Honkai Star Rail: Moonlight Embrace's Joyful Journey
Chapter 1

Bro, You Smell So Good~

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Gather round, fun lovers!

Brain storage area. You don't need a brain to enjoy the fun!

Hua Ling was an anime-loving shut-in with a feminine face. He was eighteen this year~

Because his body was a little lacking, he had only reached five foot three by the age of eighteen. But with his feminine features and the long hair he was too lazy to cut, people had always mistaken him for a girl.

He personally did not care. An orphan, he had happily grown to adulthood with the help of the welfare home. On the surface, he was a serious young man. In reality, he was a hidden anime fan and homebody. At most, he was not socially anxious; he got along well with people, was not timid, and was a little goofy. He neither smoked nor drank, but his cute appearance made him hugely popular at school.

That day, after collecting his student grant and depositing it into his bank card, Hua Ling turned around and ran into his obnoxious rich, tall, handsome best friend. The petite Hua Ling standing beside his tall, handsome friend made for quite an odd sight.

And his best friend's surname really was Gao, while his given name was Fushuai. He proudly claimed that his parents had hoped he would grow up tall and handsome. Since his surname happened to be Gao, that resulted in the extremely tasteless name Gao Fushuai.

His family really was both wealthy and influential, so no one dared object to such an ostentatious name.

"Hua Ling! Why did you come to the bank without calling your bro to escort you? It's too dangerous for you to be out here alone!"

Gao Fushuai smiled, rubbed Hua Ling's head, and laughed at how cute he looked.

"It's Hua Ling, not Hua Ling the teacher. Sure, my voice really does sound a lot like her baby voice, but it's not like I wanted that! And stop touching my head! I'll never grow taller!"

Hua Ling slapped away Gao Fushuai's hand and shouted helplessly. His babyish, androgynous voice made Gao Fushuai laugh even more wickedly. The people around them looked on enviously; with Gao Fushuai's height setting him off, petite and adorable Hua Ling looked exactly like a little girlfriend acting coy.

"Hua Ling, want to go to the convention today? I already bought your cosplay outfit, and my camera can't wait!"

Gao Fushuai teased the cute Hua Ling excitedly. He had always treated this childhood friend well. Hua Ling's adorable appearance often made him unconsciously treat him like a younger sister, and he had even gotten into plenty of fights for him over the years.

That was because, when Hua Ling was little, the welfare home's wickedly playful director had dressed him in women's clothes, making him as adorable as a doll. Back then, Gao Fushuai had thought he had found the love of his life!

But as they grew older, Gao Fushuai discovered a brutal reality: Hua Ling was fucking male!

When the truth behind Hua Ling's mix-up came out, Gao Fushuai shut down on the spot! He furiously declared that his sexual orientation was perfectly normal.

Still, life had to go on. Gao Fushuai reluctantly accepted the cruel fact that his good friend was a guy.

Yet Hua Ling's being cuter than a girl had caused plenty of misunderstandings. For example, some people had wanted to bully him because he was short, only for one playful backward smile he gave Gao Fushuai to make them blush furiously. If this were an anime, the word "Charmed" would probably have popped up over their heads~

Hua Ling looked extremely similar to Theresa from Honkai. Aside from not having white hair and having different eye colors, he was practically identical to Theresa. That was why he had always been so popular and was even the school's unofficial mascot.

Come to think of it, after those people were charmed by adorable Hua Ling, Gao Fushuai would tell them the cruel truth that Hua Ling was a guy. Watching their worldviews shatter as they dropped to their knees and wailed in agony got Gao Fushuai ridiculously high!

"What are you grinning stupidly about again? You look so dumb~ As for the convention, it does sound pretty interesting. As the Captain of the Hyperion, the Traveler, and the Trailblazer, I accept!"

Hua Ling happily patted his flat chest and declared. Gao Fushuai smiled and nodded, accompanying him back to their dorm. That was right, they were both boarders at Philosophy High School.

That day, as Hua Ling and Gao Fushuai returned to the dorm, Hua Ling drew "Ohhh!" cries everywhere he went as usual. Both boys and girls who were stunned by his beauty made those exclamations, and Hua Ling and Gao Fushuai were already used to it.

The convention officially began at two-thirty that afternoon. It was held in a gymnasium near Philosophy High School, and the entire first-floor hall had been rented out. Naturally, that was Gao Fushuai's doing. To him, that little bit of money was nothing. It was all for the sake of enjoying Hua Ling's antics!

That was right. As a rich, tall, handsome man, Gao Fushuai had always been extremely popular at school.

He gathered the otaku boys and girls from school and the surrounding area to hold the convention. As for what little scheme he had in mind, he gave a sinister smile.

"Has the cosplay outfit arrived?"

Gao Fushuai called his butler to ask.

"Young Master, the most magnificent cosplay outfit, Theresa's Celestial Hymn, has been custom-made and delivered to your private dressing room at the convention venue. I wish you a wonderful time."

The butler's report made Gao Fushuai's lips curl up. Just as planned.JPG~

"What are you plotting this time?"

Hua Ling instinctively sensed that his best friend was up to no good and immediately glared at him warily.

"Nothing, nothing. My adorable Hua Ling, I prepared a handsome and imposing cosplay outfit for you. I guarantee it'll make the girls lose their minds!"

"Though you're already making everyone lose their minds like this~"

Gao Fushuai explained with a smile as he looked at Hua Ling. Hua Ling's eyes immediately lit up, and he hurriedly nodded.

Gao Fushuai was already used to the other boy's slightly silly nature. He unconsciously rubbed his head and smiled.

"You're smiling that disgustingly again. I'm not gay! And stop touching my head! I'll never grow taller!"

Hua Ling habitually slapped away Gao Fushuai's large hand and shouted. His voice, so similar to Theresa's, drew plenty of attention, while his adorably goofy face made everyone smile.

"It's Hua Ling!"

"Mm, he's as cute as ever today!"

"I can't wait to see him in women's clothes. It'll definitely kill us!"

A Philosophy High School girl dressed in a Yae Sakura cosplay laughed excitedly.

"Yeah, yeah! Such a shame he's a guy. If he were a girl, I'd have gone over and hugged him and squished him already!"

A girl cosplaying Kiana cried regretfully.

Hua Ling had no idea about the stir he had caused. He followed Gao Fushuai to the private dressing room at the convention, eagerly anticipating the cosplay outfit that would make him look tall and handsome. Would it be Dante, or Power Man Vergil?

But when Gao Fushuai, barely holding back his laughter, opened the wardrobe, the magnificent Theresa's Celestial Hymn appeared before Hua Ling's eyes.

"No, Gao Fushuai, you bastard! You're messing with me again! This is women's clothing again!"

Hua Ling stared at the outfit and angrily complained about Gao Fushuai.

"Please, Hua Ling. Put it on and let us witness Theresa's greatness!"

Gao Fushuai pleaded with Hua Ling. Hua Ling hesitated. Thinking about how people had always made him wear women's clothes before, he figured that since he was already used to it, there was no need to be fussy.

Today's cute picture: adorable Qingque.

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