I Reincarnated as Mei in Honkai Impact 3

"Aren't you afraid that I'll finish you off right now?"

Mei's lips curled up slightly, a smile that wasn't quite a smile.

Faced with Mei's sudden question, the Herrscher of Corruption felt a chill run down her spine, but quickly regained her composure.

Suddenly, a resolute look flashed across her previously flickering eyes, as if she had made a decision.

Immediately afterwards, the Herrscher of Corruption said in a slightly trembling but extremely firm voice, "I...I believe you!"

Upon hearing this, Mei's eyes widened, and she pointed her finger directly at herself, her face filled with disbelief.

Mei simply couldn't understand why the other person would so easily choose to trust her.

"You believe me? Why?"

At this moment, the Herrscher of Corruption appeared somewhat timid and weak, and it lowered its head.

"Because...because that being who belongs to the same kind as me told me that I can trust you without worry...He also said that you will definitely let me continue to live..."

After saying these words, the Herrscher of Corruption slowly raised her head, her gaze meeting Mei's once again, the expectation and hope in her eyes clearly visible.

Mei felt a little embarrassed by those big, watery eyes.

Mei couldn't help but cough lightly. However, after a brief silence, Mei's heart gradually hardened, and an important decision had been made.

Immediately afterwards, Mei's gentle expression changed abruptly, replaced by extreme seriousness and solemnity.

Mei stared directly into the Herrscher of Corruption's enormous eyeball and solemnly said, "I can help you continue to live, but on the condition that you sign a contract with me."

Upon hearing the unfamiliar word "contract," the Herrscher of Corruption's large eyes visibly widened in surprise. She then formed a large question mark and asked in bewilderment, "Contract? What exactly is that?"

After thinking for a moment, Mei explained it to it in the simplest and clearest language possible.

"A contract, simply put, is an agreement we reach between ourselves and a set of rules that we both need to strictly abide by. Do you understand?"

The big-eyed boy nodded as if he understood, making a series of indistinct sounds to indicate that he roughly understood.

Seeing this, Mei sighed softly, then slowly extended her right hand and gently stroked the large eyeball.

"I will do everything I can to protect you and keep you alive, but in exchange, you absolutely cannot harm any of the memories in Paradise, nor can you force them to do anything against their will."

"Furthermore, you are absolutely not allowed to destroy this paradise of the past without their explicit consent. Do you understand all of these requirements and are you able to do them?"

"No problem, I just want to survive." The Herrscher of Corruption nodded to indicate that it was no problem.

"Okay, then I will help you survive." Mei gently patted her head.

"Hmm... thank you~" The Herrscher of Corruption blinked her big eyes, looking somewhat happy.

"It's nothing, as long as you don't ruin the passion or cause trouble."

"In that case, provided it doesn't violate the contract, you are my friend."

"Friends..." The Herrscher of Corruption paused, friends...

Suddenly, Mei remembered something and looked at the Herrscher of Corruption.

"You don't seem to have a name yet, do you?"

The Herrscher of Corruption nodded to indicate that she indeed did not have it.

Seeing this, Mei was overjoyed.

"How about I give you a name?"

The Herald of Corruption was initially excited, then shook his head.

"Um...no, I already have a name I want to call you."

Mei raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. "So, what name do you want to be called?"

"I want to be called Alicia~"

"Love...Alicia?"

"Yes, that's right, I want to name her Alicia." The Herrscher of Corruption's eyes were filled with longing. "She's so beautiful, and she's also Mei's good friend~"

"I'll make a copy of her data then, so I'll be Mei's best friend too! And maybe other people will accept me as well."

"Then I'll weave a beautiful dream world for everyone, so we can be together forever!"

Upon hearing the Herrscher of Corruption's words, Mei's lips twitched, she gasped, and hurriedly waved her hands, "No, no, you can't do that!"

"Why? Isn't this better?" The Herrscher of Corruption expressed her incomprehension.

No, this Herrscher of Corruption is like a baby who's not even a year old, even younger than Xiao Shi.

Although they possess a wealth of knowledge, they still lack genuine human emotion.

Fine, I'll teach it myself.

Thinking of this, Mei gently stroked her big eyes and said softly, "You are only a few years old and do not understand human emotions, but I will teach you slowly."

"Now I'll teach you the first principle: the moment you were born into this world, you belonged to yourself, and you can only be you."

"You don't need to become anyone else, nor do you need to imitate others. You just need to be yourself. Because you are you, irreplaceable, and unique."

Mei said in a serious tone that she... saw her own reflection in the Herrscher of Corruption.

Before coming to St. Freya Academy, she... Hu Ritian had also tried to imitate Raiden Mei's shadow.

but.

Looking back now, it's laughable that I was so foolish as to try and imitate the shadow of a loser.

after all.

She... was never Mei, but Mei Ritian, who had long surpassed that loser Mei!

She saved Himeko, raised the yandere Kiana, and took the brunt of a Heavenly Fire attack.

Hehe, and now... she, Ya Ritian, is about to start saving Paradise!

After hearing Mei's words, the Herrscher of Corruption fell into deep thought, muttering to herself, "Am I irreplaceable...?"

“Yes! There is only one of you! You are irreplaceable!” Mei was absolutely certain about the Herrscher of Corruption.

"You don't have to be Alicia's shadow. Haven't you ever thought about surpassing her and becoming a more beautiful being?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of excitement appeared in the eyes of the Herrscher of Corruption, who could hardly believe it.

"I...surpass Alicia?!"

Mei gave the Law of Erosion a very positive assessment.

"Yes, you can surpass her, and the first step now is to have a name of your own."

"How about I pick one for you?"

The Herrscher of Corruption's eyes were filled with anticipation. "Okay, then Mei, can you get me one?"

Mei smiled knowingly, and then spoke:

"First of all, you are the Herald of Erosion, and 'Erosion' is your power, so we will use 'Erosion' as your surname."

"Your abilities are too extraordinary and extremely powerful, so we will name you Ritian (meaning 'Sun God')."

"So how about your name be Eclipse Heaven?"

Herald of Erosion: "…………"

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