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

"Why can't you save everyone?"

Ah...that's what they'll definitely say...and they're absolutely right.

Only now do I realize that even if you call me the "assassin" who "can definitely do it," at this moment I'm just an ordinary captain...

The "assassin" you're talking about isn't me... Mr. Stargazer.

Players were deeply moved by this monologue-like passage.

They are controlling an ordinary person who aspires to do extraordinary things. He is just like the player—an ordinary person.

But it's precisely because we've tried every possible possibility, done everything we could and knew how to do, that we still can't salvage the situation.

They genuinely felt that perhaps it was time to give up.

There's no protagonist's halo; all that exists is a journey back in time, an unchangeable fate, and a deep-seated sense of powerlessness and despair.

...

As the automatically generated short film began, Mr. Iron Fist walked across a long river, and she whispered,

As the low, melancholic music began to play, the emotions hidden within it seemed to resonate with all the players, stirring a sense of sadness and regret deep within their hearts.

"I once shared the future with you, but I knew nothing of your past."

"Back then, you were just like you are now, carrying the weight of others' lives and deaths on your shoulders."

"You are forced to repeat the past over and over again during your lifetime."

"You are still in pain, but you have never forgotten your pain."

...

"Cry, cry."

"If there are other bystanders, they will certainly have high expectations of you at this moment."

"I hope you will overcome many more deaths until you reach a perfect ending where no one is hurt."

"They don't know, and they don't care, what you've been through."

"Your experiences of losing and regaining, and gaining and losing again..."

"It's just a story to them."

...

"What seems impossible will not be accomplished through persistence."

"A miracle won't happen just because you say 'I can do it'."

"I know, and you know it too."

Even if you've tried your hardest, you don't have that ability right now.

In its comforting voice, accompanied by music, I recalled the scenes I had experienced: the repeated deaths and helplessness during my stargazing adventures, and tears welled up in my eyes.

[Waaaaah, I couldn't hold back anymore and really cried.]

[It was mainly the music that was so moving—was it "The Day the Stars and You Disappeared"? It's the same as the event name...]

Hey, someone smash this speaker! It's making me want to cry. When the music starts, I don't care about anyone else.

[A story? This can't be a simple story; even after giving everything, they still couldn't save the person they wanted to save.]

Every time I say I'll try again, I'm afraid that even if I try to save it again, I won't be able to. But I'm also unwilling to give up. I can't do it... It's so painful.

"Ellie... here, a tissue,"

Eden handed it over. Alicia's shoulders were trembling uncontrollably; she didn't need to look to know that Alicia's face was covered in tears.

"I just didn't expect music to be used at this time..." Eden said with a wry smile, but there was also some emotion in his eyes.

"I really like this story. Sadness isn't its keynote; it showcases the brilliance of ordinary people and all that a person can do..."

“I don’t dislike stories like this either—” Aponia’s expression remained unchanged, only her eyes showed more compassion.

She will never dislike someone who tries to change the existing future, no matter what.

"I...I...I really like stories like this—beautiful, full of blessings, perseverance, and innocence,"

Alicia turned her head, and sure enough, her eyes were red, and tears streamed down her beautiful face.

"Even though I cried so much... I still really love this story. It moved me, it made me wish for the best, it revealed the true nature of humanity, the unwillingness to give up even when faced with the impossible, even if it's a million times over, it still perseveres..."

I gently wiped away my tears with a tissue, but they kept falling like pearls from a broken string, with no sign of stopping.

"What a...good story!"

Is a smile through tears more beautiful? If Eden were to judge, it would be like a flower in the rain, exceptionally beautiful.

"But... that bastard Luo Mo still needs to be taught a lesson, right?"

Alicia waved her little fist and said matter-of-factly, "How can I want to see a girl cry?"

...

When you wake up again, you see the stars and immediately start frantically shouting things like "explosion," "guards," "carriage," "beware of children," and "palace..."

The steps become increasingly cumbersome and lengthy, with countless trips back to the past blurring your senses. But even the longest journey must come to an end, and even the most comprehensive methods cannot withstand the dangers of change.

Finally, you hung your head helplessly, because you didn't know what unexpected things might happen this time.

I wrung out the towel and prepared to wipe you down; you're covered in dust.

"Do not touch me."

"Don't look at me like that..."

It was that expectant look in your eyes; you lowered your head even further, so all you could see were your toes.

"I...can't save you...I'm so sorry..."

"Mr. Assassin..." Stargazing looked at the captain, pondering her words. She could tell that the captain was extremely tired.

"I am not Mr. Assassin!"

You shouted loudly, then realized what you'd done and looked somewhat dejected.

"The assassin you remember could do anything, but I..."

"Perhaps you know... I've experienced many Qixi Festivals, but each time I could only watch you disappear before my eyes,"

"Every time I wake up, I'm given hope, and I believe that this time I can save you..."

The stargazer simply watches you, without the disappointment and disdain you expected—which only makes you more frustrated: why can't you do anything?

"But the captain clearly has a choice; he could give up at any time and escape this nightmare,"

"In the distant past, if it weren't for you, I would probably be dead long ago. And without you, we wouldn't have been able to defeat the scourge, win the negotiations, and prevent the explosion just now..."

"You've already done so much, have some faith in yourself. Besides, how could I possibly blame you?"

As he spoke, Guan Xing smiled simply, his smile as delicate as an osmanthus blossom or a crescent moon.

But isn't it precisely because you don't want to never see that smile again that you keep rushing into the unpredictable future?

Chapter 119 The irritable white-haired boy, a 5k-dollar fight starts offline.

In the game, under the stargazing's words,

Although my eyelids were already tired and heavy, I didn't want to open them anymore.

“Anyone could do this…” you said softly, your eyes lowered.

"But it was you, Captain, who did all of this, not anyone else."

"Stargazing intently at your face," he said.

Moreover, she didn't believe that anyone could do that.

To hold fast to one's beliefs in the face of failure, to seek solutions in despair, and to accomplish something after countless attempts—this in itself is a great achievement.

"Don't try to comfort me anymore; this isn't an excuse for my failure..."

Failure? Perhaps. After all, success is yet to come, and the story won't end here.

The flow of life, the scroll of history, those who repeatedly gave their lives to protect—those…

The previous episode of "The Day the Stars Disappeared" wasn't just a short film; it also hinted at Mr. Iron Fist's awakening.

In that boundless future, the path you hold fast to hope for is destined not to be one of darkness.

Even if the road ahead is long and uncertain, the starlight in the night sky will still guide you.

He's a real man. Even though I thought it wouldn't be right if he couldn't save the patient before we started playing, he really did everything an ordinary person could think of.

All paths have been paved, and the world is against us; what else can we do but not give up?

[But stargazing is so beautiful! No way, I have to protect this smile. If stargazing is killed, I'll kill the screenwriter!]

[I heard in the news last time that someone attempted assassination inside the miHoYo Building. Mr. Luo, you don't want that to happen again, do you?]

One by one, the players rushed to threaten the screenwriter, while a few sensible ones directly threatened the boss. Stargazing was clearly very popular, gaining countless fans with this storyline.

...

At this moment, Mr. Iron Fist, who had only ever been in low-limit mode, seemed to have triggered something, disabling his dialogue function.

"It's not exactly a failure... By the way, how many times has this been a reference?"

Which time? I can't remember anymore... But wait, that voice... Mr. Iron Fist?

You turn around in surprise, only to see Mr. Iron Fist's miniature figure approaching, not just a mechanical object.

"What? This number of abnormal occurrences... You're really ruthless to yourself, boat captain."

Seemingly having accessed data within his own body, the other party gave the captain a strange look.

Even she was surprised by that number.

"--Don't misunderstand, I'm talking about your future self. This threshold was set in advance by that person."

"Threshold? Number of times? My future self... wait, what are you talking about?"

You were somewhat confused, but it seemed you were gradually grasping the underlying logic.