Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Melutina punched Eden in the stomach.

"We don't get along."

Eden, who already had little fighting ability, instantly lost consciousness. Melutina picked her up and carried her away from the area.

After walking about a hundred meters, she suddenly stopped, turned around quietly, and a faint, almost imperceptible sadness appeared in her eyes.

"You don't need to forgive me."

She knew perfectly well that two of her team members were still alive, unable to hear or even call for help, which was perhaps a good thing.

Even if they clung to the girl's clothes, weeping and begging her to save them...

Melutina will not turn back either.

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

"Your guess has been confirmed."

Half a day later, at the Fire Moth base on the Mu Continent, Alicia walked towards Melutina.

"Yeah."

Melutina simply nodded silently and ate the compressed biscuits in her hand.

"...Eden seems to be very sad."

"She'll probably blame me, won't she?"

Melutina did not feel wronged; her actions were not justified and should never be justified.

"Hmph~ How could that be? Our Miss Eden will only blame herself."

Alicia rejected her idea without hesitation, patted her bottom, and sat down next to Melutina.

"You abandoned them, didn't you?"

It is an affirmative statement, without any doubt.

"kindness."

"Alright, alright, after all, I'm the one who gave you the orders."

"If Captain Alicia were there, they wouldn't have been abandoned, right?"

"No way, I'm not some kind of god."

Alicia shrugged.

"However, I would try to persuade Eden, or after knocking her unconscious, stay in her hospital room and cry even harder than she does when she wakes up."

"...This is not Captain Alicia's style."

"Isn't that right? Why?"

"Because that's hypocritical."

Am I not hypocritical?

Alicia countered with a question.

"You are not hypocritical."

Melutina answered seriously.

"No~"

Alicia smiled slightly and pinched Melutina's cheek hard.

"If I weren't hypocritical, I would do the same things as you."

"That's sophistry. You're stronger and smarter than me, so you'll definitely do a better job than me."

"But even the beautiful and intelligent Miss Alicia isn't omnipotent."

Alicia shook her head.

"By the way, Dr. Spassy of the Fifth Science Division seems to be working on a solution, and he has also gained a capable assistant."

"A capable assistant?"

Melutina was slightly taken aback.

"A doctor named Sue, I think she was Kevin's classmate."

Chapter Nine: Möbius's Mother

"Is that Su?"

Melutina leaned against the wall and looked at Alicia, asking her a question.

"Yes, a... kind-hearted man dedicated to saving lives."

Alicia nodded.

"That's Dr. Spassy from the Fifth Science Division of the Firemoth. Hmm... you'd better not mention your wife and daughter in front of him."

"...Are they dead?"

"Yes, because of Honkai disease. It is said that Dr. Spassy held their hands and refused to let go before he died. If Dr. May hadn't removed his infected left hand, he might have died already."

Alicia sighed.

"There are many people like the moth that chases the flame...it's not surprising."

Melutina didn't show much surprise, but said it calmly.

"No wonder even Eden, who never speaks harshly to anyone, doesn't like you, my lovely Melutina. Watch your tone, you remind me of someone, oh no, maybe... two of them?"

Alicia said with a sour face.

"..."

"Even though you're not saying anything, I know you're curious, aren't you? Aren't you? Aren't you?"

"……Correct."

If we say no here, it will definitely escalate into an endless situation.

"It's Thousand Calamities and Aponia."

Who is that?

Hmm~

Two very interesting people~

"……All right."

"But speaking of this matter..."

Alicia glanced at Melutina, then hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

"what happened?"

Melutina looked up, thinking that Alicia's expression was quite unusual.

"Do you know... a special squad called the Poison Chrysalis?"

Alicia seemed rather reluctant to say it.

"...I have heard some of the rumors."

"May seems to want you to join them there."

Alicia's expression became even more uncomfortable.

"However, the decision is yours... If you are unwilling, I will try to win Mei back."

Getting Mei to "change her mind" is a very difficult thing for most people.

But Melutina had no doubt that Alicia could do it, because this seemingly carefree captain was capable of anything when she got angry…

But it's terrifying; even Mei would never want to experience it.

"Actually, you should know my answer, Captain Alicia."

"...Okay, okay."

Alicia had a long face.

"For you, there is indeed no more suitable place than that place, but don't worry, if you ever get locked up in the future, I will definitely find a way to get you out!"

"...Lock him in?"

“The deepest place, for those who are poisonous pupae, is almost as familiar as home.”

"Oh."

"...Um, could you show a little bit of fear? Like a normal girl."

"I……"

There was a strange glint in Melutina's gloomy eyes.

"I'm really looking forward to it."

"........."

.........

Moth Chasing Fire Headquarters

"...I don't understand."

Unusually, May looked at the report with a puzzled expression.

"Hmm? That's quite rare. I thought you knew everything, Mei."

"Mebius said lazily from the side."

"Regarding Melutina's reassignment... I thought Alicia would strongly oppose it, but she actually agreed after expressing her dissatisfaction."

"...Melutina?"

"What puzzles me even more is that she actually suggested that Qianjie and Melutina team up... Qianjie was personally brought out of the deepest place by her, so it's impossible that she doesn't understand how dangerous that man is."