Cosplay Master in the World of Honkai Impact 3rd

It was just that her mother, for some reason, had gone to some places and was unwilling to return.

Now it seemed that was the case!

Mei felt she had to step forward and help this mother and daughter, who had been separated for fourteen years, reconcile.

Mei walked up to the older sister and asked softly. She saw the melancholic expression on the older sister's face, heard her self-blaming voice, and watched her hesitation.

Mei instantly understood. Perhaps Auntie hadn't intended to abandon Kiana.

There must have been some reason she couldn't speak of that led her to do this.

She could understand, she could understand.

Mei smiled slightly, her eyes full of encouragement and comfort. She didn't say any comforting words, but gently took the hand of the young mother in front of her.

Holding her hand, the nervousness, hesitation, and mixed emotions of anticipation and urgency were completely conveyed through that trembling hand.

Mei gently led her to Kiana and softly pushed her towards Kiana.

She looked encouragingly at the excessively young mother in front of her.

"Mei..." The mother lightly parted her red lips, her voice trembling as she first called Mei's name.

But soon, as if she had finally figured something out, she tremblingly opened her arms.

She pulled Kiana into her embrace.

"I'm sorry..."

"Kiana..."

Chapter 31: Theresa Isn't Stupid

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I want to fly higher and roam further!

This ridiculous mindset was Li Pu's current state of mind.

There was no other way, it was hopeless! If Mei's appearance had made Li Pu's already unfavorable situation worse, then waiting for over ten minutes without deactivating the transformation had completely sealed Li Pu's fate.

Pulled out from behind the tree by Mei, he couldn't resist, nor did he intend to.

With no good strategies left in his mind, Li Pu could only choose to completely let go!

There was no way to pull off any clever tricks.

In this way, he would completely embrace recklessness!

Perhaps by letting go, things might take a turn.

The first step of letting go: 'Assume I am Kiana's mother, Cecilia.'

This step was easy to achieve. This character was genuinely Cecilia, Kiana's mother. There would be no problems; just follow this emotion.

The second step of letting go: 'Speak less, speak less, speak less! Important matters should be said three times.'

This step was also very important. A persona was a persona, and data was data, but real life couldn't be perfected with just a few words of data and a persona. A large number of details and daily trivialities were the true foundation for solidifying everything.

Similarly, since he had decided to take the first step, he had to play the role of this mother well. To play this mother well, he needed more details.

What was currently lacking were these details.

Without delving into specifics for now, speaking less meant exposing less.

If Kiana discovered that this wasn't her real mother...

Li Pu didn't want to be torn apart by five horses or slowly sliced to death.

After letting himself go for a bit, Li Pu was soon saved.

It wasn't anyone who saved Li Pu, but the class time.

Lunch break was limited. After all this commotion, it was finally time for class to begin. Even if Kiana had many things she wanted to say, she didn't want to leave but had to go to school first.

"Ah... finally gone..."

Li Pu wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He had to admit, this performance was quite good. Completely letting go and allowing his emotions and thoughts to follow the feelings was enough to fool Kiana.

Now that Kiana was gone, Li Pu hurried into the System.

"System!" Li Pu asked immediately, "Has the maternal love mission been completed?"

"Not yet." The System displayed the mission interface. The mission with 0% completion stated, "If you want to complete this mission, simply transforming into Cecilia won't be enough."

"You need to understand, comprehend, and put into action true love!"

"Huh~ The requirements are that high?" Li Pu pouted and said, "This mission is so difficult. Me, a grown man, pretending to be a mother."

"Are you mistaken?"

"I am not mistaken," the System said. "The completion of this mission is like this. If you only use this to deceive someone."

"Treating it as a tool to temporarily resolve your predicament."

"Instead of truly understanding and giving."

"This mission can never be completed."

Li Pu didn't refute anything the System said. Although he had let himself go just now, temporarily resolving the crisis with love or whatever.

But as the System said, he, Li Pu, hadn't deeply understood it. He had only used it as a prop to resolve the immediate crisis.

However, that wasn't the crux of the matter, nor was it Li Pu's purpose for entering the System.

"How can I change back?" Li Pu asked his real question.

"You can't change back! Hahahaha!" the System laughed. "Do you remember what I said back then? Don't let anyone discover all this. But you were discovered the first time you transformed."

"So, the consequence is that you will forever be Cecilia now!"

"Don't even think about changing back."

"Oh?" Li Pu showed no signs of panic. He said sarcastically, "I remember you saying back then that you needed that specific Transformation Dance to transform."

"Now I can transform without the Transformation Dance, and I couldn't even transform with your Transformation Dance. Do you think I'll believe your nonsense?"

"Transformation Dance is a generic transformation action," the System explained as if mocking him. "You just couldn't do it right yourself, so you didn't use the Transformation Dance."

"Who are you blaming? Me? Blame me! Blame me!"

"This is a specific transformation method," the System explained. "It's far from the transformation through the Transformation Dance."

"This method can only be used with a unique, specific equipment method, and it's only effective for a single character."

"For example, if you equip Cecilia with this, you can't equip King Arthur with it."

"Perhaps you can use a similar method to achieve a high degree of consistency in certain matters or thoughts to meet the equipment conditions."

"Equipping King Arthur is also possible."

"Also, this equipment method is unstable. It might not succeed next time even if it succeeded this time."

"So..."

"So there is a way to cancel it, right?" Li Pu immediately seized the keyword from the System's words. Since there was a possibility of equipping it next time, it meant it could be canceled.

"..." The System realized it had seemingly let something slip. It paused for a moment and stiffly argued, "Impossible, no way, you're overthinking it!"

"Tch~ Shall we make a bet then?" Li Pu sneered. "If I can't cancel the equipment, I'll be like this forever."

"If I can cancel the equipment, will you bet something with me?!"

"Not betting! What are you gonna do?!" The System, without hesitation, spoke the strongest words in the most cowardly tone.

"Tch~" Li Pu pursed his lips. Li Pu knew the System's nature even better now. "Tell me, what's the way to cancel it!"

"Forced equipment for 48 hours without cancellation, this is the punishment!" the System said. "And since you didn't go through the generic Transformation Dance, you can't cancel it through similar means."

"The opportunity and conditions for cancellation need to be explored by yourself. I have nothing to report!"

The System seemed determined not to say anything more.

Li Pu was too lazy to ask further.

His System wasn't very cooperative, but the important thing was that he knew it could be canceled! 48 hours, although it made her feel a bit uncomfortable and hard to accept.

But after 48 hours, she could try to cancel the equipment.

This was acceptable.

Moreover, not changing back for 48 hours might also be a way for him to find some room to maneuver when facing Kiana.

Li Pu exited his System.

"Muhu-hu~"

A silly smiling big face was shoved in front of Li Pu.

"Just as I expected."

"But it's truly beyond my expectations!"

Chapter Thirty-Two: Theresa Apocalypse is Very Silly

White hair, blue eyes, eternal loli!

There was only one person in the entire academy who fit these criteria, and that was the eternal loli, Theresa Apocalypse.

"..."

Li Pu's eyebrows twitched.

'Who else!'

'Who else saw it!'

Li Pu roared in his heart. 'This first equipment is so unlucky! How many people saw it? Who else! Didn't see it?!'

"Wuhu-hu~"

Theresa Apocalypse's star-filled eyes and silly smile said confidently, "Although I guessed it."

"I still didn't guess it would be you."

"Cecilia Schariac."

Theresa had always harbored doubts about Li Pu's identity, though she lacked any concrete evidence. Assigning him the job of a cleaner was a way to give him a bit of free time, but not so much that he was completely idle.

This way, Li Pu wouldn't be too idle, but would still have just enough free time to pursue whatever he wanted to do.

Theresa really wanted to know Li Pu's purpose for coming here. If she just gave him some time and freedom, she could find out what Li Pu was really up to.

However, Theresa never expected...

That the person who arrived would actually be Cecilia!

"You don't recognize me?" Theresa tilted her head, looking at the person in front of her. "That's impossible, right? We haven't seen each other for fourteen years, but you're exactly the same as you were back then."

It wasn't entirely the same, there were still some minor changes.

Perhaps it was just a slight change in hairstyle.

"Everyone thought you had already sacrificed yourself," Theresa said, launching into a monologue. "Everyone was heartbroken over you for a long time."

"How did you survive? And why are you only showing up now? Hey..."

"You really don't recognize me, do you?"

"I do," Li Pu said, pressing his temples. "How could I not recognize you? It's just... how do I explain this to you?"

"Perhaps I'm not the Cecilia you remember."

"Indeed, it seems... you're missing something," Theresa tilted her head, looking at Li Pu and studying him for a long time. "It looks like you've forgotten a lot of things."

"Siegfried, do you remember him? Sirin?"

"..." Li Pu didn't answer.