Aside from her blue eyes, Cecilia resembled Emilia greatly in both appearance and personality.
"Emi...lia?"
Cecilia repeated the name, then nodded.
"Thank you, Doctor."
"Don't keep thanking me all the time—"
Seeing that she had finally accepted the name he had chosen, Mo Yi let out a sigh of relief. It seemed his title as the all-knowing expert on naming things in Honkai was still secure.
Mo Yi placed a hand on her head, patting it with the same familiarity he used on Ji Anya, Yue Xia, True Kiana, and the others at home. Come to think of it, the feel was rather similar too—probably because they were all white-haired. He smiled. "It makes us seem so distant, Little Ai Mi."
"Ah, Doctor..."
Realizing what was happening, Cecilia lowered her head shyly. She puffed out her cheeks and glanced at Mo Yi, though it carried no threat whatsoever. It looked more like she was acting cute as she softly protested, "Don't make jokes like that... Little Ai Mi sounds too strange."
Mo Yi: "..."
But the more you act like that, the less I want to stop calling you that, Little Ai Mi.
"It's fine, Little Ai Mi—"
Mo Yi raised a thumb and flashed Marisa's trademark hearty smile. "You'll get used to it after hearing it enough."
Cecilia: "(⊙o⊙)..."
"Dinner's ready—"
Just then, Kyūshō came out after finishing the meal, only to see Mo Yi using his Immortal Claws to comb Cecilia's hair.
"What are you doing again, Mo Yi? Take your hand off her right now! Even if you're my contractor, if you dare commit such lewd acts, this Savior will uphold justice and cut down her own kin!"
Hōrai Temple Ryokushō: I clearly knew Mo Yi first. Why did you two become so close so quickly? How