Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

Even if it means having everything under one's feet trampled on.

Even if it means letting the person you once hated become Jiang Cheng's partner.

Even if everything she has—her dignity, all her love, and everything she has spent with the boy—becomes a stepping stone for someone else.

Wilvi could not accept that the boy would live such a lonely and sad life, nor could she accept that he would fall into despair and grief, unable to find anyone in his life to embrace or care for.

How heavy, how magnificent, it was, just like when the girl, as an observer, first witnessed the entire samurai kneel in reverence.

They don't care about their own dignity, their own face, their own bodies, or anything else they possess or hold dear.

This kind of emotion, which could never be written even in a light novel, is now completely laid bare before the girl.

and so……

Is this resolve just going to disappear so easily?

Should we just ignore this feeling?

—Because of my own stupidity.

—Because of my own incompetence.

—Because of my own indifference.

To allow a tragedy that has already been played out countless times to repeat itself, to abandon the possibility of creating a happy ending once again.

Do not……

No.

Do not! !

No matter how many times it has happened, no matter how many times it has been hurt, no matter how depraved or insecure it may be now, that delicate heart that yearns for beauty will always beat and cry out that one and only ending.

[Should we simply accept this because of that?]

【How can it be! 】

—You absolutely cannot accept this ending.

[So what if you're human, or not? Even if you're a Herrscher who can destroy the world, what can you do? You stand right here on this very ground.]

"Vilvie is right in front of you," these were the girl's last words. Jiang Cheng is not far away, still alone, needing help from others.

You, who have always been saved and helped, finally have the chance to rewrite it all.

Option 1, at least...

Option two, at this moment...

Option 3, "I..."

"—I won't hesitate any longer!"

Alicia no longer hesitated. The light rain that had been covering her eyes, which had turned pink at some point, had cleared, leaving only a bright and sparkling resolve.

There is no choice, nor is there a need to choose. The heart beating at this moment, and the emotions flowing through the blood throughout the body, will never lie.

My heart has already told me everything.

If you've never made the right choice, if you've never done the right thing.

So……

Just follow the only right direction.

……

On this day, you finally came to your senses and decided to bear all your sins, the will of the person you once hated most, and the resolve to take the boy away from Virvi, who had transformed into Icarus.

I accepted myself completely, accepted my imperfections, accepted my meanness and filth, and accepted that... this world isn't actually that wonderful.

Just like the climax of any story, the girl resolved to no longer hesitate.

You will never run away or distance yourself again.

Even if they've never accomplished anything.

Even though no problems were ever solved.

Even if your very existence only brings disaster and terror.

You've also decided to truly pursue your own heart.

[No matter what, the heart pounding in your chest never lies; that inexplicable, warm feeling is the only proof of your true self.]

[Next, it should be like the happy ending that happens in any fairy tale.]

[Despite the twists and turns of the process.]

Like the Little Mermaid, she endured countless hardships and turned into sea foam.

[Although the enemy is formidable.]

Like Little Red Riding Hood encountering the wicked Big Bad Wolf.

Despite the ever-present danger.

[Like Snow White being tricked into eating a poisoned apple.]

But ultimately, the Little Mermaid will ascend to heaven and possess her own immortal soul; Little Red Riding Hood will be rescued by the hunter and reunited with her grandmother; and Snow White will open her beautiful eyes again with a kiss from the prince.

The princess and the prince will surely live happily ever after, even if the price is trampling on everything that happened when Icarus fell.

Because this is exactly what Icarus wanted.

If you cannot approach the sun, your false feathers will be scorched, and your body will eventually melt and fall into the sea. Then please step on my corpse and fly to higher and farther places to pursue the true sun.

Please bring true blessings to that sun; please don't let it stand there alone.

Even if it means becoming a stepping stone for someone else.

Even at the cost of everything.

Icarus never hesitated.

Vervi never hesitated.

and so……

What is there left to hesitate about?

—The girl took a step forward, running resolutely toward the base of the new Firemoth. The wind became her chariot, birds served as her guides, flawless crystal forged the only road, and colorful light pointed her ahead.

Jiangcheng...

Wait for me!

Even if you're already doubting your own qualifications to continue doing something that might already be meaningless to others.

But in the end, you couldn't help but leave something behind, a memento of everything you once had.

Jiang Cheng's fingers gently tapped the Enter key, his bloodshot eyes wearily but precisely focused on the design he was working on on the computer.

Unlike any other standard-issue weapon produced.

The weapon, entirely crafted by his own hands, is about to be freshly made.

The screen displays a crystal longbow built upon the flying flowers of the past, more perfect and flawless, like a natural arrangement of flowers and birds, romantic as if it did not belong to this world, nor to the cold reality.

—The Realm of the True Self: Flawless Return.

Based on all the impressions of the girl in the boy's memory, and driven by inspiration rather than reason, a weapon that surpasses all previous technologies was created.

Perhaps because they were so close in life and knew each other so well, their personalities became somewhat similar after losing Vilvie.

Through prolonged contact and practice, he unconsciously integrated the abilities left behind by the girl.

If given more time, perhaps a man-made genius will emerge.

Through imitation and replication.

Unfortunately……

The boy already sensed that his life was nearing its end.

It could be a few days, a few hours, or even a few tens of minutes later.

The weapon he designed with his last ounce of energy was a gift he gave to his only remaining family member, the most important person besides Wilvi.

—His belongings.

The hope is to give that girl a chance to survive in this cruel world and find her eternal paradise amidst the ever-growing chaos.

The ideals brought about by the books I have donated should also be addressed by me.

only……

Ultimately, we still lack the ability to make better changes.

Jiang Cheng couldn't help but sigh, looking at the weapon he had designed with disappointment in his eyes.

The weapons they produced were very powerful.

Undoubtedly strong.

Its built-in Honkai energy core, designed to mimic the Herrscher core and the heart of a Honkai Beast, possesses the ability to operate at high speed and provide a large amount of Honkai energy.

A structure powerful enough to power a city has the destructive power to tear a mountain apart.

Impeccable.

Technically, he has reached the limit of what he can achieve.

He could exchange just this one weapon, without even needing to produce the actual weapon, for the design blueprints alone, for the equivalent of a superpower's military budget.

It is entirely under his personal control, or based on the foolish and ridiculous act of using individual weapons to fight against the Honkai.

……

Still not enough.