2. The Youthful Days of Fu Hua.
[Simulation Instance: Birth of a Warrior]
[Simulation Time: Previous Era, approximately 50,000 years ago]
[Simulation Location: Shenzhou]
His thoughts drifted, just like in previous simulations. Gao Qi felt his body enter an uncontrollable first-person perspective. Countless life experiences flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.
[You, Gao Qi, were born in the lower district of a Shenzhou city. After your parents passed away, you lived alone.]
[Fortunately, the neighbors were kind-hearted. You grew up eating food provided by many households, and you always did your best to help whoever needed it.]
It felt like observing a story, yet also like experiencing it firsthand. It seemed as if over a decade of memories had truly been added to Gao Qi's mind.
The Gao Qi in this "background introduction" did everything that Gao Qi would do, and the minor life choices were no different, as if Gao Qi had really lived in this town for over ten years.
[The family that helped you the most was the neighboring Fu family. The Fu family's Cunxin Fist was renowned, and the family head, Mr. Fu, was a charitable man who always treated you like a son. You often helped out at the martial arts school.]
Gao Qi felt somewhat fortunately that he didn't start off as a refugee in a collapse zone this time. But more than that, the words "Fu family" caught his attention.
[Of course, what Mr. Fu most wished to see was for his daughter to have friends her own age.]
[However, recently, Mr. Fu had an accident. He was attacked and bitten by a madman while trying to save someone and was hospitalized. You and his daughter could only visit him in turns.]
"Brother Qi, I'm back from visiting Dad. There are no students left at the school anymore, why are you still tinkering with these?"
The rapidly advancing memories stopped at a certain point. When Gao Qi regained his senses, he found himself standing in the courtyard of the martial arts school, painting a wooden dummy.
At the entrance of the school, a girl in a blue uniform with gray hair and blue-green eyes was putting down her backpack, muttering something as she quickly walked towards Gao Qi.
The girl was tall and slender, with delicate features that carried an undeniable air of heroic spirit. Her short gray hair was tied into a small braid on the left side, looking somewhat playful.
Her walk was vigorous and powerful, clearly showing her martial arts training. Although her arms and legs were slender, Gao Qi knew she could knock yesterday's lunch out of someone with a single palm strike.
However, the brand new uniform was disappointingly flat in the chest area.
"...Brother Qi, why are you suddenly staring at me like that!"
The aggressive scrutiny from her childhood friend made the girl subconsciously cover her chest. Her blue-green eyes behind red-framed glasses showed a trace of panic, though her tone remained as steady as ever.
"I was thinking, you're a big girl now, you should be hitting puberty. I make sure the meals are nutritious with plenty of protein, and you've shot up in height, but why hasn't there been any development here... Ouch, stop hitting, I was wrong, I was wrong! Don't hit me."
Although he had been outside the simulator just a second ago, Gao Qi felt no discomfort. Smoothly following his own personality, he deliberately teased this childhood friend he had just met seconds ago, yet had known for over a decade.
Just like always, the irritated girl pressed her fists against Gao Qi's sides and lightly punched him a couple of times.
"Stop talking nonsense. It's just not time yet. And why does it need to get bigger? It's more convenient for punching like this—You're still laughing, I'm really annoyed."
The girl gave Gao Qi a sidelong glance, sighed helplessly at his smiling face.
"I know, I know, you're having worries aren't you."
And Gao Qi, just like in his memories, reached out and ruffled her little head, casually took off her red-framed glasses, and wiped them with a glasses cloth.
"What kinda girl would I be if i dont have plenty of worries. People say city folks look down on country folks. When we go to Canghai City, we might be excluded. After graduation, I don't know whether to continue studying at university or come home to inherit the martial arts school... Only you, Brother Qi, are so carefree."
Faced with Gao Qi's intimate gesture, the girl acted somewhat annoyed, shaking her head back and forth, but the melancholy on her face lessened a bit, and she eventually let Gao Qi smooth her hair.
Seeing her cute, thoughtful expression, Gao Qi shrugged and seriously offered some advice.
"How many people can really figure out their future, my poor girl? But look, I'm still here, right? I promise you, no matter what happens, as long as I'm alive, I'll always be by your side—until you find your answer, okay?"
As soon as he said this, a blush immediately flashed across the girl's face, and she quickly turned her head away.
"All you know how to do is say pretty words, so unreliable."
Noticing her own lapse, the girl immediately put on a stern expression and quickly escaped from Gao Qi's side.
The young girl before him was inexperienced, pure, naive, and also had the heart of a maiden.
Of course, her determined, focused, and earnest nature also set her apart from other girls her age.
Her biggest worries were whether her father, injured from his act of bravery, could take care of himself, and whether she could adapt to the new learning environment after going to Canghai City.
She was full of anticipation for the future, yet felt a trace of uncertainty about her life path ahead, just like most ordinary people; no one really knows what their future holds.
But, Gao Qi knew that this seemingly ordinary girl before him was destined for an extraordinary life.
In the future, she would become a MANTIS warrior fighting against the Honkai, one of the thirteen Flame-Chasers who represented humanity's last hope, bearing the signet of "Vicissitude."
And after the seemingly stable Previous Era was destroyed by waves of despair, she would become the guide of the new era, the keeper of secrets from the old era, spending long millennia of 50,000 years in infinite solitude.
Gao Qi also knew that her flat chest would never grow larger—the Shenzhou flat board, unchanging for ten thousand years!
She would suffer betrayal, face pain, experience death, and also meet a group of trustworthy companions... The people of Shenzhou revered her as the one true sage, "Jingwei," but she was more commonly known by another name.
She was the mole planted by Otto Apocalypse, the Grand Archbishop of Schicksal, at St. Freya Academy; she was also the class monitor of the Valkyries, a good teacher and friend to the main characters—
Fu Hua!
One of Gao Qi's favorite characters in the game. He never expected to see her in this simulation.
After all, in reality, Fu Hua had already been shot in the head by Otto and was in the process of reviving, probably somewhere at Schicksal Headquarters, waiting to be resurrected as a Herrscher.
Watching Fu Hua walk briskly, neatly putting away her coat and shoes, and starting her fist practice, Gao Qi's expression was quite complex.
Right now, Fu Hua was really just an ordinary girl.
[But, this kind of life wouldn't last much longer.]
Gao Qi knew that soon, Fu Hua's life would undergo earth-shattering changes.
The Third Honkai Eruption in the Previous Era would break out before long, destroying everything she held dear: her hometown, her father.
And neither Gao Qi nor she could change the destined Final Judgment.
[However, since this is just a simulation, the most important thing for me is to strengthen myself. Fu Hua's martial arts are well worth learning—No, wait.]
The thought that just crossed his mind was immediately dismissed by Gao Qi. Becoming stronger was important, but some things were equally important.
Although the simulated scene before him was a predetermined past from 50,000 years ago, the additional memories in Gao Qi's mind weren't false. Even if it was just a simulation, Gao Qi wanted this girl to enjoy her final happy times a little longer.
The future numb MANTIS warrior, the aloof and independent Sage Jingwei, the struggling and conflicted Valkyrie class monitor, even the mischievous Herrscher of Sentience—none of that had anything to do with her now.
Her life was still orderly: early to bed and early to rise, balancing school and martial arts without fail, doing everything meticulously, but her every movement was filled with youth and vitality.
And when facing Gao Qi, Fu Hua wasn't as rigid as in the game; she was just a somewhat slow country girl.
Being with such an ordinary Fu Hua felt genuinely novel to Gao Qi. He even felt that this was how she should be.
"Hua, I actually thought of a way to put Uncle's mind at ease—how about I inherit the martial arts school?"
Thinking this, Gao Qi nodded and quickly walked towards the practicing girl.
"I'll inherit the school, so you have less pressure and can spend more time figuring out what you want to do. Wouldn't that be good?"
Although Fu Hua had her destined fate, Gao Qi felt that, even if the Finale was unavoidable, as Fu Hua's childhood friend, he had a responsibility to make the path towards that end less painful.
Fu Hua was stunned for a moment. Her calm expression suddenly showed a hint of shyness. She clenched her fists, assumed a stance, and struck towards Gao Qi.
Brother Qi wants to inherit the Fu family martial arts school, which means he wants to—
"Y-y-y-you, what are you saying! Inch punch!"
"Hey, don't use your ultimate move! Help!"
Amidst their playful fighting, the simulation system began to operate, and Gao Qi's memories started rapidly increasing again.
[After you made your request, Fu Hua taught you martial arts with exceptional seriousness. Although you didn't have much foundational training, you were strong and physically robust, so you quickly mastered the basics.]
[Before transferring schools, you and Fu Hua continued to visit Uncle Fu in the hospital. To set Uncle Fu's mind at ease, you finally decided to agree to his request and inherit the Fu family martial arts school together with Fu Hua.]
[Although you repeatedly emphasized that you definitely didn't have any improper thoughts about Fu Hua, you only received a knowing smile from Uncle Fu. Fu Hua also secretly kicked your feet many times.]
[You tried to persuade Uncle Fu to go to Canghai City with you, thinking it might help him survive, but Uncle Fu ultimately refused, not wanting to leave his hometown. You couldn't force him, so you had to find another way.]
[Soon, you and Fu Hua boarded the train to Canghai City to attend the new high school.]
[You knew that the Third Honkai Eruption of the Previous Era was not far away.]
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