Chapter 13: You’re Awake! A Hundred Years Have Passed

Honkai Impact 3rd.

This is a mobile game series that, in the world where Li Huan once lived, had an extremely high fan base and influence within the gaming community due to its high-quality art style, action gameplay, and various beautiful girls.

Li Huan had played this game in the past, but due to an increasingly busy life and other reasons, he eventually had to quit.

It had been over four years since he left Honkai Impact 3rd, and at that time, Li Huan's level and proficiency in the game were not high, so he had gradually forgotten the game's storyline over time.

This is also why he had no recollection of his current situation even after being here for so long.

However, the white-haired girl in front of him had successfully awakened his forgotten memories and made him understand where he was now.

The white-haired girl before him is the first female protagonist of Honkai Impact 3rd, Kiana Kaslana.

Because she often appeared to be less intelligent in the storyline, she was jokingly referred to as a "bug."

As the face of Honkai Impact 3rd and one of the initial characters in the game, Kiana was also the character Li Huan spent the most time with in the game.

[It looks like you finally figured out where you are.]

The system suddenly spoke up, [It's really embarrassing that it took you so long to figure it out.]

"I haven't played Honkai Impact 3rd in years. I only occasionally catch up through groups or video sites. Don't make things harder for me."

With a sullen expression, Li Huan replied, "I've already mentioned this before. If you had told me earlier, it wouldn't have been so complicated."

[If I told you, it wouldn't be interesting at all.]

"Motherf—, Forget it."

Li Huan suppressed the urge to curse the system's ancestors, taking a deep breath to calm his emotions.

"Anyway, now that I know where this place is, it's not a big problem."

Li Huan walked directly to the podium, sat down in a chair, and propped up his face with one hand, looking exhausted as he spoke next to Kiana.

"Let's just wait for her to wake up."

[Are you just going to wait idly? Isn't that boring?]

"What else should I do? Perform a biology classroom scene with a comatose white-haired beauty?"

Li Huan shot a glance at the system, "My intuition tells me that if I do that, I'm definitely going to die."

[Why do you have such dirty thoughts? It's frightening.]

"I'm a normal man, having such thoughts is forgivable."

[I didn't realize you were so shameless, but you misunderstood. I'm not suggesting you entertain yourself with this girl.]

Li Huan furrowed his brows upon hearing this, "Huh? That doesn't make sense…"

[What I mean is, don't you want to play a prank?]

"Wait, you mean…"

[Exactly what you're thinking.]

The system's voice was full of temptation. [I'll say it again… Do you want to find some fun?]

Darkness, loneliness, and fear.

In her groggy state, Kiana could only feel these things and trembled involuntarily.

Kiana deeply hated this feeling.

She had only felt like this twice in her past.

Her father, living a life of despair, drinking away his days, neglecting her, and then mysteriously disappearing, leaving her to struggle alone.

No one to help her; she had to rely on herself, living a lonely and desolate life.

But no matter how much she cried out, no one responded, leaving her to walk alone through a snow-covered path.

However, in front of that snow-covered path, a light suddenly appeared.

Light… What is that?

Not knowing what the light before her was or why it appeared, Kiana instinctively moved towards it.

"Ah…"

Kiana opened her eyes.

The first thing she saw was a man and a cat looking at her with very friendly and harmonious smiles.

"You're awake, Miss Kiana. Let me tell you something, don't panic."

The man spoke to Kiana in a calm tone, "I'm your attending physician. A hundred years have already passed."

?

A question mark appeared on Kiana's forehead.

"This is true. It's been a hundred years since you collapsed."

Li Huan said seriously, "You contracted a mysterious illness, like Cinderella. Your father brought you here, and we spent a hundred years to save you, finally curing you."

??

The question marks on Kiana's head multiplied, and she looked at Li Huan with a "you must be kidding me" expression.

"I'm telling the truth, Tom!"

Li Huan waved his hand, and Tom immediately trotted over to Li Huan's side.

Li Huan scratched Tom's chin while continuing to explain to Kiana, "In the future, cats have evolved to walk independently and are much larger than before. They serve as helpful companions to humans in various fields. See, Tom is a great example."

Seeing Tom enjoying the chin scratching, Kiana's forehead showed a punctuation mark, and she began to believe that what this man was saying might be true.

"However, I have some bad news. Your father passed away thirty years ago to cover your treatment costs…"

"What!!!!"

Upon hearing this news, Kiana, who was still somewhat dazed, immediately became alert.

She excitedly grabbed Li Huan's clothes and began shaking him back and forth.

"You say that old man is dead? What happened!"

Feeling uncomfortable from being shaken, Li Huan quickly grabbed Kiana's hands to stop her from shaking him.

"Wait, calm down! Let's be calm."

With Li Huan's reassurance, Kiana also began to calm down a bit.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Her tone was tinged with a hint of tears, her eyes welling up with tears: "How did my old man die?"

"Your father worked tirelessly for fifty years to pay off your treatment costs, but he fell ill from overwork and left a final message before he died."

Upon hearing "final message," Kiana covered her face with her hands, her eyes red, and asked, "What was the message…"

Li Huan snapped his fingers, and Tom produced a letter.

Taking the letter, Li Huan cleared his throat and read it very seriously: "Dear Kiana, when you read this letter, you must have recovered and I will have passed away."

"I'm sorry, but even after working for fifty years, I couldn't pay off your treatment costs and had to leave you alone."

"But Dad doesn't regret it because you are my beloved daughter. You brought light into my life, so even if it meant sacrificing my life to save you, I wouldn't mind."

"Kiana, don't be sad. If you feel lonely, just look up at the stars. I will be watching over you as a star in the sky."

"Stupid old man…"

By the time Kiana heard this, tears were flowing uncontrollably.

"P.S.: Oh, by the way, although I paid off your treatment costs, I accumulated a debt of about 350 million from smoking, drinking, perming, and gambling over these fifty years. I've put the debt in your name. Remember to pay it off when you wake up."

"Hah???"

Kiana, who was still crying, was dumbfounded, emitting an incredulous sound.

"350 million? What the hell are you doing, Dad!"

Seeing Kiana's bewildered expression, Li Huan and Tom suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahahahaha!!!!!!"

"Ah hahahaha↗↘"

Li Huan laughed while pointing at Kiana, "You actually believed it, it's killing me!"

"Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho ho" Tom laughed maniacally and also pointed at Kiana.

Kiana looked at the laughing Li Huan and Tom and then glanced at her surroundings.

Isn't this supposed to be a home economics classroom? It doesn't look like a hospital at all?

Kiana suddenly understood something.

Then, a surge of anger rose in her heart.