Alicia is the True Golden Finger in Honkai!

After looking him up and down, seeing that Gwen's expression was normal, Raiden Mei finally spoke:

"It seems this mission went smoothly?"

Raiden Mei and Kiana never pried too much into Gwen's missions, to avoid involving classified information and putting Gwen in a difficult position. At most, they would ask if he was injured.

"There was a slight unexpected complication, but thankfully everything was resolved smoothly,"

Gwen replied casually, taking the menu Kiana handed him and asking, "Did you finish ordering?"

"Not yet, although it's a bit simple, it's a welcome dinner for you. Of course, the feast can only begin when you're here."

Hearing Gwen's words, Raiden Mei's face broke into a smile, looking at Gwen with a beaming expression.

Beside Raiden Mei, Kiana also chimed in with a smile:

"Hurry up! I've been training all afternoon, and I'm starving."

"Alright, alright, I'll order now. Don't let our Kiana starve herself silly."

Gwen said with a smile.

"You're going to get me killed!"

Hearing this, Kiana puffed out her cheeks and raised her small fist. If the table wasn't wide enough, Kiana would have probably punched Gwen on the head.

After a playful dinner, the three returned to Gwen's home.

Kiana needed to catch up on her cultural studies—

During her years in the Russian countryside, Kiana had not received a proper education. Therefore, even though her brain's hardware configuration was quite good, she still had a lot of knowledge to make up for.

Raiden Mei was training her control, whether she wanted to master electromagnetism, one of the four fundamental forces of the universe, through her authority, or directly unleash the power of her authority, this was an unavoidable step for Raiden Mei.

However, in addition to training her control, Raiden Mei was also pursuing cultural studies—

To unleash the power of electromagnetism, mere control was far from enough.

As for Gwen, he was training his control while also honing his will.

When the time reached ten-thirty in the evening, Raiden Mei was preparing to leave, but Gwen stopped her:

"Mei, there's something I think I should tell you."

"Hm?"

Blinking, Raiden Mei looked confused, not knowing what Gwen wanted to say.

"Yesterday, when I went on my mission, I actually went to Changkong City. A Honkai outbreak occurred there again, centered around Senba Academy, and more than half of Changkong City fell."

Gwen said slowly, looking at Mei's worried, bright eyes.

"..."

Upon hearing this news, Raiden Mei breathed a slight sigh of relief—

Originally, Raiden Mei's first reaction was whether something had happened to her father again.

Now that she heard Raiden Ryoma was not in trouble, Raiden Mei subconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

However, Changkong City had suffered again, and Senba Academy was at the center of the Honkai. Even though that place held many unpleasant memories for Raiden Mei, it ultimately carried a part of her life. Her life in Changkong City had occupied more than half of her life.

Hearing this news now, she couldn't feel completely at ease.

Seeing that Mei's emotions were relatively stable and she wasn't as emotionally agitated as the worst-case scenario he had anticipated, Gwen let out a sigh of relief. He gently took Raiden Mei's hands, which didn't know where to rest, and said softly, "Mei..."

But before Gwen could finish speaking, Raiden Mei gently shook her head and said, "Gwen, don't worry, I'm fine."

The history and theories related to Honkai that she had studied during this time, the numbers that were so overwhelming just on paper, had given Mei a clear understanding of what a disaster Honkai was for this world.

Therefore, even though she heard that her hometown was once again being ravaged by Honkai, and although Raiden Mei was momentarily dazed, with her only relative being unharmed and herself being a Herrscher, she quickly regained her composure. She reached out and clasped Gwen's hand:

"I now understand what Honkai is, and I know what a terrifying power it is, making this already imperfect world even more disaster-prone.

But precisely because of this, we must work harder, for ourselves, for the people around us, for... everything beautiful in this world."

"Mm."

Meeting Raiden Mei's light purple eyes, in which Gwen faintly felt lightning flashing, he smiled and nodded, feeling gratified by Mei's maturity.

Seeing Mei slowly close her watery eyes and lean forward slightly, her small hands also tightening their grip, Gwen understood. He sighed inwardly, thinking she was still just a young girl. Just as he was about to lower his head, he heard Kiana's voice from the side:

"Hehe, just as expected of Mei, you can say such sensible things."

Gwen immediately felt the grip on Mei's hand tighten considerably, and her body instantly stiffened. He looked towards the sound and saw the fluffy white-haired girl with her long hair down, leaning on the doorframe, grinning at them. Kiana, having overheard their conversation, had walked out of the room.

Seeing Gwen look at her, Kiana stopped leaning on the doorframe and quickly approached, placing her own small hand on top of their clasped hands:

"Let's work hard for everything beautiful in this world, everyone!"

As if inheriting the "dense" part of a certain "goose's" genes, Kiana seemed rather clueless to Gwen at this moment.

"Pfft..."

In Gwen's mind, Alicia, who had been quietly watching the show, looked at Kiana's smile, then at Raiden Mei beside her, whose long eyelashes were trembling, clearly experiencing intense emotions. She couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Chapter 88: Telepathy

Although Kiana had broken the rare and fitting atmosphere, Raiden Mei, mindful of her image in front of Gwen, didn't electrocute the white fluffy ball until it exploded in anger. She simply responded with a smile, bid goodnight to the confused white fluffy ball, and left, feeling an inexplicable chill.

"Alright, Kiana, get some sleep. We have to get up early for morning training tomorrow."

Gwen observed Kiana, who was slowly letting down her guard during their time together and was developing into the Paramecium from his memories in daily life, with a subtle gaze. After giving her instructions, he sent the bewildered white fluffy ball back to her room before returning to his own.

After washing up, it was almost eleven o'clock when Gwen lay down on his bed.

This time, before Alicia could speak, Gwen called out, "Alicia?"

"Hm? I've been here the whole time~?"

As expected, Alicia responded to Gwen, though her voice carried some fatigue.

After adapting to the current situation, Gwen and Alicia had summarized some of Alicia's current conditions.

Compared to her past self, the second of the Flame-Chasers who could fight for three consecutive days without getting tired, the current Alicia was quite weak and powerless. She needed to rest for nearly half of the day. It wasn't that she would automatically shut down at a certain time and could still push herself, but she would need to catch up on sleep later.

"What do you think about the story Otto told me today?" Gwen asked softly in his mind, lying on his back with his hands behind his head.

"Mmm... Otto's story..." Alicia replied slowly after a moment of thought.

"Although I don't like the ending, I like the characters in the story. Both Kallen, who always practiced her ideals, and Otto, who committed great mistakes for the sake of his love. They both shone with the brilliance of humanity."

She paused, allowing Gwen to absorb her words, and then continued, "If you're asking about its authenticity... Otto might not have revealed the full truth of what happened back then, but I can feel that the emotions in his words, his admiration and love for Kallen, and his contempt and hatred for himself, are all genuine."

"Mmm... It seems we have a meeting of minds." Gwen said with a nod and a smile.

"Hm? That phrase isn't suitable for this situation~?" Alicia's voice sounded with a smile.

"Then... telepathy?" Gwen replied casually.

"Mmm-hmm?" Alicia hummed this time, then smiled and said, "This is acceptable. After all, the fact that I'm here means we are telepathic..."

Hearing Alicia's explanation, Gwen wasn't surprised. He showed a smile and said softly, "Then, goodnight, Miss Alicia, my telepathic partner."

"Goodnight, and I wish you sweet dreams, Gwen, my telepathic partner," Alicia replied with a smile.

To the familiar melody, Gwen slowly drifted into his dreams, searching for that dreamlike beautiful girl...

During morning training the next day, Raiden Mei made two unintentional mistakes, causing the white fluffy ball she was sparring with to suffer quite a bit. However, facing Raiden Mei's apologetic smile, the white fluffy ball couldn't express its pain and had to swallow its bitterness.

Gwen, who could see the reason behind Raiden Mei's "oversight," didn't expose it and simply watched the white fluffy ball get shocked with a smile. Only when Raiden Mei's "oversight" began to escalate did Gwen intervene, stopping their spar and swapping out Kiana.

Under Gwen's "attentive guidance," Raiden Mei improved rapidly, and her small "oversight" quickly disappeared, much to the delight of the white fluffy ball watching from the side...

However, the three of them couldn't proceed with their day's schedule as planned.

Bronya was discharged from the hospital. After accepting Gwen's conditions, Bronya was quickly transferred to Schicksal's medical department for examination. However, the injuries on Bronya's body were not simple external wounds, and the chip in her brain was not something that could be replaced like a bandage.

Schicksal's researchers took some time to create a substitute based on the limited information provided by Bronya. After the surgery and a period of rest, she was finally allowed to be discharged today.

When Gwen and the other two met Bronya at the medical center, the girl with silver-gray hair styled into twin pigtails was floating quietly in the hospital room, her face devoid of any expression as she looked up at the three of them with her silver-gray eyes.

"Bronya, ready."

Upon seeing Gwen, Bronya's usually stoic face showed a somewhat unnatural smile as she spoke.

"Mr. Gwen, please issue your orders."

"Your emotional deficiency has been cured?"

Gwen raised an eyebrow, surprised.

"No."

Bronya shook her head.

"Bronya's new chip is equipped with simulated emotion functions, allowing Bronya to express certain emotions, though Bronya still cannot control them well."

She paused, as if worried Gwen might look down on her, and continued:

"However, this does not affect Bronya's combat ability. With the Heavy Cannon Rabbit, Bronya's absolute calmness, free from emotional influence, guarantees her combat power."

"Mm, I have confidence in your abilities."

Gwen nodded and said with a smile.

Although before becoming the Herrscher of Reason, Bronya had a tough time, and after becoming the Herrscher of Reason, her beginner's protection period ended as quickly as Orb's triple form, leading to more setbacks and even becoming a laughingstock among the thousand Herrschers.

However, upon closer inspection, one would realize that Bronya's setbacks were always due to opponents with cheats.

Within the scope of normal people, Bronya's specialized abilities were still top-tier.

Don't mistake Duck Duck, who survived all the way to the finale despite her struggles, as someone without skills…

After introducing Bronya to Raiden Mei and Kiana, Gwen had finally gathered the trio and officially began his Honkai Impact 3rd journey…

Cough… Although in the original future, the trio would become the "Vast Trio," they were still three rookies at the moment. Even Bronya, who was originally the brains of the operation, was only used as a vanguard by Cocolia due to her early experiences and did not receive complete systematic education.

Especially regarding Honkai-related systematic knowledge, even Cocolia herself was lacking, so Bronya needed to catch up.

Afterward, Kiana, who was initially delighted to have found a fellow struggler, felt her intelligence being completely outmatched—