Honkai Impact 3rd, Paradise Typewriter isn't for making this kind of game.

[But Xia Yuan, you're avoiding interaction with me and trying so hard to escape. Aren't you just hoping Ai Li will shoot you with an arrow?]

Hmph...

Although this isn't Airi's style, if it makes you happy, Xia Yuan, Airi is willing to do anything~

【00:00:00】

Xia Yuan, you couldn't wait to choose to love me~

[Speaking of which—]

Are you looking? Are you looking at this line of text? Did you see the overflowing love between the lines? What, you say no? Hmph, you're really not paying attention. Xia Yuan, how about you look a little more carefully?

If you're looking, please don't turn around...

[Carefully observe what's behind you, Xia Yuan. Can you feel the breath on your neck? Don't turn around, okay? Then go back into the room~]

"Xia Yuan, did you see it? My diary."

There were no footsteps, and he didn't even turn around, but Alicia's voice echoed in his ears, leaving him unable to calm down for a long time.

"Hehe, I'm a little embarrassed. Recording your actions in such detail might scare you, Xia Yuan. Do you think I'm a bad little devil? Actually, I'm just worried that one day I'll forget you exist..."

"Forgot? How could that be?"

Alicia smoothed her pink bangs.

"Xia Yuan, after reading the diary, you should understand that this space is just a game constructed by the typewriter. When the game ends, perhaps my obsession will disappear, and perhaps Ai Li will forget about Xia Yuan, who liked to be patted on the head here, liked to stay in his room, and would listen carefully to every word I said..."

Chapter 723 Can we stay here with Ellie forever?

"I don't want to forget a single thing here. Only in this space will you look at me and remember me. Compared to the fairy lady who accompanies you in reality, my share in your life is so insignificant. So... I can only record the few remaining moments we have. If I write one more entry in my diary, will you stay for me for one more second?"

Judging from the current situation, Alicia in front of us seems to be more like a memory entity.

I cannot leave this room.

"I am merely a lingering obsession of Miss Pink Fairy. After leaving here, Xia Yuan, you will still have your life and your future, but my existence seems to have lost its meaning. Please, Xia Yuan, don't go, okay?"

She cried...

Xia Yuan reached out and wiped away his tears.

"Thank you, Xia Yuan. Is the outside world fun? Wouldn't it be better to stay here with Ai Li?"

1. [I'm so happy!] 2. [Actually, it was quite tiring too.]

[Xia Yuan, this choice is tough, isn't it? Because after collecting all the CGs and endings, or just achieving the best ending, you'll leave this place. I, who am merely a piece of game data, will never see you again. That's why I set such harsh conditions for this "final" ending. It's despicable, isn't it? But Xia Yuan, you achieved this ending on your third try.]

You're so amazing!

Why are you so amazing, Xia Yuan?

[Is it because you spend too much time with that boss that you've brought her gaming talent over?]

[Actually, if you want, this game can go on for a very, very long time... There are endless endings and CGs to unlock, and newest Easter eggs and achievements waiting for you to discover. So, can you stay here with Ellie forever?]

1. [Yes]

Second, [it's impossible to stay here forever].

Faced with the choices before him, he was unable to make a decision. He knew that he was only in a game simulated by a typewriter, and that the real Airi and Mei were still waiting for him outside. So why did his heart ache so much?

Since you have not made a selection in time, the system has defaulted to selecting the first option for you.

"Really? I hope you won't see anyone, and will stay here with me, only having eyes for me, okay?"

1. [Yes]

II. [There are other important people]

The system has already made a selection for you.

"I hope that you, Xia Yuan, can stop eating and drinking, forget your troublesome physical body, and be spiritually united with me forever, never to be separated, is that alright?"

[The system has already selected the default option]

"In that case, Xia Yuan, you really will disappear."

She smiled, but her smile was tinged with uncontrollable tears. "Aili knows that this is impossible. How can Xia Yuan spend all his time on the game? There are real pink fairy ladies waiting for you outside. But I have also found a perfect solution that will allow us to avoid too much pain. So, I hope... Xia Yuan, you can quit this game and never come back."

Her voice trembled with a hint of tears.

"Aili has a request. Xia Yuan, could you close your eyes now? Once you close your eyes, the game will start automatically. So just listen to what I'm saying, and then open your eyes only when I say, 'You can open your eyes now,' okay?"

No matter what happens, please don't open your eyes prematurely, okay?

Now is the time.

Close your eyes and leave everything to me.

It sounded like an arrow piercing his body, but this time, he felt no pain at all. A bad premonition welled up in his heart, and he couldn't care less about keeping his promise to Alicia. He quickly opened his eyes.

"I love you......."

"Xia Yuan, you'll definitely see through this clumsy lie, right? Even if I tell you to close your eyes, you'll still be unable to resist peeking, won't you? Being able to lie in your arms in the end is the happiest thing for me right now."

A trickle of blood escaped from the corner of her mouth, as if only in this way could she get the other person to leave.

"Aili!"

At this moment, Xia Yuan panicked like a child, gently shaking the other person's shoulder and calling her name loudly, trying to cover the wound for her, but all of this was in vain.

She can no longer respond to you, guest.

A blood-red expanse filled his vision, with papers scattered everywhere in the archives, as if bidding him farewell. This was real, not an illusion; Alicia could no longer respond to him.

The door opened.

The other person traded their disappearance for his freedom. Even though he could have left, he had no desire to leave at all. He just wanted to hold the girl with short pink hair in front of him and cry his heart out.

There must be another way to pass this level, there must be another way to pass this level...

He muttered to himself, unable to accept this ending. In his chaotic thoughts, he gradually recalled the code he had agreed upon with the other party last week.

[Thump, thump, thump, thump-thump-thump]

He tapped the floor of the archives with the back of his hand, and everything in the archives disappeared into his hazy vision, while a dreamlike and dazzling light shone on his and Alicia's backs.

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Love and the Cage of Love

He seemed to be taken inside a church, surrounded by what appeared to be a dazzling galaxy. Alicia, dressed in a nun's habit, appeared before him in a state of utter holiness.

[Ha...yawn~]

"The time has finally come when I can be of use. Guest, would you like to save Miss Pink Fairy?" Xia Yuan's eyes revealed a hint of determination; he would not allow her to simply disappear.

"If Miss Pink Fairy knew how much you wanted to save her, she would probably be excitedly rolling around on the bed, hugging your pillow, right? Do you want to know why she turned out this way?"

Xia Yuan nodded.

As you already know, this is a game created by Miss Pink Fairy using a typewriter.

But you only know half of it.

To put it simply, this game was actually created by that clumsy fairy lady who was too eager to recover her body and meet you, my guest, as soon as possible.

[However, that love was too intense, causing the game to malfunction and become uncontrollable.]

Although the program's content is now completely different, the memory fragments used to repair the game are still well preserved in various corners. Find those loving fragments and unlock the heavy shackles on the cage.

Chapter 724 Welcome Back~

She's hidden the most crucial key on you!

"On my body?"

Xia Yuan rummaged through his body and pulled a pink gashapon ball out of his pocket.

Perhaps seeing a glimmer of hope, he couldn't wait to turn the key, and what came into view was a heart-shaped key and a note.

I'm sorry, I lied to Xia Yuan. How could Ai Li hate you?

But even if this is just wishful thinking on my part, if doing this can make you forget me even a little bit, if it can slightly dampen your desire to continue playing this game...

[You'll surely forget I'm here a second sooner and return to your old life, right?]

-

[Actually, I know it's unrealistic to keep Xia Yuan here forever, and doing so would be selfish. My existence here is just a dream, and when the dream ends, everything will return to normal.]

[In the game, I'll secretly smile, tease you when you make strange choices, and choke up and feel sad when you want to leave me, but I know there are other people outside waiting for you.]

[You have a better way to find happiness than by forcing this love upon you in this room.]

[Is this the 18th head pat...and the last one?]

I will always cherish this warmth. I remember everything here so clearly. I will always love you, even if we can never meet again, even if I will never remember this time again.

[So this is what it feels like to be in pain?]

Xia Yuan, do you feel the same way I do? I will carry this pain that will last forever, always thinking of you. I will forever remember these three precious encounters.

Goodbye, Xia Yuan~

I hope I've brought you an interesting game.

[Guest, you've already seen the lock in the game, right?]

Now please go back to your room and insert the key into the corresponding lock. Don't worry, I'm here for you~

He silently clenched the key in his hand. He would cherish this memory forever, and so would the other person. He would not let this memory disappear into thin air. Returning to the room that felt like a cage, he used the key that represented his "true self" to unlock the shackles on the cage.

Deep down, he kept praying that Alicia would come back to him.

The markings on her body shone even brighter. Enveloped in countless crystals, Alicia lay quietly, just like a princess in her sleep.

"Ellie, let's go home."

He picked up Alicia from the crowd, and the crystals that grew around her spontaneously made way for her, leading to the open door of the archives and the outside world.

【Dear guest, would you like to leave the game with Miss Pink Fairy?】

"determine."

The two disappeared into the white light and returned to the Fairy Inn. The fairy Airi at the front desk was gone, but in his arms was a figure he had been longing for. She slowly opened her bright eyes.

"Xia Yuan, is it really you? Am I dreaming?"

In order to get the other party to leave, she had already disappeared at the end of the game, but why did she still retain that memory, which was still so clear? Yet Xia Yuan responded to her with passionate actions.

"It's me, no doubt about it."

He leaned down and kissed her, who had just woken up, with a loving kiss.

"Eh, umm... (Xia Yuan, you're being so direct all of a sudden, Ai Li won't be able to handle it.)"

Alicia was startled. She hadn't expected the other person to suddenly kiss her. All her memories were preserved, and that morbid love returned to normal. The pink fairy lady made a perfect appearance.

Logged out of my alternate account and switched to my main account!

No longer needing to face Xia Yuan as the fairy Ellie, recalling her promise in the game, "After everything is over..." Ellie smiled, a genuine smile from the bottom of her heart, and then responded to him with the most affectionate actions.

But in a corner not far away, three figures were sneakily peeking in the direction of the two.

"Hmph, don't be so smug, Alicia. The guinea pig will be mine sooner or later, but since you've just recovered, I'll reluctantly lend it to you for now?"

Mebius's deep green vertical pupils stared intently at the two of them.

Aponia smiled like a mother, clasping her hands together as if silently blessing the two passionately kissing.

Caught between the two, Little Grey excitedly depicted their actions with her paintbrush, seemingly having swapped souls with Big Grey, but somehow regaining her senses with Dr. Möbius's help.

Several days later—

Inside the bishop's office at Schicksal headquarters, Theresa was sullenly drinking the last of her bitter melon juice. "Durandal, still no news of Siegfried?"

"Currently, there is no trace of the other party."

Durandal answered with evasive and somewhat guilty eyes, not daring to look at the bishop sitting in the bitter gourd chair. To this day, she still hadn't found her adoptive father's whereabouts, as the other party's counter-surveillance capabilities had allowed him to see through all of Fate's methods.

"Humph!"

Glug glug—

The bishop angrily downed the bitter melon juice in his glass. It was all that bastard Siegfried's fault for destroying his painstakingly cultivated bitter melon field. "You wretched Siegfried, don't let me find you, or I'll make sure you're punished by having to develop a farm!"