Chapter 38: World Line Preservation

"This time, I want points. No more gambling. I'll collect the points I owe from the supply card before gambling again."

Thinking about the results of the previous simulation, Lu Yu directly chose to earn points. This thing only has a maximum of 2 stars, so there's no need for Lu Yu to gamble.

[50 points have been awarded. Please check it, Host.]

[The Host did not interfere inappropriately this time, so no attribute improvement is gained.]

"Damn, I wanted to interfere. The problem is this time there's no need for me to interfere at all!"

Indeed, this time the plot didn't give Lu Yu a chance to interfere. Almost every event aligns with Lu Yu's thinking, so he really didn't need to interfere.

"Forget it, if it won't give me the chance, then fine. At least this simulation went well. I saved Kiana and gave Mei a way out. Except for myself... well, as a simulation player, it doesn't matter if I die."

What are simulation players not afraid of the most?

If Lu Yu were to answer that question, he would definitely say, "I'm not afraid of dying."

After all, it's just a simulation, where death is no big deal. So what if he dies one day? He exchanged Kiana and Mei's salvation for his own death. He definitely made a huge profit.

Thinking of this, Lu Yu looked out of the window.

It was late at night, and St. Freya Academy was quiet. Everyone was tired after a busy day, and outside the window, there were only dim lights. The whole world was in a state of slumber, surrounded by silence and darkness.

"System, everything that happened in the simulator... It's not real, right?"

After contemplating for a long time, Lu Yu finally asked this question out loud.

Lu Yu's awareness of this issue didn't start until a few days ago when the system informed him that Raiden Mei and Kiana would watch his simulation. Since then, he began to doubt.

Are all the simulations he participated in real and not just a simulation?

The world of Honkai Impact has countless world bubbles, each with different worldlines. Are his previous simulations real?

[No, everything that happens in the simulator is... it's not real. None of it happens in reality. Please don't doubt the system randomly, Host.]

"Hmm? Did I guess wrong then? The previous simulations, where I messed up, didn't cause trouble for Theresa and Mei, right?"

[After checking, the simulations you described are all false, they absolutely didn't happen. Please rest assured, Host!]

[By the way, this system has already mentioned before that the simulations will not affect the existing reality. Please don't defame the system. If such a situation occurs again, the system will sue the Host for defamation!]

"Alright, alright, since they are all fake, then it's fine. It's just a game after all, that's good."

Having obtained the answer he wanted, Lu Yu felt somewhat relieved. If everything that happens in the simulator is real, then the simulations he messed up earlier would indeed become a source of shame.

"It's fortunate they are all fake, so there's nothing to worry about. Time to sleep... sleep..."

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At the same time, in another world bubble, a woman wearing a hat arrived at a grave in Longsky City Cemetery. She reached out and touched the cold tombstone.

"Brother, I've come to see you."

In the next world bubble, a new house suddenly appeared in a remote town in the Far East. In this two-story house, a girl named Sirin and her sister Kiana were living a happy and ordinary life.

...

In the real world, shortly after Lu Yu fell asleep, the system's voice softly rang out.

[Simulations where the Host did not achieve the ending are failed worldlines and are automatically eliminated. Worldlines where the Host has achieved the ending to save the female protagonist are preserved.]

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Kiana Kaslana has always been a lively girl. She doesn't hide her feelings; when she wants to laugh, she laughs, and when she's angry, she shows it.

After waiting for several days, Kiana finally experienced the life she wanted. However, she didn't expect this life to be so cruel.

"Idiot, Idiot, Idiot!!! Why is it like this..."

Kiana's eyes were sour, burying her whole face in the pillow.

Why is it like this every time? Is there really no good ending?

Kiana was dissatisfied with this life, even to the extent that she would rather choose the life where she depended on Lu Yu at the beginning.

Why does this person always sacrifice himself? Last time and this time too.

For "Kiana," this life has been saved, and even the girl named Sirin has been given a new life. But what about Lu Yu? He didn't get anything.

In this life, she didn't meet Lu Yu, and they only saw each other for the first time at the Helmuth Lab. Even though they were strangers, he still helped another version of herself.

When persuading Lu Yu to leave Schicksal, Kiana really wanted to rush into that world and forcibly take him away because she knew he would die if he stayed.

The Kiana in that world was saved unknowingly, but what about Lu Yu?

Kiana witnessed the last moment of Lu Yu's death. In different worldlines, he saved her again and again, and in the end, he died under Judah's oath.

There was no regret on Lu Yu's face when he died. The smile on his face was the most beautiful smile Kiana had ever seen.

"Just like an idiot."

Saving her again and again in different worldlines, facing death so calmly, isn't that idiotic? Who wouldn't be afraid of death?