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

……

After visiting Mebius, Alicia went to see May and Kevin.

Mei is either handling official business related to the Moth of Fire or conducting experiments related to the Stigmata Project, and occasionally she has to argue with the people from the United Nations... In short, she is never idle for a moment.

Kevin was a little bit unwelcoming to Alicia's arrival (warning towards the pink-haired girl.jpg). But in the end, he couldn't resist Alicia's sweet pleading and had to agree to let her disturb May's peace and quiet.

The pink-haired girl darted into the research institute in a flash. Her cute little nose twitched slightly, and the aura of a beautiful girl could not escape the detection of her "beauty radar"!

When Mei, who was hunched over her desk drawing and writing, saw Alicia come to her door, she was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately said, "Alicia, you've come at the right time. I have something to ask you."

"Hmm? Sure~ As long as it's not a pretty girl's private secret, I'll tell you everything~"

Mei smiled and said, "Of course it wouldn't be that kind of thing."

She stood up, walked to Alicia, pressed Alicia's shoulders to make her sit on the sofa, and leaned down to look into her eyes with an imposing gaze: "Alicia, tell me, do you know anything about Yun Fuyu and Xier's identities?"

Alicia patted her chest as if startled, her face flushed slightly. She smiled and replied, "Perhaps you know? But like I told you before, I promise, they're definitely not bad people."

When Seele faked her death and rejoined the Firemoth, it was because of Alicia's assurance that May accepted Seele's existence and even gave her and Yun Fuyu a great deal of freedom.

Mei: "Words are meaningless; how can I believe you?"

Alicia blinked: "Dear May, don't you trust Alicia? Saying that hurts me..."

Mei remained unmoved, calmly looking at Alicia as before, her deep eyes swallowing all lies.

"Okay, okay, what can I do? I like you guys so much..."

Alicia muttered something, then suddenly said meaningfully, "Mei, you are a wise woman, and perhaps you have already guessed some of the truth. But it doesn't matter, these doubts are only temporary and will soon disappear."

(Translation: May, you are a wise woman, perhaps you have guessed the truth of this world and Seele's identity. But it doesn't matter, these doubts are only temporary, I will soon resolve this issue—the solution is to make the problem disappear.)

Mei's pupils contracted slightly: "Alice, you..."

"Don't think so much!" Alicia suddenly interrupted her, saying with a bright and cheerful tone, "I don't like seeing everyone suspicious of each other, and I especially don't want to see you all hostile to each other! Since you suspect Ayun and Xier, then I'll go see them myself and clear things up. Isn't that better than the current stalemate?"

Mei asked in confusion, "Ah Yun?..."

Oops, I accidentally let it slip.

Alicia waved her hand: "Don't mind it~ Dear Dr. Mei, is there anything strange about this form of address?"

She walked around Mei from the side, stood up from the sofa, gently flicked Mei's forehead, stroked her long purple hair, and said with a doting smile, "Mei, you're too smart, so smart that I'm a little scared. But, Alicia will always love you, no matter what happens."

"No matter when or where, Alicia will always respond to your expectations~ So please don't be impatient, wait for me a little while, okay?"

"..."

Mei nodded slowly: "Okay. I'll pretend I didn't hear anything."

"You're so thoughtful!"

Alicia gave her a happy hug, then waved, "See you later! I have so many things to do, time is of the essence, so I can't stay with you any longer."

As Alicia left the research institute, Kevin, who was guarding the door, couldn't help but ask, "Alicia, it's getting dark, where are you going?"

Alicia turned around and smiled: "Of course, it's to save the world!"

"...Oh, good luck."

"Tsk tsk, Kevin, there's not a trace of blessing in your words! ~ You're punished to say it again!"

"Cough... I wish you success."

"Hmph, that's more like it~"

……

———Cloud and Hope's Perspective———

After shopping all afternoon, Yun Fuyu, carrying large bags and small packages, wiped her sweat (pretending) and said, "Dear Xier, I really can't carry any more. Could you please have mercy and let me rest for a bit?"

Xi'er hummed twice and said, "When we first met, you carried so much luggage without ever complaining. Now that you've won Xi'er over, you're unwilling to help her carry things?"

Yun Fuyu was sweating profusely: "Darling, my dear Xier (trembling voice), when did you learn this trick?"

Give me back my sweet and warm-hearted Seele-chan, who's like both an obedient and adorable little sister and a gentle and caring older sister!

Yun Fuyu secretly used Honkai energy and switched the Honkai perspective. Oh wow, sure enough, Seele had changed her account without anyone noticing!

But today's Seele is a bit strange. She no longer clings to Yun Fuyu, who is "destined" (or perhaps "fated"), but instead goes shopping even more enthusiastically than Seele, buying and eating as if she wants to use up all the time in her life.

This lifetime?

Yun Fuyu had a sudden thought, let out a long sigh, and had no choice but to continue to accommodate her.

As darkness fell.

Seele finally chose a dark-colored dress, changed into it in the dressing room, and smiled slightly at herself in the mirror.

“Seele, really don’t worry. If the price of regaining my memories is the loss of my emotions, I would rather never regain my memories and stay here forever.”

"Fool, do you really think we can decide this kind of thing? The meaning of a dream is to wake up; no one can stay here forever."

"...But if the boundaries between dreams and reality are blurred, how can we distinguish which is the real dream?"

"..."

The dying Seele was speechless.

After a moment of silence, she slowly said, "You were brought into this world, and I absorbed everything from you and was born from despair. My consciousness is actually far stronger than yours, but I willingly became a background character, allowing you to appear as Seele—guess why?"

Seele shook her head blankly.

Apoptosis: "I don't like my own existence."

Seele immediately shook her head: "How can you say that? We are all Seele, you..."

Apoptosis stopped her from continuing, gently shaking her head: "Seele, there's no need to say anything. I understand those reasons, I know those principles. I just don't like it, but I'm willing to accept myself as Seele."

The dying Seele looked at herself in the mirror, dressed in a black dress, just like the Black Seele of the present civilization (Otherworld Twins - Black Seele).

She murmured, “I am neither a fake nor someone else. I am unique, the heralding wretch who embodies both sin and redemption.”

"Before I become a fleeting dream, I just want to be willful one last time, just this once."