Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Alicia stuck out her tongue.

"What are you talking about?!"

Mei was speechless.

"Although I tacitly approved of Sakura, Qianjie is not one to listen to anyone anyway, so it was expected that Mebius and Vervi would betray me."

"You and Kevin...you've given me such a wonderful surprise!"

"Anyway, Mei, you've already tacitly agreed, so don't mind it, don't mind it. (ˊωˋ*)?"

"How could I not mind!"

Mei nearly choked with anger, slamming her hand on the table.

"You knew perfectly well that having them was enough, but what happened? The No.1 and No.2 Fusion Warriors both caused me trouble at the same time. What if something had happened during this period!"

"Kevin's here, May, you're worrying too much."

Alicia said with a smile, "Nothing happened, so nothing's wrong!"

"He went to Gaia University to cover your class. It would be a miracle if he were still there!"

Mei said irritably.

"Huh? No... Kevin, he actually went to recruit students?"

Alicia was also stunned for a moment, then clutched her stomach and laughed.

"Hahahaha... Kevin... recruiting volunteers... Hahahaha..."

"Stop laughing! Whose fault do you think it is?"

Veins bulged on Mei's forehead.

"It would be a miracle if he could recruit any talent! However... when I turned my attention to Gaia City, I had some unexpected gains."

"uh-huh??"

"It started as a research paper."

Mei pulled a folder from the table and took out a stack of papers.

"This is a research paper on geology by a well-known professor, and the location happens to be Gaia City. In this paper, he came up with a very outrageous pattern and treated it as a new discovery."

The reason is that the current crustal movement in Gaia City is very abnormal, and even some surface vegetation is being affected.

"kindness?"

Alicia took the paper, glanced at it,

"I think Mebius or Vervière would be more suitable to watch this."

"Just know that something's wrong. After discovering this paper, I looked up all the recent papers that used Gaia City as the research site and found that many of the environmental data were problematic..."

Mei said, frowning.

"The most frightening thing is that even basic gravity studies have shown local anomalies."

"...Is healer?"

Alicia also became serious.

"We cannot rule out this possibility."

Mei nodded.

"So, I didn't call Kevin back, and instead sent Wilvi and Hen over there under some pretext."

I've arranged for Blanca to go with Velvi's armed forces, and also to assist Velvi in ​​determining the accurate values ​​of some of the anomaly data.

"Vellvi...didn't bring any weapons with her?"

Alicia was taken aback.

"I'm afraid she'll resist or try something sneaky on the way."

Mei said helplessly.

"We must rely on her expertise this time. She is better at this field than Mebius and is more likely to spot suspicious points."

"kindness……"

Alicia propped her mouth up with her finger.

"So, what does this have to do with me?"

"Now, immediately, right now! Go to Gaia University and find that Herrscher for me."

Mei raised an eyebrow.

"Don't come back if you can't find him!"

"Eh~~"

Chapter 48. Virvi Likes Good Children

"...It's really strange that a good kid like you can get along with Kevin."

"Conductor" Wilvi rested her chin on her hand and looked at Chidori, who was packing up the equipment, and said.

"This is the first time I've ever met Dr. Velvi with this kind of personality."

Chitose looked up in surprise.

“They usually treat me as a ‘normal’ Wilvie, even though I’m just a mediator.”

Velvi shrugged.

"Chitori, what do you want to do after graduation?"

"Go to Dr. Mei's first lesson in the Department of Science."

Qian Du was taken aback for a moment, not expecting that Wei Erwei would care about her employment, and answered somewhat unexpectedly.

"...Well, this might be a bit of a blow to you, but you probably won't pass the exam."

After listening, Wilvi thought for a moment and then said.

"Is it really that difficult?"

Chitose wasn't angry, after all, she was well aware of the difficulty of this goal.

"May's First Science Department only accepts two types of people: those who are first in their major at Themis University and those who have published world-class award-winning papers."

Velvi shrugged.

"Although it's a bit of a stretch to say it like that, even the University of Metis, which was originally the second-best in the world, only had its Biology and Mechanical Engineering departments selected by the First Science Department of the Fire Moth."

However, the last graduating class's top scorer in mechanical engineering died in Australia, while the top scorer in biology went to study under Möbius.

"I see, so this is something that's not known to the outside world."

Upon hearing this, Qian Duliu's expression turned slightly bitter.

"However, such conditions are quite normal, after all, that is one of the world's top research institutions."

"That's not necessarily true. Because Mébius is so busy, the world's leading research group in recent years has been considered to be the Spiral Works or the Mébius Laboratory."

Velvi shrugged.

“A good girl like you doesn’t need to come to the Moth of Flame… It’s not a good place. Guilt will crush you. There are plenty of stages for a young person like you to showcase your abilities.”

"Wouldn't it be alright if you didn't praise the Moth that Chases Fire..."

Sentoru could hardly believe he was hearing such words from an important figure in the Fire-Chasing Moth. He could only manage a wry smile.

"I will not speak against my conscience. The organization that manages the world, the Moth of Fire, must walk alongside the darkness of the world."

"Vellvi said earnestly,"

"Don't get any deeper into this mess... Give it up while you still have a choice."

“...Dr. Virvi”.

Chitoyu put down his equipment, remained silent for a long time, and then suddenly spoke.

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

"My homeland was destroyed because of the fifth Honkai."

Qian Duliu said with a burning gaze.

"...It's surprising, I can't see any gloom in your eyes."

Vervi's eyes flickered, and she spoke after a moment.

"Because I was taking an exam in another city at the time, but many of my relatives and friends were there."

Chitose bit her lip.

"The Honkai... I haven't experienced that, but it's like a curse, haunting me. Countless times I've wanted to give up, start a new life, and leave all of this behind..."

"That's a wise idea."

"But I can't do it."

Chizuru raised her head and looked directly at Vervi. Just as Vervi had said, she couldn't see any gloom in this girl's eyes.

“I can’t just run away from this.”

"...He really is a good kid."

Wilvi muttered something under her breath.

"Okay, okay, I really can't stand your type, stupid, honest, fearless, it's just..."

Just like myself when I was younger.

Vilvi couldn't bring herself to say those words.

"I'm sorry, Dr. Velvet was just trying to help me..."

Qian Duliu said somewhat modestly, and she could tell that Wilvi was sincerely advising her.

"Please don't call me Dr. Wilvie anymore. I don't like that title, but I don't mind if other people call me that."