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

……

The Sixth Herald was battered and bruised, his life force exhausted, and he couldn't even muster the Honkai energy needed to heal his injuries.

However, her appearance remained Seele's, with the only difference being that her hair color became mixed. It was impossible to dislike such a girl, who should have been gentle and lovely, when she spoke fierce lines with a stern face.

After all, this is a world that judges by appearance.

It was thanks to Kevin and Hen's unwavering resolve that they were able to quickly subdue the Herrscher without losing a single one of their teammates, making them extremely fortunate.

At this moment, Seele, her clothes filthy and her body covered in wounds, clutched her right arm, whose bone had been severed by Kevin's sword, and sighed softly.

Seeing this, even Kevin couldn't help but feel pity and realized he had been too rough.

There's no way around it, this is a world that judges by appearance.

Fortunately, Kevin had a bright sun in his heart called "Mei," which allowed him to harden his heart and not give the Herrscher even the slightest chance to turn the tables.

"Seele's" voice was weak as she whispered, "I lost."

Kevin said sternly, "But I won't give you a chance. Herrscher, you've already deceived us before. Now, await your judgment."

"Seele" said softly, "Can you grant me one request? I don't want to have any regrets. After that, I'll be at your disposal."

Kevin frowned, exchanged a glance with Hen, and both shook their heads inwardly. Just then, Mebius pulled Yun Fuyu closer and presumptuously agreed to Seele's request.

When Seele saw Yun Fuyu, she suddenly broke into a radiant smile. Instantly, it was as if a hundred flowers bloomed and a hundred birds sang; the dark clouds in the sky were dispersed, the evening sun shone on her, and flowers and grass sprouted from the broken earth around her, making the girl appear exceptionally pure and holy.

Seele didn't approach Yun Fuyu. After that bright smile, she looked at Mebius with a complicated expression and asked, "Auntie, can you stand up for the people here?"

Mebius was suddenly taken aback, but he resisted the urge to snap and nodded with a rolled eye: "Okay."

Two years ago, she would have been completely in charge. Unfortunately, since May took over, Möbius has been forced to obediently bury himself in his work at the research institute. It's not a power grab or anything, but May is indeed very suitable as a coordinator, and even Möbius, though outwardly skeptical, genuinely admires her.

Seele: "That's good. I'd like to ask you to promise me that you'll protect him well, okay?"

She pointed at Yun Fuyu, her brows furrowing slightly: "Although I've forgotten who he is, I have a vague feeling that he treated me very well, and I shouldn't hurt him."

"..."

Can a Herrscher still retain their emotions? Kevin, who had just been tricked once before, wavered once again.

Yun Fuyu was a little out of breath. Seele had forgotten herself... which made sense, didn't it? But she was just upset.

After a moment of surprise, Mebius naturally nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, he has great talent and is someone the Herrscher hurt. The Firemoth will welcome him."

Mebius looked at the many brave warriors fighting, and couldn't help but think that they might have some resentment in their hearts—they were the ones who fought to the death against the Herrscher, but in the end they had to say welcome to someone who had been with the Herrscher day and night?

You must understand that in this era, the Lawyer is the epitome of evil, and no one is allowed to refute him.

But there was no time to care about them now. Mebius said solemnly, "Herrscher, surrender. Let's call a truce before our casualties become too heavy."

—If we continue fighting, who knows what will happen? How many more people will die? It would be better for everyone to stop now.

Seele nodded gently, her short hair turning completely into a gradient blue, and her temperament became gentle and serene, just like the Seele that Yun Fuyu knew.

She felt around in her pockets and pulled out a piece of chocolate from the tattered pocket of her coat. It was a gift from Yun Fuyu to Xier when they first met, and she had kept it without eating it.

She tore open the chocolate wrapper, held it in front of her teeth, but hesitated before biting down. After a moment, Seele suddenly smiled freely, raised her head, and walked towards Yun Fuyu.

This change convinced those around her, allowing her to approach the clouds and rain on the ground.

But something unexpected happened.

Seele reached out, seemingly wanting to touch Yun Fuyu. Yun Fuyu couldn't help but take a step forward, but Seele's expression suddenly turned ferocious, and she quickly gathered powerful energy in her hand, directly blasting it towards his chest, clearly intending to kill him!

Fortunately, he dodged in time; the punch only passed through his ribs, but he could still feel the excruciating pain of his flesh being torn apart.

"Xie'er..."

Yun Fuyu stared in disbelief at the hand that had pierced her ribs, still unconsciously murmuring the name of the hand's owner.

Upon noticing Yun Fuyu's vulnerable gaze, Xier's eyes narrowed slightly, and she suddenly grinned and mocked him arrogantly!

"Humans, don't think I'll forgive you! You all deserve to die! You deserve to die!!"

The powerful energy from the Herrscher gathered along the girl's delicate wrist, attempting to impact Yun Fuyu's body! Fortunately, Kevin was on guard and fired in time—

"boom!"

The bullet pierced Seele's fair forehead and passed through the back of her head. The girl's body fell limply, splashing up a cloud of dirty water.

Her eyes still held a hint of arrogance, yet Yun Fuyu always felt that she was looking at him.

But perhaps it was an illusion, because soon her body turned to ashes and scattered away.

Only the chocolate remained, falling onto the muddy ground and being submerged in black water in an instant.

……

……

Yun Fuyu doesn't remember what happened afterward.

According to Mebius, he broke down, rummaging through the dirty water for the chocolate, then clutching it in his hand and sobbing uncontrollably.

The chocolate eventually melted in my palm and was washed away by the rain.

How strange, do I really like Seele that much?

That's not necessarily true. It's just that her mental defenses crumbled in an instant, and she felt that the only proof that Seele had left was that piece of chocolate.

And since this brand of chocolate doesn't exist in this world, that smooth, sweet feeling, along with his and Seele's memories, can only remain in his dreams.

"..."

early morning.

Yunfuyu woke up.

I opened my eyes and looked around at my surroundings. My memories gradually returned, and I slowly adapted.

It wasn't Seele's private campsite, it wasn't a basement, it wasn't the azure sky of the wilderness.

This is the apartment provided to Yun Fuyu by the Moth Chaser organization, one of the benefits he received upon joining the organization.

After the Herrscher of Death was "killed", Yun Fuyu was taken back to her research institute by Mebius, who wanted to take the opportunity to do some unspeakable things (referring to the cruel experiments that no one wanted to volunteer for).

However, because members of the Moth of Fire had to report their experiments beforehand (a strict rule after May took over), Möbius reluctantly reported Yun Fuyu's situation truthfully. As a result, May sent someone to snatch Yun Fuyu away, indicating that she was a promising talent and that Möbius would not be allowed to mess with her.

Because the Herrscher of Death suddenly attacked and injured Yun Fuyu, the members of the Fire Moths were not wary of him, and their political integrity was almost on par with Kevin and his group.

Oh, by "them" I mean: Kevin, May (who joined after becoming the Third Herrscher and was harmed by the Great Honkai), Kosmo, and Desdovia (who joined after becoming the Fourth Herrscher and was also harmed by the Great Honkai). Clearly, in most people's eyes, Yun Fuyu is like them—a promising talent who has been harmed by the Honkai, worthy of trust and nurture.

After that, Yun Fuyu was assigned to Hen's third squad and trained by Hen in order to get him onto the battlefield as soon as possible.