Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"Humph……"

The girl glanced at the raven a few times, then at Eden, snorted, let go of its paw, and sat down beside it.

It seems that he had just pressed down on the raven's head simply to pull up her hood and make sure she looked right.

"Um, I can go first... Click!"

Before the raven could finish speaking, the bar table split in two.

"what……"

The girl, whom Eden called Melutina, looked at Eden expressionlessly.

"Eden, I'm sorry, I'll fix it later."

"……it is good."

Eden shrugged helplessly, stood up, patted the raven on the shoulder, and then...

she left.

Hey Hey hey!

The raven stared wide-eyed at Eden's retreating figure; the ship of friendship was about to capsize.

"name."

Melutina rested her chin on her hand and asked, her tone sounding just like a company interviewer.

"...Raven."

"Real name".

"..."

"kindness?"

"Natasha Ciola".

The raven, humiliated,... chickened out.

"Age. Oh..."

Melutina seemed to think about it seriously for a moment.

“You can lie about this. I heard from Alicia that women like to give a younger age.”

"..."

Thank you so much!

……

After a series of nonsensical questions and answers, Raven noticed that the dark-haired girl was staring at her drink in silence.

"W-what's wrong?"

Where were we just asking?

Home address?

"Um...it's alright. That's fine then."

"Eh?"

The raven was dumbfounded.

"Um... what exactly do you want me to do?"

"No need to add honorifics."

Melutina glanced at her, and after a moment, muttered something.

"...He's a good kid."

"what?"

The raven didn't hear clearly and paused for a moment.

"It's nothing. I am Melutina, who bears the mark of 'Purgatory,' and I am the... which one of the Thirteen Heroes?"

Melutina thought for a moment and then dropped the topic.

"That's not important, because the Third Divine Key is a bit special, so we have to be careful when choosing a user..."

I don't have any special demands or needs of you, so there's no need to be so wary of me.

He's a good kid, just lacking a bit of common sense.

Eden's words still echo in our ears.

The raven suddenly began to believe it.

"Melutina, what are you doing here?"

Just then, the man the raven least wanted to see appeared.

Good morning, Qianjie.

However, the girl next to him actually greeted the man.

And it's... Good morning?

Good morning, Melutina.

To Raven's utter astonishment, Qianjie actually replied, though his tone was strange, but that Qianjie...

How could someone say "good morning" to another person?

"Heh, interesting. You're going to give her the Third Divine Key? What can she conjure up? A slingshot?"

Qianjie seemed to realize why Melutina was here, and chuckled.

Upon hearing this, the raven's forehead veins bulged, and she said with a forced smile:

"I think without the Divine Key, it would become a slingshot, wouldn't it?"

"..."

"..."

However, after Raven finished speaking, the two people next to him fell silent.

"Eh?"

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

Early the next morning, Du had already left the Paradise of the Past and returned to her little nest, but was woken up by the doorbell.

"Who?"

Raven opened the door with a very annoyed tone.

"Your package."

The deliveryman appeared at the door with a serious expression.

"……what?"

"Are you Ms. Natasha Ciora? Type A blood, single, measurements XXXXXX..."

The deliveryman blushed slightly as he read the information on the delivery slip.

"Okay, I got it. Goodbye!"

The raven snatched the package and closed the door.

Regardless of whether it's hers or not, if that delivery guy keeps reading it, Raven will be too ashamed to live in this neighborhood.

"Where did I get this package from...?"

The raven muttered something as it opened the box—

A divine key lay quietly inside.

"She's a good kid, she just lacks common sense."

Eden's words still echo in our ears.

"Nobody would believe that?!"

Chapter Fourteen Those Eyes

"...The Emperor-class Honkai Beast, Oto?"

The black dragon looked at the eagle-shaped Honkai Beast that had suddenly appeared in front of it.

"You think you can beat me like this?"

Arrogance, contempt—in truth, Melutina didn't possess these kinds of emotions.

She had only realized the simple truth before her; the moment she used "artificial collapse," everything was already over.

Neither of the two people in this world who could stop her in this form are here, so whatever Aquila wants to do is meaningless.

At least, for Melutina, it no longer makes any sense.

"You lackey of the Moth of Flame, you will pay for my companion's life!"

Even though Aquila forced herself to "artificially collapse," she couldn't use this power as freely as Melutina.

Moreover, even in terms of size alone, his giant eagle form was only one-third the size of the black dragon.

"You should thank me."

This statement came from the heart and was not sarcastic in any way.

“Aquila, I sent them away from this hellish world. For them, who are about to follow you and face despair, death is the best end.”

"Stop joking!"

But naturally, Aquila wouldn't understand, which is understandable.

"I don't like joking."

Aquila's sharp claws did not cause Melutina the slightest harm. With a flap of its wings, the immense power was matched by terrifying speed, and the combined force tore Aquila's wings apart.