About my outrageous life in Honkai Impact III

Chapter 472 The last step

"dust!"

Mei rushed to her beloved whom she hadn't seen for a long time. The days of separation were too long, so long that her longing for him could not be contained.

"sorry that I had you worried."

Luo Chen stroked the back of Meiyi's head, stood there quietly, and comforted her with his actions.

"You still know..."

Meiyi's eyes were wet, and she clutched Luo Chen's coat, not letting go for a long time.

"So, this is all your arrangement?"

“That’s about right. I think you should have learned about my peculiarity from Ellie.

So from the time we entered the Paradise of the Afterlife to now, everything has basically been as I expected."

He stretched out his arm and gently stroked Mei's head.

"Thank you for your hard work these days."

"Humph……"

Meiyi started to throw a tantrum and refused to talk to Luo Chen.

This was the nth time that Luo Chen had hidden something from her.

"Okay, don't be angry. I know Mei treats me the best."

Luo Chen took Meiyi's hands and looked at her sincerely.

"I am not angry."

After Luo Chen's coaxing, Mei Yi was fine. Who told her to be easily satisfied?

"So, all the heroes in the paradise of the past are..."

"Fourteen memories, all sacrificed."

"It's all my fault. If I had been faster..."

Meiyi fell into self-blame. Seeing this, Luo Chen pinched Meiyi's face without hesitation.

“Don’t blame yourself, Mei.

No one is perfect, and there will always be regrets in life.

Even someone as flawless as Ellie would have regrets.

If one person loses some memory, another person is needed to fill it.

You have already completed the ninety-nine steps towards Alicia. As for the remaining step, leave it to me and Fairy Ali."

"That's right, she is the grown-up me!"

Fairy Ellie echoed.

"Is it okay? This is my memory space after all."

Meiyi expressed her concern, not because she was afraid that something might happen to herself, but because she was afraid that something might happen to Luo Chen.

"What are you thinking about? Your boyfriend is one of the top three guys in terms of mental strength among Yingjie, so don't worry."

Luo Chen once again felt the softness of Meiyi's face with his hands, took out a yellow crystal flower from his pocket and handed it to Meiyi.

"This is the last key."

Mei took out the other three, and four crystal flowers floated in her hands. The pink one was in the center, and the others were spinning around it.

“What they’re blocking is that final banquet.

Four [eyewitnesses], these are the people who saw her leave this world."

"But why isn't yours here?"

Mei was puzzled and this question lingered in her mind for a long time.

“Why… maybe after that banquet, there’s no difference between me being alive and dead.

Okay, enough of that, let’s get started.”

He took Mei's hand, and the crystal flower naturally floated into his hand.

Luo Chen raised his hand, and four crystal flowers flew upwards along the direction of his arm, and then flew towards the closed door in front of the two people.

The flowers merged into the heavy door, and soon the door slowly opened, revealing the truth in front of Mei.

"Okay, Mei, go in. Go witness that banquet."

"...Chen, before that, can I ask you one last question?"

"Sure, as long as it's Mei, I will respond to you no matter when and where."

Luo Chen imitated Alicia's tone, but the sound he spoke seemed a little strange.

"When the Fire Moths were torn apart and her own survival was in doubt, in order to unite the remaining people, Alicia volunteered to become the Thirteenth Herrscher and stood on the opposite side of humanity...

In the end, she sacrificed herself to put the world back on track...

This is the history I can deduce from the Paradise Archives and the few words of the heroes... But...

【Fact】Is this really the case?

Regardless of how she would [take the initiative] to become a Herrscher, and how she would use her [sacrifice] to awaken everyone...

If this is the [end] of Alicia... then the beginning and end of the [Hersherser 13th]... will become a piece of history that is erased?"

After hearing the words he had expected, Luo Chen sighed.

"Sometimes, I wonder if you weren't so smart, Mei."

Sometimes, knowing the truth only adds to the sadness.

"You have already discovered that there are too many unreasonable things in this truth...

Because it is just a [statement], for the [truth] to be explored by future generations.

And turn the unreasonable into a reasonable answer,

This is the answer you have been looking for.”

"..."

Mei thought of Alicia's lie, which was the only lie in her life. She was afraid that the lie would be exposed, especially by Chen.

"So... Alicia...

…She was never the Thirteenth Herrscher, was she? "

"That's right.

Thirteen was just a false number. She told the world a lie just to tell the truth to the people she loved before leaving.

Although I already knew the truth, and she also knew that I already knew it. "

Luo Chen scratched his face. Ever since Alicia used Yu Duchen to enter his inner world, his previous secrets were no longer secrets to Alicia.

"I'm glad you were able to find the answer yourself, Mei.

The second of the Fire Chasing Heroes, Alysia, the Inscription of the True Self, this girl who loves everyone...

She was born to be a Herrscher."

Thinking of what she had seen in the past, Mei felt as if there was a stone pressing on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.

No wonder Alicia was called a traitor. Mobius stopped her from asking questions. Alicia would be so happy if a Herrscher like her appeared in front of her...

"That Alicia, her [true self] hidden under her smile...

How lonely and sad it must be..."

Mei's voice trembled. She couldn't imagine how Alicia, who loved everyone, felt when she knew that she was born a Herrscher.

"Please don't say that, Mei. For Airi, that's not sadness, but joy.

Be happy for having had some happiness in the past, and look forward to miracles happening in the future.

For example, Mei, your arrival is a miracle to Ai Li.

Ellie is indeed a girl who is afraid of loneliness. She is like a crystal flower, beautiful and flawless, but also very fragile.

She loved humanity so deeply that when she found out I wanted to exchange my life for hers.

This was the second time she got angry in her life.

Come to think of it, the first time was also because of me."

Luo Chen scratched his face. Alicia got angry twice. The first time she said she would exchange her life for another's, and the second time she did it without telling anyone.

"So, Mei. Go and bear witness.

Alicia is waiting for you behind that door, and your journey will blossom in the place where there are memories."

"how about you?"

"Of course I'm waiting for you outside. The transmission of memories needs to be maintained. I'll be waiting for you at the end."