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

"Please take care of this," Fu Hua said, adjusting her glasses and looking at Fu Shi in her arms with a troubled expression. Taking care of children wasn't her expertise at all.

"Teacher Himeko, we..." Mei looked to Himeko and Theresa. Returning to the dorm required their permission.

Himeko crossed her arms and said, "Fine, you can return to the dorm first. We'll come after class."

"Yay! No more class!" Kiana cheered excitedly, waving her arms around and eagerly trying to rush back to the dorm, only to be stopped by Fu Hua.

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"Teacher Himeko, Mei and Bronya are enough; Kiana can stay here. It wouldn't be good if Kiana failed the class because of me." Fu Hua gently sent Kiana back to her seat and said this as if she were thinking of Kiana's best interests.

Himeko looked at Fu Hua with relief; she had thought the same thing.

"What a coincidence; I was thinking the same thing." Kiana widened her eyes, held her head, and shouted in frustration, "Noooo!"

"Kiana, just sit and listen to the lesson properly." Fu Hua adjusted her glasses, and the white glare reflected off the lenses made Kiana feel like she was facing a demon, especially with that slight smirk on Fu Hua's lips.

'Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. The old antique has turned bad,' Fu Shi thought, looking up at Fu Hua, who had a mischievous grin, while covering her mouth to stifle her laughter.

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"Heating the milk should do the trick." Mei took a carton of milk from the fridge and placed it in the microwave. Once the heating finished, she thoughtfully found a baby bottle, poured the warmed milk into it, and handed it to Fu Hua, who was sitting on the sofa holding Fu Shi.

"Fu Shi..." Fu Hua looked at the bottle in her hand and then at Fu Shi in her arms.

"This bottle nipple is unnecessary! I'm not a three-month-old, hic~" Fu Shi grabbed the bottle from Fu Hua's hand, twisted off the nipple cap, and chugged the milk, letting out a milk burp afterward while holding her stomach.

Mei used a handkerchief to wipe the milk residue from Fu Shi's mouth, then took Fu Shi from Fu Hua and hugged her contentedly, playfully pinching Fu Shi's cheeks.

"It seems Mei really likes children; she'll definitely be a good wife and mother in the future," Fu Hua commented unconsciously as she watched the gentle and caring Mei.

"Huh?! Class monitor, what are you saying..." Mei exclaimed shyly, covering her face, while a wisp of white steam slowly rose from her head.

"That looks fun!" Fu Shi jumped down from Mei's embrace, toddling over to Bronya in front of the TV, intrigued by the yellow Homu and cabbage on the screen. She eagerly picked up another controller.

"Do you want to play against Bronya?"

"Let me make it clear first: Bronya won't go easy on you just because you're a kid. Don't cry if you lose."

"Hmph, we'll see who wins!"

"Take this, Cabbage Slam!"

Fu Shi controlled her cabbage character to leap up high and headbutt Bronya's Homu, but Bronya dodged it with a smooth slide and counterattacked, taking away a third of Fu Shi's health bar.

"Bronya has never seen such a reckless playstyle—except for dumb Kiana," Bronya remarked calmly while manipulating her controller.

"It's not over till it's over! Cabbage Tornado!" Fu Shi made her cabbage spin wildly, scattering countless smaller cabbages everywhere. Bronya had no choice but to dodge using footwork, but the dense barrage of cabbages was hard to evade, taking away more than half her health.

"To think you used a hidden skill... Bronya underestimated you," Bronya said seriously, surprised that she had lost so much health to a little kid.

"Hahaha, now you see how amazing I am..."

"Tch, why is this suddenly so hard... Wait, how did I even do that just now?"

Fu Shi, pleased with herself for taking a chunk of Bronya's health, grew nervous as Bronya's attacks became sharper, a bead of sweat forming on her forehead.

"It seems Bronya has won," Bronya said with a faint smirk, eyeing the nearly defeated cabbage.

"As long as I'm not defeated, you can't win!" Fu Shi wiped the sweat from her forehead, considering whether to use her Herrscher powers. When she saw Fu Hua watching, she made up her mind.

"This feeling again... so familiar..."Bronya's gaze faltered as she looked at the TV screen. Even though she only needed one more hit to win, she couldn't shake the feeling that she was about to lose.

"Yay! Look, I won!" Fu Shi tossed the controller aside and leapt into Fu Hua's arms to show off.

"Lost. Bronya actually lost to a little kid." Bronya slumped to the floor in defeat, staring blankly at the "K.O." on the TV screen.

"What was that flash of familiarity just now... Fenghuang Down?" Fu Hua looked at the triumphant Fu Shi in her arms and fell into deep thought. Could Fenghuang Down have come to life?