The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

"From what we can see right now, that's definitely a great vantage point. And since we've seen something like that, wouldn't it be a shame not to go up and take a look?"

"Ok?"

Bronya gazed at the Ferris wheel, then lowered her head for some reason... as if recalling something unpleasant.

Upon seeing his captain's expression, Rildon immediately raised his hand in surprise, as if he had discovered a new continent:

"Look, the captain is making a very rare expression!"

"Really?"

Kiana released the annoying doll and, in a very impolite manner, moved closer to Bronya to examine her closely.

This sudden closeness brought the two sides extremely close, but unfortunately...

Bronya, who was being forced into a corner, did not react at all, but simply slowly raised her head to look at Lyle.

"Lyle, do you need me to tell you anything besides the tactical report?"

"Ah, no, Captain, I was wrong!"

Lyle closed his eyes and lowered his head, looking embarrassed.

Kiana was slightly surprised to see this.

Why would he feel apologetic? Could there be another reason?

And just after Timido, the youngest member of the team, let out a playful laugh, Kiana quickly understood the deeper meaning behind Bronya's words...

"But speaking of Ferris wheels, I also have some wonderful memories..."

"Huh? Uh, it seems like nobody cares..." Kiana scratched her head, somewhat confused.

Is this male team member a bit slow-witted?

However, just as she was considering whether to directly remind him...

"This is a long-buried past, a sorrow I'd rather not speak of. Since you insist on asking..."

Kiana frowned, Bronya remained reserved, and Timido looked up with a curious expression.

Sirin, blushing from Kiana's pout, flew over and asked in a somewhat muffled voice, "Are you going to go on and on about it?"

"Haha, as expected of the second-generation AI robot from Destiny, it can actually predict my intentions so accurately? That's right, I..."

In response to Lyle's clearly awkward praise, Sirin simply rested her slightly swollen cheeks on her hand and retorted in a muffled, disdainful tone:

"Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl, your childhood sweetheart. The two of you..."

As the little guy narrated intermittently, this long-buried past, which the person involved claimed was unwilling to talk about, was revealed through another little mouth.

The content of its restatement is not exactly the same as the original content, but rather completely consistent.

Even Lyle, who had just praised it as worthy of being the second-best AI robot in the Destiny universe, twitched at the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but ask in return:

"Why...how do you know this story?"

"..."

Sirin didn't answer, while Bronya glanced at the little guy who had helped interrupt with some admiration, then crossed her arms and stared at her teammate with an expression as if he were an idiot.

With just a glance, she had fully demonstrated that her attitude was almost identical to that of the little doll.

"So, what does this have to do with Ferris wheels?"

Bronya and Sirin answered almost in unison.

His calm demeanor even made Lyle, the person involved, feel extremely...embarrassed.

"Ahem! Please, this is a sad story from the past!"

"Oh yeah, I bet that girl named Estella misses you a lot too, right?"

Faced with such a poignant love story, Kiana unusually showed curiosity and empathy.

After all, in her eyes, she and Mei were an inseparable pair!

Timido, a junior member of the team, also felt sad and curious.

"I never knew you had such a sad past..."

The voluptuous girl, wearing a mask, gracefully placed her hands down, her face filled with sadness.

Unfortunately...

"Let me correct that."

Celine casually crossed her legs and sat on her scissors, tossing her braided hair that her owner had messed up.

"The girl you love is still named Vivian."

Why is everyone different now? (Honkai Impact 3rd): Chapter 20 Sirin's hair, soft and smooth. Uh... messed up.

A cold breeze swept across the elevator platform.

Bronya and Sirin stared at Lyle again with looks that seemed to regard him as an idiot. Feeling embarrassed, Lyle spread his hands awkwardly and smiled helplessly:

"Is it really necessary to worry about these details?"

"Hey, you idiot, how come you can't even remember the name of the person you love, you moron!"

No sooner had Lyle finished speaking than Kiana grabbed the teammate by the collar without saying a word, questioning or rather scolding him in an accusing tone.

The other members of the team looked puzzled by her reaction.

As for Lyle, whose collar had been grabbed, he looked completely bewildered:

"Ah?!"

He looked at the girl who was interrogating him with utter helplessness, lamenting how unlucky he was.

How did I inexplicably anger this temporary team member...?

"Uh, because the team's work is too busy, so..."

"That's no excuse. Even if you're busy with work, you should at least remember that girl's name, right?"

Kiana stubbornly continued saying this, unaware that the reason Sirin mentioned another girl's name might not be because Lyle had misremembered the name.

However, even though she didn't realize it, Celine wouldn't bother to explain anything.

She just wanted to urge Kiana to keep going quickly, and also make sure that her somewhat reckless master wouldn't do anything else that would cause her to disconnect.

"Alright, alright, if he were thinking clearly, he wouldn't bring this up again. Let's get back to talking about the Ferris wheel, shall we?"

Upon hearing this from Ishlin, Lyle felt a particularly subtle sensation.

Is this really helping, or is it deliberately causing trouble?

He looked with increasing helplessness at the arrogant doll who was dressed cutely but often spoke provocatively to others.

At this moment, the little guy is still sitting on the scissors with his legs crossed, looking incredibly domineering. If only the reminder were a little bigger...

Oh dear, Lyle, you can't be this heartless!

Lyle put an end to the whimsical thoughts in his mind, then reached out and took Kiana's hand, smiling earnestly as he said:

"Hey buddy, could you let go of me before you speak? Cough, cough, I'm having trouble breathing..."

"Oh! Sorry..."

Realizing she had gotten a little excited, Kiana withdrew her hand and gave a very embarrassed salute at the end.

"I just think that if that girl is really your true love, you should make sure to state her name clearly."

"Hehehe...Eh heh!" Lyle tilted his head, making an expression almost identical to that of a certain drunken poet.

Although Kiana hasn't met the drunken poet yet, she can sense...

Is this guy trying to fool himself?

Thinking that her well-intentioned reminder had been ignored, Kiana immediately clapped her hands in annoyance, then gave a very 'kind' look:

"...Do you think I'm wrong? Do you want me to make you understand the importance of a good memory?"

"No, no, cough cough! I've already made it clear, her name is Estella!"

Just as Kiana was interrogating Lyle, Bronya and Sirin were almost in perfect unison, looking at Lyle with disdain and contempt.

Even a simple gaze made this white-haired young man understand what a 'kind' gaze truly meant.

Finally, under such pressure, Bronya, as the team leader, nodded with great satisfaction: "In that case, why don't we continue to talk about things unrelated to the mission?"

No, no, no!

This time, after experiencing that embarrassing and speechless 'advice', Lyle realized his mistake and hurriedly began to pledge his loyalty before the others.

"Captain, everything should be based on the mission. Let's focus on the mission!"

"Ah, very good."

Lyle's attitude was so good that Bronya almost laughed out loud, and she gave Kiana a slight smile.

It sounds like a compliment...

Such bizarre behavior left Kiana, the person involved, somewhat bewildered.

She couldn't understand why, instead of being reprimanded for teaching Bronya's team a lesson, she seemed to have won favor.

All I can say is that Lyle forgetting the name of his beloved is truly an extremely wrong thing to do, isn't it?

"I think we need to look for a breakthrough above the Ferris wheel."

Just as Kiana hesitated, Bronya slowly spoke up and expressed her opinion.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in surprise, and then nodded in agreement.

Seeing that they were finally ready to leave, Celine, whose face had almost recovered from the swelling, sighed and muttered something unexpectedly:

"Shouldn't we have done this a long time ago? Honestly."

"Okay, okay, stop complaining."

After briefly reaching an agreement with Bronya, Kiana reached out and patted the little guy's head, somewhat puzzled.

Why is she being so fierce today?