Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 239 Is Heaven Destroying Me?

On the balcony, Qiong sat alone, pondering a solution—the classroom was too noisy, and she couldn't concentrate on her thoughts in a quiet place.

Qiong had actually anticipated this day. He knew that sooner or later the train or even the hunter would come knocking on his door, but he hadn't expected that Kaffa would not accept Mei, nor had he anticipated that they would arrive with Coralie, and he certainly hadn't expected them to come while he was still dealing with Kurohime.

After much deliberation, Qiong felt that she only had one path to take.

Please, Old Yang, only Walter can save him from this predicament. Uncle Yang, save me!

As long as he uses his refined and easygoing image to mediate for himself, and uses his body to bear the possible questions from others—if the situation becomes unfavorable, then he can only leave it to the omnipotent Mr. Walter, right?

However, all of this hinges on one crucial condition: Welt must appear in St. Freya tomorrow. Coralie didn't mention Welt at all on the phone. With the two A-rank Valkyries, Gahelia and the strategist, proving useless, and with Welt not showing up, she could simply wait to die.

Walter's arrival brings sunshine; Uncle Yang's absence brings rain; the train hunters' joint appearance could turn the academy upside down; if he escapes unscathed, he'll thank the heavens every day from now on...

Without thinking about anything else, I immediately called Walter!

"Qiong boy, what are you doing here all by yourself?"

"Himeko-neechan?"

Qiong was holding her phone, about to make a call, when she heard Himeko's voice, so she had to put her phone away.

Why are you here at this time?

"What's wrong? Are you in trouble?"

Looking at the smiling Himeko, Sora felt rather helpless.

"You know the answer but you don't..."

Himeko stopped smiling and patted him on the shoulder.

"Seriously, if only I had been as popular as you back in college—"

"You've been in a relationship for a while now, haven't you?"

Qiong looked at Himeko with dead fish eyes. He knew that line all too well; every time Himeko got drunk and acted crazy, she would say at least one of those lines...

However, after transplanting the Ji Xuanyuan Holy Mark, Himeko didn't get drunk as easily anymore—not because her alcohol tolerance had increased, but because there was no need to numb her senses through excessive drinking.

The dosage of anesthetics and beverages used to enhance life differs considerably.

"You already knew? But that's not the point!"

Himeko's expression became much more serious.

"Running away won't solve the problem."

Qiong could only respond with a bitter smile.

"Himeko-neechan, I don't want to run away either, but I really have no other choice in this situation."

"What are you going to do?"

"Contact Uncle Yang..."

Himeko: ?

Seriously, you need a peacemaker for something this small? You even brought Walter all the way back to be your peacemaker? Can't you just ask her?

There's absolutely no need for a peacemaker here!

"Kid, don't rush to find Welt. There are some things you have to face yourself. Mei and Seele have a conflict, so go and talk to them properly... Oh, and call Bronya too, she can definitely help you. You can't just keep avoiding things and let others handle it."

"But……"

Qiong hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped. If it were such a small matter, of course there would be no need for Lao Yang to step in. But the problem was that at least another group of people would arrive at the academy tomorrow.

"But you don't want to hurt anyone, and you're afraid that you won't handle things well and will damage your relationship with Bronya and Seele?"

"No no no..."

"You need to believe in yourself. You're no longer a child who needs help. And if you really need help, you have us by your side! Like me, I'm your strong support!"

drop by drop...

Himeko's phone rang.

"Alright, class is about to start, hurry back, the headmistress needs to see me. Hey, Theresa... Huh?"

Looking at Himeko's retreating figure, Sora did not hesitate at all.

If I listen to Himeko, I'm afraid I'll die without a burial place!

"Uncle Yang, the Star Core Hunters are here. Kafka won't accept Mei, and I also have to deal with another Seele. I'm really overwhelmed..."

Putting everything else aside, it makes perfect sense to pit Walter, who is also a parent figure, against Kafka, right?

"Star Core Hunter, Kafka?"

Walter's voice was somewhat hesitant.

"But I remember, Little March... Ming... said... wolf—beep—"

The signal is lost.

Qiong: ...

What kind of luck is this?

"Could it be that Heaven intends to destroy me?"

I don't know if fate will kill you, but if you keep doing this, you're definitely doomed.

Bronya, when did you arrive?

Bronya's voice suddenly came from behind Sora, startling her so much that she quickly turned around to look.

However, all he saw was a slightly larger, rather dissatisfying Spanish holographic projection.

"Bronya, Bronya, screw you, Bronya! You've gone crazy from eating too many meal replacements, haven't you? It's me, it's me!"

Silver Wolf, fuming, really wanted to kick Qiong off the balcony (since he wouldn't die from the fall), but considering the possible consequences, he decided against it.

A good wolf doesn't fight with a fool.

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After stepping off the balcony, Himeko quickly arrived at Theresa's office.

"Theresa, repeat yourself! What did you just say? Did I hear you right?"

Sitting in her chair, Theresa held a glass of bitter melon juice and glanced at Yae Sakura, who was still working.

"Please calm down, Princess."

She was also shocked, and only just recovered with the help of bitter melon.

"You heard me right, Himeko."

Theresa looked at Himeko seriously.

"Just now, Grandpa issued instructions to all branches: wage war against anti-entropy."

Himeko frowned upon receiving confirmation.

"But why? We've been hostile to Anti-Entropy for a long time, there's no need for a full-scale war, is there? Besides, didn't we work together to resolve the Manila collapse not long ago? It's one thing if things haven't eased up, but why suddenly..."

How could she know what her grandfather was thinking?

The only clue we have so far is some rumors circulating among the Valkyries at headquarters: that Anti-Entropy's secret forces (pure Valkyries, no mechs, and possibly even a number of men?) have silently infiltrated headquarters using advanced stealth equipment and special aircraft, causing astronomical losses and injuring many Valkyries (there are currently no reports of deaths, only one missing person suspected of being kidnapped). Enraged, Otto has declared war on Anti-Entropy.

However, the official document Otto sent her was quite different; it basically said something about world peace and stability.

"I don't know the specific reason either. Grandpa just said that Anti-Entropy has been conducting some dangerous experiments recently, and for the sake of world stability, we must strike first..."

Believe it or not, Himeko, Theresa certainly doesn't.

How did Anti-Entropy manage to infiltrate Schicksal's headquarters? Did they think the Undying Blade didn't exist? And what about the huge losses? It must be that some scoundrel embezzled too much funding and, fearing being discovered by Grandpa, burned down the Dragon Warehouse and then blamed Anti-Entropy, right?

Most importantly, where did Anti-Entropy get its Valkyrie army? They're all about technology, okay? This rumor from headquarters is utterly unbelievable!

In any case, Schicksal has declared war on Anti-Entropy, which means Otto has wanted to fight for a long time and is just finding a pretext...

Honestly, Theresa doesn't want to help either side. The only thing she'll do is use Yae Sakura to inform Anti-Entropy of the declaration of war a few hours in advance, and that's all.

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Two more chapters...