Honkai Impact

Although Mei's action was charming, Ling Feng was still very curious. He was a little worried that these three might have been scammed or something. But then he thought, with Bronya's hacking skills, Kiana and Mei's combat power, and their background as Valkyries, anyone who dared to mess with them probably didn't want to live anymore...

So, Ling Feng didn't ask any more questions. Anyway, he accepted the gift!

Dinner time. Mei's prepared dinner was still abundant, but Ling Feng felt something was a bit off...

Kiana... seemed a bit too quiet tonight. Usually, during dinner, Kiana would finish a bowl and then shout to Mei, "Mei, I want more!" But tonight... after finishing her meal, the girl actually went to the side to get more rice herself. This... was a bit strange!

In short, Mei and Kiana seemed to have fewer words tonight. They must be tired from working all day...

But...

Ling Feng licked his lips. It was a little sweet. He didn't seem to have eaten any candy today, so why was there a taste of sugar, and it seemed to be strawberry flavored...

After dinner, Ling Feng wanted to use his professional massage techniques to help the three who had been working relax properly...

But Bronya refused. Well, that was normal!

Kiana refused. Uh, a little unexpected, but still normal!

Mei also refused. Sigh... Why, why would it be like this...

In the end, there was no massage tonight, and he didn't get massaged either. And still no lap pillow. Alas, a day with no benefits at all...

The next day...

It was the weekend again...

As per usual, the four of them were resting in the apartment. However, Mei and Kiana had gone out today. Mei said she was going to the training grounds, while Kiana took her homework to the classroom to study. It was a bit strange that Kiana would voluntarily do her homework...

In the classroom, although Kiana had her homework book, she seemed absent-minded, quietly spacing out. She didn't look like she was thinking about her homework!

"Classmate Kiana, do you have something on your mind?"

At this moment, Fu Hua's voice came from behind her, and she sat down next to Kiana. "If it's about studying, I should be able to help. It's better than you just spacing out!"

"Class President..."

Kiana looked at Fu Hua silently, hesitating, not knowing how to say it...

"Kiana, if there's anything, you can tell me!"

Fu Hua put on a cool expression, looking very confident. "As Class President, besides caring about classmates' grades, other matters are also within my responsibilities. So, if Kiana has any problems, you can confide in me!"

"Mmm..."

Kiana hesitated again, then tentatively asked, "Then... I want to... I don't know how to say it, but... this is about romance. Class President... does Class President know?"

"Eh..."

Fu Hua was stunned for a moment, her heart panicked, but her expression remained very calm. She pushed up her glasses. "Of course. As Class President, how could I not have any romantic experience? Classmate Kiana, whatever you want to ask, please tell me, and I will give you the real answer!"

On the surface... although she said that, Fu Hua was panicking internally. When did she ever have any romantic experience? But in front of a junior like Kiana, she had to maintain her cool image, so even if she had to lie, she had to protect her image!

"Eh... Then..."

Kiana's eyes lit up. Perhaps telling the Class President was indeed a good choice. Kiana said with slight hesitation, "Class President, this, this is about a friend of mine!"

On the other side, Mei had just finished a round of training and was sitting on a chair in the venue, resting. She felt a bit complicated. What she saw last night... although in the end she pretended nothing happened, but...

For some reason, when she thought of Kiana and Ling Feng together, she felt an inexplicable irritation...

"Mei, I didn't expect you to be so diligent on a Sunday!"

Then, Mei heard a familiar voice. Tesla walked over with a smile. They were quite familiar with each other!

"Dr. Tesla? What are you doing here?" Mei asked with slight curiosity!

"Testing some weapon data. I have to do research!"

Tesla shrugged. This was her daily routine. It looked easy, but in reality... it was also easy...

Tesla is indeed very outstanding...

Mei thought for a moment, then asked, "Dr. Tesla, I... I want to consult you about matters of romance. I... I don't know if you have time?"

"Eh? Romance?"

Tesla was instantly dumbfounded. "Why are you asking me?"

"Because... Dr. Tesla is very outstanding, so many people must like you, and you must have had romantic experience!" This was Mei's deduction based on her own situation!

"Uh..."

Tesla hesitated. She had no romantic experience at all. Let alone romantic experience, she hadn't even touched a man before, except for the time she examined Ling Feng's body...

"Ahem!"

But, as a scientist, her dignity wouldn't allow her to be looked down upon. So Tesla coughed and pretended to be very experienced, asking, "So, what do you want to consult about, Mei?"

"This..."

Mei thought for a moment, then said with a serious and expressionless face, "Actually, I'm asking for a friend. It's about my friend!"

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ps: I have something to do tonight, so both updates for today are posted now!

"It's like this, Class President!"

In the classroom, Kiana said as she pondered, "My friend has a really good friend, but my friend... seems to have fallen for the person her friend likes!"

"Eh..."

Fu Hua felt a bit confused. After sorting things out a little, she asked with some curiosity, "So... cough cough, what does Kiana want to ask? It's not uncommon for two people to like the same person!"

"I... I just want... I just want to ask for my friend, what... what should she do?"

Kiana continued, "My friend also likes her friend, but... she also likes the person her friend likes, and my friend's friend knows that my friend likes the person she likes!"

Fu Hua: "..." To be frank, I really didn't understand...

"Cough cough!"

Fu Hua adjusted her glasses and, drawing from her zero experience in romance, began to speak what she thought was quite reasonable advice. "Feelings can't be forced, so going with the flow is best. However, if you don't actively seize an opportunity when it comes to feelings, they'll slip through your fingers, and you'll only regret it after losing them. So..."

"So?"

Kiana listened very attentively, even more attentively than when she listened to Aunt Himeko's lectures in class!

"So, instead of waiting for fate to arrive, why not seize the opportunity and take the initiative? Of course, there's a certain risk involved..."

Fu Hua said as she thought, "Because, if you do that, your friend might not even be able to remain friends with her friend. So, which is more important, the friend or the person she likes? Let her consider it herself!"

After speaking, Fu Hua stood up and smiled, "Well, I'll be leaving now. If you have any more questions in the future, feel free to ask me anytime!"

Then, she left the classroom as if fleeing, hoping she hadn't said anything wrong. In fact, despite saying so much, it was equivalent to saying nothing; ultimately, she still left Kiana to figure it out herself. It couldn't be helped, she truly didn't understand...

"Hoo..."

Fu Hua sighed helplessly and then wondered curiously to herself, "Is Kiana's friend Mei? Mei's friend? She seems to have quite a few, but who does Mei actually like?"

"Doctor Tesla, it's like this!"

In the training hall, Mei was also explaining her question to Tesla. "My friend has fallen for someone, but my friend's friend might... might also have fallen for the person my friend likes. Moreover, my friend saw her friend secretly kiss the person she likes while they were asleep!"

"Eh?"

Tesla was instantly a bit bewildered. After a few seconds of stunned silence, she finally understood what Mei was saying and felt that the matter was too complicated. She could only ask, "That... does your friend's friend know that your friend likes that person?"

"This..."

Mei thought for a moment, then nodded gently, "She... probably knows, right? Although my friend doesn't show it very obviously, her friend should be able to guess..."

"How can guessing be enough? What if your friend's friend really can't guess?"

Tesla didn't know what she was saying, but at this point, it didn't matter. She just had to make something up. "If the fact that your friend likes someone isn't something everyone knows, then your friend's friend might genuinely not know. So... so your friend's friend should be... not wrong. And, the person your friend likes was asleep at the time, so he's also not wrong!"

"Eh... Is... is that so?"

Mei was slightly speechless. If it's put like that, it's all her fault?

"Of course!"

Tesla said with a serious expression, "Feelings can't be forced, so going with the flow is best. However, if you don't actively seize an opportunity when it comes to feelings, they'll slip through your fingers, and you'll only regret it after losing them. So, before your friend's friend and your friend get together, your friend must take the initiative to stake her claim!"

"Of course, this might also lead to conflict, and it might even cause your friend and her friend to break off their friendship. But if your friend doesn't do this, then love will slip through her fingers. Is it love or friendship? Your friend has to decide that herself!"

As she spoke, Tesla stood up and walked forward like an otherworldly master, with a profound expression. "Well, that's all I can say. Goodbye, Mei!"

"Thank you, Doctor Tesla..."

Mei replied softly and then began to ponder Tesla's words. The real decision had to be made by herself...

"Hoo..."

Walking to the other side of the wall, Tesla breathed a sigh of relief. That was close. She probably hadn't said anything wrong, she hoped. But...

Who could Mei's friend be? Kiana? It's possible. Kiana isn't very straightforward, so it's normal for her to suffer in these matters. Honestly, why can't she just be more direct? This case tells us that tsunderes are always losers, so don't be a tsundere!

Never mind, she should focus on the task Ling Feng gave her. She absolutely had to calculate the conversion principle of the Rush-type Honkai Beast by the end of today. But she definitely wasn't doing it for Ling Feng, but for all of humanity, to deal with the future Honkai!

Because she cared about the world, and as for romance, she didn't... actually, no one had ever pursued her...

Kiana, having finished her homework, and Mei, having finished her training, returned to the apartment together, and very ordinarily met by the lake...

"Mei!"

Kiana immediately shouted happily, habitually calling Mei's name as she ran over...

"Kiana, you finished your homework?"

Mei also responded with a smile. At Kiana's usual pace, she shouldn't have finished her homework yet!

"Yeah, I finished!"

Kiana nodded vigorously, then pouted slightly. "I worked really hard on it today. Otherwise, it'll be you guys playing tonight and me doing homework alone, and you won't let me copy..."

"Doing homework is for your own good. If you just copy, it won't be useful, will it?"

Mei sighed helplessly, already accustomed to Kiana's personality...

Then, the two walked towards the apartment together. Both of them chose to selectively forget something. Although the advice from the Class President and Tesla was practically useless, it had still had a slight effect. It seemed they both intended to pretend nothing had happened. As for what would happen later... that would be for later!

"Kiana, what do you want to eat for lunch and dinner?"

Passing by the academy's supermarket, Mei decided to buy today's groceries as well!

"Meat!"

Kiana declared without hesitation that she wanted to eat meat!

"Of course!"

Mei didn't seem surprised at all, as if she had expected it, and then smiled, "However, Kiana, you can eat meat, but you can't sneak it. The last two times were fine, but if there's a next time, I won't be so lenient!"

"Sneak it?"

A question mark appeared above Kiana's head. While she was greedy and had snuck snacks or late-night meals before, she didn't recall ever sneaking a main meal. She always waited until everyone was present before starting...

"Sigh, just forget I said anything!"

Seeing that Kiana didn't understand her subtle hint, Mei appeared a bit dejected...

"Huh... what is it?"

Kiana still looked confused.

Chapter 50: Queen's Stigmata!

After dinner, the four of them were back to their usual routine in the living room, watching TV, playing games, doing whatever they usually did...

"Ling Feng."

At almost the same time as two days ago, Mei spoke, deliberately spreading her hands apart, and smiled, "Do you want a massage and a lap pillow?"