Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 225 I like Schwarzkopf!

Just as Qiong was about to tell Clara that she liked her, she suddenly realized a bunch of problems.

Putting aside the fact that this answer is tantamount to suicide, let's talk about an even more important point: how would Mei know these names?

"Cough, cough—cough cough!"

Realizing that this was a huge pitfall, Qiong, belatedly realizing the truth, broke out in a cold sweat.

Faced with Mei's gentle smile, Sora could only cough to cover up her embarrassment.

Even though she has nothing to hide, can anyone tell her how Mei knew about these people?!

"Oh, that name sounds familiar, but I didn't immediately recognize it..."

I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but I feel that although Mei’s smile is still gentle, there is a hint of… anger in her eyes?

"Qiong, you really don't remember because of amnesia..."

"Wait, let me think..."

Mei pulled Sora inside and casually closed the door behind her.

Seele: ? ? ?

With a "bang," the door slammed shut. Mei completely ignored everyone else, and used the opportunity to force Sora, whom she was holding, against the wall, making a "thud" as she leaned against the wall with one hand.

He's a grown man, was he pinned against a wall?

"Are you still afraid to explain it to me clearly?"

Mei, who was standing right next to him, showed no sign of anger on her face. Even though she hadn't done anything wrong, Sora inexplicably felt a sense of unease.

He never expected Mei to ask him this kind of question at this time after he came back. He couldn't give her an excuse at all!

I'm not going to think about it anymore; I'll just deal with it for now. It's not anything particularly important anyway. Although I didn't expect it, I knew I'd have to bring it up sooner or later if things continued, right?

"Let me think, let me think—ah, I remember, I remember, hahaha..."

"Are you going to tell me? I thought you'd forgotten or pretend not to know."

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel like Mei is a little disappointed?

"How could that be! I didn't mention it, it's just that I didn't remember... If I can't remember, it must be because they're not important!"

Once she regained her composure, Qiong turned to look at the living room, where four eyes were staring intently at her.

No, you two are just going to stand there and watch? You're not going to say anything when I get back?

"Mei."

"Yes, I'm listening."

After a brief moment of shock and inexplicable fear, Qiong returned to normal.

"If I remember correctly, these are all the names of little girls I've seen before."

"Little girl?"

"Yes, they should be a few little girls who are not even as tall as the headmistress and Bronya."

Not far away, Bronya made a threatening gesture at Sora with her Heavy Bunny.

Ignoring Bronya's threatening actions, Qiong simply and slowly pried open Mei's hand that was bracing against the wall, and then held it in his palm.

"I was just a little taken aback when I heard a name I hadn't heard in a long time... The person I like is definitely you! You don't like the beautiful and charming Mei and instead make me choose from several of my close friends, aren't you putting me in a difficult position?!"

Mei paused for a moment, then burst out laughing.

Bronya, watching the video from the living room, nodded with satisfaction. Although they were still not very intimate, at least Mei had now won over Sora's only official girlfriend, and Sora had even learned how to coax his girlfriend and resolve this small crisis through his own training.

This battle is a victory for Bronya and Mei!

"If I had to choose one of those three children as my favorite, I would make the same choice as Uncle Yang."

Sora looked directly into Mei's eyes, her sincere gaze seemingly genuine.

"I choose little Clara—and her guardian, the robot Schwarz! Little girls don't matter, I like big robots! Hook's hole-punching machine won't do, I want Clara's Schwarz!"

Although Mei didn't understand what Sora was saying or his logic, that didn't stop her from hearing Sora say, "The person I like is definitely you." That was enough. With that, nothing else mattered.

That pink-haired girl, March 7th, said that Sora has many close male friends, almost portraying her as a flirtatious jerk! If it weren't for Dan Heng's clarification that "she's actually just a military police officer and her best friend, a female anchor," "the head of a research station," "a scientist involved in research collaborations," and "a regular mechanical shop owner who just happens to be passing by" (seriously, wasn't Sora's network of connections a bit too extensive before?), Mei would have asked far more than just these few people that Dan Heng "didn't know very well."

That damned March 7th! She keeps telling stories about how good her relationship with Sora is, and then she speaks so badly about Sora. She's definitely trying to use these ambiguous messages to make Raiden Mei insecure, doubt and question Sora, creating a rift between them, and then break up with her so she can take advantage of the situation!

Ironically, her embellished story was so captivating to Kiana and Bronya that they even believed for a moment that the pink-haired girl was truly naive...

Her innocent pretense was so convincing; she even genuinely acted against Qiong for the sake of a few little girls…

Damn it, that pink-haired girl is so cunning!

"that……"

The doorknob turned, and the person outside carefully pushed it open a crack.

A small head peeked in.

"H-Hello everyone, I'm Seele..."

Seele's timid self-introduction drew everyone's attention.

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Seeing the two sisters crying tears of joy, Qiong took a bowl from the table—let's eat first!

The explanation is quite simple: After rescuing Raiden Ryoma, one of the high-ranking members of Anti-Entropy, the Destiny agent "Old Comrade" Welt persuaded Raiden Ryoma to give him the opportunity to enter a secret project of Anti-Entropy to gather intelligence. Coincidentally, that project also had the opportunity to save Seele Freya from another dimension. After learning about this, Qiong shamelessly insisted on going with them. They experienced some minor setbacks along the way, and Qiong unexpectedly obtained a Stigmata. The two of them also successfully returned to the real world with Seele.

Seele met Bronya; she ate a hot meal; after complaining about how she had risked her life to obtain the Stigmata Sora, which she had acquired easily during a mission, and urging him to take over as acting captain as soon as possible, Himeko agreed to plead with Theresa on Sora's behalf and arrange Seele's enrollment procedures... If we disregard Kevin's birth, Tesla's capture (which he was unaware of), and the Stigmata of unknown origin, everything would have been wonderful.

But is that really the case?

Sora turned her gaze to Mei.

"Seele, welcome to St. Freya Academy. Feel free to ask me anything you don't understand~"

"Th-thank you, Mei-neechan."

Mei's gentleness once again enveloped Bronya's younger sister, Seele. Others, seeing Mei's smiling face, would only think of her as a gentle, generous, and maternal girl. But now, when Sora saw that gentle, wifely face, she thought of the question Mei had asked earlier. And now, with the meal almost finished, Mei was also concerned that Seele hadn't offered an explanation—ask her directly? Considering her previous behavior, wouldn't that make her seem guilty?

"Bronya."

But it's alright, he can still ask Comrade Bronya two questions about bringing Seele back, and she'll definitely answer truthfully.

Has anything interesting happened at the academy these past few days?

Qiong asked the question casually and even put a cabbage into Xi'er's bowl.

Bronya stopped feeding Seele and looked at Qiong.

"Brother Qiong, your friends from before you lost your memory have come looking for you. They want to take you away... Could you tell Bronya why those three also know Professor Welt, and seem to know Professor Himeko and Kiana's father?"

"What? My friends? Three of them?"

Qiong put down his chopsticks and bowl, and thinking about Mei's question earlier, he suddenly had a feeling that disaster was about to strike.

Quick, think of a solution... No, first find out who it is!

"Could they... be Xing, San Yueqi, and Dan Heng?"

Qiong felt that he hadn't theoretically done anything wrong and should still be salvageable. After cautiously offering a conjecture, he waited for Bronya's response—but when he mentioned March 7th, Qiong sensed a flash of disgust on Mei's face.

"Qiong, are you sure you're not mistaken? I clearly remember it's Sunday, not a star."

"Oh, thank you, Himeko-neechan. Here are their contact details..."

The heavy stone in Qiong's heart finally hit... Wait, Sunday?

March 7th + Danheng + Sunday? What kind of bizarre combination is this?

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With a grave expression, Walter disembarked from the plane and strode quickly toward the location of the operations planning team.

Since setting sail, he's only managed a short nap and a quick bite on the plane... Otto is no easy enemy to deal with; to defeat him, we must mobilize the entire power of Anti-Entropy and be prepared for a fight to the death in order to survive.

Hurry up! We're almost at the Ark, Ai-in and the others must be getting impatient, right?

"Can't you make an exception for such a beautiful girl like us?"

Walter, who hadn't had enough rest, thought he was probably hallucinating, because he seemed to hear the voice of March 7th.

"Young lady, this is the Ark Zone. No one except the Alliance Leader and the Executors is allowed here... The Alliance Leader is here!"

Before reaching the Ark Chamber, Walter saw three figures who shouldn't have been there: a pink-haired girl in blue and pink clothes, hands on hips, negotiating with the gatekeeper mech; a cool-looking young man with his arms crossed; and another…

Walter rubbed his eyes. Was he hallucinating or just getting old and blurry-eyed? He was seeing Sunday?

But after hesitating for a moment, he still tentatively asked.

"Little March?"

"Uncle Yang? Is it Uncle Yang?"

Hearing Walter's call, the pink-haired girl rushed into his arms like a fledgling returning to its nest to find its parents.

Old Yang, whose body had not yet recovered and who was unsteady on his feet, was knocked off balance and stumbled.

"It really is Uncle Yang! We've been looking for you for so long! Danheng, we haven't made a mistake, this person is indeed Uncle Yang!"

"Long time no see, Mr. Walter."

That tone... that's right, it really is March 7th and Danheng!

"How...how did you find this place?"