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

"I can understand some of those feelings."

When he first came into this world, he actually wanted to choose this path, but before he could escape, he had already established an unbreakable causal relationship.

So even now, after experiencing countless moments of despair and fear, he still insists on wanting to do something, to change something.

Use this to save a life that still has embers.

"In short, I feel more at ease with her current appearance."

"I see. So this is Kiana's evaluation of you?" Fu Hua murmured softly, her feelings complicated now that she knew the other party's true identity.

More than her relationship with Su Qing'an, it was Su Qing'an's evaluation of her that caused Fu Hua's emotions to fluctuate.

K423.

Kiana Kaslana.

Can we believe in such a future?

The time when I have to make a choice is still far away.

Don't think about these things now. Instead of racking your brains, let's witness it with our own eyes later.

So the girl said:

"Okay, then you can call Kiana over first. I'll go to the kitchen to see what ingredients we have to make some snacks; she shouldn't dislike eating."

He figured it was almost lunchtime, and Mei was probably already cooking for them. However, given Kiana's appetite, eating more snacks would only make her happy, not bother her about not being able to finish Mei's cooking.

So Su Qing'an nodded and agreed, not rejecting Fu Hua's suggestion.

As the girl walked into the kitchen.

The email was sent successfully on my phone.

I'm at the coffee shop, wanna come?

【Come! o(≧v≦)o】

Almost immediately, the other party responded, adding a cute emoticon.

【Little Dot and Yuno are next to me, I'll just bring them along, anyway, Su Qing'an, you'll definitely be alone. |?ω?｀)】

An email followed immediately. After reading it, Su Qing'an couldn't help but laugh, and he typed a reply.

Fu Hua is next to me.

【？】The other party sent a question mark indicating their confusion.

[And you're bringing people along, but not Mei?] Su Qing'an pressed her advantage, delivering the finishing blow.

[...] Kiana sent a string of ellipses.

【…Mei…Mei was going to cook!】

I just asked her, and she said she'd cook dinner and wait for me to come home.

Having seemingly asked Mei beforehand, Kiana's answer, after a moment of guilt, sounded a bit more confident.

It's obvious she had forgotten about Mei before.

Su Qing'an couldn't help but smile; Kiana had really been getting sillier lately.

Okay, Fu Hua and I will wait for you to arrive.

【So why are you hanging out with the class monitor?! (ノ=Д=)ノ┻━┻】 The other person sent a table-flipping emoji, seemingly a little frustrated.

Ah, Kiana seems to be surprisingly bad at dealing with Hua's personality. Is this a compatibility issue?

After realizing this, Su Qing'an suddenly found it even more interesting.

However, if it's Hua, taking down Kiana should be quite easy.

We'll come over after the little one finishes packing the flowers Yuno gave her.

Flowers? It was probably something Yuno created by cheating with her powers, using magic to trick Bronya. Su Qing'an guessed the answer accurately.

"Why do you always call Bronya 'little one'?" he asked, puzzled.

【Hmph.】 Kiana then simply responded with a haughty interjection.

Actually, these two people have a surprisingly good relationship.

However, this awkwardness seems to have become their way of getting along and a habit.

[We'll be there in five minutes.]

Five minutes? That was surprisingly fast.

After calculating the considerable distance, he envisioned a scene in his mind of a motorcycle carrying the two of them on a wild race.

For a moment, the scene was so vivid that Su Qing'an couldn't forget it.

"So fast?" he asked.

【Don't underestimate me! I've ridden tanks, flown helicopters, fought lions and tigers in the jungle, and left my mark on Mount Akina! |o'-'o)??】

This statement contains a lot of information, and Su Qing'an has ample evidence that she was exaggerating and making a joke.

If any part of that is true, then what strange things did she experience during her wanderings?

That's a bit too much.

Su Qing'an put down her phone and silently complained in her heart.

Dust dances in the sunlight.

The boy cleaned the bar counter with a rag while waiting for the others to arrive.

49. Fu Hua in the kitchen.

Kiana was right, she really did arrive in five minutes.

The white-haired girl took off her helmet and got off the vehicle. If she were riding a motorcycle, the strands of hair that fell loose as she tossed her head would look exceptionally cool.

Unfortunately, she arrived in a battery-powered vehicle, the most common type in China. Bronya had been sitting at the very front of the base, Kiana was driving in the middle, and Yuno Sato was sitting in the back, holding onto Bronya's waist.

This scene resembled that of a parent picking up two children from school on an electric scooter. Even though Kiana's movements of driving and getting out of the scooter were so skilled and natural, it still revealed a bit of humor.

The only difference between this vehicle and an ordinary electric scooter is that it seems to have undergone a major modification by the equipment department. Although it appears to be a simple electric scooter, its speed is already outside the normal range.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to get to the coffee shop in five minutes.

"Don't look at me like that! This is Aunt Himeko's car for grocery shopping, not mine." Kiana smoothed her wind-blown hair and said to Su Qing'an in an annoyed tone.

"Is this Ji Zi's? In that case, this car seems unexpectedly too plain," Su Qing'an said.

"It's said that Aunt Himeko broke a cart she used for grocery shopping when she was drunk. I heard that she was scolded by the class president and the headmaster afterwards. This electric cart was probably given to Aunt Himeko directly by the headmaster."

So, what kind of car did Sister Himeko use to go grocery shopping before?

I have a feeling that I can taste something unusual and dangerous.

Su Qing'an was speechless.

Kiana, recounting gossip she'd heard from who-knows-where, knelt down to help Bronya remove her helmet and continued:

"I suspect that she secretly had the car modified later. The first time I drove it, I almost got into trouble because of the serious discrepancy between the speedometer reading and the actual speed."

Bronya shook her head, her two spiraling gray twin tails swaying with her movements. Kiana's speed was really fast; for a moment, she even had the illusion that Kiana was carrying her through the air like a bunny.

Bronya glanced at the coffee shop in front of her. This was her first time here, and she was quite curious about it.

After hearing Kiana's words, she uttered a pointed remark without expression:

"Idiot Kiana, she must have turned the bitrate up to the maximum all at once. Otherwise, Bronya thinks that with Kiana's abnormally human physical abilities, she wouldn't have gotten into trouble so easily."

"Hahaha... No way. Who would floor the gas pedal the moment they start driving? Hahahaha." Kiana flashed a clean and straightforward smile.

Even though there was no hint of embarrassment, Su Qing'an and Sato Yuno still felt that Bronya's remark was very likely true.

The reason is that even though this person was called an idiot, he surprisingly didn't get angry and started arguing with Bronya.

"Oh dear, let's not talk about that anymore." Kiana said, pulling the two into the coffee shop. She glanced at the empty shop and turned to ask:

"By the way, where's the class monitor?"

Upon hearing this, Su Qing'an said:

"She's in the kitchen. Please have a seat for a while."

What kind of coffee does Bronya like?

Compared to the familiar Yuno Sato and Kiana, Su Qing'an was only unsure about Bronya's taste.

If we consider their relationship in isolation, it can only be described as that of friends and acquaintances.

“Bronya doesn’t like things that are too bitter,” Bronya said.

That's probably similar to the tastes of a normal female high school student.

This is the general taste preference; not everyone is like Yuno, who prefers bitterness.

"Kiana, would you like to make it yourself?"

"No, leave it to Su Qing'an." Kiana declared, displaying her laziness.

This person has become lazier than before for some reason.

Without specifically asking Sato Yuno, he went behind the bar to start making coffee.

Of all the people he knew, only Sato Yuno's relationship with him gradually turned out this way because of coffee.

Therefore, Su Qing'an knew her preferences very well.

He chose a simple espresso; in fact, often the simpler the thing, the more it tests one's abilities.

Good espresso is hard to make at home because it requires a professional and high-quality coffee machine.

The quality of a cup of coffee can be affected by factors such as the pressure of the machine, the smoothness of the water circulation system, and even the ease of use of the included handle and tamper.

In this respect, the equipment in the coffee shop at St. Freya Academy is no worse than, or rather, exactly the same as, that in the coffee shop in Changkong City.

Since both coffee shops were run by Himeko, it seems that in order to take into account his nostalgia, Himeko made the facilities and layout very similar to the previous coffee shop, and the facilities were exactly the same.

A good espresso requires extremely high pressure to force water to flow rapidly through tightly packed coffee grounds, extracting an essence from the finely ground powder, which is as coarse as granulated sugar.