The Gamer who traveled to Honkai: Star Rail

Meanwhile, Fu Xuan, having confirmed everything was in order, activated the Matrix of Prescience Ultima.

As soon as it was activated, March 7th felt a wave of dizziness. Along with the vertigo, her vision momentarily blacked out. Then, after a brief moment, she saw light again.

When her awareness returned and she looked around, Fu Xuan's voice reached her. "Are you alright?"

March 7th: "Ugh… I feel a little dizzy."

Fu Xuan crossed her arms and calmly explained, "No need to worry. Due to the influence of the Matrix of Prescience Ultima, most people experience dizziness from the overwhelming flow of information."

March 7th: "Oh, I see."

She sighed in relief before surveying her surroundings. However, as she did so, her expression grew increasingly complex.

In front of her stood two versions of Fu Xuan. That alone wasn't too concerning. What truly made her expression shift was the environment around them.

She could recognize this place—it was the Healer's Market in the Alchemy Commission. Many familiar faces were present. Some people were chatting, others were deep in thought. But what caught March 7th's attention the most was right in the middle of the main street: Pei Guang had stuffed Phantylia into a trash can and was furiously attacking the inside with his weapon.

Seeing this, March 7th couldn't help but smile. "I didn't expect Ah Guang to be here, still giving that guy a thorough beating."

Fu Xuan: "If my calculations are correct, this should be the moment we stormed the Alchemy Commission."

March 7th: "But I remember that back then, the entire plaza was full of Cloud Knights, and at that time, Ah Guang wasn't…"

For some reason, watching Pei Guang stuff Phantylia into a trash can and then stab it with his sword made March 7th feel like laughing.

Phantylia also held back a chuckle and said, "Ahem, since this is just a simulation, there's bound to be some inaccuracies. But the distortions are this severe? That doesn't make sense. We need to identify these inaccuracies one by one and correct them, otherwise, we won't be able to continue tracing your past."

March 7th had been able to follow along so far, but when she heard that, her head started to itch. "That sounds so complicated. Just listening to it is making my brain hurt."

Fu Xuan said, "Here, draw your bow and shoot at that Fu Xuan."

The Fu Xuan speaking raised her hand and pointed at the other version of herself standing nearby. She figured that explaining things to March 7th wouldn't be as effective as just letting her take action.

March 7th blinked. "Huh? Alright!"

Without hesitation, she drew her bow, aimed at the simulated Fu Xuan, and loosed an arrow. However, instead of reacting like the real Fu Xuan, the simulated one suddenly transformed into three Cloud Knights, launching an attack on March 7th as if in a turn-based battle.

These three fake Cloud Knights were weak: a single arrow each was enough to take them down effortlessly.

Even so, March 7th was startled. "That scared me! Why did we suddenly start fighting? Let me take a look... We have Uncle Yang, Stelle, Tingyun, Ah Guang, Phantylia, and General Jing Yuan. Don't tell me I have to fight all of them one by one? Fu Xuan is still manageable, but I don't think I can beat General Jing Yuan."

Fu Xuan frowned. "...What do you mean, 'Fu Xuan is still manageable'?"

Realizing she was getting a little too worked up, Fu Xuan quickly brought the conversation back on track. "The source of the distortion should come from a single factor—someone who shouldn't be here but is."

March 7th's eyes lit up. "I got it! I need to find the one person who doesn't belong and remove their interference?"

Fu Xuan nodded. "That's right. To avoid influencing your judgment, I'll withdraw my projection for now. As long as you can hear my voice, know that I'm still watching over you."

Fu Xuan's figure faded away, and March 7th began thinking. "Who could it be? Someone who shouldn't be here but is?"

She looked around, scanning the people present. As far as she could tell, they all seemed like they belonged.

After thinking for a long while, she walked over to the closest person—Welt. 

"Uncle Yang~ Hello there~"

Even though this was just a memory construct, seeing Welt still made her feel genuinely happy.

Hearing March 7th call out, Welt turned to her. "March, stay sharp. The upcoming battle will be very dangerous. Stay alert, don't daydream. Phantylia has gone toward the Ambrosial Arbor. If we don't stop the Lord Ravager, a catastrophe will be inevitable."

March 7th nodded seriously and prepared to respond, but before she could speak, Welt continued, "~Besides, March, the future is what matters most to us, isn't it?"

This sudden line caught March 7th off guard. She blinked in confusion as Welt went on, "Dwelling on the past will dull your senses in the present and hinder your hopes for the future."

At the same time, Stelle standing beside Welt also turned to look at March 7th. "Don't recall the past. It won't do you any good."

March 7th frowned. "Huh? It's weird enough for Uncle Yang to say something like that, but why are you saying strange things too? Can you hear this? Can you actually hear this? Stelle is saying weird things now."

She wanted to figure out the distortions in this memory, but looking at her companions, she decided to investigate a bit before making a move.

Still, curiosity suddenly struck March 7th. If Pei Guang existed in this memory, what kind of role would he play?

With that thought, she jogged over to the Pei Guang in the distance—the one still stabbing into the trash can.

Before March 7th could even speak upon arriving, the memory version of Pei Guang turned to her and asked, "March, do you have a task for me?"

Hearing the question, March 7th instinctively replied, "Hehe~ No, not this time~ This is my task. I need to eliminate the distorted memories here."

Pei Guang: "Task acknowledged: eliminating all distorted memories."

March 7th nodded. "Yes, yes~ Only then can I recover my memories~"

For some reason, even though this memory version of Pei Guang seemed a bit silly and dazed, that familiar feeling hadn't changed at all.

As they spoke, the memory Pei Guang pulled out a wooden sword. Even though he was just a memory construct, he didn't waste words. First, he mercilessly eliminated Phantylia inside the trash can in one strike. Then, gripping his sword, he turned toward Welt and Stelle.

"Eh? Ah Guang! What are you doing?"

Pei Guang turned his gaze toward March 7th. "Task: eliminate all enemies obstructing your memory retrieval. Memory assessment… enemies identified as undead. Weapon enchantment… Undead Slayer. Weapon enchantment… Radiant Blade. Skill activated… Soul Drain. Skill activated… Soul Strike. Life and death, the cycle never ceases. March lives, you die."

Before March 7th's eyes, the memory Pei Guang's body suddenly expanded several times over. Holding a wooden sword glowing with white and black light, he walked straight toward the memory Welt.

Without hesitation, he cut Welt down in a single strike. Then, he turned his sword toward the memory Stelle. Before she could even react, she too was instantly defeated.

It seemed as though this memory Pei Guang felt the efficiency wasn't high enough. He glanced at the sword in his hand, then at the remaining figures around him. "Efficiency… insufficient. Command execution… invalid. Switching to combat strategy… Insufficient effort in youth detected. Executing backstep with residual sword energy. First Awakening: Interrupted. Second Awakening: Whiffed. Mission failure imminent. Myriad Swords, Return to the Origin."

The moment his words fell, an invisible wave of sword energy instantly annihilated everyone in the area except for March 7th. 

Seeing this unfold, she was completely stunned.

Why was the memory Pei Guang using skills that the real Pei Guang had never used before? This speed, this efficiency—Pei Guang in reality had never used these, yet his memory construct could execute them perfectly?

Sensing March 7th's confusion, the memory Pei Guang turned to her and said, "Apologies. I have now become an obstacle for you. March, go find your past."

The originally slow-speaking memory Pei Guang suddenly spoke with complete fluency. As he did, countless swords appeared around him, and in an instant, sword energy pierced through his entire body.

"Ah Guang!!!"

Seeing this, March 7th felt a sharp pain in her heart. If retrieving her memories meant Pei Guang had to die, she…

But just as she was drowning in her sorrow, something was left behind where Pei Guang had vanished—a trash can.

This unexpected sight immediately halted her sadness.

"Wait… this is… a Belobog trash can!!!"

March 7th's eyes widened in shock. On the trash can, there was a message left behind by Pei Guang.

"Your task is complete. Don't forget to give out the task reward. This is the entrance to the next stage."

"Ahhh! Even here, you're still obsessed with task rewards? Hmph! This time, I'll give you a massive boost in affection points!"

March 7th, who had been on the verge of tears, suddenly broke into a smile. She didn't understand why the memory version of Pei Guang had so many strange abilities. She only knew that this Pei Guang still called her 'March' and that… he would still protect her.

Meanwhile, outside in the real world, Pei Guang, who had been waiting quietly, suddenly received a system notification:

"March 7th has significantly increased her affection toward you."

Pei Guang: "???"

He was completely dumbfounded. He had just been waiting quietly, so why did March suddenly increase her affection for him?

Could it be that while recalling her past, she remembered that she had forgotten to give him affection points for all the previous tasks?