Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 246 March 7: I'm fine! Dan Heng: No, you're in trouble!

"We're really okay now!"

March 7th couldn't understand. Although her leg was a little sore because of Fu Hua's sweeping leg kick, it wasn't to the point that she couldn't walk.

Danheng happens to be unusually persistent in this regard—if she doesn't want Qiong to hug her, she'll let Qiong support her.

Unfortunately, Qiong actually believed Dan Heng's nonsense about "being stubborn and argumentative on March 7th."

"March, don't be reckless. Qiong, don't listen to her!"

"We don't have any!"

Dan Heng looked serious, as if March 7th was already covered in wounds.

"Oh dear, with so many people watching, I've completely lost face!"

"Oh."

Danheng spoke calmly as he gazed at March 7th.

When will March finally understand his good intentions?

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"Coralie, what do you think is the relationship between Senior Sora and that Miss March Seven?"

"Helia, what do you mean?"

Because Danheng pulled the two away, Coralie and Helia had no choice but to follow the three, leaving Sunday alone as a man surrounded by the Valkyries.

Helia, who had been watching the three walk side by side down the path behind the teaching building, looked on with suspicion as she observed their backs as they talked.

"His senior's network of relationships seems particularly messy? Was he a scumbag when he was young?"

Helia wasn't making things up; she was making evidence-based deductions based on limited knowledge of Sora: Sora was the only male student at the girls' school, extremely popular; he was passionate, generous, and kind-hearted; his talent and strength were top-notch among the Valkyries; and he had even refused Durandal's offer to join the Undying Blade... In his youthful ignorance, he could have easily taken advantage of the Valkyries around him, only realizing his mistakes and reforming later in life... Today, Mei-sensei, the two Seele-senpai, and that Miss March 7th could all corroborate this to some extent, right? Even Coralli's advice to Sora to get married early was essentially an attempt to persuade him to settle down, wasn't it? This also supported her deductions.

"hehe."

However, contrary to expectations, Helia's surprising words only made Coralie laugh out loud.

Coralie wasn't entirely sure about the first point either. According to her Uncle Yang's description, Qiong actually had a very wide circle of friends, including all sorts of people from all walks of life, from the top echelons of alien forces to ordinary office workers and even con artists. It's normal for his network to be a bit messy, right? And the second point…

Scumbag? Him? Would he dare? If he dared, he could be an aunt before he even graduated! Of course, Coralie wouldn't say that out loud; she had to save face for Sora.

"Qiong-ge is a scumbag? No way!"

"But as far as friends of the opposite sex go, they seem exceptionally close. Is there such a thing as pure friendship between men and women?"

"Hmm, there should be? Besides, who's the scumbag and are there other guys around?"

The two peered ahead. Although March 7 was being forcibly supported, he still communicated with them using a variety of body language. Dan Heng seemed unmoved, but Qiong responded with body language and facial expressions. She even pushed March 7 to Dan Heng and used her free hand to pull out a baseball bat, a flame gun, and a top hat, gesturing at them, which made March 7 giggle.

Coralie: ...

Oh no, she was pretty sure this guy was at it again! Had he forgotten her warning last time?

I'll make a call later!

It's impossible for Coralli to have no reaction at all. He's known Qiong for so long, he knows her character pretty well. She's starting to win over girls again!

"The three of them don't seem like two boys who like the same girl..."

To Helia, whose experience was limited, this three-person relationship was truly unbelievable.

"Wow!"

A scream shattered the silence as Coralie and Helia saw March 7, who was leaning against Danheng, fall forward.

……

On the way to the infirmary, March 7 told the story of the martial arts ceremony and the battle against Hu Lei. Qiong, who was also excited, told the story of the Battle Royale in Chang Kong City and the journey to the Nine Netherworlds. Although the impact and difficulty were different, March 7 was still very happy to hear Qiong's pioneering stories. Now it was just that the night chat session was brought forward a lot!

However, as the old saying goes, excessive joy leads to sorrow. Overjoyed on March 7th, he slipped and fell forward.

"Wow!"

She instinctively closed her eyes, preparing to conjure a six-phase ice cushion before landing—though it would be similar to the ground, cold and hard. The only good thing was it wouldn't be as dirty. But she'd just fought a battle, and she wasn't exactly clean herself!

"careful!"

But in the end, March 7th didn't fall to the ground on her elbows or face; a pair of warm, strong arms supported her. Looking up, she saw that her golden-eyed, gray-haired friend didn't look too well.

"March, are you really just putting on a brave face? You're so badly injured, you can't even walk properly?"

Qiong, who had initially felt a little strange, suddenly lost all suspicion about Dan Heng: How could Teacher Dan Heng lie? March 7th was just putting on a brave face!

"No, I just slipped... It's all Danheng's fault!"

“In March, I refuted your accusations.”

"alright."

Now that things had come to this, Qiong, convinced that March 7th hadn't fallen accidentally, bent down and picked her up in her arms. March 7th was stunned at first, then her face flushed red and she struggled.

"Qiong, what are you doing? Put me down! I'm so embarrassed! Danheng, tell him to put me down!"

Dan Heng remained unmoved.

"Stop moving around, or you might hurt yourself again."

"I'm perfectly fine!"

"March, do you hate Sora?"

"How could that be!"

The question about the complete lack of connection between Danheng and its subordinates left March 7 completely baffled.

Hate Sora? Absolutely not! Their time together was always filled with joy and adventure. Mainly, being held like this by him made her feel embarrassed if others saw it.

"I just feel it's not very good..."

March 7 muttered to herself, her face turning even redder—several girls were whispering around her, and if they spread the word, March 7's reputation as a peerless heroine would be ruined...

"Can you walk faster?"

"Of course!"

Qiong smiled and quickened her pace towards the infirmary with Danheng. Coralie and Helia stared at each other behind them, unsure what to say.

"Corallie, what do you think?"

Coralie shook her head helplessly. What else could she do? This guy was always like this. She could only call for Mei-sensei!

Thinking of this, Coralie started looking through the phone: I wonder if the teachers' numbers have changed over the years.

"Beaver Duck? Crowley?"

“I’m Coralie, and she’s that idiot Holly—”

Coralie & Helia: !

The two women turned to look at the person who had greeted them; they had only used those two names during the Great Collapse of Manila…

"Senior Anna, what are you doing here!"

"It really is you guys!"

Although the two were not very familiar with each other, Anna still greeted them warmly, but the two seemed to look rather unhappy.

"Senior, are you here on a business trip to the Far East branch?"

Anna shook her head.

"I've been a member of the Far East Branch for a while now, but I specifically inquired about you guys, and it turns out nobody in your class knows you. So you were using fake names!"

Helia felt a little embarrassed and, taking advantage of Anna's inattention, secretly tugged at Coralie's sleeve.

"Corallie, you mean this..."

"Don't panic, watch me do it."

"Greetings, senior!"

Coralie's survival rule one: always wear a smile!

"How did you end up in our Far East branch? Sorry, we really didn't know. We've been carrying out the principal's secret mission lately..."

Helia was a little flustered. Who knew if Coralie's words could fool Anna? It was really... The probability of running into someone she knew in the Far East branch who could recognize her was like the collision of Mars and Earth!

Anna, showing no sign of blame, expressed her understanding.

"Oh, so it's a secret mission."

No, you actually believe that?

"Oh right, don't call me senior anymore, just call me Anna! I'm here because I have a promise with Sora~ You might not know this yet, but he's the acting captain of the Hyperion, and I'm his secretary!"

Coralie suddenly felt her blood rush to the top of her head, and her ears and tail started shaking at an extremely fast speed, which was impossible to suppress!

"Corallie, restrain yourself, restrain yourself a little!"

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"March, does your leg still hurt? Teacher, I'm leaving it to you."

"Oh dear, it doesn't hurt at all!"

Upon arriving at the infirmary, Qiong carefully placed March 7 on the hospital bed, then called over the bewildered Baiji for a checkup—under Danheng's "persuasion," Qiong was practically treating March 7 like a porcelain doll.

"Not feeling pain doesn't necessarily mean everything is fine; it could also mean you've lost consciousness."

"Danheng, what nonsense are you talking about!"

"I'm just stating the facts."

March 7th was completely swayed by this. Seeing Dan Heng's reliable and confident demeanor, March 7th began to doubt himself.

As the saying goes, "If you say it's true, it's true, even if it's not. If you say it's not false, it's not false, even if it is." For a better future, he was willing to tell this lie.

For their happiness, and for the Star Train and countless worlds waiting to be explored by the train.

"Cough cough cough..."

With a pale face and a delicate demeanor, Bai Ji could only stare helplessly at the three people bickering in front of him.

If Qiong had simply brought a man and a woman into the infirmary, he certainly wouldn't have just stood by and watched. After all, the infirmary was also called the health care room, and aside from performing major surgeries, it was responsible for treating and preventing minor illnesses for everyone in St. Freya.

But now it's different; Princess Qiong brought in a girl! As far as Bai Ji knows, very few people receive this kind of treatment. Aside from those who are no longer alive, there are only two others who have ever been carried in a princess carry. They see princess carries as an act of intimacy. If they knew that the pink-haired girl that Deng mentioned before had been carried in a princess carry...

They wouldn't be furious if he did that, but he would definitely be in trouble, and their actions against Qiong might be brought forward. Therefore, Bai Ji decided to keep the matter to himself for the time being.

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Two more chapters to go...

I feel like these few chapters I've written could be split into several chapters just by looking at the sheer volume.