Honkai Impact 3rd: Chiyou's Survival Guide

Scratching his head, Siegfried still didn't quite understand, but before saying goodbye, he still mentioned it.

"Cecilia is the chef this time, remember to come early!" "No problem... Wait, who's the chef?!" At this moment, Fu You realized the seriousness of the situation. The meal he had at Cecilia's house more than ten years ago was still fresh in his mind.

"Chef Cecilia, I'll help you out. Don't worry, I guarantee you won't have any complaints."

Siegfried pulled his bangs back, as if eager to show off his culinary skills. Perhaps, after all these years, Cecilia's cooking skills would have improved? Fu You stood there, deceiving himself. ...For the first time, Fu You felt that time had passed so quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was evening, and he had brought Fu Hua to the current residence of Kiana's family.

"Hi, Theresa, you're here too..." Looking at Theresa who seemed to be unaware of the situation, Fu You forced a smile.

"Huh? I'm Kiana's aunt. Isn't it normal here?" Theresa looked at Fu You in confusion, not knowing what he meant.

"Cecilia is the chef today, and Siegfried is helping..." Fu You whispered quietly into the other person's ear.

"W-what?!" Theresa was stunned for a moment, her eyes draining of color, as if she had already anticipated what she was about to eat. ... "Alright, the dishes are here, let's eat!" Cecilia looked at the large table of "delicacies" she had prepared with satisfaction. This was the Chinese cuisine she had specially learned. Well, the familiar feeling returned... Fu You's mouth twitched as he looked at the dark dishes on the table.

"Huh? Why aren't you eating?" Cecilia was a little confused when she saw Theresa, Fu You and Fu Hua who had not started eating for a long time.

"I think that as Theresa is the principal of St. Freya Academy, Kiana's godmother, and the owner of this place, she should start first."

After a long time, Fu You slowly spoke, and in Theresa's shocked gaze, the virtue of humility from Shenzhou was fully revealed.

"No, this shouldn't be the case. Fu You took Kiana with him for so long while you were tied up. He should have started first."

Theresa racked her brains, trying to fight back against the disloyal Fu You.

"Haha, I say you guys stop arguing. Come, let's eat together!" Siegfried smiled brightly and started eating first.

"Theresa, you are in the growth stage, eat more... If you eat so little and are malnourished, how can you grow taller?" At the dinner table, Fu You enthusiastically urged people to eat.

"...You should eat more too!" Theresa said with a forced smile, ready to fight back against Fu You in the same way. However, the next moment, seeing Fu You suddenly start to eat voraciously, Theresa was stunned.

"Theresa, being picky about food is not a good habit. Or is it that the food Cecilia carefully prepared is not to your taste?" Looking at Theresa who was in a dilemma provocatively, Fu You directly chose to roast her on the fire.

"I...I'll eat..." Seeing Fu You feasting with such a cheerful expression, Theresa's face turned green and she swallowed with difficulty. For a moment, she even suspected that the food was her fault. "You never thought I'd turn off the taste simulator!" Raising an eyebrow at Theresa, Fu You gave a sinister smile. "A mere fifty-year-old kid, you're trying to outsmart me?" "You're too naive!"

Chapter 169: Happy Gathering

"Fuyou, what do you think of the Shenzhou dishes I made?" Seeing that everyone had started eating, Cecilia asked Fuyou expectantly.

"It's very good. Look, the mud covering the outside of this dish is just right. Is it beggar's chicken?" Nodding with pretended satisfaction, Fu You took a fancy to a dish that looked like a lump of mud.

"That's not dirt, I just added a little more seasoning."

The smile was a little awkward, but Cecilia still explained truthfully.

"Ahem, that's not a big deal. Look at this plate of charcoal. If I'm not mistaken, it should be baked with fruit wood, right?" Fu You was embarrassed, but then an idea struck him, and he pointed to another plate of black stuff. This time, there was no way he could be wrong, Fu You thought confidently.

“…These are the fried dumplings I made.”

Pursing her lips, Cecilia spoke in a low voice.

"Fried... dumplings?" Fu You was practically petrified, staring in disbelief at the fried dumplings that looked like charcoal. Even after living in Shenzhou for so long, Fu You couldn't tell what Cecilia had done based on appearance alone.

"Fu You...you're no good either. You can't even taste the delicious food Cecilia made!" Theresa covered her numb mouth in discomfort and taunted him.

"If I told you I don't really know much about Chinese cuisine, would you believe me?" Fu You glared fiercely at the white-haired dwarf and looked at Cecilia, whose smile held a hint of danger. He forced a smile and spoke rather reluctantly. Cecilia continued to smile, while Fu You involuntarily averted his gaze.

"...Fu Hua, eat more. Isn't this your favorite Chunbulao? It must have been marinated for quite some time, so it should be quite flavorful."

Fu You stiffly changed the subject, using Fu Hua as a shield and enthusiastically pointed to another plate of pickle-like things.

"Me...?" Fu Hua pointed at herself, looking confused.

"Fuyou, that's the spinach salad my mother made, not the eternal spring you mentioned!" Kiana, who couldn't stand it any longer, reminded him.

"..." His movements suddenly froze, and the smile on Fu You's face froze. He had misjudged her again. Fu You felt that in the future, he should not make hasty judgments about Cecilia's dishes.

"Fu Hua, thank you for taking care of Kiana on this mission. She must have caused quite a bit of trouble, right?" Cecilia took the initiative to thank Fu Hua as they drank. Cecilia also knew that with Kiana's temper, she might cause some trouble.

"It's nothing, this is what I should do."

Fu Hua replied politely in return.

"Besides being greedy and reckless, Kiana is also an excellent student."

After thinking for a moment, Fu Hua chose a more euphemistic statement to save Kiana's face.

"Hey, bad squad leader! How have I been greedy and reckless?" However, seeing Fu Hua pointing out her shortcomings in front of Cecilia, Kiana could no longer sit still and started to attack Fu Hua with her claws and fangs.

"Hmph, don't you know what you're like? Fu Hua's opinion of you is already high enough."

Seeing that Kiana had no self-awareness, Theresa did not forget to support Fu Hua.

"Waaaa! Theresa, you bully me just like the bad class monitor!" Seeing that the principal also stabbed her in the back, Kiana became anxious.

"How many times have I told you to call me Auntie!" Hearing this, Theresa suddenly became energetic. She stopped lying on the table, kicked off the chair, put her hands on her hips, and glared at Kiana fiercely.

"Fuyou...you will speak for me, right?" Looking at Cecilia and Siegfried with interest, Kiana placed her last hope on Fuyou.

"How about you, Fu Hua and Theresa have a fight, and whoever wins will be the one to listen to you!" Fu You suggested with a flash of inspiration.

"Oh? My dear niece, do you want to listen to Fuyou's advice?" Theresa clenched her fists with ill intentions and looked at Kiana with an evil smile.

"Don't worry, even without Judas and Fu Hua, I can still teach you to respect your elders!" "...Aunt, don't listen to that guy Fu You stirring up trouble!" Swallowing her saliva, Kiana decisively followed her heart. ... "Mom, you and Dad have no idea what I went through in Singapore..." After dinner, Kiana vividly described the series of thrilling scenes, and seeing Cecilia's interested expression, she became more and more excited.

"Of course I know about you. After all, your father has been in Singapore, always keeping an eye on you, right, Fu You?" Looking at Fu You proudly, Siegfried spoke to Kiana as if asking for credit.

"I can attest that Siegfried is indeed in Singapore, and he's going to have a drink with his old lover."

Fu You nodded, but what he said made Siegfried's smile freeze on his face.

"Damn dad, you!" Kiana believed it and immediately cast an unfriendly look at Siegfried.

"She seems to be a Valkyrie specializing in intelligence. We are old acquaintances. By the way, you seem to have said that your charm is enough to impress all the Valkyries in Destiny..." Looking at the embarrassed Siegfried, Fu You deliberately raised his eyebrows in the other's resentful eyes.

"Fuyou, you..." Siegfried was anxious, but just as he opened his mouth, a gentle voice with a hint of death sounded quietly, interrupting what Siegfried was about to say.

"Oh? Darling, is that so?" Cecilia gently hugged Siegfried from behind, a smile on her face. Turning stiffly, Siegfried forced a laugh.

"Ahaha, Cecilia, you know... Fu You just likes to make fun of me and spread rumors about me..." Siegfried never thought that the boasting he had made in front of Fu You would put him in such a situation.

"Huh? Siegfried, are you not feeling well? Why do you look so bad?" On the side, Fu You, who was always looking for trouble, was still fanning the flames.

"Thank you for your concern!" Siegfried stared at Fu You with a forced smile. He didn't know why the other party liked to make fun of him so much.

"By the way, Theresa, please grant me a few days off. The British Museum has invited me to attend an academic exchange. It won't be long."

Suddenly remembering the invitation he received some time ago, Fu You mentioned it to Theresa.

"You are going for academic exchange? Did I hear it right?" Theresa looked at Fu You in surprise and revealed a look of suspicion.

"I've told you countless times that I'm a well-known figure in the field of world history. Those certificates are real. You should be happy that I can teach at Saint Freya."

Fu You has become accustomed to Theresa's prejudice.

"But what will happen to St. Freya's history class after you leave?" Theresa was still worried about this.

"Don't worry, since there are no lectures, I have already assigned three times the homework as before. This is just enough for the students to get familiar with the previous courses in class, especially those students with weak foundations..." With a malicious smile, Fu You looked at Kiana and teased her regardless of her hopeless eyes.

"Isn't that right, Kiana?"

Chapter 170 Vacation

Some time later, in St. Freya Academy, in Fu Hua's residence.

"You just took the Gem of Desire directly. Is there really no problem?" Looking at Fu You, Fu Hua was still a little worried. She didn't think it would be so easy to fool Otto.

"It's just a gem. As the Bishop of Destiny, it's not good for Otto to be so stingy..." After a little teasing, Fu You said seriously.

"Alright, alright, enough joking around, but I'm determined to get the Desire Gem. That golden-haired kid has no face in my sight."

"Although Otto isn't a good person, he's certainly not stupid. Furthermore, the Gem of Desire isn't with Anti-Entropy. Otto will definitely notice something and become suspicious."

Looking at Fu You who looked indifferent, Fu Hua couldn't help but remind him.

"I know you don't fear fate, but this will probably cause unnecessary trouble."

"Haha, I'm just worried he won't be able to find the clues... All the clues here will only point to a guy wearing black clothes, holding an umbrella, and wearing a white mask."

Hearing this, Fu You chuckled and shook his head slightly in response to Fu Hua's doubts.

"Of course, that golden-haired kid is very smart and would definitely not make a final conclusion based on this. However, as long as he speculates in the direction of the World Serpent, that's enough."

Fu You knew very well that from a strategic point of view, the cunning Otto would never be led by him, but Fu You just needed the other party to feel afraid of this.

"With the superpower lurking in the shadows to restrain them, Tianming will naturally restrain his actions. Before he understands the true nature of the World Serpent, he will probably not make any major moves."

As he added, Fu You couldn't help but recall the mysterious force that suddenly appeared during the Second Collapse, inflicting heavy damage to Xilin, participating in the encirclement and suppression of Xilin, and then vanishing into thin air. Later, Fu You learned from information within Tianming and Anti-Entropy that the organization called itself the "World Serpent" and seemed to have unclear ties to the previous civilization and the Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire.

"By the way, do you remember that World Serpent? I heard it's an organization from a previous civilization, and it seems to have been founded by a hero...Okay, I shouldn't have asked you that."

As soon as he asked the question, Fu You gave up when he saw Fu Hua's bewildered expression. How was this any different from asking Kiana about cultural studies? Fu You only knew two heroes: Hua and Su, both from Shenzhou. Hua had lost most of his memory, and Su had disappeared without a trace since their last meeting. Naturally, Fu You couldn't learn more about the secrets of the former civilization through them.

"I'm going to England to take care of some things for the next while. If Otto continues to assign you any tasks, remember to let me know. I'm not sure what that guy will come up with."

With a light sigh, Fu You instructed Fu Hua.

"...Just be prepared for this. After this mission, Otto probably won't assign me anything for a while, so you should be careful."

Listening to Fu You's solemn words, Fu Hua was silent for a moment and then spoke slowly.

"What are you afraid of? The only person in the entire Mandate of Heaven who I'd even consider paying attention to is Yulandel. But as far as I know, Otto recently transferred her away from Saint Freya to focus on clearing up the global Honkai incidents."

"And she is so busy dealing with the global Honkai incident right now, right? How could she possibly go to the same place with me?" Upon hearing this, Fu You laughed heartily.

In the bishop's office at the Mandate of Heaven headquarters, even Otto couldn't help but be astonished when he saw the recent battle report on Yulandel presented by Amber.

"Hehe, after fighting non-stop for over a month, we eliminated the global Honkai incident in one fell swoop... I think the S-level rating is still too limited. How about we add another [Yulandel] level?" Closing the file, Otto raised his head and suggested jokingly.

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

Yulandel was not impatient in response to Otto's generous praise. She just nodded calmly and then started to ask.

"Your Excellency the Bishop, do you have any other tasks to accomplish?" "Haha... Bianca, you've just finished such a difficult task, and you're asking about the next arrangements. You're worthy of being me!" Facing Yulandel's question, Otto shook his head and changed the subject.

"Your contributions and active presence on the front lines are obvious to all. In recognition of your service, do you want any reward?" "Reward? Give me some vacation time."

After thinking for a moment, Yulandel spoke to Otto without being pretentious.

Fu You didn't have a strong impression of the UK; if it weren't for this academic exchange, he wouldn't have come here. Holding a cup of packaged black tea, Fu You strolled through the streets of London. Beneath Big Ben, a bustling crowd of tourists came to visit. As if sensing something, Fu You moved the tea aside. The next moment, a figure beside him fell straight towards him, bumping into him.

"Ugh! Sorry, sorry, I just got here and was so excited I bumped into you!" A reckless-looking blonde girl apologized hastily, looking extremely nervous. Glancing at her, Fu You saw the Destiny Mark still on her shoulder and sensed a faint emanation of Houkai energy. A reckless new Valkyrie, just like Kiana... Fu You made a preliminary assessment.

"New here, huh? Next time you go on a mission in casual clothes, remember to take off your symbol of destiny."