Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"He wants to date Vanessa."

Melutina said expressionlessly.

"kindness……"

Nino opened the orange juice, thought for a moment,

“I think you’ve got it backwards. It’s Vanessa who wants to date him.”

"impossible."

"why?"

"...I don't care."

Melutina turned her face away.

"It's just impossible."

"Okay, okay, if it's impossible, it's impossible."

Nino patted her head to comfort her.

"So what do you want to do to him? Light him up like a sky lantern or a rocking horse?"

"or……"

Melutina hesitated for a moment, then reached out and made a swipe.

"Castrate him?"

"Pfft, hahaha... Melutina, Melutina, do you know? You're like a loser whose crush on a goddess has been taken by a pig."

Nino couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"I don't understand what you're saying."

Melutina said irritably.

“I don’t care about François, but Vanessa isn’t the kind of girl who gets blinded by love. At her age, she’s at her most rational. In my opinion, François won’t be able to win Vanessa over without paying a price.”

Nino said lazily,

"You're the one who's giving them an easy win right now."

"You sound like you know everything. But you don't have a boyfriend either, do you?"

Melutina said expressionlessly.

"You expressionless little girl, your mouth is actually darker than it looks."

Nino said, pulling her face.

"I'm already sixteen. Do I look like a little girl to you?"

Melutina slapped her hand away.

"Besides, you're not that old."

"Why doesn't it look like it? Hmm, it even has a bit of baby fat..."

Nino briefly remarked on the feel of the ball, then said,

"Tonight is Vanessa's birthday, and I think you're going to see someone you don't want to see again."

"...I gave him a laxative."

Melutina's eyes darkened.

"No evidence was left behind; it was done very cleanly."

"Eh? You too..."

Nino was taken aback.

Melutina looked at her too, and the two of them froze at the same time.

"Won't he die from dehydration?"

Nino clasped his hands together.

"Amitabha Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, please don't come looking for me after you die, I'm afraid of ghosts..."

Why would you... give him a laxative?

Melutina was dumbfounded.

"Oh dear, he spilled my coffee the other day because he wasn't watching where he was going."

Nino stuck out his tongue.

"I hold grudges very well, you know."

"Okay...you really are that kind of person."

Melutina accepted this explanation.

"Then we won't be seeing him tonight."

Suddenly, Melutina's expression relaxed considerably.

……

night

Vanessa's birthday party

"Is that François?"

"Is this for real? Is this some kind of possession or resurrection?"

"His legs are shaking..."

"Is he playing the male ghost today?"

"Who dresses up as a ghost at a birthday party..."

Contrary to expectations, when Melutina arrived, she still saw that persistent ghost.

As for Nino, she was chatting enthusiastically with Vanessa, leaving François anxiously standing by, unable to interject.

"Vanessa, listen to me, recently that country..."

"Vanessa, this cosmetic..."

"Vanessa, about Mr. Metro's novel lately..."

"Vanessa, that movie is..."

Faced with Miss Nino, who was three to five times more enthusiastic than usual, Vanessa could only nod awkwardly.

She and Nino have a good relationship; in fact, Nino has a good relationship with everyone.

But it shouldn't have come to that point yet...

"temperature……"

"Long time no see, François."

François was about to speak when a merciless iron hand grabbed his shoulder.

"you you you……"

François jumped up in fright, turned around, and assumed a fighting stance.

"You she-devil, what do you want to do?"

"I don't want to do anything."

Melutina stood with her hands in her pockets, raising an eyebrow.

"It's just that Young Master Fu doesn't seem to be in good health. Maybe he's been seeing too many girlfriends? Perhaps he should go back and rest early."

"Woman, woman, she-devil! Don't make false accusations!"

François panicked instantly.

"No, I was just thinking that you, Young Master Fu, are both rich and handsome, so you must be very popular."

Melutina had her hands behind her back, a move she had learned from Nino, and she seemed quite adept at it.

"You she-devil, you know perfectly well what I do to..."

François's expression grew even uglier.

"Damn it, today I'm going to teach you a lesson for your arrogance!"

"Okay, how do you want to compete?"

Melutina raised an eyebrow.

"You decide! I can't possibly lose!"

François replied without hesitation.

"Let's play poker then, let's have a fair fight."

Melutina pointed to the champagne next to her.

"One bottle per round."

"one……"

François was speechless for a moment.

"What, you're afraid?"

Melutina raised an eyebrow.

"Why wouldn't I dare! But if you lose, I won't make things difficult for you; half a bottle will do!"

François was furious and accepted the offer without a second thought.

"A bet is a bet, come on."

Nino immediately pulled out a deck of cards from his person and slammed it on the table. He winked three times at Melutina, who gave him a knowing look.

"...I'll shuffle the cards."