Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Unaware of the change in Mebius's expression, Mebius pressed his forehead and said...

"...A Thousand Calamities? It's a poisonous pupa..."

"Hmm, why is Alicia doing this...?"

"Snapped!"

The loud noise from the table startled Mei. She looked up and found that Möbius's face was only centimeters away from her.

Taking advantage of his height, Möbius looked down at her...

No, it would be more accurate to say he was glaring at her.

"That's my assistant."

A rare display of anger appeared on Mebius's usually icy face.

"...But, but it used to be, cough cough, Mebius, don't do that, you're scaring me."

Mei sensed something was wrong, her eyes darting around.

"Once someone has been my assistant, they will always be my assistant."

Mebius wasn't joking at all.

"You transferred her to... a place like that without even informing me?"

"She's a perfect fit for the Poison Chrysalis...both in terms of ability and personality."

Mei gritted her teeth and said,

“Mebius, this is a rational judgment.”

"What about her 'life'? What about her 'later life'? Do you want me to visit her at her grave, or in prison?"

There was no hint of joking in Mebius's tone.

"...I didn't expect Alicia to agree..."

Mei explained in a low voice that she was actually prepared for Alicia to refuse, and if Alicia seriously opposed the proposal, she would have to respect her opinion.

Unlike Kevin, no one had ever seen Alicia angry, but everyone knew that you should never make that woman angry.

But now, things have turned out differently. Alicia has directly transferred the personnel to that position, making this a case of May's arbitrary decision.

And even if she doesn't say it, Alicia is definitely holding a grudge, and now even Mebius is angry...

"You were the one who transferred her, what's your relationship with Alicia, May..."

Möbius spoke the coldest words in the gentlest tone.

"We're not children anymore, let's not shirk responsibility, okay?"

"Well……"

not good!

Mei looked around; there seemed to be no guards nearby. She glanced at Möbius's expression, her throat bobbing.

"I have a meeting this afternoon... Could you please be a little quieter?"

"Snapped!"

"light……"

"Snapped!"

The next day, everyone in the Firefly Clan knew that Dr. Mei had been slapped twice, because the long, thin handprints on each cheek were very noticeable at yesterday's meeting.

"Hmm...it's quite symmetrical."

Alicia arrived at May's office and looked her up and down.

"...Stop making sarcastic remarks."

Mei's lips twitched slightly as she spoke.

"Mei, you've really pushed a young girl's life into the deepest hell this time. She deserved to be slapped."

Alicia showed absolutely no sympathy for May.

“Merudina also lost her parents… One day a teacher, all beings are fathers, so it’s only reasonable and justifiable for Mebius to slap you twice on behalf of her deceased parents.”

"...What surprised me the most was that Mebius's attitude was just like that of her parents. I never expected that the one who cared about that child the most was not you, but Mebius."

"Oh dear, I never said I didn't care, Mei."

"...Didn't you agree?"

Mei had a bad feeling.

"Because the child wants to go, but Mei."

Alicia smiled brightly.

"I don't want her to go at all, not even a little bit."

Chapter Ten: Thousand Tribulations and Melutina

In the corner of the hall—

In complete darkness, the man sat there.

Compared to the timid and hesitant others around him, he seemed completely unconcerned about what others thought.

Silent yet ferocious.

People looked at him with fear; they were all battle-hardened warriors, but their near-death experiences were useless in front of this man.

I don't know when, but one person after another left.

They had already decided on their partners, which put them at ease. Because... none of them were Qianjie's partner.

Qian Jie didn't care much; for him, being alone was actually better.

He felt that, most likely, he would still be alone in the end.

Who would want to be Qianjie's partner? And who could possibly become his partner?

nobody.

Even Imre was merely his adjutant.

But no one contacted him, no one gave him a clear answer.

Is it a new partner who's crying and wailing, unwilling to come over?

Still no one dares to come over and talk to me, Qianjie?

Each one was reasonable, so Qianjie was not angry.

No one gets angry about things they take for granted...

This is how it should be.

The door opened, and the girl walked in.

Is this to inform their partner that the meeting has been cancelled?

Qianjie found it extremely boring. Had they really sunk so low as to have a little girl deliver their messages?

The girl was calmer than he expected, and her steps were more steady than he anticipated.

The mere twenty meters made Qianjie look at this "little girl" with new respect.

She wasn't as small as she had imagined; the girl's cute yet not childish face indicated that she was already an adult.

Because she was so thin, Qianjie initially mistook her for an underage girl.

Unlike all the girls Qianjie had ever seen who were as beautiful as her, the one in front of him was neither vain nor spoiled.

Her hair was a mess, and her dark circles made one wonder how long it had been since she had slept.

There was no longing or desire in those dark eyes.

There was nothing there.

The two were only a meter apart, and it only took the girl a few seconds to walk over.

But Qianjie was certain of one thing—

This girl is his partner.

"Merutina, hello, Mr. Madman."

"A thousand tribulations, we are all the same."

For the first time ever, Qianjie greeted someone he was meeting for the first time in a proper manner.

"Then let's not delay, let's fight!"

However, no matter who comes, the task at hand will not change.

...............

One month later

Deserts in the southern part of the continent

"You were also unconscious during the Eighth Herrscher event?"

Melutina was driving when she saw her partner next to her, whose legs were practically sticking out of the car.

"You sound surprised?"

Qianjie chuckled and said.

"That was quite unexpected."

Melutina said honestly.

"She gave me a wonderful dream... What happened to that Herrscher later?"

Qianjie suddenly asked.

"Su successfully helped Dr. Spacy locate her position. Apart from the overwhelming mental attack, she had no actual combat ability and was eliminated."