Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Do I look rich to you?

Mebius rolled his eyes.

"But... I've been out of school for two years, and the postgraduate entrance exam is like a battlefield. Can I really pass it in a month...?"

"Just take the less popular exams."

"Mebius said."

"Unpopular, obscure?"

Melutina looked confused.

"How about biology? Try applying to our university."

"Mebius said."

"But aren't the four major pitfalls of biology, chemistry, environmental science, and materials science..."

"No, the real sinkhole is made of earth and wood."

Kevin looked confident.

"Moreover, I grew up listening to the internet boom, studied computer science, and now I'm working overtime as a programmer... My biggest wish is not to go bald before I turn thirty."

What was your undergraduate degree?

Mebius didn't intend to refute, but instead asked.

"...Environmental science."

"Look. Since we're already in the pit, why not go a little deeper?"

Möbius shrugged.

"It can't get any worse, can it?"

"Well……"

That seems to make sense!

……

One month later

"Everyone! Congratulations to Melutina for being accepted into the best local university for graduate studies and for receiving a scholarship!"

Alicia raised her glass, then suddenly realized there weren't many people in front of her. She looked at Qianjie beside her and asked...

"Master Qian, where's Kevin?"

"Working overtime."

Where is Sakura?

"Working overtime."

"Su?"

"Working overtime."

"Vilvie?"

"We're losing money."

"magnificent?"

"I'm working on my thesis."

"Eden?"

"Abroad."

"...Um, okay, Gretchen, Aponia, Master Chi, Patto, Mebius, and Melutina, cheers!"

Alice raises her glass.

"oh oh!"

Everyone raised their glasses.

"Melutina, your mentor has made up her mind..."

Pick me!

Mebius interrupted.

"Um, mentor..."

Pick me!

"No, I meant Director..."

Pick me!

……

"Möbius, are you that short of graduate students?"

"I can't help it," Alicia asked helplessly.

"We didn't lack it originally."

"and then?"

"Blanca and Dr. Klein have graduated."

Mebius was shrouded in gloom.

"...Um, so there aren't any PhD or graduate students there anymore?"

"Alicia asked."

"There were two mascots, and one of them just blew up my equipment."

"Mebius said."

"..."

"I'll give you all the subsidies for those two!"

Möbius took Melutina's hand.

"Come to my lab!"

"So that's why the PhD student advised me to study biology..."

Melutina gave a wry smile.

“Mebius…what he said isn’t entirely wrong…”

Aponia was set to 1.5x speed.

"After all, biology isn't that hard to test."

Mebius interrupted Aponia before she even mentioned "but".

"Um, what are the specifics about the subsidy?"

Melutina, who was short of money, asked in the present tense.

"For three people, it would be about..."

Mebius stretched out his hands.

"Deal! Professor Mebius! Please accept my application!"

"Of course, no problem!"

……

【The jet-black dragon】:

Brother Kevin, I'm so sorry, the scholarship application has been approved.

【Cool～】：

Yes, I know. You don't need to pay back the money yet. We'll talk about it once things have settled down.

【The jet-black dragon】:

I can't accept this. That money was probably what Kevin was saving to buy a gift for Sister Mei, right?

【Cool～】：

Mei applied for a new patent a while ago, and my savings were just a fraction of her patent fee last month.

【The jet-black dragon】:

……

【Cool～】：

I'll pay you back when you've settled down. I've been working a lot of overtime lately, so I can't chat anymore.

【The jet-black dragon】:

Oh, oh, sorry to bother you.

【Cool～】：

Nothing.

……

Melutina put down her phone and then heard a "ding-dong" sound.

[Puppeteer]:

Congratulations on your enrollment!

【The jet-black dragon】:

Thank you.

[Puppeteer]:

Now, go outside, and there's a beautiful woman waiting for you on your right.