Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 119 If the Masked Fool can come, then what about the Star Train and the Star Core Hunter...?

"Explain what? Well, I didn't realize a gray-haired guy like you had such a beautiful girlfriend?"

Kiana clearly preferred to join in the commotion rather than confront the doll that might actually be a bomb.

The firefly in the handbook is wearing a long gray dress with green sashes, the long sleeves of which just happen to overlap with the top hat in Qiong's hand...

Putting everything else aside, Kiana strongly agrees with Sora's aesthetic: This girl who looks so pure must be a delicate, gentle, timid, and lovable girl, right?

"Idiot Kiana, what are you thinking? Mei-neechan, this isn't a photo album at all, it's stickers! Bronya thinks it's that woman's prank!"

"Hmph, who would believe that?"

Kiana snorted coldly, "Coming today was definitely the right decision!"

"Oh, I see. I misunderstood you."

Kiana: ?!

Although it's unclear what misunderstanding Raiden Mei cleared up, her complexion seemed much better.

Yes, it's definitely a sticker, not a photo! I was just startled by Kiana's incorrect description. Calm down a bit, how could someone defy the laws of physics to create a heart shape? Even if it's something from Sora, it was modified like this, right?

It must have been those two who did it!

"However, there are still many things you haven't told us. Could you tell us in detail when we get back?"

"Well, my mind isn't quite clear..."

"Mei-neechan, Bronya has dozens of interrogation methods."

Seeing Raiden Mei's gloomy eyes turn into a smile, Bronya, who had just defended Sora, decisively turned against her.

"Oh, what kind of things are there?"

Raiden Mei asked casually.

"Great Memory Restoration Technique".

Qiong: ? ? ?

At that moment, Hanabi suddenly laughed.

"Hehe, does it really matter if it's true or not? And why are you all so concerned about his past? Could it be that this lady likes him?"

Raiden Mei hesitated for a second, then nodded.

"Oh dear, little gray hair, you really are—"

"Masked Fool, Ms. Hanabi, what exactly do you want?!"

Old Yang casually drew a circle on the ground and swallowed the last firework doll without feeling any shockwave, meaning these dolls were all just ordinary dolls. He painstakingly created these dolls claiming they were bombs, but none of them were real, and in the end, he just returned Qiong's Dream Manual. Where was the joy in that? Walter, fearing the other party might have another trick up their sleeve, frowned and asked.

"Oh, I just wanted to have some fun! By the way, someone knows whether I just randomly put these stickers together or not—but I really didn't expect the bomb to be so ineffective."

Hanabi stuck out her tongue, leaving Sambo speechless and facepalming.

"You're always up to nothing. Unlike you, I don't build my happiness on other people's suffering. True happiness is about sharing joy!"

Qiong: ...

Take this with a grain of salt; quite a few people have been scammed by Sambo.

However, for Hanabi, whether it was planting electronic viruses to infect computers, placing bombs to observe other people's expressions, or casually returning a manual, she didn't care about success or failure—the awkwardness and panic of other people during the process could bring Hanabi, who considered herself so bored that she could attract the attention of the Black General, a moment of pleasure.

Unfortunately, it only lasted a moment.

"Alright, alright, now that the crisis is over and the misunderstanding is cleared up, we can still be friends."

"Who says you're a friend!"

In Qiong's opinion, Hanabi's behavior of clearly trying to put him on the hot seat is something that even a bad friend wouldn't do!

"Buddy, isn't that a bit much? Even though this woman is a bit crazy, she's still..."

"You too, all the Masked Fools are the same!"

Raiden Mei has inexplicably reached a consensus with Bronya to go back and question Sora. At this point, it is necessary to escalate the situation or stall for time. As long as Old Yang lends a hand and describes the two as "extremely vicious and dangerous elements", Hanabi and Sambo's credibility will be at its lowest, so that he can cover up the situation and have time to think about what to do.

After all, I initially thought I was just a time-traveling soul, but I never expected that besides Lao Yang, there really was someone who could have come from the past to this point!

Speaking of which, if we refer to my own dream manual, which is basically the same thing I did in this game, then this world's version of myself has done it all, right? And considering that even the two masked fools, Hanabi and Zango, could come, then the Star Train and the Star Core Hunter...

"Dude, you've really hurt me! You've broken Old Sangbo's heart several times in one day! Ouch!"

Sambo took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears, but was kicked by Hanabi without warning.

"Alright, alright, I'm bored! There's nothing fun for me here anymore. Let's ignore them and go."

"But my bounty..."

"Taking them back would be pointless. Reporting their location to the Star Train might be more entertaining, wouldn't it?"

"Hey, you two, stop—"

Walter hadn't finished speaking yet! He wanted to ask how the Masked Fool had broken in, and whether he could take Sora back with him—he couldn't leave on his own, but if Sora stayed, there was a high chance something would happen.

But flashbangs, smoke grenades, and cheerful tunes shattered his hopes.

"Don't worry about the two of you, we'll pass on the message to the others. Just wait!"

The fireworks came quickly and faded even faster, causing a small ripple on Earth, but accomplished nothing except putting Sora in a difficult situation, and then decisively ran away.

Leaving behind the starter Pokémon, who were lost in thought due to Hanabi's few words, and Sora and Welt, who were sweating profusely, the fun here would eventually reach Hanabi and Sambo's ears along with the nameless passengers on the train, no matter what.

"Qiong, who are those two people?"

"They are two bad guys. One is a very dangerous and deranged bomber, and the other is a scoundrel who is skilled in swindling, cheating, and stealing!"

As she spoke, Qiong blinked frantically at Welt.

Old Yang, for the sake of our uncle-nephew relationship, please lend your brother a hand!

But Welt chose to ignore Qiong's plea for help, not because he didn't want to, but because he had other things to do, such as Fu Hua who had just arrived.

“Professor Walter, I’ve cleared the crowd. I saw your confrontation with those two people. I never imagined you were a Destiny agent.”

Fu Hua seemed to be trying to look surprised, but Walter knew it was probably time to make a move.

"Let's talk, Fu Hua."

"I'm just an ordinary student, I'll keep it a secret for you."

Old Yang pushed up his glasses and used his power to make them reflect light.

"No, no, no, I wasn't talking to Fu Hua, but to Shadow Knight: Moonlit."

Fu Hua: !

"Or perhaps, the legendary immortal of China, the Crimson Iris Immortal?"

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"Fireworks, are we just going to abandon them like that? That's a huge sum of money and a lot of favors!"

Hanabi remained unmoved and continued playing poker with Sambo.

"Come on, if you wanted to bring them on board, do you think I could stop you? It's just that this planet fits your standards for fun that you can't really let loose."

Seeing that he had been found out, Sangbo chuckled.

"Isn't it the joy of seeing people fighting this disaster also embody human dignity? Leaving the nameless guest to lure the train, helping them out, and then waiting for everything to be alright before sending the message to the tavern—isn't that a wonderful thing? They should thank me, old Sambo! By the way, did you send a signal? We're far from the center of the galaxy; if we don't use real-time communication and wait until we jump, how long will it take to send it?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'll make sure the Star Train receives the correct spacetime coordinates!"

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I'll update another chapter later...

Also, I suspect that the excessive requests for updates are definitely due to the Masked Fool, so please let the Masked Fool temporarily step aside and just tag me to request fewer updates, so that my expectation of increasing my update request value will be a little slower (laughs).