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

Chapter 239 The Strange Reappearance

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Standing under the cherry blossom tree, Yun Fuyu reached out and gently touched the drooping branches with her fingertips, feeling the vibrant life within them.

A faint light emanates from the fingertips, a special power that transforms into the power of life, flowing from the branches into the trunk of the cherry tree, mimicking the rhythm of nature.

Full of vitality, the branches sprout new buds, the flower buds bloom, and the tender pink cherry blossoms flutter their petals, swaying as if about to fall.

"Okay, you can open your eyes."

The delicate fragrance of flowers wafted to her nose, and Seele opened her eyes. Before her, cherry blossoms bloomed like pink clouds, a gentle breeze causing petals to fall like rain. Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the branches, casting dappled shadows and draping the scene in a dreamlike veil.

Seele's skirt swayed gently in the breeze, as if blending into the rhythm of spring. She pressed down on the hem with one hand and lightly brushed away the stray hairs that were being blown by the wind with the other. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she couldn't help but smile sweetly.

Petals gently landed on her shoulders and the tips of her hair, like tender gifts from nature. A slight smile played on the corners of the girl's lips, her deep blue eyes reflecting a heart-fluttering peach-pink hue. She looked at Yun Fuyu and smiled softly, "Thank you~"

He smiled, but didn't say anything.

You thank me for "making the cherry blossoms bloom like rain," but I thank you for "being as beautiful and moving as a dream."

Cherry blossoms can bloom in many places, but your most beautiful smile only blossoms when you are with me.

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Xi'er looked up at him and said mysteriously, "Ah Yun, could you please leave for a moment?"

Yun Fuyu: "Sure, but you need to explain it to me first."

Seele: "It's a surprise for you! It wouldn't be the same if others saw it!"

“Okay…” Yun Fuyu turned around to move away, but her vision suddenly blurred and she seemed to see a flash of pink again.

Hmm... are there other cherry trees that survived, or did Alicia really sneak over here?

With nothing else to do, Yun Fuyu simply walked in that direction, and the investigation began!

After Yun Fuyu left, Xier quickly took out a picnic mat from her bag and placed it on the ground. She then knelt down, her Lolita dress spreading out like a white datura flower in full bloom.

The withered Seele then materialized, rubbed her hands together, and suddenly seemed a little embarrassed: "Seele, aren't we being a bit too deliberate?"

Seele smiled and shook her head: "Even the best romance needs some strategy and acting, right? If you're not willing, then I'll do it myself?"

"Well... never mind! I'll just consider it keeping you company!"

Despite her stubbornness, Seele knelt down alongside Seele, her skirt spreading out.

Two black and white datura flowers sit facing each other, while cherry blossoms above them drift down onto the hem of the skirt, gradually accumulating a layer of light pink.

Seele looked up at the endless falling cherry blossoms. Although she thought they were beautiful, after a while she couldn't help but complain, "This is even more cloying than industrial saccharin."

Artificial cherry blossoms, a script written by humans—aren't they just industrial saccharin?

Seele's gaze gradually turned hostile: Are you questioning my script?

Seele instinctively shivered. A few petals slid off her shoulders, some landing on her skirt, others seeping into her clothes. The natural coolness against her delicate skin felt incredibly subtle.

Pink bubbles couldn't help but pop into her head: it would be nice if the skirt caught the cherry blossoms, but these original cherry blossoms of beautiful girls that had slipped into her clothes seemed even better?

When this idea was shared with another Seele, it's hard to describe the changes in them; one can only say this:

Two Seele-brand steampunk princesses are working diligently...

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I don’t know how long it will take.

Yun Fuyu slowly opened her eyes.

My hazy consciousness gradually cleared, and my blurred vision became clearer. The story from just moments ago was imprinted in my mind, and I remembered what had just happened.

Seele was preparing a surprise under the cherry blossom tree, so he temporarily left. Then, after catching a glimpse of pink in the botanical garden, he went over to investigate.

But I don't know what happened, or why I fell asleep. When I woke up, it was already dark.

He had been sleeping sitting on the ground, leaning against a tree trunk. Now, he stood up and looked around—suddenly, something gently brushed past his head.

It gives people a creepy feeling that makes their hair stand on end.

Yun Fuyu raised her head, squinting at the thing she sensed—

A tuft of long pink hair hangs from a dry, brown branch, swaying gently in the wind.

This color feels like a heavy hammer striking the heart.

He hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took the long hair. Although he didn't seem to interact much with Alicia on the surface, his subconscious had already determined from the feel, thickness, and smell that it was indeed Alicia's ponytail.

The judgment his brain made caused his pupils to constrict slightly.

After taking a few deep breaths, Yun Fuyu inexplicably felt the surrounding breeze was unusually biting. He pursed his lips and pondered for a moment, many speculations flashing through his mind:

Fantasy?

Hallucination?

Dream?

World Bubble?

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His past experiences with such bizarre scenes have resulted in him feeling less fear and more curiosity.

"...Never mind. Let's go find Seele first."

In countless similar scenarios, Seele has been his breakthrough point for recognizing the status quo. This time, he felt it would be no exception.

In the botanical garden, the flowers, shrubs, and trees that were once carefully planted and meticulously cared for by gardeners are now nothing but withered branches and fallen leaves, along with a large number of dead, rooted trees. Even in death, the trees eroded by Honkai energy have trunks that have become strangely shaped.

Now, the neatly arranged, gnarled, withered trees, swaying like demons, all stared at the uninvited guest who had intruded into this place—

"..."

"..."

"..."

Did he see us?

It seems so.

Who is he?

I don't know.

but……

"Haha...hahahaha! He saw us!"

For a moment, the withered tree's bent trunk shook violently, as if a demon were waving its tentacles wildly. Excitement, madness, triumph, resentment... all sorts of emotions rushed towards us like real beings, ten thousand times sharper than the sharpest weapon.

They screamed:

"We're dead! And you too—!"

boom!

Pink starlight burst forth from the void, transforming into the most intense flames that burned everything in sight to ashes!

Those unfinished words or emotions have become a riddle whose answer no one knows.

Yun Fuyu lifted her heavy steps and walked towards the source of the pink outburst.

Alicia was standing right there.

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