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

Another heroic figure is broken, and the blank space on the page even adds to the sense of ritual.

She felt as if she were holding a brief funeral, a silent reminder of someone's passing, someone she could no longer find even in her exploration of Paradise.

How could you see me that way?

Luo Mo said with dissatisfaction, but after recalling the plot's outcome, he still comforted her, "Don't worry, not too many people will die. Even if you don't believe me, you have to believe in Ying Jie's strength!"

"But the two strongest ones are already dead!" Kiana's voice boomed.

"...Don't worry, Mei will be fine."

Luo Mo gave an irrelevant answer.

"Huh???" Kiana blinked. Was that the question she just asked?

But it would be great if Mei were to be alright.

...

Am I still trapped in a dream?

Mei was somewhat confused.

Yet the handwriting on the paper was so clear—

"Kevin...is dead?"

For a moment, Mei couldn't decipher the meaning behind those four words.

"Miss Mei—"

It wasn't until Eden's third reminder that she seemed to wake up from a dream.

Only then did she understand why Hua insisted on leaving Paradise, and she also realized the reason for Qianjie's rage and the sorrowful faces of Yingjie and the others.

If it were Kevin, everything would fall into place.

All of this is no longer incomprehensible.

However, Eden must now assume the role of coordinator among the heroes. Even if he cannot win people's hearts and lead the heroes forward, he still needs a backbone to deal with possible crises.

This is something that must be done.

A rustling sound came from the grass. Mei and Eden looked in the direction and found a cat's tail. It was easy to tell who it was from Paradise.

Pado was a little embarrassed and jumped out, hurriedly explaining that she had hidden herself because she was afraid of Brother Jie.

She wouldn't be the traitor!

After all, she's so weak, she couldn't possibly be of any help.

The cat trembled, but no one suspected Pado. Just as she said, the possibility of Pado being involved was extremely small.

Eden suggested that everyone act separately, since the seeds of doubt had already been sown. Rather than facing increasingly serious disagreements and growing estrangement, it would be better for each person to protect what is most important to them.

This is certainly not the best option, but it is the best option Eden could have to deal with after losing Alicia and Kevin.

From this perspective, perhaps Yingjie was never truly part of a team.

The harmonious scenes of the past were mostly suppressed by human intervention, but as things progressed, those differences and doubts gradually surfaced.

[Previously, we could have assumed Alicia's words were false. Indeed, the thirteen of them couldn't work together effectively.]

[Hehe—, timid little Paddy, she still holds onto her trust in her companions, but unfortunately, she's too weak.]

After Alicia left, Kevin stepped forward; after he left, Eden was also forced into the spotlight... Just like Alicia, he embodied the centripetal force of the heroes.

[After Kevin's death, the suspense drama turned into a thriller.]

In the Golden Courtyard,

"Eden really understands me!~"

Alicia's eyes brightened slightly as she softly recited the lines Eden had spoken on the screen.

"Everyone has their own secrets, and everyone has different beliefs. Even so, you are all my most important companions."

"That's exactly what I would say, word for word! You understand everyone's personality so well... Maybe you'd be a great leader, Eden. Want to give it a try?"

She asked eagerly, already picturing Eden as the leader in her mind, "Hmm... what kind of clothes should I wear?"

"Hehe, I also hope that I will never have the day when I become a leader."

Eden chuckled softly, her wine-red hair slightly curled, and spoke calmly on her exquisitely beautiful face.

Her brows gradually relaxed as she looked at the smiling Ellie, feeling somewhat fortunate that she had left that time, at least she wouldn't have to face the disaster of losing her again.

No one expected that the first person to 'die' in Paradise would be Ellie.

She's already had enough time in the spotlight; she doesn't need to continue shining among the heroes... Besides, it's not her forte, and it's not easy for her either.

She prefers to remain behind the scenes, appreciating their brilliance on stage and offering them practical help or encouraging hugs.

The starlight will not dry up, nor does she wish to become a dazzling beam of light alone.

"Oh? Is that so? Is that what Eden was thinking?"

Alicia leaned forward, her alluring fragrance wafting towards Eden, her eyes slightly moist as she looked at him.

"Yes, because that's something only Alicia can do, and only she can do it the best."

Eden gave her a satisfactory answer.

"My good Eden, you really know how to make me happy! Unlike that guy named Luo Mo, who only thinks about making girls cry all day long."

Alicia is very good at putting down one person to praise another. While praising Eden, she does not forget to slander Luo Mo's reputation.

Although it wasn't entirely slander.

Because Luo Mo was indeed calculating when and at what point the other party would cry, he was really looking forward to that scene. So when Alicia subtly probed him, he just turned his head away guiltily, ignoring the overwhelming momentum of the orange blossoms on the other side.

"Don't say that, Ellie. Mr. Luo Mo wouldn't just be focused on making you cry, would he?"

Eden's lips twitched slightly as he said helplessly, "He probably wanted all players to experience the beauty of tragedy."

"Ah this..."

Luo Mo opened his mouth to argue, but was forced to swallow his words.

Eden's words seemed even stranger; although they had risen to the level of art, he couldn't feel happy about them.

He was clearly working tirelessly for the continuation of human civilization, and he even said, "Humanity will surely overcome the Honkai."

At most, it's just asking others to contribute a little effort; why make him sound so bad?

Didn't you see his emotional state has completely bottomed out?

“Tsk,” the Herrscher of Knowledge gave Luo Mo a strange look. She admitted that she had done something wrong just now, stealing the other party’s subconscious.

But what's with this statement that supposedly fooled me?

If it weren't for the image of Alicia laughing maniacally after crying that flashed through his mind later on, she would have really thought she had misunderstood him.

"What do you mean by 'tsk'?" Luo Mo accused him first.

"No, it's just... perhaps tragic works are indeed related to defeating the Honkai. I was just making a comment." The Herrscher of Knowledge shrugged and whistled.

Then, after Fu Hua turned and stared at him, he immediately straightened his posture.

She, a practitioner of the Law, never pries into other people's privacy. (Anyway, she couldn't pry into Luo Mo's.)

...

As arranged by Eden, Mei's first stop was to find Velvi.

Faced with such a momentous event, almost all the heroes had appeared and understood the details, except for three: Velvet, Aponia, and Mebius. Aponia was sent by Eden to inform them, while Velvet's situation was handled by Mei.

To be honest, none of the three of them are exactly innocent; they probably already knew about this through their own channels before being notified.

But going to look for it might not be the wrong thing.

Compared to the lack of direction here, they might have further clues there.

When Mei found traces of Velvet in a huge amusement park, the other party showed no surprise whatsoever, and even seemed indifferent.

More than Kevin's death, what she cared about was that the other party had stolen the front page of a sensational news story.

It felt like they were on completely different wavelengths, which made Mei frown.

Velvi simply lowered the brim of her hat and explained calmly,

"Perhaps your experience in Paradise has given you some unrealistic fantasies, but the memory body is, after all, a person who has passed away, and death is not as unacceptable as you imagine."

"We are nothing more than the epitaphs written by the thirteen heroes for themselves. This was something that was bound to happen sooner or later, nothing surprising."

"But the key question is... Kevin, why did he disappear?" Mei pondered for a long time before looking at Velvi, who had a different conclusion, and asked.

Regardless of whether what the other party said was right or wrong, it did reduce some of the fear in her heart.

She immediately understood why all the heroes wanted her to leave Paradise. Perhaps in their eyes, she, who could influence reality, needed more protection... It's also possible that they had doubted her first.

But Vervi simply shook her head, indicating that she was even more curious about it than Vervi.

Then, she turned to Mei and revealed a piece of information—the fact that Sakura lacked memories was the result of Sakura's own plea from the outside world. Alicia relayed what she asked Mei to do with Mebius, and she didn't want Sakura, as a memory entity, to also bear that sense of alienation.

Even without knowing the truth, one can still trust one's companions and believe in the moths drawn to the flame.

When Sakura was mentioned, Mei took the opportunity to ask about the clues they had collected, suggesting that Velvet also knew a lot about Sakura.

Wilvi simply smiled and spread her hands, stating that it was absolutely impossible for Sakura to kill Kevin.

In this respect, she is the expert. To take down Kevin alone without alerting anyone? That's completely impossible.

The number of attempts she made was dozens of times greater than the number of clothes that Qianjie burned.

"No one can do this—I'm racking my brains every day trying to figure out how to take him down."

Vilvi confidently puffed out her chest and affirmed it with absolute certainty.

Meiyi: "..."

She silently sized him up from head to toe.

The other person's words did dispel her suspicions about Sakura, but not because of the abundance of clues, nor because the other person's words were persuasive, but because... she suddenly realized that there was someone even more suspicious in front of her.

Compared to the missing Sakura, what the other person just said could be considered a criminal statement.

Meanwhile, on the other end, Wilvi belatedly realized she was being stared at, scratched her cheek somewhat awkwardly, and tentatively asked: