the screen.

Although there are many options, they all lead to the same result: each and every one of them leads to the tragic end of stargazing.

Then, the artist releases exquisite CG artwork.

—A Thousand Ways to Die While Stargazing

She will fall into your arms, blood trickling from her lips, a fleeting image in the flames, a lingering longing to grab your hand as she falls...

The battles with the strange beasts were fierce and brutal; in the streets, a sharp blade sliced ​​through you, a knife piercing your heart, while protecting you; his breath grew weaker after drinking, yet he smiled as he looked at you...

At this moment, players will personally experience the insignificance of power as ordinary people.

Because there are no correct options here, and no way to save stargazing.

No matter how reasonable or perfect a measure may seem, the final outcome is still death.

No matter what I choose, I will only fail, fail... and fail one after another.

After trying all the options, every hope that lingered in my heart was gradually shattered, leading to a state of torment, madness, and finally despair.

You can only watch helplessly as the person beside you dies tragically time and time again.

There are no rivals to be found, or rather, rivals are constantly emerging; there is no way out, or rather, a trap has already been set in place...

The routes I found online are completely different from yours. Everyone is trying to find ways to save stargazing, and while everyone is wholeheartedly dedicated to the idea of ​​saving stargazing...

Only then will the true truth be revealed, the cold, hard facts told by the gray snake, and the calm, detached narration of a third party.

—Your enemy is the whole world.

The world is preventing you from getting closer to her.

The world should let her die!

...

"Assassin... sir..."

"Quick...run...it's dangerous here..."

The fallen stargazer was weak and in pain, yet she still reminded you to hurry. Her face was pale, as if she had lost too much blood.

A few fireworks streaked across the night sky, and countless points of light fell like shooting stars.

But those eyes... can no longer be seen.

You gritted your teeth, your eyes red, but you couldn't change the fact that you were a step too late.

...

"All the exploding lithographs have been removed, thanks to you, Captain. Otherwise, the consequences of the explosion would have been unimaginable..."

Rita, having survived the ordeal, looked at you with admiration and gratitude in her eyes.

But if you observe every pedestrian on the street, it seems as if each of them is wearing a mask, and once that mask is removed, a battle ensues.

They...are all enemies...?

News soon arrived that the carriage carrying the astronomical observers had gone out of control on the way to the palace, and the horses had been startled.

You pursed your lips, a bad feeling already creeping into your mind, but when you arrived, all you found was a corpse with empty eyes.

Rita broke down in tears, and you wanted to too.

But you understand... you can't give up now, if you give up, you'll have nothing left.

...

"I think I... won't be able to see this year's fireworks..."

She smiled gently, her face radiant, but her breath was still weak, and her last gaze fell upon you.

"Ah...it seems I've missed my chance after all..."

His gaze was fixed on the countless stars in the sky, and the Milky Way seemed to pause for a moment in his bright, clear eyes.

Then it slowly closed, never to open again.

...

"Who are you, and what are you doing here? Why didn't the guards stop you?"

His closest attempt was to disregard everyone's objections and bring her to the palace, with guards standing watch around the perimeter.

But the man in black seemed to be a persistent ghost; several of them approached him directly, blades in hand.

"A guard? Aren't I your guard, Your Majesty the Sage King?"

The umbrella-wielder gave a cold laugh and plunged the poisoned blade into the wounded Stargazer's chest.

...

"Where...are you planning to go this time?"

After days of arduous travel on the border of the Huang Empire, just when you thought you had finally escaped, the man in black stood there holding an umbrella.

Seeing the despair and fear on your face, I somewhat understood what you were muttering to yourself.

She smiled and shook your hand.

"Although I don't know what happened, I can face it with you..."

In the end, even though he was an emperor for thousands of years, he still found it difficult to deal with this person he had never heard of.

"Now that our mission is accomplished, there is no longer any reason for us to exist in this world."

He held the umbrella, said something, and left.

Leaving behind the stargazer who seemed to be asleep, and you with eyes that had become numb.

...

You don't know what you can do.

You don't know what you should do.

How can we save stargazing? How can we travel to the future we desire?

why?

Why does stargazing only lead to death?

Why are you here? You're here because you can't do anything...

You are just an ordinary person, without the power of the Valkyrie in the main storyline, nor the extraordinary wisdom of someone like Stargazer.

I don't know how to get up, or what I can change after I get up.

Perhaps still nothing can be done.

But you still blurted out, almost instinctively, "Tesla? Zero..."

Perhaps... we will never be able to reach that future.

However, you can't stop here yet.