Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Melutina was slightly taken aback.

"That's the one..."

After much hesitation, Imer still felt that only Melutina, Qianjie's former partner, could assist him.

"The rumor about Qianjie getting a girlfriend."

"..."

Melutina tilted her head.

"……what?"

"It's a rumor about Qianjie getting a girlfriend. No, there's no evidence to prove it's a rumor at this stage."

Imer shook his head.

"Okay... I guess I didn't mishear."

Melutina tossed the documents into Susana's hands, patted her head, and before Susana could react, she and Imer walked out of the building.

"...?"

Susana trembled as she looked at the sudden increase in the number of documents in her hands.

…………

"Qian Jie got into an argument with a woman in the street?"

Melutina said, somewhat surprised.

"This... isn't really that strange. Perhaps it's just that the person he was arguing with happened to be a woman."

"That's what I thought too."

Imer nodded, and said somewhat awkwardly,

"But after Qianjie came back, he actually asked Captain Alicia for a book, and then sat obediently on the sofa to read it."

"Books? What books?"

Melutina was taken aback. In her memory, Qianjie had never sat down and obediently read a book.

"It seems to be about animals..."

Imer scratched his head.

"Then he tore the book up and yelled, 'Woman! I won't let you get away with this!' Many people heard it."

"Uh... he actually dared to tear up Captain Alicia's book?"

"It seems that later Captain Alicia took the initiative to ask Qianjie if he wanted to 'spar' with her."

Imer said awkwardly,

"But that's not the point. The point is that because of Qian Jie's series of unusual behaviors, now everyone in the Fire Moths is saying that Qian Jie is in love... and a large portion of them..."

Imer stopped talking abruptly and glanced at Melutina.

"...Huh? Why did you stop talking? What's wrong with a large portion of them?"

Melutina turned her head in confusion, meeting Imer's strange gaze.

"A large number of people thought that person was you."

"Imer said with a serious expression."

"...Well, that's not surprising."

Melutina pressed her forehead and sighed.

"But obviously I haven't argued with him recently."

"Hmm... Captain Melutina, may I ask, what do you think is the likelihood of Qianjie being in a relationship?"

"Imer asked tentatively."

"Well..."

Melutina pressed her fingers to her forehead.

"First of all, Qianjie doesn't have the concept of 'dating', but as for whether he might fall in love with someone..."

Melutina glanced at Imer and said:

"It's not entirely impossible that such a thing could happen."

Even a thousand tribulations?

Even if it's a thousand tribulations.

Melutina nodded.

"..."

Imer looked thoughtful, and then said,

"It seems that Captain Melutina once had a crush on someone."

"Well……"

Slightly taken aback by those words, Melutina looked annoyed.

“I’m talking about a thousand tribulations.”

"You speak with such certainty, there must be a reason for it."

Imer's lips twitched, and he said.

"...My matter is not important."

Melutina, somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, changed the subject.

"So what did you want to see me about?"

"Qianjie ran out in high spirits today."

Imer said, taking out a signal receiver.

“I installed a tracker on him.”

"...Was it really necessary to go this far?"

Melutina was shocked.

"This was given to me by Captain Alicia."

Imer decisively betrayed the woman.

"The price she paid was that she also wanted to know the results of the investigation."

"...Okay, even when she's this busy, she still has time to care about this."

Melutina wasn't very surprised.

"So, where is the location?"

"Well……"

Imer blushed and scratched his head.

"kindness?"

"It's in a maid café called Angel's Gift."

"……what?"

………………

Angel's Gift is Reno's premier café, also renowned for its board games and maid service.

"Ha, woman! How about that?! I won this round, didn't I!"

Qianjie excitedly squatted on the chair and threw the chips on the table.

"Well?!"

Nino craned his neck to look at the "battle" on the table, biting his thumb with his teeth.

"Damn it...it's clearly a koala..."

"Huh? You're the one who lost to the koala!"

Qianjie snorted coldly.

"...Next round! Boss, let's switch to another game!"

Nino slammed his hand on the table, his expression gradually contorting.

"...Um, okay."

The shop owner wiped his sweat. These two customers had been here all day, and it wasn't that they hadn't paid...

However, this was the first time he had ever seen a guest who could play board games like a battle.

Moreover, it must be said...

Both of them are terrible at it.

"Ha, you're not going to play the hypocrite with me anymore?"

Qianjie mocked.

"Who's going to beat around the bush with a madman?! Just go die!"

Nino retorted sharply.

"opening!"

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

At the next table, a woman wearing sunglasses and a hoodie, who had somehow ended up sitting there, and a man dressed in a "hip-hop" style had strange expressions on their faces.

"How did he manage to ruin such a perfect hand of cards..."

Melutina glanced at the Thousand Calamities hand, which she had missed seeing three single cards, but was perfectly visible from her angle.

"No, the other side is clearly equally incompetent..."