Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

“The answer is correct.”

"The black dragon," its face pulled, mumbled indistinctly. At this point, Hua helplessly stopped Alicia. "The black dragon" continued...

"The second question."

"Um...aren't you going to explain?"

Hua crossed his arms over his chest, his right hand pressed against his forehead.

"Second question: If May and Alicia both fell into the water, who would Kevin save?"

"The jet-black dragon" asked.

"This, this..."

"This is just too difficult!"

Hua and Padofilis were shocked.

"The answer is Alicia."

"Incorrect answer."

"The Black Dragon" raised the sign once again.

“Mei-Lu-…”

"The answer is plum!"

"Incorrect answer."

However, before Alicia could react, the "Black Dragon" once again raised the wrong sign.

"Wait... isn't this a question with two options?"

Hua was stunned.

"...No comment."

Faced with the obvious question, the "black dragon" refused to offer any advice.

"Okay, I get it now!"

Padofilis slapped his forehead.

"Because if Boss Kevin goes down, he'll freeze the water, so he won't save anyone. The answer is no!"

"Correct answer."

"The black dragon" said, and then she went on to ask a third question.

"Third question, please tell me Melutina's measurements."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"you……"

Hua asked with a very strange expression.

"Are you serious?"

"Waaah..."

Shock from Padofilis.

“XX, XX, XX”.

Alicia calmly gave the answer.

"...Correct answer."

"The jet-black dragon" hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"So, have you finished your project, Melutina?"

Alicia rested her chin on her right hand and asked.

"..."

The "black dragon" took off its coat, revealing a young girl in a black swimsuit with sunglasses on her eyes and strangely styled decorations hanging from its horns.

"It turns out that the true form of the jet-black dragon is actually a resident of the Golden Garden, an ordinary office worker named Melutina."

Alicia continued to take on the responsibility of narration.

……

"Hahaha...hahahahahahahaha..."

Qianjie clutched his stomach, laughing so hard he almost fell over.

"Great! This one's funny too!"

"..."

Melutina stood behind him, her outstretched right hand held down by Kevin, the veins on her hand bulging.

“I can understand you, Melutina.”

Su showed a troubled expression.

"The three of us seem to be playing the comedic role here."

"So you were aware that you were being funny..."

Melutina was speechless.

"Not entirely, at least..."

Su showed a sad expression.

"The coconut trees at the filming location are indeed my good companions."

"...Why couldn't you let me finish telling that joke?"

Kevin fell into deep thought.

"So the answer is that none of them will be saved..."

Mei said with a complicated expression.

"No, the fundamental question is, why did two ice-type characters on your ship fall into the water in the first place?"

Melutina questioned.

"Alicia's explanation was..."

Kevin replied,

"It's necessary for the plot."

"...What exactly does she intend to use this movie for?"

Melutina suddenly had a bad feeling.

"She applied for funding under the pretext of creating a recruitment video for the 'Moth Chasing the Flame' project..."

Mei watched the handsome men and beautiful women in swimsuits in the film.

"Hmm, indeed... in some ways, it's very attractive."

"Why would the Moths of Fire recruit people in this way...?"

Melutina was shocked.

"It's necessary to sell one's looks for experimentation... even newcomers need it."

Sending people blinded by beauty to the experimental table—well, old perverts always have to pay the price.

Mei was actually quite satisfied with the promotional video.

The plot isn't important, what's important is...

Swimsuits, beautiful women, handsome men.

Yes, the motivation to join is very strong.

"I think all sorts of problems will definitely arise..."

……

One month later

All the men who were attracted by the women's swimsuits were taken to the operating table.

Chapter Seventeen: The Curtain Falls

"That brat really caused quite a ruckus."

Melutina, hands in her pockets, stroked the core of the Herrscher of Reason in her hand.

"No problem, he's still alive."

"The battle was disrupted halfway through by a man who called himself the Clown Alpha."

Dr. Einstein frowned.

"Where is Fu Hua? Hasn't she appeared on the battlefield?"

No matter how powerful the Herrscher of the Void is, theoretically she couldn't possibly be stronger than Fu Hua using Feather of the Void.

"Based on observations, she seemed to have completely suppressed the Second Herrscher at one point."

Dr. Tesla replied,

"But... for some reason, intelligence indicates that she has made no move after that. It is speculated that Otto interfered."

"..."

"After that, very powerful Honkai energy and a huge sword aura that was visible to the naked eye were detected, but it did not seem to cause serious physical damage to the Second Herrscher."

Dr. Einstein said, fiddling with the data in his hands.