Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"Huh?!"

"If you want to win, you should stay hidden. People who lose their rationality cannot survive on the battlefield. As a veteran, you should understand this better than anyone else."

…………

On the other side, Qianjie, who had rendered four veteran fusion warriors unable to rise again in just a few minutes, looked down at the defeated men on the ground.

For a thousand kalpas, this is a natural outcome.

He turned his gaze to the battlefield beside him and saw the black dragon tearing apart the giant eagle's wings, and he let out a bored sigh.

"That woman is surprisingly fierce?"

Qianjie also overheard their conversation, and even someone as emotionally unintelligent as Qianjie found Melutina's words to be highly provocative.

"What's scary is that every word she said was serious and without malice."

A calm female voice came from the side; the fusion warrior who had tried to ambush Qianjie had been knocked unconscious by the hilt of a sword.

What followed was that pair that Qianjie knew very well...

ear.

"Tsk, so it really was an act?"

Qianjie showed a look of disgust.

"Not entirely. I was indeed surprised that Aquila would stoop to using trickery to launch a sneak attack. However, it is also true that I still had the strength to fight back at that time."

Although Sakura's body appeared to be covered in wounds, most of them were only superficial. Her pitiful appearance prevented Aquila from realizing Sakura's true condition.

"So you pretended to be arrested, hoping to find out their base and wipe them out in one fell swoop? You still prefer doing this kind of pointless thing."

"In fact, the message I left behind did help you pinpoint this desert."

Sakura glared at him, indicating that what she had done was not meaningless.

"So you're going to obediently accept the torture? Are you sick?"

Qianjie snorted coldly.

"...I just wanted to know why he had fallen to such a low point. After all, he was one of my few friends in the past."

Sakura paused for a moment before speaking.

"Friends? Hahaha, you can say something so naive?! You'd be better off trusting a madman than someone who approaches you with superficial kindness!"

Qianjie didn't hesitate to mock him.

"...That's why the child who only believed in hell was so powerful."

Sakura didn't refute, but simply looked at the two fusion warriors who were about to determine the winner and said calmly.

…………

"what!!!"

The giant eagle, torn to pieces, lay on the ground, forcing Aquila's true form, now missing its left arm, to be revealed.

"...Did you leave any last words?"

Out of humanitarian considerations, Melutina decided to give the man time to say a few words.

but……

"Bastard! Are you going to insult me ​​even at the very end?!"

Unsurprisingly, this was seen as a provocation, Aquila roared.

"I...I...hate you all! I don't know who you are, but scum like you are the dark side of the Moth of Flame! If it weren't for people like you..."

“That statement is worthless, Aquila.”

Melutina interrupted him.

"Although I don't consider myself a good person, you can't be considered a virtuous person now, can you? To get revenge on the Moth of Fire by dragging these people down with you, you can't be unaware of your own doom."

Admittedly, I don't know what a hero is, but I do know at least that you are not a true hero.

"Ha, hahaha, what? You're still pretty clear-headed! You bastard!"

Aquila spat out a mouthful of blood and sneered.

"Indeed, although I can't compare to you, I'm now one of the scumbags. But even so, I absolutely cannot condone the selfishness of the Moth Chaser!"

For the sake of authority, how much have they sacrificed that they shouldn't have?! You're a fusion warrior, you can't possibly not know, right?! Even someone as powerful as you has been used by them!

Why should ordinary people be abandoned, while those self-important high-ranking officials can take whatever they want?!

"...Don't try to understand me."

To his indignation and his questioning, Melutina had only one response.

"You are a fool too. Even now, you still don't understand where you are or how meaningless your actions are."

"you……?!"

Aquila stared blankly into her eyes, suddenly feeling a sense of familiarity. He didn't recognize the black dragon, but he recognized those eyes—

A corner of memory:

"Why would a young girl like this have to come to the front lines? Is there no one left at the Fire Moth organization?"

"In times of war, anyone who can fire a gun can become a soldier. Isn't that what the world is like?"

"You really dare to say that, aren't you afraid?"

"Your words are meaningless. Even if I were turned into minced meat on the roadside, I would still be just a complete stranger to you."

"...This is truly a complete illness. Don't you have any friends? If your family were still alive, you wouldn't be here. It's better to have lost your family. Go and talk to your friends. If a kid like you wanted to leave the team, no one would disagree."

"...What a foolish man."

"what?"

"A guy like you will be a million times more ridiculous than me when you lose your last thing."

"What are you saying...?"

"Too superficial."

Aquila also remembered that when the girl took the gun, the one and only time she turned around allowed him to see her eyes hidden under her hat.

"Even though you've already lost it, you still believe... The price of believing is very heavy; you'll be crushed sooner or later."

When that day comes, don't expect me to reach out to you.

.........

What?

It was only when Aquila's head separated from his body that he remembered this past event.

Oh, it's you, little girl.

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Chapter Fifteen, Third Squad

Moth Chasing Fire Headquarters

"...A temporary transfer order? I should have been transferred just half a year ago, Captain Alicia."

I always feel like those higher-ups are looking for me all the time. Even someone as self-aware as Meltina, a typical office worker, feels like it's happening a bit too often.

"It's probably because your grades are too outstanding. After all, Kevin only listens to Dr. May, and they don't like me."

Alicia shrugged.

"It's because you always take matters into your own hands during tasks, and you always write 'very simple' in your reports."

Melutina said coldly.

"Ugh, so cold! My lovely Melutina is getting more and more heartless~"

"I don't remember ever being passionate."

"Girls shouldn't do this. I'll take you shopping this afternoon, buy some clothes you like, and then we'll go to one of the famous stores around here..."

"Captain Alicia."

Having almost gotten used to this man's monologues, Melutina interrupted him.

"So, what is this so-called temporary transfer order supposed to do with me?"

"Hmm... how should I put it? You know the missions for the first three Honkai Squads, right?"

Alicia skillfully switched back to the main topic.

"Three elite units that can be dispatched to the front lines at any time. There are only two types of people in these units: veterans who have made meritorious contributions and reservists with exceptional resistance to Honkai energy."

Melutina spoke up.

“That’s right~ Kevin is the captain of the first squad, I am the captain of the second squad, but the captain of the third squad…”

Alicia looked helpless.

"She was purged because she showed strong resistance to the Moth of Fire's decision. Sakura was in charge of this matter about a week ago."

"...You're hiding something from me, aren't you?"

Although it was a question, Melutina said it with almost absolute certainty.

"Alright, alright, I can't hide it from you. This is actually an opportunity. Although you were transferred there half a year ago because of a shortage of people for the Poisonous Pupa, you have completed all the tasks excellently during this time... while also taking on a lot of blame for the Fire Moth."

Möbius seems to be trying hard to avoid implicating you in the potential trial of the poisonous pupae, and is using this opportunity to strongly recommend you.

Alicia shrugged.

"...And Captain Alicia, right?"

“I admit I did a little bit of work. This way you have two identities at the same time, so if anything happens to the poisonous pupae later, you can easily clear yourself off.”