Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Raiden Mei said calmly.

"..."

"Wow, Mei-nee! This is the first time I've ever seen someone leave Mei-nee speechless!"

“Shut your mouth if you don’t want tonight’s dinner to be cat meat hotpot, Padofilis.”

Melutina gritted her teeth.

"Which one are you referring to...?"

"You, and that fat cat."

"what?"

.........

"Hi, Ms. Mei, oh~ this is quite a rare sight, and there's also my lovely junior, Meltina."

"Gurgle, [The Great Magician]..."

Meltina and Raiden Mei were drinking tea at the bar when a discordant voice rang out.

"Long time no see, my lovely junior~. Seeing how happy you are, do you miss me a lot~?"

The Great Magician placed his hand on Melutina's shoulder, his tone even happier than usual.

"..."

Raiden Mei looked at Meltina, whose face was beaming with joy, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

"Senior, I think you should be more interested in Raiden Mei, so I'll go first..."

"How could that be? I came here specifically to see you, my lovely junior!"

However, the Great Magician didn't even glance at Raiden Mei.

"I am... Oh, sorry, Melutina, was [The Great Magician] busy just now?"

The next second, Virvi's tone changed drastically again.

"...If possible, please don't let her come out."

Melutina poured the conductor a cup of lemon tea.

"Lemon tea again? Oh, Mei, hello there."

"...[Conductor]? I thought it would be something like engineer."

Raiden Mei raised an eyebrow.

"Haha, for various reasons I became the proxy administrator between personalities."

[Conductor] Velvi scratched her head.

"Oh, right, Melutina, about that Divine Key in Paradise... do you want me to turn it back to its original state?"

"Well, it wasn't originally mine, so let's return it to its rightful owner."

Melutina nodded.

"Is this necessary? Or did you learn something from [Merutina] outside?"

The conductor asked curiously.

"At the moment, no."

Melutina shook her head.

"Besides, I might not be reliable. Because of the wrong information she gave me before, I asked Natasha a lot of unnecessary questions."

Look, she's been too shy to talk to me ever since she came to Paradise. Even though I really like her.

"I think you bear some responsibility for being scammed..."

The conductor shrugged.

"Well then, I'll head back to the workshop. When I wake up, the [expert] should have already taken over."

"You called her... senior?"

Raiden Mei looked at Meltina curiously.

"She's kind of a fake senior... The [Great Magician] is a real headache, isn't she?"

Melutina countered with a question.

"I must say, I wholeheartedly agree with this."

"Unfortunately, you still have to continue dealing with her."

"kindness?"

"Let's stop drinking tea here, I still need to take care of the kids."

Melutina stood up.

"Raiden Mei, I sincerely hope that your journey in Paradise... ends in utter defeat."

“I will listen to this blessing in reverse.”

Raiden Mei shrugged.

"Humph."

Melutina snorted and didn't even glance at her.

"Wait, she just said..."

Raiden Mei realized it too late.

"Taking care of children?"

.........

"Kevin, what are you doing?"

"...You recognize me?"

"You're the only hero who needs to wear protective gear to carry Gretchen on his back."

"...This is a new weapon against Kevin."

"It's an armed force against Gretchen, isn't it?"

Melutina sighed, looking at Kevin, who was wrapped up like a ball, and Gretchen on his back.

"If Raiden Mei sees this, your reputation will be ruined."

There's no need to worry.

Kevin said calmly,

"She wouldn't leave Paradise alive if she did that."

"Uncle Kevin, the color of this shirt looks so familiar."

Gretchen suddenly said.

"……familiar?"

Kevin suddenly had a bad feeling.

"It's the same color as Aunt Mebius's."

Greta said earnestly.

"..."

Kevin fell silent.

"It must have been during the battle with Raiden Mei."

Melutina shrugged.

"She's always been good at seizing opportunities."

Do you think Möbius would consider me an accomplice?

"Kevin conspired with Gretchen to rob Dr. Möbius's laboratory..."

Melutina leaned down and looked at Kevin.

"I think this is a very logical answer."

"..."

"Kevin!!!"

Clearly, one of the ladies who came to deliver candy had already seen the lost items in her lab.

The true beginning of Chapter Seven

Thirteen is a special number.

In some countries, it represents perfection and nobility.

But in other places, it symbolizes betrayal.

For religions, thirteen is a false number.

The Thirteenth Herrscher: The truth hidden in the end of a previous civilization.

Thirteen heroes, the last guardians of the previous civilization.

They were all thirteen.

……

"Melutina, you seem really worried lately."

Alicia poked the cheek of the person next to her.

"Is there some secret about this young girl?"

"Alicia...do you really think we should accept Raiden Mei?"