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

Chapter 204 Sister Xier~

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Just a few days ago, Alicia accepted a mission to escort Eden to the Firemoth's base. After accepting the mission, she spent a few days happily playing with Eden until today—the Firemoth Social Gathering is scheduled to be held tomorrow—before she finally brought Eden back to the base.

Eden and Alicia knew each other before they became the Second Herrscher, and now they are very good friends.

Along the way, Alicia certainly suffered quite a bit of "grievance" in order to maintain her disguise. She was originally a lively person, and after suppressing her emotions all the way, the first thing she did upon returning was to look up at the sky and shout loudly.

"It's finally over!!"

The beautiful girl stretched lazily, let out a long sigh of relief, and shouted loudly at the sky, "I want to go home! I want to rest! I want to snuggle up with a beautiful girl!!!"

"..."

She seemed to be complaining to someone, but the response she expected did not come. Instead, Eden smiled and said to her, "Aili, you've worked hard."

Alicia shook her head, turned around, hugged Eden's arm, and said with a grin, "My dear Eden~ You don't need to be so polite with me! If you really want to thank me, how about writing my name in the lyrics? I'm really looking forward to a song like that~"

Eden nodded with a smile: "I am honored to use this word to enhance my song."

With their close friendship, shared values, Alicia's natural innocence, and Eden's ever-present high emotional intelligence, their interactions are undeniably pleasant.

"...Oh, right! There's something else important!"

Alicia suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, Eden, I have some personal matters to attend to and can't play with you. I'll spend more time with you tomorrow when the social gathering officially starts, okay?"

Eden naturally wouldn't refuse: "It's alright. Ellie, do whatever you want, don't worry about me."

As if by magic, she pulled a golden mask from her bag—oh, a pure gold mask—half-covering her face, and raised an eyebrow slightly at Alicia: "Dr. Mei promised me that I could freely visit the Firemoth. To be honest, I am indeed very curious about this place."

Alicia smiled and shook her head: "Nothing special, but it's definitely a nice place~~ I'll send you a map later, be careful not to get recognized, see you tomorrow~"

"Well, see you tomorrow."

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at the same time.

Yun Fuyu continued to devote all her energy to studying and connecting with that "time barrier." However, this thing was set up by the fully realized God above God, and He did not leave any memories for Himself, so Yun Fuyu still could not find a way to use it.

Because of this, Yun Fuyu had inevitably neglected Seele a bit these past few days. But Seele was also in a state of worry and low spirits... So, on the one hand, in other people's eyes, they seemed to be "having a tiff"; on the other hand, when Alicia asked Seele to meet in person, Seele thought to herself, "I'll just take this as an opportunity to clear my head," and agreed immediately.

So the conversation split into two lines.

Alicia arrived at the café early to wait for Seele, but Seele strolled over slowly. A full half hour later, they finally met.

The coffee's gone cold.

Alicia pouted, a little disappointed: Alicia's charm can wear off sometimes...

However, upon seeing Seele arrive, she quickly composed herself, led Seele into a private room in the cafe, and carefully checked the nearby electronic devices and door locks again before finally returning to the table.

The two sat facing each other, and Seele asked first, "Alicia, is there something you need from me?"

Alicia whispered as if she were a thief, "Seele, do you really have no feelings for me at all?"

Cough, this "feeling" doesn't refer to emotions, but rather to "Herrscher." Alicia is testing Seele: Has she noticed her Herrscher identity?

However, because of the story in Elgins, Seele's thinking went astray, and she misunderstood the sentence as "Don't you really like me?"

If we're talking about liking someone... how could anyone dislike such a beautiful girl? Besides, there's no denying that Seele gradually developed feelings for Alicia from Erinis, who genuinely charmed Seele.

However, due to the lingering shadow cast by Erinis and the warning from Yunfuyu that Seele should "not approach Alicia for the time being," Seele hesitated for a moment before decisively replying, "Of course not!"

Decisive and resolute, cutting in two with a single stroke.

It was clear that Alicia was initially confused, but then her expression turned to sadness. Seele hardened her heart and drank her coffee, determined not to change her mind.

But in Alicia's eyes, things were a different story—

Alicia considers Seele to be her "little sister".

Is this alright?

When the Herrscher of Death descended, He specifically instructed Alicia to avoid the Herrscher, demonstrating His high regard for the Herrscher of Death.

Afterwards, Seele joined the Flame Chaser as a Herrscher, and Alicia was one of the few people who knew Seele's true identity. Alicia wanted to see Seele immediately, but Seele told her the story of the previous civilization at that time.

Therefore, Alicia knew for certain that Yun Fuyu and Xier were people who did not originally exist in this story.

Seele is a Herrscher who has broken free from the control of the Honkai; she is someone He sent down. To Alicia, isn't she practically her "younger sister"?

But now, Seele is neither close to her nor has she decisively rejected her attempts to get closer... She feels like she's being rejected, and she's a little sad...

After a moment of silence, Seele seemed to realize that her tone had been a bit hurtful, so she took the initiative to ease the atmosphere, saying, "Alicia, we probably didn't know each other before today, right? Why do you talk like we've known each other for a long time?"

Without an emotional foundation, what kind of feelings are you talking about? Xier and he have known each other for countless lifetimes before finally coming together! —by Xier's Ramblings

Does she mean we should take it slow and not rush into "recognizing each other as family"? —by Alicia with sparkling eyes

Thus, they perfectly misunderstood each other's meaning and, based on this, began a pleasant conversation.

Honestly, even if the most powerful god himself came, he'd still be embarrassed and have to drink some tea.

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Seele was in a bad mood, but chatting with Alicia greatly eased her worries. The lively and adorable Alicia was a source of joy when people were bored, and the innocent and understanding Alicia was a soothing balm when people were troubled. She seemed to possess some strange charm; everyone easily became fond of her.

The pleasant chat lasted from noon until evening. Gazing at the slanting rays of the setting sun, and remembering that Yun, who was in seclusion, needed her to bring him food, Seele finally said goodbye. At Alicia's repeated requests, she "reluctantly" exchanged contact information, promising to meet again sometime…

After that, she left the coffee shop and headed to the cafeteria.

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canteen.

Since the social gathering was tomorrow, the food tonight was more lavish than usual. Xi'er was in a better mood, and after some picking and choosing, she bought some things that both she and he liked. Finally, carrying her bags, she headed back to the dorm, ready to share this relaxing moment with him.