Honkai Impact 3rd, Paradise Typewriter isn't for making this kind of game.

Xia Yuan quickly hugged Clara and lay down in the snow. An invisible wave swept over Xia Yuan and Clara directly above them.

The invisible sound wave traveled far away and cut the snowman, which had been piled up at some unknown time, in half.

This rift creature, named Imaginary Leafweaver, had been waiting here for a long time; it possessed intelligence and the ability to think.

"Clara, run out of the rift zone quickly... I'll stop it."

Xia Yuan's expression was somewhat solemn. If he hadn't noticed the anomaly in the surrounding space just now, he and Clara might have ended up like the snowman who was cut in half earlier.

"Hmm... Big brother, Clara isn't leaving. Big brother, do you still remember the promise you made with Clara? Big brother has a better chance of escaping..."

Clara's ruby-like eyes were resolute; she would do her best to buy her older brother time to escape.

But the attack from the rift creature called Imaginary Leafweaver did not stop. It hovered in the air in the distance, looking down at the two weak and struggling figures in the snow.

Another invisible sound wave burst forth from its hand.

Xia Yuan had been keeping an eye on the other party's movements. When it raised its hand and unleashed the second sonic wave, Xia Yuan picked up Clara beside him and rolled around in the snow. There was a deep indentation in the snow where the two of them had just been standing.

"Listen to me, Clara, I can't protect you while dealing with him right now, but if you can get out of this rift region as soon as possible..."

Xia Yuan said earnestly.

"Clara understands, big brother... but please be careful, big brother, and promise Clara you will reach the safe zone safely."

Clara's eyes were a little moist.

She understood that if she continued to stay by her older brother's side, she would only be a burden.

"Then, big brother... let's pinky swear that we'll leave safely. This is a promise between Clara and big brother."

The girl stretched out her small hand.

Xia Yuan pressed his hand tightly against Clara's small hand.

"Of course... I swear."

This was Xia Yuan's promise; he would rescue the girl in front of him safely.

The girl suppressed her worry and tears, running with all her might towards the safe zone outside the Rift Realm. The faster she got out, the less her older brother would have to fight the Rift Realm creatures.

After Clara left...

Xia Yuan took the initiative to run towards the Imaginary Leaf Weaver.

Actively attract the other party's attention while constantly dodging the sound waves they are attacking.

Now... Xia Yuan is very glad that he is a detective.

His excellent observation skills allowed him to perfectly predict the opponent's next attack, so... he could retreat as soon as Clara reached the safe zone.

The Imaginary Leafweaver, possessing a certain level of intelligence, seemed to understand that its techniques could not restrain the man in the trench coat on the snow in a short time.

And so...

It turned its attention to the human girl who was about to escape the area.

Xia Yuan once again dodged the sound waves of the Imaginary Leaf Weaver.

Having figured out his opponent's moves and routines, Xia Yuan appeared to be in complete control.

But suddenly an ice pillar passed by him, causing Xia Yuan's azure pupils to tremble, because the direction the ice pillar was heading was Clara, who was about to leave this rift region.

"Clara, watch out behind you!"

Xia Yuan didn't think much about it. He only had one thought in his mind: he wanted to protect this strong girl and ensure that she could leave this rifted area safely.

"Move...get moving!"

He pushed his body to its limits, with only one thought in mind... to reach Clara's side faster than the icicle.

at the same time......

"Hey, it sounds like my older brother is calling me."

After Clara heard Xia Yuan's voice, she subconsciously turned around and saw the ice pillar in mid-air hurtling towards her at high speed.

whoosh-

Clara instinctively closed her eyes.

The entire scene turned crimson, but a man who didn't look particularly strong, even somewhat thin, wearing a trench coat, stood in front of Clara, an icicle piercing his chest.

"Finally... I made it."

Xia Yuan murmured to himself, glancing subconsciously at the icicle on his chest. Such a wound was probably beyond the reach of even the most advanced technology, but at least... he had protected the girl before him.

We're just one step away from safety. All we need is for Clara to get out of here safely.

"Big brother?!"

Clara opened her eyes...unable to believe what she was seeing, tears welled up in her eyes and dripped onto the snow.

She's the one who hurt my older brother...

"Clara, don't cry... cough cough, let's get out of the Rift Zone quickly."

Xia Yuan's face appeared exceptionally pale against the backdrop of the wind and snow, but he still gently comforted the girl, urging her to leave as soon as possible.

The girl knelt on the snowdrift, ignoring Xia Yuan's calls without moving an inch.

Gradually... Xia Yuan's consciousness began to blur, but he had to get Clara out of there, though his tightly closed lips could not utter a sound.

He could even feel his soul gradually leaving his body, and he could clearly see the rift creature approaching. He didn't know if this was all a dream...

But if it was a dream, the pain of the icicle piercing his chest felt far too real. Xia Yuan wanted to reach out and lift the girl kneeling in the snow, if only she could get out of there...

But the body and eyelids...

Xia Yuan was completely exhausted, and he didn't even have the strength to lift a finger. His eyes slowly closed.

"Am I just going to give up like this?"

"What about the promise I made to Clara?"

"If I collapse, what will happen to the girl who cries beside me in the snow because of me... in the current situation?!"

Now... is not the time to give up!

"Get moving!"

"At least let me have enough strength to protect this strong girl in front of me!"

Your strong conviction to protect others has attracted the attention of the star god Krippe.

Chapter 242 Welcome Back~

This is a power called preservation... protecting others.

Use this power to protect others, pioneers from other worlds.

"This is?!"

Xia Yuan felt a warm current continuously emanating from the Herrscher core in his heart, which had already exhausted its energy. The ice pillar piercing his chest melted away until it completely disappeared...

The near-fatal wound on his chest has completely healed.

The crimson greatsword, which appeared out of thin air as if burning with embers, was tightly gripped in Xia Yuan's hand, the warm flames dispelling the surrounding chill.

"Hmm? How warm. Did Clara leave with her big brother? That's good... This way she can stay by her big brother's side forever."

The sudden turn of events caused the girl kneeling in the snow to instinctively raise her head. Her eyes were somewhat dazed and confused, as if she was still immersed in the scene just now and had not yet reacted.

Until a warm flame landed on Clara's strand of white hair.

"Big brother?!"

The girl looked around. This did not seem to be the afterlife, and the icicle that had pierced through her older brother had disappeared at some point.

Clara rubbed her red, tear-filled eyes. What she was seeing was not an illusion; her older brother was really standing in front of her.

The girl suddenly threw herself into Xia Yuan's arms, feeling his warmth.

“That’s great… Clara isn’t dreaming.”

Xia Yuan gently stroked the girl's white hair, gripped the burning greatsword in one hand, and pointed the blade at the rift creature known as the Imaginary Leaf Weaver.

Now it's his turn to fight back.

The reflection of him and the girl on the sword blade also signaled the death of the creature from the rift.

whoosh-

The sonic attack from the Imaginary Leaf Weaver was easily intercepted by the flame shield surrounding Xia Yuan and Clara, without even touching the hem of Xia Yuan's clothes.

"Hold on tight, I'm going in..."

Xia Yuan leaned forward slightly.

"Big brother, Clara has held on tight."

Upon hearing the girl's response, Xia Yuan took action...

His speed was so fast that he left a blur.

Before the Imaginary Leaf Weaver could even react, he leaped into the air, holding the girl in his arms.

"Are you allowed to look down on us, but we're not allowed to look down on you?"

"cut!"

The instant Xia Yuan finished speaking, he had already appeared behind the Imaginary Leafweaver with Clara. The moment the giant sword in his hand stood upright at his feet, a pillar of fire erupted from behind him and completely engulfed the Rift creature.

"It's over... Let's go back."

Xia Yuan said to Clara in his arms.

Whether this is [Ariello - VI] or Belloberg.

Since he didn't know how to get back, he decided to use the sword and the power in his hand to completely change this world, so that the people living here would no longer fear the harsh cold of the wind and snow.

But a sudden, incomprehensible murmur in his ear made Xia Yuan's tense expression relax instantly. Your presence has attracted the attention of [Star God of Pleasure: Aha].

He finds your existence very interesting.

[Simultaneously existing in two completely different worlds, He decided to have some fun.]

[Under the joyful blessings He bestows, you suddenly find your body beginning to feel ethereal and indistinct.]

"Big brother, what's wrong?!"

The right hand that was holding Clara's hand seemed to have lost its physical form.

You seem to realize that in that relaxing, pleasurable sound, you are gradually detaching yourself from this world...

Time is running out for you... It's time to say goodbye to the girl.

In your remaining time, you comfort the girl, tears still glistening in her eyes, and take her to the stable area in the lower levels of Beloborg. There, you use the mechanical knowledge you learned from Prometheus to repair a humanoid machine named Schwarz.

Let it protect this strong young girl in its place...

You told Clara that you were going to a very faraway place.

"Big brother, will we meet again in the future?"

Looking into the girl's eyes, filled with longing and expectation, you didn't know how to respond, nor how to return here. But you slowly nodded, wanting to give her hope for the future.

Seeing Xia Yuan nod, the girl smiled with delight.

"Well then, goodbye, big brother. Clara will definitely wait until the day we meet again."

Clara waved goodbye to Xia Yuan one last time.

A moment later, Xia Yuan's body became completely illusory, turning into wisps of flame and dissipating into the air.

The girl held one of the flames in her palm, clasped her hands together, and made a praying gesture.

"I hope you have a safe journey, big brother..."

The story begins on the steam train, from the moment Xia Yuan fell into a coma after being forced to drink a large amount of red wine by Himeko Murata.

Sakura, who was leaning back in her seat, suddenly opened her eyes.

The next second she immediately held the dagger at her waist to her chest. Her head was still throbbing. She vaguely remembered being drugged by a strange floral scent from a woman she had never met and who was very elegant.

The scenery outside the car window had become dark, and it was clearly nighttime. During the time he was unconscious, what had the other party done?

Sakura carefully examined her body.