About my outrageous life in Honkai Impact III

Chapter 473 The Last Banquet

“Okay, let them accompany you as [Alishia] from now on.

Even if I leave, these four crystal flowers will never wither. So...

Everybody, smile a little, okay?"

Alicia said this, but her face showed a lonely expression.

“Come on, Vivi.

I'm sorry, I really told such a big lie... I hope that the term "Thirteenth Herrscher" won't cause you too much trouble.

After all, I am such a special [existence]... Telling the truth will probably only cause greater chaos."

"Don't worry, Alicia. I'll cover it up with several lies... to protect your secret.

It is not difficult for me to deceive the world, or even deceive history. Let the Thirteenth Herrscher become a blank page in the book.

As for Ying Jie who is not present today... I think their absence is the best proof.

Those who left the table refused to fight because they believed in Alicia; those who were present attended the banquet because they believed in Alicia.

Look... the people you trust always trust you. The people you love always love you."

Weiwei tried hard to smile, but why did the corners of her mouth turn downwards?

"Thank you, I didn't expect that... I'm really happy."

Alicia covered her chest with her hands and glanced at the chair that had been empty from beginning to end countless times.

As expected, he didn't come.

Also not here is Mebius. She must be crying in the lab right now, right?

……

"Then, Aponya...

Although the deepest place no longer exists, I know that it still exists deep in your heart, right?

The thread of fate can no longer bind your steps, so why not step out of that cage once in a while and take a look? "

"For me, the deepest place is outside the cage. But that doesn't matter anymore...

I have already stepped into the sunlight.

Because... you are here.

So, I don’t want your [story] to become a dusty past.

I will remember everything about you in the paradise, read it carefully over a long period of time, and wait for someone with the same will as you to visit.

Then... I look forward to the day when [this page] is reopened by future generations."

"Yeah, okay.

I am also looking forward to it... After all, it is my [story]. "

……

"Eden... this time, we really have to say goodbye.

I'm sorry for keeping this from you. You won't hate me, will you? "

"How could that be, Ellie?

I understand you. Perhaps I am the only person who understands you best, except Chen.

And... no need to say goodbye.

You are still here, aren't you? You will exist with the heavens and the earth... forever.

Then no matter where I am, no matter what I have become, I will sing for you...

Until the very last moment."

"Okay, after all, that was our agreement..."

……

"As for Kevin... Actually, I don't have anything to tell you.

You are a true hero and the well-deserved leader of the Fourteen Heroes.

If there is one person who can [support] humanity towards a tomorrow without collapse, then... that person must be you.

Also, do me a favor, please? Xiao Chen will definitely come up with some crazy plan after I leave.

When the time comes, please stop him as a close friend, okay?"

Kevin nodded. He would have done so even if Alicia hadn't said so.

"I have one last request, which is the question you have never told me the answer to...

After Xiaochen and Mobius's second surgery, will your tears still freeze?"

Kevin didn't say anything, but he gave the answer.

"oops……

I'm just asking, please don't really cry... behave more like a boy, okay?

But, thank you, now... I know the answer.

Look, it really freezes... but it's so warm and beautiful."

……

"Ah...I really hope this moment can last forever.

But no play lasts forever, right? So now, let's put a perfect end to it.

If, in the distant future, everyone meets a Herrscher like me...

Please tell me by all means, then... I will be very happy!

Because I will know that people in the future will no longer have to face the same difficult choices we are facing now.

Because I know that the footprints we leave in this world will eventually become a light for another person to move forward one day in the future.

【Tragedy is not the end, but the beginning of hope. 】

Only humans can think like this, and only humans can turn such beliefs into reality.

So please tell me, at the end of this story...

Have I become a human?"

The people in the audience said.

“Isn’t this the [fact] before us?”

"Tonight, there are no more Herrschers here."

"Because the one who rests here and will be sung by future generations is the noble and proud warrior of the Fire Moth, the creator of the Fourteen Heroes..."

"【Flawless Person】——Aliceia."

……

The girl was speechless. She was laughing, she was crying, and she was making good wishes for her friends in her heart.

“Because I’m a Herrscher, I might be able to do it.

But because I am a human being, I can definitely do it.

So, my friends, my confidants, my partners, and my absent lover...

Alicia's farewell must be brilliant and beautiful, so...

Please say goodbye to me one last time!"

"Alicia!"

The door of the banquet hall was suddenly pushed open, and Mebius rushed in and went straight to Alicia.

"Mebius, you're finally here."

Seeing who was coming, Alicia smiled brightly.

However, what Mebius said next made Alicia's smile disappear.

"Xiao Chenzi, Chen, Chen, something happened to him."

"what?"

Everyone present was shocked, especially Alicia.

As early as the beginning of the banquet, she felt something strange in her heart, but she quickly ignored it.

But the sadness of parting and the slight fear made her forget that she knew that Chen would never give up.

"Mebius, what happened to Xiaochen?"

Alicia was visibly anxious, she grabbed Mobius' arm and ran out.

"I just detected a violent Houkai energy reaction three kilometers away. After using the instrument to detect it, it turned out to be dust."

……

A few stars emitting faint light dotted the night sky. Chen sat alone on the roof of the car, holding a swaying bottle of wine in his hand.

Beside him, there were more than a dozen empty wine bottles. He drove here alone and drank so much by himself.

The fusion warrior's physical fitness made it impossible for him to get drunk, which made him even more irritable.

But it doesn’t matter, he will die soon.

Judging from the time, Alicia's party should have been going on for a while.

In this case, I should take action.

Drink the last drop of wine as a way to cheer yourself up.

Jumping off the roof of the car, Chen took off his coat, let his long hair fly in the wind, closed his eyes and began to mobilize the Honkai energy in his body.

Siwon's power was obtained when he came into contact with Alicia.

What needs to be done now is to replace Alicia as the Herrscher of Origin and pave the way for the Herrschers of the next era through death.

……

"Eden, I saw Xiaochen!"

Above the night sky, Alysia rode on the man-made collapsed Eden, her eyes fixed on a bright spot on the ground.

That was Chen. Alicia jumped off Eden, picked up the staff that was longer than her in mid-air, and slapped Chen hard.

Chen's spell was interrupted by this sudden attack and he fell heavily to the ground.

As soon as he got up from the ground, he saw Alicia coming towards him and was slapped hard in the face by her.

"Ellie..."

Chen covered his face, not daring to look her in the face.

"Chen, do you know what you are doing?"

Alicia was really angry, her eyebrows were raised and her eyes were red.

She felt clearly the original aura emanating from Chen just now, and also understood what he was going to do.

"I know……"

"You don't know! You'll die if you do that!"

Alicia looked at Chen who was lowering his head and felt her heartbeat being stopped and she couldn't breathe.

"So what? If I can exchange my life for yours, then..."

Before Chen could finish his words, Alicia put her hand on his mouth. At the same time, she couldn't hold back and two lines of tears slid down her cheeks.

"I won't allow you to be so willful. No one needs you to exchange their life for theirs."

"you."

"I am a Herrscher, not a human."

Alicia grabbed Chen's arm, buried her head in his arms, punched his chest with her other hand, and repeated what she had just said.

"Xiao Chen, listen to me and live well, okay?"

"No, you deserve to live more than me."

Chen hugged Alicia tightly. He knew that if he let her go today, it would be a farewell forever.

Ai Lishiya is attached to the warmth of Chen, but she can't do this, as it will only increase her sadness.

She is a Herrscher, and her death is inevitable. Although this is very unfair to her, she has no choice.

"Aponia, Mebius, please."

"like……"

The mental shock and the suppression of the collapse energy acted on Chen at the same time. Alicia supported Chen who was about to fall, and Kevin supported him from behind.

"Is this really good?"

Mebius stepped forward, and she finally came to say goodbye to Alicia.

"It's the only way, otherwise Xiaochen won't let go."

"Eh."

Mebius shook her head. She wiped away Alicia's tears, but her own eyes were red.

"Mebius, are you going to cry?"

"Yes, I can't bear to leave you."

This time, Mebius didn't play tricks on Alicia and admitted it directly.

"……Feel sorry.

Please help me take care of Chen, okay?"

Thousands of words finally turned into an apology. Mebius' body was shocked, and he nodded slightly, retreating into the crowd.

I am here to witness the departure of my close friend.

……

The stars began to rotate, and there were countless glowing threads gathered there. Those were the "threads" of fate that only Aponia could see.

Those strings are disappearing into nothingness little by little.

It was as if a pair of hands arranged the stars and wiped them away one by one.

……

"That was a story that happened a long, long time ago..."

"One day, He fell from the sky. People looked up and saw the starry sky."

"The stars and the moon sent the daughter of God, who wanted to be the companion of man"

"The winds become her chariot, and the four seas become her garden. Birds bring seeds of kindness, and flowers weave songs of love."

"She was born into the world like this, walked on the earth, grew up with humans, and sprouted with the world."

"Now, the end is coming"

"Now, the time has come to go home"

"Farewell, beautiful world"

"After this, the stars will shine, because she has been here before"

"From now on, hundreds of flowers will bloom, because she never left."

"She weaves her arrows, her flowers, and her love into seeds of new life and brings them to the withered earth."

"Then, it blossomed into the eternal and flawless flower of...humanity."

"Her name is Alicia..."

"The first Ruler of Law, the Ruler of Man"