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

"Oh dear, what have I done to deserve this? I really just took a stroll in Paradise and ran away, really, so... don't look at me like that."

Raven looked at the screen and said helplessly.

"But... Sister Natasha, I never imagined you had such a glorious past! It's truly...!"

Susana believed the video almost without hesitation. Why, you ask…

Haha, actually I'm a little embarrassed.

She was only recently confirmed to be involved in a voice-over project, although it was all about her conversations with Arvid... the awkwardness of having a little secret discovered, and so on.

Hmm... but she absolutely did not mean to speak ill of Lady Durandal behind her back! Uh, absolutely, absolutely not!

Okay, the main thing is that the words are almost exactly the same as those in her past memories. Ask Kiana and the others, and it's basically a true reconstruction.

"Sigh, why don't you just go back to how you were before?"

Raven stared at the cup below, where steam rose from the coffee, and sighed inwardly.

...

But Raven's purpose doesn't seem to be as simple as she claims; she too came with some kind of ulterior motive.

Or rather, how could the executives of World Serpent not have missions?

In their next exploration, somewhere in Paradise, the raven once again stood opposite Mei.

In the pale, gloomy light of winter, some small, gray flowers bloomed among the bushes behind her on the dark branches. She sat quietly on one of the branches.

Her eyes, bloodshot, were fixed on the visitor who had come for the trial—the very same Mei-sama she had been longing to hear.

After the obstacles and cooperation in reality, this will be a confrontation without any external forces. The first time Mei was without Herrscher abilities; the second time, she carries the Staff of the Dead.

And now... she will try to understand the true difference between an ordinary person and a Herrscher.

only because--

"Miss Mei, you've crossed the line!"

On the dimly lit branch, she spoke softly, a smile involuntarily playing on her lips.

Guided and ordered by someone, she must stop Mei from venturing deeper into Paradise, even though she doesn't want to do it at all.

Words cannot change the other party's will to move forward and explore, and as for force... she no longer has the upper hand against him.

But life is rarely something that can be done simply by saying whether you want to or not.

Therefore, she had to appear.

Despite the fact that she deliberately lost the match, Mei's growth is undeniable.

After a fierce battle, she grasped the raven's sewing claws and pinned it firmly against the tree, ready to unleash the Herrscher's lightning at any moment.

Raven was also 'forced' to reveal the true meaning of Paradise's existence, though it was mostly based on her own understanding.

"In the end... you don't need its gifts."

"A facility created by Fusion Warriors... its clients should naturally be Fusion Warriors, or rather, those destined to become Fusion Warriors."

"To put it bluntly, the true meaning of the existence of the Paradise of the Past is to unlock a certain restriction for those who have awakened their Holy Mark."

She stubbornly raised her head, staring into Mei's eyes, which were very close to hers.

He said it with a hint of sarcasm, though it was unclear whether he was mocking others or himself.

"The end?"

Mei asked doubtfully, not entirely trusting the other person, but not ignoring them either.

Alicia is right; Paradise has different perspectives on everyone, a fact she has come to deeply understand.

Eden indulges more in the dreamlike illusions of the past, because she lives in the past; while Thousand Calamities hopes to ignite the smoke of war everywhere; and the girl from Phyllis even opens a shop in paradise.

What if it's the true dark side?

What would she consider paradise to be?

Mei didn't want to know, but her path forward had been completely blocked by the other party. Only by overcoming them could she reach the depths.

"No, I can't even tell if that's the end... After all, before that gift arrived, I turned and... ran away without stopping for a moment,"

The raven took a deep breath and revealed a horrifying truth.

“That has become a monster… if you’ve ever seen that form, oh yes, the form that every Fusion Warrior should have.”

"Obviously, for me, living well has never included abandoning my human identity."

She pursed her lips, seemingly still not recovered from the initial panic.

She didn't want to become a monster.

Mei released her grip and silently looked at the other person. She didn't believe the other person was lying, and the fact that the other person was so lenient, even deliberately telling her this information...

But she had no intention of backing down; she would use her own eyes to uncover the truth of everything here.

【Monster? What does that mean?】

In other words, the final blessing is to detach oneself from human identity? Is this truly a test for those who come after?