Honkai Impact: Capturing the Little Herrschers starting with Sirin

"..."

"Well……"

"Here...where is this place...?"

"Dad~Mom~?"

The girl climbed out of bed with her smooth feet stepping on the not-too-cold floor. Under the soft sunlight outside the window, she opened the door and walked into her familiar home.

There was movement in the kitchen, attracting the girl's attention.

She walked forward and called softly:

"Mother……"

"Hmm?" The gentle woman turned around and looked at the little girl standing at the kitchen door.

The little girl's timid gaze fell on the woman and she carefully held onto the door frame, but the tears that emerged from her trembling big watery eyes gradually blurred her vision.

"Mother……"

The girl's call touched a chord in the woman's heart.

She leaned down and gently picked up the child in front of her.

"My dear, are you hungry?"

"Today, Mom prepared your favorite dish for you. This time..."

"Mom won't say that to you anymore~"

I don’t know his heart, and I don’t know what he is thinking.

Only her arms around the girl gradually tightened, and her voice began to tremble without her even noticing.

I think she had imagined this scene countless times, and had wanted to hug her daughter like this again in her dreams countless times.

Now, this wish has come true.

Can……

Why can't I be happy?

……

At the dining table, the woman picked up the bowl and fed the girl.

In fact, her daughter no longer needs her to feed her, as she is old enough to do it on her own.

But...unconsciously this has become her habit.

"Come on, baby, don't you like sweet things?"

"Mom bought you a lot of candies. Now that you're well, you can eat as much as you want. Mom won't stop you anymore, nor will she say that you'll damage your teeth."

Rubbing the girl's head, the woman winked at her gently and picked up the dishes in front of her.

"But you still have to eat well. Only by eating well can you grow up healthily."

The sunlight outside the window is very warm, adding a touch of warmth to this small home.

The gentle mother blew lightly over the dishes in her hands, and her loving eyes turned to the well-behaved girl.

But... when she handed the food to the girl...

In a trance, his eyes seemed to be impacted by memories and conscious fantasies, causing his body to tremble.

The forgotten truth suddenly appeared before my eyes. It was the emaciated girl lying in the emergency room, the electrocardiogram that had returned to normal, and the howling of collapse and despair.

Snapped!

The bowl in his hand fell to the ground, waking him up.

"I'm sorry! Don't be afraid, baby. Mom didn't mean it. Don't leave me..."

The woman bent down hurriedly, like a frightened rabbit, as if trying to grab something.

Can……

There were no broken dishes or spilled porridge on the floor.

She saw her face reflected on the smooth ground, half of which was delicately made up, and the other half was haggard and tired.

"I……"

Looking up, the dishes were still neatly placed on the table.

The well-behaved child looked at his mother curiously and wanted to climb down from the seat worriedly.

"Mother……"

She stumbled closer.

But the woman was kneeling on the ground with a dazed look in her eyes.

The sound of the electrocardiogram returning to normal seemed to surround my ears, mixed with the sound of footsteps, the doctor's anxious urging, and repeated attempts.

But in the end...

"I'm sorry~ We tried our best."

She received this result.

"..."

"My child~"

"My child~!"

Big tears fell to the ground, reflecting the woman's breakdown and crying in the hospital, her husband's call and the doctor who shook his head and left, and the cold corpse in her arms!

In fact, that day...

She didn't know what was going on.

After a flash of white light, everything returned to calm.

It was also at that time that the doctor told her that the operation was successful, her daughter's condition improved, and she would recover soon.

She couldn't believe it, as if everything that was enough to overwhelm her was just a dream.

Can……

She hugged the girl in front of her. She had warmth, emotion, and everything she was familiar with.

She is his daughter!

Always will be!

No one can take her away! No one...

"Don't be afraid, baby. Mommy will never let go. Mommy will protect you."

"Oh, right! Don't you want some candy? Eat it now, mom will get it for you!"

Standing up, she hurried to the kitchen.

But she may not realize that everything she has now is proof that it is unacceptable.

As she opened the kitchen door, the pain of the memory shock caused the scene to flash through her mind again.

This almost caused her to lose her balance and she sat on the ground holding onto the door frame.

Her vision became a little blurry, and the candy she wanted to give to her daughter was just in the distance.

The woman stretched out her hand and wanted to hold the candy, but the scenes in her memory appeared before her eyes again.

She saw herself placing the candy in the girl's hand, kissing her forehead and telling her that she would be fine.

She saw her daughter holding the candy and smiling for the first time in a long time, and saw her thin body still saying that she would eat all the candies her mother gave her after she got better!

She looks forward to the future, she loves herself, this family, and everything...

But the results... aren't always perfect.

The candy slipped from the girl's weak hands, rolled down the operating table, and appeared in front of the woman at this moment.

The surrounding scene became blank, and the only thing left in the world was the woman lying on the ground and the candy in front of her, just a short distance away from her outstretched hand.

"Yes...my daughter is dead."

Finally, her mumblings revealed the falsity of it all.

Her daughter was dead, and she... was just dreaming.

"This dream... is really beautiful."

"It's so beautiful that it makes people want to sink into it, and it feels so unreal."

Little by little, her consciousness was enveloped, and the white space was like a quagmire, trying to pull her in, to seal her memory again, and to create a perfect dream for her.

Actually...there's nothing wrong with living in a dream, right?

The surroundings gradually turned into darkness.

Is she going to wake up?

Can I wake up by myself?

Or...why should I wake up?

The questions from the bottom of her heart seemed to make her sink, and she stayed here because her daughter was here.

Here, no one can separate them.

Yeah...that's good.

The falling body gradually relaxed, feeling itself being swallowed up bit by bit.

His eyes went from sadness to numbness and distraction.

Can……

There is a ball of light there.

In the dark quagmire, she seemed to see a ball of light guiding her direction.

She tried to reach out her hand, perhaps at this moment, she hoped someone could help her.

Perhaps at this moment, she hoped that someone would force her to wake up, because... her daughter, her daughter was still waiting for her.

Even if it was just a farewell, she didn't want to abandon her on that cold operating table...

But...she just stretched out her hand, just stretched out her hand...

Reach out your hand and someone will come...

Snapped!

"Ah~?!"

The darkness in front of her was broken, and her consciousness that was about to be swallowed suddenly woke up. Her hand...

Wrapped in a warm hand.