Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 78 Don't Leave After School

Qiong wiped the water from the corner of his mouth, as if he would never finish wiping away the last bit of water; his hands simply couldn't stop! He really hadn't expected Bronya to ask that question.

There was no contingency plan!

"Because Mei might like you."

Intuition told Qiong that Bronya was probably serious.

"Therefore, Bronya decided to come and sound you out. Or rather, what do you think of Mei-neechan?"

Qiong was stunned by what Bronya said, and he didn't know how to respond.

"Let's not be too definitive," Qiong replied after a moment's thought.

"Don't make wild guesses about whether Mei likes me... But in my opinion, Mei is a good cook, beautiful, kind-hearted, and gentle."

Especially when compared to a paramecium, it's just so gentle.

"Of course, I am just making a rational judgment from a friend's perspective."

Bronya nodded; the initial objective was achieved. At least one thing was confirmed: Sora's positive impression of Raiden Mei far outweighed the negative impression of the Herrscher of Thunder—it's promising!

That makes things simple. Under the same roof, as long as Master Bronya uses a little trick and teaches Raiden Mei something from the internet, the little gray-haired girl will surely kneel at Raiden Mei's feet.

Bronya Zaycek's framework and follow-up plans are highly executable and malleable, but she overlooked one variable, a large variable that could destroy the whole thing.

Kiana Kaslana.

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Kiana, upon learning that Theresa had to go out the next day, happily shared the news with Raiden Mei.

Because she's going to sleep tonight.

"Mei, we can sleep together again tonight! I'm so happy!"

"Kiana..."

Raiden Mei gave a helpless smile. She had no way to stop her clingy friend from sticking to her.

"Kiana, here are five bags of potato chips, keep them safe!"

Seeing that Qiong was not there, Kobayashi, who had been watching for a long time, came over and handed over the "reward".

"Oh, we're all classmates! This is nothing!"

Kiana, having patted her chest confidently, quickly took the bag of potato chips from Kobayashi's hand.

"However, I will accept your kindness!"

Kiana, what are these potato chips?

Raiden Mei was a little curious. Had Kiana found some kind of side job to earn extra money? It didn't seem like it. Where would she find the time?

"It's nothing, Mei, you know her too! It's just that Kobayashi and the others said they like the gray-haired girl and asked me what kind of girl she likes. As the leader of the gray-haired girls, of course I..."

Kiana, beaming with pride, thought to herself, "I helped the girl in need, Sora might find love in the future, and I got the snacks. What is this? It's a win-win-win situation!"

She's so smart!

Raiden Mei didn't listen to what was said after that. Her mind was buzzing, and she only wanted to do one thing: confront Kiana to avoid her creating some unknown potential rival for her affections.

Kiana, come here for a second.

"Mei, can you wait a minute? Let me finish talking to Kobayashi, okay?"

"Come here quickly!"

"Ouch! Ouch! Mei, please don't pull my ear!"

As Sora and Bronya returned to the classroom one after the other, they saw Kiana being dragged away from the classroom by Raiden Mei, who was pulling her by the ear.

"Bronya, what's going on with those two?"

Bronya believes that it must be that stupid Kiana who made Mei angry.

But Raiden Mei has a pretty good temper and rarely gets angry.

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"Qiong, come out with me this weekend."

After class, Walter, unusually, didn't run away at the speed of light, but instead caught up with Sora and explained things to her.

"Uncle Yang, where are we going?"

"Changkong City".

Old Yang adjusted his glasses.

"I'm still a little worried about the Rift. Although it's questionable whether a Rift without even a sealed star core can continue to exist, I think we should go and investigate in person, just in case."

Just in case, let's craft an Eden Star first.

"Okay, you're in charge."

Since it was something she herself had created, Qiong shouldn't refuse to go and see it together.

"Also, did you make Kiana angry?"

"Did I make her angry?"

Qiong pointed to herself.

"Uncle Yang, you know me. I'm kind, brave, friendly, and warm-hearted. How could I possibly make her angry?"

Old Yang: I don't believe you for a second.

Walter patted Dome on the shoulder.

"Some things are better left unsaid; don't dwell on them. You're friends, you know?"

Fearing that the girls would surround him, Lao Yang left the classroom as soon as he finished speaking, leaving only a fleeting shadow.

Old Yang is gone, so it's time to go back to my seat.

Sitting behind Kiana, you can't see her face, but now that we're walking back to look at her from the front... Kiana does give off a feeling of an angry kitten.

Did he do something to offend her?

"Qiong, are you free this weekend?"

Before anyone knew it, Raiden Mei walked up to Sora's desk.

"Yes... no, no! Uncle Yang and I have something to do this weekend!"

He almost didn't realize that he was destined to spend his next weekend in Changkong City.

"I see, then..."

Click, click, click—

Kiana's pen broke.

Such an obvious situation was naturally noticed by everyone.

"You idiot Kiana, you've been staring at Sora since just now, what's wrong?"

"Kiana, what did Sora do to offend you?"

Kiana, are you alright?

Ignoring everyone else, Kiana turned around and glared at Sora.

What's wrong with a child getting angry?

Given Kiana's reaction, Raiden Mei couldn't continue the conversation, and Sora could only try asking again.

"What's wrong, Sister Qi?"

"traitor."

Qiong: ?

Another traitor out of nowhere? Qiong is starting to feel a bit like Louis XVI now.

Can't figure it out.

Kiana's actions, from gritting her teeth to a blank expression, and then to laughing in anger, truly left Qiong dumbfounded. What was she doing?

"Sigh, Qiong."

They didn't call out "Grey Hair," so it seems quite formal.

"I remember you still owe me a duel, don't you?"

Is that true?

"Kiana, I don't remember ever promising you a duel..."

"You said that the night we first met, have you forgotten?"

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"By the way, Little Gray Fur, since you're quite capable, why don't you have a contest with me to see who's better!"

"Kiana, I'm not interested in hitting women."

"Don't look down on me! My Kaslana Gunfighting Technique is no joke! Sora, why don't you have a match with me!"

"All right......"

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I'd almost forgotten everything, and you still remember?!

"That's true..."

Kiana stretched her shoulders and, for the first time today, gave him a smile that resembled that of the moon goddess—or perhaps the smile of death.

"That's good. Don't leave after school, see you at the training ground."