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

"Can I rest my head on your pillow a little longer? It's so good to see you again..."

Looking at the other person, who was leaning lazily on his shoulder with his eyes half-closed, speaking so softly, it seemed that the bad guy had really been through a lot during this time. As an ordinary person, he had been chased by the Herrscher of Domination for several days in a row. Thinking about it, he was actually quite pitiful.

Forget it... I'll refrain from bothering that bad guy today.

"Hmph, I'm in a good mood today, so I'll allow you to hug me for about two more minutes for Seele's sake. But you have to wash the clothes you got dirty by hand yourself, you little rascal, understand?"

Miss Kuroki poked the naughty guy who was clinging to her and wouldn't let go with her fingertip.

"What about Seele's?"

"Hmph, you little devil, you dare to touch Seele's clothes? Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Of course, I'll wash Seele's clothes myself. Hehe, savor the lingering fragrance of Seele in her dress... and Seele's pure white pajamas with lace trim. I have to wear them on my head before each wash to feel this blessing."

"As expected of you, Mr. Kuroki."

Xia Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and silently gave Miss Hei Xi a thumbs up. This was true craftsmanship; she had easily accomplished what he and Xiao Ai Li could not.

Miss Hei hope became more and more excited as she talked, and she couldn't stop at all.

Until Seele, whose face was getting increasingly flushed and even reaching her earlobes, covered the slightly chilly hem of her skirt that was being fluttered by the breeze, she couldn't help but stop Miss Kuro's boastful talk. There were still people around, such as Abyss and others, and she couldn't let another version of herself continue talking like this.

No wonder my other self is more enthusiastic than anyone else when it comes to doing laundry.

“Another me…”

"Seele, what's wrong? Do you want me to wash your dresses until they're spotless and beautiful? No problem, leave them all to me, the more the better. I'll take meticulous care of them~"

"No, what I meant was that I can wash my own clothes from now on."

Seele's words were still gentle, but to Miss Black Seele, they were as cold as frost in June, leaving her frozen in place... It seemed as if there was a cracking sound inside her, perhaps it was her incredibly passionate heart?

Seeing Miss Hei Xi frozen in place, Xia Yuan sympathetically reached out and wiped away the tears that silently streamed down her face. Unfortunately, the soot on his fingertips looked like two whiskers drawn on her skin. To soothe Miss Hei Xi's emotions, Xia Yuan softly said:

"Sweetie, don't cry. If we can't do it openly... can't we do it secretly?"

Miss Kuroki's eyes suddenly lit up. Yes, how come she didn't think of that? She's such a rascal, one bad idea after another! As long as Hiyori doesn't find out, everything will be fine~

But she seemed to have forgotten that Seele was right beside her.

"Xiao Yuan, I heard you. You can't do it in secret either."

Seele's tone remained as gentle as ever... She made a prohibition gesture between the two of them.

Chapter 497 Can that be called a loss?!

Of course, aside from Seele's bright red earlobes and the constantly swirling vortex in her pupils.

Perhaps she was trying to suppress her shyness. If you suddenly blew a breath into Seele's earlobe from behind, I wonder what kind of cute expression she would make?

[A friendly reminder from the Pink Fairy: The cute fairy isn't sure how Seele will react, but what awaits Xia Yuan is definitely the scythe Seele wielding. Want to try the same meal as the Herrscher of Domination? The Pink Fairy can use the Paradise Typewriter to help Xia Yuan reload your save file~]

Xia Yuan gradually withdrew his bold idea and continued to comfort the sadly sobbing Miss Hei hope.

"Waaaaah, she can no longer feel Seele's warmth."

Unexpectedly... besides Seele, it was this bad guy who comforted me. Had I been too harsh on Xia Yuan before? Maybe I should be gentler with him in the future, like Seele was?

But just as Miss Kuroki was considering this, what the other party said next made her change her mind.

"Alright, alright, Miss Hei hope, don't be sad anymore. I'll just buy all your clothes from now on."

"?!!"

"Well, you rascal, I was just about to praise you for being such a nice guy, but it turns out you were waiting for me here. Two minutes have already passed, so get off me now, or I'll let you taste the chain claws."

What kind of person comforts others like that? From now on, she'll wash her own clothes. That bastard won't take advantage of her!

Miss Hei Xi pushed Xia Yuan out of her arms with disdain. She stood on tiptoe, seemingly trying to be taller than him, with her hands on her hips, looking arrogant and sullen.

But when she saw the other person's smug expression, muttering something like, "Great, I don't have to wash Miss Kuroki's socks..." she felt increasingly uneasy. Wait... had she been tricked by this bad guy?

"You bastard, I'm going to get my hands on your *civilized fairy*!"

Just as Miss Hei Xi was about to roll up her sleeves and teach Xia Yuan a lesson, Xiao Yuexia, acting as Xia Yuan's caring daughter, stood in front of him to protect him.

"Don't you dare bully a human!"

"Theresa?!"

Although the other person looked like they had just crawled out of a mine, just like the bad guy, Miss Kuroki could still vaguely make out the outline of their face. How could the bishop be with the bad guy? And what's with those sharp teeth in her mouth?

Could it be that some bad guy kidnapped Theresa?

Miss Hei Xi looked at Xia Yuan suspiciously, hoping he could give her a reasonable explanation, otherwise she could spend the rest of her life in the solitary confinement cell of Destiny, where she would go in every day to deliver prison food and bully bad guys.

"Ahem... This is a long story. This Theresa is not the headmistress we know. Her name is Yuexia, and she is Theresa from another world."

"Hmph, where did all these Theresas come from? Even if the bishop herself came, I'd still grind you to dust today!"

After a moment—

Panting heavily, Miss Hei Xi glared indignantly at Xia Yuan, "You bad boy, if you're so capable, don't hide behind others!" Clearly, Yuexia was protecting Xia Yuan well, even though he kept circling around her the whole time.

Kara -

Just then, a clanging sound came from the other side.

"Hey, Seele, sir, you can fight and joke around all you want, but could you please untie these chains for me first? I got tied up here because I was fighting for you, sir. Doesn't that count as a work injury? Even if I didn't do anything meritorious, I still deserve some credit for my hard work..."

"Strange, why does this voice sound so familiar?"

Miss Kuroki's attention involuntarily shifted from Xia Yuan to the Herrscher of Knowledge, who was bound by iron chains.

Seeing the other party chained to the spot, she immediately became interested. What a small world! She could teach the bad guy a lesson later, but she would never see the Lawyer of Knowledge in such a pathetic and comical state again.

Miss Hei hope arrived at Shi Bao with great interest.

"Why are you here?! Go away, please move aside and don't block Seele from saving me. I'm looking for another understanding Seele, not you." The Herrscher of Knowledge waved her hand impatiently, telling Miss Black Seele to go somewhere cool and stay there.

"Hmph, aren't I Seele too?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, but look who this is, isn't this the great Herrscher of Knowledge? How come she's so great that she's chained up in the forest? Or are you playing some kind of role-playing game? Why don't you raise your head and look at me properly? Or are you too ashamed to be seen?"

"Go away, what do you know? I was just doing my duty to help someone in need. I was willing to go to great lengths for you, but I just happened to fall into the Herrscher of Domination's trap. I advise you to quickly call another Seele to help me undo this."

"You're making it sound so elegant, but all you did was lose, right?"

Miss Kuroki waved her hand.

"Nonsense, I didn't lose! If I used my full strength, I could take down the Herrscher of Domination in no time. The opponent wouldn't even have the chance to touch me."

The Lawyer of Knowledge blushed and argued, "How could that be called a loss?"

"Alright, alright, then I'm sure the great Herrscher of Knowledge can easily break free of these chains. We shouldn't need to help you. I'll take the bad guy and Seele and leave here~"

"you!"

Seeing that he couldn't win the argument...

Shi Bao looked pitifully in Xia Yuan's direction, her expression practically screaming, "Sir, she's bullying me!"

"Pfft, what happened to your face? You look even worse than that bad guy. Not only were you chained up by the Herrscher of Domination, but he also drew... a pig's head on your face?"

Miss Hei hope couldn't stop smiling.

She hadn't felt this good in a long time. After arguing with the Herrscher of Knowledge for so long, the other party had actually gotten away with it. Although she wouldn't stoop to the level of a child.

"What are you laughing at? We're in the same boat. Your face isn't any better than mine!" Little Knowledge, her cheeks flushed red, gritted her teeth in hatred. Once she got out, she was determined to suppress the Herrscher of Domination under Mount Taixu to guard her home.

"On my face?"

Miss Kuroki subconsciously brushed her cheek with her fingertips.

A gray mark appeared on her fingertips as she silently clenched her hands. That bastard was up to no good again, using the guise of comforting her to scribble all over her pretty face. She was determined to beat him to a pulp today!

Chapter 498 Seele Doesn't Want Me Anymore~

"You bastard, aren't you going to explain this to me?!"

Miss Kuroki and the Herrscher of Knowledge looked in the direction of Xia Yuan, wanting him to give a reasonable explanation. One wanted him dead, and the other wanted him to save her. Driven by his will to survive, Xia Yuan changed the subject.

"Ahem... Treasure hunter, calm down, just hang in there a little longer, I'll call Seele to come save you, Seele, Seele~"

He ran while calling out Seele's name.

However, there was no response from the other party. When Xia Yuan turned around to look for Xi'er's figure, he found that Xi'er was still standing still. When he approached from behind, he could vaguely hear Xi'er's muttering voice repeating itself over and over.

"I can't do the other one, Xiaoyuan can't do the other one... but I can."

Xia Yuan couldn't help but touch the back of his head. Seele seemed to be broken? Why did it feel like the situation was terrible? Sure enough, Miss Hei Xi's public speech had a huge impact on Seele.

He was still hoping that Seele could cut the chains on Shi Bao and get the job done.

But Seele, who's just standing there muttering to herself, is so cute right now, I really want to tease her a little...

Heart is worse than action.

Xia Yuan quietly approached Xi'er from behind, gently brought his lips to Xi'er's red earlobe, and suddenly exhaled a breath of hot air.

"Seele, snap out of it!"

When the breath was blown on her earlobe, Seele trembled like a startled fawn. The swirling vortex in her eyes disappeared, and she gradually regained her senses, but what followed was a rapid rise in body temperature.

"Eh, eh, Xiao Yuan... Is there, is there something wrong?" Seele stammered as if she had a problem, pressing her skirt down as low as possible with her hands. After that speech, she felt like another version of herself would suddenly lift up her dress from behind.

"I'd like to ask Xi'er to help untie the chains binding Xiao Shi. Shi Bao is crying and making a fuss right now. If Miss Hei Xi and Shi Bao continue arguing like this, we might have to each pull one of them and forcibly separate them."

"Okay, okay, then Xiaoyuan, you walk ahead and lead the way for me. Don't blow air into my earlobe like you did before, or I'll get angry~"

Seele's cheeks were flushed, and although she said she was angry, her voice remained gentle. Her legs, tightly pressed together, seemed to be deliberately enduring something...

"Who can blame me? Seele was just too adorable."

"Cute and all that..." Seele lowered her head shyly. Being praised for being cute by Xiaoyuan should have been a happy thing, but her other self had just said something that made her so embarrassed.

Seele followed Xia Yuan with hesitant little steps, her head down and silent. It was impossible to tell that this shy girl had just swiftly and decisively dealt with the puppet that controlled the Herrscher of the Sea.

Sizzle sizzle—

At the same time, Xia Yuan heard a peculiar friction sound in front of his ears.

"I say... are your claws any good or reliable? They look pretty impressive and big, but after grinding the chains for so long, there's not even a single mark?" The bound Herrscher of Knowledge just quietly watched Miss Blackie beside her, who seemed to be sawing at the chains on the wrist of the treasure with the chain claws beside her.

"If you don't want to spend the night with the Honkai Beasts in the forest, shut your mouth, or I'll shove the chain claw into your mouth."

Miss Kuro wiped the sweat from her cheeks. What kind of chains are these... one is cut off and another pops up. These chains won't disappear until the main body of the Herrscher of Domination is dealt with, right?

She stretched her body wearily, and in her line of sight, Miss Hei hope saw Xia Yuan slowly walking towards her.

"Hey, you rascal, didn't you go to call Seele? Where is Seele?" Just before Miss Black Seele was about to get angry, Xia Yuan subconsciously moved to the side and pointed behind him, saying, "Didn't I bring her? I'm counting on you for Seele from now on."

Seele nodded slightly and walked towards Shi Bao. But when she passed Miss Black Seele, she secretly glanced at her and subconsciously kept her distance. This made Miss Black Seele feel even worse than if the bad guy had been showing off and bullying her.

Did Seele dislike me? It's all my fault for not controlling my mouth earlier...

Miss Hei Xi came to Xia Yuan's side, looking dejected. Although Xiao Yuexia was still wary of her, Miss Hei Xi had long lost the mood to play with her. Xia Yuan gently patted Miss Hei Xi's shoulder to express his sympathy and hoped that she could cheer up.

But speaking of which, what happened to Mei and Airi? I wonder if Seele and the others saw them on their way here.

"By the way, dear Ms. Kuroki, if I may ask, have you seen Mei and Fairy Airi?"

"Why are you being so polite all of a sudden, you rascal? We did find Mei with the help of that cat delivery girl, Padofelis. Oh, and I've already put the bill for finding her on your tab, so don't forget to settle the bill for little Padofelis later."

Upon hearing the news about Mei and Fairy Airi, Xia Yuan eagerly pressed for details:

"How is Mei... is she injured or anything?"

"Don't shake me anymore, you bad guy. Look how anxious you are. I've never seen you care about me like this before. Don't worry, Mei is fine. But when we found her, she seemed to be walking with a limp. The armed doll that used to follow you around was supporting and accompanying her."

"Limping?!"

“Yeah, and Mei’s little belly is bulging.” Miss Kuroki rolled her eyes at Xia Yuan beside her with disdain, then sighed, “Forget it… I don’t care what happened between you and Mei in the dojo, and I don’t want to ask. I just want to be alone right now.”

Xia Yuan awkwardly smoothed his curly hair, trying to break the quiet but embarrassing situation.

He began:

"Cough cough... I was forced by the Herrscher of Domination, I had no choice but to do it. But this is not like you, Miss Black Seele. Why are you so listless? Normally you would have picked me up by now. Are you still worried about what happened earlier? It's just that Seele doesn't want you anymore."

"Seele doesn't want me, you bad guy, you want me?"

Chapter 499 Miss Kuroki, the Best Companion!

Miss Hei Xi gave Xia Yuan another resentful look. "Xi'er doesn't want me anymore, you bad guy, do you want me?" Even at this point, the bad guy still wanted to join in the fun and make a fuss.

"Okay~" Xia Yuan blurted out subconsciously.

"You think you're so great? Get lost, you big jerk! I think you should worry about yourself first. Mei has probably already met up with Bronya. When you see them later... let's see how you explain this to Bronya."