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

……

The next morning.

In Seele's room.

The girl hugged a large rabbit doll, chuckling and rubbing her face against the doll's cloth head, mumbling incoherently in a half-dreaming state.

"Waaah... Bronya, Seele is so sorry..."

Cough, scratch that! Of course it can't be that! Don't forget, Seele hasn't regained her memories at all!

"Ah Yun...you smell so good...give me more kisses...meow..."

Suddenly, a knock on the door startled the girl from her sweet dream.

"Seele, wake up. Kevin is taking us on a mission, don't be late!"

"...Okay~~ Coming right away!"

Wiping away imaginary drool, Seele roughly rubbed the doll's head, muttering nonsensical things like "How annoying," "She actually has to take the initiative," and "It's dripping all over my feet." She quickly dressed and washed up, finally styling her short, black-to-blue gradient hair until it flowed smoothly like a waterfall. Resisting the urge to put on some light makeup (because she had a mission), she grabbed her pack, which she had prepared the night before, and off she went to see Ayun!

"..."

The moment they met, Yun Fuyu's gaze couldn't help but drift to Xi'er's pink lips. He'd savored them for a long time last night in the Land of Origin, but that was, after all, a world of consciousness, not a real body. So now, he was itching to...

Seele keenly sensed his gaze, her heart filled with a mixture of shyness and sweetness. She deliberately turned her face away and gave a cold snort, but then obediently followed him towards the cafeteria…

———Cafeteria Divider———

"what--"

Yun Fuyu scooped up a spoonful of strawberry smoothie and gestured for Xier to open her mouth. Xier, who loved sweets, couldn't resist the temptation and obediently opened her little mouth, putting the spoon in. With a nimble little tongue, she rolled up her tongue and the entire strawberry smoothie went into her mouth.

"Mmm! It's delicious!"

Delicious desserts, beautiful love—is there anything sweeter than this?

Seele felt that the air was filled with a sweet smell, but obviously many people only smelled sourness.

In front of everyone, Yun Fuyu didn't go too far. He just played the feeding game a million times, and then left with Xier.

Upon finding Kevin, the white-haired youth was wrestling with a steamed bun. He caught sight of Yun Fuyu and Xi'er approaching side-by-side, swallowed the bun whole, gulped down a few mouthfuls of soy milk or milk, and then looked at them with an air of authority.

Yun Fuyu: "..."

Xi'er: "..."

Kevin: "Hiccup...cough, you're here."

Yun Fuyu: "Uh, the weather's nice?"

Kevin: "Yeah, the weather's nice."

Seele looked up. Although her heart was bright, it was a cloudy day, wasn't it? The late summer rain was about to fall, and even the wind carried a hint of coolness.

Kevin turned and strode forward: "Let's go, I'll lead you on the mission."

Yun Fuyu: "Are the steamed buns delicious?"

Kevin said expressionlessly, "So-so."

With that, Kevin led the way, and the three of them headed towards the airport.

On the way, Kevin explained to them what their task for the day was:

The story begins with a girl named "Sakura".

First, Sakura is the future eighth seat of the Flame Chaser, a warrior named "Setsuna". Before joining the Flame Chaser, she was an S-rank assassin of the Poison Chrysalis organization. She has a younger sister, Rin, who is the future twelfth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Corruption.

Not long ago, when Mei had just become the head of the Fire Moth, Sakura took on a mission from within the Poisonous Chrysalis to assassinate her. However, Mei's bodyguard Kevin, after dealing with wave after wave of assassins, still had the strength to subdue Sakura.

After that, Mei used her silver tongue to undermine Poison Chrysanthemum, and from then on, Ying became Mei's black glove, doing things for Mei that couldn't be done in public—similar to Yun Fuyu's assassination attempt on someone last time, except that Ying was more professional and did dirtier and more tiring work.

"Our mission is to meet Sakura and her sister. Specifically, we need to protect Sakura and Rin while also eliminating the Poison Chrysanthemum Assassins who are targeting them."

Kevin's gaze swept over Yun Fuyu and landed on Seele: "Seele, are you mentally prepared?"

This trip isn't to fight Honkai Beasts, it's to kill. Yun Fuyu has already proven himself with an assassination mission, so Kevin only asked Seele questions.

Seele didn't react in any particular way, just nodded and hummed in agreement.

"That's good. Let's go."

……

on the plane.

Xi'er and Yun Fuyu sat together happily. There were hardly any other seats around them, so they could enjoy their time alone without worry.

How can I describe that feeling?

More childish than a child.

One moment they were biting each other fiercely, the next they were playfully fighting. A flight attendant couldn't help but come over and warn them to be quiet, and then they started counting each other's eyelashes, or engaging in a staring contest to see if they could laugh…

A white-haired man said he felt so full that the six large steamed buns he ate that morning didn't fill him up this much.

Well, that's a story in itself. Kevin brought breakfast for Mei, but Mei had no appetite, so Kevin could only eat 4+2 buns with tears in his eyes. Because he ate so much that he felt bloated, he would tear off a small piece after each bite and feed it to the ants on the ground.

Then, Yun Fuyu and Xier arrived together and happened to witness this scene. To avoid being thought of as childish, Kevin swallowed the rest of the bun in one go.

But now it seems like those two are even more immature!

Kevin glanced at Yun Fuyu again. At that moment, Seele looked up at Yun Fuyu, who was braiding a lock of her yellow-streaked hair into a small braid. The originally pretty and lovely girl suddenly looked a little... rustic? But Seele was still smiling so happily.

No, Kevin's stomach was churning again. The "Moth Chaser's" giant buns were no joke; one was as big as his fist...

It's definitely not because they ate dog food, right?

……

……

———Airport dividing line———

It needs further explanation that Sakura is currently carrying out a top-secret mission, which includes: persuading some former members of the Poison Chrysalis to defect to the Poison Chrysalis, assassinating a total of six Poison Chrysalis cadres, and finally, successfully evacuating with her sister to the transport ship sent by the Fire Moth, and then flying away.

To reduce suspicion, the transport ship had landed in the city two days earlier, so Kevin and his two companions arrived by plane.

After explaining the mission details, Kevin put on a pair of sunglasses and said coolly, "Sakura won't evacuate until evening, so I'll go support her first. From now on (10:00 AM), you have two hours of free time. After that, wait at the location I've marked on the map, ready to pick us up at any time. Is that alright?"

Yun Fuyu's eyes widened: "Free time? Is there really such a good thing?"

Kevin rolled his eyes, but unfortunately, no one could see it because he was wearing sunglasses. He said, "Because I need your strength, but I can't trust your abilities, that's why I'm giving you simple tasks. If you're bored, just follow me, but if you make a mistake... hehe."