In truth, she had not been this happy in a very long time. Especially after her mother left her, she had been depressed for a long time, only emerging from her grief not long ago.
Even the funniest variety show would not have made her this happy. The TV program was only one reason. Another was that her father had come home, and a sister she felt close to had also arrived.
Those were the reasons she seemed so happy.
"Go on."
Himeko resisted the urge to tell her that she wanted to bathe with her too, merely speaking softly to Little Himeko.
"Mm, see you in a bit!"
Little Himeko turned around, went upstairs to her room to get her pajamas, then entered the bathroom on the first floor.
Watching Little Himeko leave, Himeko reclined against the cushion, staring blankly at the television in front of her.
The existence of this Little Himeko had indeed given Himeko a great deal of surprise and understanding. This Little Himeko was completely different from Teacher Himeko and Sister Himeko, whom the Captains had met upon entering the game.
The Teacher Himeko familiar to the Captains was the Himeko who had been fishing for men since the beginning of the Third Honkai Outbreak in the manga. Furthermore, while studying at the California Institute of Technology, since Welt Yang was Himeko's teacher, she seemed to have had a favorable impression of teachers as well.
She and Fu Hua were an official pairing, known among fans as the "Hua-Himeko Comedy" duo. Among the Valkyries who interacted with the Captains, Himeko was the most direct about her feelings for them, especially in version 2.8. If Himeko was placed on the bridge, one could hear many voice lines of her teasing the Captains.
That Himeko deeply regretted