Honkai Impact 3rd: I picked up a Seele at the start of the game.

……

Of course, Seele recognized Black Seele, after all, they had gone on adventures together. Yun Fuyu later explained that the world Black Seele lived in was "a world 50,000 years after the pre-civilization".

During this meeting, it seemed she had mistaken herself again.

But coincidentally, Seele also had many, many questions.

———Opera Division Line———

When the end comes again, the tragedy is mentioned, and the stories of the past come into my view.

I am saddened by it, I am grieved by it, and I repeatedly dream of their struggling figures.

"..."

Ah, please give me another chance. Please let me go to that dream world myself, so that I may be by His side before He awakens, so that I may save this fallen leaf before everything is beyond repair.

———Opera Division Line———

The opera that Alicia made her watch made Seele realize her identity—she was not a native of the world at all, but a consciousness projected from someone else.

She guessed that the Seele in question was probably the same Seele that the Black Seele was talking about. Otherwise, how could she have mistaken her for someone else twice in a row?

"..."

“Wait a minute!!”

Yun Fuyu suddenly interjected, "This Seele, don't mistake her again! The Seele fighting me right now is the original Herrscher Seele of the world, and she just attacked me first!"

To everyone's surprise, Hei hope looked at her with disdain: "Who do you take me for? Anyone in this world might mistake Xi'er, but I'm the only one who can't be mistaken!"

Yun Fuyu's mind was a complete mess. If it really was Seele, the Seele Black Seele was talking about, why would Seele in the present civilization attack him as a Herrscher? Was he still dreaming?

He's become somewhat obsessed.

Hei hope waved his hand: "It's really bad luck to see you. Both times it's related to the 'Shadow of Darkness' incident! You stay put, I have some questions for you later!"

She turned to look at Seele, who was also in a daze, muttering, "I'm dreaming... I'm dreaming... I could never have laid a hand on him..."

Black hope slammed her head down hard, then grabbed her arm, preparing for a spiritual connection (Black and White hope's way of communicating). But the moment her soul power touched Xi'er, Xi'er jumped back like a startled fawn, shrinking into a ball and staring at her in shock: "What are you going to do to Xi'er?!"

That was an intimate contact that only he had ever had with her! The only exception was Alicia in the illusion!

This must be a dream...

...It's over, Seele's gone mad too.

Hei hope tilted her head: "Xi'er, what trick are you trying to pull now? Pretend to have amnesia? Didn't you ask me to come pick you up?"

Seele shook her head: "You've mistaken me for someone else, haven't you? I didn't..."

"No……"

She has reached a standstill.

———Story Divider———

———Story Divider———

"Bronya, could you help me translate this? This story is written in a pre-civilization script, and neither I nor Heavy Bunny can translate it..."

The silver-haired girl with a single spiral ponytail peeked out and smiled confidently: "It's a piece of cake! Just leave it here for now, and I'll translate it for you as soon as I finish this game."

"Okay, thank you, Bronya! But good kids shouldn't play games all the time, okay?"

"Oh dear, Seele, you're starting to sound more and more like a teacher..."

"Because Seele was originally an external teacher at St. Freya."

The girl leaned forward and smiled sweetly.

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"Huh? Mei-neechan, do you know more about the story?"

"...Yes. It was a story that... haunts my dreams. Every time I think of it, I... shed tears."

"Huh...is it that exaggerated?...Looks like I can't read it to the kids..." the girl said in surprise.

"Pfft."

The beautiful woman with purple hair couldn't help but chuckle, and said with emotion, "Seele, these stories aren't for children. This is firsthand information unearthed from the World Serpent Base, more detailed than what I experienced in Paradise of the Past, and... a bit more brutal."

She smiled forlornly: "After all, there's no beautiful girl to embellish these stories anymore."

"...I'm sorry, Mei-neechan, I was overthinking it..."

Seeing that Mei was not in a good mood, the girl quickly apologized.

Mei patted her hair: "Seele, there's no need to apologize for this. But if you really want to show your sincerity, let me tell you a story."

The girl's dark blue eyes shone brightly: "Okay! Seele loves listening to stories~"

"Haha~"

"Alright, then I'll tell you the story properly. The origin of the story... well, let's start with a beautiful and flawless young girl."

"..."

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The girl wrote in her diary:

For some reason, I've been having the same dream a lot lately.

Ever since I heard that story, I've always met them in my dreams.

Sometimes, I'm just an ordinary girl, but the Honkai took everything from me.

Sometimes, I was a girl who joined the Firemoth early on, but the Honkai still took everything from me.

Sometimes, I even transform into a Herrscher, bringing disaster to the world and taking everything away from others... Alas, perhaps the authority of the Herrscher of Life and Death has influenced my consciousness.

Okay, that's decided! Next, I'll go find Kiana and the others and ask if they have any tips on how to hone my mental strength. I really need to master my powers as soon as possible!

Seele, you can do it! You can definitely do it! (smiley face)

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"what?"

The white-haired girl, the goddess of the earth and as beautiful as the moon goddess, looked at Seele in astonishment. Suddenly, she grabbed Seele's shoulder and a surge of power flowed into Seele's body!

Strangely, the Honkai energy, totaling over 100,000 HW, was all absorbed by Seele without showing any abnormality.

Kiana's gaze turned serious, and she asked, "Seele, what exactly happened to you?"

Seele looked uneasy and shook her head to indicate that she didn't know.

Kiana frowned, a rare sight for her, and paced back and forth in her room on the moon. After a long while, she suddenly clapped her hands!

"There are only two possibilities! One is that she might have secretly left a backup plan during the last battle."

She shook her head immediately: "But that's impossible. So is just a replica of the End; she couldn't have fooled me."

"Therefore, only one other possibility remains."

The gaze of the God of the End pierced through the barrier between imaginary and real numbers, landing directly on that "vibrant" "towering tree".

The Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

Only He possesses such power.

Kiana sighed: "Seele, tell me in detail what's been going on with you lately. We might be in trouble again."

"Okay, okay..."

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In my dream, either Seele, as an ordinary person, dies from the Honkai, or Seele, as a Herrscher, dies at the hands of people.

This is a despair that people in modern civilization have never experienced.

Even the Second Herrscher, Sirin, who possessed six Herrscher Gems and resided high on the moon, used the power of space to hurl meteorites at humanity... the final casualties were only twenty million.

"Only"—how heavy that word is.

But in the pre-civilization world, starting with the Third Herrscher, every Herrscher's arrival resulted in casualties measured in hundreds of millions. The cheers and laughter of the people vanished in an instant, and the valiant warriors gazed helplessly at the ravaged battlefield…

They can't do anything.

This also includes Herrschers. When Kiana transformed into a Herrscher, Mei and Bronya tried their best to save her, and they ultimately succeeded.

In the previous civilization, no matter how much Seele struggled, she could only become a puppet, wantonly killing people amidst their screams.

Despair spreads like a shadow, devouring the girl's gentle heart.

(Unfinished)