Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 43 Duck: Why is there another one?

"You rascal..."

"Officer, it's been a long time."

At a similar location, in a familiar police station, Sora never imagined she would come here again, and to her surprise, it was still Officer Ayasato in charge.

"Although we know each other, we still need to go through the formalities: names..."

……

The police officer looked Qiong up and down and asked a question in a puzzled tone.

"Young man, have you ever thought about buying a lottery ticket? I've never seen such luck in all my years as a policeman. Maybe you'll win..."

"No, absolutely not. That thing is out of the question."

"Qiong-kun, do you know each other?"

Seeing the two start chatting and joking around, Raiden Mei, who had been sitting next to Bronya for a long time, couldn't help but ask.

"Of course I know him. Last time, this young man fought those bastards to save someone and was beaten so badly that he lost his memory. Luckily, he's alright this time, otherwise his two daughters would probably be coming over looking for him again!"

"Sora-san is such a good person..."

The old police officer in front of her had no motive to deceive Raiden Mei, so Mei naturally accepted the explanation: it seems that Sora is the kind of good person who would help those in need, just like the chivalrous heroes in Chinese martial arts novels.

"Oh, right, this little girl."

Raiden Mei looked at Bronya.

"Officer, this little girl is the target of those bad guys. Could you please help her find her parents?"

"It's my duty, leave it to me."

After saying that, Officer Aya smiled kindly and reached out to touch the girl who was about the same age as her granddaughter, but Bronya, who was sitting in a wheelchair, tilted her head and dodged, hugging Raiden Mei's waist instead.

"Mei-neechan, please don't abandon Bronya! Bronya can do anything!"

Bronya remained expressionless, unable to shed a single tear, but her slightly trembling body still caused Raiden Mei a pang of heartache.

Seeing this girl who is even worse off than yourself, it's hard not to feel compassion.

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"be careful on the road."

"Thank you, officer! We'll be careful."

"Little girl, never go into the alley alone again!"

Bronya claims to be a pitiful girl from an orphanage who has no parents. Recently, her guardians brought her and other children to Changkong City for a visit. Being naturally lively (?), she took a walk by herself when no one was paying attention, and that's when she ran into some bad guys...

Despite Bronya's repeated requests, Raiden Mei finally gave in. Bronya, who distrusts everyone else, could only trust Raiden Mei (?), so she decided to take Bronya back to her guardian herself.

Anyway, the director of the orphanage should be nearby, right?

Qiong decided to go together, reasoning that she couldn't let two weak women act alone after being attacked.

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Pushing the wheelchair, Qiong stared at Bronya's double drills, wondering what to do.

Clearly, Bronya's appearance means that the reformists led by Cocolia in Anti-Entropy—or rather, the radicals—have set their sights on Raiden Mei.

Speaking of which, Old Yang is really something. He can't even control his own subordinates. He asked Theresa for leave, copied his own creation, the Star of Eden, and went to the radical camp to say, "To be or not to be, you have no choice." How could Cocolia possibly turn the world upside down?

Unfortunately, Lao Yang, like him, also said he wanted to maintain the stability of the world line... Couldn't he be a little more flexible in some aspects? Wouldn't it be better to speedrun Honkai Impact 3?

Bronya remained silent; she had just clearly seen the extremely surprised look on Sora's face when she saw her.

The analysis showed that it was not the shock of seeing a poor little girl being hurt by bad people, but rather the expression one would have when unexpectedly encountering an acquaintance.

So, Qiong knows her? But she has absolutely no memory of Qiong. Furthermore, preliminary assessments indicate his individual combat strength is no less than a C-rank Valkyrie. With someone of C-rank or higher strength intervening, could he also be after the Third Herrscher?

Cocolia never said she would give her support other than Titan, so the other party is definitely not one of them. Could it be the Valkyrie of Destiny?

Following the path Bronya pointed out, the three walked in silence, their ulterior motives creating an unusually oppressive atmosphere.

“Raiden.”

Qiong tries to break the oppressive atmosphere.

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

"Look, it's getting late. How about we grab a bite to eat outside? It's on me."

Inviting someone to dinner is one of the best ways to build relationships.

"I'm so sorry to have troubled you to spend money."

Raiden Mei instinctively refused. Her upbringing told her that in this situation, she should be the one expressing gratitude. If she weren't down on her luck, she should be the one offering to treat others. How could she accept someone else's offer to treat her?

"Just think of it as keeping Bronya company."

Under normal circumstances, they would probably have let it go, but this time was different; there was a little duck head between the two of them.

Raiden Mei glanced at Bronya, who was staring at her without any emotional fluctuation, and nodded.

"Okay, thank you."

"It's nothing, nothing at all. Bronya shouldn't have any objections, right?"

Duck: ...

She really wanted to kick Sora out, but she couldn't show off her Heavy Bunny in front of Raiden Mei, otherwise she would have picked up this person who ruined her plans with her mecha and thrown her into the trash can!

Anyone who gets in her way of finding Seele must be defeated!

However, Qiong couldn't read minds, so he naturally didn't know what the emotionless girl was thinking. He was secretly pleased: Great, we've reached an agreement, let's eat!

With that, his mission was complete, and the next step was to invite the Great Sage Qitian!

Since he's treating, he can naturally choose the location. Try to find a restaurant near a hotel; maybe you'll spot a paramecium on the way.

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Refusing to take a taxi, Kiana walked with her suitcase to the hotel, feeling listless and slightly hungry.

It wasn't because she was short of money; on the contrary, knowing that Kiana was going out to play, Theresa not only gave her many instructions but also sponsored some money for the trip, making Kiana richer than ever before.

However, not being spoiled, she was not used to spending money on such things. The money she had left was enough for her to have a good meal. Her leg was not broken, so why should she waste money?

"I'm so hungry. We should be almost there, right? Should we go find something to eat first?"

"Hey, Kiana!"

"Hmm? Am I so hungry I'm dizzy? Why do I think I hear that gray-haired guy's voice?"

Kiana, look here!

"Qiong? Is that really you? What are you doing here? And who is the person next to you?"

Kiana was quite surprised to see Raiden Mei, but she immediately perked up and rushed to the three of them with her suitcase in just a few seconds.

"Let me introduce you. This is Raiden Mei, and this is Bronya..."

"Hello Mei, I'm Kiana Kaslana, I'm 16..."

As expected, the ambush had been successful. Qiong smiled with satisfaction; his elaborate detour hadn't been in vain. Seeing Kiana's overly enthusiastic gesture, almost leaping at him, Raiden Mei was somewhat at a loss. Bronya wanted to say something, but realized she was moving away from the two of them…

Qiong pulled her aside and gave her a healthy smile.

Bronya: (? ? ?)

One problem wasn't solved, and now another one is appearing?

If she didn't know Sora, she was much more familiar with Kiana Kaslana.

Even if you haven't heard that Siegfried Kaslana, the worst, most dangerous, and most perverted wanted criminal in Schicksal, has a daughter named Kiana, any one of the Kaslana family, one of the three great families of Schicksal, is no pushover!

Oh no, Schicksal has really set its sights on the Third Herrscher's prototype.