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

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"Self-service fireworks machine, colorful purified water, lively little cakes, joyful barrel spirit, earth-shattering weather cannon, nitrous oxide dry ice..."

Vervi gave her "brilliant idea" one last check, then looked up at the dark night sky through the transparent dome.

The story in her dream is so different from the story in reality, and with her soul split, the current Ms. Vilvi could easily be called Ms. Vihuowang: I can't tell the difference! I really can't tell the difference! It's fake, hahaha, it's all fake!!

Fortunately, her planned "test" will end tonight. Whatever the outcome, she will live her life earnestly—though her resolve may waver, if she can't see through the "fog" no matter what, she'll pretend there was no fog at all, and that what she sees is what she loves.

This is truly the broad-minded, open-minded, and optimistic Ms. Velvet!

Vilvi muttered under her breath, "I hope no one finds this 'core,' and even if they do, please don't tell anyone... I don't want to be locked up again!"

After finishing the inspection, Wilvi dusted off her hands and saw Mebius storming into the venue in the distance. Without thinking twice, she left in a flash.

~

"Mei! What do you mean by this?!"

Möbius was indeed there to argue. Yun Fuyu overheard this from afar and, coincidentally, it seemed to be related to her as well—Möbius had deleted everything about Yun Fuyu from Möbius's database.

Relying on Prometheus's superior computing power, he acted first and asked for permission later, showing absolutely no respect.

Being questioned by Möbius in front of so many people, May was momentarily flustered. Fortunately, Kevin was always by her side, giving her an inexplicable sense of confidence. May took a deep breath and calmed herself down to try and explain... well, explain...

The most important reason is this: Yun Fuyu participated in the world's first fusion surgery, and both the experimental data and the event itself must not be leaked or detected by the United Nations!

However, May chose to act first and consult with Möbius later, without discussing the matter with him. And just thinking about it makes it clear that the research fanatic Dr. Möbius would never agree to it. She was the "devil doctor" who had been confined by the United Nations countless times but still went her own way.

Yun Fuyu didn't want to get involved in these matters, so after eavesdropping for a while, she left and strolled around with Xier, acting like upper-class people, but she ate more snacks and drank more champagne than anyone else...

This time, Yun Fuyu didn't stop Xi'er from drinking. Anyway, she'd just drunk the night before last and had a very... well, I mean, Xi'er is an adult now, so it doesn't matter!

As she strolled around, Yun Fuyu keenly noticed that many of the props in the venue had minor issues, likely due to tampering by Wilvi.

As for the reasons, one was to provide some entertainment for the banquet, and the other was because Velvey was "prohibited from assembling, operating or using any facilities, including mechanical creations and Honkai creations, without the permission of the May and Firemoth Council, using manual, mechanical assembly, remote synchronization, etc." in short, "the ban".

Velvet wanted to make a big splash with the Second Herrscher Core, but she wanted to avoid violating the ban as much as possible, so she had to adopt a method of "manually crafting parts, manually installing them, and automating the assembly." Although everyone knew she couldn't escape the ban's sanctions, at least she felt innocent—"I haven't violated any explicit clauses of the ban!" Automated assembly, mechanical parts assembling themselves—who could come up with that idea or do it?

Ms. v2v smugly said: "That's so cool of me!"

~

Although Yun Fuyu sensed something was amiss, she was too lazy to intervene. Let nature take its course—peace of mind, non-interference—governance through inaction.

"..."

"cloud?"

Ok?

The only person who seems to refer to themselves by the single word "cloud" is Eden... no, Ms. Yien, whom I met just the day before yesterday.

Yun Fuyu and Xi'er had just fed each other a piece of cake. Now, they both stood up straight like thieves caught in the act, secretly wiping their hands and looking in the direction from which the voice had come.

Eden still wore that golden mask, like an emissary of the Golden King descending to earth. Seele silently gazed at Eden's chest, then looked up at his height…

Little Xi'er squats on the ground drawing circles with a dark cloud above her head. (jpg)

Yun Fuyu stepped forward and bowed politely (don't ask, just know that the course on the Fire Chaser includes an etiquette section): "Ms. Yien, it's a pleasure to meet you here."

Eden returned the greeting, clearly indicating that Yun Fuyu was not just an ordinary "passerby" in her eyes, but someone worthy of serious consideration.

After exchanging a few polite words, Eden dropped his formality and looked at Xi'er beside Yun Fuyu, saying with a smile, "If I'm not mistaken, this beautiful girl is your lover, isn't she?"

Since the word "lover" can be understood as "mistress" in the current language, Seele quickly added in a low voice: "She is a lover, and also a prospective wife."

After saying that, she was so ashamed that she wanted to disappear into the ground and hid beside Yun Fuyu.

Yun Fuyu smiled gently: "Yes, Xier is the only girl I want to spend the rest of my life with. It is no exaggeration to call her my future wife."

He's always shy when he should be frank, and frank when he should be shy. How can Seele possibly handle that...?

~

Eden learned Seele's identity from Alicia.

At that moment, the beautiful pink-haired girl seemed to be drunk, her face slumped on the table, her smooth pink ponytail cascading down like a flower. After revealing Seele's identity and recent situation, she asked, half worried and half tentatively: "Eden, what do you think of Seele and the Herrscher?"

What would Eden think? A big star who hasn't personally experienced the Honkai, of course, would gently reply: The Herrschers are indeed cruel and terrifying, but Seele is just an innocent little girl; we shouldn't be overly harsh on her. One shouldn't have the heart to harm others, but one must be wary of others; that's enough.

It was a very moderate answer, neither biased nor partial. But even so, it was enough to make Alicia happy.

Eden thought to himself: Maybe it's because Ellie can't stand to see such a cute girl like Seele being shunned?

How could she possibly imagine anything more?

~

After chatting with Yun Fuyu for a few moments, Eden took his leave. Seele watched from behind, and Yun Fuyu, more than happy to oblige, said, "Goodbye!"

However, just as Yun Fuyu and Xier continued to eat, drink, and have fun, the two suddenly sensed something and looked at each other.

Seele: Is someone following us?

Cloud: Eden.

Seele: What does she want to do?

Yun: I don't know. However, if Eden wasn't at the last banquet, then her presence here this time can only be because of us.

Seele: My identity? Or is it your conversation with her that night?

Yun: I don't know. Let's just wait and see, it's not a big deal anyway.

So the two continued eating, drinking, and having fun, as if all the troubles around them didn't matter.

Not far away, on a bright yellow tablecloth, there was a small pile of chocolates scattered about, which you could take as you pleased.

Xi'er's eyes lit up when she saw this. She pulled Yun Fuyu over, picked up a piece of chocolate, and handed it to him.

Yun Fuyu didn't know what the chocolate tasted like, so she was a little confused, but she still followed Xier's instructions and tore open the packaging. After pausing for a moment, she held it to Xier's lips.

His pearly white teeth gently bit into the dark brown chocolate, a few crumbs landing on his pink lips. Seele savored the chocolate, but because she was wearing lip balm, she didn't lick it with her delicate tongue. Instead, she asked him if he had any napkins.

But a thought crossed his mind, and he lowered his head to cover her lips, licking away all the chocolate crumbs.

After a brief moment of surprise and shyness, Seele not only didn't shy away, but went a step further and invited him to share the taste of the chocolate.

It was indeed stimulated by Seele's previous attack that led to this action.

The essence of a Herrscher is indescribable to outsiders. It is not merely a "taste," but a profound beauty that penetrates the body and soul, like a gentle spring breeze, a refreshing drink on a summer's day, the ripples of autumn water, or the warm sunshine of winter...

Mr. Yun had another delicious meal!

Eden, who was eavesdropping, was completely dumbfounded—this was a proper banquet! There were so many people watching! Were they always this arrogant… no, this affectionate?

After the deep kiss ended, Seele blushed, but mustered her courage and smiled sweetly, asking, "Was this chocolate delicious?"

Blinded by the girl's spring fever, he nodded emphatically: "It's very sweet and delicious."

This is the most delicious thing in the world.

Even after countless reincarnations, I can never forget this taste.