Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 271 Give me back the Sky...

Inside the infirmary, Bai Ji was fiddling with a black chess piece, his hands resting on the chessboard in front of him. His brow furrowed, he faced a difficult choice: Qiong seemed to be doing well, but how was he going to explain this to the others?

As Qiong's elder, Bai Ji believes that Qiong's own choice should be respected, but as someone who has been through thick and thin with the others, Bai Ji also feels that things will get complicated...

"Teacher Bai..."

Now that things have come to this, should I leave a note explaining my situation and ask for leave to temporarily leave the school to avoid trouble, or should I call them over, tell them the truth, and persuade them to stop?

But why do I always feel a chill down my spine?

"Teacher Bai?"

Bai Ji looked up at the sound, but while he was deep in thought, he didn't even notice that Seele was calling him from behind.

"Florence?"

Bai Ji remembered this girl; she had just come for her enrollment physical examination—it seemed that Qiong had pulled her out of the sea.

"Teacher Bai, just call me Xi'er... Xi'er's head isn't feeling well."

Seele walked in timidly, her eyes darting around. Baiji simply thought Seele was shy, just like how Bronya had to accompany her during the entrance physical exam, and never considered the possibility that Seele was lying.

After all, how could the shy Seele Flair be like those hormone-fueled female students who usually came to him with their pointless whining and even tried to take advantage of him?

Bai Ji quickly got up, but considering that Xi'er was a little shy, he still kept a proper distance.

"Xier, do you have a headache? Can you tell your teacher?"

Seele gently shook her head.

"Teacher, Xi'er feels dizzy and her heart is racing... Teacher Bai, why is this?"

Looking at Xier's somewhat confused and evasive eyes, Bai Ji temporarily put aside his inner turmoil and focused on his current task.

"Lack of sleep?"

Seele shook her head slightly.

"Seele gets a good night's sleep every day."

Although Bronya's sleeping posture is sometimes not very good, it's just that you pinch her cheeks down to her chest.

How has your diet been lately?

"Xier ate the same as usual."

Baiji carefully examined Xier and thought, "She doesn't seem to have low blood sugar."

Excessive stress? Mental illness?

"Xier, is something on your mind?"

Seele's eyes darted away even more, and her hands unconsciously gripped the hem of her clothes.

Baiji felt that it should be her. Should he take her to see the sparrow?

Who made Song Que the proper psychology teacher?

……

"Headache, palpitations, and restlessness?"

In the cafeteria, Seele, who "bumped into" Fu Hua, surprisingly took the initiative to come over and chat with him, sharing a table with him.

Although Fu Hua didn't know why Seele didn't eat Mei's cooking at Himeko's house today, nor did she go out to eat with anyone else, she was still happy for Seele to share a table with her.

Once they sat together, they inevitably started chatting instead of just eating in silence. Seele stammered as she spoke, recounting everything she could, from how Qiong brought her into St. Freya to the earlier airport pickup.

As the class monitor, Fu Hua listened patiently to Seele's story and the girl's unintentional complaints (it seems that Qiong has too many sisters). At the end of the meal, Seele casually mentioned that she went to see Baiji in the morning because she didn't want Bronya and the others to worry, and neither Baiji nor Songque noticed her problem.

This immediately caught the attention of Fu Hua, a model youth known for his helpfulness.

“Xier, if you don’t mind, I also know a little about medicine… as long as you’re willing to let me pat your head.”

"It's finally here!"

Unlike Bai hope, who was on the verge of collapse from lying, Hei hope, in her haste, exclaimed, "I succeeded!"

If it weren't for that stinky snake insisting on going through such a long and complicated process, saying things like "Fu Hua can't be suspicious" and not letting her use the alternate account, Seele wouldn't have needed to wander around outside in fear for so long and say so many unnecessary things!

Thinking of this, Hei Xi, carrying the nursery rhyme, glared fiercely at "Nian Gao".

"Hey, you stinky snake, where's that feather? What use is it to saving the school from the fire or helping Seele and Sora?"

Hey, just you wait and see!

The moment Fu Hua touched Kiana's head and used Feather of Destiny, a tiny feather was left behind.

Hmph hmph hmph~

Kiana, beaming with pride, saw victory beckoning to her.

Although it's not easy to directly use the power of the End, she can use a feather as a disguise. I'm wondering if using the power of the End to create a super-miniature version of Feather Crossing Dust—using pirated Divine Keys that are comparable to the originals—has anything to do with the End.

When those people try to dismantle St. Freya and take Qiong away, I'll make them fall into Yu Duchen's illusion beforehand. Taking advantage of the illusion's creation, I'll use all my strength, even if it means my consciousness dissipates, to send them to another timeline—as long as there's a marker, with my ultimate abilities, I can bring them back ten years in Earth time, a few seconds later in that timeline (after all, they're coming from later anyway, aren't they?). After pulling them back and dispelling the illusion, I'll kick them all out of the solar system!

Hehe, hehehe...

Looking at the feathers taking shape before her, Kiana laughed wildly. She could already see her future with a duck and a sprout during the day, and two newbies, black and white, at night. In addition, she would be with Qiong around the clock, ensuring that he would always have three people with him and would never have the opportunity or energy to look for other philanderers.

"..."

Although the snake had no expression, Hei hope always felt that the snake's smile was very cunning.

Hehehe—oh dear!

Suddenly, "Nian Gao's" smile came to an abrupt end, replaced by a sharp popping sound.

What's going on? This is outrageous!

"It's so noisy!"

Blackie tapped the snake's head with a nursery rhyme as a warning.

"What are you doing!"

I'm sorry, but there's no time to explain!

But without saying a word, "Nian Gao" picked up the feather in front of it and disappeared from the consciousness space.

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"Bronya, where did Seele go?"

The four of them (Bronya, Sora, Himeko, and Kiana) sat at the dinner table, waiting for Mei to serve the food, chatting idly as always. After the meal, Sora planned to have Bronya bring out some of the photos she had been keeping and show them off. Before Mei was in a good mood, she said she would forgive and forget, so she decided to bring out some random things to reveal—just in case there were any spoilers.

If someone has a bad temper and knows she has a secret, she'd rather hide it with her best friend Bronya than tell her, her girlfriend, she'd be in deep trouble, kneeling on a washboard and a keyboard.

"Seele said there's a secret operation that Bronya can't participate in."

"Could it be a birthday present for you? I don't like people knowing that someone is preparing a gift for me."

Kiana, who seemed a little down because Sora and Mei were "about to get engaged," but still forced herself to come along for the meal, asked—yes, she lost again in the second round. It was that damned outsider again. Just like last time, whenever an outsider came, Sora and Mei would take things a step further.

But she won't cry and make a scene like last time, nor will she fight with Sora like before. Mei wouldn't like that, and Sora is, after all, family... If she wants to take Mei away from Sora, she must be more proactive and can't rely on the underhanded tactic of ruining Sora's reputation to belittle others and show off. She must win Mei's heart...

Bronya shook her head.

“Bronya’s birthday is August 18th, Seele couldn’t possibly be wrong.”

"There's still a while... what about Seele's birthday?"

"October 18th, Brother Qiong, Bronya could never forget this day."

When Seele's birthday was mentioned, Bronya straightened her back.

"Bronya, do you remember when my birthday is?"

Kiana, feigning a smile, looked at Bronya.

"Ah...uh..."

Kiana asked a casual question to fit the mood, but Bronya was speechless.

"Bronya, you didn't know, did you?"

Oh no, it seems she really didn't pay much attention, she just remembered it was the end of the year?

Kiana looked somewhat disappointed, clutching her chest as if hurt.

“Bronya, I thought you were my best friend… It’s okay, Aunt Himeko will definitely remember.”

Kiana turned to look at Himeko, only to see that Himeko had suddenly become interested in the empty wine bottles on the table.

"Aunt Himeko, you wouldn't be like that too?"

Normally, Himeko would probably say something like, "I'm in my twenties, I'm not that old," but now...

Kiana's heart is truly bleeding.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward, and seeing this, Qiong had no choice but to cough.

"Ahem... Everyone just didn't remember for a moment! Kiana, don't be sad, you'll definitely get a gift when the time comes. I remember very clearly that your birthday is December 7th—besides, even if we forget Uncle Siegfried and the headmaster won't forget, so don't be sad."

When Theresa was mentioned, Kiana's face, which had just eased because Sora remembered her birthday, immediately turned into a cat-like sullen expression.

There was no other reason than that when Mei came out of Sora's room, Theresa instructed Siegfried to slip a box of "little umbrellas" into Mei's hand in front of Kiana, and also said that if Mei wanted, she could call her "Auntie" from now on.

Although Mei has already refused.

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Since Qiong's room had been taken over by Seele, after lunch, Qiong naturally had to go to Bronya's room to get the photos.

It should be so.

"Qiong, come to my room."

In front of everyone (including Kiana, who was clinging to Mei's arm and insisting on being with her, but was captured by Bronya's Heavy Bunny), Mei, with a flushed face, boldly extended an invitation in person.

Qiong recalled the lunch from earlier—Mei probably didn't cook any chives or oysters, right?

So, she's not ready yet? She wants to save it for later?

"okay."

Qiong followed Mei to her room, and as soon as they entered, Mei closed the door.

"Qiong, I have some clothes..."

Qiong's heart tightened. Could it be a boyfriend and girlfriend swapping clothes...?

Mei's blush deepened.

"I know you sometimes look at the clothes of the other students at school... I don't mind! But Sora, I hope you can stay with me a little longer, after all, I'm your girlfriend!"

Sora didn't know what to say. To be honest, Mei's actions stemmed from her insecurity and her attempt to gain a sense of security (or perhaps possessiveness?). For a conservative girl like Mei to actively seek him out for dress-up play...

Shouldn't he also say something?

"Mei, I only love you, please believe me! By the way, I heard that the beach is next month..."

"Sorry, there is no next month."

boom!

Just as Qiong was about to speak, the ceiling of the room suddenly broke open, and a white mecha rushed in.

"Sam? Firefly?"

"Sister Liuying?"

Both Sora and Mei were taken aback by this sudden turn of events.

"Come with me now!"

Sam did not respond, but stepped forward and grabbed Qiong's hand.

"Can't!"

Upon seeing this, Mei immediately turned around and hugged Sora.