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

"The feeling of personally sending a comrade to his death... is not pleasant, is it?"

The Herrscher of Corruption looked at the other person meaningfully; she had also captured some fragmented memories during her corruption.

In this respect, Hua... also experienced the same thing as her.

This is not sadness.

"It is the respect I must give them."

Hua shook his head slightly, clasped his hands together and said with relief, "Now it's my turn to fulfill my mission."

There's nothing to be sad about, because they've simply gone first.

Although it shouldn't be placed on Gretsch, it was indeed the mission of all of them...

"mission?"

The Herrscher of Corruption widened her eyes, then stared at Hua for a long while before shaking her head helplessly.

That certainly sounds like something Huaneng would say.

[It's here! These two words are essential to every chapter!]

[Mission... Even in Paradise, does Fu Hua still hold onto this concept?]

I have seen truly sorrowful people...and they did not shed a single tear...

In the hall,

Xiao Shi had taken the controller from Gretchen earlier. Now, he frowned as he looked at the words on the screen, stared at Fu Hua for a long time, and finally could only let out a deep sigh.

"As expected of you, you old-fashioned person."

"Is mission really that important? Your life is destined to be ruined by these two words."

She clicked her tongue in surprise, but knew she couldn't persuade him otherwise.

Unless she could shatter all her worries like in the game's "Crossing Dust" scenario... Unfortunately, the old antique was originally there to imprison her, and her worries included her.

"...For every individual, organization, and the world, responsibility is relative and unavoidable."

"But if Xiaoshi helps me, the mission probably won't be so heavy."

Fu Hua said calmly, her words uttered with composure.

Luo Mo's brow twitched involuntarily as he looked at Fu Hua with deep surprise.

Was the other person possessed by someone?

Alicia was also quite surprised by these people.

The results were quite remarkable...

The Herrscher of Knowledge couldn't suppress the upward curve of her lips. She took a deep breath, but still couldn't control the irresistible force. Her smug smile became more and more obvious, and her previous complaints were completely swept away.

"Haha, old-fashioned, you're absolutely right. Missions are nothing, I—no, we'll just do it together."

The Herald of Knowledge answered with great enthusiasm, patting Fu Hua on the shoulder repeatedly.

She seemed afraid others wouldn't know that her words had pleased her deeply.

The corners of his mouth were practically turned up to the sky.

"Indeed, without Xiaoshi, the fight against the Honkai will become increasingly difficult."

Fu Hua frowned, seemingly already imagining a scenario where the Herrscher of Knowledge wouldn't be there to help.

"Haha, that's right, but with me here, there's no need to worry. Look at you, why are you frowning!"

"I understand," said the Herald, his eyes brimming with excitement.

"With me here, you can rest assured. As for any Herrscher of Corruption, I'll be the first to take them down."

She said happily.

"Hmm," Fu Hua responded softly, her expression calm.

Seeing the strange expressions on everyone's faces, he asked in confusion,

"What? Is there... something on my face?"

"No, no, no... Class monitor, there's nothing on your face, it's just that it feels like you've been eroded."

Kiana complained.

Her class monitor couldn't possibly understand people's hearts so well. Seeing that he had Xiao Shi completely under his control and was excitedly leading the fight against the collapse... she still felt like she was in a dream.

Is this something a squad leader would do?

"Indeed... Fu Hua, could there really be something like the Ren and Du meridians? That's too strange."

Luo Mo agreed, saying, "Has Fu Hua finally seen the light?"

"...There is no shortcut to instant success."

Fu Hua glanced helplessly at the two of them, then gave Alicia a barely perceptible look, but still didn't say anything more.

Speaking of which... she accidentally saw a book there. It seems that because of writing those textbooks, the other party became interested... and wrote down the book about Qianjie and Kosmo.

Then the other person stared at her for a long time, smiled mysteriously, and said that they were going to present her with a big gift.

And then... "One Hundred Scenarios and Q&As on How to Coax Xiaoshi" was published.

It's much shorter than the book "Thousand Tribulations".

As for the results... she tried it and the effect was remarkable, which made things much easier for both of them.

Of course, Alicia actually preferred to name it "Little Tricks for Soothing Children".

“Those kinds of paintings? I don’t think… they can replace Kosmo.”

Gretchen looked at the description of Asuka inside and said softly that she was not satisfied with the hasty painting. Kosmo always wanted to be a hero... but must a hero leave?

But she liked the metaphor: after the sunrise comes the stars.

"Don't make me worry like this next time, Kosmo, otherwise... Mom Aponia will think you're a bad kid. And don't lie to me either."

She stood with her hands on her hips, her light purple eyes fixed on the other person.

"..."

Kosmo lowered his head silently, looked at the other person, and nodded slightly in resignation.

...

As if delayed, before the next theater, the mirror images of Kosmo and Gretchen shattered.

Before Fu Hua's battle with the Herrscher of Corruption began, it was as if it were simply a reminder that two more members had been lost.

For her own purposes, the Corruptor did not take drastic measures against China.

She summoned a large number of monsters, but then hurriedly left.

The countless faded monsters appeared relentlessly, hindering Hua's progress and making it difficult for her to delay the time it took to corrupt the Herrscher.

After traversing the corpses of even more monsters, she finally caught up with the Corruptor once more.

To be precise, the other party intentionally waited for her.

"...Hua, have you ever thought that there seems to be nothing... that you yourself truly wanted to do?"

With her back to Hua, she turned around helplessly and asked with a smile.

"Hua, you don't really know why you're doing this, and you're not sure what the point of doing it is, right?"

"Just like a pebble rolling down a hillside, the reason you're standing here is simply because... you can still do something, that's all."

Hua frowned slightly, not understanding why the other person was talking to her about these things now.

“Hua, you are special… therefore, I don’t mind giving you the right to ‘still do what you can.’ I won’t use any power that could defeat you to get to you.”

"And so it goes... endlessly, until the very last scene."

The Herrscher of Corruption said this, and then set off to find Mei. At any time... the only major threats to her were that outsider and 666.

At least for now, she is quite certain.

However, the situation is not optimistic for China.

More and more monsters joined the encirclement. Indeed... she might not die on the spot, but it wouldn't be easy for her to break through.

This was beyond her capabilities.

So... she had no choice but to take the risk.

Using the power of the Key of Consciousness, they leaped out of the monsters' minds, overcame numerous obstacles, and arrived directly in front of the Herrscher of Corruption.

But... a change that had been previously unknown has occurred.

Even while possessing the monster, she still saw her own reflection. Logically, two versions of herself shouldn't exist simultaneously.

But unfortunately... she possesses the ability to perceive two bodies simultaneously.

Due to some kind of crisis, she returned to her own body, only to be surprised to find that all the monsters present were under her control... which was not her ability.

But now that the problem has been solved, the priority is to pursue the Herrscher of Corruption.

The journey was almost entirely unimpeded.

Upon seeing the Herrscher of Corruption, she instantly understood the reason—there were countless monster remains beside the Herrscher's feet.

The monster she controlled attacked her instead.

And, a whole area collapsed.

A certain loneliness, almost sadness, was also evident on her face—something Hua often saw on Alicia's face, but people usually took it as a disguise.

"What's wrong with them... They... They shouldn't be doing this, right?"

"I love you all so much... and them."

She looked at Hua, anticipating the answer she would receive.

She couldn't accept any of this, nor did she understand why she was in this situation.

"Hua.....If some people you love deeply, you still have to hurt other people you love."

"What... will you do? And what will Alicia... do?"