To create Honkai Impact 3rd in a world where Kallen exists.

Chapter 66 The Early Morning in the Golden Courtyard

The clock tower at the edge of the academy chimed softly, its clear sound carrying to every corner of the campus, signaling the approaching end of a tiring morning of classes.

The academy was instantly transformed back into a vibrant scene. Young and beautiful girls strolled in twos and threes, crossing the fountain and the rain-drenched lawn in the garden, discussing topics of youth and complaining about the hardships of classes and schoolwork.

A gentle breeze lifted the girls' skirts, revealing their fair skin, while black and white knee-high socks protected their skin from the caress of the cold wind.

At the academy, they fully display their youthful spirit, but in the future, they will also become warriors stepping onto the battlefield.

In a corner of the academy, at the entrance to the Golden Garden,

White doves, painted with the colors of sunlight, swirled endlessly in the gentle breeze; soaring birds painted silent, colorful lines; and the soft chirping of sparrows added a musical touch to the picturesque scene.

Pink cherry blossom petals fluttered in the air, dancing gently in the breeze before finally carpeting the ground. Bouquets bloomed quietly beside the door, filling the air with the fresh scent of earth.

A few drops of dew clung to the newly renovated gate, and the four large, golden characters "Golden Courtyard" on it, though the author's handwriting was unclear, looked both dignified and beautiful.

But the door was not closed; instead, it was wide open, welcoming all the guests.

This was after the rain, a light rain just before the height of summer.

The rain drizzled for half the morning before finally stopping.

The air was tinged with moisture, making the already seaside campus even more humid, which may be one of the reasons why there are so many beautiful girls in the school.

It was just the students' break time, and perhaps the rain knew the students hadn't brought umbrellas, so it stopped its small reward for the hardworking students, allowing them a restful afternoon.

On rainy days, Luo Mo naturally didn't go to the company, just like the famous saying goes—life is meant to be a time for slacking off.

The weather is perfect for sleeping in, though of course, that's just an excuse to be lazy.

Because the attendance sheet Su Luo sent him to his company showed a 100% attendance rate, meaning that all employees except him and the voice actors were present.

However, he was naturally also doing something. In the past two days, he had been planning the next game and chapters. The foreshadowing had been laid, step by step, without being too slow or too fast.

Naturally, he didn't forget to send a warm greeting to the system in his mind.

The other party had never mentioned the buff issue, and over time he gradually realized that it seemed that what was stacked was not only the time, but also the effect.

While organizing the stigmata and materials, through his interactions with Theresa and Moonlight, he discovered the effects of the buff on him.

That damn white-haired guy was so handsome, he almost lost control.

Especially when Theresa suddenly had the idea to wear semi-transparent white stockings at home, Luo Mo relied entirely on the moonlight sitting on his lap as cover.

Although Theresa was quite curious about the glances he kept giving her, after all, who always looks at the top of the head and legs?

But soon, the clever Theresa realized that he was implying that she had short legs and was short in stature.

Being short doesn't mean I stole your rice.

Theresa was so angry that she didn't want to talk to him.

Luo Mo also had a bit of a headache. Even when he was watching TV with Yuexia on the soft sofa, he couldn't help but run his hand through her hair. Her hair was so fine, and he could feel the silver strands floating in it. For some reason, he felt like he was raising a daughter.

She enjoyed this tender moment under the moonlight, except that sometimes she felt something beneath her that was sometimes soft and sometimes hard, which made her very uncomfortable.

After all, Theresa was quite shy about this kind of knowledge and had never told Moonlight about it.

These past two days, Luo Mo enjoyed a rare moment of warmth, and as for the materials, he gradually made progress.

I should make good use of all those rare materials; accumulating them more and more won't do. I still have three special costume exchange vouchers on hand.

This little thing is quite rare. Luo Mo thinks it should be used for more than just making clothes... otherwise, these clothes would be a bit pricey!

But when it comes to exchanging items, Luo Mo only wants to give Yuexia a set; he has no other ideas for the time being and will wait for a suitable opportunity.

As for rare materials, Luo Mo thought it would be a good idea to have Velvi try to create some Valkyrie armor based on the game.

It was at least an experiment that was guaranteed to succeed, and he believed in the other party's abilities.

Although Luo Mo would prefer to use it on his company's servers—he'd heard that many outsiders had come to his company and that the servers were overheating—he didn't know if it was true. But Luo Mo felt that if he said it, Velvet would look down on him. "Materials that can create Divine Keys, you're using them to build servers? That's a huge waste of talent..."

Leaving that matter aside for now, Luo Mo believes that the Stigmata in his possession offers a better chance of defeating the Honkai. He plans to go to the Golden Courtyard to discuss the matter and also to distribute rewards to his two memory cell employees.

—Luo Mo has always believed that work needs to be compensated, and it cannot be dismissed simply because of the quality of the relationship. After all, appropriate compensation is more conducive to motivating employees to work.

But before they could even enter, they were blocked at the door by a troublesome fairy, and the two met by chance at the entrance.

The scene at that moment was indeed a man and a woman having a secret rendezvous in front of the villa. If we disregard the content of their conversation and only consider their intimacy, that is certainly the case.

The girl's long pink hair reached her waist, and her elf ears were particularly prominent. Wearing casual loungewear, she shed the fairytale-like aura, giving the impression of a character from a two-dimensional painting stepping into reality.

Her smile was breathtaking, accompanied by cherry blossom petals falling from the light rain and wind, creating a truly beautiful scene.

She was looking at the black-haired boy in front of her with a beaming smile, a strand of hair still dangling from her hand. Her smile was radiant, but it carried more of a teasing and playful tone.

"So, Luo Mo..." She bent slightly at the waist, her ample bosom trembling slightly, and tilted her head gently, like an innocent young girl.

"You really don't agree to have me hand it over to them? This is a rare opportunity to gain Alicia's favor! What a pity."

"Hehe, sorry," Luo Mo pushed away Alicia's outstretched hand and silently looked at the talking elf before him.

"If you do that to me, I'll cry!?" Alicia covered her eyes with her hands, pretending to be on the verge of tears.

But those big eyes that kept peeking at Luo Mo through her fingers were still darting around mischievously, bright and watery, but showed no sign of crying, which greatly disappointed Luo Mo.

"Really? I thought I'd see a beautiful girl crying! Airi is so cute, she'd be even cuter when she cries."

Luo Mo read the lines aloud with a completely flat tone, as if reciting a poem, and looked at Alicia in front of him without any expression.

Alicia was stunned, staring blankly at the smiling boy in front of her. Despite his young age, he was quite mischievous.

You actually like watching beautiful girls cry?

At this point, she stopped pretending, lowered her hands, placed them on her hips to increase her imposing presence, her beautiful eyebrows slightly raised, and a smug expression appeared on her face.

"But you can't beat me—or do you want to see a beautiful boy crying? Or do you want to see Airi hitting someone?"

"...Sorry, I don't really want to. Well then, as agreed, Möbius's will be yours, and the rest, I'll naturally give to my excellent employees myself..."

Helpless, Luo Mo reached into his pocket, his consciousness surfacing from the system with the image of Mebius's Stigmata—Linnaeus—but he didn't take it out immediately, choosing to continue talking to her as before.

"Unfortunately, lately I've only been interested in white hair; pink hair doesn't look good on me."

"Huh!? Are you serious, Luo Mo? You actually said my pink hair doesn't look good? Pink is the purest, most innocent girlish color!?"

"Besides, if you put it that way, should I tell Kevin to stay away from you? Come to think of it, Qianjie seems to be the same!"

Luo Mo looked at the chattering girl beside him with a headache. The girl hovered around him on tiptoe like a dragonfly skimming the water, but always maintained a proper distance.

"Wow! If you want to hand it over to Gretchen yourself, you're not going to make any unreasonable demands, are you? If so, I might need to keep an eye on you."

"Your lack of intention to personally hand it over to Möbius suggests that you prefer... Sakura. We'll have to have a serious talk with Möbius about that..."

Whether Luo Mo walked fast or slow, he always maintained a just-right distance, neither too intimate nor too distant.

The words that kept coming from his mouth were interfering with Luo Mo's thoughts.

He regretted telling the other person so much, but after all, Luo Mo only had a limited number of people he could confide in. The other person's promise not to let a third person know was indeed very effective, but having someone clinging to him and not being able to touch him was also a hassle.

Wait a minute, shouldn't I say it's fortunate that the person I found this time wasn't a pink-haired girl? Otherwise, wouldn't I have really become completely subservient to her?

Luo Mo's heart tightened, realizing the seriousness of the problem.

He admired the innocent smile of the pink fairy lady before him for a moment; she seemed quite harmless.

Ellie wasn't shy at all. While maintaining a subtle distance, she also tidied her bangs. Girls should always pay attention to their image, even when they're out. They were a little messy from circling around Luo Mo!

"Tch, bad woman..."

Finally, Luo Mo scoffed softly, uttering something Alicia hadn't expected: he had given her the Stigmata of Mebius, and before entering the room, he didn't forget to give her some instructions.

"Remember our agreement, whatever you see, remember to take a picture of it for me—I want to see it too!"

"More than that, I'm curious about what you meant by 'bad woman'..."

Alicia's smile faltered, and a faint black line appeared on her forehead.

Bad...bad woman?

How is she a bad woman?

She is Alicia, a woman of both sincerity and beauty, the epitome of authenticity. There is no more honest person in the world than her!

Besides, she was smiling so brightly just now, how did you figure out she was a bad woman?

If you don't need your eyes, you could try donating them. It just so happens that the school principal has a kind blind female student whom I helped last time. I can easily help her contact her, and you can do a good deed too.

Alicia puffed out her cheeks, looking like a hamster with its mouth stuffed full; even when angry, she was still incredibly cute.

She had something to say, but saying it would ruin her image; remaining silent, however, made it difficult to vent her anger.

"Hey, you better explain yourself clearly—"

Luo Mo ignored it, sensing something was wrong, and hurriedly fled into the Golden Courtyard. He forgot that with the opponent's strength, they could hear everything clearly at that close range.

"The Fusion Warrior's hearing is absolutely insane!" Luo Mo thought to himself, but he didn't stop walking.

Fortunately, there were people in the hall. I guess Alicia will be mindful of her elegant image.

When Alicia caught up, Luo Mo had already cleverly taken a seat on the sofa, chatting casually with Pado while occasionally glancing at Alicia behind him.

Fortunately, Alicia didn't seem inclined to continue pursuing the matter.

She glanced at Luo Mo, snorted, ignored him, and turned to chat with Eden.

At this moment, Gretchen, Sakura, and Rei were still painting in the hall, while Mebius and Velvet were naturally working overtime.

“That’s right, that’s right, Eden, Luo Mo just bullied me, he’s really awful—”

Alicia started complaining, her hands still wiping away tears from her eyes, but upon closer inspection, one could see that there was no actual moisture.

"Okay—Ellie, you just went out to take out the trash today, and he made you angry in just a few words?"

"Ugh—Eden, teach him a lesson for me."

Eden said helplessly, opening his arms to embrace her.

Ellie does something different every day. In her words, what's the point of being boring and repetitive day after day?

Her initial motivation for coming out was to experience a different life every day. As for how different... well, it's about meeting different girls!

But perhaps this is one of the reasons why Eden likes Ellie.

It wasn't the monotonous life that she hated, but without Ellie, everything was so dull.

Of course, in reality, no matter what kind of Alicia she was, Eden never hesitated to embrace her.