Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"Don't share your success..."

Hen said with a black line on his forehead,

"So what does this have to do with you taking care of me?"

"Hmm?? If she heard that it was Miss Alicia, who is beautiful, cute, young, and has pink hair, taking care of you, wouldn't she be very excited and run over?"

Alicia shook her finger.

"Ha, what are you talking about? How could this be..."

"Boom!"

"Hen, are you alright? I heard that Alice... Waaaaaah! Boom!"

Before Hen could finish speaking, a hurried figure pushed open the door and entered, collapsing to the ground before he could even finish his sentence.

"..."

"..."

"Forehead……"

This almost stumped Alicia. She coughed twice and patted Hen's shoulder.

"Keep up the good work!"

However, he walked away without looking back.

Hen turned his gaze to the head of the bed—

She also took the fruit basket with her.

.........

"Hmm... what a strange face, all my makeup is ruined."

Hen looked at Blanca, who had fallen and gotten a "big mess" of a face, with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"...Well, there was nothing I could do. Dr. Mebius told me to take care of things first before coming over."

Blanca muttered to herself and took out a handkerchief to wipe her face.

"You went too far. And besides, you came here wearing high heels, didn't you? You even fell down..."

Hen shook his head and said.

"Well……"

Blanca felt utterly ashamed.

"...If I have to be so solemn, it might make me misunderstand."

Hen turned his face away and said, pretending to be nonchalant.

"...It's not a misunderstanding."

Blanca lowered her head, then suddenly realized what she had said, and blushed deeply.

"Um, well... that's not what I meant, it's just that... um..."

"I like you, Blanca."

Quietly, the once impetuous boy, now a strong and independent warrior, looked at the girl who had been so impulsive since they first met...

Speak in a very calm and very confident tone.

Sometimes, love is nothing more than a long-lasting encounter, an extension of the first meeting.

It's not something unattainable, nor is it something lofty and unattainable.

At least for them, it was nothing unusual, and its beginning was not particularly memorable.

…………

At the entrance, Alicia stopped Kevin, who was about to greet her, covered his mouth, and gestured for him to be quiet.

Mei, however, went around to the side. The door wasn't completely closed, and she peeked through the crack to see what was happening inside—

"This is really..."

Upon seeing clearly what was inside, Mei instinctively covered her mouth, her face slightly flushed.

"How dare you!"

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Blanca and the Song of the Scars (Part Three)

Three months after the end of the Fifth Honkai Impact

Australia

Metis

"Kevin, you look really handsome in that outfit! Did Mei pick it out for you?"

Alicia patted Kevin's white suit and asked curiously.

"A classmate picked it out for me..."

Kevin looked around, scratched his head,

"Alicia, have you seen the mark?"

"No, not really. My former classmate, is it that Su you always talk about?"

Alicia shook her head and asked.

"Yes, he's a doctor now. He's much smarter than me, so he should be doing quite well."

Kevin nodded and said,

"By the way, Alicia, why is Hen suddenly getting married?"

"Hmm? Weren't you at the hospital that day too?"

Alicia tilted her head.

"Have you forgotten? You locked me in a joint lock."

Kevin shrugged helplessly, then seemed to remember something.

"Oh...back then? Getting married so suddenly, that's too fast."

"They've known each other for a long time, you know? Only a straight guy like you like Kevin wouldn't know that!"

Alicia shrugged.

"I originally wanted to invite Eden, but she was too busy."

"Eden? That Eden? Do you know her?"

Kevin looked surprised.

"Hmm? Kevin, you're not a fan of Eden too, are you?"

Alicia squinted her eyes and chuckled.

“That’s Eden, I even climbed over the wall to see her concert when I was in high school… By the way, if Blanca gets married, won’t Dr. Mebius be furious?”

Kevin scratched his head, remembering a certain "important person".

"That's right! Blanca not only got married, but she also quit her job. Möbius was so angry he was jumping up and down, waah... so heartbroken!"

Alicia pretended to wipe away tears.

"Your imitation doesn't look like it at all."

Kevin pursed his lips and said,

"Won't Dr. Möbius have trouble recruiting?"

"I've already recruited him... Hmm... Let me think, Klein, yeah, that's his name. He seems like an honest kid who's easy to bully, doesn't he?"

Alicia chuckled.

"Why are you still here? The main character is about to make his appearance!"

Aquila walked up behind them with an already opened bottle of champagne.

“It’s still early. Blanca said she’ll be half an hour later.”

Sakura walked up from behind, crossed her arms, and snatched the champagne from Aquila's hand.

"If you're already drunk before it even starts, don't let it cause trouble when you're not thinking straight."

"Yes, don't let him drink. I can vouch for him, he's a bad drinker."

Kevin was the first to stand up and show his support.

"Hey, Kevin, don't expose my secrets."

Aquila pursed her lips.

"Alicia, if you don't put on some excitement, you're really unworthy of your nickname 'Party Queen'!"

"That's some kind of weird nickname... Alicia, don't take it seriously, he must have given it to himself."

Sakura shook her head helplessly.

"Party Queen... What an interesting nickname!"

However, this couldn't stop someone who never shys away from creating trouble from getting excited.

"Kevin, Kevin! Let's hijack the wedding car!"

"Huh? What do you want to do?"

Seeing Alicia's excited look, Kevin shuddered.

"Of course, we want to make the wedding more lively!"

Alicia grabbed Kevin and looked at Sakura, saying,

"Sakura, if Mei comes, just tell her I can borrow Kevin for a bit!"

"Don't go too far."