Honkai Impact 3rd is not considered a small opening

It's rather unusual for Alicia to come over since she's not home. Of course, An Yu didn't make the cake; these kinds of things are incredibly troublesome, and unless you've specifically studied them, it's very difficult to make one that looks and tastes good.

But it's okay, he ordered it this morning.

I was still thinking about how to start the conversation when Miss Piggy Bank refreshed to another location.

An Yu placed the cake on the table, carefully opened her backpack, framed the super cool-looking portrait on the wall, took a picture, uploaded the chibi version as her profile picture, and the anime version as her background.

Finally, Alicia didn't come home today...

Looking at the message on my phone: I'm not going home today.

An Yu wondered if she had been too lenient with Alicia before.

Hmph, never mind her, he and Sister Mei will feast on the big cake when the time comes.

When Mebius returned home, he was clearly puzzled as to why Alicia wasn't home, but he still enjoyed having cake once in a while.

"Did you and Alicia have a fight?"

Hearing this, An Yu gritted her teeth and pointed to the door: "She always says I'm heartless and unfaithful, but now it seems she's even more heartless, unfaithful, and unfaithful than me!"

Mebius almost laughed, but he held it in.

"Never mind her, Sister Mei, I've made another amazing friend."

Speaking of Danzhu, An Yu didn't really remember her. In fact, he didn't have a deep impression of Vilvie, Mebius, or Alicia either. Moreover, Danzhu and they all had one thing in common: they were all dead...

Cough cough, but Danzhu died late, while Sister Mei and the others seem to have died earlier.

Mebius's tone was unpleasant but contained a unique amusement: "Let me guess, another destined partner?"

An Yu's excuse has been used to death, and Mebius has now figured out the other party's tricks. However, the boy does think that way most of the time, and the guys he considers partners do have their own unique qualities.

An Yu pondered for a moment: "Not really. She should be in the same position as Brother Hen, neither high nor low, but she has indeed made some contributions."

Ahem, it seems a bit inappropriate to speak ill of someone behind their back like that, so An Yu reorganized her words: "But she can hear the voice of fate and trace its marks. The only pity is that she doesn't have a holy seal, so we are fellow Daoists under fate."

At least, Danzhu, who seemed a bit silly, made An Yu feel comfortable and understood when they chatted.

Even if you tell Sister Mei about this, she will definitely shake her head and understand: "It's just chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)."

“It’s chuunibyou, huh?” Mebius understood. No wonder, Alicia wasn’t exactly chuunibyou at first, she was just a little girl with some teenage fantasies, yet she still managed to 'captivate' An Yu.

But in the end, Mebius discovered that while An Yu was indeed a bit eccentric, he was actually quite realistic in many ways.

At least when it comes to finding a girlfriend, he's very realistic.

If An Yu had even a touch of childish angst when it comes to choosing a partner and dating, there wouldn't be so many problems.

"Alicia will be sad if she hears you say that."

At least, Alicia still considers herself and An Yu to be best friends, something Mebius doesn't even bother to say.

Alicia is enthusiastic, optimistic, and positive, but she lacks the courage to break through all barriers. She follows the rules, sticks to conventions, and clings to her own little corner of the world.

Sigh, it's fortunate that someone with this kind of personality didn't pursue a career in scientific research, otherwise Möbius might have been driven to a stroke by anger.

An Yu stabbed the cake in front of her hard with her fork: "People say Luoyang is full of beautiful flowers, but I came here when spring was not here."

"Everyone says Alicia is so great, but she's always picking on me at home, and even on her birthday, she's out fooling around."

"If you ask me, I'm just too lenient, which is why Alicia is still bullying me all the time."

Pink piglet!

But that's not all; An Yu has other things that are frustrating her.

Looking at the starry sky outside the window, An Yu felt a little indignant: "I just don't understand why she's more popular than me."

Is Alicia's social skills maxed out?! And why have I never seen her this kind at home?!

A mouse carrying a gun—a bully only in its own territory!

Mebius didn't seem to care, resting his chin on his hand and tapping his cheek with his slender fingers.

In fact, An Yu knew the reason: he was too lazy to socialize. An Yu, who seemed warm, optimistic, easy-going and approachable, was only like that to acquaintances and unfortunate people who were suffering from disasters.

In his daily life, however, he never thought about expanding his social circle. He was too busy, and the little time he had left was used to maintain the social circle he already had.

Alicia was different. She had too much free time, so she got along well with everyone around her. Gradually, most people in the city of Moth Chaser knew that there was a smiling pink-haired girl.

"At least you've always been more popular than her with me."

Alicia and An Yu, these two little ones, changed so much in the beginning of Mebius's life.

In particular, An Yu and Alicia's reputations are gradually influencing their own.

A common saying is: If Mebius were really that bad, would An Yu and Alicia be so close to her?

In fact, Mebius was just not good; her perception was too biased and too radical, and she was too eager to improve.

An Yu's expression returned to normal, even looking a little embarrassed.

"That's right. Why should Alicia compare to me? I cook and clean at home all day long, and I also pay attention to your health, diet and daily life, Sister Mei."

"Sister Mei, if you don't think that way, then I'll be very sad."

But it doesn't matter. An Yu hopes to be praised by the whole world, but his family's praise makes him even happier.

And it turns out that caring for family is more important than making new friends.

Of course, this is not to say that Alicia is bad, but the pink pig is too good, so good that when they went out together, An Yu did not feel any obvious favoritism.

But there is still an unconscious bias; if there were none of that, An Yu would really be heartbroken.

As the door opened, Alicia, who had just returned home, said in a low voice, "I think I heard someone talking badly about me behind my back."

"As expected, it's you again, An Yu, who has more than just a girlfriend."

An Yu instantly bristled: "You swore you wouldn't tell anyone about this!"

P.S. I overslept. I'll post another chapter tomorrow, darling. By the way, fast forward a bit; it's time for the third Herrscher.

Chapter 182: A Materialistic Man from the 180s

"I swear I won't tell you you have two girlfriends." Alicia said righteously, she was very serious about promises.

An Yu clutched her chest, feeling distressed for a while, before pointing at Alicia and complaining to Sister Mei with some indignation, "Look! That's how it is!"

People say Luoyang is a riot of flowers, but I came when spring had not arrived.

Why should she be like this?! Where is Alicia's gentle demeanor towards others? Where is her patient, naive, and silly act towards them?!

Just because he's easy to bully!

"And didn't you yourself say that you wouldn't be coming home at night and would be spending the night outside?"

Why did you suddenly come back? You ended up talking badly about Piglet behind her back, and Alicia overheard you. An Yu was quite embarrassed.

"I'm definitely going to spend my birthday at home, and we're on bad terms right now~ Anyway, I'm not going to give you and Sister Mei the chance to have a candlelight dinner."

Although there are no candles or even a hint of romance, Alicia isn't a pig. On her birthday, An Yu would prepare a cake no matter how unhappy she was; how could she not go home?

Why eat outside when there's sweet cake to eat!

"On the contrary, it was my birthday cake, but you started eating it without my permission, and I didn't even blow out the candles."

But there was nothing she could do; after all, Alicia had so many friends. She had refused so many times that she had even hardened her heart and rejected Eden!

An Yu felt her blood pressure was a little high, but it went down quickly. No other reason than she was used to it.

"Hmph, you don't even know how old you are, yet you're blowing out candles." An Yu had always thought that he and Alicia were the same age, or at least that's what Alicia said at first, and he believed her.

Alicia was immediately hit where it hurt: "I'm the same age as you!"

"You're lying! I've checked your records. Based on the timeline, I wasn't even born when you were adopted by the orphanage!" Alicia is at least a college student now, not a high school student like him.

Alicia's tone froze for a moment, then she changed the subject and sat back down in the chair with a grin.

"It's my birthday today, I'm happy, and I won't argue with you."

Since we can't win the argument anyway, there's no point in continuing to argue about this issue.

"To be honest, it wasn't noisy," An Yu corrected earnestly.

Alicia's face froze for a moment, then she let out a long sigh.

He muttered to himself, but as he kept muttering, he seemed to convince himself: "Anyway, I am 18 years old this year."

Forever 18 years old ×

To always look 18?

Forget it, I won't think about such troublesome things.

"An Yu, when did you make this cake?"

How come she didn't notice during the day? If she had known that An Yu was preparing to make a cake during the day, she would have saved the breakup for the night.

An Yu looked at her like she was an idiot, her expression somewhat confused: "Why do you think I would make such a complicated thing?"

Alicia suddenly felt that the cake was no longer sweet, and it didn't taste very sweet. Her mind was filled with the image of Eden's very large and very luxurious cake.

"An Yu, you have no idea what I gave up for you."

She could practically lunge into that cake and eat it.

"Speaking of this... never mind, I'll argue with you after midnight."

Today is Alicia's birthday after all, let's tease her a bit more tomorrow.

Although there are huge cakes in Eden, once you're back home, the cake at home tastes better.

At 11 p.m., Alicia slipped into An Yu's room. There was still an hour until the next day, so she quickly dealt with all her troubles, otherwise An Yu would be too easy to bully.

An Yu wasn't asleep; rather, it was impossible for him to be asleep at this hour.

Hearing the voice, An Yu turned around and saw Alicia muttering, "Breaking into a private house in the middle of the night, I'll call the police and have you arrested in a bit."

"If we're going to arrest someone, we'll arrest you first. Bigamy is a serious crime."

Alicia habitually lay on the bed; the soft, big bed was the most comfortable!

Then he looked around and found that the room was not much different from before, except for a particularly large wallpaper.

Alicia was stunned for a while, then covered her mouth and kept chuckling to herself.

"No, An Yu, when did you become so narcissistic? Oh, you've always been narcissistic."

Three versions were drawn, and they were hung in the most conspicuous place.

An Yu pointed to the portrait: "My friend painted it for me. Look at other people, and then look at yourself."

It was so heartbreaking that Alicia's first reaction was to laugh at him instead of praising his good looks.

Wow, Danzhu, I miss you!

Alicia asked, somewhat puzzled, "Which of your friends can draw?"

Velvi? That's quite possible, but Velvi has never done anything like this before.

An Yu suddenly became more confident: "Dan Zhu! She will definitely be a limited-time up in the future, so I won't ask you, this four-star support, to do anything. Anyway, you're being given away for free."

Just as you can't expect a free five-star character to be strong in PvP, they don't have any strength anxiety. Besides, Alicia has already done a lot. Without her, I wouldn't have been able to evolve into a Love Power so quickly.

Alicia was momentarily confused, but quickly recognized the figure in her mind. She did know him, though not very well.

When did you meet her?

But Alicia clearly remembered that Danzhu did it for her studies...

"This afternoon, we hit it off immediately. Do you believe in fate, Ellie?"

Alicia's lips twitched. "You've really managed to build such a powerful social circle with your Destiny and Fate cards. That's quite an achievement."

However, Alicia didn't want to discuss fate with An Yu right now. She wiped her eyes and pretended to be heartbroken.

"An Yu, you have hurt me so much."

An Yu: ?

Shouldn't I be the one who's sad?

Alicia sobbed, "Is our companionship of over two years really worth less than a single painting she created?"

More importantly, what does a painting matter?

Alicia poured almost everything she had into An Yu, revealing her skills and even the traits she had hidden for so long.