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

【Danger】

[The Bishop is not so simple]

Theresa Apocalypse, the current Bishop of Schicksal, appears to be an innocent little girl, but she might transform into a dangerous demon lord at any moment, like that man...

"Not at all!"

Xiao Xuan's descriptions and metaphors angered Theresa, who quickly interrupted her.

"Hmph!" The bishop crossed his arms, sat down in the armchair behind him in a huff, turned his head to the side, and looked extremely unhappy.

Fu Hua, who was not far away, turned her gaze to Theresa.

"Bishop, what evidence is there that you were in your office the whole time?"

Upon hearing this, Theresa immediately turned her gaze to the Book of Azure Profound sitting in front of her. "Actually, Little Profound, you can also testify for me. Look at the map, you'll definitely pass through the control room on your way to the office. Little Profound, you must have seen me back then, right?"

His Excellency retrieved a map showing the layout of the spaceship's various compartments from the virtual panel.

"what?"

Xiao Xuan's eyes widened, then he scratched the back of his head guiltily, "Yes, yes, I... of course I saw Theresa."

"So, Xiao Xuan, did you see it before or after the spaceship experienced weightlessness?"

With a series of thumping footsteps, Fu Hua walked over from the side, hands on her hips, her eyes fixed on the Cangxuan Book, as if trying to find evidence of a lie in its expression.

"Before weightlessness!"

"After weightlessness!"

The two spoke in unison, but clearly had not rehearsed their statements beforehand.

Theresa moved closer to Xiao Xuan, with Judas's figure vaguely appearing behind her. "Why don't you think about it again, Xiao Xuan?" Faced with the blatant threat, Xiao Xuan finally gave in and stuck out a little finger at the blockhead next to him.

"Then... before weightlessness."

Seeing that Xiao Xuan was so sensible, Theresa smiled sweetly and stroked Judas beside her. Sure enough, Judas was the most useful in a critical moment.

"Yes, that's right~"

What a joke! She would never reveal a single detail of how warm she felt in Xia Yuan's arms. She would keep it to herself and not let anyone know.

"Haha~"

"Hey, hehe..."

Theresa smiled happily, while Xiao Xuan forced a smile.

However, Xiao Xuan's smile was stiff and forced. Fu Hua, who was standing next to him, looked at the two of them like this and helplessly covered her forehead. "Alright, let's stop the investigation for today and go have dinner first."

"Yay, you blockhead, you've finally come to your senses and made a very correct decision. You need to be well-fed to have the energy to continue investigating the case. Let me think... there's also Dr. Ein, Dr. Tesla, Bronya, Mei, little Gretchen, Yuexia who looks exactly like Theresa, Bronya's subordinate Xia Yuan, and that particularly gluttonous fairy, Airi."

Cangxuan counted the number of people with her small hands, and when she mentioned the fairy Airi, she carried a bit of personal grudges with her.

That tiny armed doll could eat even more than I could eat.

Every time I'm in a restaurant, it's like being on a battlefield. If I'm not careful, there will be stacks of clean plates left on the table. I absolutely can't let her sit at the table with the armed dolls anymore. I have to move her to the table with the blockhead. That guy can eat way too much!

“Xiaoyuexia and Xiao Gresh can be eliminated from the suspect list. At the moment they boarded the spaceship, in order to prevent them from being harmed by someone, I placed them in a very safe area that only I had the authority to enter. Moreover, they had no time or motive to commit the crime.”

Theresa raised her hand and offered her opinion.

"Hmph, according to a super detective's intuition, the least suspicious person is often the most suspicious person!"

"Ok?"

As Judas's figure reappeared behind Theresa, Xiao Xuan consciously retracted his previous words. "Ahem... Of course, intuition is just a hypothesis. When it comes to investigating cases, we still need solid evidence. You blockhead, let's hurry up and have dinner. If we go too late, I'm afraid that pink pig will eat all the food."

Fu Hua nodded. Continuing the investigation like this would probably yield no results. Everyone on the spaceship seemed to be deliberately hiding a secret, which made her, as an outsider, feel a bit uneasy.

If the spaceship has already been invaded by the Herrscher of Domination, then everyone hiding secrets could be the Herrscher of Domination in disguise. Since we'll all be having dinner in the restaurant later, this is a good opportunity to observe everyone.

The time has come to [19:00].

Inside the restaurant—

Fu Hua outwardly held up a bowl of porridge and savored it, but in reality, she was observing everyone's reactions. She tried her best to recall her past memories, hoping to find out those whose behavior did not match her memories through subtle changes.

The table with the armed dolls—

The fairy Ellie looked just like a hungry ghost on the battlefield, sweeping up all the food on the plates. Xiao Xuan was so frightened that she quickly protected the only bowl of rice left beside her. When she looked up again and tried to pick up some food with her chopsticks, the plates around her had already been emptied.

"you.....!"

That look in her eyes was so pitiful, it looked like you could squeeze water out of her eyes if you pinched it.

But she could only eat the last grains of rice left in her bowl, angry but unable to speak out. What could she do? She had no zookeeper to stand up for her. That blockhead only knew how to mediate. If things continued like this, she might rebel... like by getting a different zookeeper.

What's more, that magic wand in her hand wasn't something to be trifled with either; I had a feeling that the bump on my head was caused by her.

"Hiccup~ Ellie is so full."

After eating and drinking its fill, the pink fairy pig took to the air, but its small wings were clearly not enough to support its heavy body.

After a series of swaying motions, it landed safely on Xia Yuan's lap, rubbing against him affectionately. Its chubby little round legs naturally rested on Mei's legs beside it, swaying back and forth.

At this moment, she is the happiest fairy.

First of all, Alicia and Mei can be ruled out of the list. At least the doting look in their eyes is impossible to fake. Besides, she is exactly the same as the Alicia in my memory, only she has become a little lazy.

However, Mr. Xia Yuan seemed to be watching Xi'er's every move intentionally or unintentionally. He would only touch his chopsticks slightly when Xi'er lowered her head to eat.

Chapter 553 Old fogey, am I not your biological child?!

Mr. Xia Yuan's emotions seemed to reveal tension, fear, and unease... It seemed that the other party was afraid of Miss Hei hope?

But this is consistent with Hei Xi's usual personality.

However, out of caution, Fu Hua did not remove Miss Hei Xi from the suspect list for the time being. That tension may also be due to her unease about the Herrscher of Domination. On the spaceship, she heard about the other party's experience of being threatened by the Herrscher of Domination.

While Fu Hua was secretly observing, Xiao Shi beside her couldn't sit still any longer.

"I'm telling you, my dear old man, can't you just use a spoon to feed me a little? I'm practically tied up like a dumpling. Look at other fairies, they're fed and have someone to sleep with. Me? I'm nobody's child. Am I even your biological daughter?"

"puff--"

Xia Yuan, who was engrossed in eating, couldn't help but laugh out loud, and a large bubble rose from the bowl.

Xiao Shi is such a character...

In a sense, it can indeed ease the tense atmosphere at the dinner table.

Seeing this, Fu Hua temporarily stopped observing the crowd and held out the soup spoon to the Herrscher of Knowledge, saying, "Little Herrscher, open your mouth and drink the porridge."

At least Xiao Shi can be ruled out of the suspect list. Her body was restrained by chains, so it was impossible for her to knock Xiao Xuan unconscious. Because she could not move freely, she was much more docile than usual.

"Heh, are you a child, Lady Herrscher of Knowledge? A grown woman like you still needs to be fed?"

The Herrscher of Knowledge is too lazy to bother with Miss Kuroki right now.

Instead of arguing, she decided to fill her stomach first. Looking at the spoon the old man offered her, she silently opened her mouth.

"My other self, would you like to try the seafood porridge? It tastes really good, ah~"

As luck would have it, Seele, who was standing next to her, also offered a spoonful of porridge to Miss Black Seele's mouth. How could she refuse when Seele offered to feed her? She then happily licked the spoon, as if the memory of being tainted by the bad guy had been completely wiped away.

But this drew laughter from the Lawbringer, who mimicked the other's tone, saying:

"Heh, Miss Hei hope, are you a child? You're a grown woman, not like me tied up like a dumpling, yet you still need to be fed?" She didn't want to stoop to the other person's level, but the opportunity was right in front of her, so she just went with the flow.

"Hiss—old relic, it's hot, hot, hot, slow down... Can't you blow on it for me?"

The Herrscher of Knowledge, jolted awake by the scald, gasped for breath, her small, reddened tongue lolling out; she looked rather disheveled.

"Xiao Shi, eat your food properly."

"Old relic, are you doing this on purpose?"

As expected, she wasn't his biological daughter; even Xiao Xuan couldn't compare. Then, she looked at Xia Yuan, who was engrossed in his meal, with pleading eyes. "Sir, please stop eating with your head down. Say a few words for me! Don't forget what you promised me."

He glanced up at Xiao Shi across from him and said in a deep voice, "Ah? Fu Hua, you're right."

He glanced at Miss Hei Xi briefly, and seeing that she wasn't looking at him, he continued to bury himself in his food. Right now, he just wanted to be a heartless rice-eating machine, like the pink pig, only eating and not doing anything else.

"Hey, well, forget about Grandma, I'm running into walls wherever I go, and I'm having bad luck everywhere I go. If I weren't bound by chains, I would definitely turn this spaceship upside down. Sigh, this is all a curse. If I had known, I shouldn't have been greedy for that money from you in the first place."

"Xiao Shi... what's the deal with that money you mentioned?"

Fu Hua's glasses reflected light as he stared intently at Xiao Shi, hoping the other party could give him a reasonable explanation.

"Hey, you old fogey, how did you know? Holy crap, how could I have blurted it out?!" The Herrscher of Knowledge slumped back in her chair, looking utterly remorseful. If she could move, she would have loved to slap herself.

Xia Yuan gave Xiao Shi a pitying look; this wasn't his statement.

"I don't know, I don't know anything. The great Herrscher of Knowledge has altered all of Xiao Shi's memories. Xiao Shi doesn't remember anything now. She only remembers that she was a child without a mother's love."

Xiao Shi slumped in his seat, pretending to be stupid, which made Fu Hua feel helpless.

She even had the thought that taking care of a child is really tiring. Indeed, she has a long way to go in educating Xiaoshi... After dealing with this incident, she will properly inquire about the source of the money from Xiaoshi and then personally apologize to Mr. Xia Yuan.

Just then, Seele noticed that Bronya hadn't moved at all, just staring blankly at the porridge in her bowl.

"Bronya, why aren't you eating? Is dinner not to your liking?"

"Seele, you eat, I... I'm not very hungry..."

She smelled the half lemon she had been holding to relieve her slight gagging.

She glanced at Xia Yuan, who was sitting opposite her, engrossed in his meal, with a resentful look. All she did was casually grab a basket of sandwiches from Theresa's office, and this stupid subordinate was being so unreasonable to her! She was so full that she didn't want to move at all.

Just like Bronya, Durandal was also staring blankly at the food in her bowl.

Rita placed a chocolate lava cake on a plate in front of her. "Lady Durandal, this is something I made especially for you this afternoon. I hope you like it." Rita, as always, fulfilled her duties as a maid, taking care of Durandal's needs.

"Th...thank you."

Durandal opened her mouth with difficulty, because she really didn't know how to face her adjutant. Seeing the chocolate lava cake in front of her, she would instinctively recall what Rita had done to Mr. Xia Yuan in the baking room.

"You're too kind, Lady Durandal."

Compared to the restless Durandal, Theresa was much less preoccupied, enjoying the bitter melon porridge. "Hmm... Rita's cooking has improved again. I'll take some bitter melon porridge to my sister and little Gretchen later."

"This thing is all black, can you even eat it? It doesn't look appetizing at all."

Dr. Tesla listlessly stabbed the truffle chocolate cake on his plate with a fork. Compared to these things on the table, it would be more practical to give her some lubricant or machine oil. This body couldn't even turn its head, which made her feel uncomfortable all over.

But this was a gift that Dr. Ai Yin had specially prepared for him as an apology. "Dr. Tesla, isn't this your favorite truffle cake?"

Chapter 554 Is it too late to back out now?

She noticed that everyone around her was looking at her, especially Seele who was not far away.

The Lady Ruler sensed something was wrong.

"Of course I love to eat it, I love it the most, it's just that I don't have much of an appetite right now. It's all because you, with your messy hair, dumped all the work on me!" Miss Herrscher of Domination quickly defended herself.

“But Dr. Tesla, after I went back, I didn’t see you working diligently. In fact, you didn’t do any of the previous experiments.”

Faced with Dr. Ai's relentless questioning, the Herrscher of Dominion appeared quite flustered.

Could it be that Dr. Tesla has already discovered her manipulation of him? She now feels that Seele is hiding a scythe behind her back, ready to take her life at any moment, and at this critical moment, Rita suddenly steps forward.

"I think this must be because Dr. Tesla was lacking sugar."

The Herrscher of Domination looked at Rita, who was smiling at her, with surprise. She hadn't expected that the maid she hated most would come to her rescue at this moment, so she quickly followed up on what the other said, "I felt dizzy as soon as I boarded the spaceship. Let alone work, it was difficult for me to even stand up."

This is not a lie.

The longer she controls Dr. Tesla in her current state, the more likely he is to regain consciousness and seize control of her body.

That's wonderful!

"Very good?"

The Herrscher of Domination felt that her little brain was becoming increasingly inadequate since she boarded this spaceship, and she couldn't even understand what the other person meant.

Rita realized she had lost her composure and composed herself.

"I apologize for my rudeness. I would like to invite Dr. Tesla to my room after dinner. It will not only replenish the sugar you are lacking, but also greatly relieve your fatigue."

This is a perfect opportunity to extricate myself; it's better to have one person watching me than a group of people watching me.

But just as Miss Domination was about to agree, she found herself unable to speak. It seemed that her body's instinctive reaction was stopping her. What a joke, a mere maid, how could she be as threatening as Seele?

"I......."

"Please don't refuse Rita."