A person in Honkai Impact, just became a Decade Knight

PS1: Regarding overtime... well, does overtime pay even exist?

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PS2: The next chapter will be quite late, so I suggest you go to sleep first and read it tomorrow.

Chapter 68. The Kaslana Family's Guide to Seduction

That night

After a long day, Raiden Mei lay down on the soft bed, closed her eyes, and stretched.

Then, the girl, who had endured many hardships, let out a soft sigh.

"It's been three days, a full three days."

Three days after Kouyu moved into Himeko Murata's house, Raiden Mei felt that her chance had come.

It no longer matters when she fell for this boy.

At least now, Raiden Mei is very clear that she really wants the boy named Kouyu to focus his gaze on her, even if it's just for a second.

However, the scenario she had envisioned never happened.

In those TV dramas, when the male and female leads live together, they usually create some minor dramas. Then, as they gradually get to know each other better, their feelings for each other gradually deepen, and finally...

—But in this dormitory, Raiden Mei saw absolutely no signs of such a thing.

She gets up early every day to make breakfast for everyone, and all her roommates, including Fu Hua, rave about the meals Raiden Mei makes.

However, Gu Yu simply said "not bad" and then continued eating without saying anything else.

For a chef, having their food completely devoured is the greatest recognition, and that's certainly true.

But why is this guy so stingy with words? Would it kill him to say a single word of praise?!

What made Raiden Mei even more uneasy was that after the first night, she suddenly discovered something.

All the girls in the dormitory, in terms of appearance alone, seemed to be no less attractive than her.

Although Gu Yu has been indifferent and has not shown any interest in anyone, this is only the current situation.

Who knows when she might be intercepted and overtaken on a bend?!

If it weren't for her promise to her teacher, Himeko Murata, to train her physique in an attempt to control the power of the Herrscher of Thunder, Raiden Mei would practically be skipping class right now.

No, this is so annoying.

She herself was unaware of it until the girl noticed.

In her agitation, a faint purple lightning began to flicker around her.

"Mei~ Are you asleep~"

But the next second, she heard a voice.

A voice that could relax her a little.

"No, come in, Kiana."

After seeing her best friend tiptoe into her room, Raiden Mei put aside her girlish worries and asked Kiana as usual.

"Why are you looking for me so late? Don't forget, Dean Theresa made a promise with you."

"...Well, let's not talk about this during break time."

Although Kiana desperately wanted to reach the A-rank Valkyrie level immediately so Theresa could reveal her father Siegfried's whereabouts, after undergoing Theresa's grueling training, Kiana knew that raising a Valkyrie's rank was not an easy task at all.

Theresa, as the great hero who fought against the Herrscher during the Second Honkai Impact, is impeccable in both combat skills and combat awareness.

Kiana, as the person she personally trained, naturally suffered a lot in the first few days.

Kiana, like Mei, sighed slightly as she thought about how Theresa had almost taken her baseball bat and nearly hit her on the head.

“If I didn’t know Theresa meant me no harm, I would really suspect she wanted to kill me… Let’s not talk about this anymore.”

After sitting down next to Raiden Mei with practiced ease, Kiana suddenly nudged Raiden Mei's ribs with a mischievous grin.

"Still not asleep this late..."

"—Mei, you're not thinking about how to win over Old Gu again, are you?"

"Kiana!"

Having her secret exposed by her best friend, Raiden Mei blushed and glared at Kiana.

"Don't be so angry. I think everyone can see that. But Mei, you have to understand, good men are hard to find these days."

Even though the girl in front of her was a year younger than her, Kiana's experienced attitude actually made Mei feel a little intimidated.

Strange, odd.

Why does Kiana seem different today?

"Look, in this dormitory now. Let's leave Aunt Himeko and Theresa aside for now; they probably aren't interested in Brother Gu, so let's put them aside for now."

“Squad Leader Fu Hua is very methodical, and Brother Gu doesn’t get along with her either, so it’s not a big problem.”

“Bronya, that little dwarf, has had a bad relationship with Brother Gu since the beginning of Changkong City, so we don’t need to worry about her for now.”

"But—Yuno and Sakura are your formidable rivals."

After Kiana gave a brief analysis, Raiden Mei immediately asked nervously.

"Then, what should I do?"

"Don't rush, listen to me."

As if she had everything under control, Kiana chuckled three times and then pulled out a notebook.

"Before my stinky old man disappeared, he taught me how to seduce men. Now, I'm going to pass on all these Kaslana family secrets to you."

The Kaslana family's secret techniques?

With these questions in mind, Raiden Mei opened her notebook.

Then, she saw a scene she could never have imagined.

Kaslana's Guide to Flirting

[First move – Night raid.]

[It's easy for a woman to pursue a man; if you meet someone you like, be bold and go for it.]

[If you encounter difficulties, just go for it no matter what. If there's no opportunity during the day, launch a night raid.]

Once the deed is done, everything else falls into place!

After reading the first page, Raiden Mei looked at Kiana with a dark expression.

"Kiana, is this the secret technique you were talking about?"

"Yes, I remember it very clearly. My stinky old man said those words the first time he took me drinking..."

"Fine, I understand..."

After desperately covering her cheeks, Raiden Mei suddenly gave up thinking.

To say something so outrageous, shouldn't she say something like, "No wonder he's Kiana's father"?

………………

at the same time

On the grass outside Himeko's house, Gu Yu gazed at the stars in the sky and downed his ice-cold beer in one gulp.

Back in Changkong City, the constant sense of urgency made it hard for him to breathe, so he had no time to think about anything else.

Now, after the crisis had receded slightly, Gu Yu realized something.

I've traveled through time.

Even though he had no relatives or friends in his original world, that world was still his hometown.

Now that the Aurora Curtain has been blocked, he has completely lost his way home.

"Ah, only at times like this do I feel like it's real."

As the icy liquid slid down his throat, Gu Yu smiled bitterly and muttered to himself.

"I can't go back. I can't go back to the home my parents left me. Now, I can't even go to sweep their graves anymore."

"Tch, really, why be so sentimental at a time like this?"

He wasn't unaware of Raiden Mei's hints... well, explicit hints, over the past few days.

But right now, he has absolutely no interest in getting close to pretty girls.

He had nowhere to vent his frustration, and he couldn't confide in anyone around him about it.

Only under these circumstances did he realize how tragic it was to leave one's hometown.

"Forget it, self-pity isn't my style."

After throwing the can into the trash can, Gu Yu glanced at the dormitory and prepared to get up and go back to her room.

But, at this very moment...

"Hmm, what's this?!"

Suddenly, a sharp pain erupted from the stigmata on his right hand.

PS1: Overtime is over!

PS2: Finished draft!

PS3: Okay, time to sleep!