I Told You Not to Use the Default Face!! [Honkai: Star Rail]

(Second-person perspective, you = the player)

As a lazy player, using the default System character appearance from the start is normal, right?

But

The default appearance data in this lousy game, Universe, belongs to an NPC.

You were using the default System appearance when a vehicle knocked you unconscious. Worse still, there were NPCs with the same face riding in the vehicle.

You, with mixed feelings: I'm speechless.

Then, in the Alchemy Commission, you were surrounded by NPCs fussing over you. Some even called you by the real name of a certain NPC.

You, feeling utterly tormented: I'm exhausted.

Later, you escaped the Alchemy Commission and returned to the open world, ready to explore like crazy. But fate had other plans. You ran into an NPC while fighting monsters and could only watch as they finished off all the near-dead enemies, shouting, "I'll help you!" The experience points and loot you'd nearly secured slipped right out of your hands.

You, with nothing to show for it: My heart is broken.

From then on, you ran into NPCs far more often.

On a commission, you ran into them.

At a meal, you ran into them.

While getting a drink, you ran into them.

Even in some tiny back alley, you could run into them.

One day, after they had tripped you up time and again, you finally understood.

You and this bunch of NPCs were clearly born under incompatible signs.

Since you couldn't avoid them or get away from them, then you would

Start over!

That's right, start over.

Because Universe requires unique real-name account binding, you can only choose to delete your account by refusing to restore your character after it dies.

You prepared a perfect exit for yourself.

There was no better way than to die heroically on the battlefield.

But

You didn't die.

Your character had been swallowed whole by the enemy BOSS, yet those NPCs you hated most still dug you out of its stomach, even though you had only a sliver of health left.

Then you were sent to the Alchemy Commission yet again.

This time, the reason was: severe depression and a tendency toward self-destruction.

The NPCs gazed at you with tear-filled eyes, grief-stricken: We know you're tired, but at least stay here with us.

You: Are you all crazy? (Freaking out) I just want to start over!

Please note:

1. The setting differs somewhat from the previous story, and only some elements are used. Apart from chat and item gifting, players cannot interact across characters outside official events.

2. Players choose a profession from the start. Each profession represents a different character, and each player has a different storyline. (You cannot change professions, but initial attributes can be increased later and are not fixed.)

3. The game's opening timeline is tentatively set during the Cloud Quintet era. Players can choose whether to start the Xianzhou storyline or the Universe storyline.

Theme: Even a game can be a second life