I'm playing Honkai Impact 3

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The other team.

Walking through the quiet streets, the robin seemed somewhat absent-minded, hesitating to speak several times.

"Miss Kiana..."

"Oh, don't be so formal!"

Kiana, who was walking ahead, turned around. Her light green cat-ear hood swayed gently with her movements, and a bright smile, as radiant as the summer sun, bloomed on her face.

"We've known each other for so long, and we've been through thick and thin together, so just call me Kiana!"

Looking at the girl's bright, carefree smile, even the robin couldn't help but smile.

"Okay, Kiana."

"I rarely see our big star look like she has something on her mind like that~"

Kiana put her hands behind her back, leaned forward slightly, and winked playfully.

"Is something bothering you? Tell me, maybe I can help!"

"Indeed... I have some questions I'd like to ask."

The robin nodded slightly, a faint blush creeping onto its fair cheeks, and its eyes darted around.

As a world-renowned superstar, she had never before sought advice from someone about relationship problems like this.

Kiana seems reliable; it's unlikely this will get out.

"Ask away! This young lady has traveled all over the world, adventuring from the snowy plains of Northern Europe to the islands of the Far East. What storms haven't I weathered?"

Kiana, hands on her hips and chest puffed out, perfectly embodied the energetic, slightly silly confidence unique to paramecia.

"Um, I heard that you and Qiong have been online friends for a long time..."

The robin's call became softer.

"I... want to ask you some questions about Sora."

"Oh—? I see~"

Kiana deliberately drew out her words, her gaze unconsciously falling on the robin's white ear feathers, which trembled gently with their owner's emotions and were half-hidden under her beautiful long hair.

Her ear flapped twice sensitively as she was being watched, with a natural shyness that made her so adorable that it was impossible to look away.

This rare display of girlishness made Kiana instantly understand the big star's thoughts.

With a sidelong glance, Kiana gave the robin a knowing, comical smile, affectionately nudged his shoulder with her little fist, and winked, saying:

"Oh dear, you've come to the right person!"

Kiana made a gesture like playing an accordion and solemnly declared:

"No one understands Qiong better than me!"

You've come to the right person!

Now, it's Kiana's (assist) time!

It's showtime!

……

Qiong led Nia through the old, dilapidated yet vibrant streets and alleys, where the shouts of vendors carried the unique, earthy atmosphere of everyday life.

Compared to the extreme prosperity of Pinocone or the main planet Grammer facing a swarm crisis, this frontier planet Terra is closer to the mundane world.

Without March 7th and the robin, Qiong unleashed her full power, adopting the same state she was in when she was on a date with the fireflies.

The ethereal quality that Nia possessed, as if she could disintegrate at any moment, and the silence brought about by the vicissitudes of time, seemed to have disappeared, replaced by the playfulness, cuteness, and purity unique to young girls.

She displayed a vibrant appearance befitting her age.

The two walked and stopped, joking and chatting.

Time slipped away quietly in this warm and cozy atmosphere, reminiscent of a couple's date.

As dusk deepened.

The sky is dark blue, and there are origami cranes on the windowsill.

The daytime heat had long since dissipated, the setting sun had gathered its last golden edge, and twilight surged toward the horizon like a tide, crushing and shattering the remaining glow bit by bit.

It's getting dark.

Qiong and the silver-haired girl, who was eating pizza, leaned side by side against the rooftop railing, watching the buildings swallow the last rays of the setting sun.

Where to go next?

Nia looked up at the sky with her pink and blue eyes, and gently tore off a small piece of pizza with her pearly teeth.

Qiong and Nia exchanged a glance, but instead of answering her question, they smiled and held up two fingers in front of her.

Do you know what this is?

Qiong held up two fingers facing Nia.

"Isn't this the 'V' sign? It's the hand gesture when taking a photo."

Nia copied her gesture, making a peace sign with her fingers playfully opening and closing twice.

"No, these are chopsticks."

Qiong wiggled her fingers, mimicking the action of picking up something.

“Chopsticks.” Nia nodded.

"Do you know what this is?"

Qiong then raised her thumb and gently placed it on her outstretched index finger, with the fingertip slightly extending beyond it.

A slight tilt creates the heart shape.

Nia shook her head, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"This is a chopstick rest, a chopstick holder."

Qiong explained in a very serious tone.

"Chopstick rest..."

Nia made a heart shape with her hands, seemingly lost in thought.

"Correct."

Qiong gently placed two of her fingers on the "chopstick rest" that Nia had made.

Here, have some chopsticks.

Then, he guided Nia's fingers, making their gestures fit together perfectly to form a complete heart.

Give me the chopstick rest.

Because of the presence of synesthetic beacons, the meaning of this pun was clearly conveyed.

—Marry me soon.

Nia was stunned for a moment, then covered her mouth and burst out laughing.

Her voice was like cold jade, her laughter like silver bells, like pearls falling onto a jade plate.

The girl's smile was exceptionally radiant, brighter than the three moons in the sky.

This was not just a simple description—in Qiong's eyes, the girl was truly radiating a faint light.

The light was not obvious during the day, but it became clearly visible as dusk fell, especially since Qiong had already taken out the Feather Dust.

It was a radiance originating from the spiritual realm, pure and powerful.

If it weren't for Yu Duchen's blessing, Qiong might not have been able to detect it at all.

This spiritual power is immeasurably greater than that of fireflies.

This also seems to confirm her identity from another perspective.

"Did you say these words to that child named Liuying?"

After laughing for a long time, Nia finally calmed down and looked at Qiong with a smile.

"I did say that."

Qiong answered matter-of-factly and naturally took Nia's hand, which had just made a heart shape with her fingers.

The girl only glanced at him, but from the middle of their outing, their hands were often clasped together.

What was her reaction at the time?

"His face turned bright red instantly, and his eyes were filled with eagerness."

"and then?"

"And then? Are you sure you want to know?"

"Hmm~"

Nia gave a light, slightly mischievous smile.

Qiong slowly approached her, his fingertips caressing the girl's delicate nose, brushing across her fair forehead, gliding over her soft earlobe, lingering on the slightly upturned corner of her eye, and finally lowering his head to kiss her soft, pink lips.

A sensation like being electrocuted washed over her, and Nia's body stiffened slightly. She instinctively wanted to push Qiong away, but then, as if remembering something, she slowly lowered her raised hand.

She closed her eyes, no longer simply enduring the kiss, but beginning to carefully feel and experience it.

It's like kissing your lover for the first time, or giving everything you have to your beloved.

Like fireflies back then.

For a long time, the lips are divided.

The shy girl stood quietly under the moonlight, the evening breeze ruffling her long silver hair, like moonlight flowing over the first snow, a delicate fragrance brushing past Qiong's nose.

Nia gazed into the young man's bright golden eyes, and after a moment, her pink lips, still damp with saliva, parted slightly.

"……Thanks."

"Thank you for letting me and that child experience this feeling."

The girl's shyness and bashfulness vanished like smoke, and Nia's temperament returned to the ethereal and otherworldly state she had when they first met, her expression calm.

"You're welcome. After all, given your relationship with Liuying, it's okay for me to suffer a little loss."

Qiong waved her hand with a grin.

"Didn't you just ask me to write down where we were going? According to our date schedule, we should go to the hotel next. How about it? Do you want to go?"

The process is indeed as described, but unfortunately, due to a series of unexpected events, Miss Firefly has not been able to succeed.

"can."

Nia thought about it seriously for a while, and surprisingly nodded in agreement.

"..."

Now it was Qiong's turn to be surprised. He raised an eyebrow and smiled:

"Wow, you're really not being polite."

"Based on the relationship between the original and the clone, you should be considered Liuying's mother or older sister, right?"

"You initially called Liuying 'child,' which means you consider yourself her mother?"

"Judging from this body, she should be Liuying's older sister."

Nia placed her hand on her chest.

"So it wasn't your true form after all. No wonder. I was wondering why someone of your status would appear on this remote planet."

Qiong leaned against the rooftop railing.

"I can use telepathy to command, restrain, and even briefly control all the knights connected to me."

At this moment, Nia had suppressed the girlishness that she had been acting out, whether it was real or just for the experience. Her every word and action became noble and elegant, yet unrealistic, almost like a dreamlike perfection.

“This body was specially made by me behind the back of the ruling council, so that it can contain my mind for a long time and allow me to walk in the outside world.”

"As for my physical body... it is imprisoned in the Republic's most secure military base."