Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

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"And then? Did you have fun?"

"Wait, a comic convention... why didn't I know about this?"

Greta turned her head and looked at someone.

“I was arguing with you then, how could I possibly ask you to go?”

Melutina rolled her eyes.

"Well……"

"I am very happy."

Kevin then spoke,

"The problem is that in the photos I posted on social media later... there were photos of me with Melutina."

"A group photo? Is that really necessary?"

“Gresh, that’s not the problem.”

Kevin ignored Gretchen's meaningless remarks.

"The problem is that Mei saw this. She's convinced that I was... well, messing around with women in Japan."

"Um, who is Mei?"

Melutina asked, puzzled.

“May Lydia, a PhD student at Harvard, Kevin’s girlfriend.”

Alicia explained.

"...I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before."

Melutina thought about it carefully, and suddenly remembered.

"Um...isn't she my mother's student?"

"That's right. Mei's advisor during her master's studies was Möbius, but because Möbius later resigned from his professorship, he stopped teaching there."

Alicia shrugged.

"Kevin."

Eden pressed his forehead.

"I understand your anxiety, but is this something that deserves to be discussed in a meeting?"

"I would like to ask for your help."

Kevin said in a very serious tone,

"Help me... clarify the facts and find a way to make Mei believe in my innocence."

"I understand, so the biggest problem now is..."

Su finally finished processing the documents, closed the laptop,

“May not only thinks that you and Melutina have an ambiguous relationship, she also thinks that you have unusual relationships with many women.”

"Meltina was just one of those she accidentally discovered. But the question is, why would Meltina think that way?"

Alicia picked up the conversation, asking in confusion.

"She said my dressing style has changed a lot."

Kevin explained,

"So it must be because he became frivolous and turned into a... scumbag when she wasn't around."

"...I don't think that's frivolous."

Greta said sincerely.

Aside from Mei, who would think that someone who goes out wearing star-studded glasses is a normal person?

"If Kevin changes his style of dress back now, it will confirm Miss Mei's guess."

Fu Hua opened her eyes and said calmly.

"So the only way is to maintain this hip-hop style to convince Miss Mei that he's just... joking."

Melutina looked troubled.

"I'm not joking, I'm just trying to look cool."

Kevin retorted earnestly.

"...So, what should we do?"

Fu Hua sighed and asked.

"Hmm, Hua, I remember there's an old saying in China that goes something like this: 'It's better to guide than to block.'"

Alicia's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Yes, that's what happened."

Fu Hua said, puzzled.

"I'm going back first... Ouch... Let me go, Alicia-nee!"

Just as Gretchen was about to slip away, Alicia grabbed her by the collar.

"In other words, if we all pretend to be Kevin's girlfriend... May will naturally think that this is impossible and realize that she is overthinking things."

Alicia said matter-of-factly.

"...Sister Alicia, you're not kidding, are you?"

Melutina was dumbfounded.

"Of course not."

Alicia said.

"...Actually, I think it's a good idea."

Soma stroked his chin and said,

"Do not……"

"Then it's settled!"

Alicia made the final decision.

……

The next day

"Kevin! You'd better explain this to me..."

When Mei arrived at the Golden Courtyard in a fit of rage, she was stunned by the sight in the living room.

"...Long time no see, Mei."

In the dimly lit living room, the man she knew very well sat in the middle of the sofa, with a pink-haired girl on his left arm and a stunningly beautiful woman with dark red hair on his right.

He had a cigar in his mouth, gently exhaled a puff of smoke, and handed the cigar to the side. A beautiful girl with heterochromatic eyes quickly took it and extinguished it in the ashtray next to her.

The black-haired girl sitting on the other sofa was the same one in the photo. She respectfully got up, picked up the red wine, and filled the man's glass.

"kindness……"

Kevin picked up his glass, took a sip, and frowned slightly.

"Not expensive enough, change to another bottle."

"We'll change it right away."

The blue-haired girl on the other side quickly got up and replaced the bottle with another one from the wine cabinet behind her.

"Miss."

Suddenly, a cold voice came from beside Mei, startling her.

"Excuse me, is there...is there something you need from my dear?"

A very cool-looking gray-haired girl stood there, like a javelin.

Her use of the word "darling" was less about a lover and more about the target she was about to "cut off."

"Let me introduce you, Mei."

Kevin swirled his red wine, wearing sunglasses.