The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

She looked very carefully, as if she were trying to see through the girl's soul.

However, she couldn't detect even a trace of falsehood in Gretsch's eyes.

So, the strange thing that just happened had nothing to do with her?

Thinking of this, Kiana slowly stood up: "If you're not injured, let's continue on our way."

"Um... wait a minute."

Gretchen did not respond to Kiana's suggestion, but slowly took out her paintbrush and paint palette and began to paint on the original scroll.

She drew very carefully and vividly.

Soon, the prototype of a girl with black hair, black eyes, and two horns on her head appeared beside Kiana.

Together with her, they faced a massive, unidentified enemy...

It must be said that Gretchen's painting skills are truly superb.

Kiana stared at the figure, which only had a face and a rough outline of its appearance, and for some reason suddenly recalled her favorite person.

Greta is drawing...who?

"Gresch, you want to draw Mei, right?"

"Hmm? I don't know..." Gretchen shook her head, then dipped her brush in some paint and continued painting. "I want to give the traveler a companion."

"Uh..."

Draw me a friend?

For a fleeting moment, Kiana wanted to retort that the little girl's whimsical ideas were simply too absurd.

But the thought that she had kindly intended to draw a companion for him warmed his heart.

Although her behavior is somewhat unpredictable, Greta is a good girl no matter what.

Isn't it too cruel to shatter the beautiful dream of such a good girl?

Kiana touched her chin, then half-squatted down and coaxed Gretsch, "Thank you, Gretsch."

"You're welcome, oh dear..."

Greta was speaking without turning her head when she suddenly realized that her palette... was out of paint!

"What do I do... we're out of paint!"

The little guy looked uncomfortable.

And this was the first time Kiana had seen her panic.

She didn't panic when she encountered Honkai Beasts before, and she didn't panic when she was in a deserted forest.

So when she ran out of paint, she panicked like this?

Kiana shook her head, finding Gretchen utterly adorable and endearing.

Although she seems a bit dull, she has an unusual persistence in some areas.

"As for paint, I have some."

Kiana took out the paint from her system inventory and handed it to Gretsch.

Seeing the girl's overjoyed expression, she felt a surge of warmth in her heart.

It was at this moment that she noticed that the paint she had obtained through battle was somewhat different from the paint she knew.

[Paint: An extremely special paint that can have a wonderful effect in the hands of a lost little painter. Cannot be exchanged using Herrscher Points.]

Was this pigment special?

Moreover, it has some amazing effects?

Suddenly, a question arose in Kiana's mind, causing her to close her eyes and ponder: "What kind of miraculous effect is this?"

Could it be that the people in the paintings could actually become reality?

Kiana found this conjecture both absurd and intriguing.

After all, if you could draw people and bring them to life, then drawing Mei would... wouldn't you be able to see a lifelike Mei yourself?

Kiana suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She slowly opened her eyes, then placed her hands on Gretsch's shoulders: "Gretsch, could you draw Mei for me?"

Gretchen's Herrscher Sister (Honkai): Chapter 2 Mei: "Why did I come here? Did I wake up the wrong way?"

In the Pure Land of the Past.

A girl with horns on her head is wielding a katana and fighting against monsters in the paradise.

Her movements were exceptionally swift; despite the large number of enemies, none of them could touch her even once.

She is Mei.

After taking down wave after wave of enemies, Mei's eyes sharpened.

"Roar, Kurikara!"

With the appearance of Kurikara, she mounted the dragon without saying a word and began to rampage through the massive number of monsters.

Despite the overwhelming number of enemies, she had no choice but to wipe them all out in order to meet Aponia, who had been hiding from her, as promised.

"Soon..."

Looking at the last enemy blocking her way, Mei's gaze was unwavering.

She swung her sword, directly commanding Kurikara to charge towards the enemy. Then, taking advantage of the enemy's entanglement with the Thunder Dragon and inability to break free, she leaped into a sword-drawing stance.

"Break!"

Mei gripped the hilt of her sword tightly with both hands and slashed down vertically, the lightning flashing in an instant.

After the enemy's corpse was split in two and turned to ashes, it dispersed.

As expected, her consciousness gradually faded.

"This is...the feeling from last time, Aponia..."

Mei gradually collapsed to the ground and fell asleep.

She thought that when she awoke again, she would be able to see Aponia and ask her for the secrets of the Paradise of the Past...

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"How's it going, Gretchen? How's the painting coming along?"

After deciding to create a lifelike Mei, Kiana began her business in this forest.

Simply put, it means killing all the monsters blocking the way in the forest.

This is a huge undertaking, because due to the unique nature of this world, she often encounters trouble when fighting alone and faces more than five enemies.

Fortunately, so far the monsters they have encountered have all been Honkai Beasts or zombies.

We have not yet seen any particularly large or exceptionally powerful monsters.

Thanks to this, Kiana is quite adept at collecting paint.

[Battle won! Congratulations, host, you have obtained 1 paints.]

[Battle won! Congratulations, host, you have obtained 2 paints.]

[Battle won! Congratulations, host, you have obtained 1 paints.]

[Victory in battle! Congratulations, host...]

In short, after dealing with dozens of unlucky guys one after another, Kiana has collected a considerable amount of paint.

"Now is the time for them to come into play."

As she spoke, she piled all the paint she was holding in front of Gretsch.

Looking at the small pile of paint, Gretchen was stunned for a moment, then hugged Kiana's slender waist.

"Traveler sister is amazing!"

"Huh? Why are you suddenly saying that?" He felt the petite and passionate beauty in his arms.

Kiana felt a little guilty for some reason.

That's strange... why would I have such a thought?

"Because the traveler sister can conjure up paint!"

Gretchen tilted her head back and answered blankly.

Seeing her so innocent, Kiana was too embarrassed to say that she had 'borrowed' it from the hospitable monster.

So she could only turn her head to the side and said leisurely, "I'm not as omnipotent as you think."

Greta tilted her head, wondering why Kiana had suddenly become so humble.

However, the petite girl didn't think about this question. She simply turned around slowly, picked up the palette, and began to pour paint and paint.

The weather here is fine and sunny, with birds singing and flowers blooming, but every now and then a few Honkai Beasts will dart out.

It is truly a wonderful place for tourists to explore and appreciate nature.

Kiana sat quietly on a nearby rock, watching Gretchen paint.

It has to be said that watching an adorable little girl without shoes create a series of drawings is an extremely novel experience.

Kiana kept looking at the painting until it was finished, without feeling sleepy.

"It's finished."

Greta dipped her palette, which was almost empty, once more, and turned to Kiana to speak.

Seeing that she had finished drawing, Kiana got up, dusted herself off, and then walked over and bent down to check.

At first glance, Kiana felt a sense of déjà vu.

For a moment, I even had the illusion of looking at a photograph.

"Hmm...it's really beautifully drawn."

Kiana patted Gretsch's head and praised her with great satisfaction.