Honkai Impact 3rd: I picked up a Seele at the start of the game.

Chapter 221 We're in the same industry!

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(The story of Seele in World Bubble is skipped; her story has been integrated into the current pre-civilization narrative.)

(Subsequently, Yunxi participates in missions such as Bloodstained Cherry Blossoms, Crimson Feathers, Angel's Wings, and Demon's Wings. Then comes the Three Days of Pure Sweetness, Ai Li's memories, and the upheaval in Erinis. Finally, time flows into the winter month, and the story of Erinis ends here.)

A new curtain has been drawn; cause and effect have been intertwined, and it's time to prepare for the grand raid on the Herrscher of Flame.

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After returning from Australia.

After only two days of rest, Mei sent another mission—

"Yun Fuyu, you will go with Kevin to complete a mission. Kevin will explain the details to you."

By this time, Mei had been observing and testing Yun Fuyu for three months. Each task assigned to Yun Fuyu during this period proved his strength, stance, and mental fortitude.

At least, Mei herself believed that Yun Fuyu was still the Yun Fuyu she knew, only that he had become smarter, but he was still as upright and kind as before.

After completing this mission, she plans to bring Yun Fuyu into the core decision-making layer of the Flame Chaser, just like Kevin—Kevin is indecisive and doesn't know how to talk, which is why others overlook his identity. But in reality, as the warrior (Wind) who killed the Herrscher and Mei's confidant, Kevin is certainly also a core decision-maker.

After hearing Mei's request, Yun Fuyu hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can I bring Xier along? You saw last time, she went out with Alicia for several days, and they didn't do anything, did they? Xier is really kind, you must believe in her..."

Mei's tone turned serious: "I haven't settled accounts with you for this yet! Seele left the Firemoth without permission for three whole days. What kind of guardian are you?!"

Yun Fuyu said, looking aggrieved, "It's all Alicia's fault! She kidnapped my Xier..."

In a daze, I suddenly realized a question: Is the story of the past caused by this lie in the present?

Oh well, never mind.

Mei chuckled: "You mean, Alicia can secretly take a Herrscher away from an entire oversight system without a trace, even though she's a Fusion Warrior?"

Yun Fuyu: "This...maybe it really is possible?"

Anyway, that's how the scripts were written in the past.

Seeing that Yun Fuyu was determined to keep up his stubbornness, Mei ignored him and said bluntly, "This is the first and the last time. For at least the next nine months, Xier must still abide by our promise."

“I admit that if you are determined to break the agreement, there is really nothing I can do. But since you have decided to stay in the human world as humans, you must do the same things as humans—follow the rules!”

Yun Fuyu bowed respectfully: "Understood!"

Mei had already laid her heart bare. How could Yun Fuyu not understand?

After the call ended, Yun Fuyu took Xier to find Kevin.

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The mission was no different from before: to meet up with Sakura and assassinate a team of Poison Chrysalis assassins. Old Kevin, as always, didn't trust their abilities and chose to take the lead himself, letting Yunxi and her husband go out and play for a while before regrouping.

Yun Fuyu and Xier looked at each other, then gave each other a helpless shrug and went outside to have some fun.

The Honkai energy core reactor was destroyed by Seele the moment it landed in the city. The sneaky mastermind was photographed and documented by Yun Fuyu, and no one noticed his actions.

Programmers around the world are truly capable of anything!

They played until the appointed time, then went to the meeting point Kevin had given them. After searching for a while, they found the information for the next meeting point there.

Rushing to the designated location, just as he entered the alley, a hand grabbed Yun Fuyu's sleeve and forcefully pulled him into the hole!

Seele was stunned for a moment, then jumped into the basement. Once her vision adjusted, she began to observe her surroundings.

As expected, Sakura had been waiting for a long time in the basement of this meeting point.

The pink-haired assassin girl, holding her younger sister's hand, nodded to Yun Fuyu and Xier: "You two should already know about this mission."

Yun Fuyu steadied herself and nodded: "What do we do next?"

Without much formality, Sakura replied, "Kevin went to deal with the tail. It's just me and Rin here for now."

Yun Fuyu then shifted her gaze to another pink-haired girl, Ling, whom Ying was holding hands with.

According to the timeline, Rin wouldn't have been very old during the erosion tragedy six years later. Right now, Rin is only about eleven or twelve years old, and the way she looks at the stranger with a slightly frightened expression, being led by Sakura's hand, is incredibly cute!

Yun Fuyu smiled politely, intending to continue her conversation with Ying, when she saw Ling suddenly break free from her sister's hand and happily rush over~

"Brother Yun~ It's been so long! Where have you been?"

Ling tugged at Yun Fuyu's sleeve and shook it, her innocent and bewildered eyes looking at him with joy.

cloud:……?

Oh, I remembered it.

Two and a half years ago, when Yun Fuyu joined the Fire Moth, it was also around the time when Sakura was captivated by Mei (around the time of the Fourth Herrscher). Not long after, Yun Fuyu was recruited by Mei as a bodyguard and became Sakura's colleague—a talented, beautiful (yes, beautiful, not handsome), upright, kind, and "honest" colleague.

Yun Fuyu had seen Ling more than once and played with her. For a little girl like her at that time, Yun Fuyu, a kind and gentle older brother, was an excellent playmate. Now, two years later, Ling is a little more mature, and Yun Fuyu has gone from being a "playmate who gets teased" to a "familiar playmate."

Yun Fuyu looked up at Ying, who smiled helplessly.

Yun was also a trustworthy companion in Sakura's heart. After learning that his "brain had been cured," Sakura was both happy and regretful—because her once perfectly cooperative companion would never return.

Of course, even so, when Yun Fuyu stood there again, Ying still regarded him as a companion.

Finally, Yun Fuyu patted Ling's head and said with a smile, "I have work to do. Ling, it's been a long time, you've grown a lot."

Compared to a year ago, Ling, who had just entered puberty, has indeed changed a lot. Putting aside everything else, she has grown a full ten centimeters in height.

Ling gestured to show her height, but she only barely reached Yun Fuyu's chest. She said somewhat dejectedly, "How come you're still so tall..."

Yun Fuyu was amused by her childishness: "Don't take me as a target. If a girl grows as tall as me, it will become a source of trouble in her life."

"……Um?"

Ling's big, innocent eyes indicated that she didn't understand what Yun Fuyu was saying.

...Hmm, this is a normal little girl! The one Seele was pretending to be before was totally precocious!

Yun Fuyu couldn't help but think this. Then, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine—Yun and hope were of one mind, and Xi had heard Yun Fuyu's inner monologue and was staring at him with a meaningful look!

Comparing Seele and Rin makes it hard for Seele not to suspect what you, this lolicon, are thinking!

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