Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Melutina shook her head and said.

"...You also have 'emotional deficit disorder'."

What an extraordinary problem child!

"Interesting, I'll take it. Cangxuan, get ready to pack up and leave work."

Mebius suddenly agreed to Melutina's request and said.

"Wait for me downstairs at your dorm tomorrow, I'll take you to my lab, um..."

Möbius thought for a moment, then patted the girl on the shoulder.

"Merudina".

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

On the highway

"Doctor... It's great to have new people helping out in the lab, but is it really okay to agree so readily?"

Cang Xuan, driving the car, asked Möbius, who was in the passenger seat,

"I always felt...this child is not simple."

"Hera City is listed as her birthplace."

Mebius rested his chin on his right hand and replied meaningfully.

"........."

Upon hearing this, Cang Xuan loosened his grip on the steering wheel slightly, then tightened it again.

"He's an interesting child, isn't he?"

As if talking to himself, Mebius said softly.

Chapter Two: Plum Blossoms

"Melutina, the previous report..."

“I’ve finished writing. Here it is, Senior Klein.”

"Regarding the research funding application..."

"Although I got a good scolding from the person in charge, the application was approved."

"New volunteers..."

"The list is here. The doctor's fraud skills are truly superb. Is it really the power of his bust size?"

"The data to be published next week..."

"The materials are all on this USB drive."

…………

"Waaaaah..."

"Hey, Cangxuan, Senior Sister Klein is crying."

"Hmm...didn't sleep well last night?"

Cangxuan and Danzhu exchanged a glance and said.

"Never mind me...I'm just a little touched...just a little touched, sob sob sob..."

Klein blew his nose, his eyes brimming with tears, and stared at the now empty desk.

"I was actually able to leave work on time today... It's been two years and three months since I last left work on time! It's been two years and three months!"

"Well……"

Danzhu scratched his head.

"Two years and three months... isn't that the time that Cangxuan and I joined the lab?"

"In other words, since you joined the lab, Klein has never left work on time."

Mebius came out with his hands in his pockets.

"Although... it's not entirely our fault, is it?"

Cang Xuan muttered something under his breath.

"kindness?"

Mebius turned his head with a smile.

"No, it's nothing."

Cang Xuan immediately shrank back.

"Speaking of which, I'm going to Mu Continent in the next few days to meet that rising star doctor from the Fire Moth, so you guys can take a few days off."

Mebius stretched and said lazily.

"A moth drawn to a flame..."

Melutina paused slightly in the cup she was holding. She wasn't unaware that this laboratory was inextricably linked to the mysterious organization, the Firemoth, but as things stood...

She is not yet part of the moth-to-the-flame organization.

"Well, Melutina, you know about the Firemoths, right? I won't go into too much detail. Just let me know when you want to join. Of course, if you don't want to, then don't join. They're not exactly good people anyway."

Mebius shrugged. Although she and Cangxuan belonged to this organization, no one said that joining the Mebius Laboratory meant joining the Fire Moth. Ultimately, the choice was Melutina's.

"May I come with you?"

Unexpectedly, the usually aloof Melutina suddenly spoke up and made a request.

"Hmm? What, you're interested in Mei?"

Mebius was also taken aback.

“I heard that Dr. May once said, ‘I believe that every star is our enemy.’”

"Melutina suddenly said."

"Yes, there is such a sentence. What's wrong with it?"

Although it was a rather bold statement, Mebius did not understand how it had anything to do with Melutina wanting to see Mel.

"People call hell 'the human world' and greed 'hope.' They always disdain silent anger, but are particularly fond of justifiable cruelty."

Melutina spoke quietly, and unsurprisingly, these words sent a shiver down the spines of Cang Xuan and the other two.

"As for Dr. Mei, who said those words, I am very interested in how she views the truth of this world."

"...Cang Xuan, I always have a feeling that this girl is going to destroy the world one day."

"Before this, I felt that one day Dr. Mebius might biologically destroy 'humanity'."

Cangxuan and Danzhu muttered to themselves.

"Okay, let's go then."

Only Mebius remained steadfast.

"As expected, Melutina, you're better suited to other fields than scientists~"

"...I never thought that I became a researcher simply because I didn't want to deal with people. What do you mean by 'other directions,' Doctor?"

"Saving the world... or something like that."

Mebius seemed to be joking, yet also quite serious, leaving Melutina unable to decipher the true meaning of his jest.

.........

Mu Continent

"The Fusion Warrior Project... Dr. Mei, your plan is insane!"

"Would you? I think that with the Honkai and Herrschers arriving one after another, it's time to abandon some pointless moralistic views."

"We haven't reached that point yet!"

"It's almost here. The truth about the disaster you've been trying so hard to hide will soon be known to the whole world as it spreads. At that time, the Fire-Chasing Moth must show its absolute power to lead humanity!"

"This is insane! Do you want to replace the United Nations?!"

"If the United Nations cannot collapse, then it is up to us."

……

The heated argument between Dr. Mei and the senior management of Moth Chaser was forced to stop only when Dr. Mei's cell phone rang.

"Hello? This is Mei. It's Dr. Möbius. Okay, I'll come pick you up right away... Hmm? There's one more person. I understand. I'll have the hotel add a room."

Mei put her phone back in her pocket and sighed.

Time will tell.

After saying those words, Mei left without looking back.

"How arrogant... How could we possibly let a girl like you flaunt your power at the Moth of Fire..."

The remaining high-ranking members of the Fire Moth organization wore expressions of annoyance.

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

机场

咖啡 厅

"PhD?"

"……PhD?"

I poked it, but nothing happened.

"..."

Melutina looked somewhat awkwardly at Mebius, who was lying on the table breathing steadily.

"...Waiter, please bring two more cups of coffee."