Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 106 Gossip-loving Senior Anna

"Where's your weapon?"

Once they boarded the helicopter, seeing that Qiong still had nothing in her hands, Anna couldn't help but remind her.

Even though he's a newcomer, he should have some combat experience, right? Why didn't he bring any weapons? Is he even more careless than her?

"Weapons and such—"

Qiong waved his hand, and then a baseball bat appeared out of thin air.

"Of course I could never forget!"

"Ugh?"

Anna, who had never seen weapons conjure up like magic before, stared wide-eyed. Qiong herself was very satisfied with the effect.

That's the reaction I'm looking for. You're curious, aren't you? If you're curious, ask. I'll answer. That way, our relationship will improve. Once our relationship is a bit better, I'll think of a way to provoke Anna and make her braver. If that works, it will change a lot of things: Chen Tianwen won't die, and even if Chen Tianwu joins World Serpent and becomes Night Owl in order to survive, he won't become the Herrscher of the Stars out of despair.

Anna was filled with astonishment as she stared at the baseball bat that had appeared out of nowhere.

"What is this? Has the Far East Branch developed spatial storage equipment?"

Qiong smiled and prepared to answer.

"No, that's not right! Your Far East branch's research level can't compare to ours. The Oceania branch's technology is the strongest outside of headquarters! There's no reason why you've developed something that those scientists in New Zealand haven't made a move yet—I know, it's a smokescreen! Like a magic trick on TV!"

"Senior, actually—"

"But where did you hide such a big baseball bat before? Sora, that was magic, right?"

Rather than the new equipment or special abilities developed by the Far East Branch, the girl prefers magic tricks.

Actually, this is—

Wow, that's amazing!

Can't you let people finish speaking?

Anna's eyes lit up.

"Actually, I wanted to learn magic when I was little, but my family wouldn't let me. But I always thought it was so cool to be able to do magic! Sora, you can do magic tricks, and you're the only male student at your St. Freya Academy, right?"

Now that things had come to this, Qiong stopped dwelling on the question of magic versus special abilities; as long as they started talking, that was enough. He nodded and noticed that the curious Anna seemed to have moved a little closer.

"So you must have a lot of girls pursuing you or liking you, right? Tell me, how many girlfriends have you had?"

Qiong: ?

Does he look like Aquaman? He doesn't even look like a water ghost!

Weren't we just talking about magic? How did you steer this into gossip? Besides, you're only fifteen, lady, not even a high school student yet, how did you get into gossip?

Are girls naturally inclined to gossip?

"Tell me, tell me! Don't worry, I promise I won't let those four people know."

"A fourth person?"

Almost forgot, there was also an unnamed pilot on the helicopter, silently listening to their conversation while flying the plane... Anna kept urging Qiong, who looked troubled, to answer the question.

"The girl who likes me..."

Just Raiden Mei, right? At most, he might bring Asakura Miyuki, but even that doesn't count in his opinion. Let's be honest.

"No, very few girls pursue me. I don't plan to date for the time being."

Let's not say no, at least save some face for ourselves. How could anyone be pursuing him? Old Yang is the most popular guy in St. Freya, and his popularity ranking isn't even as high as the Immortal's Gray Hair… It's infuriating just thinking about it. Who would like him?

"Really?"

Anna looked completely incredulous.

"But I think you're quite good-looking, aren't you? The Far East Branch even praised you as a genius, so your skills must be pretty good too, right? Whether you're an idol who judges by looks or a talent-based person, there should be people who like you, right?"

"Hehe, I'm really sorry I don't have any beautiful girls throwing themselves at me, or having many women on either side of me, or any rich dating experience..."

He was surrounded only by a mature and steady handsome man, a girl who was clueless about love, a group of Martian riddle enthusiasts, and the nominal leader who recently regarded him as her number one rival in love.

No, he couldn't let a fifteen-year-old girl dominate the conversation; he had to interrupt!

"Senior, we are the shield of the people, brave warriors. What's the point of talking about love if we don't wipe out the Honkai?"

Anna immediately lost interest.

"Your life will be so boring! I know the Valkyries of Destiny are supposed to protect everyone, but you need your own personal time too, right? To put it bluntly, neither of us might live to see the day the Honkai are completely defeated, right? Seriously, we finally met a male Valkyrie other than Kaslana, and you're not interested in that kind of thing... No, it must be that all the girls you've met are too boring, right? Want me to introduce you to a few?"

You've already raised the banner of righteousness, why are you still coming?

The usual interruptions are gone; it's time to fight back!

"Don't always talk about me, Anna-senpai. What about you? A girl as pretty as you must have a lot of suitors, right?"

"Me? Hehe, no, not a single one. I'm fifteen this year, and my family is strict and doesn't allow me to date early—besides, I don't see many boys usually! You're different, you look at least two or three years older than me, right? You're almost an adult, and you've never even been in a relationship? A youth without dating is incomplete!"

"I'm only one year old this year, still a little baby, so it's reasonable for me not to be in a relationship, right?"

"How could that be? Who would believe you saying that?"

"You two are about to arrive over the target area!"

"Roger that, prepare for battle!"

Seeing Anna's cheerful face instantly turn serious, Qiong really wanted to complain that she was such a fickle woman... Let's just focus on the operation.

The helicopter quickly flew over the target area. Below was a beach, and many mosquitoes and worm-like Honkai Beasts emerged from the sea, emitting a nauseating fishy smell.

Looking at the densely packed monsters, Qiong felt a chill run down her spine. Although they were all small monsters that could be easily defeated, there were just too many of them.

"Do you always fight this much with just the two of you?"

According to Anna before boarding the plane, the Oceania branch has deployed a total of six garrison teams in Manila, including "Snow Lotus," "Sea Lion," and "Starry Night," which is theoretically enough to handle a medium-sized Honkai. Qiong originally thought that the Snow Lotus team still needed to request support from outside, even in this situation. Now he understands.

The enemy is quite numerous; the ones that have just appeared on this beach are enough to keep us busy for a while.

"Stop talking, get ready to go down, follow me!"

Anna nimbly descended to the ground using the rope that had just been lowered, something Qiong hadn't expected.

So, an excellent Valkyrie is also an excellent paratrooper?

Although St. Freya hadn't taught this, the die was cast, so Qiong had no choice but to grit her teeth and slide down as well.

Fortunately, he was in good physical condition and landed perfectly, avoiding the tragedy of fractures upon landing.

"The new teammates should have had some time to get to know each other, but due to limited resources, we can only practice in actual matches."

Anna's weapon was a spear—perhaps all the Shaniat family members used spears?

Anna casually pointed to the white Valkyrie armor on her body and began to observe the enemy situation.

"But before we officially begin, let me briefly mention this: my Valkyrie armor is ice-attribute."

That's understandable, after all, she's the future Herrscher of Ice, and her affinity with ice attributes is high.