Honkai Impact: Saving the Pre-civilization by rubbing black technology

Chapter 6: A Sinful Man

Pardofelis is no fool.

 According to martial arts novels, she can be considered a martial arts genius as she was able to learn the movements of cats when she was a child and became a master thief.

 Therefore, when Ai Yue just took a quick look at the box and was about to rush her to the next settlement, Pardofelis actually realized that Ai Yue was hiding something from her.

 After all, she has grown up all by herself at such a young age, how could she not notice other people's emotional changes?

 It's just that most of the time, Pardofelis was afraid of trouble, so she pretended not to understand.

 But this time is different, this time... this time it might be the trouble that she caused!

From the first second that Ai Yue saw the box, Pardofelis knew that she might be in trouble. In the past, no matter where she stole the things from, Ai Yue always acted calmly. Even if the owner of these stolen goods was a famous big shot in Twilight Street, he never frowned once.

 But only this time, an emotion appeared on Ai Yue's face that Pardofelis couldn't understand, as if he knew that something unavoidable was coming.

 Combined with the other party's intention to urge her to leave Twilight Street quickly, the result is obvious - it must be Ai Yue who decided to face this matter alone in order to protect her!

 After realizing that she was in big trouble, Pardofelis's first reaction was to run away.

 After all, money can be earned again, but life is only once. Although leaving Twilight Street and going to a strange place may make it difficult for you to move around, it is still better than losing your life.

 As for Brother Yue... Brother Yue is so powerful, and he has so many magical props, there will definitely be no problem, yeah!

 She knew very well that even if she stayed, she would not be able to help Ai Yue in any way. The other party might be able to get away more easily without her.

 And even if Ai Yue wanted to save her, Pardofelis didn't actually owe Ai Yue anything - when he fainted in the mud due to hunger and lost consciousness, she took him to a sheltered house and gave him canned food!

 What's more, the relationship between her and Ai Yue wasn't particularly good, even though he was her biggest customer, even though he never bargained, even though he treated her very well...

 But, but...

 Pardofelis could think of countless reasons to convince herself to run away, but now none of these reasons could drive her body to leave here.

 The girl somehow climbed to the roof of the building next to Ai Yue's house and squatted down.

 She watched Ai Yue walk out of the house carrying a shoulder bag and canned food, and walk towards the sanatorium. She didn't stand up until he was about to disappear from her sight, and then she followed him along the rooftops.

 Pardofelis held tightly onto her waist bag, which contained the small props that Ai Yue had given her as a gift.

 "Brother Yue, we're going all out today..." Pardofelis muttered to herself, as if to encourage herself, "When you make something good in the future, you must think of me first!"

 So time has come to the present, and Pardofelis finally caught a few people gathering in the backyard. At the same time, she had the opportunity to attract Kalpas's attention, so she grabbed Ai Yue and tried to escape.

 However, just as she grabbed Ai Yue's wrist, she heard Aponia's calm voice.

 "Everyone, please stop."

 So, those who wanted to take action, those who were about to take action, and those who wanted to give up, all stopped where they were.

 However, two people were not affected.

 "Pardo?"

 Ai Yue's attention was naturally focused on Pardofelis who suddenly rushed out: "Didn't I tell you to go to another place?"

 He never expected that Pardofelis would be so brave as not to run away directly, but to choose to stay and even take the risk to save him.

 "Ahahahaha…" Pardofelis was now standing there while grabbing Ai Yue's wrist and running away. Only her expression and mouth could move. "Brother Yue, what are you talking about? Can we just abandon you?"

 "Sakura, don't be impulsive..." Elysia on the side was also trying to stop Sakura's reckless behavior, "Hey, Sakura, you are obedient this time."

 Sakura was now less than three meters away from Kalpas, but she really stopped, but the long sword in her hand was already raised, aiming directly at Kalpas's heart.

 Kalpas was naturally not idle either. His fist was also aimed at Sakura's head. If the opponent moved forward a little, she would probably be shot in the head on the spot.

 "My body, I can't move..." Sakura frowned, and for the first time in her life, she felt the uneasiness of not being able to control her body, "What kind of ability is this?"

 "Tsk, Aponia…" Kalpas's temper was as bad as ever, "One day sooner or later, I will tear your disgusting mouth apart!"

 Aponia didn't have time to pay attention to Kalpas, as the other party had been foul-mouthed for a long time.

 Her eyes were completely focused on Elysia - this was the first person she had ever seen who was completely unaffected by the Discipline.

 As for Ai Yue, she was not surprised. Ever since the incurable Honkai disease was controlled by the props he made, Ai Yue was already the kind of person who could take out all kinds of magical props anytime and anywhere in her mind.

 Not to mention an earmuff that can resist her own disciplines, Aponia would not be surprised even if the other party took out a bottle of potion that could eliminate her abilities one day.

 At this moment, the smoke finally dissipated completely, and the suddenly appeared Pardofelis was also exposed in front of everyone. Looking at the pressured eyes of Aponia and Elysia (from Pardofelis's perspective), Pardofelis could only look at Ai Yue pitifully: "Brother Yue, save me..."

 "Tonight is really chaotic." Ai Yue sighed helplessly, "Aponia, give me some face?"

 "Of course I can remove the commandments." Aponia nodded, then looked at Sakura, "But Miss Sakura, can you stay calm after this?"

 "I think there's more misunderstanding here," Ai Yue looked at Kalpas, "Mr. Kalpas... Brother Kalpas? Can you calm down first? Everyone is safe, everything will be fine."

 Kalpas looked at Ai Yue silently, without saying anything, but closed his eyes.

 Just this one action caused a drastic change in his aura. The former ferocity disappeared, just like a volcano returning to calm and a typhoon suddenly disappearing at sea.

 "Ms. Sakura, how about this?" Ai Yue looked at Sakura again, "Brother Kalpas will no longer threaten you. Do you still plan to continue fighting?"

 "In that case, I naturally have no reason to draw my sword." Sakura was silent for a moment, then said, "Can this restraint be removed?"

 Honestly, it was a very uncomfortable experience to remain still while being watched by so many people.

 Only then did Ai Yue look at Aponia again, and the nun nodded gently: "In this case, there is naturally no need for me to embarrass you any further."

 Almost as soon as she finished speaking, Pardofelis sat down on the ground: "Oh, my legs are weak... Brother Yue, how about I not bother you anymore?"

 "No, little sister." Elysia came over at this moment, her eyes focused on the box in her other hand, "After all, there is something we still need to solve."

 Pardofelis immediately hid behind Ai Yue.

 "Come to think of it, it's a bit strange." Elysia didn't continue to embarrass her, but refocused her attention on Aponia and Ai Yue, "Aponia, are you really the owner of the sanatorium? Why do I feel that Ai Yue is the leader here?"

 Anyone who is not a fool can see from the scene that just happened that Kalpas was obviously living in a sanatorium, but seemed to have a strong hostility towards Aponia, the owner of the sanatorium. Instead, he attached more importance to Ai Yue's opinion. The other party just gave a little advice, and Kalpas, who was originally very manic, immediately calmed down.

 Even Aponia herself had always been in an attitude of helping Ai Yue. Apart from showing her position firmly just now, she would always seek Ai Yue's consent through eye contact before taking any action.

 Even the strange girl who had just used a smoke bomb to try to create chaos, her target was also Ai Yue - from the few words just now, it seemed that the other party was here to "save" Ai Yue?

 In other words, the relationships between the four people present almost all revolve around Ai Yue.

 That's why Elysia had such doubts.

 "From a certain perspective, that's true." Aponia nodded. "It shouldn't be hard for you to imagine that without the props provided by Mr. Ai Yue, this sanatorium would have become the source of nightmares under my decision. Therefore, it was Mr. Ai Yue who saved everything. Even though he didn't want to stay here, Mr. Ai Yue is indispensable to me and the sanatorium."

 "Yes, indeed. Dr. Mei also said that this thing needs regular maintenance and replacement of parts." Elysia played with the pendant in her hand. "So, what should I do? I have to take both the mission and the sanatorium into consideration. It's a bit troublesome..."

 It is impossible not to bring Ai Yue and Aponia back to the Fire Moth. No matter from what angle, such people cannot be missed. Even based on his performance just now, Kalpas also has big problems and may need to be brought back to the organization.

 But there are so many children and patients in the nursing home, and Elysia would never agree to leave them alone.

 This makes things a little difficult. How should she write this task report?

 Elysia was still thinking hard, but Ai Yue had already taken the tactical box from Pardofelis and handed it to her: "Here, it's returned to its original owner."

 "So, this kid stole Sakura's equipment?" Elysia looked at Pardofelis hiding behind Ai Yue with curiosity, "What's your name?"

 "Pa, Pardofelis." Pardofelis could also sense that Elysia had no ill intentions, so she became a little bolder. "My lord, you can call me Pardo or Felis!"

 "Then I'll call you Little Pardo," Elysia also followed suit and chose the name she liked, "Little Pardo, how did you do it? Sakura is not the kind of person who would be careless."

 As a warrior born from the "Poison Pupa", Sakura always remains highly vigilant to the outside world. What's more, the tactical box is an important weapon needed by the opponent for this mission, and the opponent is unlikely to take it lightly.

 Being able to steal the tactical box from Sakura, Pardofelis may not be as simple as it seems.

 "It was just luck, just luck, haha." Pardofelis naturally had to lower her posture at this time, and try her best to make others think that she was harmless. "If I knew that this was such an important thing, I would never touch it even if I died!"

 She just listened to Ai Yue's brief description of the Fire Moth, and then she realized that she had actually stolen from such a big shot.

 Fortunately, these two sisters don't seem to be difficult to get along with, otherwise she would be in real trouble.

 "Ms. Elysia." Ai Yue continued at this moment, "It seems that you seem to have a headache about this mission, right?"

 "Yeah, it's not easy to have the best of both worlds." Elysia sighed, then looked at Ai Yue, "Ai Yue, do you have any good ideas?"

 "It's actually very simple," Ai Yue smiled slightly, "You think it's difficult because with your current authority, you can't handle this matter properly, right?"

 "Yeah," Elysia nodded, then showed a curious look, "By the way, I've always wanted to ask, why do you seem so familiar with the Fire Moth?"

 "It was just a coincidence, but that's not the point." Ai Yue avoided the question again. "The key point is, if someone with higher authority handles this matter, will the situation be different?"

 Elysia blinked, vaguely understanding what the other party meant: "Are you saying, make a big deal out of this?"

 "Yes, as long as the mission level is raised, the people above will have to pay attention to it, right?" Ai Yue pointed at himself, then at Aponia and Kalpas in the dark, "I think the sudden incident on Twilight Street is enough to attract the attention of the higher-ups, right?"

 "Do you want us to cheat with you?" Sakura came over at this time, "This kind of thing shouldn't be done..."

 Before she could finish her words, she was stopped by Elysia's action. The pink girl smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sakura, I think this idea is worth considering."

 "Miss Sakura, don't worry." Ai Yue said mysteriously, "If you can't accept fraud, I naturally have a way to make the fake play real."

 "But if that happens, it will be hard for the three of you."

 Sakura was stunned for a moment: "We... three?"

 Ai Yue did not answer directly, but looked at Kalpas: "Brother Kalpas, how long has it been since you had a good fight with others?"

 Kalpas opened his eyes again, and a cruel arc appeared at the corner of his mouth under the mask: "It really has been too long..."