Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 389 Kiana: I Only Like Raiden Mei

"Qiong wins!"

As Qiong Yi struck the opponent's left leg, rendering him unable to get up, the referee's announcement resounded throughout the examination hall, and the watching Valkyries erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

"Ha~"

Qiong stood in the center of the arena, yawning. It wasn't that he was deliberately underestimating the Valkyrie trainee opposite him; he simply hadn't slept well...

For Qiong, the last time he slept soundly was many years ago when he was under the protection of Vita in Langqiu. After Vita left, he hadn't had a truly restful night's sleep! After returning to Earth and escaping Leera's clutches, he first fought Raihou Himeko, and also beat up Touko twice. Not only was he exhausted, but he also had a nightmare on the EOS. Furthermore, he was tormented by Rita with final exams at Schicksal headquarters, and his sister, possessed by Leera, scared him so much that he quickly fled back to St. Freya. Just after returning to the academy, he had another nightmare because of that damned Durandal's poisonous food and even kicked Siegfried, who had already run off to North America to fight entropy. Just when he thought everything was over, Heihime and Mei made him have another sleepless night...

I need to catch up on some sleep.

"Qiong-kun, you're amazing!"

Qiong slowly raised her head and looked at her panting opponent. Although she was panting heavily and had been limping after being hit by Qiong's clumsy blow, she still had excitement on her face and gave Qiong a bright smile before politely stepping forward to shake hands.

Qiong snapped out of her daze, looked at the outstretched hand in front of her, and subconsciously grasped it.

"Um, thank you, you're amazing too..."

Upon seeing Qiong's wooden reply, the girl's smile became even brighter.

"Um, could you add a knock..."

"No."

Qiong decisively refused, leaving the girl whose smile had frozen, and ran towards the preparation area without looking back, waving to the people waiting for her.

"Mei!"

"Qiong, how are you?"

Mei's voice came from not far away, tinged with concern. Without hesitation, Sora dragged her still somewhat lazy steps over and almost collapsed, slamming her head onto Mei's long, white legs.

"I remember you didn't have any shifts this morning, right? Can I rest for a bit now?"

"well!!!!"

Mei was slightly taken aback by the sudden weight, but quickly accepted the request to act first and ask for permission later. The surroundings were quiet for a moment, then erupted into a noisier discussion and a few suppressed gasps.

No, I know you two are the only heterosexual couple in the school, but do you really need to show off your love in public? Isn't this just torture for single people?

Bronya, sitting next to Mei, glanced at her expressionlessly before lowering her head to continue fiddling with her heavy-duty bunny, though the corners of her mouth seemed to lift up almost imperceptibly by a fraction of a second.

"Mei, look! I'm feeling especially energetic today, I've won so many games... Ugh!!!"

Kiana, who had just run over from another exam room, gaped and pointed her trembling finger at the two "indecent" individuals.

"You...you gray-haired bastard! What are you doing?! Get up, get up right now! Do you think you can just rest your head on Mei's legs like that?!"

After yawning again, Qiong completely ignored the white paramecium's loud cries and subconsciously rubbed against Mei's leg, finding a more comfortable position to relax her tense nerves.

"Mei hasn't said anything, why are you in such a hurry?"

Qiong raised his eyelids slightly, his voice muffled, his words full of indifference. He adjusted his posture, and could clearly feel the softness and warmth of Mei's legs behind his head.

"Qiong, are you very tired?"

Mei's voice softened considerably.

"Ugh, I'm so sleepy..."

Hey! Don't ignore me!

Kiana was so angry that she jumped up and down, wanting to grab Qiong, but she was tripped by Bronya's silently extended heavy bunny and almost fell.

"Idiot Kiana, be quiet."

Bronya didn't even look up; compared to Kiana, Seele, who was staring intently at the sky beside her, was more worthy of her attention.

"Data shows that Qiong-gege's reaction speed has decreased by 37.6%, and his activity level has decreased by 65.2%. Qiong-gege now needs to take a mandatory rest under Mei-jie's supervision."

"Huh? Bronya, what are you talking about?!"

Mei ignored the little commotion around her, her fingertips unconsciously twirling a strand of Sora's hair. The boy's breathing gradually became long and steady, his warm breath seeping through the thin Valkyrie armor, a little itchy, and a little... strange.

She tried her best to relax her thigh muscles and provide a lap pillow for Sora, just like she had done in the room that day. But after looking at the classmates around her who were staring at her with green eyes, Mei realized something was wrong and suppressed her feelings of being both amused and exasperated: If Sora showed off their affection like this, wouldn't she become the target of everyone's criticism?

Of course, Raiden Mei wouldn't cruelly push her boyfriend off her lap just because of that. But...

"You dead gray hair! Get off Mei's lap! Get up! I challenge you to a duel!"

Kiana's emotions finally reached a breaking point. She no longer cared about camaraderie or other sentiments and began to roar at Sora on Mei's leg.

"Didn't you say you were in good shape today? Then go fight Rita. Wait until you can beat Rita before you fight me."

Sora, who was sitting on Mei's lap, frowned and muttered something in great dissatisfaction. Instead of getting up, she turned to the side and buried her face in the lap, completely blocking out the light and noise from the outside world.

Everyone: ...

Mei felt his movement, her body stiffened again, and a blush instantly spread from her face to her ears. Looking at Kiana's fiery eyes, and feeling the heavy weight on her lap and the boy's unguarded dependence, she was both amused and exasperated.

Even with Raiden Mei's inherent aura as the main girlfriend, she couldn't help but feel like she was being pierced by a thousand arrows under the gaze of so many classmates.

Qiong, are you going to shower me with PDA...? No, that's not right! You're just trying to reassure me because you're afraid I'll think I'm not needed, right?

Looking at the profile of this boy, who was comparable to an S-class Valkyrie, who appeared exceptionally quiet after completely letting down his guard, a feeling mixed with heartache and satisfaction spread through Mei's heart.

Even amidst the cacophony of other Valkyries' chatter, the clanging of weapons, and Kiana's roars, all she heard was a jumble of noise. The only sound she could make was Sora's yawn...

With a mix of embarrassment and a quiet joy, Mei straightened her back and placed her hand on Sora's face. A quiet elation of being needed grew within her—it was so good to be able to help. Especially, to be able to help him.

"Mei-kun, you two have such a good relationship."

Mei looked up and saw Fu Hua, the class monitor, not far away—further away, was Kiana, who was being guarded by Heavy Bunny and unable to get close to her, and was in a state of impotent rage.

Like Qiong, Fu Hua's outstanding combat power allowed her to sweep through the first few rounds of the individual competition with overwhelming force.

"Shh!"

Mei put her index finger up to her lips.

"Please be quiet, class monitor. Qiong is resting."

After speaking, Mei turned her head to look down at Sora's profile. She carefully adjusted his position to make him more comfortable while cautiously scanning their surroundings to make sure no one would disturb them—like Kiana, Kiana, Kiana…

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After lunch, the jealous white fluffy ball clung shamelessly to Mei's thigh, muttering strange things like "Tired, hungry, and sleepy, need to replenish Mei's energy."

The purple-haired girl, forced to provide a lap pillow, wore a helpless smile and silently stroked the white fluffy girl's messy hair—who told her to be in such a good mood today?

Having received a katana as a gift, been informally proposed to by Sora, and witnessed Sora's obvious display of affection (which, surprisingly, was quite enjoyable), she was overjoyed. Even if Seele were to act unreasonably in front of her now, the ever-calm Mei would only see her as a younger sister with a mental disorder in dire need of treatment…

"Mea Yi..."

The white-haired girl, realizing that the person she was taking advantage of was not responding, stared intently at the woman sitting in the chair stroking a certain katana, a hint of suspicion gradually creeping into her eyes.

"Kiana, what's wrong?"

Mei felt a chill run down her spine under Kiana's gaze.

"It's nothing, it's just that I always feel like your relationship with that gray-haired guy seems to be more complicated than before..."

Kiana shook her head. Continuing to talk about this wouldn't be good for her, so she stopped.

"Isn't this normal? After dating for so long, even if Qiong is a blockhead, she should have figured it out by now, right?"

Mei gently tapped Kiana's head with her unsharpened Dream Heart, smiling dismissively at the girl whose cheeks had puffed out.

"But, something's not right!"

Kiana rubbed her hair in annoyance after her breath leaked out. She couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong, but there was just a strong sense of unease about it.

Maybe it's all Seele's and Bronya's fault? They kept her up all night. When she slept at Yae-sensei's house, she first dreamed that everyone had golden eyes even brighter than Sora's, and they kept telling her, "Everything in front of you is fake, it can't last, it will definitely shatter," and then there was something about "making a wish to her, and you can get everything you want"...

At first, she thought it was just a normal lucid dream, and that she could just ignore it or beat up the phantoms because of her worries that she had been thinking about during the day. But then, things started to get a little strange.

Why is it that in the dream that later returned to normal yet was also abnormal, I and Sora weren't siblings but lovers?!

It seems that in that dream, Sora was always on the road of sacrifice and preparation for sacrifice, covered in wounds, beaten to a pulp and needing to be cared for by others, from the disheveled Mei to the 1.68-meter-tall Bronya, and even two Seeles and a bunch of women whose faces she couldn't see clearly...

However, apart from Mei and other acquaintances, she chased them all away. Then, in her dream, she lived a life of having two women on her left and right, constantly pressing against Sora, who kept saying no but whose body was very honest...

Although she didn't think the things in the dream had anything to do with her, after all, she liked Mei, not that gray-haired guy—she only had one evil plan: to tempt Sora to cheat on her and break Mei's heart, and to take over the vacancy in the fifth squad and cut off the connection between Mei and Sora!

Also, this dream was a bit too real, so real that when I see Mei and Bronya, I can imagine what they will be like in the future...

"Did I have a precognitive dream?"

Thinking of this, the white fluffy ball couldn't help but rub against Mei.

No, no, what am I thinking! How could she possibly be making a prediction?

Kiana shook her head, banishing those rather improper thoughts about polygamy from her mind.

Although she does treat Sora as a brother and Bronya as a best friend, she can still distinguish between dreams and reality. There is only one person she likes: Raiden Mei!

That inexplicable sense of unease still lingered in her mind. Kiana shook her head, as if that would clear those chaotic dreams from her brain. Subconsciously, she hugged Mei even tighter.

Yes, she only likes Mei, only Mei. That gray-haired guy is just a brother! As for Bronya… at most, she's a slightly annoying potential threat. Seele doesn't know her at all, okay?

Just as Kiana was trying to calm her agitated nerves with the reassuring aura emanating from Mei, Raiden Mei poked Kiana's forehead with her katana.

Kiana, do you see this knife in my hand?

"Yes, I see it. Is it your new weapon, Mei?"

No, that's not it~

Mei smiled and shook her head.

"It's a gift from Sora!"

Kiana clicked her tongue when she heard it was a gift from Sora.

"A gift... I'll give you an even better one next time!"

"And Qiong proposed to me in bed last night!"

"A proposal... wait, a proposal?"

It was as if a Honkai energy fission bomb had detonated directly in Kiana's mind, and time seemed to stand still at that moment. Kiana's expression changed abruptly, her azure eyes narrowed sharply, filled with disbelief and confusion, which finally coalesced into a furious rage that was completely ignited.

"Mei... what did you say?"

Kiana's voice was dry, with a slight, almost imperceptible tremor.

"It was Qiong who proposed to me, just last night..."

Click!

Kiana's hands, hanging by her sides, clenched into fists, her knuckles cracking. She felt her blood rush to her head in an instant, all her reason consumed in that moment.

Embracing two women? Those blurry female faces in my dreams? Qiong being cared for while covered in wounds? It's all bullshit!

The reality is, this bastard, this deadbeat! He actually dared... he actually proposed to Mei right away! She hasn't even fully expressed her feelings yet!

If Mei agrees, then all her plans and fantasies about the future will be completely shattered!

"Dead Ash Hair!!!"

Filled with overwhelming rage and the pain of betrayal, Kiana leaped off Mei and, like a furious cat, charged headlong towards where Hoshi and Sora might be. Only one thought occupied her mind:

Find that slovenly guy and give him a good beating! Even if you can't beat him, you have to fight him and flatten his damn face!

If he can't even beat her, then he doesn't deserve to be with Mei; if he can, she'll challenge him to a fight every day until she wins!

Forget brotherhood, forget camaraderie, to hell with it all! Right now, all she wants is to beat that guy to a pulp!

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I've been working myself to the bone these past few days, things will be back to normal tomorrow, so I'll start with a short, filler chapter...

Honkai Impact 2 has several benefits: First, it lets everyone know that miHoYo isn't shutting down its servers; second, it keeps the Lingyi Niang writing team in check (it seems like that's where the roast chicken came from).

Some people have said it very well: Honkai Impact 2 is an eternal cycle, and 01 is the Iron Tomb. If you release the Honkai IP and even the neighboring Genshin Impact, they will all have to "die".