Honkai

Danger!

Just as her intuition kicked in, Sakura immediately saw a shadow dart out from behind a roadside telephone pole.

What was that? How could I not have seen it clearly?

Sakura instinctively reached into her bosom, but the next moment, she felt a tickle on the tip of her nose.

Oh no...

Achoo—!

Sakura suddenly sneezed, and the hand that had reached into her bosom fell down.

"Hi~! Miss and little sister, I'm Pardofelis, a talent scout from ELM Idol Company!"

Sakura finally saw what "thing" was rushing out from behind the telephone pole.

A brown-haired girl, dressed casually, radiating energy.

... Talent scout?

Sakura endured the discomfort in her nose and tried to get her brain working.

Talent scout? Someone who specializes in finding...

Achoo—!

Sakura sneezed again.

"Um... Miss, would you like some tissues?"

Pardofelis was startled by Sakura's sneeze and quickly took out a tissue from her small bag and handed it to Sakura.

"Ah... thank you... Achoo—!" Sakura sneezed suddenly again as soon as she took the tissue.

Are you sick? Should I get you a doctor?

Pardofelis tried to reach out to help Sakura, but Sakura retreated as if she had seen a ghost, and at the same time sneezed twice.

Achoo! Achoo!

"Big sister, big sister~ Did you play games with the cat on the street?" Ling suddenly shook Pardo's hand.

"Ah... yes, is there a problem?"

Pardo tilted her head. Is there a problem with playing with the cat?

"Um, my sister is allergic to cat fur."

Ling explained the reason in an innocent voice, and immediately, Pardofelis's gaze became strange.

Cat hair... can this stuff really cause allergies?

Liu Bai's expression was also quite strange. He knew that Ying was allergic as soon as they met, but... you are a top assassin in the future, one of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, is it really okay for you to be allergic to cat hair?

Ah, Liu Bai suddenly thought of something else.

Before reloading his save file, he had inquired about Sakura's information with Gray Serpent. Gray Serpent mentioned that Sakura had only a so-so relationship with most of the Flame-Chasers, except for Pardo, who seemed to have a rather bad relationship with him.

Liu Bai originally thought it was because Pardo stole Sakura's equipment during Sakura's mission, but now it seems that's not the case?

Sakura is allergic to cat fur, and it seems like her symptoms are quite severe?

It seems that even the Hypermutation Surgery couldn't make up for this weakness, which is understandable given that Gray Serpent didn't know—who could have imagined such a thing?

If Gray Serpent had known this weakness, he wouldn't have been chased and slashed by Sakura.

Achoo—!

Sakura retreated repeatedly until she was a sufficient distance away from Pardofelis before stopping.

"Miss talent scout, please don't come near me!"

Sakura, who was feeling slightly better, looked at Pardo warily from about 50 or 60 meters away.

"If you want to say something, maintain this distance!"

"..."

Pardo looked troubled.

How are we supposed to communicate when we're fifty or sixty meters apart?

Sakura, who was "confronting" Pardo, was on the verge of tears.

Based on her symptoms, this talent scout was definitely covered in cat hair.

Although she didn't want to believe in the dubious profession of talent scouts, her only way home was blocked, so she had to listen even if she didn't want to.

Chapter 330 Honkai

Sakura is in a terrible mood right now.

Although the girl in front of her, who claimed to be a talent scout and looked even younger than herself, was quite cute, the profession of "talent scout" still made Sakura think of the word "fraud."

This isn't prejudice... well, it is prejudice.

Sakura has always kept her distance from trends she doesn't understand.

But I'm allergic to cat hair...

Sakura couldn't stop rubbing her aching nose.

—Did this guy just come from a cat colony?

Moreover, this guy is very fast, and with cat fur on his body... there's absolutely no way he can break through with Bell.

Sakura subconsciously reached out and touched the short sword in her arms—as a samurai girl, it was quite reasonable for her to carry a short sword with her to school, right?

No, no, no matter what, even if the other party had malicious intent, it would only be fraud at most. Using a knife and such is going too far, especially since Rin is still with them...

My apologies, my apologies...

Sakura silently reflected on her impulsive thoughts just now.

But then he became troubled again.

If force cannot be used, how can the current problem be resolved?

Sakura glanced at her family's dojo, which was faintly visible at the top of the slope—this was practically her doorstep; if she shouted for help...

Sakura thought about it and felt that this method was quite good, but then she thought of her family's precepts.

Shouting for help in front of their home because of a talent scout whose identity is unknown (maybe real or fake) might be seen as a disgrace to the family by their parents if they find out...

Headache.

Sakura touched the short sword in her arms again and sighed.

Forget it, let's hear what this talent scout has to say.

"Hmm... She almost used a knife several times, she's really a dangerous girl."

Liu Bai saw Ying's movements clearly.

"But from another perspective, it's talent, isn't it? Although they don't have the corresponding awareness yet, they certainly don't lack the courage to wield a sword."

Liu Bai's nonchalant comment sent a chill down Pardo's spine.

A knife? This young lady has a knife?

Pardo finally noticed Sakura's hand reaching into her arms. Since leaving Dusk Alley, Pardo felt a long-lost sensation of goosebumps.

"..."

Why would someone bring a knife to school?! Is the image of schools I've heard about them false? Are schools actually incredibly brutal battlefields?

Boss! You didn't say this was life-threatening!

Pardo couldn't help but swallow.

Sakura then moved a little closer to Pardo and said:

"Miss talent scout, please feel free to say whatever you want."

Sakura abandoned her idea of resorting to violence and decided to listen to what this suspicious talent scout had to say—of course, Sakura had already made up her mind not to believe anything the other party said, and was only listening now so that she could leave smoothly.

"I... um..."

"Relax, relax, just repeat the conditions I told you before—didn't you already memorize them?"

"I've memorized it..."

Pardo looked up at the sky and suddenly fell into a daze.

"But you didn't say what to do if a meteorite falls from the sky, did you?"

"A meteorite falling from the sky?"

Liu Bai asked in confusion, while looking up at the sky—a shooting star streaked across the horizon with a long tail of flame. Seeing this scene, a memory buried deep in Liu Bai's mind resurfaced.

Canghai City, Fu Hua, him, a meteor shower, Honkai...

"... Pardo, what about your luck?"

"Ah?"

Pardo wore an expression of complete incomprehension.

With a deafening roar and a violent tremor, Liu Bai realized that this was not the time to discuss such trivial matters.

"What is that...?"

Although Sakura and Rin were a beat slower due to their perspective, the violent tremors caused by the meteor hitting the earth left the two sisters looking bewildered.

Clearly, apart from Liu Bai, no one present had any experience dealing with this situation.

But this time, Sakura drew the dagger from her bosom—at the moment the meteor struck and the earth trembled, Sakura's instinctive sense of crisis surged to its highest point since birth, but at the same time, another kind of fear and bewilderment from the unknown also attacked Sakura's heart.

"Run! Everyone, run!"

A decisive and unquestionable male voice rang in Sakura's ears, bringing her back to her senses from fear and confusion, and allowing her to regain control of her body.

At the same time, Sakura also saw a... floating man suddenly appear next to the talent scout?

"Boss, do you know what happened?"

Pardofelis snapped out of her daze and looked at Liu Bai.

"I know, but I don't have time to explain in detail!"

The Honkai was completely beyond Liu Bai's expectations.

What a coincidence... to encounter the outbreak of the Great Honkai during a trip that should only take two or three days... or rather, it shouldn't be called a coincidence, but rather bad luck.

"Pardo, you lead the team and run towards the safest place you think is!"

While floating in the air observing the situation, Liu Bai gave orders to Pardo.

Perhaps it was because of Pardo's good fortune that there was no immediate danger around them.

However, most of the tall buildings in the distance had collapsed, and thick black smoke rose into the air.

But it wasn't over yet; several more meteors were still streaking across the sky... almost like some kind of missile.

And one of them seemed to be pointing in their direction.

Without Liu Bai needing to say anything more, Ying immediately picked up Ling beside her and started running down the slope.

Danger! Danger! Danger!

Even though Sakura really wanted to go home, the constant alarm bells ringing in her mind made her decisively give up the idea.

"Boss, can you possess that thing...?"

Pardo asked, trembling.

"Yes, but the problem with that thing is never the damage it causes when it falls, but the massive amount of Honkai Energy it carries—thankfully, at least we're not at the center."

Pardo felt a chill run down her spine when she heard Liu Bai's words—she really didn't want to experience being hit on the head by a meteorite!

Thinking of this, Pardo immediately stopped hesitating and ran down the slope at an extremely fast speed—the two were surprisingly in agreement on their choice of direction.

"Try to get to the suburbs! Something terrible is likely to happen in the city soon!"

If this is the second Honkai, then maybe we can wait for rescue.