Honkai Impact 3: Deadwood

That night, the captain sat on a park bench not far from Valkyrie's dormitory, waiting for the phenomenon to appear.

After dark, the school was as peaceful as ever. The stars twinkling in the night sky were reflected in the young man's eyes... A breeze blew through the captain's hair, and then a pair of slender hands stretched out from behind the captain's head. His vision suddenly went black.

"Guess who I am~"

A soft voice came from the captain's ears. To describe it, the voice was like a fine wine, sweet and attractive, just like the temperament of its owner.

"Are you more naughty than when you were a child?"

"Haha, who knows~" With a chuckle, the slender hands covering the captain's eyes were released. The captain opened his eyes and saw a beautiful woman in a burgundy dress standing in front of him and gently saluting: "Good evening, Captain."

"Good evening, Rita."

She smiled softly and sat next to the captain, and a hint of elegant fragrance filled the air.

"How did you come?"

"You are the captain. At this time, sitting alone in the park, could you be stargazing?"

Rita raised her head as she spoke, and her eyes were filled with stars.

"The Captain is not here, and Rita feels like she has nothing to do. I agreed to let Rita take care of you as a maid, but you are always not by my side."

"..."

The captain didn't speak. He just looked at the stars quietly. Another breeze blew by, and the girl beside him whispered softly: "The wind at night is a little... a little cold."

"Then wear my clothes." The captain said and was about to take off his coat, but his arm was held by Rita. The captain turned his head and looked at him tenderly with his burgundy eyes. : "This is good, this is very warm... Captain."

Rita took the opportunity to move again, her body gently pressed against the captain's side. The captain could clearly feel the warmth and softness of Rita's body, as well as the elegant fragrance emanating from her body.

"You're not nervous at all."

"nervous?"

"Captain, your heartbeat has not changed since just now."

"..."

"No, I think that's not because of this..." Of course he wouldn't say that, but Rita didn't care. She really enjoyed spending time with the person next to her like this.

"Captain, do you know what we look like now?"

"A relationship like...?"

"Yes, but I wish you could describe it more straightforwardly."

"I feel so privileged to have developed such an enviable relationship with someone like Rita."

"Your tone doesn't sound like it."

"Yeah."

The two looked at each other and smiled, but Rita started to push further: "So, what kind of person is Rita? In the eyes of the captain."

"Ah... let me think about it, the country is beautiful, talented, high-spirited, outstanding, unparalleled in the world, knowledgeable, kind-hearted, approachable, smart, resourceful, magnificent, selfless dedication, highly respected, loved by everyone, flowers bloom, collapse A maid who avoids evil beasts..."

"???Are you just reciting words of praise?"

"Hmm, guess what?"

The captain was indeed simply reciting those words of praise, but he was not reciting them casually. He just remembered the confession of someone who was not on duty during an emergency and was chased by a Honkai Beast...

Could that kind of self-reflection letter really be useful? The captain thought so and couldn't help but shake his head.

"Really..."

Rita also shook her head, but she didn't seem to be disgusted by the captain's perfunctory behavior. She closed her eyes and gently rested her head on the captain's shoulder. After a while, she calmed down, as if she fell asleep.

The captain felt the reaction of the "God Key" in his collar. It was almost time, but there was no "resonance" phenomenon...

"Um...Rita?" The captain looked at the girl next to him. She was leaning against him with her eyes closed, resting quietly.

While Rita was asleep, he took out his phone and sent a text message to Fu Hua, asking if Kiana was still asleep. The reply he got was a picture of a white-haired girl holding a pillow, drooling and sleeping. Photo…

"..."

It seemed that he had nothing to gain today. He put his phone back in his pocket, but he didn't know that this scene was secretly watched by the maid next to him.

"Rita?"

The captain called Rita softly, but she still closed her eyes and fell asleep quietly.

You must be pretending to sleep...

The captain said this in his heart, but he didn't care. If she wanted it to this extent, then he would just comply with her wish.

"Let's go back."

The captain gently stretched his hand around Rita's waist and hugged her shoulders. The other hand held the hem of her skirt and gently picked her up.

Rita's body is much lighter than it looks, but the captain unexpectedly feels a little heavy. After all, the last time he hugged her like this, she was still a child, but if he said it like this, she would definitely get awkward. ..

"Now you're satisfied."

The captain looked at Rita in her arms. She still didn't open her eyes, but there was a satisfied smile on her lips.

"Ugh…"

Under the quiet night sky, a helpless sigh came out. The captain held the sleeping girl in his arms and walked to Hyperion's docking pad outside the academy...

Then, what came next was the Valkyrie exam that officially started the next day...