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

"...I wasn't here, so she couldn't hear me. Only those close to me can connect with me...No, that's not quite accurate. There was one person who heard me at the time, although I had no connection with him."

Su Danran's voice rang in Gretchen's ears. Just as he said, Vita's gaze was only fixed on her with curiosity, and she did not notice the other voice from beginning to end.

It was as if they had never existed.

“…Oh.” Gretchen nodded, answering both of their questions at once.

It seems that her companions are now existing in a rather strange form.

However, as they said, there is still plenty of time ahead.

"Well... I'll spend this time with you, Gretchen. While the Ark is unable to take off, I'll be happy to help with anything!"

Vita twirled a strand of hair behind her ear and gave a kind smile.

Having just witnessed the other party eliminate the clone, she naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to become an enemy.

Moreover... the other party did indeed do me a great favor, while I barely lifted a finger, so I naturally felt bad about it.

Kevin stayed for quite a while before leaving, though they barely exchanged a few words. Fu Hua handed the jade pendant back to Gretchen, along with several technological artifacts from modern civilization. The level of technology wasn't crucial; the data within was the most important factor.

For example... a certain game, Honkai Impact 3.

Tests revealed that people from other worlds do not seem to be able to provide emotional value; it appears that only people from the native world, Earth, can provide it.

But that's not important.

Their main purpose was to make Gretchen's journey less lonely.

Internet connectivity is certainly an important technological breakthrough, but as the lady once said, Velvey was amazed by Sue's abilities and felt that he was really suitable as a network cable for data transmission in the long space.

It is said that Su remained silent for a long time at that moment.

...

In the Golden Garden, this major event came to a close. Kiana and Mei returned with somber expressions to continue their rigorous training, while the heroes leisurely began their relaxation time. Luo Mo, naturally, wasn't in a hurry to go back and continued to watch the unfolding drama.

Although most of the heroes seemed happy, that was only the majority. Su was stunned for a moment by Gretchen's question in the scene, while a certain green-haired loli refused to give up her provocation of Alicia, or rather, the other party provoked her first.

"Alicia...you don't think we can't see that one-way video, do you?"

"Uh...shouldn't you be in a hurry to see Gretchen right now?" Alicia said with an awkward laugh.

"Heh—guess who made me so angry right now?"

A cold glint flashed in Mebius's eyes as he stared at his opponent, his breathing becoming noticeably heavier.

The black metal crown on his head tilted slightly, and he held onto the other person's clothes, unwilling to let them leave.

She had so many things she wanted to say to the other person.

"Hmm... Alicia, Grandma Mebius, should I go see them? See... my future self?"

Gretchen hesitated, her bare feet rubbing against the clean floor. Her eyes were downcast, filled with confusion.

She never imagined what she would look like when she met her future self.

After all, she wasn't as brave as Kevin, Sue, or Sister Hua. But as she grew up... she didn't seem to have that same sense of confusion anymore, and she should have become a qualified warrior by now.

I'm suddenly a little envious.

Hearing Gretchen address him in that way, Mebius grew even angrier. He glared at the culprit before him, swallowed his anger, and patiently said to Gretchen, "Gretchen, whether you see me or not is your own choice."

"But according to the initial plan that you didn't object to, the adult version of yourself is almost inevitable. So there's no need to worry, how could she possibly hate the original version of herself?"

Mebius spoke in an unusually soft voice, and Alicia chimed in, as if to make amends for her various mistakes.

"Yes, yes, Gretchen is adorable, both of them are adorable! So, just go and face her, maybe you can even exchange some insights about growing up!"

"……you shut up."

"You were there watching me speak, and I didn't say anything wrong, did I..."

Alicia said, feeling quite aggrieved.

Luo Mo sat on the sofa, holding a can of food, watching the two Ying Jies fight, finding it quite amusing.

He casually stuffed some of the snacks he didn't like into the mouth of the can below, while he chewed the rest with relish.

"Boss... I don't like canned food either~"

Pado said grumblingly from the side, "The reason the canned food is getting heavier is all because of you people!" She felt that she didn't feed the cat that much canned food each time, but the weight just kept increasing, which made the cat feel very confused.

When she finally resigned herself to the fate of gaining weight even without eating canned food, she witnessed Kevin feeding her canned food late at night... a scene that left a deep impression.

The cold man looked down at the cat. Paddy, watching from a distance, swallowed hard, wondering if the cat had done something to offend the boss. Just then, a meow rang out. Paddy became even more worried about upsetting the boss. Just as she was about to rush out to apologize...

Then, I saw...

Kevin, the boss, coldly tossed down—a sausage!

The cat immediately grabbed the canned food and wolfed it down. Kevin also stopped and gently stroked the cat's fur. At that moment, the image of the cat in Pado's mind shattered into pieces.

"Hehe—, my friend, isn't it my turn to make an appearance now? How about we project Gretchen over here, as we agreed?"

"Instead of the clumsy method of projecting the heroes over one by one to meet, it would be better to have Gretchen come over for the meeting. The principle should be about the same anyway."

Wilvi patted Luo Mo on the shoulder from the left, but when he turned around, she appeared from the right with a charming smile, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

"There aren't many left, it's up to you," Luo Mo said calmly.

"Don't say that. There's still a lot of maintenance work to be done on the Ark. Besides... you went through all that trouble to wake Gretchen up, don't you want to get to know her?"

"...I always feel like you're thinking about something strange."

Luo Mo remained unmoved. Was he the kind of person who coveted beauty?

Besides... if I were to target Gretchen, how many terrifying parents would I have to deal with? I'd better forget about it.

To have a love affair spanning more than 5000 astronomical units? Forget about it, that's too far-fetched and too long.

"Heh, I think you're the one who should be. Hmm... It's decided. We'll start by having a batch of unmanned robots collect materials and perform initial processing over there, then we'll begin Ark repairs. Greta can relax and play games!"

Wilvi raised her small fist to encourage herself, her face drooping, showing that she didn't enjoy her work.

Chapter 67 Eternal Paradise

Earth, a few days later,

With the matter of Fros resolved and Kevin and the others returning one after another, Gretchen's situation became relatively safe, although the date of her return still seemed far away, and she could not arrive before the end of the Honkai.

She will continue her long interstellar journey until the original world successfully or unsuccessfully crosses the Collapse, at which point she will change her course.

Just like the essence of Project Ark, it is an insurance policy and a continuation of civilization. It is also the last seed full of hope, maturing and sprouting in the unknown depths of space.

But this time...

She will no longer face the agonizingly lonely journey alone.

As a flash of light appeared in the Golden Courtyard, Gretchen, with her blue-green hair and bangs styled in a beautiful updo, appeared before everyone.

She wore a deep blue flower in her hair, with distinct layers of color. The three layers of petals ranged from deep blue to bright light blue stamens, and a white gemstone was set in the center, making it very elegant.

She has grown taller and has a perky chest, completely different from her previous image. Her legs are covered tightly with white stockings, and she wears a pair of black leather boots.

The heroes had already met Gretsch several times before, but the memory bodies that were also Gretsch had not yet taken the initiative to meet them. The projection into the original world that was mentioned earlier seemed to be much more troublesome than expected.

Even with the ubiquitous existence of the Su line.

Perhaps because the final battle was still unconquered, in any case, Vilvi spent a considerable amount of time dealing with everything there.

The construction of the Ark was also put on the agenda, and it did not require Gretchen's time to manage; the unmanned robots only needed to carry it out according to the established program.

"Oh, a consciousness upload system? Great!"

Pado tried to touch Gretchen's gradually solidifying figure with her finger, and immediately withdrew as if she had been electrocuted. Then she poked it with her index finger and found that it was warm.

"I didn't expect Su Ge to have this function. I wonder how much it consumes. But... it's too cruel to let Gretsch travel alone in space."

"Pado exclaimed."

"Hmm...it just happened to be today. I heard from Sister Alicia that it was the day of some game update. I've never seen everyone so interested in a game before."

Gretchen said with a smile, glancing around curiously at the home where the thirteen heroes now lived together. To be honest, she was quite surprised when she first found out.

When did they choose to live together?

Won't this cause any conflicts?

You see, there are many rooms in Paradise, so it's rare to see each other on a regular basis. Now, of course, she knows that those are memories from Paradise, including her younger self.

Of course, Gretchen's worries were unnecessary; they were constantly arguing.

"Then you must not have played Honkai Impact 3rd, right?"

"I'm sorry, although both Alicia and Vilvi mentioned it... I've been engrossed in drawing these past few days."

Greta stuck out her pink tongue apologetically and bowed repeatedly to express her apology.

She only glanced at it briefly; she didn't recognize the three main characters. She was also puzzled as to why Sister Hua was in it, as she still had to watch the rest of the story.

However, it did inspire her creative inspiration, and she hurriedly began painting in her spare time.

The result was...

She hasn't been playing games much lately.

But does Padre also like playing games? Gretchen doesn't recall ever hearing that Padre likes playing games.

"No problem, let's watch now. Next... it's about a secret place in this paradise that you've never known before!"

Alicia smiled and turned on the screen to start the latest storyline release—Eternal Paradise.

...

Unfortunately, the initial events that occurred inside did not seem to be the same as Alicia had anticipated.

It wasn't the little flower garden she had been longing for, nor the carefully prepared amusement park.

It's a strange website.

The beginning didn't seem to perfectly connect to the previous stage. There was a white eye pattern on it, with three layers of white rings interlocking inside. Then, some strange fonts of different colors appeared on the website.

"I don't want to die"

"I don't want to... just disappear like this."