Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"The statement that no one caught them is not accurate."

Melutina leaned back in her chair, stirring her coffee with a spoon.

"Several people with high Honkai energy levels have been arrested, but in my opinion, they should all be innocent."

"It's a common occurrence. Möbius probably has a few more test subjects now. But, Melutina, although I'm not really in a position to say."

Möbius's recent experiments have been a bit extreme, and you can probably guess why, right?

Wilvi shrugged. It wasn't unusual to forcibly recruit test subjects under the guise of suspects. People who always had a sense of morality like Sue would only bring trouble upon themselves.

"...The doctor doesn't care about many people to begin with, and now there are even fewer. Perhaps this makes her a little anxious."

Melutina was silent for a moment, then said in a muffled voice.

“Anxious? More like uneasy. It’s quite rare to see this. Mebius, you, and I have been friends for a long time. Sometimes I really feel like you are Dr. Mebius’s long-lost daughter.”

Velvi spread her hands.

"They look exactly the same in some strange places."

"Do I look a lot like the Doctor?"

Melutina was taken aback; this was the first time someone had ever spoken to her like that.

"Because many people think Möbius is a very strong person, just like many people think Qian Jie is. Now that you know Qian Jie, do you really think he's as 'resilient' as others say?"

Vilvi waved to the waiter, signaling for another drink.

"No, truly strong people don't wear masks to hide their outward appearance. He and Nino are just concealing some kind of... fear within themselves."

Melutina hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"No, Kevin and I are the same."

"Yes, truly strong people don't necessarily show it on their appearance; people who appear strong on the outside are often fragile on the inside."

The former is like Desmond and Scar, the latter like Kevin and Mebius.

Wilvi added all the sugar she had on hand.

"Möbius, she seems very strong, but... perhaps her inner self is not as strong as she thinks."

If she could truly walk that path alone, then there would be no need for her to rely on Blanca or Klein. Her gentleness was precisely the most deadly poison, especially to herself.

"Why did Senior Vivi suddenly decide to tell me all this?"

Melutina frowned.

"You shouldn't be this kind of enthusiastic person."

"Hey, junior, you're really hurting my feelings by saying that."

Velvi feigned injury and then said,

"Cang Xuan came to me to discuss it. I have a close relationship with Cang Xuan, so I have to think about it for her sake."

"Why didn't Senior Sister come to find me...?"

Melutina stopped herself halfway through her sentence.

"You've already said you're the senior sister, how can you let your junior sister worry about this kind of thing?"

"Vellvi said lazily,"

"However, I have rarely seen Cang Xuan so sad... even more so than when she found out she had lost her property."

"...But Senior Vivi, you still told me?"

Melutina countered with a question.

“I listened to Cang Xuan’s complaints because of our friendship, and I told you because I felt you needed to know. These are two different things.”

Velvi shook her finger.

"By the way, the reason I said you and Mebius are alike is because you are exactly the same in your stubbornness."

"...where is the stubbornness?"

"The way they pretend to be strong when they encounter setbacks is exactly the same."

Wilvi stuck out her tongue; her coffee was too sweet.

"You always thought you had overcome it, but you only got deeper and deeper into it. Isn't that exactly what Mebius and you are doing now?"

"Are you really not related by blood?"

"To my knowledge, there isn't."

Melutina frowned.

"Senior Vilvie, what exactly do you want me to do?"

"Oh, it's just a chat. I went to see Mei a few days ago, and she was lying in bed and couldn't get up. She was also wary of me."

Velvi looked displeased.

"Oh, and what's even more outrageous is that she actually put up a sign on the door that says 'Vilvie and Honkai Beasts are not allowed to enter!' That's just too much!"

"In short, I think it's Senior Vivi's fault."

Melutina said without wavering.

"Speaking of which... today is a special day, Senior Vilvie should remember, right?"

"...Yes, I remember."

Vervi nodded.

"On the anniversary of Desdobia's death, that little girl's tombstone was also buried in the Mu Continent... I made a new one for her in Renault City last year."

"If only I could be as strong as her."

Melutina said softly.

"What was it like when she died?"

"...Do you really need to know?"

Vervier paused for a moment, which was unusual, and then asked.

"Did they die without the dignity of a soldier?"

Melutina's eyes flickered.

"Those who go on suicide missions never have a chance of winning from the start."

"Vilvie said softly,"

"When I saw her, she was leaning against the ruins, with a large hole punched in her chest, and blood splattered out, staining the entire wall red."

I know that everyone who saw this scene was thinking, "This isn't how a hero should die, nor is it how a girl should die."

"..."

"She was immobilized under the control of the Eighth Herrscher and was pierced by a Honkai Beast. But she still managed to buy enough time, although I don't know if she actually did it."

Velvi looked at Melutina, and for a moment Melutina suddenly felt that the person sitting in front of her was someone else.

"But they were cheering, cheering for victory... Sometimes I really think about it."

Velvi looked up, and it wasn't the one who had just been talking to her. Her eyes were cold and full of anger; perhaps this was Velvi's true nature.

"Why have we been fighting for these scumbags until now?"

"..."

“Mébius is right, Melutina.”

Melutina looked at Vervi and suddenly felt a chill in her heart. She realized a fact.

"Humans are not worth saving...we should identify them."

Perhaps even now...

"Selection is the prerequisite for true evolution."

There have never been moths drawn to flames...

"I actually support what Möbius has been conceiving recently..."

Vilvi leaned closer to Melutina, her gaze fixed intently on her.

Melutina looked at her, her eyes wavering.

Yes, we never have...

"Project Stigmata".

We have tried to understand each other.

Chapter 107 Can I Call You Mom?

"PhD."

"Hmm... Melutina, I feel like you've grown taller."

"Didn't you get shorter?"

Melutina paused for a moment and asked.

"I wouldn't make a misjudgment based on the height difference; you're probably just really growing up."

Mebius reached out his hand, and Melutina obediently lowered her head so that he could touch it.

"Well... although it's difficult for a fusion warrior's age to increase after surgery, judging from your case, it will probably stabilize when you're in your twenties."

Will I grow up again...?

Melutina hadn't thought about this question; she assumed that things would always be this way.

Yes, but the process will be a little slower.

Möbius nodded and walked ahead, with Melutina following closely behind.

"It's good that you've grown up. You can't always be a child. You have to learn... Why am I saying this? Never mind, forget I said anything."