Honkai Star Rail the Epitaph is Too Short, Life is Too Long

Through an existence simulator, Bai Heng became a companion to Ruan Meier.

They were both born on a land blessed with abundance, growing up together like childhood sweethearts.

Yet when Bai Heng expressed his admiration, she remained unresponsive.

She had yet to understand what love was and thus could not reciprocate Bai Heng's feelings.

It was only after Bai Heng and her parents died in an accident that Ruan Meier began to grasp at the edges of... some feeling.

But those feelings were overwhelmingly bitter.

"The lotus leaves, plum blossoms, glutinous rice, and the fragrance of frost-sugar... these were things he once liked."

After countless amber epochs, Ruan Meier, in a moment of daze at the Interstellar Astronomical Society, saw a familiar figure.

Herta: "Rarely do I see you show interest in anyone; are you preparing to conduct an experiment on someone from the astronomical society? Just say so if you need my help."

Ruan Mei: "I'm not like you, to meddle outside the simulated universe. But... I seem to have seen an old friend from a long time ago..."