Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Alicia casually tossed aside the empty shampoo bottle and took out a towel to rub Melutina's head.

"...I said a lot of willful things to her before."

"This is quite rare. Our lovely, aloof girl, Melutina, can throw a tantrum like a little girl?"

Alicia asked curiously,

When was it?

"After the Australian bushfires..."

"Ah... what a terrible time. You are all people Himeko saved. Is it because of Himiko?"

Not calling her a "traitor" or the "Seventh Herrscher" is a testament to Alicia's usual gentleness.

"No... I blame her for saving me."

Melutina looked at her terrible face in the mirror in front of her.

"..."

"The moth that chases the flame... has already seen its future, so why can't it end its suffering of being burned sooner?"

"Melutina said softly."

"Because it will burn."

Alicia put down the towel, reached out and hugged her, pressing her face against hers as she spoke.

"Isn't she pretty and cute?"

"...Even that cruel?"

"Of course."

"Only Captain Alicia could come up with such an answer."

"A cute girl's heart can do anything."

Alicia patted Melutina's cheek.

"Remember to dry your hair, Hua is doing well... Mei admires her. She's in Kevin's first squad now."

"!"

Melutina turned her head sharply to look at Alicia.

"Isn't she lucky? But... she might also be unfortunate. What a pitiful girl."

Alicia sighed.

"...This world is still as rotten as ever."

Melutina revealed a look of genuine disgust.

"This rotten world..."

Alicia walked to the door, then smiled slightly and turned back.

"There are cute things too, you know?"

...............

"Why did you save me... Why didn't you let me die there... Hua, I don't want to live... Why do I have to live again and again..."

"Melutina..."

"I don't want to bear this burden anymore, I don't want to carry on this legacy... It's too heavy..."

“Melutina…I…”

"Don't come any closer to me."

"But...I..."

"Don't come any closer to me!"

"well……"

The more important something is, the more you want to stay away from it.

Melutina huddled in bed, wrapped in the blanket, visibly utterly insecure.

"Don't come near me, Hua... I don't want you to be the next... brother... Vanessa..."

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Chapter Seven: Eden

The eighth Honkai occurred in a way that no one expected.

"..."

Melutina stood in the center of the square, looking at the excessively quiet streets, and silently uploaded the video footage to the headquarters of the Fire Moth.

"Vice-captain, are they...are they dead?"

The teammate next to Melutina spoke with a trembling voice.

"No."

Melutina reached out and placed her hand on the carotid artery of an unconscious person.

"Still alive, but that's all."

Aside from breathing and metabolism, Melutina could not sense any biological aura from these people.

"First, find someone who is clear-headed."

"Shouldn't we call a medical team?"

"I asked the team member."

“We can’t guarantee it’s safe here… We can’t let them take any risks until we’ve assessed the situation.”

Melutina shook her head, then suddenly her ears twitched, and she looked in one direction.

"...Are there any survivors in this area?"

Melutina leaped across ruin after ruin with astonishing speed, and finally found a young woman standing there, unsure of what to do, in a base marked with the symbol of the Fire Moth.

"what?"

The woman looked at the falling Melutina, tilted her head, but didn't seem particularly surprised.

Admiring the woman's composure, Melutina began:

"To Honkai Second Squad, Melutina."

"Ah, are you here to provide support...?"

The woman smiled slightly. To be honest, even among all the women Melutina had ever seen, this woman's beauty was exceptional.

and……

Her bust size is comparable to that of Dr. Mebius.

"I am Eden."

The woman with reddish-brown hair smiled gently.

"Eden? You are Eden?"

Melutina was genuinely surprised. This name was well-known to people of this era. Perhaps some people didn't know about the Moth of Flame, but it was impossible for anyone not to have heard of Eden.

Following the Australian bushfires, rumors circulated widely that Eden had joined Flamemoth.

The character of Eden can be summarized in two words—

The world's number one star, a billionaire whose wealth rivals that of a nation.

"……kindness."

After thinking for a long time, Melutina finally nodded.

Anyone else would probably be eager to show off in front of Eden, but that's clearly not Meltina's style.

"Miss Melutina, may I ask what this is...?"

Eden noticed that the girl was a bit aloof, but he didn't mind her rudeness and asked politely.

"He is a law enforcer."

Melutina scanned the base and noticed that among the fallen personnel were even Fusion Warriors, which made her glance at Eden in surprise.

"What's wrong?"

Noticing Melutina's gaze, Eden asked curiously.

"...Miss Eden's Honkai energy resistance is very strong."

Perhaps it's mental resilience, but in any case, this big star doesn't seem to be just a pretty face.

"Hmm... Dr. Mebius told me something like that, oh... you're Melutina?"

Eden suddenly remembered the name, and looked the girl in front of him up and down—a hooded girl with disheveled hair and dark circles under her eyes.

"You've changed so much compared to your photos."

It's not really Eden's fault for having a bad memory; the Melutina in the photo she saw in the Möbius laboratory was a clean and beautiful young girl.

Even back then, in order to please Danzhu, she forced herself to put on a strange smile.

But the Melutina standing before Eden now looked like she had just rolled out of a crater after being bombarded by artillery fire, and her world-weary aura was unmatched.

"...Perhaps."

Melutina didn't want to dwell on the matter any longer.

"Do you have a communication device here? My personal device has a bad signal. We need to contact headquarters first."

"Yes, but I don't know the communication password."