Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 262 Happiness without me is not true happiness

"Thank you."

Qiong took the steamed bun and awkwardly said "thank you" again—the problem was that although Liuying was smiling, her eyes weren't smiling...

He's probably overthinking it; it's just his imagination.

Qiong took a bite of the bun, his mind a complete mess, unable to figure out what to do next... Since things had come to this, let's just chat casually.

"Where are Silver Wolf and Kafka? Why didn't they come with you?"

"Kafka, Kafka, she—"

"Wait a minute, follow my answer!"

After receiving instructions from Silver Wolf, Firefly revised her wording.

"Kafka and the others were held up by something, but they'll be here later."

lie!

Although his mind wasn't entirely clear, he wasn't stupid. Regardless of which direction he received the information, it was all the same: "Two Star Core Hunters have arrived." Knowing that Silver Wolf Firefly was real, then Kafka was a fake!

"Do you know that Silver Wolf tried to persuade Kafka for you, even sacrificing her time to buy game cartridges and nearly losing his life in the process..."

Qiong noticed that Liuying's expression suddenly became very strange when she said those words—was she lying and feeling guilty?

Unfortunately, this is only a subjective judgment, and without a lie detector, it is impossible to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Half-Life?

"Keep reading, don't panic! Do as I say!"

Firefly was helpless; this was deception! But the words were already out, and she couldn't think of a better solution, so she could only continue to do as Silver Wolf said.

"Yes, Half-Life."

"But I just saw her last night!"

"She got her butt swollen from being spanked by Kaffa last night and can't get out of bed now."

Qiong: ?

Are these two still acting for him? Do they think he's stupid?

"Looks like he doesn't believe me at all? He saw through my lie?"

What should we do then?

Seeing Qiong's puzzled look, Liu Ying felt a little anxious.

"If he really questions you, remember, Kafka was an imposter, and I was the one who instructed you to lie. It's all my fault! But now... Plan B!"

[Silver Wolf, will this really work?]

"Give me some trust, Sam. I've stayed up for three nights researching this, and now nobody understands guilty guys better than me! You need to take the initiative!"

Liu Ying really wanted to say, wasn't the reason Yin Lang stayed up all night researching because she was playing games and catching up on sleep during the day?

【but……】

"If I'm willing, what are you hesitating for!"

On the other end of the communication, Silver Wolf thought of Sam, who was lost and dejected in the snow, and then looked at Firefly on the other end of the camera, and silently sighed.

Honestly, she's more enthusiastic than anyone else before even seeing anyone, but once she does, she's less proactive than anyone else. If she doesn't give her a push, when will Liuying dare to step up?

Ah, I've got it!

Silver Wolf's lips unconsciously curled up; let's give him a little spice.

"I see. You've gotten used to him not being around? Hmm... Although you still have feelings for him, you've given up on taking things further? You just want to be his best friend for life, like me, protecting him from the shadows, helping him, and witnessing his journey until the [end]?"

【…】

"Ms. Samuel, you're so magnanimous! You've actually grasped the philosophy of life—letting go? You're no longer fixated on the two of you having to be together, and have decided to let some random woman who popped up out of nowhere have her? That's truly admirable! I suppose you'll be able to accept seeing him lying on some girl's lap in broad daylight in the future, right? Wait a minute, Prometheus recorded it, he'll send it to you in a bit… Let's think about the future? Getting married and having children, then he'll definitely ask us to be his bridesmaids, right? By the way, it's reasonable for him to have one or even several children with other people, isn't it? Given our relationship, his children will probably recognize us as godmothers, godmothers, or aunts, right? Tsk, how many gifts and credits should we give him for holidays?"

"Enough, Silver Wolf, stop talking!"

The anxiety on Liu Ying's face was gone, replaced by a resolute determination. She had made up her mind—how could she tolerate Qiong sharing laughter and tears with other girls, walking together through a short but beautiful life of happiness? Moreover, she was even invited to be a bridesmaid at the wedding (Silver Wolf: Actually, I wanted to say that she might not have been invited, because the Starry Sky Train and the others... they might just be guests who gave money as a wedding gift). You want to destroy her spirit after killing her? This is Qiong and the wild woman's happiness, not hers!

No, that's not right! I should say that without my happiness, it's neither the happy ending or true ending that Silver Wolf usually talks about, so it's not true happiness!

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Qiong waited for Liuying to speak, but Liuying lowered her eyes slightly, then one corner of her mouth twisted upwards, and an expression appeared on her face that was three parts disdain, five parts mockery, and two parts anger, as if...

It's as if he suddenly became a different person.

"You know what? We were all furious when we found out you had a girlfriend, especially me. I heard you don't want to break up with her? Is that right?"

Compared to the gentle, childhood sweetheart-to-be-sudden-sounding Plan A, Plan B, which combines pranks, a domineering family, and a gentle childhood sweetheart, is much riskier. It completely gambles on Liu Ying's gentle and pure image in Qiong's eyes and Qiong's trust in her Star Core Hunter companions (mainly Silver Wolf due to personnel issues; if all goes well, they could also add "the wicked mother-in-law Kaffa").

If it fails, Firefly can extricate herself from the situation and everything will be fine, but Silver Wolf's butt will definitely be in trouble—but it won't be that bad, because if it really comes to that, either Firefly will lie to Qiong and say that her Silver Wolf can do backflips, or she will use the Ether Teleportation Technique to send Qiong onto the bus and quickly get her wet before the local powerful beings can react.

"Um……"

Qiong was startled by Liu Ying's sudden change, and almost dropped the steamed bun in his hand. But he still nodded with a forced smile.

"Oh...so, our agreement is null and void? You want me to watch you fall into the arms of another woman whose background I don't even know? And even dress up as a bridesmaid to give you my blessings?"

"Liu, Liu, Liu, Liu Ying, aren't you thinking a little too far ahead?"

With her pores standing on end, Qiong stared at Liuying in terror, her words stuttering as she feared Liuying might pull out her transformation device at any moment.

Liu Ying suppressed her discomfort and gave a cold laugh, taking a step closer to Qiong to close the distance.

"You've already decided to marry that person and have children, so how can my problems be considered long-term?"

At this point, Qiong couldn't care less about the steamed buns anymore. The buns falling to the ground and the shop owner's curiosity were no longer important. He needed to stand up and maintain a proper distance from Liuying, who had somehow transformed from a kitten into a bloodthirsty beast with maximum oppressive aura...

But he couldn't escape, because the firefly was faster and trapped him in his seat.

"Liu Ying, calm down. I... I don't want to get married or have children!"

Unbeknownst to her, cold sweat had already beaded on Qiong's forehead.

"No? Weren't you dating other people with marriage in mind?"

Firefly stared intently at Qiong, who was on the verge of tears.

"Who's spouting nonsense there?!"

"Silver Wolf said that! Could it be that he's just making things up, and there's no such thing at all?"

Qiong was slightly taken aback, but secretly delighted. This was a great opportunity!

Qiong then solemnly assured Liuying that there was absolutely no intention of getting married or having children.

"That's absolutely nonsense! I never dated Mei with marriage and children in mind! We're not at that stage! You have to be responsible for your words! Bring Silver Wolf out here, I want to confront her!"

"How do you want me to take responsibility?"

A burst of laughter came from behind. Qiong quickly turned around and saw Silver Wolf covering his mouth and chuckling behind him.

"This was just a little joke I asked Firefly to play. You're scared, aren't you, you guilty thief?"

"Silver Wolf, I'm not done with you yet!"

What kind of good brothers are these? They're clearly frenemy friends! Furious, Qiong made a move to break free from Liuying's grasp and go hit Yinlang with a stick (also to escape).

However, since Liuying did not fall for the trap and let go, Qiong had no choice but to give up.

Helpless, Qiong could only glare angrily at the wicked silver wolf and mentally devise various ways to get revenge...

For example, give him a chance to know what Ansai waist drum is and why the flowers are so red.

But it's just a thought.

Are you still angry?

What do you think?

Silver Wolf laughed even harder.

"Okay, okay, just kidding. You probably noticed by now that the Kafka you saw that day was actually me in disguise. My skills are pretty good, you didn't even realize it, did you?"

Qiong snorted irritably and fell silent.

If it were just Silver Wolf, he could hold a public denunciation meeting. But with a firefly looking at him with an apologetic smile, he couldn't say a word...

"Alright, that's enough small talk."

After taking full responsibility for everything, Silver Wolf stopped smiling.

"Although it was just a joke, we are really angry. Kafka would never accept you bringing a girl of unknown origin to meet her."

"Mei... she's not... a girl of unknown origin..."

Qiong wanted to refute Yinlang, but Liuying just stood there without saying anything, and he went from shouting loudly to making intermittent buzzing sounds like a mosquito.

"Liu Ying was really sad. She secretly cried for two whole days without you knowing!"

"Silver Wolf!"

Liu Ying feigned anger, "Silver Wolf's description is too fake! How could she possibly have been crying for two days in a row? She spends more time inside the mecha, this sounds obviously fake!"

"I'm so sorry..."

Fortunately, Sora did not notice the problem, but after realizing that the two of them did not have a plan to overturn the table, Sora went from panic to feeling guilty.

But this isn't a solution either. What should we do?

"So accept it with gratitude. I went to great lengths and persuaded Kafkaren Elio—and Sam, of course—to accept my proposal."

This is a lie.

Silver Wolf cannot communicate across time and space, but Qiong does not know that.

"A proposal? What proposal?"

Qiong was completely confused.

Silver Wolf crossed his arms, looked at Qiong smugly, and then winked at Liu Ying.

"You know, to Kafka you're like her child. When I told Kafka, her first reaction was to break you two up! Blade asked Raiden Mei who she was and whether she was good enough for you. Eriol said your relationship wasn't in the prophecy! But who am I? Your best gaming buddy, the number one genius hacker in the universe, the omnipotent Silver Wolf lady! After my strong persuasion, we decided to arrange a test for your little girlfriend."

Qiong frowned. He felt something was off, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was.

"If she passes everyone's test, I will wish you all the best."

A forced smile appeared on Liu Ying's face.

"But if you can't make it work, you should break up with her right away!"

"Are you serious?"

fake.

Based on the "good wife standard" generated by Prometheus, Silver Wolf concocted a bunch of small tests. If they were actually used to test Raiden Mei, even Firefly wouldn't pass.

Last night, Firefly specifically asked: What if Raiden Mei really passes?

At that moment, Silver Wolf just shrugged.

Don't worry, she won't pass. And even if she does, so what? Even Interstellar Peace Corporation knows to include "final interpretation right" at the end of the terms and conditions, so why wouldn't Silver Wolf do the same?

……

"Do I have the right to refuse?"

Silver Wolf and Firefly didn't speak, they just watched him quietly.

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I left hungry, but returned feeling utterly miserable. Conclusion: leaving school too early to buy breakfast may bring misfortune.

He should have slept until Kiana came and kicked the door open!

Qiong glanced silently at the silver wolf and "Kafka" behind him, who seemed to be escorting him, the prisoner, to the execution ground. Then, imagining the fried dough stick in his hand as the silver wolf, he swallowed it in one gulp with malice.

According to Silver Wolf's design and Qiong and Liuying's request, Liuying will be disguised by Ether Editing as "Qiong's adoptive mother Kafka, who is not related to her by blood." Silver Wolf will enter St. Freya with his original appearance as "his sister who is not related to him by blood" (Silver Wolf wants to be the aunt, but Qiong and Liuying point out that Silver Wolf has no persuasive power as an elder... Want to suppress them for a generation? No way!). Although the understanding Liuying gave up the possibility of direct conflict by entering St. Freya with her original appearance as "childhood friend", it seems that there will not be a good result next.

At this moment, Qiong transformed from an atheist into a materialist—God certainly exists, but it needs to be explained using scientific methods!

"Great Star Gods, please help me..."

"Hey, what are you saying?"

"fine."

……

Watching Qiong's retreating figure, Liuying's steps became much lighter—this school is really quite beautiful, and if she had the chance, perhaps she could experience campus life with him...

"How much longer?"

Silver Wolf was much more nervous than Firefly. Firefly had less free time without affecting her physical functions than the ten-minute break after a forty-five-minute class. Silver Wolf didn't even dare to think about staying outside the mecha for an extended period of time.

"Don't worry, according to your calculations, there's still quite a while."

Firefly tried to reassure Silver Wolf, but only received a cold stare from him.

"Is it worth it? Are you really going to use up your free movement quota for the next few days for a woman you're destined to break up with?"

After a moment of silence, Liu Ying answered softly.

"It's worth it. I don't want to leave any potential problems... Even if it's just this once, I want to be able to get close to him..."

Silver Wolf pouted; she really didn't understand that dating was less fun than playing games.

"Alright, alright, I really can't do anything with you. If it's time to leave, I won't allow you to still be outside... You'd better go back intermittently, otherwise I'll have to disguise you as 'Armored Kafka'."

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I wrote, revised, deleted, revised, and revised again...

However, I managed to write it, albeit somewhat, (but it still feels like it's missing something?).