Honkai Impact: You still owe me a dance

The next morning, after Xi'er was frightened awake by 'Xier' again, because Bronya had to do other things, Xi'er and Kiana went to the nearby market together. Purchased something.

"Sister Kiana, this way, this way."

After leaving the base, Xi'er and Kiana also relaxed temporarily. Xi'er ran to the cake shop on the side and ordered several large cakes from the store, then ran to the department store on the side. Inside, after buying some balloons and celebration props, they were sent to the Salt Lake base.

"Xie'er, you look very happy?"

"Hehe. When we were in the orphanage, we were very poor - at that time we could only afford very small cakes, and we could only look at all kinds of snacks of different shapes in front of the window. Later, the sister of the cake shop secretly stuffed Give me a box of star candy and I will take it back and distribute it to the children, and everyone will be happy. I am always helped by all kinds of gentle and kind people."

Xi'er recalled what happened back then. Although she was poor, she was also very happy.

"But didn't Brother Bai Yan come to see you when you were young? Why are you still poor?"

Kiana has never stayed in an orphanage, and she only knows that most of the orphanages funded by Bai Yan lead a pretty good life.

"No, in the past, each orphanage would provide funding based on how many orphans there were, so although life was hard, it was not desperate. And when Brother Bai Yan came to the orphanage to visit us , is also the happiest time for us, after all, he will bring a lot of snacks to play with us."

Because Xi'er had learned how to manage the accounts of orphanages from Bai Yan, she also knew that there were rules for the share of funding for each orphanage.

"But even if that's the case, it's because Xi'er is also a gentle and kind person, otherwise everyone wouldn't necessarily treat you this way."

"Ah, I'm not that great. But... I want to be like that."

After being praised like this by Kiana, Xier felt a little embarrassed.

"The procurement is almost over. Let's do other tasks together!"

The shy Xier took Kiana's hand and walked to the nearest square together.

"Oh!"

The sound of fireworks bursting suddenly sounded, and the fireworks in the sky attracted the attention of Xi'er and Kiana.

"Wow, fireworks are actually being set off during the day!"

"It's a rehearsal for the celebration. The robots responsible for the fireworks show are the mechas mentioned in the report. But we have to be a little more careful. I'm a little worried about the Herrscher of Domination."

"Don't worry so much, sister Kiana. After all, we are still on site. However, the robot invented by the doctor is really powerful. It has penetrated into every aspect of life. It always feels like it can be seen everywhere."

"I heard Bronya say that Anti-Entropy and senior congressional officials have already cooperated to help handle Honkai-related matters. After all, in order not to cause panic among the public, information about Honkai was not disclosed to the general public, and everything was dealt with. An accidental disaster. But I was thinking at the beginning, can so many things be covered up? Will no one notice the problems? "

Kiana actually felt a little strange. After all, there had been a lot of casualties caused by the collapse for so long.

"I heard Brother Bai Yan say this. This kind of manipulation method is called controlling the flow of information. It will give everyone the illusion of absolute trust in Congress. In this way, for everyone, it is actually A good thing."

Xier also knows the disadvantages of hiding the truth, but she also knows how terrible the consequences will be once the truth is announced.

“Independence Day celebration, Independence Day celebration! Free beer and a live rock band!”

"Wow, sister Kiana, look, the staff distributing flyers is wearing the doll costume that is sister Bronya's favorite Homu!"

"What a pity. If Bronya was here, she might want to take a photo with her. She really likes Homu. By the way, Xi'er, just call me Qiana. I've wanted to take a photo with you before. Say, I always feel a little awkward when I hear you call me sister."

In fact, Kiana had wanted to say it for a long time, but because of some other reasons before, she didn't tell Xi'er.

"Hey, is that so? Then can I call you Kiana from now on?"

"Of course, just like I call you Xi'er."

After the two looked at each other and smiled, they walked hand in hand to the staff wearing Homu uniforms.

"Are you two going to attend the Independence Day celebration? Although it has been postponed for a month, there will still be everything from food festivals, rock LIVEs, and fireworks shows. Please take a look at this introduction~"

"Well, thank you."

"It looks good~"

"Well, when we're done with this, we... you can come and play together."

Kiana was a little happy at first, but her eyes dimmed in an instant.

"...Kiana, come too! You will definitely have a lot of fun!"

"Ha, I'll go find the person in charge here first and ask what's going on in the report."

"it is good."

After saying that, Kiana ran out alone. Xi'er, who looked at her back, was still a little worried about her situation.

"Idiot Xi'er, if you want to invite, you can't invite her at this time. Now everyone is afraid of Kiana as the Herrscher of the Sky. In addition, didn't you hear what the lobster-headed doctor said before? Didn't those guys Are all these things being blamed on Kiana?”

The shadow of 'Xie'er' floated out and landed next to Xi'er.

"I know that what I say may put pressure on Kiana, but Xi'er really doesn't want Kiana to be so lonely by herself."

Xi'er also noticed Kiana's psychological problems. Although she had helped Kiana solve this problem before, when Kiana really wanted to make a decision with the Herrscher of the Sky, Kiana actually had some Confused.

"Only she can figure this out. No matter what you say, it's useless."

"Xier, you are really gentle."

Xi'er tilted her head and looked at 'Xi'er' beside her. She didn't even have any expectations for 'Xi'er''s words.

"Who is being gentle! I'm just worried that she will hurt you because of Herrscher of the Sky. I'm going back first. Remember to call me if you have anything."

After glaring at Xi'er, 'Xier' returned to Xi'er's body in the blink of an eye.

About ten minutes later, Kiana also returned to Xi'er.

"Something strange..."

"Kiana, what happened?"

Noticing that something was wrong with Kiana's face, Xier couldn't help but ask.

"The person in charge said that the mecha has never had any problems since he submitted the report. He now suspects that he may have made a mistake. However, to be on the safe side, I contacted the maintenance staff. They will come over tomorrow to collect the mecha and conduct a comprehensive overhaul. "

"Looking at the rehearsal just now, it seems that there is nothing wrong... It would be fine if it was really just a misunderstanding."

Xi'er looked at the mechas who were still rehearsing and hoped that nothing would happen.

"But in this case, our mission has ended early. Xier, if you want to go back now, you should go back later. If you want to go back earlier, I will open the portal and go back with you first."

"It doesn't have to be so early. No one has relaxed since we came back from Water City. Why don't we go shopping. Let's go to the cafe we ​​went to last time."

"Okay, there are several flavors of parfait that I haven't tried last time. Maybe I can try them all this time."

When Xi'er and Kiana were preparing to go to the cafe, neither of them noticed that in the mecha that was setting off fireworks not far behind them, the original blue mechanical eyes turned into It was red, but it returned to its original state in an instant.

But 'Xier' in Xi'er's consciousness noticed this.

‘Xie’er’s eyes stared at the person wearing the Homu doll costume,

"I hope you will know better this time. If you still attack Xi'er, I will let you experience what despair is."

About half an hour later, Xi'er and Kiana, who were chatting, suddenly heard the noise outside.

"What's wrong? It seems to be noisy outside."

"It seems like someone...is calling for help?"

As the two stood up, they also heard a sudden shout from the clerk who was handing out flyers outside.

"Hey, everyone, hide now! All the mechas in the square have gone berserk and are rushing over here!"

"How could it be! Wasn't everything normal when we went there just now?"

Although there were some doubts, Xi'er and Kiana immediately took out their weapons and rushed out of the cafe.

When I just came out of the cafe, the mechas that were setting off fireworks were aiming their fireworks at the people who were fleeing in panic. Even the guard mecha on one side rushed towards some different people.

"Tsk, this time the situation is exactly the same as the last time we were attacked. It seems that we have no time to explore the reason now. Xi'er, let's stop those mechas and cover the evacuation of the people!"

Since they are just ordinary escort mechas and performance mechas used to release fireworks, apart from their numbers, their combat effectiveness is not high either.

With the combined efforts of Kiana and Xi'er, all the mechas were eliminated within a few minutes.

"Huh... great, it looks like not many people were injured. Kiana, how are you doing there?"

"All resolved. Fortunately, the ones that went out of control were the mecha used for the fireworks display and the escort mecha used only for supervision. They had no destructive power and no one was injured."

After Kiana blew up the last mecha in front of her, her clothes were suddenly pulled slightly from behind.

"Thank you big sister."

"Ah you are?"

Kiana looked at a little girl behind her, squatted down and rubbed the little girl's head.

"Mom said that you are a good child if you say thank you properly. It was my sister who saved me just now! Huh? Sister, your eyes are so beautiful? Why are the two eyes different colors!"

When asked by the little girl, Kiana didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Isn't she beautiful? This sister is a magician. She also used the power of magic to save you just now!"

Seeing Kiana's stunned look, Xi'er walked to the little girl's side and gently wiped the dust from her face.

"Eh?"

"So beautiful! My sister's eyes are like gems!"

Looking at the little girl's shining eyes, Kiana finally came to her senses.

"Well, watch out, little sister, my sister's eyes can turn into other colors——"

Kiana put her hand on her right eye and suddenly pulled it aside. The originally golden pupils turned back to their original blue.

"Clang clang-"

"Wow! That's awesome! Can I learn magic when I grow up?"

Seeing Kiana's changing eyes, the little girl jumped up with joy.

"As long as you remain a good child, study hard, and listen to your parents, you will be fine."

"I understand, I'm going home now to help my mother with housework! Goodbye, sister!"

After saying hello to Kiana and Xi'er, the little girl walked happily towards home.

"Thank you."

After the little girl left, Kiana expressed her gratitude to Xi'er.

"I didn't do anything. It's better to say that Kiana, you are kind yourself. Shall I go check on the mecha first?"

Xi'er and Kiana both investigated the mechas that they had destroyed around them. There were not many problems with these mechas, but there was a set of tattered dolls among several mechas. Clothes.

"Is this... the doll suit worn by the person who gave us the flyers just now? It was torn into tatters. Is he okay?"

Kiana bent down and inspected the Homu doll costume. As soon as she picked it up, some things were thrown to the ground.

"There's no blood. The inside of the doll suit is empty. Wait, something fell out. Hmm, the key? There's the apartment's door number on it."

"He should have escaped, right? But losing the key to the apartment is troublesome. Anyway, I still have time. Do you want to return it to him? It's just in time to ask him about the situation at the time of the incident."

Xier bent down and picked up the apartment key.

"You're right. But I need to go to the person in charge here to find out the details of the incident first, and then report it to Anti-Entropy. Just wait for me here."

"it is good!"

After Kiana's figure disappeared on the street corner, Xier also thought of her other self, and contacted her other self immediately.

"Xier, are you there?"

"Of course I'm here. After all, if I don't look at you, you will be eaten up by others sooner or later. Why, when you have problems now, do you think of me?"

When Xie'er entered her consciousness, 'Xie'er' was sitting on her own chair with a red backrest, a golden chair ring, and golden front and rear legs.

He looked at Xi'er who ran in front of him with a half-smile.

"Hey. Not at all. If you don't speak, I don't know who to go to to discuss the problem."

"Discuss what?"

"What just happened was a bit strange. I vaguely felt something was not right... I want to hear your opinion."

Xi'er was a little curious and sat on the blue and white chair next to 'Xier', hoping to have 'Xier's' opinion.

"Don't you realize it yourself? If your perception is still like this, then you really haven't grown at all."

'Xie'er' held her head with her hands and looked at Xi'er with a slight sneer on her face.

"My...sense?"

Xier closed her eyes thoughtfully.

"Feel with your heart and the surrounding situation. Slowly spread your thoughts out, cover the surrounding environment, and integrate yourself into it."

Under the soft-spoken teachings of 'Xie'er', Xi'er gradually integrated her body into the environment, and an inexplicable force was guiding her.

When looking along this force, Xi'er could clearly see that there were many lines connected to the mecha's body.

"Xie'er, these lines are..."

"You see it. If you had paid attention to those things earlier, you would have seen them long ago."

"Thank you, Xier!"

With that said, Xier hurriedly exited the consciousness space and directly followed those lines to find the next path.

Seeing Xie'er excitedly running to investigate, 'Xie'er' went and showed a smile.

"Oh, forget it. I won't leave you alone anyway. What will you do without me?"

It’s just that ‘Xie’er’ is quite satisfied with Xi’er’s current performance.

When Kiana came back, Xi'er had already checked all the mechas and found that these lines were basically pointing to the sky.

After Xi'er informed Kiana of what she had discovered, Kiana also checked the mecha, but found nothing.

"Xie'er feels that these threads should be connected to a special space, which is the space that Xi'er was directly taken into. If we can find that space, maybe we can really find the location of the Herrscher of Domination. .”

In Xi'er's opinion, if Kiana could find the origin of those lines, she might really be able to find the location of the Herrscher of Domination.

"Sorry, Xi'er, I really didn't see those lines. The situation now is more troublesome than I thought. I need to continue to adjust the monitoring here. While waiting for the monitoring, I'm taking a look at those lines. The situation."

"Well, is there anything I can do to help?"

Xier also knew that Kiana seemed to be unable to see those lines clearly, so it would take some time for the time being.

"It's okay, I can handle it by myself. Go find the man in the doll suit and ask about the situation. I also want to know the testimony at the scene. The person in charge said that he is a college student nearby, named John Doe. .Here is the electronic student ID he registered while working, I will send it to you."

"I see!"

After communicating with Kiana about what was going to happen next, she also took her electronic student ID card and went to find a nearby university.

On the way, Xi'er was still curious about why she could see these lines, but Kiana couldn't see them at all.

"Xie'er, is it because I have entered that space that I can see it?"

Xi'er asked about the situation of 'Xie'er' in her heart, and it seemed that she was the only one who could notice this power.

"Think about it for yourself, why do you ask me everything?"

In response to Xi'er's inquiry, 'Xier' did not recover at all. After just saying a simple sentence, she forcibly broke off the contact with Xi'er.

"Xie'er? Xi'er..."

Xi'er looked at 'Xie'er' who didn't respond at all, and didn't know what was wrong with her for the moment. She seemed to be suddenly angry and just ignored her.

"Why are you ignoring her? Are you suddenly angry?"

"There's one thing. I told her something, but she still ignored it."

While 'Xier' stretched, Xi also came to her side.

"Anyway, that guy doesn't dare to attack her now. I feel more at ease and let her grow up on her own."

Seeing 'Xie'er's relaxed look, Xi also understood what kind of person Xi'er was.

"You can rest assured, but that's right. After all, there is no need to care about a Herrscher of Dominance. For us, he can be killed casually."

Xi thought about the strength of the Herrscher of Domination, and it seemed that he could defeat these guys casually.

"However, since the Herrscher of Dominance can control various energies at will, is there a possibility that she can control the Herrscher's energy?"

'Xie'er' suddenly had a bold idea, but this assumption was a bit too bold.

"If there is a Herrscher core, it might be possible. But it won't be useful to us. On the contrary, as long as she dares to show up, I will let her know what a Herrscher is."

In Xi's eyes, the current Kiana and Bronya are not considered real Herrschers. The level of half a bucket of water is simply embarrassing the Herrschers.

While Xi and 'Xie'er were chatting, Xi'er had already arrived at John Doe's school.

"This is the school listed on the student ID card..."

It was the first time that Xier saw what a real university was like.

After all, whether it was St. Freya Academy or the schools she went to before, they were basically completely different from universities like this.

"When we were in the orphanage, Cocolia's mother and brother came together to teach us literacy and knowledge. It must be fun to sit with strangers like this, study and help each other, right?"

Although she didn't know if 'Xie'er' could hear it, Xi'er still talked to her on her own.

However, after Xi'er asked around, it seemed like no one knew him.

It was obviously in the same department, or even in the same class, but no one knew where John Doe was.

"As a college student, I don't have much social interaction, nor any entertainment activities, and I don't even have many friends. It's a bit of a failure."

After asking around, 'Xie'er couldn't help but complained about whether John Doe was a failed college student.

"Xie'er, don't say that. He may have some other reasons."

Although Xier also felt that such a college student seemed to be a failure. If it were him, he probably wouldn't make too many friends.