Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

Does it really still have any meaning?

Or does this behavior really have any meaning?

They would rather waste time altering clothes than pay more attention to the boy next to them.

The girl was caught in some intense emotion, unable to utter a word. Her body went limp, her heart felt empty, and she raised her head listlessly. Her pitiful face must have looked incredibly small in the eyes of others.

Why did it end up like this?

Why did Jiang Cheng leave him?

Why did I choose the wrong node?

……

The question is meaningless; the actual answer already exists in every corner of the past, but the girl instinctively doesn't want to accept it.

—The current outcome is something she herself created.

No matter the reason or excuse, ignoring the fact that Jiangcheng itself is the biggest problem makes any excuse meaningless.

The fact remains that everything about the boy was completely ignored.

It was impossible to refuse.

Irrefutable.

Undeniably.

There's no point in thinking about it anymore. Thinking itself exists to solve problems, but if the problem is completely unsolvable, then using thinking itself might be a worthless thing.

Because she was deeply aware of this, and had never forgotten it, the seemingly omnipotent, and supposedly omnipotent, girl ultimately chose to escape.

Having done such a thing, what courage do they have, what right do they have to see the boy again?

Just...

What a coward! He doesn't even dare to offer his blessings.

Just when her thoughts had calmed down a little and she was about to give up thinking, the girl's mind began to wander unconsciously.

Buried deep in the depths of memory, these things, which have almost always been forgotten, sometimes resurface before our eyes like a revolving lantern or a flashback.

—The girl recalled her past.

That was before the journey began, before we even left that small town, before we lived with the boy, and before we even separated into different rooms.

Her name comes from a collector's edition book that the boy gave her as a birthday gift.

Alicia – ETERHAL PARADISE

There are two versions of the book, both featuring protagonists who embark on a journey to find paradise. However, one version reveals that the protagonist discovers he has unknowingly created paradise during his search, while the other version is darker.

They have unknowingly strayed from paradise, even though paradise is right beside them.

Nothing has changed, and nothing has become darker.

Simply revealing some more brutal things, just like some fairy tales being pondered, can also have some negative effects.

The boy initially only sent the first version, which was full of hope and love. The other version was discovered by chance when searching online later, and it was more popular for its darkness and evil.

She hated this story, hated all tragic stories, especially this one.

If beauty is all around us, then even if we wholeheartedly head towards the distance, we can't truly ignore everything until we fall into an abyss.

It's just a plot device to create dramatic twists and turns; how could a person be like that?

How could anyone not realize how important they are to themselves?

How could anyone only desperately try to escape after losing something?

How could anyone choose to hide in a corner and cry their eyes out after facing difficulties?

……

……

……

what?

what……

Is that so?

Was I always a different version of myself?

……

"This ending seems pretty good too."

Jiang Cheng couldn't help but feel a little joy as he watched Jiang Cheng successfully join Spiral Workshop and become its owner.

Despite not receiving Alicia's blessing.

Perhaps even offering blessings was a troublesome matter for that young girl.

He had barely asked for it when the girl casually threw out an excuse and ran away, not even offering a verbal congratulation, not even a single word or a few characters.

After all, his status might not be as high as Paimon's strength.

The level of a one-fifth wild boar.

But since the other party is unwilling, he will not force them. If possible, they can be ordinary friends; if not, it doesn't matter if they are strangers.

In any case, the initial reason for approaching the girl was essentially to change the world by getting to know her.

Vilvi can do this, and even better.

Dividing the self into eight parts, with even one part accounting for half of intelligence, can allow any one of those individuals to maintain a level of top genius.

The girl has saved herself before she even reached the peak of self-loathing.

Not to mention self-division, there may not even have been any deception. The infamous con artist who will later become notorious has never appeared yet.

So……

A complete spiral of heroism.

What would a Vervier accomplish if he could utilize all his talents with his own help?

It's a bit hard to imagine; this ability is far too extraordinary.

It doesn't matter if nothing can be changed.

It doesn't matter if I can't do anything.

The girl herself was enough for him to repay with everything he had; the courage to face Alicia because of him was all he needed.

In this world called Honkai, emotion outweighs reason, at least relatively speaking. Emotional thinking is definitely greater than cold judgment, which also means that using emotion to control oneself is not a wrong thing.

At least in the simulation, what's wrong with reciprocating someone's kindness?

Everyone knows that changing the US president can change the whole world.

But how many people can actually do that?

Ultimately, it's all meaningless.

[You don't want Virvi's efforts to be in vain, and you don't want the girl to be heartbroken—with this thought in mind, with this principle in mind, even if Alicia doesn't bless you, you will never give up on your choice.]

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

29. Let's go together, dear Jiangcheng.

[What's unsuitable is unsuitable. Alicia must realize that you've become a burden to her.]

【"Snapped--"】

But just then, something suddenly entered this space.

【"Slap slap slap—"

The sounds grew stronger and more numerous, becoming very clear and crisp, as if something were patting.

[—It's applause.]

When you look up and see what's around you, you realize that those who never once focused their gaze on you for even a second, those who never cared that this was Jiang Cheng's birthday banquet, are now gathered together, giving you thunderous applause.

Their faces seemed to be masked, sculpted with a smiling expression, using that false and ridiculous mask to conceal their true feelings.

【"Congratulations!"】

【"Congratulations!"】

"Wishing you and Miss Wilvi happiness and joy!"

Blessings rained down on your eardrums like cheap leeks, dense and swarming, utterly devoid of any value.

[It's kind of ridiculous.]

Alicia didn't choose to send you her blessings, but some people who never cared about you did. In some shonen manga, it's often the protagonist who proves themselves to those who looked down on them.

This should have been a perfect ending, yet you feel an inexplicable sense of irony.

Alicia shouldn't have left.

This was a random thought, yet it truly arose in your mind.

This isn't because you're bothered by Alicia's blessing; you're not that superstitious or simply seeking a good omen.

[But you always felt that when Alicia witnessed all of this, some kind of emotion within her would undoubtedly collapse.]

It was as if a building with a poorly laid foundation had finally revealed its true nature.

No matter how perfect something is, it can collapse in an instant.

The world has always been this way.