Honkai: You're telling me this difficulty is from Honkai Impact 3?!

"Then… how about eating something here?" Having reached this point, Mei didn't know what else to say.

Although she didn't know what Bronya was trying to do, it seemed like she didn't want them to leave here so quickly.

Kiana was truly hungry. She ran over, picked up the backpack, peeked around, didn't find Bronya, and could only mutter to herself as she came back.

"Miss Yun Mengxi, hello." With Kiana temporarily gone, Mei returned to her usual composed demeanor, bowing slightly to Yun Mengxi.

"Hello…" Yun Mengxi nodded quickly in response, then pointed at Kiana. "That… she…"

"Thank you for your concern, Miss Yun Mengxi, she… is fine." Mei's expression turned slightly somber. "Everything will be alright."

"Oh…" Yun Mengxi nodded, but Mei's hint of worry didn't escape her notice.

Kiana returned quickly, a bag of biscuits in her mouth, and took out two more bags from the backpack, offering them to Mei and Yun Mengxi. "Do you want some?"

Both shook their heads, so Kiana took all three bags for herself.

The gloom in her heart hadn't completely dissipated. Kiana was eating the biscuits a bit aggressively.

Mei had already silently taken out a water bottle, just waiting for Kiana to choke, as usual.

"Um… you two are, by any chance…" Just then, Yun Mengxi, who had been observing something, suddenly realized something. She asked softly, extending both hands and tapping her index fingers together.

"Pfft…! Ugh! Mei! Water!!" Kiana choked at once, quickly searching for the source of life.

Mei expertly handed over the water, but her ears were already red.

The sweet water entered her mouth, clearing the obstruction in Kiana's throat. She gasped for breath, looking at Yun Mengxi with a strange expression.

She now understood why Shu had been so startled by her "outrageous words" back in Nagazora City.

Being exposed unexpectedly like this was just so embarrassing.

"Hahaha…" Seeing their reactions, Yun Mengxi laughed, retracting her hands. The gloom that had been weighing on her heart during their earlier conversation vanished like smoke.

"Huh? You're not surprised?" Kiana glanced at her, feeling a bit curious.

You know, their relationship was something even Theresa would need a gulp of bitter gourd juice and a careful review of the Homu manga to fully grasp.

"Of course, I'm not surprised." Yun Mengxi nodded with a smile. "Because… I have another version of that around me."

"Huh?" This time, both Kiana and Mei were confused.

A duplicate? Meaning Yun Mengxi also has two…

"My brother and Shicheng…"

Kiana: "?"

Mei: "?"

Bronya: "???"

"Huh?!"

Kiana took another sip of water, put down the biscuits. She needed to sort out the relationships carefully. "I thought they were…"

"Amazing, right? Actually, I was also very surprised when I found out." Yun Mengxi said with a smile.

"Then they…"

"Nothing… they both realized it, but neither of them said anything…" Yun Mengxi shook her head with a smile, her words full of regret.

"What's stopping them?" Mei couldn't help but ask anxiously.

This kind of question, she and Kiana…

Yun Mengxi didn't speak, only sat on the ground, hugging her knees, repeatedly drawing circles on the ground with her hand.

"Anyway, there are many things, because of me, also because of other people's opinions, pressure from family… they… simply don't have your courage."

"We? Courage?" Kiana pointed at herself, not understanding why Yun Mengxi would attribute this to courage.

"Yes, courage." Yun Mengxi nodded, looking up at the two confused girls. "The courage to express love, the courage to walk a path that isn't favored, the courage to keep going… you two are braver than so many people…"

"Is that so… hehe… it's really nothing, just…" Kiana chuckled, raising her hand to scratch her head.

"So, you two who have the courage to take this step, why don't you dare to continue walking forward?"

Kiana's smile faded, and Mei also subconsciously looked at Kiana.

The two looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

[Mei, you gotta be proactive]

Mei's lips parted slightly, about to say something, but Yun Mengxi interrupted their train of thought.

"Alright, you two don't need to include me in your private talk." Yun Mengxi stood up, stretching. "Um, could you tell me about your 'Fire Moth'?"

The two immediately fell silent.

Yun Mengxi pouted. "Okay, is that also classified information…"

"Sorry." Mei breathed a sigh of relief.

They didn't even know what "Fire Moth" was… What if their made-up story clashed with Shu's ideas? Wouldn't they be exposed then?

"Um…" Yun Mengxi turned her head, looking towards the entrance. "Brother… I wonder if he's back yet…"

"Don't worry! He'll definitely be back!" Kiana cheered Yun Mengxi up, "Look, you guys have encountered Honkai Beasts before, right? This time, there aren't even any Honkai Beasts around, he'll definitely come back safe and sound!"

Shu will definitely be alright too!

Mei's eye twitched almost imperceptibly, but Kiana's words were already out, and she couldn't stop her in time.

Yun Mengxi fell silent, turning her head to look at Kiana, who was encouraging her.

"But… we didn't escape… we were rescued…"

The two were taken aback, not understanding what Yun Mengxi meant.

Yun Mengxi sighed. "About twenty days ago, we encountered a… a Honkai Beast. It looked very strange, no legs, with things like armor plates circling around it, and a red circle floating around its body…"

Kiana started to tilt her head.

No legs? Armor plates? Red circle?

This didn't sound like a Knight-class… It sounded more like… that Honkai Imperator?!

"You escaped from a Honkai Imperator?! No, you were rescued from it?!" Realizing this, Kiana was instantly shocked.

That was a Honkai Imperator! Besides Shu, someone else could actually save people in front of a Honkai Imperator? And saved so many?!

There are other experts?!

"Do you know who it was?" Mei quickly pressed, this was crucial information!

"I got separated from my brother at the time, and wasn't very close, so I didn't notice…" Yun Mengxi shook her head apologetically. "But I can be sure that whoever saved us was definitely not alone!"

"And… they seemed to be… all wielding swords!"