Regarding the question of whether one thousand lives are enough to beat Honkai Impact 3rd.

"I look forward to seeing you again, Mr. Su."

"Then, let's part ways for now."

"Maintaining a proper sense of distance and mystery is also a principle of a lady."

After leaving behind this slightly playful remark, the maid chose to depart.

The virtual lighting disappeared as the battle ended, and the indoor lights dimmed slightly.

Su Qing'an stood there, watching the maid calmly turn and leave, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

Is it a tie?

Perhaps she only used her true abilities at the very last moment.

He understood that it wasn't some unreasonable, huge gap, but rather the difference between practice and a real, deadly battle.

I am the same in this respect.

However, the Valkyrie's fighting method has never been to use so-called martial arts skills to reach the pinnacle. For a Valkyrie like Rita, who can still be considered an ordinary person, whether or not she has armor is a completely different extreme.

Su Qing'an wasn't sure if the other party was wearing simple body armor, but he was certain that the other party hadn't used any external force.

Su Qing'an, who cannot unleash the full power of the Taixu Sword Qi at the corresponding level, is still a very, very long way from being an S-class Valkyrie.

The maid's eyes deepened in a wine-red hue. She had anticipated the outcome of the battle, but she hadn't expected the result of the process.

Perhaps even Lady Durandal is no match for Su Qing'an in terms of martial arts learning ability.

Indeed, as His Excellency the Bishop said, he is an interesting person.

But it seems I've discovered something even more interesting.

Recalling the rumors circulating in the school over the past few days, Rita gave a strange smile.

104. Rita: Lady Fu Hua, are you in love?

"Lord Fu Hua, greetings."

The maid bowed slightly, her attention drawn mostly to Fu Hua's current state.

Perhaps because she was at home, she seemed a little relaxed, and her clothes were rather casual. Her white tank top was very thin, and large areas of her fair and smooth skin, as smooth as porcelain, were exposed to the air.

Her shoulders were full and rounded without appearing bulky, and they also had some muscle to maintain a visually elastic appearance.

Her delicate collarbones are on full display.

The clean, straight lines of the collarbone give a smooth feeling, and even the hollows are just the right depth.

From Rita's perspective, the girl sitting cross-legged on the ground can even be seen to reveal the soft, undulating shape through her thin clothing.

Was Fu Hua the type who looks slim in clothes all along?

It seems a bit excessive compared to what it appears to be.

The girl frowned slightly. Although they were both women, her inner sense of propriety made her somewhat resistant to such a level of exposure, and this was especially true when Rita's gaze lingered on her skin.

She pulled the blanket from the bed and covered her body under the maid's slightly regretful gaze.

Fu Hua let out a helpless sigh as she looked at the newcomer:

“I don’t think that’s something someone who shows up uninvited in someone’s house in the middle of the night should say, Rita.”

"Never mind, what brings you here?"

In fact, if Rita had changed her appearance even slightly, this place would probably have been destroyed in a single, powerful strike.

A hint of apology crossed Rita's face. She bowed and said softly:

"Rita is very sorry about this. It is indeed not in accordance with the etiquette and standards of a maid."

Fu Hua nodded, indicating that she accepted the apology, and then said:

"Then what is your reason for going against these etiquettes and rules to come and see me?"

"The task Otto gave you shouldn't involve me, right?"

The maid smiled enigmatically and said:

"Although the time for the mission given by His Excellency the Bishop has not yet arrived, I feel that there is no need to continue to be so leisurely, so I will board the plane back to the headquarters of Destiny in a little while."

"The duties of a Valkyrie cannot allow me to be so relaxed. I've had my vacation these past few days at St. Freya Academy. Now it's time to get back to work."

"But before that, Rita wanted to satisfy her curiosity."

Fu Hua was somewhat puzzled, as her relationship with Rita could at most be considered that of colleagues whose true identities were known.

Rita has always been good at striking a balance and has a good grasp of the appropriate distance in her relationships with people.

It's quite surprising that someone like her would behave so rudely out of curiosity.

She asked:

"curiosity?"

Rita said with a hint of helplessness:

"Lady Fu Hua is very busy. She practices boxing in the morning, helps Miss Sato train at noon and in the afternoon, and watches the sea at the coastline at dusk. Rita feels it's difficult to get in touch with her at any time, so she can only choose this time to come to see you."

Seeing the troubled expression on the other person's face, the girl said softly:

"So you've been following me all day, right?"

The maid smiled and admitted, saying:

“Following Lady Fu Hua is really difficult. Rita had to go to great lengths to do it so as not to disrupt Lady Fu Hua’s normal life.”

Fu Hua wasn't surprised that Rita could do that.

Without using Feather Dust to restore the sword heart, as long as one uses a telescope and pays attention to their line of sight, it would be difficult to detect such spying.

Of course, if there is malice in one's gaze, that's a different story.

The maid gracefully knelt opposite the girl, calmly adjusting her skirt to reveal her calves encased in black stockings. Her slender, evenly proportioned legs were quite eye-catching.

Rita looked directly into those clear yet unfathomable eyes and said softly:

"Lord Fu Hua, are you dating Mr. Su?"

The girl was taken aback. The tightness in her slender hands that were gripping the blanket loosened unconsciously, as if surprised by the amount of information conveyed in the other person's words.

Finally, she pressed her temples and said helplessly:

"Rita, this joke isn't funny."

"However, I can understand why you came to find me now."

"Is it because of Su Qing'an?"

Rita, who had been carefully observing the other person's expression, was somewhat disappointed that she hadn't seen anything more interesting.

It would be interesting if it could shake the spirits of the immortals who have protected China for five thousand years.

Unfortunately, although their relationship might not have been normal, it wasn't to the point that the immortals felt completely lost.

She nodded in agreement:

"It's because Mr. Su is right, but I'm more curious about the fact that Lady Fu Hua has made contact with people."

"For Lady Fu Hua, not having any contact should be the most natural thing to do, but the level of your guidance to Su Qing'an is completely different from the level of your guidance to the other students. Coupled with some rumors in the academy, it is impossible for me not to be curious."

The girl remained unmoved and said:

“Su Qing’an has great talent, Rita, you should be well aware of that. If it were just ordinary skills, there would be no need to teach him.”

"You can judge for yourself whether the rumors are true or not, but in any case, Rita, this is my private matter."

"So-called curiosity is no excuse for asking this kind of question. You are not such a rude person."

After making this judgment, Fu Hua arrived at the real answer, and she said:

"Is it related to Otto's mission?"

Rita fell silent. Trying to lie to the fairy or make jokes was not a wise plan. In those eyes, everything seemed to be laid bare, leaving nothing to hide.

So she chose to remain silent, and silence was her answer.

The immortal said calmly:

"He's interested in Su Qing'an."

"No wonder, after all, it's already an abnormal event that Su Qing'an was able to survive."

"But if you're just curious about why he survived, Rita, I can tell you the truth directly."

The girl's gaze towards Rita deepened and became serious. She said:

"Su Qing'an's physique is nothing special, and his Honkai energy resistance is within the normal range for men."

"Tianming must have known all along. As the only family member of an important Tianming staff member, Su Qing'an's physical data should have been clearly recorded."

"There is only one reason why he was able to survive the third Honkai outbreak: he cultivated the Sword Heart, forcibly raising his body's resistance to Honkai energy to a low level where he would not be directly infected and killed by Honkai energy."

Rita remained silent. Given Fu Hua's personality, she had naturally investigated these things long ago and had many guesses and hypotheses about them.

But she never expected it to be for this reason.

She suppressed her inner turmoil and said softly:

"The Void Sword Qi, the Sword Heart? At that time, Mr. Su should have had no contact with you, Lord Fu Hua. Given that he could not receive your guidance, there should have been no one around him who could teach him."

"He started from scratch just by relying on his talent? Mr. Su is so amazing that Rita has to be shocked."

This is an unprecedented case.

"Theoretically, the Taixu Sword Qi should not have the function of helping people improve their Honkai energy resistance, but theoretically, it is even more impossible for Mr. Su, with his Honkai energy quality, to cultivate a sword heart."

Fu Hua looked out the window at the crescent moon. In the thick darkness of the night, the moonlight cast a gentle glow, like the undulating morning mist in the mountains, but even more transparent and beautiful.

She said:

"Su Qing'an broke through this limit directly with a certain kind of talent, so he broke one theory while breaking the previous one."

"But that's all. Su Qing'an is not worth Otto's continued attention. His case is not replicable."

"Su Qing'an is just an ordinary person."