Honkai, the behind-the-scenes simulator

【"Sorry, until now."】

[She understands you, and also understands the fact that you can't stand on the same ground now. 】

[It's like people on a ship encounter a whale that floats up from the water. After a short encounter, people continue to go to land by boat, while the whale dives into the bottom of the sea again. 】

【Eden will never try to persuade you again. 】

[Because I will persuade you, just because of the fact that Shang Hai doesn't understand you enough. 】

[There is no need to talk about those meaningless things anymore, you sit together, talking and laughing with wine glasses in your hands. 】

[You ask Eden if you want to continue singing in this era. 】

[With people's gradually emerging needs, the entertainment industry has a tendency to continue to become prosperous. 】

[If you want to say that there is still any regret under this prosperity, it is the lack of Eden's singing. 】

[You wish to continue to hear Eden's singing. 】

【"But, my singing voice is often the voice that sings the beauty of the times and the world, and depicts the splendid scenery."】

【"In this world, in an era where countless people worry about whether their lives will end in the next moment, it is too cruel to continue to sing about prosperity and beauty."】

【"Nowadays, the entertainment industry around the world is gradually improving. This kind of thing is beyond my expectation."】

【"But even so, I don't think it's something to be happy about, and I won't join it either."】

【Eden's eyes are misty, and he gently shakes the wine glass in his hand, with a charming blush on his face. 】

【"In my opinion, the most beautiful flowers should bloom in the prosperous times. The most beautiful music should be sung in the best times"】

【"If a flower blooms in a fragmented world, it would be cruel to those who see it, to the world, or to itself, wouldn't it?"】

【"The scorched and dilapidated world should grow tenacious weeds, unyielding winter plums, and frosty autumn chrysanthemums, not self-deceiving prosperity."】

【"So, no matter what, I will never return to the stage."】

【"Perhaps, it is indeed not wrong to choose to give up in this endless war. After all, not everyone has the obligation to risk their lives, and they should fight for a tomorrow that they may not see at all. "]

【"But even so..."】

【"I don't want this world to end either, I don't want the prosperity of the past to be turned into ruins."】

【"So, I will hold hope and pass on hope and strength to those who also hold hope."】

【Eden squints his eyes with a smile and clinks glasses with you. 】

【"I'm sorry, my friend. In my past songs, I praised the prosperity and the beauty, but it's a pity that I never seem to explain to you what 'hope' is."】

【"If this world can still usher in a time when I can sing on stage..."】

【"At that time, let me look back at the mood at this time and present you with a piece of music called 'Hope'."】

【"If so, that time will really come."】

【If so, that time will really come. 】

【You and Eden clinked glasses lightly, as if this gesture represented the conclusion of this agreement that neither of you expected much. 】

【You asked Eden, if she could create a better world than the current reality, would she be willing to go there and live in that world? 】

【Eden froze for a moment, then shook his head slightly without thinking. 】

[She doesn't want to. 】

【Because it was this world that conceived her, and it was also this world that made her. 】

[Eden is a person who belongs to this world, a person who belongs to this era. 】

【She will forever belong to this civilization, this world, and will not...leave. 】

[You fell into silence. 】

[But soon, the pain on your forehead brought you back to your senses. 】

【What woke you up was the wine glass that hit your forehead and fell to the ground. The reddish-brown wine dripped from your head and flowed down your face. 】

【On the opposite side of you, the drunken Eden raised his finger and pointed at you again, laughing out of joy, like a child with an IQ of only five, and the extra brisk laughter lingered in your ears. 】

【Then, as if because she was drunk, she quickly lay down on the table and fell asleep almost instantly. 】

【You touched your forehead and fell silent for a while. 】

【Eden——! 】

【You pushed Eden, but she seemed to be in a deep sleep, and she didn't wake up no matter how much she shouted. 】

[In the end, you gave up. 】

[Before, although Eden liked your paintings very much, you haven't sent Eden your own paintings yet. 】

【And now...】

【You decide to use your best artistic skills to draw a turtle on Eden's forehead. 】

【You go out and tell someone to take care of Eden. 】

[Then, after cleaning it briefly, I prepared to choose a suitable brush. 】

【but......】

【The pace under your feet stops and you fall silent. 】

【You turned your head silently, looking eastward, with doubts and puzzlement in your eyes. 】

【......Disappeared. 】

【You set up a tall tower and guide hundreds of millions of people with your own light, hoping that they can awaken themselves, and the light of their hearts is like stars. 】

【Since this period of time, you can feel that stars are gradually appearing all over the world. 】

[The starlight that gradually lights up is distributed in various places around the world. 】

[The Eurasian continent, the African continent, the Mu continent, and even the Australian continent and the Antarctic continent, which are currently investigating the feasibility of post-disaster reconstruction, as well as the undeveloped American continent. 】

[But, now...]

[The starlight in your perception, the light in the Mu continent...]

[Almost at the same moment, they all disappeared. 】

【What happened? 】

【You briefly fell into a daze. 】

[Perhaps, the Flamemoths found a way to confirm the identity of the awakened, so they planned to clean up——you would subconsciously hope so. 】

[However, you know very well in your heart that this is actually impossible. 】

【You raise your head and look at the tower of light above the research institute. 】

[In other areas, the dots of light are still normal, and there are even occasional stars that continue to increase. 】

[Only the position of Mu Dalu fell into complete silence. 】

【You confirm again, it's not that your light has been blocked, but that you haven't been able to get a response, or...】

[There is no one who can receive your light. 】

[In other words, this means that all the awakened people on the entire continent of Mu, including members of the "Saints" who are performing combat missions there at this time, Lambda with a sequence of eleven, are completely...]

[Lost connection. 】

[Soon, you will get relevant information. 】

【The entire "masquerade party" including you, everyone standing here is holding their breath because of this incoming information. 】

[The ninth outbreak of the Great Crash, and...]

[Through the observation of weather satellites in low-earth orbit, you can see that Mu Continent, the largest landmass in the world today, seems to be slowly and irreparably disappearing. 】

[This is a scene that can only be described with the word "myth". 】

[It is the scene of the disappearance of the largest land on this planet. Since the upheaval period when the earth was first born, there has never been such a large-scale stratum change on this planet. 】

[This is the most serious disaster that mankind has encountered since the real birth of human civilization. 】

[The only one who can do this kind of thing is a broken apostle like the Herrscher. 】

[What does the disappearance of Mu Continent mean to human beings? 】

[At present, no one has the energy to think about this problem. 】

[Because, soon there was news from the research institute that a large-scale abnormal gravitational phenomenon appeared on the earth. 】

[Through observations and related calculations, the target of this abnormal gravitational force is a celestial body outside the earth, which was originally a comet passing by the periphery of the earth. 】

[It was a super-large comet with a diameter of 18 kilometers. It was originally the object of love and expectation of countless lovers of heaven, looking forward to witnessing the scene when this comet passed the closest position to the earth. 】

[But now, this expectation has turned into fear. 】

[Because it is closer to the earth than people think, and it is getting closer! 】

[This comet should have left before it was attracted by the gravity of the earth as it has passed the earth many times in the past endless years. 】

[But now, it is moving centripetally around the earth under the action of some kind of traction, heading straight towards the earth in a spiral trajectory. 】

[Just relying on the gravity of the earth and the comet itself will not lead to this result. 】

【It is the Ninth Herrscher who just destroyed the entire Mu Continent! 】

【This enemy who just showed up just captured Mu Dalu just now, but he immediately continued to pour out his malice and hatred towards this civilization without stopping. 】

[If the large comet that surpassed the meteorite that hit the earth and caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs really landed on the earth, what would happen would be unimaginable based on paper data alone. 】

[She seems to be completely tireless, as if she has an endless and inexhaustible supply of energy. 】

【If you give her enough time, the result will be obvious. 】

[Only relying on herself, she can easily destroy the entire human civilization. 】

[Whether it is out of hatred and disgust for this Herrscher who has brought huge disasters to mankind, or to avoid greater disasters in the future, no one can ignore this Herrscher. 】

[Even you are the same. 】

[Because, the Ninth Herrscher, just after he was born, let those starlights you admire and love disappear in meaninglessness. 】

[Soon, some soldiers arrived at the location of the Ninth Herrscher. 】

【The first person to arrive is a "saint". 】

[To be precise, it was the former "saint", who finally chose Teresa who left the "Masquerade Ball" because of differences in ideas. 】

[Without any hesitation, she launched a crusade against the Ninth Herrscher. 】

[However, this Herrscher born in the Ninth Great Crash seems to be far stronger than the Herrscher of Flame before. 】

[Teresa was able to defeat the Herrscher of Flame by herself before, and her own strength has continued to improve during this time. 】

[After all, practicing one's own principles and strengthening one's will and beliefs are in themselves a way to enhance the power from consciousness. 】

[But even so, facing the Sixth Herrscher, his strength still seems unsustainable. 】

[Through the tower of light and the spiritual connection between you, you can faintly perceive her situation at this time, and you start a spiritual connection with her. 】

[Even though we parted ways with you due to differences in ideas and took different paths, Teresa's heart is still open to you without reservation. 】

【Then, your spirit descended into Teresa's body briefly. 】

【You stretched out your white and immature little hand towards the Herrscher in front of you, and then your palm suddenly clenched into a fist. 】

[You remotely use "Feather Dust" with maximum power, trying to interfere with this Herrscher at the level of consciousness. 】

【If possible, you also hope to use the power of this Herrscher to make the attracted large comet leave the earth. 】

[But... you failed. 】

[You have noticed that the "mechanism" of the Herrscher seems to have undergone some changes. 】

[It seems that the essence of its consciousness is not in the body at all, but in other places, or simply does not exist. 】

[This situation is completely different from the complete loss of the independent self before, but still has a little emotional remnant of being a human being. 】

[The Herrscher's mechanism has changed—what is the source of this change? 】

[Almost instantly, you realize the answer. 】

[This change seems to be because of...you. 】