Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"Speaking of which, China's strength has improved by leaps and bounds recently."

To break the silence, Alicia changed the subject.

"Kevin, have you been the sparring partner lately?"

"It was me before, now it's a thousand tribulations."

Kevin shook his head and said,

"Her strength has improved rapidly, and with the power of Garuda, she is now barely able to fight against Qianjie."

"Hua was a battle-hardened warrior, and one of the few who were not fused warriors and were able to stay on the front lines."

Melutina interjected,

What is the success rate of this super-mutation factor project?

"It's very low, but it's better than nothing."

Kevin gave a brief reply.

"But there are just too many volunteers lately... Hmm? Hey! Sakura, come sit down, come sit down!"

As Alicia was speaking, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she waved to the person at the door.

"Alicia? And Kevin and Melutina... what are you all doing here?"

Sakura paused for a moment, then walked over when she saw Alicia waving.

"I have nothing to do."

"Nothing interesting to do?"

"I'm hungry and I'm very free."

"..."

Hearing this, Sakura shook her head helplessly and sat down next to Melutina.

"If the three of you get busy, the sky will really fall down."

"No way! We're not on the front lines every day. By the way, Sakura, aren't you in charge of new recruit training? How's it going? Any interesting things happening?"

Alicia leaned closer, her eyes sparkling.

"Nothing interesting, just a ton of headaches. There's this one girl who always skips work, and I just can't find her."

Sakura ordered a bowl of noodles and a cup of cherry blossom wine, saying helplessly.

"Let me think... 'Instructor, I know I was wrong.' 'Sister Ying, I'll never do it again.' 'Boss, please forgive me this time'... This feeling?"

Melutina raised an eyebrow and asked.

"...I must say, it's not that they're completely identical, but rather that they're exactly the same."

Sakura shook her head with a wry smile.

"I noticed that the child's fighting ability was weaker than the others, so I gave her extra training every day. But after only a few days, she started running away whenever she saw me."

"Sigh, honestly, his fighting skills are just average, but his petty theft skills are top-notch."

"That's the righteous thief of Twilight Street. Don't let her appearance fool you, she's a wanted criminal."

Melutina said with a wry smile,

"Sakura, did you lose anything?"

"Hmm? No, what's wrong?"

Sakura asked, puzzled.

"No, it's nothing."

Melutina looked away.

Well, that kid was probably afraid that what happened back then would be exposed and he would be punished later.

"Boss, a bowl of noodles, with an egg."

"Okay... Little girl, you're so young and you're already going out to eat noodles by yourself?"

"...Yes, Uncle."

"……kindness?"

Kevin looked up.

"Hmm??"

Alicia blinked.

"...Clatter."

Melutina dropped her spoon.

"This……"

Sakura's hand, which was holding the cup, froze in mid-air.

"plum……"

“Mappy…”

“Mebius…”

"Dr. Möbius?!"

They were all completely bewildered.

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

"Don't make a fuss, I just came to get something to eat."

Mebius sat next to Sakura and pursed his lips.

"Doctor, your bust size is..."

Melutina opened her mouth, looking at Mebius's chest.

"...Isn't your focus a little strange?"

Mebius was speechless.

“Mébius, although I know you're concerned about your age, and you've been wearing youthful makeup and clothes that don't accentuate your chest lately, but…”

Alicia held Mebius's hand, her eyes brimming with tears, then suddenly paused.

"Wait, isn't that makeup?"

"...Dr. Möbius, what exactly happened?"

Sakura had a hesitant expression on her face.

"let me see……"

Möbius sensed something was amiss, so she concluded,

"To put it in one sentence... it was done by Qianjie."

Chapter Ninety-Six: Problem Child Padophilia

"Oh my, Sister Ying really went all out..."

Padofilis returned to the dormitory, clutching her buttocks. Her roommate, Jona, was about to greet her when Padofilis suddenly lay face down on the bed with her buttocks sticking up high.

"This is... being kicked in the butt?"

Jona asked, suppressing a laugh.

"That's right, even though I begged for mercy, Sister Ying still kicked me."

Padofilis maintained the indecent posture and said with a grin.

"This is real combat training. I've never heard of begging for mercy."

Jona shook her head and said,

"By the way, Pado, I heard you're quite familiar with Lord Kevin and Lady Alicia?"

"Um... well, in a way we're quite familiar. What's up? Is there something you need?"

Padofelis looked up and asked.

"I've been hearing all sorts of stories about them and I want to know what kind of people they really are."

Jona's eyes were filled with longing.

"After all, we joined the Moth Chaser because we wanted to save the world like them, didn't we? Kevin, Alicia, Meltina, Eden... they were all heroes who fought on the front lines of the Honkai."

"..."

Padofelis fell silent. She scratched her head, remembering the instant noodles she'd seen at Kevin's house, the maid outfit in Ellie's closet, the pile of dolls on Mei's bed, and Su's vegetable garden...

"They're not actually that...mystical."

In the end, Padolilis had no choice but to say this.

Does that mean they are very approachable?

Jona asked, puzzled.

"No, no, not at all! Except for Sister Ellie and Brother Su, I've never met Miss Eden, but Boss Kevin, Sister Mei, Sister Snake and Brother Jie... they really scared me to death."

Padofilis recalled that when he was with Qianjie, he almost got himself killed by him on the spot, but then Sister Mei... Melutina was watching with a smile on her face, mouthing the words "cat food".

In the end, it was Ellie who came to the rescue. She pulled Padophilia aside and offered her words of comfort, although...

Midway through, the ears and tail seemed to be moved by the hands and feet of the person being moved.

"Sigh, Sister Mei too. Although I lied to her back then, I... I'm just a penniless little girl, I'm lucky to even have cat food..."

Padofilis was halfway through her story when she suddenly noticed Jona frantically giving her meaningful glances.

"Even so, I feel incredibly guilty! I'm completely devoted to Sister Mei; whatever she says goes. If she tells me to go east, I'll never go west! Hahaha, don't you agree, Sister Mei!"

Padofilis laughed and turned around. Melutina leaned against the door and raised an eyebrow.