Honkai Impact 3: Deadwood

That skill, that sword speed...

Even when she was just defending, Mei felt that the captain did not exert too much force on her in the attack, but when the sword energy flew away, very little dust settled, and even the sword in her hand, which was specially made for the daily training of the Valkyrie, was gone. Broken by it.

The cross-section of the sword body is very smooth, and brute force alone cannot achieve this effect. In other words, what is more important is the ultimate mastery of swordsmanship both internally and externally.

Only by truly achieving the "instantaneous unity of mind and energy" in "Beichen Itto Style" can we reach such a height of "unity of mind and sword", and can we also learn this "Heart Cutting Technique".

"Mei?"

"..."

Seeing that Mei Yi didn't respond, the captain called her again. Mei Yi was stunned and quickly came back to her senses: "Ah, Captain... I'm sorry, I... was a little distracted just now."

"Well, Mei Yi must be tired too, right? That's it for today's practice. If you want to master the secret of "Heart Cutting Technique", don't rush it. Just follow your own pace. "

"I understand." Meiyi nodded and replied with a smile: "Thank you, Captain."

"Me too, Mei, thank you for your hard work." The young man replied in the same gentle tone.

“So, who gets to pay for the damage to the training equipment?”

Jizi, who had been standing aside and watching, asked half-jokingly. She walked up with two bottles of water and handed them to the two people in front of her.

"Captain, although your sword skills are very exciting, if you sacrifice training equipment every time, the statistician at the training ground will have to report it~"

"I didn't mean to intentionally damage college property, but..."

The captain followed Jizi's words and wanted to explain something, but after thinking about it, he didn't speak any more and just took the water from her hand.

To be honest, when he demonstrated the "Heart Cutting Technique" to Mei Yi, he was really careful and didn't use his full strength, but even so, the equipment was still broken...

"Well, let's do this. The cost of equipment damage will be deducted from my monthly salary. If it is damaged again in the future, the same will apply."

"...It's better not to have a next time."

Himeko had no choice but to sigh helplessly. After all, who would have thought that simulation equipment specially used for combat training would be broken by ordinary people who were not "Valkyrie"? What's more, this thing is still newly issued, and it can at least withstand tens of thousands of blows from the "Valkyrie".

"It seems we should go back, Kiana is here to call us." The captain said, glancing at the door of the training ground.

"Kiana?" "Kiana?"

Hearing what the captain said, the two of them turned back to look at the door. Sure enough, a few seconds later Kiana opened the door and walked in with lively steps: "La la la~ Hey, Mei, Captain, Himeko Auntie, auntie asked me to ask you to go back for dinner!...Huh? What's wrong with you?"

Seeing the girl jumping towards this side, the two of them were still a little confused, although it was not the first time.

"How on earth...how did you realize it so quickly?"

Such questions flashed through the minds of Himeko and Mei at the same time.

"...I feel like it's time to get used to it." Ji Zi said and sighed slightly.

"Haha, we are the captain after all. So, let's go back together, right?"

Everyone nodded and left the training ground talking and laughing together.

On the way back, after Kiana pestered Mei for a while, she told Himeko about going to visit Bronya and Wendy with the squad leader today.

Mei walked side by side with the captain behind them. When she heard Kiana discussing Bronya's condition with Himeko, she couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Bronya...I don't know when she will get better..."

"Don't worry, Mei. A treatment will be found soon, and Bronya will definitely wake up."

"Captain..."

With the captain's comfort, Mei felt a lot more relieved. She seemed to have thought of something and suddenly turned her attention to the young man beside her.

"Huh? What's wrong, Mei?"

"that…"

The girl's ears were red, and she didn't know how to speak for a moment, but looking at the captain's gentle smile, Mei Yi thought about it and decided to confide in him.

"When I'm practicing with the captain...I always think of things from my childhood..."

"When you were a kid?"

"Well, I have been practicing "Beichen Itto Style" since I was a child. The person who practiced with me at that time was my father. "

"Mei's father...you mean Mr. Raiden Ryoma?"

"Well, father is usually a very good person, but... he is very serious and strict when practicing swordsmanship with me."

"..."

Seeing that the boy didn't speak immediately, Mei Yi quickly explained: "That! I'm not complaining about the captain, it's just that it feels... very magical..."

"Obviously the captain gave me a completely different feeling from my father when I was practicing, with the same attitude and requirements... but somehow... I always think of it..."

"Mea Yi..."

"When I was young, my father was always busy and had little time to spend with me, so... I cherished the time I spent practicing swordsmanship with him every time, but later..."

"..."

Mei didn't say anything further, but even if she didn't say anything, the captain already knew the story that followed.

The huge financial fraud case exposed by "ME Company" in 2013...that's what happened next according to Mei Yi.

Because of Cocolia's frame-up, the former president of "ME Club" and Mei's father Raiden Ryoma was charged with defrauding approximately 34 billion US dollars in the name of financing the development of "ultra-high frequency electromagnetic field restraint". Not only was the president dismissed by the board of directors position, he was also imprisoned, and his reputation plummeted from then on.

Before the last mission to infiltrate "ME Club", the captain also learned about this case again. This incident must have had a huge impact on Mei's subsequent life and immature psychology...

But even so, Mei has grown into the strong and kind-hearted girl she is today, which is enough for Mei to gain full heartfelt recognition from the captain.

However, the captain didn't expect that sparring with him would remind Mei Yi of the past... and that it would be such a precious memory.

The longing for family and love fermented in Mei's heart unknowingly...

Heaven and earth pass by, time flies by, even if you have spent a long time and have seen everything in the world, you will still miss the important people that have never changed...

What's more, it's a teenage girl?

The young man turned his head and saw the withered yellow leaves on the roadside being blown up by the autumn wind, and the withered petals flying along with them...

In that short moment of trance, someone's figure seemed to flash before the captain's eyes, but there was no one there, and the fallen leaves and petals were silently carried away by the wind.

He smiled and turned his attention back to the girl.

"Mei."

Hearing the voice in her ears, the girl raised her somewhat drooped head. She tried her best to face the captain with a natural expression, but what caught her eyes was the captain's eyes as deep and gentle as the night sky.

"Captain..."

"Everyone will always be by your side, and so will I."

"!"

Those were the simplest words, but they were the most important "treasure" to the girl, because this was a beauty she had never dared to imagine before.

But it exists here now, in this St. Freya Academy, and in everyone around the girl.

"…Um."

The girl nodded slightly and said nothing, but Kiana took the opportunity to pounce again. She squeezed in between the two of them, held their arms with both hands, and brought them close to her: "Hey, Captain, Mei, what are you whispering about? Is there anything interesting? I want to listen too. I want to listen too!”

Under the afterglow of dusk, several people walked towards the direction of Valkyrie's dormitory. The girl's love and longing for her relatives have not disappeared, but the sweet smile on Mei's face at this moment is by no means false...