Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

The girl kept her head down and walked on her own path.

It's out of place with the chaotic nightlife.

Countless people stared wide-eyed in astonishment at the girl's beauty.

Even if someone, emboldened by alcohol, tried to speak to the girl with ridiculous and pathetic courage, they could not get a single response.

It's not that no one wants to use force to coerce, but whenever the thought arises, the instinctive fear makes them break out in a cold sweat.

It was as if the person in front of her was not a flawless young girl, but a monster closer to a natural disaster.

And when some people with slightly narrower eyes look up at the sky...

Reeking of alcohol, their minds, numbed by the alcohol, were forcibly awakened in an instant, causing them to immediately reach out and grab their companions.

Because above, in the dark night sky, there are dazzling stars.

It's not that the stars, which have always been a symbol of romance, couldn't bear to leave this beautiful world and quietly slipped out to hang in the sky again.

This belongs to the girl alone.

It's not an adjective, it's the literal meaning.

The sky was cut open——

The sky, which was originally shrouded in black clouds and should have blocked out all light from the world, including the moon and stars, with the changing weather, was cleanly torn in two from the direction where the stars twinkled.

And this thing, which seems to be a crack in her career, is stretching endlessly with the girl's every step forward...

The girl in front of me is definitely not human.

So much so that eventually...

They could only watch helplessly as the girl left alone.

Until even the shadow could not be seen.

It is unknown how long the girl walked alone; all that is known is that even the lights were swallowed up by the night and disappeared with the darkness, leaving the whole world in complete silence.

We walked forward for a while longer.

The girl suddenly raised her head, revealing a stunningly beautiful face. Her pink eyes, filled with beauty, sweetness, and fragrance, reflected her own personal starry sky.

The light was so bright that even describing the starlight as precious gems would seem too dim.

She was almost as perfect as a young girl.

Alicia pointed to the sky as if she had discovered something amazing, and her alluring lips couldn't help but part, as sweet as if she had eaten honey made by hundreds of flowers and the most diligent bees.

"Wow."

"What a beautiful starry sky."

"We must take a picture and show it to Jiang Cheng right away; his eyes are exactly the same."

The girl took out a camera from her small backpack.

After making numerous adjustments in hopes of finding the best and most perfect angle, her slender fingers finally gently pressed the shutter button.

'click--'

A perfect picture of a starry sky has appeared.

The girl pulled out the photo with the pink frame, which was stained with dirty black ink. She carelessly held it between two fingers and held it upside down in the air.

She leaned over and looked left and right, checking.

The pink pupils reflected the brilliance of the picture.

—Dim and lifeless.

Ok……

no problem.

very perfect.

The starry sky was exactly the same as the boy's eyes. No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't see the slightest difference. There was absolutely no problem. Even some details were perfectly displayed. It was like a miracle.

"Okay~"

The girl nodded slightly, a warm smile spreading across her lips, and contentedly tucked the photo into her small bag for safekeeping.

This is a gift for the boy.

Although the memories of the true self are rather meager.

But as long as we accumulate a perfect picture over time, one day the boy will smile, instead of being so indifferent and heartless as he is now.

Okay, okay.

I need to hurry home.

If I'm late today, I'll definitely be punished by the boy.

The girl continued on her way towards the road in the distance.

Finally, we arrived at a secluded town, where we could see a dense forest in the distance. A large number of ash trees stood guard on both sides of the mountain like gatekeepers, and the cold night wind blew through them, creating a melody that sounded like colorful fairy music.

"She's as beautiful as ever!"

Peeling away the thorns hidden in the grass, stepping through the mud and sand, breaking the branches that always grow in annoying places, the girl's shoes disappeared without her noticing, her bare feet, white as snow and like newly sprouted buds, treading on the ground.

It was as if she had truly become a fairy of the Celestial Moon Kingdom.

In this paradise that belongs only to dreams, we welcome the fragrance of nature.

Feel the softness of the soil with your feet, listen to the music of nature, breathe in the sweet scent of dew, and experience the rebirth of the forest.

Listening to the rustling sound of falling leaves being trampled underfoot, the girl got closer and closer to her goal.

But after a long time, the forest still showed no sign of its true center or end, and their pace had reached an absurd and bizarre level.

It was as if someone was afraid of reaching the end.

It was as if they feared the truth that was bound to come.

However, things and forests have an end, and no matter how much you delay, you can't really avoid what you have to face.

Finally, I saw the tallest ash tree, but my view was blocked by the fluttering leaves.

She waved her little hand to shield herself from the falling leaves, and the next moment, a gentle breeze stirred, as if her hands were parting the clouds, revealing a clear world before her eyes.

The gentle breeze seemed to be a reward for the girl's exploration, or perhaps it was blowing the entire colorful world to the owner who shaped her.

Countless streams, like traces left by fallen stars, shattered the shape of light with their spray, scattering silver specks that were then tinged with a faint, ethereal blue.

A gentle breeze carries a low murmur across time and space, while starlight-like bubbles float and sink on the lake's surface, swaying uncertainly, telling tales of nature's beauty.

Magnificent and beautiful, extravagant and flamboyant, vast and ethereal, vibrant and serene, dazzling and poignant.

It inevitably evoked memories of the girl's childhood.

As a young girl, she would often play with Jiang Cheng in the town, where the forests and streams along the roadside served as natural playgrounds.

Barefoot on the smooth sand and stones beside the stream, occasionally something inexplicably falls into the delicate, white jade-like fingertips and between them.

This behavior could very likely result in cuts and scrapes on the soles of your feet.

At that time, no one cared, and no one mentioned it.

Simply enjoying the beauty from the bottom of my heart.

How wonderful.

If I had been able to recognize the person I truly cared about back then, perhaps those dreamlike and beautiful times would have lasted every single second.

If I had been able to grasp what I should have grasped in life back then, perhaps so many tragic ups and downs wouldn't have happened.

……

When you're lost in memories, things you almost never think about and quiet little everyday moments start to reappear before your eyes, filtered through a lens.

Is this really just a filter, a result of second-hand imagination and thinking, rather than the beautiful and happy life that everyone pursues?

Is it really not that peaceful, ordinary, and simple life, or that being with loved ones is the paradise we seek?

Alicia didn't want to know so much, nor did she want to become any smarter.

As long as I can feel the breeze and see the starlight, that's enough.

Fallen petals swirled up, and the girl's hair, seemingly imbued with the fragrance of many flowers over the years, was gently caressed by the breeze accompanied by the falling petals, adorning her delicate and flawless face with a pure and beautiful pink hue, just like her hair.

"Hi,"

"do you miss me?"

In the dense forest, specks of starlight fall through the gaps between the intersecting branches. At the point where light and darkness meet, there is nothing at all, only a pale pink and light ink-colored starry sky like a shadow.

The girl gently reached out her hand, a smile curving her lips, as perfect as the arc of a hundred flowers.

"My dear Jiangcheng, I miss you so much~"

I think of you every single day, 24 hours, 1,444 minutes, and 86,363 seconds.

"I dealt with the Third Herrscher's companion Honkai Beast Shesa and the remnants of the Fourth Herrscher quite well today, and I did it very, very discreetly."

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's a perfect paradise that has never been discovered by anyone. Perhaps it only truly exists when it's hidden."

"Um……"

"I did get back a little late today, sorry about that, my dear Jiangcheng~"

"If there is any punishment, I will accept it calmly."

The girl gently patted her chest.

While talking about pain, the smile on his lips was incredibly bright and full of anticipation.

It seems they had long hoped to be punished.

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