The Captain Just Wants to Go Home and Play Games

Chapter 7: What Flavor Do You Want to Be?

About ten minutes later, Mo Yi was carrying a basket of groceries to the checkout, waiting in line to pay. Kiana, meanwhile, followed closely behind him.

To onlookers, they probably looked like a couple out on a casual date.

Why a couple, rather than siblings?

After all, Mo Yi had the dark hair and features of someone from the East, while Kiana had typical Western hair color and looks. No matter how you looked at it, they couldn't be siblings, unless they were half-siblings from different parents.

During this time, Mo Yi had already endured countless gazes and appraisals that a single guy like him shouldn't have to bear.

To all of this, Mo Yi could only think, You're all overthinking it. This is clearly my newly adopted pet. Can't you see the whole basket is filled with food for her?

While waiting in line, Mo Yi was idly lost in thought when he suddenly remembered something.

He seemed to have forgotten to buy something very important: the essential medicine for all-night gaming sessions – Happy Soda for Otaku. Gaming all night without Happy Soda is soulless.

"Kiana, I just remembered I need to buy something else."

He handed the basket to Kiana and instructed:

"Hold this and wait in line. I'll be back soon."

With that, he jogged away.

"Hmm—"

This wasn't a big deal in itself, but Kiana, with her sharp intuition, quickly sensed a hidden crisis.

If Mo Yi didn't return by the time it was their turn, Kiana, being the poor one, would have to pay.

"Mo Yi, hurry up! I don't have any money on me!"

However, by the time Kiana reacted and called out to Mo Yi, he had already rounded a corner and disappeared.

"Next customer—"

Hearing the voice of the cashier ahead and seeing the line getting shorter, Kiana grew increasingly uneasy. She grumbled, "Mo Yi didn't deliberately say he was going to get something else just to make me pay, did he?"

"If he did, this young lady won't let you off, you scheming boy."

Meanwhile, Mo Yi, who always shopped at this supermarket, naturally knew where the Happy Soda was kept. He confidently strode towards it. As he rounded a corner, he immediately bumped into something.

"Oof—"

This incident taught Mo Yi that no matter how confident he was in his "don't-care-who-I-hit" stride, he still needed to watch where he was going when turning corners, otherwise, accidents would happen.

A young girl's voice drew Mo Yi's attention, preventing him from rubbing his chest where he'd been hit.

Looking forward, Mo Yi saw a girl wearing a slightly gothic princess dress. Yes, a silver-haired girl with twin tails, who could also be described as a loli, seemed to have been knocked to the ground by Mo Yi's "don't-care-who-I-hit" stride because she wasn't paying attention.

But why did she look so familiar?

Perhaps it was because he'd met Kiana today, but Mo Yi felt like he was seeing familiar faces everywhere.

No, thinking about it, her familiar silver hair, when compared to Kiana's, did bear some resemblance.

Although Mo Yi had played the Honkai series games, that was over ten years ago. His memory was already fuzzy, and besides, the characters in the game were anime-style. When brought into reality, their appearances would surely differ.

Even Kiana, a "waifu" character and the true heroine, Mo Yi only found her vaguely familiar. It wasn't until she announced her name that Mo Yi dared to be certain of her identity.

The girl in front of him also felt somewhat familiar. After racking his brain, Mo Yi thought of someone who fit this image: Kiana's aunt, the Principal of St. Freya Academy, Theresa Ap—, well, he couldn't remember the surname. In short, Theresa.

But that wasn't right either.

In his past life, Theresa's most memorable traits for Mo Yi, besides her white hair and loli appearance, were her dangerous side ponytail hairstyle. One had to know that not just anyone could pull off a side ponytail; in some dangerous worlds, it could lead to decapitation or even fanfiction.

Now, looking at her, she clearly had twin tails.

With his suspicion aroused, Mo Yi quickly noticed another discrepancy: her pupils were wine-red, not the azure blue like Kiana's.

Since Theresa was a clone of Kallen Kaslana and shared the Kaslana bloodline like Kiana, her pupils should also be blue.

Finally, if she really were Theresa, she should be carrying her main weapon on her back – the Oath of Judah.

The Oath of Judah, at first glance, looked like a giant cross weighing 152 kilograms. In reality, it was Theresa's most trusted weapon. Besides being used as a heavy blunt weapon to strike enemies, it also possessed various abilities such as restraining enemies, transforming into different weapons, and even firing lasers.

Furthermore, according to Mo Yi's memory, Theresa, as a Schicksal Valkyrie, wouldn't possibly be in this small supermarket in Changkong City.

"My chocolate—"

After being bumped, the twin-tailed girl's first thought wasn't whether she was injured, but the chocolate she had accidentally crushed.

She picked up the chocolate from the ground and, finding it undamaged, breathed a sigh of relief. She then looked at Mo Yi and said indignantly, "Why are you staring at me like that after bumping into me?"

Mo Yi: "..."

Her words snapped Mo Yi out of his various speculations.

Right, whether she was Theresa or not, what did it have to do with him?

This wasn't a game anymore. If she really was Theresa, getting involved with her might attract the attention of the number one villain in the Honkai series, the man who created Theresa, Schicksal's Grand Bishop Otto.

If she was just someone who looked like Theresa, then there was even less reason to worry. Although she was cute, she was just a stranger. He might forget her by tomorrow.

"Cough, cough—"

Mo Yi quickly apologized:

"Sorry, little girl. I didn't see you there when I turned."

For some reason, Mo Yi felt an inexplicable sense of guilt when he called her 'little girl.'

"Hmph—"

Hearing Mo Yi's apology, the twin-tailed girl's displeased expression softened. She said indifferently, "Since you apologized, I'll forgive you."

With that, she continued to look at the chocolate in her hand, her brows furrowed as if troubled by something.

Seeing that she had forgiven him so easily, Mo Yi breathed a sigh of relief. It would have been troublesome if she had insisted on arguing.

Especially since he, an adult, arguing with a loli girl, would clearly be his fault no matter how you looked at it.

Gotta go, gotta go.

"Hey—"