"Hey, sweetheart..."
Beneath a golden flower patch, a skeleton clad in a red jacket stood before a meticulously maintained tombstone.
"It's been a whole year since you left us."
"How are you doing now?"
"I truly hope you've found your own happiness."
"I think you deserve it."
"Your wish came true, the barrier was broken, and all the monsters came out."
"At first, it was hard for us to integrate with humans."
"For a long time, people were reluctant to accept us."
"But you taught us kindness, so everything slowly got better."
"Now Papyrus is a traffic cop, he's responsible for maintaining order and preventing conflicts between humans and monsters."
"Toriel also became a school teacher. Everything was difficult at first, but she slowly overcame her challenges."
"Flowey also tries to support everyone, especially Toriel."
"Did something happen between them before?"
"Regardless, we all slowly got better."
"But..."
He paused, his voice catching, "Frisk..."
"Do you know, I miss you so much..."
"I think of you every day and night."
"I come here every day this past year."
"Because this is where you fell."
"I constantly recall every moment we spent together."
"Frisk..."
"You know, in every dream I have, I see you, carefree and smiling, calling my name."
"I'm really in so much pain..."
As the skeleton spoke, he looked up and covered his face, two clear tears tracing paths down his skeletal cheeks.
Mochizhi was still in pieces. As soon as the BGM started, her mind was flooded with sweet memories from the game, which now felt like the sharpest knives piercing her heart.
'It's candy... hehe... it's candy... (broken by the pain)'
'Wuwuwuwu, this hurts so much!'
'Nuclear bomb incoming, eat up!'
'Ah! This is my first time experiencing such pain, I finally understand the streamer's agony!'
'This hit me hard!'
'Late at night, the best time to indulge in this kind of pain!'
'Completely broken by the sadness, wuwuwuwuwuwuwu wa'
'You must be joking, this is more heartbreaking than a nuclear bomb. I'm done, the pain is too much!'
'Frisk! How can I live without you! Frisk!'
...
The viewers seemed okay, but their state suggested they were a bit unhinged, likely still reeling from the emotional blow.
The game continued. After a good cry, Sans's emotions calmed slightly, and he began speaking again, as if he had an endless supply of words.
"Whenever I feel sad or upset, I come here."
"If you can hear my voice, please, please come out, even for just a moment."
"Indeed..."
"Everything is gone now..."
"Sans?"
Flowey suddenly appeared, looking at Sans with concern. "Hey, Sans!"
"What are you doing here, weed?"
"You know she's not coming back, right?"
"I know..."
"..." Flowey: "Sans, I miss her too, but life has to go on."
"Papyrus asked me to ask, when are you planning to come home?"
"I don't know, maybe next week."
"That's what you said a week ago."
"Is that so..."
"Sans, we're all worried about you. A year has passed, and you've never come home," Flowey said with concern. "You either stay in hotels or near Frisk's spot."
"I think it's time we said goodbye to her..."
"..." Sans looked up slightly. "Alright, if I agree, you won't leave, right?"
"...I think Frisk would do the same."
Flowey: "So, come home with me..."
Just then, another familiar BGM, "Megalovania," began to play. The viewers were once again brought to tears.
'Ahhhhhhhhhh the music made me cry instantly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
'As expected from a music game, whenever a familiar BGM plays, beautiful past memories unconsciously surface in my mind, and then I get hurt.'
'It's over. I was fine at first, but as soon as "Megalovania" started, tears were streaming down...'
'Damn it! Damn it! Why is this game so heartbreaking!'
'Ah! It hurts so much!'
'Wow, this final monologue not only hurt the players, but it deeply wounded Sans as well.'
...
"Okay, you go back first. I'll be there shortly."
After Flowey left, Sans looked at the flower patch again. "I'm sorry, sweetheart, but I don't want to leave you."
He leaned down and kissed the golden flower.
"See you tomorrow, sweetheart."
As Sans turned to leave, they heard something large fall onto the flower bed.
"What was that sound?"
"Someone must have fallen again."
"Never mind, let's go back."
Frisk's voice rang out: "Sans... is that you?"
"Fr-Frisk?"
Sans whipped his head around. "Is it really you!"
At this point, the main body of the game abruptly ended.
However, it was enough. The livestream exploded with excitement.
'Ahhhhhhhhhh (the child can no longer speak)'
'Good! So so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so good! (crying) Good!!!!!'
'Ah WCWCWCWC!!!'
'Good ending? (exceptionally excited primal scream)'
'Hahaha, patient children get candy!'
'I bet many people didn't last till the end, hahahaha, they collapsed after eating the pain. Thinking of this makes me want to laugh so hard, hahahaha!!!'
'Mochizhi is still crying, she persevered till the end but didn't focus on the finale, hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter!'
...
"Damn it, you dog-brained game, you dog-brained designer!"
"Huh???"
"What are you all happy about?"
Mochizhi, her emotions slightly calmed, looked at the bullet comments and was completely bewildered. Why was the atmosphere so strange?
Meanwhile, a storm of emotional devastation was sweeping across the internet.
Since "Flowerfall" didn't require much player input, most players had similar completion times.
Upon seeing the final "Game Over" that would never appear flash to life, countless tough men shed tears and left the game in despair.
Subsequently, widespread condemnation erupted online.
"I'm used to taking my pain like it's food, but I still couldn't help but shed tears facing 'Flowerfall'."
"I naively thought I would be indifferent to the blooming flowers, but okay, I lost!"
"It's delicious candy, hehehehehehehehehehe (broken by the pain)"
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha so sweet, hahahaha, eat more hahahaha!) I've gone mad!!"
"Where's the old thief! Where is he! I'm going to gank him!!"
"Quick, quick!!! The old thief is streaming on Shark Platform. He might have updates on the latest VR game. There's a guy named Ashina Ichijiro, and the old thief is reportedly trying him out. Hurry, or it'll be too late!"
"What, where is he, where!?!?"
"Charge!!!!!"
Amidst the condemnation, discordant voices emerged, instantly shifting the atmosphere.
One moment they were denouncing the old thief Lu Li, the next they were rushing to his stream, afraid of missing the latest game reveals.
...
(Phew, phew, phew~~~~)
(That's it~~ Au's data wasn't great, so I'm only writing about Flowerfall, not other Au's.)
(From now on, I'll primarily focus on VR games. The next one is Sekiro.)
(I rushed this article today because I'm planning to take a bath soon~~~ )
(So, to make a long story short)
(Since Titan, my data, royalties... everything has been halved and halved again. I don't know if it's because the new games aren't appealing enough or if this book's lifespan is over.)
(Poor data leads to a bad mood, but I still have to write, so the two games after Titan were a bit rushed because I was also actively slacking off to regain my composure...)
(Tonight I'll take a bath, wash away the fatigue, and welcome a brand new March. I need to work hard, strive, and seriously ponder the plot...)
(Never mind, I'll chat when I have time. I'm going for a bath now~~~~)