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

For example, right now, she's probably still racking her brains about how to greet people.

She's young, introverted, and kind of cute.

Just as Fu Hua received the lunchbox, still lingering on the warmth of their fingertips touching, Seele's words caused both of their expressions to stiffen simultaneously.

"Brother, is this your sister-in-law? She's so beautiful."

The little girl's innocent smile and deliberately soft voice were a complete shock.

If the person saying this were her roommate or Lin Xinchan, Fu Hua would have already covered their mouth, but Seele's young appearance made it impossible for her to do so, as she could only say things innocently.

"Ahem, is that Xi'er? We're not in that kind of relationship. I'm Su Qing'an's apprentice, Fu Hua."

"If Seele is willing, you can call me older sister."

Fu Hua's immediate remark plunged Su Qing'an, who had initially only felt a slight pain from the splash damage, into a vortex of distress.

Being called "Master" by Hua feels really strange.

To accommodate the other person's personality, Su Qing'an had always chosen to let things slide and give up on this not-so-serious problem.

But now that things have come to this point, Hua has gotten used to this argument, and it would seem particularly strange to refute it now.

The boy's face darkened, but he still refrained from interrupting.

Upon hearing this, the little girl's lips curved into a slight smile, as if she had received an interesting toy. Her beautiful eyes narrowed into crescents as she said:

"Sister Xiaohua studies at this school, right?"

After receiving Fu Hua's nod of approval, Seele said earnestly:

"So, Sister Xiaohua and Brother Xiaohua have a double taboo relationship?"

Unlike Fu Hua, who was completely bewildered, Su Qing'an understood immediately.

Students and teachers. Apprentices and masters.

Su Qing'an helplessly covered Xi'er's mouth. If she made it all clear, wouldn't she miss Hua's interesting expression?

This is the only thing that absolutely cannot be done.

The boy crouched down beside her ear and whispered with a smile:

"Does Seele want to eat stir-fried green peppers for dinner tonight?"

The little girl froze, immediately giving up her instinctive struggle.

Although Seele wasn't afraid of bad food at all, after Su Qing'an's cooking opened up a new world for her, her tolerance for food wasn't as high as before. Also, things that could have been avoided by simply giving in...

Why did she have to stand up to them?

Seele obediently shook her head to indicate that she didn't want to eat green peppers, and that she was actually very obedient.

Su Qing'an released his grip, thinking to himself that Xi'er's cheeks felt nice to pinch, but he sincerely hoped that the child wouldn't give him too many opportunities to pinch her cheeks, because that would definitely give him a headache.

The boy glanced at Seele, who was blinking with an innocent and pure expression, and forgave her for what she had done in an instant.

Something's not right. What's with this strange feeling I have about raising a daughter?

38. Seele: Children's underwear probably won't work.

After delivering food to Fu Hua, the three parted ways.

Originally, taking Fu Hua to the mall would have been the best choice, because Su Qing'an was not very familiar with the items that women of this age needed, and the knowledge about clothing matching was a rare blind spot for a young man.

Su Qing'an personally felt that learning this was meaningless, even when carrying out disguise missions, the logistics department would take care of all the troubles for him regarding the necessary clothing.

But that won't work now, and without a logistics department, bringing Fu Hua over as an advisor is the most convenient option.

It wasn't difficult for Su Qing'an to acquire this ability through high-speed learning, but after studying many subjects at St. Freya Academy at high speed, he gained a deep understanding of how the essence of the soul could improve in this area, and he also set relevant requirements for himself.

Only learn what is necessary or interesting.

As for the reasons, only he himself knows them. In short, learning how to coordinate clothing is obviously not a necessity at present.

So, in order to get everything she needed at the mall in one go, Su Qing'an quietly changed her shopping time to around 3 p.m.

The reason is that Fu Hua also has to go to her own class to listen to the teacher's admonition and receive a large number of books for various subjects.

Furthermore, if Seele were to go out in normal clothes, she would need to return to the faculty dormitory, and if she were to go directly to the mall, she would inevitably have to take Fu Hua with her to the apartment.

Even if Fu Hua is slow to realize it, she will know the specifics of his job. This is obviously not in line with Su Qing'an's rare quirky sense of humor, so the time was naturally set at a time when everyone would be happy.

The only problem now might be whether he has enough cash. Su Qing'an, who was not very familiar with the prices in Canghai City, tugged at his wallet and felt that it was probably not enough.

Yesterday, I did encounter a group of busybodies wandering around in a corner of an alley. They were carrying strange devices that seemed to temporarily block the signals of electronic devices, allowing them to conceal their criminal activities.

Although Su Qing'an himself didn't quite understand the underlying principles, this greatly facilitated his actions.

They can openly plunder cash without even needing to operate the electronic devices that amplify the [momentum] of the [Thousand Stars].

Unfortunately, these people were surprisingly poor.

The total amount of cash wasn't much. The dinosaur pajamas, slippers, and lipstick I bought for Seele yesterday cost a tenth of it, which shows just how shameful these guys are.

However, it's not surprising that someone who's good at robbery ends up like this.

But the need for money itself was not a problem for him. Robbery was just a side activity along the way. Su Qing'an's real reason for wandering around those dark places was to understand the dark side of the city and find clues about Honkai energy.

As a result, he killed a death squad member before finding Seele.

Just as Su Qing'an had thought, Canghai City was destined to collapse and be destroyed. The seeds of this had already been sown, and the fuse that was encircling the whole world was slowly burning. Once the final juncture was reached, ninety percent of the world's population, or even more, would be wiped out.

No one knows exactly how long the fuse was or how fast it burned.

The main reason why Su Qing'an had no intention of interacting with the Fire-Chasing Moth beforehand was that he could not provide crucial information.

The kind of information that allows humans to cut their losses in advance does not exist.

Even if you've actually read all the plot points and know in advance where the Honkai will and won't break out, it's meaningless.

Because these messages can change the trigger point of collapse due to population shifts and subtle changes, they can render otherwise accurate information meaningless.

Even if such unshakeable favorable information truly existed, Su Qing'an didn't have the capital to gain that level of trust from the other party.

Therefore, the boy of unknown origin naturally did not intend to make a fool of himself at this time.

Whether the moth-to-a-flame mentality aligns with Su Qing'an's own beliefs is another question altogether.

To put it bluntly, the lab that was researching Seele could very well be a faction under the Firemoth, or even itself, which wouldn't be surprising.

Su Qing'an could try to tell himself that there was nothing he could do about it, but what if he had to work with him personally?

These are two completely different things.

The weight of life is too profound for him to make a reasonable judgment about.

Or rather, any human being with normal emotions would hesitate over this, and in the end, would they abandon these principles and choose to place the survival of humanity and a portion of life on the same scale to make an inevitable choice, or would they firmly choose to follow their simple true nature?

Neither of these can be considered a wrong choice.

People will eventually make their own choices in many things, and when their paths intersect and collide, it is believed that no one will back down.

Su Qing'an understood that this situation would arise, which is why she temporarily stopped contacting the other party.

He is likely to become a maverick and an outlier in the Moth of Fire, and at certain crucial moments, his decisions may even contradict those of his superiors.

The boy had already foreseen that future.

In that silent and dark future, people holding different torches will try their best to ignite this broken world in their own ways.

Right and wrong, black and white. In that kind of world, none of that seemed to matter anymore.

Su Qing'an snapped out of his thoughts, glanced at the little girl next to him who was intently watching a TV program, and smiled faintly.

In this six months at most, he hoped that the little guy could forget the gloom of the past.

Even if an even more terrifying calamity is about to spread throughout the world, she will eventually have to face that cruel world.

But at least for now, Su Qing'an hopes that all of this is far away from her.

Therefore, he deliberately avoided mentioning anything about the girl being experimented on, and even though he was curious about that mysterious power that could only be touched by the essence of the soul, Su Qing'an still didn't ask a single question.

The boy tried his best to bury those past experiences in the fleeting moments of time, as if only in this way could he forget too much sorrow.

And Xier tacitly refrained from mentioning the past, as if she had always been Su Qing'an's sister from the very beginning, and had never changed.

As long as they maintain this relationship, their world will remain harmonious and ordinary, with the only worries being the choice of dinner and the occasional argument.

That would be wonderful.

So good... it's unlikely to last much longer.

The boy looked at the text message he received on his phone with a complicated expression.

The trip has already begun, don't worry.

Fu Xiuran and Su Qing'an are still in contact. The man has chosen one of the travel routes, and his final destination will be Australia. He packed his bags and set off on his journey this morning.

During this six-month-long travel itinerary, no one knows at what point the collapse will occur.

Both Su Qing'an and Fu Xiuran were pessimistic about the final outcome of such a gamble-based escape method.

Therefore, when they contacted each other, they both coincidentally avoided mentioning the substance of the plan.

Su Qing'an tacitly avoided giving any meaningless advice. He simply told the man that Fu Hua had made new friends and that he didn't need to worry.

He also plans to regularly tell the other party about Fu Hua's school life.

Fu Xiuran said that the journey went smoothly and that the first stop would be the distant sea. He said that he would send Su Qingan some photos of the local scenery whenever he arrived at a new place.

In this way, an unspoken agreement was reached.

Regardless of the outcome, only two people will know about this grand yet insignificant struggle.

……

……

The time has moved to 3 p.m.

Seele was wearing a white down jacket, the slightly oversized jacket dragging down to her hips, and light khaki corduroy pants with the cuffs folded two or three times but still draped over her shoes.

Despite the mismatched and incongruous outfit, the little girl still managed to attract a lot of attention.

Although she was only a year younger than Fu Hua, she was about ten centimeters shorter, so it was only natural that her clothes wouldn't fit.