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

a long time.

Seele didn't look at the door that had been closed again; she simply turned up the TV volume silently, as if trying to drown out the loneliness welling up inside her.

This was perhaps an unbelievable feeling; during those days of wandering alone in the Sea of ​​Quanta and the City of the Vast Ocean, she had long since become numb to feelings of loneliness.

The little girl has long since undergone a complete transformation in terms of patience in this regard.

The original Seele Voller might have been just a weak, useless crybaby, but when she was wandering around Canghai City before meeting Su Qing'an, she was no longer shaken by that situation.

As mentioned before, if Seele is allowed to adapt on her own for a while longer, she may become completely different.

But now that she's been pulled back to the real world, she seems to be gradually turning back into Seele, who's like a crybaby.

Perhaps while gaining warmth, one will inevitably become more susceptible to feeling cold.

Therefore, fleeting and cheap tenderness can become a drowning poison, and reckless and weak love can forge a cold, sharp blade that pierces the heart.

Even now, the little girl refuses to completely open her heart to anyone.

Because this is an extremely dangerous signal.

The reason is simple: if Xier truly considers Su Qing'an as family...

How could she bear to let him possibly get hurt?

Seele Voller is the only special experimental subject in the Quantum Sea Project to successfully utilize Herrscher powers to achieve its experimental objectives.

She knew all too well what this meant.

Before Seele, this experiment had never succeeded, and she was the only one who survived.

Nearly a year ago, more than a hundred children from different orphanages were gradually gathered in that laboratory, where their lives and futures were constantly being harvested.

Now, there are no more children like Seele in that laboratory.

She was the last one to be put on the experimental table; all the other children evaporated in the Honkai energy suppressant, leaving not even a single skeleton behind.

Sometimes Seele would wonder if if she were the first to be tested, the other children wouldn't have to die?

But this is ultimately a naive hope that will never come to fruition.

The television program "Man and Nature" tells the story of all kinds of animals in the forest outside, and those animals that are fitted with tracking devices for the program recordings, in a sense, share the same fate as us.

There is no doubt that the adults in the lab will not let him off the hook.

The little girl gently pressed her fingertips along the veins and tendons in her slender arms, and finally, with her neatly trimmed fingernails, she touched the blue veins on her neck, applying a slight pressure that brought a noticeable stinging pain.

Seele knew that there must be something subtle about her that could be used to pinpoint her location.

She spent her entire life in that orphanage that was destined to provide materials for the laboratory. As the last one to be brought to the experimental table, her value was precious from the very beginning.

In other words, the human named Seele Voller possesses exceptional Honkai energy proficiency that delights the experimenters.

The so-called success rate of experiments is related to Honkai energy literacy.

It is said that only children who meet this standard are qualified to become subjects of experiments, so the children in the orphanage are special people who are taken in only because they have the corresponding qualifications.

The reason why the success rate of the experiment is related to Honkai energy literacy is that humans without this quality cannot make any meaningful contact with the core of the Second Herrscher, and would even die if they got too close.

Honkai is a calamity that has only occurred in recent decades. Perhaps for this reason, very few adults possess Honkai energy literacy, and the proportion is far lower than that among the new generation of children.

This makes it natural to use children who are easy to control, convenient to cover up, and who have the relevant qualities as experimental subjects.

Sher only fully understood these things much later, so she deeply understood one thing.

He couldn't escape the clutches of the laboratory.

The reason why it went undetected for several months is that the Sea of ​​Quanta is something that humans currently find difficult to observe accurately, making it even more impossible to find people within it.

During her time wandering in Canghai City, Seele remained in a quantum state.

In this situation, she should be in an unobservable mode, and even if her body has been tampered with, the laboratory still cannot receive the corresponding signals.

But now there are no obstacles anymore.

As long as there are still people in the lab who care about Seele Voller, this significant experimental subject, her whereabouts will eventually be reported, and as a result, someone will come to Canghai City and forcibly bring her back to the lab.

The extent of Su Qing'an's combat power was something Seele was unsure about.

Even though the boy demonstrated power that could influence the Sea of ​​Quanta, she still didn't know his true nature.

The power of the laboratory is terrifying. The more the little girl learns about common sense and the law from the outside world, the more deeply she understands this fact.

It's perfectly normal for the other side to send an army to seal off the entire school on some fabricated pretext. And no matter how abnormal a human being is, how can they possibly face guns and ammunition?

Su Qing'an may have special abilities, but he is still made of flesh and blood.

"I can't think about it anymore," she whispered.

If Seele continues to think about it, she will soon have to face a difficult choice.

She hoped to postpone that choice.

……

……

The sky was already shrouded in darkness, and a few stars and the moon scattered silver light like ribbons, adorning the deserted garden and making the clamor of mosquitoes and birdsong seem exceptionally quiet.

Under the streetlights, the warm orange glow illuminated her picturesque profile.

Fu Hua sat alone on a clean marble bench, her long boots making her slender, shapely legs appear exceptionally straight.

The girl shifted her toes nervously, the night breeze gradually calming her feverish mind.

Although she was supposed to comfort Master Su, she hadn't thought about how to do it or how to get him to come out before running outside. When she came to her senses, she just sat there dumbfounded on the garden bench.

She had no idea where Master Su lived, and even if she wanted to go to his current residence, she couldn't. So, the only way was to send him a message asking him to come out.

So Fu Hua sat on the bench, ready to send a message. Her fingertips trembled slightly with shyness, causing her to type for a long time before finally sending the message with a heavy heart.

The initial certainty and confidence had long since vanished with the night wind, and the little girl was simply unable to extricate herself from this intense sense of shame.

He's just like an idiot.

Fortunately, Master Su was very accommodating to him in every way.

Even with ambiguous words, he readily agreed to come forward.

However, the message had only been sent out for a minute. If Su Qing'an lived far away from here, he might have to wait a while.

Fu Hua clenched her fists and silently encouraged herself, determined to use this time to quickly come up with a plan and regain her composure.

You must act like a mature adult and give the other person meticulous care. If you blush, feel shy and at a loss for what to do all the time, it's as if you are simply being pampered by the other person!

It's not really that bad...

No! That won't do! These kinds of thoughts are just escapism!

The little girl shook her head vigorously, encouraging herself in her heart.

Go for it and hit a straight shot!

It would be too embarrassing to even say comforting words in a hesitant and awkward way.

And so, the long three minutes passed.

The girl suddenly realized something: this kind of behavior—calling out a member of the opposite sex in the middle of the night to meet in a secluded place—is generally referred to as an impure beginning or an ongoing process.

Fu Hua could already imagine how subtle Yuno's gaze would be when they returned. She touched her cheek with her icy fingers, which had become somewhat hot.

It's okay, it's okay.

Master Su hasn't arrived yet. He doesn't live in the academy, so it will take him at least another ten minutes.

As long as the anomaly is eliminated beforehand, it will be fine.

However, the next second, the girl's delicate face was poked by a fingertip that was both strange and familiar.

"...Hua, what are you daydreaming about?"

The soft flesh sank slightly with the force, and the little girl looked in the direction of the sound with a blank expression, only to find that the boy was already squatting in front of her.

His face was so close that even his long lower eyelashes were clearly visible, causing Fu Hua's brain to momentarily freeze.

Could it be that reaching the third level of the Tai Xu Sword Qi grants the ability to teleport instantly?

That's completely cheating!

Su Qing'an's unexpected approach—which was actually just a casual stroll—caused the girl's entire plan to fall apart.

But Fu Hua no longer felt at a loss at this point.

She didn't respond to Su Qing'an's question, but simply and firmly hugged the boy who was almost within reach.

A few strands of the girl's slightly damp hair playfully fell onto the back of his neck, and the numbing itch spread directly from his skin to his entire body.

The boy's head was forced to be buried in Fu Hua's chest. The texture of the sweater clung perfectly to his face, and the tension caused him to feel the soft fabric rising and falling with his breath.

Fu Hua stroked Su Qing'an's head. She lowered her blushing face, her lips close to his ear, and she whispered awkwardly and adorably:

"You are not allowed to be sad."

Thus, an overwhelming tide of emotions engulfed everything.

It was as if the magic called Word Power had played a symphony that silenced the world, so Su Qing'an naturally wouldn't feel sad anymore.

45. Fu Hua knew nothing about it.

Choosing to start school during the increasingly harsh winter is truly torturous. Putting aside the severe cold outside, getting up early for class in this weather is a difficult task.

Fu Hua woke up on her own at six o'clock in the morning as always. For her, who has a regular biological clock, waking up early is not something worth making an effort to do.

As the sound of dripping water falling on the lake of her heart slowly faded away, the girl opened her eyes after her eyelashes trembled slightly.

The sunlight streaming onto the bed flowed like milk. Fu Hua stretched out her long, slender hand to shield herself from the light. Her eyes were slightly narrowed, and the scenery seen through her fingers seemed to be fragmented into a different picture by the light spots.

Fu Hua recalled the events of last night once more. Her lips unconsciously pursed slightly, and she closed her eyes, letting herself indulge in the enchanting moments that had unfolded on that bench.

The boy's breath through the fabric sent shivers down her delicate skin. In the brief moment of her brain burning, she unconsciously tightened her embrace, pressing her soft breasts into a semi-circular shape.

Moonlight spilled onto Su Qing'an's dark hair, and his suddenly reddened earlobes evoked a feeling of tenderness in the girl's heart. The coolness of her fingertips could not overcome the warmth of the boy's neck; the slightly warm touch was like a soft feather falling into her heart, telling a silent story.

Su Qing'an looked really cute with her buried in her chest.

You are not allowed to be sad.