Honkai Impact 3rd, but I have too many mods.

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"Walk slowly~"

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"I'm sorry, the general will arrive today, so could you please come with me to pick him up at the airport?"

Kujo Sara's words directly disrupted Liu Bai's plans.

"...That was so sudden."

Liu Bai scratched his head.

"Since we have adopted your previous suggestion, instead of simply increasing our combat power to put pressure on the situation, we should take a covert approach."

Kujo Sara's tone also carried a hint of apology.

She only just found out about this herself; all I can say is that she kept it a secret very well.

She was completely taken aback when Fox Palace called her early this morning.

She was completely unprepared—no, I suspect even the Divine Child wasn't prepared, otherwise the Divine Child would have been communicating with her.

A chaotic style full of Fox Palace's unique personality.

"Excuse me."

"It's alright, it's not a bad thing."

Since we're all just killing time anyway, why not do monster-hunting anytime?

When will the plane arrive?

"Around ten o'clock... It was disguised as a regular passenger plane, so everything was arranged at the airport, both on and off board."

"Speaking of which, will the Divine Child and the others come too?"

"If it is confirmed that no one is monitoring the shrine, the priest will come."

So you're saying it's uncertain?

However, this situation is indeed a bit difficult for Inatsuma.

While having fewer people offers some secrecy, it also makes them easier to be monitored once they are exposed.

Although Liu Bai thought Rita wouldn't be so nosy, who knew if this was a task assigned on the spur of the moment?

On the contrary, Liu Bai... although he is an obvious target for the Undying Blade, no one will dare to provoke him.

"Let's go to the airport now. They'll be there soon when we arrive."

"Um... wait a moment, I'll change my clothes."

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Tianqiong District Airport

"So you're here too, Liu Bai."

"Professor Himeko, your attire..."

Liu Bai looked at Himeko, who was wearing a gray coat, sunglasses, and a gray hat.

This person is like a secret agent in a movie.

"How is it? Isn't it cool?"

"Feeling conspicuous in another sense?"

"Isn't that just being cool?" Himeko took off her sunglasses and smiled slightly. "But I didn't expect you to come to pick me up at the airport. It seems that Inazuma trusts you a lot."

The normal procedure would be to come quietly, then secretly observe Liu Bai through Kujo Sara for a few days, and only openly announce it after confirming that there are really no problems.

In terms of negotiation, Inazuma's current actions are undoubtedly reducing his own bargaining chips.

“But no one dislikes the feeling of being trusted.” Bai Yi shrugged.

He disliked nothing more than the endless back-and-forth negotiations and power struggles.

Although it reduced the bargaining chips on the negotiating table, it was actually very successful as an emotional appeal.

"As soon as the person arrives, I can start trying treatment immediately."

"I really wish that girl Seele could learn your confidence. She's always so timid and hesitant, it's giving me, as her teacher, a real headache."

Jizi stretched.

teacher?

Does Himeko also serve as a teacher at Anti-Entropy?

"You only have Xier as a student?" Bai began to probe for information.

"No, that's not it. If we're talking about direct instruction... there are three including Seele. If we've just taught a lot, there are quite a few. Well, you know, I'm the youngest researcher at Anti-Entropy. People that Dr. Ein and the others don't want to teach will be dumped on me for me to mentor."

Himeko sighed for her unreliable PhDs. They were young and juniors, so it was only natural that they were given tasks to do.

But that's how she got through it too. Even though her mentor was Einstein, she barely saw him more than a few times after finishing her studies.

"The youngest?" Bai pondered for a moment, sensing a strange sense of humor in those three words.

"Is there a problem?"

Himeko looked at Liu Bai with a smile on her face—the murderous aura emanating from her was self-evident.

"What is a professor who is thirty years old if not young? Huh? Dr. Ein and the others are all over seventy."

"Hmm... it's become a minefield."

"..."

Himeko fell silent.

Do you have to be so blunt?

Although... although age is definitely a sensitive topic for her, she can't possibly admit to something like that.

Admitting this is tantamount to admitting that you're getting old, isn't it?

She's old my ass!

Even if the King of Heaven himself came, she would still be the youngest professor at Anti-Entropy!

"What minefield~ Liu Bai, you're really funny." Himeko put on a less scary smile. "There's absolutely no minefield. I can't find a boyfriend simply because I'm engrossed in my research."

"Incomprehensible."

Now anyone can see that Himeko cares about her age.

Kujo Sara really couldn't understand this kind of thinking.

"Shut up, you monster."

Himeko glared at Kujo Sara.

You monsters will probably stay the same for a hundred or two hundred years after you grow up, while I might get wrinkles in ten years. What gives you the right to yell at me!

Kujo Sara: “…”

“It’s best to say nothing at times like this,” Katsura Naifen patted Kujo Sara on the shoulder.

Gui Naifen had absolutely no interest in the concept of immortality.

After all, although the Immortal Ship has many problems, it is not lacking in immortal beings. As an outsider, she has long been used to the various problems of immortal beings.

On the contrary, Kujo Sara's attitude towards life is exactly the same as that of the short-lived species, which is even more unusual for the long-lived species.

When long-lived and short-lived species discuss age, it's bound to make everyone unhappy.

"I didn't expect there to be so many tour groups in the Sky Dome area." Gui Naifen glanced at the tour groups getting off the plane next to her. "What are some good sights in the Sky Dome area?"

"Maybe it's just because it's a big city?" Josara thought for a moment, but couldn't think of any advantages Tenkyo had besides being relatively developed. "Sorry, I don't know much about tourism."

"Well, in a way, Kujo Sara isn't wrong, but when it comes to tourism, the point is to have fun..."

After skipping the topic of age, Himeko's tone became much more normal.

Then, Himeko glanced at the tour group that had disembarked from the plane.

"……Heart?"

As soon as Ji Zi finished speaking, she immediately pulled Liu Bai in front of her.

"!?!" Liu Bai, who had been pulled in front of Ji Zi, was somewhat stunned as he looked at her, whose nose was almost touching his.

"?" A tourist being led by the tour guide glanced in the direction of Liu Bai and Ji Zi.

"I felt like I was being stared at by strange eyes..."

"Hey... is the atmosphere in the Sky Dome District really that open? People are hugging and kissing in the airport lobby. What's wrong, Captain? Is your FFF group's killing instinct kicking in?"

"What are you talking about?"

The tourist jokingly scolded his companion, then noticed a woman looking at him with some confusion, so he looked away.

Yeah, it's pretty embarrassing to stare at someone and get caught.

"Hey, how about we try our luck at a bar tonight?"

"Let's talk about it after you can each go into the bar and order food by yourself."

Something feels off... Hmm, could it really be some kind of "killing instinct"?

This is ridiculous.

"Phew...you scared me."

About half a minute later, Himeko released Liu Bai.

"Indecent assault?" Bai straightened his collar.

"If dancing is obscene, your face is now covered in my saliva." Ji Ziying rolled her eyes at Liu Lingbaimeng.

"What a disgusting joke."

"If you find jokes about pretty girls disgusting, it just means you're not perverted enough."

"That joke is disgusting too—I mean, pretty girls."

"I'll kill you!"

“Those tourists don’t walk like ordinary people.”

Following her gaze back, Kujo Sara watched the tour group slowly depart and spoke.

"Huh?" Gui Naifen belatedly looked over, "You can tell something's wrong just by looking at his gait?"

"Hmm... Habits formed over time are hard to change. Some of them walk too upright, it's not something they do rigidly."

Kujo Sara nodded.

She had just noticed that some of the people inside were walking with unusually upright posture.

They were more like soldiers than tourists.

"And the other person looks familiar to me. Miss Himeko, you recognize them?"

Kujo Sara looked at Himeko. The strangeness of the tour group and Himeko's reaction just now confirmed that Himeko had discovered something.

"Ah... I know him. You should be familiar with Kujo too. He's Ragnar."

"Huh? That captain of the assault team?"

Kujo Sara was somewhat surprised.

"...Sorry, I didn't recognize you."

"It's okay, I don't think she recognized you. After all, you two haven't met many times, and besides, you're not wearing the same clothes as before."

“Is that so…” Josara looked at her casual clothes.

Although I prepared this outfit to be inconspicuous when picking someone up at the airport, I didn't expect it to come in handy here.

Himeko looked like she was still shaken.

“I’m different. Although I’m from the Far East, I’m more responsible for the Americas. I’ve clashed with this instructor quite a few times in the Europe and America.”

"So that's it, the reinforcements from Heaven's Mandate?"

Kujo Sara looked thoughtful.