Honkai Impact 3: Deadwood

Presumably after hurting everyone and not sufficiently repaying everyone's kindness, she didn't have the shame to accept any more kindness from everyone...

The fact was just as the captain thought. When the captain walked into Wendy's ward carrying a fruit basket, Misha was teaching her what to pay attention to as the "captain's secretary".

Seeing the captain come in, Misha stood up and bowed, and Wendy, who was sitting on the bed, nodded and smiled and said hello to the captain.

Since the captain came in person, it meant that besides visiting, he might have something to discuss with Wendy, Misha thought.

"Then, let's come here today, Wendy."

It happened that the small training between the two was almost completed, and Misha wanted to take a step forward to make room for the captain to talk.

"Yeah, thank you for today too, Miss Misha."

"Well...just call me Misha. Then, Captain, I'll take my leave now."

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Xiao Misha."

After that, Misha left the ward first. The captain didn't speak in a hurry, but just took out an apple from the fruit basket.

Just as the captain reached for the fruit knife on the table again, Wendy hurriedly tried to stop him, and her face turned red.

Faced with Wendy's reaction, the captain was not surprised at all. It would be better to say that this was what he expected.

The girl's face was flushed, but the captain smiled and shook his head to signal her not to care. Looking at the gentle black eyes under the young man's hair, Wendy had no choice but to give up.

"Haha, Wendy, judging from Xiao Misha's appearance, you two should be able to chat quite well. Should we say that we have become good friends?" the captain asked while picking up the fruit knife next to him.

"Well, well...Miss Misha is a very kind person. She patiently taught me what to do as the captain's secretary and what to pay attention to..." the girl replied with a blushing face.

"So, you should have learned about the work on the bridge, right?"

As he spoke, the captain threw the apple in the water into the air with a small movement of his wrist. In Wendy's confused eyes, a cold light suddenly flashed in front of the girl's eyes. It was so sudden that she didn't even see clearly what it was.

The apple finally spun and fell into the cardboard plate held by the captain in his hand. Circles of peel peeled off and fell from the apple. The white flesh without any peel was divided into several pieces after a few seconds. The small petals "bloom" like flowers blooming for a moment.

"Okay, so awesome..."

Wendy opened her eyes wide after taking in this scene and couldn't help but praise. This was the first time she had seen this incredible method of peeling an apple...

"Try it, please?"

The boy smiled and handed the bamboo stick and fruit plate to Wendy. Although Wendy didn't want to ruin the overall feeling of the "flower", she still obediently ate one petal.

"Thank you, Captain."

"Compared to this, the question just now..."

"Ah, yes, yes! I have already understood everything in detail!"

"In that case, let me ask you a question?"

"Hey? Okay, please ask."

Seeing the captain like this, the girl thought he wanted to check how well she had done with her homework these days, so she looked at the captain seriously, waiting for him to ask questions.

After all, studying is her strong point. She was determined to be the captain's secretary at the beginning, so no matter what the question was, she must give the best answer.

"I want to ask you, why are the work chairs on the Hyperion bridge suspended?"

"Huh? That is of course to allow the operators to adapt to complex frontline environments. For example, when a warship is tilting to avoid a large angle or turning 360 degrees, the anti-gravity suspended work chair can still prevent the operators from being affected by any bumps."

The girl answered seriously, sounding very relaxed. After all, she had already been familiar with this knowledge. But even so, she didn't quite understand why the captain asked this.

"Not only that, most of the control of the battleship can also be completed from the projection operation interface bound to the suspended work chair. You can also change positions at any time during normal times. Even in an emergency, you can quickly move to the direct elevator. Before that, shorten the retreat time.”

"Great, so as my secretary, what are you required to do in a time of war or emergency?"

"I will always be by your side and strictly and efficiently execute every order you give me, Captain."

"What about when the warship performs a large-angle tilt to evade or perform a 360-degree turn?"

"..."

Of course, he would have to fall out of the wheelchair in embarrassment, unable to even get up. Not only would he not be able to help the captain with his work, but it would also distract the captain from taking care of himself.

When Wendy thought about this, she understood why the captain asked about the suspended work chair. There was no way to install an anti-gravity system on her wheelchair. Even if it could, it would take up a lot of space. I'm afraid it wouldn't even be connected to the elevator. There is no way to get in through the door, and the floating task chair is the same in terms of size.

"This...ah..."

Seeing that the quilt below her right thigh was extremely flat, Wendy clenched her fists and lowered her head in frustration.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, it seems that your desire to be the captain's secretary was just wishful thinking. How can a person who can't even walk normally carry out orders "strictly and efficiently"? Once you fall off the wheelchair, you will be nothing more than a burden...

"Captain...don't you want me to be your secretary? It's also...people like me..."

"..."

The young man was silent and didn't say a word.

Wendy seemed to notice that she had said something rude. She hurriedly raised her head, but her attention couldn't help but be attracted by the young man's eyes that were as deep and gentle as the stars.

"...I'm sorry, Captain, you must be thinking about me, but I misunderstood your kindness...I'm sorry..."

The girl said sorry repeatedly, but still clasped her hands tightly, silently revealing the pain and sadness in her heart to the outside world.

"If only, if only I could stand up..."

Even though she repeatedly warned herself that she could never say this in front of the captain, she still said it...

And this wish that had been lingering in the girl's heart for several years was actually heard by the captain.

"Haha, I'm so greedy..."

Wendy laughed at herself, and the bursts of pain that came from the palms of her tightly clenched hands were not at all comparable to the indescribable pain in the girl's heart at this moment.

"Obviously being able to survive is something that I should be grateful for all my life, but I still think about this..."

"Is there anything wrong with thinking about this?"

"Eh?"

What came to my ears were the young man's gentle words.

The captain stretched out his hand and rubbed it back and forth on Wendy's head. The warm touch and the reassuring feeling from the captain's fingers made the girl unknowingly loosen her clenched fists.