[Kamisato Ayaka's Epilogue]
Kamisato Ayaka could feel Fujiwara Kael growing colder in her arms.
No matter how she screamed, how she cried—
There was no response.
Endless darkness wrapped around her, swallowing her whole.
"No!!!"
Ayaka jolted awake from her bed, soaked in cold sweat, tears streaming silently down her cheeks.
Ever since Fujiwara Kael's passing, she had repeated the same nightmare almost every night.
Every single day, she relived that unbearable moment—
Watching the man she loved die in her arms, utterly powerless to stop it.
She stared blankly into space, eyes dull and lifeless, letting her remorse consume her.
If she had another chance, she would cling to Kael with all her strength.
She would never let him go again.
Happiness, dreams, ideals... none of that mattered anymore.
All she wanted—
Was for Fujiwara Kael to be alive.
[Epilogue Ends.]
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Kael scratched his head. "Did I go too hard at the end...? Ayaka sounds kinda... uh... unhinged now."
"She said she'd never let go of me again. That sounds way too much like getting locked in a dark room..."
"Thank the Archons this was just a simulation. A blackened White Heron Princess? Shivers. Yikes."
[...] The System paused in silence for a moment.
[Life Simulation Score: Calculated.]
[Cause of Death: Excessive use of Delusion. Life force completely depleted.]
[Evaluation: You were the beloved White Crane Young Master of the people of Inazuma and the spiritual pillar of the Resistance.
Your final duel with Raiden Shogun became legend and will be passed down through generations.
All of Inazuma mourned your death.]
[Achievements Unlocked: White Crane Young Master, Live-in Son-in-Law, True Friend, Official Naganohara Fireworks Trademark, Heartbreaker, and more…]
[Final Rating: SS-tier]
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[Reward 1: Choose 2 permanent talents from: Masochist, Kind-hearted, Respected.]
Kael had already made up his mind on this one.
"I'll take Masochist and Kind-hearted."
He'd been eyeing that Masochist talent since the last simulation.
+5 to overall combat power every time you get hit?
With this talent, he could scale up his strength mid-fight like some shounen protagonist.
As for Kind-hearted versus Respected—well, considering he'd be living in Teyvat from now on, having everyone feel naturally close to him sounded way more useful.
Much easier to blend in that way.
[Talents acquired: Masochist, Kind-hearted.]
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[Reward 2: Portable Waypoint.
Allows you to set a teleportation anchor. 30-second activation time. Cooldown: 5 days.]
Oh hell yes—a real prize!
Kael didn't expect the reward this time to be a tool instead of a skill, but he wasn't complaining.
SS-tier rewards really hit different.
This Portable Waypoint was absolutely broken.
If he ever found himself fighting someone way out of his league, boom—use the waypoint, gone in 30 seconds. Instant disengage.
Even beyond battle, this was going to make traveling across Teyvat so much easier.
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[Three Life Simulations Completed. System entering cooldown. Time remaining: 5 days.
Please enjoy your journey in the meantime.]
"System? Hello? You there?"
No matter how many times Kael called, the system went completely silent after that announcement.
He took a deep breath.
So... for the next five days, he'd be on his own.
He glanced at the boar lying not far away. Judging by its condition, it had just recently died—meat still fresh.
Thanks to the simulation pausing real-world time, the scene around him hadn't changed at all.
Even the boars he'd hunted before the sim were still in the exact same state.
And right now, he didn't have a single Mora to his name—
It'd be a waste not to turn these into coin.
With ease, Kael hoisted all six boars—well over a ton of meat—up onto his shoulders like it was nothing.
"Set waypoint marker: Mondstadt Bridge."
He stood still for 30 seconds.
And in the next instant—
Kael vanished from the forest.