Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 12 Sincerity is the Best Weapon

"Your Excellency, this is roughly what happened."

Arvit faithfully completed her task and awaited Otto's next instructions.

"Oh? I never expected there to be a drug that can instantly turn a human into a Honkai-like beast."

Otto, feigning surprise, knew perfectly well that similar drugs, perhaps even more potent, could be produced in Schicksal's labs, but he would never allow their production—what would be the point? Would it just invite trouble? Otto guessed that this was likely a half-finished product accidentally produced by some small organization's black market workshop, or perhaps a Schicksal researcher had leaked the information.

But neither of them mattered to Otto. Inventing such a drug was like developing a cold-resistant mosquito, filling the void of people not encountering mosquitoes in winter—it was more harmful than beneficial.

While the reason for the drug's existence is not important, solving the problem of its source is crucial: if that illegal workshop is allowed to continue mass production, there is a very small chance that the spread of this drug could accelerate the next major collapse, which is something he cannot tolerate.

I haven't resurrected Kallen yet, so even if you're a Honkai God, you still have to follow my plan! Since that's the case, there's no need to explain what to do.

"Alvit, Rita has already made her move, hasn't she?"

"Yes, Vice Captain Rita is very concerned about this matter, and she has already set off!"

Otto believed that with an S-class Valkyrie around, eliminating this minor threat would be no problem; he was more concerned about the mission's progress.

“Excellent, Rita is indeed reliable. By the way, report on the target of this mission.”

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"Good evening, gentlemen. What brings you following Rita around?"

Qiong glanced at the timid white fluffy ball beside her out of the corner of her eye. She'd already told Kiana to go with Alvit, who was obviously easy to follow, but Kiana insisted on going with Rita, even shouting things like, "Liars are definitely going back to sleep, the maid is the one going to find the truth..."

Don't ask, it's just the intuition of a lucky person. Qiong, an ordinary person who never gets a bad gacha pull, decided to trust her.

However, tracking an S-class Valkyrie without being detected is an almost impossible task.

"Kiana, didn't you say you had extensive experience in stealth?"

"I certainly have extensive stealth experience, it must be your problem! When I once single-handedly infiltrated the villains' lair and brought them all to justice, you were nowhere to be found!"

"Um, are you sure your stealth isn't the kind that knocks out any bad guys who see you?"

"Little gray-haired guy, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!"

"The two of you?"

Kiana stepped forward without hesitation, and Sora, seeing this, didn't dare to stop her. Let's see what Kiana has to say.

"Miss, we just want to protect you."

Kiana brandished the gun in her hand and pointed at the baseball bat in Sora's hand. Kiana thought it was a good reason, but in Sora's opinion, if you ignored the scythe in Rita's hand that was taller than her, it might actually be a valid reason...

"I was so stupid, so incredibly stupid. I actually expected the paramecium to come up with some good reason..."

Although she's an S-class Valkyrie gatekeeper, she's still an S-class Valkyrie. Putting aside her status, you can tell she has combat power just by looking at her scythe. She's not afraid of what she's going to find next. The only reason she wants to follow is probably that super silly goose Durandal—oh, March 7th should be okay.

After all, March is innocent and naive, and doesn't have any past memories yet.

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"Achoo! Who's bothering me at a time like this... Masters, I'm about to... I can't hold on any longer!"

"Miss March, stay strong! Only by persevering can you increase your strength and resilience!"

"Master Yanqing, Master Yunli, I'm so tired..."

"Keep going, perseverance leads to victory!"

"I'm so tired! Studying all the time and not playing at all, even a smart person like me will become stupid in three months..."

"You can still complain, right? The fact that you can complain means you still have energy. You still have twenty sets of cardio and twenty sets of strength training to do today, so don't slack off."

"Ah!!! Where's the teaching assistant who arranged my schedule? Qiong, where did you and Danheng go?! The schedule your two masters arranged for us is simply impossible for a human to complete..."

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Clearly, Rita didn't believe Kiana's ridiculous reason at all. Seeing Rita smiling at her without saying a word, Kiana decisively pushed Sora forward.

"Little Grey, the task of dealing with this maid is yours! Anyway, you know her well!"

No, no, no, we're not acquainted at all. Her coming was most likely at the bishop's behest.

Moreover, if you, a mere paramecium, can't convince Rita with your reasons, do you expect me to come up with a suitable one?

Thinking of this, Qiong had no choice but to tell the truth: since she hadn't done anything wrong, why should she feel guilty? Besides, sincerity is the best weapon.

"Miss Rita."

"Just call me Rita, Young Master Qiong."

Seeing Rita's friendly reply, Kiana and Sora exchanged a glance, sensing something was up!

“Rita, we believe those thugs tonight are here to get revenge on us.”

"Yes, yes, that's right. Today, he and I stood up for what was right and chased away those guys who were bullying Miyuki. Those bastards came for revenge. We know you're going to cause trouble for them, and for Miyuki's safety, we're going with you!"

"I see, so you came for your friend's safety?" Rita said with a look of sudden realization. "I thought you two had a bad habit of stalking young girls late at night."

It's true that she's young; this British girl, born in 97, is only 18 years old. Neither of them cared about her joke; the key was whether Rita agreed to go with them. What if Rita didn't agree…

Kiana then had to consider the possibility of abandoning her precious chastity, crying and sniffling, and clinging to the maid's long, black-stockinged legs, begging for her permission.

"That's not a problem." The two were secretly delighted. This solved the problem!

“However, I know you two have some fighting ability, but don’t push yourselves too hard, after all, getting injured is not good,” Rita said with a smile, but her eyes revealed a hint of danger.

Both K423 and Sora are important parts of Bishop Otto's plan. If anything goes wrong with these two, even without Otto punishing her, Rita herself can burn herself to a crisp with rage. An imperfect maid is absolutely intolerable!

Kiana and Sora nodded quickly, indicating that they would absolutely not force them. If they angered this person now, they would be like headless flies running around aimlessly.

"Don't worry, I will protect you."

Seeing the two men nodding vigorously, Rita, in order to show friendliness and demonstrate her strength, assured them of their personal safety.

"Miss Rita, you're not a maid, are you?"

Looking at the scythe in Rita's hand, Kiana was convinced that Rita wasn't telling the truth. If she really was a maid, then what was her role? A combat maid? Even if she were a combat maid, according to the usual game settings, she should be wielding a rapier, right? Who wields a scythe?

"Oh dear, we can't ignore that. Rita is a real maid, you know~"

For some reason, Kiana felt a chill run down her spine when Rita Rossweisse said those words.