Honkai Impact: You still owe me a dance

The street lamps and moonlight interweave intertwined light and shadow in the narrow alley, creating a subtle sense of horror, which is rendered from the shadow outlines that are distorted and magnified due to the angle.

Bai Yan didn't care what monsters he would encounter next, and walked straight into the alley.

At the next corner, a weak girl fell to the ground in front of him.

But if it was an ordinary girl, Bai Yan might have gone up, but the other party was wearing a dress-like outfit, so naturally she couldn't be a normal person.

"Haha~haha~"

The girl's breathing was not steady, and some rapid breathing made Bai Yan realize that something was wrong with her body.

"Haha~haha~"

Bai Yan walked to the girl's side, leaned over and picked her up, but her rapid breathing made Bai Yan feel something was wrong.

But the appearance of the girl in his arms was so endearing, and the familiar face made Bai Yan realize what was going on.

"Quick~haha~let's go~"

The other party subconsciously grabbed Bai Yan's sleeve.

"Quick...leave...here..."

She obviously subconsciously wanted to rely on Bai Yan, but she said she wanted him to leave.

The girl frowned her delicate eyebrows and closed her eyes tightly in pain. The intermittent syllables leaking from her lips and teeth seemed to be telling something.

But because he couldn't hear clearly, Bai Yan put his ear to the girl's mouth.

But the next second, the girl in her arms suddenly opened her eyes. Her eyes were like blood. They were definitely not the blood-red pupils of humans.

The sharp canine teeth flashed under the opponent's cherry-colored lips, and the cold touch seemed to want to pierce the skin on the neck, but there was no way to pierce the skin on the neck.

But the familiar aura of the other party reminded Bai Yan of something. He relaxed the defense on his neck and allowed the other party's canine teeth to pierce the skin of his neck.

"woo meow~"

But the other party seemed to be too weak, and the skin on his neck did not seem to be pierced, and the other party lost consciousness.

"Too weak?"

He looked at the girl curled up in his arms like a kitten, but the unconsciousness was not enough to relieve the physical pain.

"Haha~haha~"

His weak and rapid breathing seemed to be forcing himself to endure something irresistible. Looking at the other party's weak appearance, Bai Yan also knew how weak the other party's body was.

"Oh, really, it's not a good situation for you to be like this."

Looking at the girl's appearance, Bai Yan cut his palm open with a piece of glass on one side, and the blood flowed into the gap between the girl's lips along Bai Yan's fingers.

Along with the girl's cute swallowing sound, the girl's breathing gradually stabilized, but as more and more blood flowed into the other person's lips, her pale face gradually turned rosy. Listening to the other person's breathing that gradually stabilized, he felt relieved. Come down.

At this time, Bai Yan's phone suddenly rang.

During the call, Ji Zi had finished her inspection and was ready to return to the intersection where they were separated.

Bai Yan wiped the blood from the corner of the girl's mouth, leaned her against the intersection of the alley, then turned and left.

After that, according to Ji Zi's contact, they returned to the Homu Happy Restaurant to meet up, but when they arrived at the appointed time, Ji Zi arrived late.

Looking at Ji Zi who hurriedly ran to him, Bai Yan tilted his head, seeming to be a little curious about her late return.

"Sorry, I met an... old friend on the way, so I was delayed."

"Ouch, a good woman wouldn't make such excuses, Miss Canghai City's vigilante."

Bai Yan looked at Ji Zi who was still breathing heavily with a half-smile.

"Huh? But I heard some interesting information."

Seeing that her teasing was ignored, Himeko didn't respond. Although the other party didn't show it clearly, his uneasiness was still revealed.

"It is said that in the late nights recently, people have frequently sighted 'white ghosts' wandering alone in this area."

The name White Ghost is undoubtedly that of the white-haired vampire girl from before.

"Perhaps, this is just an urban legend spread by rumors? After all, urban legends are bizarre but charming stories, half-true and half-false stories that are fascinating. Confusing abnormal things with mystery, but It’s a deduction item in criminal investigation.”

"But on the contrary, the more bizarre something is, the less secret it is. After all, no one can imagine something that does not exist in the brain."

Jizi spread her hands. She didn't think this urban legend was groundless.

"When people are under pressure due to various things such as work, family, studies, etc., their brain will let them choose to avoid it before their endurance reaches a limit. And it is these rumors that are subconsciously blurted out to escape, and three people become tigers. Maybe it exaggerates everything in reality and turns it into a legend.”

The two of them were arguing while returning to their residence. Although they didn't do much that day, they went out to investigate in the middle of the night and it was already dark when they got home. No matter who they were, they would feel tired.

After Bai Yan fell asleep, he deliberately used his biological clock to record the time he slept.

But when he woke up, it was already the next night.

As soon as he woke up, he heard Jizi's call. He washed up a little, then came to Homu Happy Restaurant again with a piece of bread in his mouth.

"How to investigate today, separately or together."

Bai Yan took a sip of bread and drank a sip of milk while waiting for Ji Zi's orders.

After learning that Jizi was going to continue investigating yesterday's 'White Ghost' news and left, Bai Yan followed yesterday's path and returned to the place where he met the vampire girl.

"It's just that today's moonlight, with its distorted and scattered light and shadow, does seem like a thriller version of an urban ghost story."

The noise from vendors on the street from time to time only makes this alley feel extraordinarily quiet.

"Are you looking for me again?"

At this time, a white-haired figure suddenly appeared behind Bai Yan, talking to Bai Yan too naturally.

"Yes, I am indeed looking for you, lovely vampire girl."

Bai Yan looked at the white-haired vampire girl who suddenly appeared in front of him. He didn't feel scared or anything. He bent down and kept eye level with her.

The white-haired vampire girl stared at Bai Yan with her blood-red eyes.

The tip of the opponent's nose twitched slightly.

"Well, this smell is...this familiar smell of blood...Human, answer my question, why did you save me last night when you were aware of my identity?"

The other party's inorganic doll-like expression and vague sense of oppression repeatedly emphasized to Bai Yan the inhuman identity of the white-haired vampire girl.

"There are many reasons to save people, which one do you want to hear?"

Bai Yan's words made the vampire girl stunned for a moment, and she didn't know how to continue asking.

"I can't understand... You obviously know that I'm not a human, but you still say it's to save people? Humans... shouldn't be such innocent creatures."

"I know many people who are not human like you, but they are also my brothers and sisters, people who can share the joys and sorrows with me."

Bai Yan just smiled indifferently at the girl's indifferent expression.

"There once was a fairy girl who had a profound influence on me. She once said that it is because she likes all the beauty in the world that she likes humans. But it is also because she likes humans that she feels that everything in the world is beautiful. If you press her In other words, no one can turn a blind eye to a lovely girl in distress."

Although Bai Yan's words made the girl not believe him very much, they did not cause any less vigilant behavior.

"But there is no smell of lies on you."

The other party just stared at Bai Yan silently, as if looking at something novel and dangerous.

"So, my name is Bai Yan, the pure and picturesque Bai, the Yan who burns the sky with three fires. What about you? What's your name?"

Bai Yan straightened up and could clearly feel that the other party's threatening aura had disappeared.

"Human, you don't have a position to ask questions here. But... well, if it's you, maybe... make a deal with me, and I will tell you about a certain girl related to the incident. Story. But instead, you have to help me... no, her, grant a wish."

No matter how hard the girl tried to hide it, Bai Yan knew very well that the girl the other party was talking about was actually herself.

"Then what does this lovely girl wish for?"

"Then, let me tell you the story of that girl first. Her name is Theresa, and her wish is..."

Theresa suddenly stopped speaking, subconsciously not knowing how to say it.

"Want to understand what the world is like now? Right."

Seeing Theresa's surprised look, Bai Yan's words were undoubtedly the words Theresa couldn't say.

"Don't be surprised. Didn't I say it before? I know many people who are just like that girl. And their wishes are basically the same."

Although Theresa was a little surprised, she turned around and left the alley with Bai Yan.

Tens of minutes later, above a certain building, the evening breeze blew with a slight coolness, stirring up tiny particles on the surface of the skin.

In the coolness without the sultry heat of late summer, I stared at the white-haired girl standing at the highest point next to me, overlooking the night view of Canghai City.

"Bai, where is the sign with the giant Homu painted on it?"

"That's Homu Happy Restaurant, the largest chain of children's restaurants in the world. In the past, many children's dream was to have an unforgettable birthday party in Homu Happy Restaurant. I also know an idiot who went to Homu Happy Restaurant. When I was working part-time at Mu Happy Restaurant, I also made a black truffle chocolate grilled steak. Although it looked dark, it still tasted good."

"What about there, where there are a lot of lights?"

"That's Homu Houmu Amusement Park. The tallest building there that's still spinning is the famous Ferris wheel of Houmu Houmu Amusement Park. You can even see the cruise ships on the sea when you sit on it."

"Over there, over there, that gleaming building?"

"That's the game console center. There are various types of game consoles in there."

"Game console...what is that?"

The white-haired girl stared innocently into Bai Yan's eyes. After Bai Yan smiled faintly, he explained to the excited white-haired girl one question after another that she wanted to know.

"Is this okay? Is your... no, her wish already okay?"

"That's enough. This is my... no, her wish. She just wants to understand what the world is like now. Not the text description in the book, but the real city, lights, people... "

In Bai Yan's eyes, Theresa's original bright eyes gradually dimmed, and what was left was a trace of loneliness that was deliberately concealed.

"Although I still want to taste the ice cream with my own mouth and touch the face of the Homu doll with my own hands... But this is fine. I am already very satisfied."

"There are obviously things you want to achieve, so why do you say this is enough? If you want to do it, I will accompany you to achieve everything you want to do..."

"I can not do it."

Before Bai Yan could say anything, Teresa blocked Bai Yan's mouth with just four words.

"I don't have much time. I have to leave this city tonight. As a vampire, I am something that should not appear in front of the light, and... the more humans there are, the harder it is to restrain myself... She , such a sad creature."

As Theresa told this, her voice gradually became lower and mixed with the sound of the wind, making it seem a little unclear.

But in response to the other party's words, Bai Yan kept smiling as always, and did not even show any dissatisfaction or suspicion.

"The girl you are talking about has been a doll created by her grandfather since she was born. In the eyes of her and her grandfather, life has no meaning since she was born."

Bai Yan's words were like a sudden knife, piercing into Theresa's heart.

The aura of threat once again arose around him, but rather than threatening, it seemed more like he was protecting himself.

"Yeah, except for a room filled with books like a cage... Grandpa didn't give her anything. Only grandpa and her sleeping sister were the ones she could occasionally talk to. She was asked to drink blood frequently. Bao, and every half a month, he would suck his sister's blood.

Everything was her grandfather's wish, so she continued to live like this. Because I was born for this, because I am needed. Because every time after sucking blood, her sister would wake up and show her a very gentle smile. Only at this time could she feel the meaning of her existence.

Even so, she still had a wish. She wanted to go out and see the world described in books, even if it was just a glimpse. With the help of her sister, she escaped from the cage that she had been trapped in since birth.

However, she thought everything was too simple. "

Bai Yan watched Theresa walk down from the top as she spoke, until she curled up in a dark corner.

"This is the human world. For a vampire, this is the perfect hunting ground. She can't resist the urge to suck blood. But even though she tries hard to suppress her behavior, as a vampire, her physical instinct can easily to break her impulse inhibitions."

After listening to Bai Yan's words, the girl slowly raised her face. There was no emotion on her face that was equivalent to the weight of the words, but this lack of emotion was even more depressing.

"I don't know why you know me so well, but you should be able to understand. I am gradually losing my feelings as a human being, and I don't even know how long I can be myself. So before that, at least, I want to see Look, the world that my sister has described to me countless times.”

Theresa stood up slowly and dusted herself off.

"...I'm leaving. Thank you for fulfilling my wish. So, can you finally obey one of my willful requests?"

Theresa, who was originally expressionless, suddenly showed a vague smile.

"Dance with me, right here."