Being a Cosplay Big Shot in the World of Honkai Impact 3rd

Li Pu no longer paid attention to Otto. She casually found a place to sit down.

She closed her eyes to feel this emotion.

This was an emotion completely different from Cecilia's.

If Cecilia's emotions felt like water, gentle and delicate, then Arthur's emotions were more like a stone.

Not exactly stubborn and hard, but definitely as firm as a rock.

So firm it made one feel a bit single-minded!

It was as if, once she set her mind on something, regardless of whether it was right or wrong, achievable or not, or how many difficulties there were, she was determined to complete it.

That goal she had set was right there, no matter what happened.

No matter how winding the road ahead was.

She would forge ahead fearlessly.

'It feels like Arthur and Cecilia are two extremes,' Li Pu thought, closing her eyes.

"King Arthur?" Himeko couldn't help but whisper, "Lord Otto? This... isn't Li Pu Cecilia? Why has she become King Arthur?"

She felt that the current Arthur had high combat spirit, was serious, and unsmiling.

In contrast, Cecilia was gentler and more approachable.

Of course, the first time they met, she found Cecilia's mouth quite annoying.

It felt like two completely opposite people couldn't possibly get along!

How did Cecilia become King Arthur again?

"This is reincarnation," Otto explained. "There isn't always a necessary connection between one life and the next, between past and present."

"A hero in one life might be a coward in the next; a scholar in one life might be an idiot in this one."

"What determines who a person will be, what kind of person they will be in this life."

"Is only their birth, environment, and destiny in this life."

"Oh... reincarnation... it sounds like superstition," Himeko said after thinking for a moment. "A completely unreliable explanation."

"It's okay if you don't understand," Otto said. "The soul is a strange thing, and it's difficult to explain it with our current common sense."

"Don't be quick to dismiss what you don't know or understand as 'superstition'."

"To negate it so easily is an imprecise attitude."

"It's not good for a teacher."

"I'm sorry, I understand," Himeko apologized, although she still didn't understand Otto's explanation. But it must be like this, right? Who would have thought of these things for an insignificant person in this life?

But with things laid out before her, maybe it really was like this.

Whether she wanted to believe it or not, she had to.

"It seems Siegfried's combat power has seriously declined," Otto said, looking at Siegfried who was fighting on the field.

It was one thing if he had a type advantage, but without one, even with equal attributes, the fight looked quite strenuous. If he was at a disadvantage, Siegfried would only be able to run around the arena being chased.

"This is intentional suppression," Himeko explained. "After all, this combat suit Siegfried is wearing belongs to Kiana. For him, it not only prevents him from unleashing his full combat power."

"It also suppresses his normal performance, so this situation is quite normal."

"Mm," Otto naturally knew this.

But even so, Siegfried was still struggling this much, which could only mean one thing. This guy's body had truly been hollowed out by alcohol over such a long time.

"Arrange another one-on-one tactical training session," Otto said.

"Kiana will still be taught by Siegfried."

"As for Mei," Otto thought for a moment and said, "Let's have King Arthur give it a try."

"As for Fu Hua and Bronya, I'll have Theresa come over."

"You can handle the distribution for these."

Chapter 64: Sparring, Haha

"Dad, can you change your clothes?"

Kiana looked at her father with a awkward expression.

Honestly, ever since she learned that this outfit would be her combat suit in the future, Kiana really couldn't stand it! Her own clothes were being worn by her dad!

This feeling was simply outrageous!

"Although I'd like to change too," Siegfried said helplessly, "this is a requirement from above."

"There's nothing I can do."

Whether this was Otto's perverse taste or if it actually had an effect, Siegfried couldn't be entirely sure. But at least from the current situation, it seemed to be a bit of both. Otto genuinely wanted to see him look ridiculous, and Cecilia was also quite interested in him wearing this outfit.

"You have to learn to endure," Siegfried said helplessly, trying to coax her. "Just like me."

"Anyone who achieves great things does not dwell on minor details."

"Your father has already sacrificed so much to bring your mother back."

"Kiana, you need to learn to be patient too."

"Oh... I get it." Kiana mumbled, "But what's mom's situation now? She doesn't seem like mom at all like this."

"That's your mother's past life," Siegfried said helplessly. "She was King Arthur."

"Mmm..." Kiana thought hard for a moment and said, "I've never heard of that."

"King Arthur? King of which country? Was he very powerful?"

"It's not something that can be explained by simply saying 'powerful'," Siegfried shook his head. "In short, I hope there won't be any more strange reincarnations in the meantime."

"Otherwise, things will get even more complicated."

Whether there would be any more strange reincarnations, it was hard to say.

Otto said that the only reincarnations observable now were 'King Arthur' and 'Cecilia'. He didn't mention any other reincarnations; perhaps Otto didn't know, or perhaps Otto knew but didn't say.

All they could do now was hope there wouldn't be any more reincarnations.

This time, they had tried to awaken Cecilia but had instead awakened King Arthur, which was a botched attempt.

If they were to repeat today's events again next time.

Wouldn't that be even worse?!

In any case, they absolutely couldn't let things get any worse!

Siegfried secretly made up his mind.

"Kiana," Siegfried said, finally getting serious. "Now I will teach you the secret technique passed down through the Kaslana family for generations. This secret technique is..."

'Those breasts are really perky!'

Even from several meters away, Li Pu could see a giant cat's paw suddenly descend from the sky towards Kiana.

This palm strike descending from the sky reminded Li Pu of White Comet Kiana's ultimate.

Perky breasts!

Kiana definitely didn't unleash this move. The Kiana of this world only knew what Honkai Energy and Collapse were so far. Therefore, she absolutely couldn't unleash this move.

That left only Siegfried.

"This Siegfried..." Li Pu truly felt a bit speechless.

"He's really full of surprises."

"Teacher Li Pu?" Mei asked, seeing Li Pu staring at Kiana's training ground, "We're about to start sparring, can we begin?"

"Oh." Li Pu retracted his gaze and said, "Of course."

"Let's begin."

"Teacher Li Pu, where is your sword?" Mei asked even more confusedly.

"Sword? I don't use a sword." Li Pu casually waved his hand, and a crimson spear suddenly appeared in his hand. "I use this!"

Although it was a bit unfair, he should use the Demon-Breaking Crimson Rose while he had it.

He didn't want to be unable to use it when he actually faced a Honkai Beast!

"This..." Mei was startled.

This crimson spear...

"Are you sure you want to use those COS props as weapons for the sparring match?" Mei asked, even more confused.

No matter how she looked at it, this crimson spear didn't seem like a proper weapon. What proper weapon was this exaggerated? Well, this weapon wasn't too exaggerated.

But it really didn't look proper.

It looked a lot like some COS props.

"This isn't a COS weapon," Li Pu said, also quite confused. "This is a spear."

"It's called... never mind..."

"I'm just trying it out, no need to take it too seriously."

"Are you sure about that?" Mei asked, looking a bit troubled. "This isn't swordsmanship..."

"Mei," Li Pu said very seriously. "Actually, times have changed. Swords, including your katana, are actually not suitable as weapons of war."

The katana was not suitable as a weapon, or rather, the katana was not suitable as a weapon in a military formation.

The most common and suitable weapons in a military formation were polearms.

In ancient times, there were the ge, today there are spears, and knights wield lances.

As for swords, including katanas.

Their best position was actually at the waist as proof of identity.

Well, at least theoretically, that's how it was. Or rather, that's how the history of warfare developed in his previous life.

In this world...

Even Honkai girls can wield scythes as weapons, so it's hard to say for sure right now.

"In conclusion, you'll know once I hit you," Li Pu said. "Please give it your all."

"Yes." Seeing Li Pu's persistence, Mei didn't say anything else. She gripped the hilt of her katana, striking an offensive pose.

Li Pu also raised his spear, pointing it at Mei.

'This...'

After just the first exchange, Mei already felt it was tricky.

There's a saying among weapons: "An inch longer, an inch stronger," and it's particularly suited for formation fighting! A spear is a weapon that takes "an inch longer, an inch stronger" to its extreme.

As long as Li Pu didn't use any special moves, Mei would have almost no offensive capability.

No matter what, a katana's length couldn't match a spear.

Mei slowly shifted her steps, searching for an opening.

She knew very well that the biggest weakness of long weapons was in close combat. If she could quickly close the distance, the advantage in length would rapidly turn into a disadvantage. However, the current length advantage didn't allow Mei to proactively choose to attack.

She would only have a real chance to attack after he thrust forward.

Thrust. Li Pu wasn't very skilled with spears.

But the easiest way to use a spear was to thrust!

As long as he maintained distance and seized an opportunity, he could win with a thrust.

But!

Li Pu watched Mei's footwork; a thrust wouldn't be that easy to succeed! This match wouldn't be decided in an instant. He had to consider his follow-up after thrusting his spear!

'Escaped you! King Arthur!'