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

……

The next day, early in the morning.

As dawn broke, Mebius was the first to wake up. She stepped out of her simple tent, her footsteps light, and observed that Yun Fuyu and Xi'er seemed to be still asleep. Her expression was quite subtle before she returned to the tent.

He turned on his communicator and contacted Mei directly.

"..."

Mei: "What's up?"

Mei's voice sounded tired; she had probably spent the entire night dealing with the aftermath of this major collapse.

Möbius gave a peculiar smile: "Möbius, do you remember the little white mouse we shared?"

“...Those are called volunteers.”

"Anything is fine, don't worry about such trivial details."

"This isn't a trivial matter; it's the most basic respect for others... Oh well, never mind."

Mei rubbed her temples: "You mean Yun Fuyu, right? The member who came out of the orphanage and signed a five-year service agreement with the Fire Moth."

Mei had a few things on her mind that she didn't say: This person is very talented and has a strong learning ability, but unfortunately, he has a... minor problem with his brain. Mei wanted to train him and have him do the same thing as Kevin, but because of his intelligence, she ended up only making him Kevin's subordinate. Although he participated in core events, he wasn't absolutely at the core.

And because he was gifted but not very smart, easily fooled, and had a strong sense of responsibility, both May and Möbius performed many surgeries on him... It was all a curse.

Möbius: "Yes, it's him!"

The green-haired doctor was both pleased and worried: "I remember, he was one of your bodyguards, wasn't he? What orders did you give him?"

Mei's tone was indifferent: "This is not something you should know."

She sent Yun Fuyu to the center of the Great Collapse to find and delay the Herrscher... To put it bluntly, it was no different from the Fifth Herrscher incident.

During the Fifth Great Collapse, the Herrschers' power was exceptionally strong, and Hen and the Third Squad were sent to delay the Herrschers—an order that was tantamount to sending them to their deaths. After that, under the combined influence of public opinion and personal ability, Mei officially took over the leadership of the Flame Chaser.

But now it seems she did almost the same thing as before. It's just that Yun Fuyu's strength was outstanding, so the mortality rate was slightly lower—maybe 50/50.

This incident clearly stung Mei, which is why she was unwilling to speak openly about it.

Mebius, however, had her own perspective on the situation. She had vaguely guessed what Mebius's orders were, but what she couldn't understand was that Yun Fuyu didn't seem to have any intellectual problems, and that Seele was with him—could Seele be...?

But the feelings between them didn't seem fake.

Möbius changed the subject: "How's it going on the battlefield? Have you found the Herrscher yet?"

Mei replied, "No, but we have already identified seventy-three suspicious locations. The Lawyer must be among them."

Mebius: "Be sure to let me know as soon as you get any information about the Herrscher."

Mei: "What do you want to do?...Wait, when did you leave the research institute?"

The projected image of Mei seemed to have found Möbius's address, and immediately slammed her hand on the table, glaring at the camera: "The Great Collapse Zone is dangerous! Are you out of your mind?!"

Möbius scoffed, "You're the one who's out of your mind! I have my own reasons for coming out."

Mei... simply couldn't be bothered with her anymore. Knowing full well that her words wouldn't sway the doctor's mind, she might as well just ignore her!

Mei sighed: "Come back alive, and do whatever you want with me."

Möbius: "That's more like it~ Anyway, be sure to let me know as soon as you get any news about the Herrscher~ Also, a little hint—I saw Yun Fuyu here. He and a girl were heading towards the center of Mu Continent, and he doesn't look a bit like his silly self from before at all~"

Mebius's implied meaning: I've guessed what orders you gave Yun Fuyu, and that girl is particularly suspicious; I'm going to follow them.

Mei, who was opposite him, was silent for a moment, and finally nodded: "In short, be careful in everything and pay attention to safety."

The conversation ended there. Gradually, faint sounds came from outside the tent; they must have woken up.

Möbius also stepped out of the tent, yawned at just the right moment, and waved.

Good morning, you two! How did you sleep last night?

She was so overly familiar that Yun Fuyu and Xi'er didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Mebius wasn't embarrassed at all. She actually always felt that Yun Fuyu was pretending not to know her in order to keep that girl named Xier in check.

……

The three of them set off together.

Yun Fuyu held the head of the cane, while Xi'er held the tail. The distance between them was much closer than that between Möbius.

On the way, Yun Fuyu suddenly asked softly, "Xi'er, how many days has it been since we met?"

Mebius immediately perked up his ears.

Seele mentally counted on her fingers, sighed silently, and then smiled and said, "Today is the eighth day, it's been more than a week already."

It's strange that she fell for him so quickly, both in the past and now.

Judging by the timeline, according to the script, they only have a few hours left. After that, the Herrscher appears, dies repeatedly, dies and gains power, and Seele is forced to sacrifice herself…

The girl reached into her coat pocket and instinctively gripped the chocolate tightly, but quickly released it, as if afraid the warmth of her hand would melt it.

She mustered her courage and said to Yun Fuyu, "Thank you for staying with Xier all this time."

Yun Fuyu, who was walking ahead, waved without turning around: "I should be saying thank you. If it weren't for Xier, I might have starved to death on the roadside."

Then, the two continued walking forward, holding the same cane, their steps gradually synchronizing.

Mebius rubbed the goosebumps on his arms, secretly questioning his existence.

She cleared her throat twice and said, "After another fifty kilometers, we'll be able to leave the Great Collapse area. Then I'll be able to contact the Firemoth's special vehicle. Do you want to come back to the Firemoth base with me?"

Seele turned around, then looked at the person in front of her. Yun Fuyu waved his hand again: "Alright. If possible, I'd like Seele to join the Flame Chaser as well. Ms. Blanca, what do you think?"

Mebius concealed his doubts: "He survived the Great Collapse and then moved away from the Collapse area. Based on this experience alone, joining the Moth of Fire should not be a problem."

She proved her talent and perseverance in one go, and by staying away from the Great Collapse, she proved that Seele was not a Herrscher. Joining the Moth of Flames was of course no problem.

But is it really that simple?