Honkai Impact 3rd: Catching the Herrscher of Sentience at the Start

But as time passed, Fu Lin gradually stopped. His eyelids grew heavy, his head started to nod, and finally, unable to resist the drowsiness, he slowly closed his eyes.

During the night, Mei groggily opened her eyes and saw the handsome young man sleeping beside her. Instinctively drawn to his presence, she snuggled closer into his embrace before drifting back into sleep.

As the long night passed, Fu Lin's already meager Honkai energy was depleted, causing him to revert to his cat form in his sleep.

Under the silent night sky, stars twinkled, and the moon hung high. In the quiet room, only the sounds of breathing and heartbeats could be heard as Fu Lin and Mei slept, nestled together.

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"Mm~" Mei let out a soft, sticky sound and slowly opened her light purple eyes, hazily staring at the ceiling above.

Hearing the light snoring sounds beside her, Mei suddenly became alert, a blush rising on her face as the image of the handsome man from last night slowly surfaced in her mind.

With anticipation, she turned to look beside her, only to see Fu Lin's fluffy head. A flash of disappointment flickered through Mei's eyes.

'Raiden Mei, what are you thinking about? How could there possibly be a handsome man lying beside you? And you're still so young...'

She then patted her cheeks to keep herself awake and, feeling embarrassed, buried her head under the blanket, letting out a loud scream.

"Hehe, Otto's soulium face, hehe... Fu Shi, move aside... you're too gentle... need to hit more..."

"Who?! Who's disturbing my beautiful dream?!"

Fu Lin, who had been causing trouble with Fu Shi in her dream, was instantly startled awake by Mei's scream. Supporting his head, he looked around.

After scanning the surroundings, Fu Lin turned his gaze to the front and, with a bewildered expression, stared at Mei curled up under the blanket, not understanding what was going on.

Curious, he poked at the blanket. Seeing that Mei still wouldn't come out, he stuck his head inside to take a look. Then… he quickly pulled back, his face flushed red.

Mei peeked out from the blanket, her face completely red, and dazedly called out to Fu Lin, "Little Li..."

"Mei, why is your face so red? You're not running a fever, are you?" Meow meow

Hearing Mei call him, Fu Lin turned his head and was startled to see Mei's flushed face. He reached out his paw and placed it on Mei's forehead.

Mei looked at Fu Lin's outstretched paw and asked in confusion, "What are you doing?"

Seeing that Mei was fine, Fu Lin slowly retracted his paw and then pulled out a writing board, writing, "I thought you had a fever; your face is so red."

Mei glanced at the writing board and quickly covered her cheeks. "...Is it really that red?"

Fu Lin, worried that Mei wouldn't believe him, took out a mirror and placed it on the bed, then raised the writing board again, "Just look in the mirror, and you'll know."

"Ugh, it is a little red... wait, no, you're leading me off track. What was I about to say just now?"

Mei picked up the mirror, nodded at the sight of her flushed cheeks, then suddenly remembered—she had called out to ask something, but now, distracted by Fu Lin, she couldn't recall what it was.

Fu Lin sat on the bed, crossing his two front paws like a human, and meowed, "Meow." How can you blame me? I was just worried about you.

Just as Mei was trying to remember what she wanted to ask, she glanced at the clock and saw that it was already 8 AM. She quickly got up and changed her clothes efficiently.

After getting ready, she picked up Fu Lin from the bed and walked downstairs. As she reached the staircase landing, she looked down at the yellow figure sitting on the sofa and asked,

"Homu Sword Saint, why are you here?"

Hearing Mei's address, Fu Lin, who was in her arms, was momentarily stunned. He then poked his head out and, seeing the large Homu plush below, was instantly speechless.

They had just called yesterday, yet Raiden Ryoma had already rushed back today.

Hearing Mei's voice from behind, the Homu Sword Saint, disguised as Raiden Ryoma, stood up, crossed his arms, and laughed,

"Hohoho, long time no see, little girl."

Mei walked down the stairs, glanced at the wooden sword in the Homu Sword Saint's hand, and smiled slightly. "It has been a while since I defeated you last time."

"Hohoho, last time was just luck. This time, things will be different."

Inside the plush suit, Raiden Ryoma twitched the corner of his mouth. As expected of my daughter... But, honestly, saying such lines as a father feels quite awkward.

Luckily, this time, it wasn't about winning or losing—he had simply come back because he was worried about his daughter. However, why hadn't he seen the person she chose yet?

"This time, I'll definitely win too, Homu Sword Saint."

Seeing the Homu Sword Saint challenge her, Mei's eyes became firm. She turned to head toward the training room for a duel.

Raiden Ryoma, noticing that the servant still hadn't appeared, frowned in dissatisfaction and stopped Mei.

"Wait, little girl, you just got up, right? You haven't even had breakfast yet. If you fight me on an empty stomach, it wouldn't be a fair win for me, hohoho."

"The eldest lady of ME Corp doesn't even have a single servant at home?"

Raiden Mei shook her head slightly, then looked down at Fu Lin in her arms and said, "That's not it. I asked Dad to dismiss the servant yesterday. The new servant..."

Fu Lin, "..."