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

"Ah, you really can understand! Then, can you use magic?" Mei crouched down, poked Fu Lin's head, then picked him up and placed him on the desk.

"Meow." Nope.

Fu Lin looked at Mei in exasperation, then grabbed a clean sheet of paper and, holding a pen awkwardly in his little paws, began writing.

After using up all his strength to finish a single character, he lay on his back, belly up, breathing heavily, his pink tongue sticking out.

Mei, who had witnessed the entire process, gazed at him with sparkling eyes and clapped her hands. "Wow, so amazing!ヾ(????)?"

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Fu Lin panted as he looked at Mei, whose eyes were sparkling, and curled the corners of his mouth:

"Meow~" Impressive, right? From now on, you can brag to your friends that your cat can do a backflip...

Fu Lin muttered and pointed at the paper.

Mei looked at the crooked handwriting on the paper, softly read it out, then gazed at Fu Lin with eyes full of starlight and asked, "'Li'? Are you called 'Li'?"

"Then can I call you Little 'Li'?"

Hearing Mei call out, Fu Lin let out a weak meow and then chose to lie down. He could explain the pronunciation later when he had the chance...

Good news: the characters are the same.

Bad news: the pronunciation is different.

"Little Li, you're amazing! You can even write!"

Mei lifted Fu Lin again and rubbed her face against him nonstop, inhaling the unique milky scent of the little cat. She rolled around on the bed with a look of pure satisfaction—though it was tough on Fu Lin.

Fu Lin pushed against Mei's cheek and called out to the unreliable system, "System, stupid system, where's my mission? Give me my mission now! I need to go back!"

[Mission... mission disorder...]

[Detected system malfunction]

[Auto-repair in progress...]

Fu Lin, "???"

[...Repair failed]

[Emergency measures activating...]

[Emergency measures activated successfully!!!]

[Estimated loading time: three years...]

[System customer service: Uh... dear user, the estimated time for automatic settlement is three years... please enjoy this rare and beautiful time. Wishing you a pleasant journey...]

"...Can I say something inappropriate?"

Unable to hold back anymore, Fu Lin erupted into a storm of expletives, cursing in all directions with its mother as the center and its ancestors as the radius, covering a full 360-degree range.

Then, he suddenly became emo. "Three years is too long, isn't it? I don't want Fu Shi to wait for me that long."

"Are you hungry? Wait a second."

Seeing Fu Lin suddenly quiet down, Mei paused her cat-snuggling, rubbed Fu Lin's soft belly, and got up to pour some cat food into a bowl.

She then placed Fu Lin on the floor, gazed at him innocently, and even pushed the bowl closer when he didn't move.

"Go on, eat. There's more if you finish."

Fu Lin looked at the cat food in the bowl, curiously picked up a piece, sniffed it, swallowed his saliva, and at that moment, his stomach growled.

Just as he was about to put the kibble into his mouth, he suddenly snapped out of it, pushed the bowl away in disgust, and patted his fluffy chest with lingering fear.

"Ptui, ptui, ptui! I actually thought about eating this stuff?!"

"...Don't like this flavor? How about this one?"

Seeing Fu Lin's disgusted expression, Mei grabbed another bag of different cat food, poured a little in front of him, and looked at him expectantly.

Fu Lin squatted on the ground and turned his head away. "No." Meow

"What about this one?"

"I don't want it." Meow

"Is this okay?"

"I don't want it!!" Meow

"Um... you're not thinking about eating kids, are you? I'm not tasty."

Mei scratched her head, looking at the scattered cat food and the innocent-looking Fu Lin. She suddenly recalled stories about yokai eating humans, and her face instantly turned pale, looking like she was about to cry.

Fu Lin watched Mei scaring herself and showed a helpless expression before walking towards the golden dried fish.

Looking at the dried fish in the bag, Fu Lin thought it seemed barely acceptable, so he wagged his tail, picked up a piece, and brought it to Mei.

Mei picked up the dried fish, sighed in relief, and placed one in Fu Lin's mouth. Seeing him nibble on it in small bites, she beamed with joy.

"Not bad, having a little loli feed me really is different."

Before Fu Lin could enjoy the moment, the maid's voice rang out.

"Miss, the bathwater is ready."

"Got it."

Hearing this, Mei rubbed Fu Lin, stood up, and placed him on the floor. Then, one by one, she took off her clothes and casually tossed them aside.

As Fu Lin was biting into his fish, his vision suddenly went dark. He struggled for a moment before pulling down whatever was covering his head.

"What blinded my eyes...?"

'Oh, so it was… Wait, doesn't that mean Mei is now...'

Then, looking at the blue-and-white striped underwear in his paws, he fell into silence, his heart stirring up waves of emotion, his gaze shifting erratically.

After a brief inner struggle, as a righteous gentleman, how could Fu Lin possibly peek?

So, he raised his head confidently, ready to take a good look at the beautiful, youthful sight before him—only to hear the sound of the door closing.

Fu Lin glanced at the freshly obtained underwear in his hand and silently stuffed it into his system space, planning to sell it to Kiana from St. Freya Academy at a high price later. She would definitely like it.

"Mei... shouldn't a master bathe with their pet? Did you forget me? Hurry up and open the door and let me in." Meow meow meow

He then walked cat-like to the bathroom door, pawing at it repeatedly while calling out.

Meanwhile, after Mei entered the bathroom, the maid looked at the scattered cat food and the wildly gesturing Fu Lin. She grabbed him by the scruff of his neck.

Feeling his four legs dangling in the air, Fu Lin looked at the maid in confusion and let out a soft "Meow?"

The next second, the entire cat was locked inside a newly bought cage. The maid then turned to pick up a broom and quietly swept the floor, completely ignoring Fu Lin's resentful cries.