Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"Right? Himiko."

Lyle's expression darkened as he looked at the photo of the red-haired woman embracing two children.

"That woman."

Although Lyle referred to the Seventh Herrscher as such in front of Sakura and the other two, he actually knew that woman.

Moreover, he thought he was a good guy.

"I originally intended never to forgive you... even if it wasn't your fault."

Lyle remained engrossed in his own world.

“But the child you adopted isn’t doing well either… In an instant, I didn’t want to kill her anymore. Humans are so contradictory. If she were doing well, I would kill her without hesitation.”

"So, you were originally connected with the Fire-Chasing Moth?"

I don't know when it started, but a pink-haired woman was sitting across from me.

“Truly remarkable. The name ‘Forget-Me-Not’ is well-deserved. It took me a second to even notice you were right in front of me.”

Lyle picked up the wine on the table, swirling the glass.

"The Moths That Chase Fire shouldn't have a file on me."

"Your name is listed as Adam's recommender in the third squad's vice-captain's column."

"Hahahaha... Interesting, really interesting, I forgot about that brat..."

Lyle suddenly clutched his stomach and burst out laughing.

"Right, right... that kid used to work at my hospital... so he really did go to the Firemoth?"

"...Dr. Lyle, what exactly are you seeking revenge for?"

Sakura was silent for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"everything."

That doesn't make sense.

"We don't need that kind of thing, do we?"

Lyle reached out and touched his stubble. He used to be a handsome, white-haired man, but now he looked like a homeless man.

"The things you wanted to protect were destroyed by your own friends... Don't you feel disgusted watching the survivors celebrate their lives?"

"This is not Himiko's fault; the transformation into a Herrscher is irreversible."

Sakura said seriously.

"I already said they're all the same."

Lyle stood up, and the Divine Key in his hand began to transform.

"Isn't it strange? I don't have any Honkai energy, yet I can use the Divine Key... Is it because this thing itself contains the core of a monster?"

"..."

Facing the weapon that would be swung at her in the next second, Sakura drew her blade with minimal movement to block the attack. Then, using the scabbard as a pivot, she launched a spinning kick at Lyle's face.

"Wow...that's amazing. Did you give up using Honkai energy?"

Lyle noticed that the other side's reaction speed was several levels faster than before.

"After all, I don't have to be distracted by manipulating Honkai energy anymore."

Sakura drew her Frostfire Blaze sword and slashed it down on Lyle's head.

"Generally speaking, without using Honkai energy, it is impossible to harm Honkai Beasts and Herrschers."

"Wow, that's fast..."

Lyle dodged to the side, and with the Divine Key transformed into a greatsword in his hand, he swung it out with an aura that seemed to cut Sakura in two.

"But you are different."

Sakura was naturally not going to be hit. With the tip of her knife touching the ground, she did a backflip and jumped to the next building.

"Ahhhh!"

"Murder, murder?!"

"What are they doing?!"

At this moment, passersby finally reacted, and the once peaceful street instantly became chaotic.

"This is it. Those ignorant fools who don't know about the Honkai... those scum who don't know about hard work, do they even deserve to enjoy this peace? Don't you think so, Miss Moth Warrior?"

Lyle grinned.

"I have absolutely no agreement with your interest. For someone like you, the right approach is to abandon the use of Honkai energy and focus everything on reflexes and physical skills."

"Among the Moths chasing the flame, I'm the most suitable for this job. Even if you use your Divine Keys, I won't lose, even if none of you can use Honkai Energy."

Sakura raised her sword and pointed it at Lyle.

“I definitely felt that, donkey-eared woman.”

Lyle picked at his ear and said.

"Varied……?!"

A crack appeared in Sakura's cold mask, replaced by barely concealed anger.

"Who are you calling..."

"Hehe, you were careless..."

Lyle leaped into the air, seizing the moment Sakura's stance shifted, and slashed down.

"The flaw has been exposed!"

Don't underestimate me!

Sakura didn't draw her sword; she knew it was too late. Suddenly, she threw a powerful punch, striking Lyle in the eye and deflecting the sword's trajectory. Then, she sidestepped the attack.

"Tsk... Your combat experience is definitely different from the trash I've encountered before."

Lyle pressed his right eye and smacked his lips.

"..."

Sakura's expression was also not good; a drop of blood was flowing from her right hand.

……

at the same time

A girl dressed entirely in black, carrying a large golf bag, is in an elevator in a building.

"Drip."

Just one floor above the top floor, the elevator announcement sounded, and a middle-aged man walked in, his eyes fixed on his phone, seemingly completely ignoring the girl.

But the next second, he let out a soft "Eh":

"Are you here to deliver my new golf clubs? Just give them to me..."

"Tsk."

The next second, the man heard the girl click her tongue, and then...

"Well!!!"

"Knock out."

"You, you are..."

The man, writhing on the ground in excruciating pain, clutched his stomach.

"...Isn't this how you faint?"

"Who exactly are you...?"

"Then... let's do it one more time."

The girl lifted her leg and kicked him again.

The man finally fainted.

"Watching TV dramas is definitely unreliable..."

The girl in black muttered something, watched the elevator reach the top floor, kicked the man out, and casually took off her golf bag.

She skillfully opened her bag, took out a huge sniper rifle, and then walked straight to the rooftop to set it up.

"Since the strength of this meat strip is at most at the level of a human, don't blame me for treating you the way I would treat a human thug."

Melutina spotted the two people fighting in the street through her sniper scope.

"An uncle with very poor interests."

Chapter Fourteen Lyle's End

"Wind speed, angle, no problem. Correcting the trajectory...tsk, the sniper scope is huge..."

The building's owner, referred to as Mr. President, awoke from his coma.

Because the girl in black used such an unprofessional method to knock him unconscious, he was woken up by the pain.

Then, the president, who had just woken up, discovered this shocking scene—

The girl who knocked him unconscious was holding a heavy-looking sniper rifle and aiming at something. Considering her actions...

"No! You're too young! You can't kill!"

The president suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of "compassion" towards girls who appeared to be under sixteen, and decided to risk his life to guide the girl onto the right path.

He rushed forward, grabbed Melutina's leg, and cried out.

"What...what are you doing?! I'll kill you, old man?!"

……

"Is everything going according to plan...?"