Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 269 Bronya: If you will not abandon me, Bronya…

After casually locking the door and kicking out the unrelated people, Mei, brimming with triumph, sat on Sora's bed in a half-kneeling position—if Sora were paying close attention, she would have noticed that Mei's landing point was exactly the same as March Seven's.

"Mei, I have something I wanted to tell you."

"Yes, I'm listening."

Mei understood and nodded slightly, her gaze fixed intently on Sora.

Qiong tried to sit up in bed, but Mei pressed her back down—never mind, let's talk while lying down.

"You've probably seen it all, um... I think I had pretty good relationships with some female friends before I met you? Anyway, I probably had quite a few girls involved in the past..."

At this point, Qiong felt a little embarrassed, as this was trouble he had caused no matter what...

But Mei doesn't seem to care?

"I know, no explanation needed. Qiong, do you think I'll be jealous?"

Qiong nodded at first, but then shook his head when he saw Mei's smile.

"Sora, I'm really a little bit jealous~ Just a little bit..."

Mei smiled gently, reached out and lightly took Sora's hand. Now that she was the winner, what was wrong with being magnanimous?

“I understand. That Miss Liuying is just an ignorant girl who confuses family ties with romantic feelings, right? You only see her as a younger sister, right? Your sister will also be my sister in the future. How could a future sister-in-law be jealous of her younger sister? As for that Miss Sanyueqi…”

Mei's disgust vanished in an instant.

"I believe in you, and I believe in my charm. I believe I can make my place in your heart unshakable. You've said other girls are 'not important,' just passersby in your life... You only like me, and that's enough for me."

Hearing Mei's words, Qiong couldn't help but sigh that Mei was still the best: even so, Mei didn't have neurotic questioning or extreme anxiety. How many girls trust their boyfriends that much?

"Yes, I only like you! Everyone else is just a good friend! Hmm... and a good sister?"

Sora involuntarily tightened her grip on Mei's hand. She had expected Mei to explode in anger, but that didn't happen. Now, all they had to do was deal with Ryuko and Ginrou…

"Mei, you are so understanding... Did I save the world in my past life? Otherwise, how could I have such a beautiful and kind girlfriend like you?"

"She's my fiancée~ And I'm not as good as you say, am I?"

Mei's cheeks flushed slightly as she gently rested her forehead against Sora's.

Aside from the simple feeling of a racing heart, there was also a sense of embarrassment—what if Bai Ji hesitated for a moment and then didn't nod, what if Qiong didn't immediately express her acceptance...

Mei knew that without this verbal guarantee, she wouldn't be so magnanimous now, as the victor.

All doubt and neurosis stem from a lack of security. When absolute safety is confirmed, fear vanishes. However, there are some things that cannot be tolerated.

"Qiong, you've almost recovered, right?"

"Um……"

Mei gently bit her lip, looking shyly at her reflection in Sora's golden eyes.

"Now that you've almost fully recovered, prepare to be punished."

Qiong looked at Mei with some confusion.

"No, be punished? What kind of punishment?"

Mei blushed and leaned close to Sora's ear.

"I'll punish you until your mouth is dry! Accept your punishment, no resistance allowed!"

After saying that, Mei blushed, closed her eyes, and pressed her whole body against the blanket, her lips meeting Sora's.

"Well!"

A tingling, numb sensation...

For some reason, Qiong's first reaction was to sense a "tingling" sensation—was the Herrscher of Thunder leaking electricity?

But Qiong, who felt she shouldn't be pinned down, didn't have time to think about that right now. Completely passive and not resisting? Are you kidding me? How could that be?

With all her might, she rolled over, forcibly enduring the faint electric shock sensation. Qiong pried open Mei's teeth, then swiftly extended her long, unyielding tongue and stirred it inside Mei's mouth...

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"how so……"

Have you heard of the butterfly effect?

Kiana vaguely remembered that during the days she was forced to catch up on her studies on the moon, her two dear red and blue teachers mentioned this concept: the flapping of a butterfly's wings in the South American rainforest might cause a hurricane in North America.

Specifically, a small change in initial conditions can lead to long-term and significant effects...

Just like Sora and Mei are now. Their feelings for each other are developing even faster than she remembers!

Kiana watched this scene, her heart filled with complex emotions. If it weren't for the fact that this wisp of power, imbued with consciousness, couldn't be used to a certain extent and its recovery speed was too slow, she would have loved to keep a close eye on Sora 24/7...

I thought everything would unfold as I remembered: after Auntie took the crystal, seeing that Sora didn't want to leave, she would pull out a medical record from who-knows-where. It stated that Sora suffered from a "mental illness that could flare up at any time, causing her to act strangely but still retain her rationality, and when not flaring up, she was just like a normal person." This was to deal with the disguised "Kafka" Hotaru and Silver Wolf—it should be said that Theresa was quite capable, managing to prevent them from taking her away with her father's twisted logic, because this mental illness didn't require any treatment, only lifelong checkups at their Far East branch's directly affiliated hospital… Ultimately, spurred on by the medical record and Mei, and driven by Sora's choice, Hotaru transformed into the Sam mech, went berserk, burned down St. Freya, and demolished the dormitory. Seeing Hotaru's crazed nature, Sora was completely pushed into Mei's arms, and after a certain operation, the two planned to get engaged. By the time Kiana realized what was happening, it was too late…

This change caught her off guard: changing history was indeed her little wish, because of the change in the condition of "Sora's coma", Ryuu had self-destructed earlier, but why did Sora and Mei's progress go even faster?

"We can't continue with this limited intervention..."

Kiana's purple eyes seemed to be burning with flames.

If we put in a little more effort, the world shouldn't be so fragile, right?

There was no rush to get engaged, because according to her memory, the adults were all incredibly superstitious and tried every possible way to find an auspicious day for the engagement that suited everyone's wishes—unfortunately, that engagement date was still more than half a year away...

Therefore, the most urgent task is to find an accomplice. Let's send a dream to the resourceful Bronya, letting her see parts of the future: Beware of fire, theft, and the Singer!

Oh right, something must have gone wrong that caused Helia and Coralie to accidentally end up in this timeline. We need to send them back—we can't just wait for Dr. Einstein to build a hibernation pod and freeze them into the future, can we?

And most importantly, after doing all this, deliver a powerful blow to Silver Wolf Firefly! Even if this wisp of power dissipates with her consciousness, she will exile them to the future to protect Saint Freya!

As for that March 7th thing... it's okay. Once Sora remembers that she used to like March 7th, she'll be in a relationship with Mei and they're just one step away from getting together.

"Okay, let's do it this way!"

Kiana had made up her mind. She took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and waited for night to fall.

As night fell, she disguised herself as "mythical beast rice cake" to carry out her plan!

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Heartbroken is the true feeling that Liu Ying is experiencing right now.

Of course, there are winners and losers. Liu Ying felt that unless Qiong regained her lost memories, she had no chance of winning...

"Miss Liuying, right? Would you like something to drink? How about bitter melon juice?"

"No need, thank you."

The speaker was Theresa, who was carrying a large cross and stood in front of the fireflies, carefully approaching the tall and strong Sam.

After all, Firefly might be a humanoid weapon comparable to Milta in terms of anti-entropy—Previously, Theresa thought it was just a fantasy in Sora's mind, but combined with the suspect's photo just sent by headquarters and the girl who instantly transformed into a mecha in front of her, Theresa had no choice but to believe it when darkness fell before her eyes...

That wretched Walter!

Theresa glanced at Old Yang, who was standing behind the "two Bronyas" watching March 7 give nonsensical instructions on how to play the game and was being questioned by Silver Wolf, "Do you know more about Fox or do I know more about Fox?" with that old man's smile.

All she did was set her negotiation terms a little harsh, right? Couldn't the leader of Anti-Entropy propose a counter-offer or try to lower the price? She was prepared for a bargain, even intentionally revealing her "actual bottom line" to Yae Sakura and Siegfried so they could relay it to Welt… And what was he doing? Was this a display of power or a show of force? If she hadn't trusted Welt's character and Siegfried's repeated assurances of Anti-Entropy's reliability, she would have suspected she'd offended Welt somehow, and that if the negotiations failed today, he'd lead his men to tear down her St. Freya!

Seeing Theresa's troubled expression, Siegfried led Kiana forward.

"Little girl, family is family, and lover is lover. Although the passion of love eventually transforms into familial affection after the honeymoon phase, it still can't be confused with 'family affection'~ Why don't you come out of here? Let me introduce you to my daughter, Kiana—"

"No need, thank you. It's getting late, goodbye."

Before the others' eyes, Firefly bypassed Siegfried, Kiana, and Theresa, walked towards Silver Wolf, grabbed her by the scruff of her neck like a kitten, and walked out the door without looking back, ignoring her incessant protests ("My game isn't over yet!"). She even refused Kiana's polite invitation to stay for dinner.

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Today's negotiations went exceptionally smoothly. Walter, who had expected another protracted battle, made unexpected progress in the negotiations today.

Old Yang, who was originally having a headache over the restrictive terms of Theresa's collaboration, saw Siegfried smiling and said that Theresa was willing to remove most of the restrictions. If the previous collaboration was just a tentative step, then the current collaboration can be described as a two-way trip - if it goes any further, Theresa can even visit the North American Ark!

Although it is unclear why Theresa made so many concessions, Walter readily reciprocated by relaxing many restrictions in return, demonstrating his trust, and prepared to sign this agreement in a formal setting, which would be of great significance to all aspects of communication between the two parties.

"Sunday, don't you think Uncle Yang is very happy today?"

On Sunday, Walter nodded in agreement: a smile on his face, walking briskly, muttering something about a "negotiation master," and sending messages to the two people labeled "Einstein" and "Tesla" (wasn't he definitely showing off something?). Even without using the power of harmony to perceive, it was obvious to a fool that Walter was very happy...

"Professor Walter, Bronya wants to see you."

A childish voice suddenly came from behind them.

"Little March, you guys go first."

Upon hearing Bronya's call, Walter's smile faded, and he gestured for the others to go ahead.

Bronya wants to talk to him.

……

"Bronya, it's just a coincidence."

Walter smiled and tried to explain to Bronya that people who are not related by blood can look very alike: humans have a genetic similarity of up to 99.5%, and the combination of genes that control facial features can randomly result in unrelated people looking very similar.

For example, the Grand Commander who oversees Bronya's hometown has found men who look remarkably like him in China, Europe, and England... So, it's reasonable that Bronya and Silver Wolf look alike, right?

What a load of rubbish!

Bronya looked at Old Yang with a reproachful gaze. She believed that Walter definitely knew something, but was unwilling to say it...

This "old comrade" is really wicked; he won't say what he wants to say!

"Professor Walter, can't you just tell Bronya the truth? Bronya believes she has the right to know the truth!"

Otherwise, she could only use non-existent tears to pry some information out of Walter's mouth from the one that seemed to have the loosest lips (March 7th's lips are even looser, but I've confirmed that she's really stupid and is just short of telling you what color she's wearing today... and Danheng and Sunday are there too, but I can't get any information out of them).

Old Yang shook his head with a wry smile. Bronya is a shrewd girl, not easily fooled...

But if he leaves this thing alone, Bronya's curiosity and her hacking skills will definitely drive her to keep looking, and if she actually finds something, he'll have a headache for a while; he can't just tell her directly either, because if he does, Bronya might not be able to keep the secret, and given how fast her best friends spread the news, Otto will probably know about aliens by next month at the latest.

So what to do? If you can't solve one problem, then solve the problem that raised it—cough cough, create another problem to attract her attention. And maybe arrange something else along the way?

Thinking of this, Walter put on a stern face and revealed the Star of Eden. The moment the Star of Eden appeared, Bronya felt that the Heavy Bunny might not be able to maintain its floating state at any moment.

“Bronya, you're asking questions you shouldn't know. Normally, I, your teacher, should show no mercy…”

Old Yang gave a wicked smile and quietly watched how the girl with no connections would react—the answer was that she didn't react at all.

Walter: ...

Give him some kind of response, okay? Otherwise, he won't be able to keep up this act! Or should we wait a little longer?

Three seconds later, Bronya still showed no reaction...

Thirty seconds later, Bronya still didn't react...

Seeing that Bronya was certain he wouldn't harm her, Walter had no choice but to put away the Star of Eden.

"Ahem, I was just joking with you earlier. Since you're so curious, I'll tell you something others don't know: I'm not some chosen agent, I'm actually Walter Yang, the leader of Anti-Entropy!"

Seeing Bronya calmly raise the muzzle of the Heavy Rabbit Cannon, Old Yang gave a kind smile.

"Don't worry about Bronya! I'm not like your mother. I'm actually very close to Principal Theresa!"

"Why tell Bronya this? Isn't this top secret?"

Bronya's vigilance remained undiminished. The leader of the second greatest enemy Schicksal claimed to be, second only to the Honkai, was actually a history teacher in St. Freya?

Although Bronya had indeed guessed it, she still found it incredible when her guess came true.

"Because..."

Old Yang adjusted his glasses; the glare made it impossible for Bronya to see Walter's face clearly.

"Bronya, I observe that you possess extraordinary talent and unwavering will, making you perfectly suited to inherit the name of 'The World' and become the third Welt, the third Herrscher of the Void! Would you be willing to be my student?"

In Walter's imagination, Bronya would next use her Heavy Bunny to perform the traditional Chinese greeting, and then say, "Bronya has wandered half her life, never meeting a mentor. If you do not abandon her, Bronya is willing..."

Then, he happily accepted her and taught her how to use the Herrscher of Reason core to remove Cocolia's mind control chip and heal her legs. Bronya respected him even more and, with his prior help, accumulated more power, making it easier for her to ascend to become the Herrscher of Truth. But...

"Please allow Bronya to refuse."

"what?"

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Don't ask me when I'll be back... because next week is exam week!

In other words, the author usually does well in class and hasn't forgotten what he read, so he shouldn't fail. Otherwise, he wouldn't be rushing to write now, but rather rushing to review his books or even...

Also, there are crows and bulls on May 5.30th, so there will definitely be daily updates before the Dragon Boat Festival, but they will be irregular (maybe in the underworld, maybe in the mortal world).