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

He looked down at his body, trying to understand what was happening. In that darkness, he had indeed encountered something.

But why... would he appear in this completely unfamiliar place?

But before him lay something even more incomprehensible.

—Another version of himself appeared in front of him.

Another one... Qian Jie.

Without a doubt, the other party should be the so-called enemy, the real culprit behind the scenes, but for some reason, he is unwilling to reveal his true appearance, so he uses a face that looks like his to represent him.

Qianjie felt disgusted by his way of speaking—the other person claimed to be Qianjie himself, and kept saying that he knew him better than he did. But the real reason behind it was not so. He sensed a familiarity in the other person, but when he spoke in his own appearance, it was stiff and strange.

Is it... Alicia?

He sensed the source of that familiar tone, yet he couldn't believe it, nor could he possibly believe it.

But the other person walked past him casually, just as he said, he wanted him to examine himself, to examine the man named Qianjie.

In this void, he displayed those broken swords, broken swords constructed from the core of the Herrscher of Domination, and also about one of the Thousand Calamities' assistants—Imer.

It also showed glimpses of his former "hometown," including battlefields, his place of refuge, suffering, and war.

He was always the one who went out alone; he was the only one, and in the end, the only one who was so strong.

No one could stay with him until the end.

It will always be him.

The other Thousand Tribulations also mentioned the recent event—Sakura.

The mastermind behind it all seemed to find her quite interesting, as he had many questions about her.

"If your memories hadn't been distorted by the berserk state, Sakura would have destroyed your second home for the sake of the mission, right?"

The unknown man chuckled, his expression unreadable beneath the mask identical to Qian Jie's.

"That's enough, you have no right to judge Sakura."

Qianjie roared, his fury stemming from his encounter with Imer.

“Sakura…? Hahaha, I really don’t understand—I have every reason to hate her to the core, but you don’t.”

"Destroying the space of Paradise...you're even willing to go to that extent for her, why?"

The mysterious man stared intently at Qian Jie, as if trying to see into his heart through his mask.

But there was only anger, anger from who knows where, which never ceased.

"I don't need a reason to do something."

Qianjie snorted coldly and answered resolutely.

"If you don't want to answer, then forget it... Your anger is really strange. Judging from these memories, you have never hated any specific person."

“Oh... I finally understand, Senju. No wonder you seem to have no reservations about Sakura.”

The mysterious man's tone softened, as if he suddenly understood something. A smile played on his lips as he looked at the relentlessly furious Qian Jie.

For some reason... it suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for the enemy before it.

"Whether it was the day you were cleared out of the nursing home, or every time you felt powerless afterward, the only person you hated was yourself?"

"So that anger won't die out—unless you face death, right?"

It gradually revealed the truth hidden in the man's heart, just like a scalpel, precisely piercing every most vital spot.

"Have you said enough?!"

Qianjie's anger intensified, but it seemed impossible to fight here, nor could he interrupt the other party's incessant chatter.

Noisy!

He genuinely found the man in front of him incredibly noisy.

"Oh? Actually... I noticed something else interesting. At the sanatorium, although you didn't show it on your face, you actually... couldn't help but laugh when the children praised you?"

"A person who has completely turned into a beast, actually longs to be an ordinary person?"

The mysterious creature continued to ask questions. It did not like this man, but after reading his memories, it now sincerely wanted to understand him.

It is because he fully demonstrated the complexities of human nature, including pretense and duality.

Anyway, there's still plenty of time.

"Shut up!!" I was enraged again by its words.

“Oh, I see… You really don’t want to be an ordinary person, yet you’ve hated yourself all along. Ah—you’re such a good pretender, Qianjie.”

"That beast that instilled fear in everyone and annihilated the most enemies... did not enjoy the killing at all. Its thirst for power stemmed from its weakness in the face of change."

"The life of an ordinary person?...No, that's not what you want at all. What you want is..."

"I told you, shut up!!"

Enraged beyond anything before, Qianjie nearly threw a scorching punch, but was blocked by an invisible barrier, the flames burning the hem of its clothes.

It seemed to stop talking as well, only to be met with a soft chuckle.

"Alright, then... it's the last one. Look, that familiar pillar. You were tied to that in the beginning... right?"

A pillar of flame suddenly appeared in front of them, and if one had to say, it was very similar to the ones that Qian Jie had thrown out before.

...

"A Thousand Tribulations... Why are there two Thousand Tribulations? Are they going to have a heart-to-heart talk?"

Mebius asked in surprise, a smile gradually appearing on her face. She also noticed Qianjie's embarrassment.

Perhaps... if such a person really appeared, everyone on Qianjie's list of most hated people would have to go down one place.

The other party's words were truly hurtful.

There were also aspects she didn't understand.

Why was Qianjie so angry? Where did his anger come from? It seems that he hadn't really explored this question.

"Nonsense! If it weren't for... humph, the contents above aren't true."

Qian Jie let out a cold snort.

"We will judge for ourselves whether it is true or false... I don't know how Luo Mo got Qian Jie to agree to the voice acting, I am quite curious about that."

Mebius brushed his finger across the corner of his mouth, a hint of obsession appearing in his eyes.

“Oh, I was just referring to the second idol competition later on, where the character with the least screen time in the show has to appear. Qianjie obviously doesn’t want to appear in that…competition that will leave a lasting impression on Raven and Theresa.”

"Oh? The second one?"

Alicia keenly grasped the message and became somewhat tempted.

The talents that Qian Jie could perform inevitably came to mind.

Could it be a meteor shower?

"...What are you talking about? We were talking about Sakura when I...never mind, you were planning to have Sakura and Alicia persuade me, and I also wanted to see if what you said about the real events was true."

Qianjie glared at Luo Mo, who always managed to ramble on about things that were completely nonsensical.

He never agreed to join that idol competition!

"Is that real? A thousand tribulations?"

Velvi lowered her posture and raised an eyebrow at Qianjie.

"..."

Qian Jie remained silent, and an invisible low pressure spread out.

"If what Luo Mo said is true, then who has the least screen time right now... It can't be me, right? Uh, does stealing... buying goods count as acting?"

Pado swayed her tail, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

“It’s Mebius,” Alicia nodded her little head and explained with a light laugh.

Compared to her, who died at the beginning, it was Mebius who never showed up.

"Oh, a lab rat?"

A dangerous gaze fixed on Luo Mo, and Möbius gave a 'kind' smile.

"That was just an unfinished idea... Shouldn't we be thinking about what that mysterious person said?"

Luo Mo shrugged. Why should he care about Qian Jie's voice acting when the other person had turned the conversation to him? He had voiced it himself, hadn't he?

If this part of the story weren't so important, he wouldn't have gone to all that trouble just to collect it all.

"There's nothing to say. What he said... is all correct. An outsider, in such a short time, understands my thoughts better than Qian Jie. Tsk."

Mebius was unusually talkative today, perhaps because Gretchen said he had a good relationship with Chika, or perhaps he was in a good mood.

She squinted, leaned back, and half-reclined on the cool leather sofa. "What does he want?"

She pretended to be confused.

“It’s your incessant chatter that’s causing it,” Qianjie said coldly.

"Well... at least we can see that Qianjie values ​​his companions, so everyone can get along better, right?"

Alicia smiled and smoothed things over, saying that the Heroic Organization really couldn't function without her for even a day!

First, there was a fierce internal battle with Qianjie, then chaotic fighting on all sides, and it looked like they were about to be defeated one by one.

"Indeed... this part of the story has significantly changed my perception of Qian Jie. Perhaps he does indeed have a gentle heart and cares about his companions..."

Bronya rationally analyzed the known information and began to speak.

But he was interrupted by a sudden burst of sparks. Qian Jie glanced coldly at her, then at Alicia, who was limiting his power, and said coldly,

"You guys...don't make me feel disgusted."

“Hehe—” Aponia didn’t care about his attitude, but was rather pleased that she could change everyone’s opinion of Qianjie. “Qianjie is indeed a naughty good boy.”

"...Get out, especially you, Aponia!"

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