I Reincarnated as Mei in Honkai Impact 3

[Author's Warning! Author's Warning! The following four chapters are extremely psychedelic and somewhat confusing. Readers with a brain should skip them! If you insist on reading them, please go to Chapter 1, the "brain repository," and deposit your thoughts there. Attention! Do not read these four chapters with your brain in your head! Otherwise, you will be contaminated!]

Darkness, like a pool of viscous stagnant water, enveloped Mei's soul. The stigmata on her back emitted an eerie red light, pulling Mei's soul into her past memories.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

"Ugh...so sleepy...but it's finally here~ Today is the first day of school, I'll have the housekeeper deliver it to me again later." The purple-haired girl on the big bed said to herself.

My name is Raiden Mei, I'm 15 years old, and today is the day I register for high school. My father is the chairman of a famous company, and my family is very wealthy. My mother is my father's secretary, and together we work hard to run the company.

After Mei finished dressing, she washed her face, braided her hair into a high ponytail, and walked out of her room to the dining table in the living room.

"Mei, you've come at the right time. Come and have breakfast so the housekeeper can take you to the high school you applied to," said a beautiful woman, who was Mei's mother.

However, the father, Raiden Ryoma, said with great dissatisfaction, "I looked up that school. It's a rural school, and the quality of education isn't good."

"I really don't understand you. How dare you secretly apply to that school behind our backs? With your grades, you could have gone to the top private schools."

"besides……"

However, before Raiden Ryoma could finish speaking, a woman next to him grabbed his ear.

"Alright, alright, that's enough. With your daughter's grades, she'll be number one no matter which high school she applies to."

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, I know, honey... be gentle, be gentle..."

Mei looked at the two people in front of her, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons as she ate her breakfast with gusto.

After breakfast, Lei Dianlongma, as the company's chairman, went to the company early.

Meanwhile, Mei's mother was still busy packing and checking that everything was there.

"Alright, Mom, I'm leaving now. The housekeeper has been waiting for a long time. Also, you should hurry up and help out at Father's company."

With that, Mei pushed her suitcase and prepared to leave, eventually getting into the butler's car.

"Mei, if anything happens at school, just tell us. If you're short on money, just ask your dad to give you a couple hundred thousand yen as pocket money."

"If you get bullied at school, fight back. Your dad and I have strong connections, so we're not afraid of being bullied."

"Alright, Mom's not saying anything more, I'm leaving now." Mei waved goodbye.

The butler drove a limited edition Rolls-Royce slowly out of the villa area, getting further and further away in his mother's eyes until it disappeared from sight.

On the bus, Mei gazed at the distant sky, lost in thought.

Because I feel an inexplicable emptiness inside, as if burdened by a regret that has lasted for many years. Even now, there's a calling in my mind, a place, a person—I absolutely must go and meet them, or I'll regret it for the rest of my life…

It's as if it's a regret left in my heart, and now I have a chance to make up for it...

The vehicle crossed the national highway, and four hours later, it arrived in a small county town from a bustling metropolis. After turning at several intersections, it finally stopped at a high school.

The four large golden characters "Qingshui High School" stand at the school gate.

Mei looked at the school gate in front of her. She had never been here before, yet it felt so familiar.

"What's with this inexplicable urge? Looking at this gate, I really want to tear it down!"

Moreover, Mei even wants to drive a tank and fire dozens of shots at this gate, and then turn this ruin into a public toilet before she's satisfied.

"Alright, housekeeper, thank you for your hard work. I can take the luggage in myself," Mei said, taking down the many pieces of luggage.

"Yes, Miss Mei, please feel free to contact me if you need anything." The butler bowed and drove away in his Rolls-Royce.

The school gate was quite wide, and this was during the peak registration period. However, Mei's appearance attracted everyone's attention.

"My goodness! Rolls-Royce? People with money!"

"Holy crap! Dude, look at that girl, she's so pretty, definitely the school beauty."

"Wow, she really is a rich, beautiful, and fair-skinned girl. Hmm~ Why does she look so much like Mei from the Honkai Impact 3rd game I play on my phone?"

In an instant, Mei attracted everyone's attention.

Some senior students even tried to help carry the luggage, but they were pushed away by the dean of students and the principal who came from behind.

The senior student looked completely bewildered as he saw her surrounded by the school's big shots, as if she had met a leader...

The head of student affairs, beaming with a bright smile, walked up to Mei and said in a friendly tone, "Hello, hello, classmate, you must be Raiden Mei?"

Mei nodded, looking at the director's face. Although it was the first time she had seen it, she really wanted to take a cleaver, cut off his face, and chop it into mincemeat...

The principal excitedly invited Mei, saying, "Come, come, come into the school with me."

"Our school has a century-long history, a strong teaching team, and also..."

The principal talked on and on, making it sound so impressive, but it was all just boasting.

Rural high schools like theirs produce very few talented individuals, far fewer than those in big cities with their abundant resources.

The reason the principal was so enthusiastic about Mei was because she was the top student in the province, and she was about 20 points ahead of the second-place student!

She's definitely going to get into a top university! If we don't keep her at the school, where will we get the opportunity to boost the school's reputation and publicity? Besides, the government will reward the school, and all the teachers and principals will benefit immensely.

Although the principal didn't know why such a top talent would come to their remote school, finding such a person was a stroke of luck! And he'd heard the neighboring school was furious!

Throughout the day, the school leaders treated her like a precious gem, clearing out a dormitory room that was originally shared by four people for her alone, and even waiving all her accommodation fees, living expenses, and textbook and material fees. They even gave Mei a lot of extra benefits.

Originally, I wanted to put Mei in the best class, but Mei refused. For some reason, Mei chose an ordinary class based on her feelings.

The department heads tried to persuade her further, but Mei refused. Left with no other option, some teachers applied to switch classes. After all, if Mei got into top universities like Tsinghua and Peking University, they could say she was their student—wouldn't that be impressive?

In the evening, after having dinner, Mei went to the classroom to wait for the homeroom teacher to hold a class meeting.

It was almost time for class meeting, and quite a few people had already arrived in the classroom. Many of them were chattering and discussing things, making the classroom quite noisy.

Mei looked around but there were still a few empty seats in the front row. Mei sat down in the first row, and the seat to her right was empty.

It's common knowledge that when a very pretty girl chooses a seat, guys are usually too embarrassed to sit next to her, and might even prefer to stand.

A short while later, a young man ran into the classroom, panting. He looked at the classroom, which was already full of people, and was completely bewildered, not knowing where he should sit.

"Hey, there's a seat!"

The young man saw that there was an empty seat to Mei's right, so he plopped down and glanced at the girl next to him out of the corner of his eye.

"What a beautiful girl, I feel a little embarrassed sitting here..."

Mei turned her head curiously and looked at his panting appearance. She didn't feel disgusted at all. On the contrary, she felt a sense of warmth when she saw his familiar face.

The young man felt Mei's gaze and soon felt extremely hot all over. He took off his jacket to cool off, but finally couldn't stand it anymore.

The young man turned to Mei and said, "Uh... hello classmate, my name is Hu Ritian, shall we get to know each other?"