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

The monitor showed Aunt Mei dressed in very revealing clothing. Her hands and feet were bound by chains, and her whole body was spread out in the shape of a large character. She was imprisoned in the center of a room and could not move.

Just as Xia Yuan reached out to touch the gear-based display screen, the image suddenly stopped.

"Alright, Mr. Xia Yuan... let's play a dungeon game of hero saving damsels in distress that I've carefully prepared for you. I can tell that the other person seems to hold a little bit of weight in your heart, Mr. Xia Yuan."

"Of course, Mr. Xia Yuan, you can also leave directly from here, but then we wouldn't know what might happen to the other party deep inside the dungeon. The choice is in your hands, Mr. Xia Yuan."

At this moment, a red and a green button slowly appeared in front of Xia Yuan.

[Lovely humans, Aunt Mei's fate is in your hands!]

Press the red button.

[It was as if nothing had happened. Aunt Mei was never seen again. Aunt Mei was imprisoned forever in the depths of the dungeon, and she voluntarily gave up the game.]

Press the green button.

Participate in this dungeon game, successfully rescue Aunt Mei, and win her heart.

Looking at the two buttons in front of him, Xia Yuan pressed one of them without hesitation; he had made his choice.

The pressed green button slowly retracted beneath the floor, revealing a staircase that stretched endlessly beneath the building.

With a somewhat uneasy feeling, Xia Yuan took the initiative to step onto the stairs that might lead to a path of no return, because he knew that Aunt Mei was waiting for him to save her deep in the dungeon.

[Lovely human, your courage has moved the fairies from the Land of Celestial Music. Please select the item you start with.]

Summer skincare products

[Provided by Miss Pink Fairy: Fair and smooth skin is what makes people's hearts flutter~~~]

Looking at the complete set of sun protection and skincare products in his hand, Xia Yuan fell into deep thought. Could it be that he was to take these products deep into the dungeon to fight Honkai Beasts and level up in order to rescue Aunt Mei?

There's no way they could be rescued!

Xia Yuan resisted the urge to throw away the skincare set.

If you look at it from a positive perspective, once he rescues Aunt Mei, and she's dressed so lightly, wouldn't he be able to... justifiably help her apply sunscreen?

The increasingly daring idea in Xia Yuan's mind made him carefully keep it in his pocket.

After a long time...

"Ah—! I failed again."

Seeing Xia Yuan return to the first floor of the dungeon, he let out a mournful cry that sounded like a groundhog. How many times had this happened already?

He'd failed, tried again, failed, tried again, failed... He'd lost count...

When the display screen made of gears in front of him once again showed the message "[Level Failed]", Xia Yuan fell backward in despair.

[Dear humans, based on the Pink Fairy's past experience, giving up on yourself won't cure your clumsiness.]

The fairy Airi appeared out of nowhere next to Xia Yuan.

Sensing the unique fragrance emanating from the fairy Airi, Xia Yuan felt as if he were starving, and had an urge to roast and eat the fairy Airi.

There were far too many traps set inside the dungeon.

The magician's hat suddenly grows larger, the boulders keep rolling down, and the traps that trigger if you accidentally step on them—it would be great if there were something that could trigger the traps in advance.

Just then, Xia Yuan thought of a certain flying fairy.

"Cute human... what kind of look is that?!"

Just as the fairy Airi was about to escape, Xia Yuan grabbed her.

"Holy crap—! I choose you, Fairy Airi!"

After some time, Xia Yuan, who had arrived deep in the dungeon, looked at the traps and mechanisms behind him that had been triggered by the fairy Ai Li and felt a long-lost sense of relief. This was not so simple, except that Xia Yuan was still carrying an unconscious fairy whose eyes were constantly turning around.

With the key to the door leading to the dungeon where Aunt Mei was imprisoned within reach, Xia Yuan suppressed his excitement and picked up the key, preparing to head to the room where Aunt Mei was being held.

Meanwhile, Mei, chained and imprisoned in the center of a room deep within the dungeon, witnessed Bronya's subordinates' repeated failed attempts to rescue her. She hadn't expected them to try hundreds of times without giving up, but the way they finally arrived was... well...

Aunt Mei seems to defy description.

Because the other person came to save me, I couldn't deny their choice.

Just as Aunt Mei was thinking this, the gear-shaped gate slowly turned, and Xia Yuan appeared in front of Aunt Mei, carrying an unconscious fairy.

"Mei, I'm here to save you."

"you....."

Xia Yuan strode up to Aunt Mei, who was dressed in revealing clothing, and unlocked the chains binding her hands and feet one by one. His fingers brushed against her skin, causing a strange feeling to flash through Aunt Mei's heart.

Then, as if suppressing a slight feeling of emotion and shyness, she deliberately changed the subject:

“Mr. Xia Yuan, have you forgotten something? Why do you have Alicia’s scent on you?”

Since he could no longer hide it from the other party, Xia Yuan explained the whole story to Aunt Mei in detail.

After a moment...

"Hmm...you mean the Paradise of the Past resides within you, but at the same time, all the Heroes except Alicia have lost their memories of me? And Alicia is asleep deep within the Paradise of the Past, and can only be awakened by collecting all the Heroes' imprints, is that what you mean?"

Xia Yuan nodded seriously.

As expected of Aunt Mei, her comprehension ability is definitely a hundred times better than that idiot Kiana.

Chapter 285 Bronya won't allow it!

Xia Yuan originally wanted the fairy Airi to greet Aunt Mei, but the fairy he was carrying chose to play dead as always.

"Ahem...Mei, now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up and we have mutual friends, in consideration of how hard I went to save you just now, could you grant me a small wish?"

"What is your wish?"

Aunt Mei continued following Xia Yuan's words, but Xia Yuan's next words gave Aunt Mei an urge to cut him down with the katana in her hand.

"Mei, look how hot it is, and you're wearing a swimsuit. I happen to have some sunscreen that Alicia gave me, so let me help you..."

Xia Yuan was interrupted by Aunt Mei before he could finish speaking.

"Mr. Xia Yuan, if you don't want your hands, I can chop them off for you. Or, Mr. Xia Yuan, would you like to experience that tingling sensation?"

Aunt Mei looked down at Xia Yuan as if he were social trash.

You successfully rescued Aunt Mei from the depths of the dungeon.

[Your words just now caused Aunt Mei's favorability rating, which had just returned to positive, to drop back to zero.]

[But Aunt Mei, dressed in revealing clothing, still joined the team. With Aunt Mei, who can cook, fight, and has an excellent sense of direction, you quickly made your way towards the plaza through the fog-shrouded village.]

But you still can't stop thinking about sunscreen.

However, to avoid the urge to be cut in two by Aunt Mei, you abandoned this bold idea and followed closely behind her.

"Mr. Xia Yuan, could you please not hug me so tightly?"

The Honkai Beast that suddenly flew out of the thick fog caused Xia Yuan to instinctively hug Aunt Mei beside him. His fingertips lightly touched her navel beneath her swimsuit, deepening the strange feeling in Aunt Mei's heart...

You apologized profusely to Aunt Mei, saying you wouldn't dare do it again... *cough*, adding that this was just a misunderstanding and there absolutely, absolutely won't be a next time.

[On your journey, you encounter Padofelis, who is stuffed entirely into a cardboard box and can only meow.]

Meow~

Every time you poke the box, Padovalis inside meows. You find it amusing, so you take the Padovalis box with you.

[The Padrolifili Box has joined the team.]

During this time, you encountered Kevin slurping noodles, Eden singing, Aponia praying, Sakura not wanting her ears touched, and Hua engrossed in cultivating immortality. Finally, you arrived at the plaza and found your beloved heavily armed bunny amidst the thick fog.

[You're planning to take Aunt Mei and Padfolis and fly away in your heavy-duty bunny.]

You want to stay out of the fighting and escape Bronya's pursuit.

"Mei, Paddy, hold on tight."

"Meow~"

Padoflis meowed to indicate that she had a firm grip.

Aunt Mei sat behind Xia Yuan, somewhat embarrassed, and hugged him tightly, because she wasn't sure if Xia Yuan's driving skills were as... well, as fierce as Bronya's.

You sped away from the village in your Heavy Bunny, but Bronya and the Spring Fairy continued their pursuit...

So, you decided to travel the world with Aunt Mei and Padofelis.

Several months later, you and Aunt Mei got married...

"Cut! Stop! Bronya will not allow this kind of plot!"

At this moment, in a meeting room at the lunar base, Bronya fiercely threw the Houmu doll next to her at her stupid subordinate who was playing a game cartridge.

Xia Yuan innocently took out the game cartridge that hadn't finished playing.

"That's right, I won't allow it either. Why did my gaming partner only take Mei and leave me on the bed like this?"

Kiana slammed her hand on the table in front of her and stood up to express her dissatisfaction, after which Bronya threw another Houmu doll at her.

"Idiot Kiana, sit down and behave yourself for Bronya. You have no right to speak here!"

Kiana, who had been hit, slowly sat down in her seat with an innocent look in her eyes.

"Kiana is absolutely right. I won't allow this game to end so abruptly. There wasn't even a single defeat cutscene. Is this game really going to end like this?"

"At the very least, they need to show the CG of Mei applying lotion. Otherwise, why would anyone buy this game cartridge? Is it for love? ...You guys aren't Ai-chan, you can't live off electricity!"

Xia Yuan slammed his hand on the table and spoke righteously.

But then an extremely powerful electric current spread from not far from the table to Xia Yuan's arm and quickly swept across his entire body.

"Mr. Xia Yuan, I think you would be better off calming down."

Aunt Mei changed into her usual clothes and transmitted the electric current to the other person through her palm.

“You stupid subordinate, you have no right to speak here! Remember your place. You are only here to play game cartridges and slides for this three-person discussion meeting.”

Bronya wore her professional bodycon skirt, her legs tightly encased in pure black stockings, exuding the demeanor and integrity of the game's lead producer.

At Bronya's wave, Xia Yuan flipped the slide to the next table about the company's profits. He hadn't expected that Bronya actually had a backup of the videotape after returning from the game...

Am I destined to be Bronya's assistant for the rest of my life, serving her tea and water and buying her Houmu merchandise?

Xia Yuan sighed deeply.

"Idiot Kiana, Mei, I have something very important to discuss with you today. As shown on the slides, the game company that I work for, along with my idiot subordinate, is facing a precarious cash flow situation due to certain indescribable reasons, and the fact that my idiot subordinate has been misappropriating funds to develop new games. Therefore, we urgently need your insights and assistance."

Bronya placed the company's reports on the table and helplessly covered her forehead.

If the company continues to operate like this, forget about buying Houmu merchandise; I and my idiot subordinates might end up homeless.

If the game company goes bankrupt, she won't be able to explain it to Mr. Walter when he returns from Saint Fontaine.

Kiana scrutinized the report filled with text as if it were a foreign language, then fell fast asleep.

"It was clearly because you deliberately moved the game funds, DuckDuck, that caused the cash flow problems..."

Xia Yuan muttered to himself.

Chapter 286 Let's put on a little skirt and debut as an idol!

"Um?!"

Xia Yuan was about to say something when Bronya stopped him with a look.

Aunt Mei carefully read through the text, word by word, and then, as if she had thought of something, she frowned slightly.

"Bronya, did you embezzle public funds again to buy Houmu dolls?"

Aunt Mei's insightful answer revealed the truth of the matter and expressed Xia Yuan's true feelings.

"Ahem, Mei, Bronya came to you to discuss countermeasures, not to investigate who is responsible for the current situation."

Bronya answered, though her argument was unconvincing.

"Sigh... Bronya, you've changed. Now you even talk back to Mei. You know, back in the old days, or at St. Freya Academy, you were the one who listened to Mei the most."

Aunt Mei sighed and said earnestly.

"Ahem...Alright, Mei, we're not here to discuss these things. The most important thing right now is how to save this company from bankruptcy. Otherwise, when Mr. Walter returns, I, as the chief game producer, will have no way to explain it."

Seeing that Bronya had changed the subject, Xia Yuan pouted with some regret. He wanted to hear more about Aunt Mei's past embarrassing stories and dark history of his boss.

Or, after the meeting... should we go and discuss it with Aunt Mei?