Honkai Impact 3: Deadwood

"By the way, Captain, have you had dinner?"

"…without."

"Well, then, let's eat together, hehe, I brought several bowls with me!"

The captain smiled and nodded. Kiana immediately squatted down and took out another bowl of instant noodles from the bag. Then she opened the package very skillfully and sprinkled the seasonings on it. Finally, she poured boiling water with the kettle from the kitchen. After a while, , a portion of Kiana’s special instant noodles is ready.

"Okay, okay, captain, come and have a taste!"

"...Then I won't be polite."

The captain took the chopsticks handed over by Kiana, picked up the paper bowl and took a bite. Surprisingly, it was not bad.

"How's it going? Is it delicious?"

"Well, it tastes good. It seems that Kiana has done a thorough research on which instant noodles are delicious."

"Of course~"

The girl raised her face proudly. She picked up the bowl, got up from the chair and walked to the captain's side, then sat down against the guardrail.

The captain then sat down happily, and the two of them sat on the floor and ate instant noodles.

But as he was eating, a pair of chopsticks slowly reached into the captain's paper bowl.

"Captain, yours tastes so good. I haven't tasted this flavor before. Let me try it!!"

Before the captain could speak, Kiana had already come over, opened her mouth and snatched a big mouthful of instant noodles, and then nodded in recognition.

"Oh!! The new flavor tastes delicious too! I will buy more next time!"

"Uh... I think Theresa is right, you should still eat well."

"It's okay, hee hee. Once we rescue Mei Yi and the others, we'll have a good meal."

"Well, we must bring them back safely this time."

Time passed by, several finished paper bowls were put aside, and the two of them were still sitting on the ground.

Kiana hugged her legs and leaned against the captain on her shoulders. When they raised their heads, they could see the stars in the sky outside the panoramic window.

"Mei and the others...will be okay..."

The girl looked at the starry sky and murmured softly. Although her face always looked energetic, she was still worried about the safety of her friends.

"Believe in yourself and everyone, Kiana. Theresa, Ji Zi, Fu Hua and I will go with you. Everything will be fine."

"...Hey, thank you, Captain."

Kiana smiled. She lowered her head and looked at the boy beside her. After thinking about it, she finally asked the question she had been wanting to ask today.

"Captain...you came to save me...right?"

"..."

"Sure enough, that's not an illusion..."

"I'm sorry, Kiana, it was my wrong judgment at the time that led to you being attacked by Cocolia."

"I didn't mean that! I meant...thank you, Captain."

"Kiana..."

"Captain, when you came to save me, I suddenly remembered the dream I had some time ago. In the dream, it was you who came to save me... By the way, you were holding a luminous sword in your hand at that time. Follow me. Exactly the same as in the dream!”

"Haha, you're talking about this, right?"

The captain said as he put his hand on the pendant in his collar. The prismatic crystal protected by the metal frame emitted bursts of light, and then instantly transformed into its original appearance.

A black long sword appeared in the captain's hand, and the crystal at the connection between the sword body and the hilt was emitting strange purple particle light.

"Wow! So cool, Captain, Captain, what is this!?"

Kiana came over excitedly and touched the sword in the captain's hand. The texture of the sword was very strange, making Kiana feel as if she had touched it somewhere before.

"Its name is "The Trace of Nothingness". It is a special weapon made by people in the last civilization era to fight against Honkai. For example, it is the same type of weapon as the "Oath of Judas" in Teresa's hand. "

"Ah, I heard from my aunt that it's called the "Key of God", right? No wonder it feels so familiar, it feels so much like my dad's pistol. "

After hearing what the captain said, Kiana finally understood why this sword felt so familiar to the touch. Theresa's "Oath of Judas", her father's "Sage of Heavenly Fire", and the sword in the captain's hand. This sword should be a weapon from the "Key of God" series.

"Well, that's right, but I prefer to call her "Xiaoye"."

"Xiao... Xiaoye? It sounds like a girl's name..."

"...Well, Xiaoye is my sister's name."

"Hey??? Captain, you, do you have a sister?"

Kiana suddenly made a very exaggerated sound. In her impression, except for herself, the captain seemed to have never mentioned anything about his family to anyone else.

The captain smiled bitterly and lowered his head to look at the "Key of God" in his hand.

"It was a long time ago..."

"Could it be that, Captain, your sister has..."

"Um..."

For a moment, the air seemed to be condensed, and Kiana didn't know what to do. After hearing the captain's low voice of affirmation, her mood suddenly dropped.

Kiana even began to regret why she asked such a question.

As if he had read through Kiana's innermost thoughts, the captain smiled, looked at the sword in his hand and said, "It's okay, Kiana, she has always been by my side and protected me."

"...but...I'm sorry, Captain."

It seemed that Kiana did not understand what the captain meant and thought he was just comforting her.

In fact, the captain did not lie. Just as he said, her sister, a girl named "Ye", has been protecting the captain during his long journey, in the form of "God's Key".

"Kiana..."

Looking at the lost girl beside him, the captain thought for a moment, then grabbed her hand.

"Kiana, let's go and relax?"

"Huh?? It's okay. Where can I go?"

"where to!"

The captain pointed to the top of her head. Kiana followed the captain's fingertips and just raised her head when a burst of light covered all her sight.

When she opened her eyes again, the breeze blew gently by her ears, and the stars in the sky seemed to be within reach, but she always felt that something was wrong, so the girl looked at her feet again, and then she couldn't help but scream!

"Wow!!! So high!! Captain! Captain!!"

"Calm down, Kiana, you won't fall, trust me!"

Kiana closed her eyes and held the captain's arm tightly. The captain repeated it several times before she opened her eyes in disbelief.

"Ugh...this is..."

High in the sky, whether it was St. Freya Academy at her feet, or Canghai City, a city a little further away with bright lights and high-rise buildings, the girl had a panoramic view at this moment.

There was nothing to support her feet, but Kiana felt no different from standing on the ground.

She tentatively stretched out her feet and took two steps. Miraculously, it was as if there was an invisible layer of ground. No matter how much she jumped in mid-air, she seemed not to fall.

"Okay, that's awesome! You really won't fall!"

"You should trust me now, right?"

"Uh-huh."

The girl blushed and let go of the captain's arm that she had held tightly in her hand just now. In fact, she was not very afraid of heights, but she was just not mentally prepared to suddenly go up to such a high place, and it was inevitable that she would panic.

Kiana took a deep breath. Although it was a little cold, the air was very good. Moreover, looking into the distance from such a high place, the scenery was really good...

After adapting for a while, Kiana was no longer afraid of falling. Even walking in the air, she soon became as happy and relaxed as walking on the ground.