Honkai Impact 3rd, what should an ordinary player do at the start?

"But I'm not a pervert!"

"Isn't this something only people who love each other can do?!"

The almost earthquake-like pupils reflected Bronya's increasingly intense behavior as she silently bit her lip; the cherry blossom color, growing ever more rosy, at one moment even rivaled the blush on her fair skin.

That slender, soft, and perfectly petite body, when blown by the wind, can be seen changing color instantly, like a sensor paper.

The voice that had been able to maintain a somewhat gentle and steady tone suddenly went into overdrive, revealing a hint of irritability.

Jiang Cheng even lost his voice somewhat.

……

PS: A little bit of shock for Jiangcheng in peacetime, a mercenary who has never been treated well since childhood and has only been regarded as a tool.

Chapter 55 Jiangcheng: Mei's emotions will surely disappear, right?

On her way back to Raiden Mei's house, Bronya was greeted by the sky, which was still unchanged. She couldn't even feel the light of the setting sun. Under Raiden Mei's blinding, murderous gaze, Bronya endured the burning pain in her buttocks and chose to stay close to the source of the pain—Jiang Cheng.

Strictly speaking, it severed the bridge between the girl and Jiang Cheng, deliberately blocking the boy's intact hand.

This means that no matter how Raiden Mei moves forward, she can only choose the right side, where the sleeves are empty, except for the front and back.

If Bronya were to say she's closer to anyone else, it would actually be Kiana, who is completely unaware of anything until now, and Raiden Mei, who occasionally quickens her pace to try and take her place. Bronya would always try to start a conversation with Kiana.

I can hardly remember what happened anymore.

After the truth revealed by the boy,

What kind of thoughts and panic did Bronya go through before finally embarking on her journey home (to Mei)?

do not know.

But it must be terrible.

Because she had already accepted Jiang Cheng's request.

They became tools for the other party, tools used to keep everything going in the best possible way.

In return, Jiang Cheng will tell her how to save Seele at the most appropriate time.

Anzu, Rosalia, Lilia... In that beautiful ending that will eventually arrive, none of the orphanage members will die, and no one will shed a tear of sorrow on that final page of reunion.

As for the price of refusal, I remember the boy just shaking his head and saying—

It's no longer necessary.

Yes.

It's no longer necessary.

Even Bronya knew there was no point in discussing not continuing.

Because she had no choice but to accept it, to admit it, and to sell her soul and freedom to someone else once again—to this guy she had only known for two days, and who had already shown his cruelty in those two days.

If that great demon king named Kevin were to appear and destroy the world, then everything would surely come to an end, and even Seele would die.

So at this point, even if he says something like, "If you don't do as I say, I'll kill your whole family," wouldn't that just be repeating the ending itself?

Bronya wasn't foolish enough to completely believe it.

It's not that they speak without thinking.

Like a minor character in a third-rate novel, he was so intimidated by the tiger's body that he chose to bow down in worship.

Evidence and proof sufficient to convince her of this prophecy—the kind of evidence she sought even as a prisoner. If they wanted her to work for Jiangcheng, they had to make her believe it.

However, there is too much; there is too much truth and evidence.

The colors in those eyes were so realistic.

Bronya had no choice but to believe.

Jiang Cheng believed that she should find a way to integrate into the trio, to act as a mediator, and then pass that role to Kiana, so that Kiana and Mei's relationship could warm up. Most importantly, she had to prevent Raiden Mei from having any intimate contact with him.

To smooth things over, it's even acceptable to have a less-than-ideal relationship with Mei, and to allow Bronya to initiate conversations and disrupt the flow of conversation on certain special occasions.

And that's exactly what the girl is doing right now.

Kiana, what are your goals?

"Mei-neechan... Kiana, when you and Mei-neechan were choosing clothes, did you pay attention to Mei-neechan's preferences?"

"Mei-neechan, do you know anything about Kiana? Bronya remembers that you and Kiana went to the same school."

As it turns out, Bronya was really bad at this.

There's no way to blend in.

They couldn't even get into any arguments.

Raiden Mei maintained an indifferent expression throughout, her eyes fixed intently on Bronya's position.

Compared to chatting with Bronya, the girl named Raiden Mei was probably more concerned about when this guy would reveal a weakness, so that she could once again gain the right to stand by Jiang Cheng's side.

Just like the day we first met, I possessed power but remained indifferent to the drinks thrown at me, until the boy beside me pulled me aside.

He was clearly a person whose body was completely broken.

He was clearly being corrupted by the energy within himself.

Yet, supporting his clearly collapsing body, he relentlessly punched the person he, a strong man, dared not face.

So much so that Bronya could only pique Kiana's interest. Even this girl, who hadn't yet turned into a paramecium, tried to insert questions during their conversation, wanting to know more, at least why their encounter today had been so mysterious.

In this particular matter, even Jiang Cheng could only offer a prayer for this girl with no connections or income, hoping that she could learn how to find topics to talk about as soon as possible.

At least as an ordinary person, a shut-in who had never even held a girl's hand before transmigrating, he really didn't know how to communicate with girls.

Even if they do manage to have a great conversation, there's a 100% chance it will be a conversation that's subservient to Raiden Mei, a topic that the girl actively tries to engage with.

After all, there's a saying that goes, if you've confirmed that your chatting skills are terrible, and you can still have a comfortable conversation with someone, it's probably because they're putting in a lot of effort to deal with you.

Moreover, it's not suitable for him to intervene now. What needs to be done is to create some distance so that the hormones from the suspension bridge reaction rise. Only in this way can he be guaranteed to get out safely in the future and live a happy, ordinary life without any waves or fantasy.

After finding Bronya as a tool, there's no need to delve deeper into Kiana's affairs.

On the way, he simply plugged in a microphone and told a little lie, saying that he used to admire Kiana a lot.

He had previously mentioned private conversations and his ability to foresee the future, but in reality, he was just trying to impress her and chat with her. He was terrible at talking and practically invisible at school, so he resorted to acting stupid to get attention. After Bronya's reprimand, he realized his mistake and wouldn't say such baseless things again, hoping she would forgive him.

Kiana naturally believed it immediately, or at least to the extent that she was somewhat skeptical.

Ultimately, life is just about getting by; who can really say for sure what they've done in their life?

If you can't even clearly explain what you've done in your life, then who can explain the reasons why they did every single thing on a day or two?

Just like when you occasionally go for a run, isn't it because you want to run that you run? Some people might even tell themselves that if they step on the line in the middle of a square on a grid floor, they'll die.

The only difficulty is Raiden Mei, because the changed plan wasn't communicated to the girl in time.

The good news is that all she did was make a gesture, and the girl lowered her head, bit her lip, and didn't say a word.

bad news……

I just always felt that the girl harbored a lot of resentment.

When her face is covered by her long hair, she looks like Sadako (the female version of Sadako in Chinese folklore).

Jiang Cheng, who had never actually had any contact with women, could only conclude that these little emotions would automatically disappear after the suspension bridge reaction ended.

It should be over soon, right?

must……

Right?

……

……

Her deep purple eyes, which had just calmed down a little, which had just been soothed by gentle praise, were once again filled with emotion. The clouds on the horizon did not even relax for a moment before descending again, and the sky in reality was covered with dark clouds.

That location...

Obviously...

It clearly belongs to me!

I was the one who initially stood by Jiang Cheng's side, I was the one who was pulled back by him, I was the one who witnessed him hitting people, and I was the one who fought to the death with Miss Yae for him.

Why am I no longer by his side?

Why is someone as bad as Bronya allowed to stand there?

As a prophet, Jiang Cheng, who knows everything, why would he do such a thing? Why...?

……

I……

Is it still not enough to satisfy him?

……

Chapter 56 Living with a beautiful girl... or so?

Perhaps because her mind had been overwhelmed by all sorts of jealous emotions, the girl only belatedly realized the most crucial thing now that she could finally relax—something far more meaningful than any dissatisfaction.

Since Jiang Cheng had praised him before, it was definitely not because of the superficial reason that he was disliked. It was pointless to dwell on this.

The point is-

Jiang Cheng is no ordinary person.

He is a prophet.

He is a prophet.

It means knowing everything and taking precautions in advance; any action, apart from the simplest and most routine relaxation, is imbued with profound meaning for the future.

Even seemingly insignificant actions during daily leisure time cannot be entirely ruled out as preparations for something in the future.

Perhaps Jiangcheng is working on it right now.

Perhaps that distancing oneself is a necessary action.

Perhaps something will soon arise that can only be solved by someone else, something that only Bronya and Kiana can do.

yes……

In her crimson gaze, there was only the empty sleeve.

It is a limb that was lost simply because it was touched.

It was he who intervened and rewrote fate, making it impossible for him, who was a supporting character, to salvage what he considered a powerful figure.

Jiang Cheng has foreseen everything so far, but it is only because of his own shortcomings and his own hesitation that he has been injured time and time again.

It would have been enough to cause a major collapse in the city, or to get to the suburbs as soon as possible, but I have to go to school because of my psychological problems.

Given this situation, it's understandable that one might not want to continue discussing the truth of the future with oneself, and might worry about causing trouble again.

So……

This is the result.

……Bar?

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……

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Life thereafter was just an ordinary routine. The matter he had mentioned discussing with Kiana in private, which the girl ultimately couldn't fully believe, was once again glossed over by some chuunibyou (delusional) excuse.

When Kiana came to ask him in person, he directly used—

“Bronya knows more about this.”

They just brushed it off with something like that.

"really?"

"You really just want to tell me how miserable Mei-senpai is."

"I didn't say it to her face before because I didn't want to talk about Mei's past and touch her wounds. I'm not saying it now because Bronya knows more."