Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Eden, holding a wine glass, looked quite drunk.

"Doctor? No, it shouldn't be. It's someone who doesn't listen to people, just like Qianjie."

Raiden Mei frowned.

"He immediately said, 'I'm not interested in you, and I won't imprint you,' 'Leave with your purpose,' and 'You're not qualified to try with me.'"

"Hmm...this person..."

Alicia paused for a moment, then exchanged a glance with Eden.

"Who else could it be besides her?"

Eden gave a wry smile and said.

"Mei, don't you know this Yingjie?"

Alicia asked curiously.

"Me? How could I know her... Among the Fusion Warriors, I only know..."

Raiden Mei suddenly froze halfway through her sentence.

"Wait, don't tell me that skinny, pale, chubby baby is..."

"It's Melutina? ~ The ninth of the Heroes of Fire Chaser, Melutina of [Purgatory]."

Alicia stuck out her tongue.

"Her mouth is as hard as her doctor's, and her temper is as stubborn as her partner Qianjie... Melutina, the 'good girl' of the Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire."

"..."

Raiden Mei stopped thinking.

……

"Sister Melutina, you don't seem to be in a good mood today."

Gretchen stopped painting and looked at Melutina, who was standing motionless beside her, as she spoke.

"...Is it really that obvious?"

Even Gretchen couldn't help but say it aloud, Melutina touched her cheek and asked.

"Yes, he looks very unhappy."

Greta nodded.

"Okay... I am a little unhappy. Gretchen, do you enjoy living with everyone?"

"like."

Greta nodded.

"So Melutina likes it too... If someone tries to disrupt all of this, wouldn't they be unhappy?"

Melutina patted Gretsch's head.

"Sister Melutina, don't you like the new sister?"

Gretchen seemed to understand who she was talking about.

“I just don’t want to be forced to change anything anymore… Isn’t this better? Even if it’s just data, even if it’s just appearances, for us here right now, this is the only reality.”

Melutina seemed to be talking to Gretsch, but also to herself.

"The 50,000 years that [Merutina] experienced outside never belonged to me."

"But Alicia would never think that way."

Gretchen said.

"Yes, sometimes I do wish..."

Melutina said,

"She's not that kind."

……

"This matter is actually about..."

"That's enough. I don't want to know what's going on outside."

“Wait, [Paradise Medea], I know you don’t want to get involved in my affairs, but this time…”

“I don’t need to know anything. If you don’t want it to happen, just let that outsider go, [Reality Medie].

"Wait, that's not right. You shouldn't be dwelling on the past. You shouldn't be..."

“I have never dwelled on the past. But for me, this is the reality.”

"But we have things we must accomplish."

“You’re right, for me, that’s about maintaining the status quo.”

"you……"

…………

No longer burdened by death, no longer carrying the weight of abandonment, no longer alone.

If you were me, shouldn't you understand?

I only wish this moment could last forever, even if...

They traded their lives for it.

Chapter Three: The Matter of Raiden Mei Being Disliked

"...a thousand tribulations."

"what?"

Are you provoking me?

"what?"

"You just beat me, didn't you?"

"So what if it is?"

"Aren't you on my side?"

"Ah? It seems so."

"...I'll kill you."

"Perfect! Let's give it a try!"

……

Looks like we can't play anymore.

Alicia put down her cards, looked at the two wrestling, and sighed.

"It's been going on for a long time."

Kevin put down his cards and crossed his arms.

"Speaking of which..."

Alicia seemed to remember something.

"kindness?"

"It seems like Mebius saw Mei a few days ago?"

Alicia thought for a moment and then said.

"For Mebius, this timing is very strange."

Kevin nodded and said.

"Compared to that..."

Melutina kicked Qianjie away, turned her head,

Why are there rumors circulating in Paradise lately that Dr. Mebius and Qianjie have an illegitimate daughter?

"Uh...hehehe. It seems like it was a misunderstanding on my part?"

Alicia stuck out her tongue.

"...Hey, Alicia, it's not like that conversation from last time."

Qianjie realized something.

"Haha, what can I do? Qianjie, what you said was so specific, wasn't it?"

Alicia chuckled.

"...Mebius and Thousand Calamities?"

Kevin, the last one to know about Paradise, remained silent for a moment.

"Is there no reproductive isolation?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

All three fell silent at the same time because of those words.

"Sorry, I was just trying to tell a joke."

Kevin realized they seemed to be serious and offered an explanation.

"It doesn't sound like a joke at all when it comes from Kevin..."

Even Alicia spoke somewhat stiffly.

“You guys seem to be talking about something really interesting… What, are you interested in biology? Kevin, how about coming to my lab sometime so I can give it a try…”