Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 172 Your Daughter is in Love

"Squad leader, you mean now?"

Fu Hua pushed up her glasses—a gesture Kiana disliked intensely, as the other great demon also frequently pushed up her glasses, and it was never a good thing afterward.

"Yes, it's an urgent mission, right now."

"What does an emergency mission have to do with me, a trainee Valkyrie?"

Kiana couldn't understand why Fu Hua wanted her, a trainee Valkyrie, to participate in an emergency mission. It would be fine under normal circumstances, but this was party time!

"Fu Hua, what's the mission?"

Fu Hua and Kiana attracted Theresa's attention.

"Principal, don't worry, it's just a simple but urgent investigation task."

After wiping her mouth, Fu Hua prepared to grab Kiana and head out.

"Since it's a simple mission, you can bring a low-level Valkyrie along—that's right, I've chosen you, Kiana."

"Why? I can't do it!"

She hasn't had enough to eat yet! And she's not here, what if...

Kiana glanced at Sora, who was eating xiaolongbao, and had an idea!

"Squad leader, I highly recommend Gray Hair to you! He's brave in combat and meticulous in his thinking; with him on the team, the mission will definitely be a success—"

"Kiana."

Fu Hua gripped Kiana tightly by the back of her neck, her gaze unwavering and unquestionable.

"Qiong-kun has already completed all her credits."

“Nabronya, she…”

"Think about your pitiful grades and credits! If you complete this mission and add it to the results of the last Stigmata Exploration mission, it will fill that ridiculously large hole you've created~"

Kiana tried to struggle, but found that her Kaslana strength was not enough to break free from Fu Hua's grasp.

"Dad, Auntie, help me!"

"Kiana, you should go with her. Fu Hua won't hurt you."

Considering Kiana's academic performance, Siegfried and Theresa tacitly approved Fu Hua's actions.

"No, I'm not leaving!"

Kiana struggled wildly, trying to grab onto anything she could, such as a door.

"I want to stay by Mei's side!"

"Squad leader, you're in such a hurry! Have some steamed buns before you go!"

"Waaaaah..."

Just as Kiana clung tightly to the doorframe, refusing to let go, Qiong shoved a small steamed bun into her mouth. Because of the bun, Kiana's grip loosened slightly. Fu Hua seized the opportunity to pull Kiana away—and then the doorframe, which had just been reported for repair, made a "click" sound; it was broken…

"Mei!"

Everyone:…

"Headmaster, did you use inferior materials for repairs to save money?"

"How could that be? Do you think I'm that kind of person? What do you all think!"

Faced with Sora's unfounded accusations, Theresa immediately retorted. But the others seemed to think there was some truth to what Sora said...

"But shouldn't this be considered work-related damage, Theresa? I'd like to apply for dormitory maintenance funding."

"I'm sorry, Major, the budget was exhausted last month. I'm afraid you'll have to—"

"That can't be right, Theresa?"

Siegfried, who was drinking real alcohol, interrupted the ramblings of a fifty-year-old girl.

"I just did the math for Miss Yae yesterday. Didn't that bastard Otto just give you a huge repair bill this month?"

"Teresa?"

"Um, hahaha... I was just kidding..."

Theresa was quite embarrassed when Siegfried exposed her lie.

"Oh, right."

When Yae Sakura was mentioned, Siegfried recalled what Welt had asked her to convey, and because of special circumstances, he volunteered to take on the mission.

"Little Mei, your father wants to see you."

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North America, New Mexico Anti-Entropy Base.

"Congratulations, Ryoma, you are now free."

There was no formal welcome ceremony, but the fact that Einstein personally greeted him still moved Raiden Ryoma.

"Thank you, Doctor."

Despite having spent nearly a year in prison, Ryoma maintained his appearance: his dark gray hair, slightly different from his daughter's, was still neat, and his suit jacket was impeccably tailored. This wasn't out of vanity, but because he didn't want his daughter to see a disheveled father.

"Where's my Mei? Is she here?"

Prisons may not have much else, but they offer plenty of time and peace and quiet. Raiden Ryoma, after serving so much time there, reflected on his actions. Over the years, he had lived up to Anti-Entropy's trust and the Alliance Leader's expectations, but he had failed his daughter. He had been too engrossed in managing ME Corporation and his work as an Executor, forcing himself to maintain his fatherly authority while neglecting Mei's feelings. He even taught Hokushin Ittō-ryū and pretended to be a Homura Sword Saint…

Every time he thought about it in prison, he wanted to slap himself. But hearing that his daughter had joined St. Freya Academy after being defeated as a Herrscher and was currently being cared for by the Alliance Leader, he felt somewhat at ease…

Now, although he is free, he is still a person who has made mistakes. He no longer wants to fight for the position of executor, nor does he want to be the president of ME Company. He just wants to spend some time with his daughter first, and then talk about the rest later.

"that……"

Einstein thought for a moment, "There's something I should say, isn't there?"

"What, is it because school hasn't let us on holiday that we can't come? Or do they not want the Third Herrscher to be out of sight, so I'm the only one who can go to the Far East to visit relatives?"

No, that's not true.

Einstein spoke, and surprisingly, her expression, which was never different from hers, showed a slight unease.

"Mei, she..."

"What's up with her?"

Seeing Einstein's predicament, Raiden Ryoma couldn't help but start to let his mind wander.

"Is she sick or injured? That shouldn't be the case. Neither the Alliance Leader nor Siegfried mentioned it... Could it be that she doesn't want to see me? Impossible! Mei definitely loves me! Could it be that she suffered brain damage and amnesia while fighting against the Herrscher personality?!"

Einstein slapped his forehead, exclaiming, "What is all this nonsense?!"

"Go ahead and say it, I'm prepared."

Thunder Dragon Horse clenched his fists, a hint of pain flashing in his eyes.

"Does Mei still remember me?"

The great Dr. Chicken-Haired Doctor shook his head.

"Ryoma, actually it's your daughter who's in a relationship."

Einstein handed over a photograph, a screenshot from a video of Sora and Yae Sakura fighting the pseudo-Herrscher Sato Yuno.

"This is the child. His name is Qiong, and he is the Alliance Leader's student—"

"Where did this brat come from!"

The thunderous dragon horse, which had turned sorrow into rage, made Einstein sense a murderous intent.

This is normal. If one day you spend a year or two in the lab with Tesla and then come out and Coralie says, "Mom, I have a boyfriend," her reaction might be no less than that of a thunder dragon horse.

"Ugh……"

Einstein felt a bit helpless when he thought of that big Coralie: Why doesn't that child grow taller?

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"Fu Hua and Kiana, are they going to Singapore?"

Because of Siegfried's sudden message, Raiden Mei was discussing with Theresa whether she could go to North America to see her father. However, Theresa's current stance is that the Third Herrscher cannot escape Schicksal's control, even with Siegfried's guarantee. Meanwhile, Himeko was happily drinking a bottle of wine, Bronya was researching a new game, leaving Sora as the only one with nothing to do.

Why don't he go to Singapore and join in the fun? But Old Yang should have already made all the arrangements, so why would he need him?

Why do I feel like I'm not needed?

Looking at the "Dragon Lord MK2000" Valkyrie armor configured by Lao Yang, Qiong felt like a hero with no place to use his skills.

He's been attending classes for a month now, shouldn't he go out and have some fun?

Thinking of this, Qiong dialed the phone number left by a man who was on maternity leave.

"Hello, Uncle Yang? This is Qiong."

The main point of this phone call was only one thing: Uncle, I'm so bored, find me something to do!

……

"Uncle Yang, when are you coming back?"

"Almost there, just a few more days..."

On the other end of the phone, Walter was holding a baby bottle and comforting little Joe, whose fur hadn't even fully grown yet.

There was no other way; Einstein and Tesla were both busy, so he had to take care of Joe himself. Sometimes he also had to take care of little Coralie—although the child was smart and could do basic self-care.

"Waaaaaaahhhhhh..."

"Joachim, how can you take care of the child! He's crying!"

"It'll be ready soon, it'll be ready soon!"

Looking through his time records, Walter had an idea.

The original plan was to test the prototype of the Moon Throne in half a month and also to resolve the Honkai issue. Since Qiong has taken the initiative to ask, let's ask him to help out!

However, in an attempt to avert a tragedy, Walter surprisingly sent Otto a message—there was no other way, the Philippines was, after all, within the sphere of influence of Destiny.

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Destiny, Floating Island.

"Lord Otto, we have already sent Fu Hua to search for the whereabouts of the gem."

Otto merely nodded slightly upon receiving Amber's report, his gaze fixed on the distant horizon.

To be precise, it's the East.

"I hope she can find the gem... amber."

Otto found the encrypted message from Anti-Entropy a bit amusing.

"Those guys from Anti-Entropy actually said that a major collapse will occur in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, in a few days and told us to prepare in advance. What do you think?"

Amber didn't speak, and her expression was impossible to discern through her goggles.

At this crucial moment in the struggle for the Tranquility Gem, the opposing Anti-Entropy actually predicted that a Honkai would break out in Schicksal's territory? Furthermore, how could Anti-Entropy predict that a Honkai would break out without any warning so far in advance?

Natural collapses are like earthquakes. With current technology, it's not that we can't warn of them, but the warning time is only a few minutes or even a few seconds, making it impossible to prevent or take measures.

But what if it's true? What if Anti-Entropy really developed an advanced Honkai burst detection system? With the talent of those doctors, it's not impossible! Amber didn't know, so she could only remain silent.

"Send the message about anti-entropy to the Oceania branch verbatim and warn them to be on guard. We can't deploy the main force from headquarters if we don't know if it's true or not."