Honkai Impact: I will save everything alone

Chapter 104: Invaders of Homu Paradise

The next day, early morning.

The first ray of morning sunlight poured into the house through the window, filtered through the gauze curtains, and gently woke Kirataka up.

He opened his eyes and saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

And the warmth of the girl sleeping beside him.

Kirataka looked at Seele beside him. She was still sleeping quietly, her face pure and flawless, like a carefully carved sculpture, revealing a hint of innocence and tenderness.

"…"

He still couldn't believe it a little.

'Anyway, let's get up first...'

Kirataka sat up carefully.

Although he tried to move as lightly as possible, the person next to him still felt the sound.

Seele looked like she hadn't woken up yet, and said good morning to him in a baby voice:

"Good morning...Brother Kirataka..."

"Well, good morning, Seele."

"Um... now, what time is it...?"

She asked quietly with her eyes half closed.

Looking at the sleepy look of the girl, Kirataka couldn't help but smile and said softly:

"It's still early, you should sleep a little longer."

This is probably the first time she has had a good night's sleep in more than a year, so let her have a good rest.

So, Seele obediently closed her eyes and went back to sleep for a nap.

As for himself, he had already gotten used to this kind of early-rising life. It would be better to say that he was missing the opportunity to practice boxing with Immortal Fu Hua.

Kirataka stood up, opened the door, and walked out.

Before they officially get up, go and prepare breakfast in advance.

When Kirataka entered the kitchen for the second time and was about to take eggs out of the refrigerator, he saw a comment left by a viewer on the refrigerator door:

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, such a cute girl slept next to you, and you didn't do anything all night?"

Even though there were only words, one could sense the tone of disgust from the audience on the other side.

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he answered directly to the air:

"Do you want to watch the live broadcast? I don't have that kind of fetish."

Besides, Seele was willing to do this because she trusted him. If he really touched her, it would be a betrayal of the trust of that simple girl.

He was communicating with that despicable woman directly through this way of talking to himself. Since she was watching this dream, she could probably hear what he said.

Sure enough, the words on the refrigerator door began to change shape, and then turned into another sentence:

"It's okay, you can just pretend I don't exist, I won't bother you."

"… This is something that can be ignored if you think it's subjective."

Kirataka rolled his eyes and simply stopped talking to this despicable woman. He opened the refrigerator door and took out three eggs.

Turn on the fire, pour oil, sprinkle salt, and fry the eggs, all in one go.

Kirataka casually flipped the eggs in the pot while looking towards the window in front of him.

The person who had caught him with great difficulty would definitely not give up. Su asked:

"This is a rare opportunity. Don't you have anything you want to ask me? For example, the stories of my original body in the original world, or the experiences I had in other worlds."

After being created by the original body, she has visited many worlds and seen many landscapes in order to carry out missions.

"…To be honest, I'm not very interested."

Kirataka answered casually.

If it was something else about the parallel world of this era, he would be very interested in listening to it; after all, it could serve as a reference for experience.

But this Su's original body obviously came from a parallel world of pre-civilization 50,000 years ago. It was a story different from this era and did not have much reference significance for him.

As for what you see and hear in the world bubble... it is even less practical than the original world.

But, other than that...

"…By the way, Su, I do have a question."

Kirataka happened to think of something and asked casually.

"Yeah, go ahead and ask."

The other side said with interest.

"You should know that there is another consciousness inside Seele, right? I don't think I've seen her come out. Did you do something?"

——The stigma personality that coexists with Seele, the lonely girl's protective umbrella in the quantum sea.

At present, Seele is still far from being able to master the power of her own stigmata. It can be said that without the other Seele constant protection, the girl would not have been able to drift in this sea for more than a year on her own.

It might be difficult for others to detect her existence, but for Su, who has the ability of spiritual perception, it is definitely not difficult to realize that Seele has another self.

However, since entering this dream until now, Kirataka seems not to have seen the black and red figure come on the list.

Based on his understanding of the other Seele, she had a strong desire to protect Seele, so it was impossible for her to have no opinion about them sleeping together last night.

It should be said that it is normal to find claws pressed against your neck in the middle of the night.

he hasn't seen the other Seele come out yet; he's afraid Su did something.

"Ah~ You mean the other Seele, right? Um... When I let Seele enter this dream, I let the other one sleep for a while. After all, she doesn't look like the type with a good temper and is not suitable to be a mother."

Su quickly displayed subtitles on the wall and responded to Kirataka's question.

"Don't worry, I'll wake her up when this dream is over. She'll be fine."

"…"

Kirataka's mouth twitched slightly.

He then asked:

"So, how long does this dream need to last?"

What Su said before was to let Sirin feel ordinary happiness here. At the same time, she could also take this opportunity to rewrite the rules of the [Ether Singularity] of this world bubble, so that everyone can be freed from it.

But she didn't actually say how long it would take—

"Hmm~ Very quickly. If we calculate according to the time in the dream, it will probably take about two or three days, right?"

"It takes so long? Your business ability is not that good."

Kirataka teased.

"Heh, even if it's just a world bubble, this is a project of the [Redefining the World] level. I don't rely on sophisticated instruments or the Divine Key to operate it manually, so this is already quite efficient."

The other side retorted fiercely.

"…But I feel like creating a new illusion is a completely unnecessary element."

Kirataka said silently.

Is it really necessary to create a new dream and let him and Seele play the role of Sirin's "parents"?

Or is it just because this despicable woman wants to see such a scene?

——Judging from the way she was able to easily create those illusory lives in the Tower of Babylon, she was actually fully capable of directly creating the phantoms of Sirin's parents out of thin air. The effect would be much better than if he and Seele showed up on time.

"Hey~"

As if sensing that she had been discovered, this audience member who was keen on interacting finally stopped talking and shrank back.

While they were chatting, his breakfast was already prepared.

......

After breakfast, he waited for the two ladies to get dressed, and their makeshift 'family of three' went to the nearby amusement park according to Sirin's wishes.

In a perfect dream, there is certainly no trouble or worry.

Children don't have to go to school and adults don't have to work, so every day is a free holiday.

Moreover, there is no problem of Honkai.

"It's this indeed…"

Standing at the gate of the amusement park, looking at the lively scene in front of him, Kirataka muttered to himself.

Yes, it is the Homu that is loved by all girls in the Honkai world, and the amusement park with them as the theme.

The brightly colored floor tiles, the white gas lamps on both sides, the deliberately retro-style houses, and the various Homu dolls performing on the streets, illuminated by the excellent blue sky, make the streets look like a fantasy world in a dream, joyful and beautiful.

At the end of the street stands a huge castle that can only be seen in fairy tales, surrounded by a green belt with bright flowers.

Accompanied by the cheerful music on the radio, the whole world was immersed in a sea of joy.

The two girls beside him were already deeply attracted by the scenery and couldn't wait to walk ahead hand in hand.

Seele changed into a different outfit from usual. She changed out of her usual blue top and black skirt and put on a snow-white skirt with butterflies as decoration and a circle of blue lace around the bottom of the skirt. Overall, it looked more like a cool summer outfit.

Sirin, on the other hand, wore a simple white top with a hip-hugging black leather skirt and looked more mature than Seele.

Kirataka, who was following behind them, suddenly thought:

'Come to think of it, when I was at St. Freya's Academy, I was always busy with training and cultivation, and I haven't had a chance to relax like this.'

After being in this world for so long, this was his first time in Homu Paradise.

…

Row after row of wooden shelves are filled with Homu dolls of different colors, various toys, and daily necessities.

Although it is a very ordinary thing, it looks so beautiful and eye-catching against the background of a huge red cloth and with the added blessing of an orange spotlight.

Among them, an extra-large yellow rabbit doll wearing a crown and having a funny smile is particularly eye-catching.

The two girls raised their guns and tried hard to hit the jackpot, but their shooting skills were obviously not very good.

Occasionally they would hit the large-sized Homu doll, but they couldn't knock it down or get it in their hands.

—According to the rules of this toy store, you have to knock down the prize to be considered successful.

"Dad, I want that~"

After doing a lot of useless work, Sirin, who had nowhere to go, came over and pulled the corner of his clothes, saying in a slightly coquettish tone.

"Okay, okay."

Kirataka handed two tokens to the boss, then picked up the gun, narrowed his eyes slightly, and aimed at the largest Homu doll.

As we all know, the bosses of this type of shooting games will tamper with the prizes in advance to prevent customers from getting the first prize so easily.

For example, apply some glue, pour some heavy objects, insert a nail to fix it, etc. In short, it is to prevent you from hitting the target in one go.

Kirataka could feel that the first prize Homu that Sirin had her eyes on had been tampered with.

Then, of course, he didn't need to be polite.

As his bullet was fired, he used a slight amount of electromagnetic force to accelerate the speed of the bullet.

It is not a big problem to knock the doll off the wooden shelf as long as it does not damage its integrity.

Sure enough, after the bullet hit the forehead of the Homu doll, it easily flew off the clip and fell onto the carpet.

By the way, how can such a thing happen in a fantasy world... What kind of realistic fantasy world is this? Does it need to be so realistic?

"Yeah!"

After a while, the purple-haired girl happily walked onto the street of the amusement park, hugging the big Homu doll that was almost as tall as her, with a happy smile on her face.

…

"Well... well, Brother Kirataka, I won't go for this..."

Standing at the door of the haunted house, Seele requested in a weak voice.

It should be said that the tone is closer to begging.

She has always been the type who is afraid of monsters and ghosts, and this is the only project in the huge amusement park that she wants to stay away from.

On the contrary, Sirin was already eager to try. She stood at the entrance of the haunted house and waved at them, and couldn't wait to go in.

"Then... Seele waits outside. Sirin and I will go in together."

Letting the blue-haired girl sit on a chair at the exit and wait, Kirataka and Sirin walked into the haunted house together.

——The pufferfish that had originally been aggressive and said it was not afraid at all, after halfway through the haunted house, had already tightly grasped his hand and dared not let go, and even dared not open its eyes.

By the time they left the haunted house, Kirataka was already holding her in a princess hug.

…

Shooting games, haunted houses, roller coasters, carousels, Ferris wheels...

Apart from using "Homu" as the main decorative element, the rides in this park are not much different from the types Kirataka knows.

However, even so, it was still a very pleasant experience for Seele and Sirin.

——No matter which one of them it is, they probably have never had such experience in the past, so no matter what they play, it feels quite new.

As the sun sets, the day in Homu Paradise quickly comes to an end.

Two satisfied girls were sitting on his left and right, each holding a cup of milk tea, looking at the square illuminated by the afterglow of the setting sun.

Even at this moment, there are people coming and going here.

Of course, even though it was already night, the activities at Homu Park showed no sign of ending.

As colorful lights lit up everywhere in the amusement park, the radio began to announce that a grand fireworks show would be the final show of the day.

Now, it will still be some time before the fireworks show starts, and the square where they are is one of the best viewing spots.

"Did Sirin have fun?"

Seele asked softly to the purple-haired girl beside her.

"Yeah, very happy~"

Sirin took a deep sip of the drink in the cup and answered with satisfaction.

Seeing them so comfortable, Kirataka was actually enjoying it.

"Huh... Let's take a break and then go watch the fireworks. After watching the fireworks, we can go back Home..."

As he was thinking this, Kirataka suddenly felt a strange sensation on his left arm.

Well, it's that feeling as if someone is writing on your arm.

He looked down and saw that there were indeed new words on his arm, which came from that audience member.

However, her current condition was obviously not very good, and her handwriting was a little sloppy and her speed was quite fast -

"Kirataka, help, help, help, help!!!"

"...?"

Teacher Su, what happened?

It looked like she was in some trouble.

Before he could ask, a second sentence appeared on his arm:

"Help! Invaders have invaded this world bubble!"

Her term is not a neutral outsider, but a straightforward definition of "invader."

Obviously, it was an enemy with ill intentions.

"What enemy?"

"Yes... the [Serpent] is coming!"

At the same time, in this amusement park, there were screams and riots from the crowd.

Kirataka looked up and saw a giant snake appearing in the direction of Homu Castle.

It was huge, almost the same size as the castle.

And when Kirataka looked at it, it also looked at him and began to move towards him.

"…Yes, I did see it."

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