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

But when she rushed to Gretchen's room, she only saw Padofelis lying unconscious on the floor in a strange position against the wall.

"Phyllis, Phyllis, can you hear me?"

But no matter how much Sakura called out and shook Pado, the other party did not respond.

Sakura seemed to have mentally prepared herself, and slowly placed her finger in front of Pado's nose. When she felt the other's breath, Sakura breathed a sigh of relief. At least Pado seemed to be alright, just unconscious.

After settling Pathophilis in, Sakura returned to her room and retrieved her former mask and sword.

In this era where there is no need for fighting, she somewhat misses the days when it was with her, but she wishes she would never have to use it. It's around one in the morning now...

She needed to find little Greta within five hours and get back to the company before six o'clock.

Time waits for no one...

Sakura quickly launched her investigation and operation. Although time was tight, it allowed her to rediscover the feeling she had when she was on missions with the Firemoth. But could Sakura, who was not yet ready to adapt to modern life, find little Gretsch in the city?

Chapter 377 Hmph, let's vanish together with the red butterfly!

As Sakura worked in the morning, went to work at noon, worked overtime at night, and secretly investigated the disappearance of little Gretchen late at night... time gradually passed quietly day by day.

A week later, a very special day arrived in the blink of an eye—

The two doctors speculated on the date when Xia Yuan would wake up.

Whoosh—

The sound of the curtains being suddenly flung open heralded the arrival of dawn in the hospital room, marking the beginning of a brand new day.

Hill placed a beautifully packaged little cake in front of Xia Yuan's hospital bed, with a small bright red chili pepper on top, as if it had been specially prepared by him.

"Hey, you bad boy... It's been almost half a month already, how much longer do you plan to laze around in this hospital bed? Aren't you afraid your butt will get moldy? This is a little cake I made for you, the kind that's insanely spicy, hmph, enough to kill you with its spiciness. Take it with gratitude, and when you wake up, you'd better eat it all up!"

Tread-tap-

Seemingly sensing footsteps outside the ward, a barely perceptible hint of panic appeared in Miss Kuroki's crimson pupils.

She seemed afraid of being discovered that she had come to visit Xia Yuan.

Just as the door to the ward was about to be pushed open, her figure gradually transformed into a phantom red butterfly and vanished from the ward.

The person who pushed open the door to the ward was a maid named Rita, who was very conscientious and responsible. Every morning, she would come to visit Xia Yuan, clean the ward, and not miss any corner of the room.

A pure white and clean room would be the best environment for Mr. Xia Yuan to recuperate.

"Hmm? Looks like someone beat us to it today..."

Observing the open curtains and the small cake with chili peppers placed in front of the hospital bed, Rita slowly walked to the bedside and gently cupped Xia Yuan's cheeks, saying, "Mr. Xia Yuan... you are truly lovable~ Well then, this is my private time with you, Master."

After a moment—

After cleaning the room until it was spotless, without a speck of dust, Rita, her expression dreamy and her cheeks slightly flushed, left the room satisfied with her cleaning tools.

After Rita left, Seele's figure reappeared, her eyes fixed on the direction Rita had gone.

"Rita Losweisse, the S-rank Valkyrie of Destiny who wears a maid outfit all day long, has a strange hobby of walking around in a maid dress, but is her so-called private time with the bad guy just cleaning the room until it's spotless?"

"And why did she look so satisfied when she went outside? It's just sweeping the floor! What's wrong with Rita? Honestly... I just don't understand her at all!!!"

Hill stomped his toes in dissatisfaction.

She thought the other person was going to do *that* to the bad guy so early in the morning, and almost ran out to kick him out.

Just then—

Light footsteps echoed from outside the ward corridor.

Inside the room, Seele scratched her head in annoyance and looked at Xia Yuan on the hospital bed with great displeasure. "Tsk... There are so many guys coming to visit this bad guy, one after another. Did you all line up in a group?!"

But Miss Hei hope seems to have forgotten that she was the first person to visit Xia Yuan today~

Despite her nagging, Seele transformed into a red butterfly once more, using the Sea of ​​Quanta to conceal herself.

A bar owner named Raven, who was working hard to save money to revive the island's glory and was already quite well-known in the city, came to the ward. She looked at Xia Yuan, who was still unconscious, and hid a business card representing her work at the bar next to his pillow.

I believe that as soon as Mr. Xia Yuan wakes up, he will go to the address on the business card to meet her. She will prepare her bartender's identification and the corresponding contract and wait for him to arrive.

She had secretly gathered information that the other party was expected to wake up in the next few days. In order to avoid that troublesome maid who came every day and Bronya... and also to successfully get the information into Mr. Xia Yuan's hands, it was really troublesome.

But starting today, officially beginning as her employee...

She will protect and safeguard her employees as if they were her own villa island.

After hiding the business card and the note, Miss Raven covered her face with her hood and left the room silently. Miss Blackie, who was hiding in the Sea of ​​Quanta, witnessed the whole process of Miss Raven stuffing the note into her pocket.

A phantom red butterfly appeared silently, and Seele's figure reappeared.

"Hmph, that sneaky fellow... she's obviously up to no good. Let's see what she's put in that bad guy's hand and behind his pillow."

Seeing the note with writing on it and the business card on the pillow, Black Seele tore them into pieces with her little feet and threw them into the trash can. No matter how annoying the bad guy was, considering their positions, she and Seele still belonged to Bronya's camp.

After all, Seele's sister Bronya could be considered the bad guy's direct superior. If the bad guy switched sides, it would cause a series of chain reactions. Bronya would worry, and her good Seele would also worry.

In short, we must minimize the risk and prevent another Seele from getting involved in the bad guys' affairs...

Just then, Ms. Kuroki's communication device vibrated.

【Remark】:

[The cutest princess in the world~]

"Where are you now, my other self?"

"Xiao Yuan might wake up today. Although Bronya will be with him today, we should also do our part by going shopping together to buy some of Xiao Yuan and Bronya's favorite snacks and fruits. Once Xiao Yuan has fully recovered, we'll hold a recovery banquet for him."

Nothing makes Miss Black Seele happier than shopping with Seele.

It's a pity that she's still preparing gifts for that bad guy and even throwing him a party. Damn it... Seele never threw her a recovery party or anything. She might as well have gotten injured herself. I really envy that bad guy!

"Seele, wait for me over there, I'm coming right now~"

However, in order not to worry Seele, Miss Black Seele gave up the idea of ​​deliberately getting hurt. After sending the message, Miss Black Seele seemed to be worried and put another note next to the chili cupcake she made.

[You rascal, finish eating this for me, and lick the plate clean too!]

[Leave this message to the person you least want to see—]

Above the sticky note was a funny face with its tongue sticking out, looking mischievous.

Chapter 378 You're awake!

After Miss Hei hope left the ward, Xia Yuan lay on the hospital bed...

His fingers twitched slightly involuntarily, and the heart rate detected by the instruments in the room gradually shifted from its usual flat state to a small hill, fluctuating back and forth.

As Xia Yuan slowly opened his eyes, shrouded in endless darkness, he sat up abruptly upon seeing the unfamiliar ceiling before him, then covered his forehead with trembling hands.

Recalling what happened while he was in a coma, it would be better to just let him remain asleep...

If Dr. Ein's experiment goes well, three pieces of bad news and one piece of barely good news await him.

The bad news is that he's going to be a father before he's even married, or even before he's truly become a mature man.

The only good news is... at least the child is his own, even though it's a DNA sample that Ai Yin secretly took at some point in the past. But for Xia Yuan, who has just woken up, this is undoubtedly a bombshell.

The shock was so great that Xia Yuan felt no joy at his awakening, and he was even more unable to face Timido and his boss Bronya. As time slowly passed, Xia Yuan's mood calmed down a little, but not much.

The fairy Airi who had always been by his side was also taken away by Mei.

Bronya's mother has most likely been kidnapped by the Feathered Rabbit who came to visit him...

Bad news kept coming.

Let's take it one step at a time for now... First, bring the fairy Airi back from Mei's place, deal with one before dealing with the next.

Xia Yuan removed his hand from his forehead and began to carefully observe the environment and layout of the ward. The next second, his attention was drawn to a small note and a small cake standing upright on the table.

[You rascal, this isn't for you to eat!]

[I accidentally made an extra piece when I was making it for Seele this morning, hmph~ I added way too much chili in it, it was so spicy you couldn't speak at all, let's see if you dare to mess with Seele again!]

I quickly glanced through the messages on the note.

Xia Yuan could already imagine the other party's appearance and attitude when leaving the note. There was no doubt that it was a note left by Miss Hei Xi. After unwrapping the exquisite packaging, out of caution that Xi'er liked to eat spicy food, Xia Yuan took a small bite.

A faint spiciness and a peculiar taste appeared at the corner of Xia Yuan's mouth. It didn't seem to be the insane spiciness described in the comments. Xia Yuan smiled slightly... as if he could see through the dishonesty of the girl who made this chili cake.

In order not to disappoint the other party's feelings, Xia Yuan ate all of it.

A wave of happiness and satisfaction briefly made Xia Yuan forget the troubles and worries he had experienced while unconscious. But joyful times are always fleeting, and the approaching footsteps outside the door caught his attention.

"Hey, you messy-haired guy, wait for me! Don't walk so fast, I haven't finished my instant noodles yet!"

chirp-

“Dr. Tesla, this is the result of your lack of exercise. Whoever gets to the ward first will have the right to ask Mr. Xia Yuan questions.”

"Hey... Chicken Hair, I haven't agreed yet!"

Dr. Tesla slurped up a mouthful of instant noodles and quickened her pace to follow her colleague into the ward.

When Xia Yuan saw one of the two figures walking towards him as he pushed open the door to the ward, his anger level immediately reached its limit [100%]. He ripped off the various devices he was wearing to monitor his heart rate.

now........

Xia Yuan, like a ferocious beast that had just awakened, leaped off the hospital bed and pounced on Dr. Ai Yin, who had just entered the ward.

"Aiyin, give me your life!!!"

puff-

Xia Yuan forcefully pinned Dr. Ai Yin down, his hands about to reach for her fair neck wrapped in a red scarf. Dr. Tesla, who was watching from behind, froze, the instant noodles she had just picked up with her fork at her lips.

"What... what on earth is going on?!"

But the current situation didn't allow her to continue casually eating instant noodles as if nothing had happened. She quickly put the cup noodles aside and prepared to go and fight... oh, no, to break up the fight.

"Well, Xia Yuan, calm down a bit~"

"Although Chicken Hair is indeed quite annoying, it's not to the point of wanting to strangle her... You've only just recovered, so even if Chicken Hair did something heinous, let's talk it over properly first, okay?"

Dr. Tesla, who came to the two of them, tried her best to calm Xia Yuan down. In a sense, she was on Xia Yuan's side and couldn't wait to see her colleague suffer a setback.

"Dr. Tesla, why don't you ask Ayn what she did while I was unconscious?"

Following Xia Yuan's words, Dr. Tesla looked at Dr. Ai Yin, who was lying on the floor unable to move, hoping that she could give him a reasonable explanation for why Xia Yuan, who was always a nice guy, was so angry.

But Dr. Aiyin replied calmly:

"What did I do? Mr. Xia Yuan, I was just doing the experiments and things I enjoy as always. Is that wrong?"

Dr. Ai Yin's question only fueled Xia Yuan's anger.

But before Xia Yuan could ask further, Ai Yin continued, "However, Mr. Xia Yuan, you couldn't wait to push me to the ground as soon as you woke up. Did you need to vent the emotions that had been building up inside you for so long? Ha, what a rough man you are."

"While I understand Mr. Xia Yuan's feelings and emotions at this moment, we should still consider the current situation. At least let's do it on the bed first, right? I'm not picky about the location, but I don't know if Dr. Tesla here would mind."

"what?!"

Seeing his colleague saying strange and inappropriate things again...

Dr. Tesla seemed to have grasped the hidden meaning in the other person's words, and said with a mix of anger and shame, "It's hopeless... Xia Yuan, you might as well just strangle the bird's nest head to death."

She no longer wanted to see her colleagues.

"Dr. Tesla, do you really not want to see me? In that case, I'll go with Mr. Xia Yuan. You're already capable of handling things on your own, so the work from now on will be left to Dr. Tesla to do independently."

"You dare to have a messy, unkempt hairstyle?!"

Thud—

Just then, Xia Yuan pressed Dr. Ai Yin's shoulder hard onto the pure white floor of the room once again.

Chapter 379 Ha, what an ungrateful man!

"Doctor, don't change the subject. Do you think I didn't know what you did while I was unconscious? You actually wanted to raise an innocent and ignorant girl into a mother. What were you thinking back then, Ai-in?!"

"Huh? A teenage girl, a mother? A messy head of hair, what are you talking about?!"

Dr. Tesla stared blankly at the two people in front of him. Could it be that while he was away... the guy with the messy hair had secretly diverted research funds to conduct some kind of unspeakable secret experiment?

Damn it, no wonder I've been living on instant noodles all day long. That bastard with the messy hair has been diverting research and development funds again.

"Mr. Xia Yuan, you're hurting me. You're such a rude man."

“I didn’t expect you to find out so quickly, Mr. Xia Yuan… Since that’s the case, I don’t need to hide it anymore. I originally planned to wait until the child was born and I secretly raised him to adulthood before meeting you, Mr. Xia Yuan.”

Dr. Ai Yin sighed with some regret.