Honkai Impact 3rd: I Am the Saviour

With the sound of the school bell ringing, the morning classes also came to an end.

The students walked out of the classrooms in groups of two or three, cheerful laughter echoing across the campus.

Kiana pushed open the rooftop door with high spirits, ready to enjoy a wonderful afternoon alone time with Raiden Mei, but she disappointedly discovered that all the seats on the rooftop had already been occupied.

"Damn it, we're late!"

Kiana pouted and grumbled, "Don't these people need to attend class? How do they always manage to snatch the best seats!"

Raiden Mei smiled lightly and patted her shoulder, comforting her, "Let it go, Kiana, it's just a place to eat, we can find somewhere else."

"But it's rare for Mei to make so much delicious food~" Kiana said a little disappointed, "What was that phrase again… Right! It's 'a beauty makes the food more appetizing'! It means that good food must be paired with good scenery!"

Faced with Kiana's nonsense, Raiden Mei didn't even know where to start retorting.

As Kiana muttered beside her, Raiden Mei slowly walked to the edge of the rooftop, searching for a lunch spot that matched Kiana's expectations.

As her gaze swept across the courtyard, Raiden Mei suddenly paused.

Because in a certain corner of the courtyard, she saw that familiar figure.

Van was sitting alone on a bench in the corner, holding that black lunchbox in his hands.

The midday sunlight filtered through the gaps between the leaves and scattered on Van's body, making him appear relaxed and at ease.

From the satisfied expression on his face, it was clear that the lunchbox in his hand was to his taste.

Seeing this, the expression on Raiden Mei's face instantly softened a lot.

At that moment, a voice came from beside her. "Mei? What are you looking at?"

"Nothing." Raiden Mei withdrew her gaze, and casually replied, "Just thinking about where to have lunch."

Kiana blinked, then suddenly clapped her hands and shouted, "Oh right, I just remembered! I heard from classmates that aside from the rooftop, the school has another super great picnic spot~ Let's go check it out!"

Over here, before Raiden Mei could react, she was grabbed by the wrist and hurriedly dragged downstairs by Kiana.

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At the same time, on the other side, Van's peaceful lunch in a certain corner of the courtyard was interrupted by an unexpected visitor.

"Little mouse, isn't it boring to eat alone~"

Mobius had appeared next to him at some unknown time, holding a container that looked like a thermal lunchbox, with a strange gleam in her eyes.

"Wanna try my specially made nutritious meal? Guaranteed to fill you with energy~"

Van's chopsticks froze in midair, and he replied stiffly,

"Um… Mobius, I appreciate the thought, but I'm already full."

What a joke! Let's not even talk about the thermal container that had a [Danger] symbol printed on it.

Just based on Mobius' cooking skill that rivaled judgment-level destruction, Van wouldn't dare try it casually.

At this moment, Himeko's voice came from the other side, easing the tense situation.

"Van, so you're here, I've been looking for you for a while…"

Saying this, Himeko glanced at Mobius, the meaning obvious without saying.

"Come… follow me, I need to talk to you."

But Mobius squinted her eyes and interrupted, "Teacher Himeko, it's lunchtime now. As a teacher, isn't it inappropriate to take up a student's break time?"

"Oh? Then is it appropriate for Teacher Mobius to force students to do things they don't want to?" Himeko sneered.

"Teacher Himeko, why don't you explain clearly what you mean by 'things students don't want to do'?"

"There are some things that Teacher Mobius should just know herself, no need to make it so clear."

Watching the two women fall into another face-off, Van silently scooted to the edge of the bench, trying to reduce his presence.

However, sometimes things don't go as people wish.

Somehow, while the two were talking, the topic suddenly shifted to cooking, and even escalated into a cooking showdown.

And the unlucky judge chosen for this was, Van.

"Speaking of which, Van, I saw a brand-new curry recipe online a few days ago. I'll make it for you to try when I get the chance."

Hearing this, Mobius also refused to back down.

"What a coincidence, I've also been studying something called 'organ cuisine' recently. I'll need your valuable opinion…"

As she said this, both of their gazes simultaneously focused on Van, and in unison they asked, "So, which one will you try?"

At this critical moment, a lively voice saved him.

"Yo! What are you all doing~"

Ivana arrived just in time to ease the tense atmosphere, and also allowed Van to breathe a sigh of relief.

He couldn't help but think inwardly, 'Although this rascal Ivana can be a pain sometimes, she's quite helpful at moments like this. Truly worthy of being a… thoughtful…'

Just then, a few students walked over from a short distance, still muttering to each other,

"Hey, did you listen to Ai-chan's newly released music?"

"You mean the new version of 'Moon Halo'?"

"Yeah, yeah! Did you hear it?"

"Of course! This version of 'Moon Halo' is a male and female duet. I think it's just as good as the original in the video!"

"Really? Then I have to give it a listen!"

As the music started playing, Ivana's eyes lit up instantly. 'What an unexpected surprise!'

You see, while others might not know the origin of this song, she did. Originally, after school, Ivana had invited Ji Xuanyuan to have lunch together.

Her goal was to see if she could take the opportunity to stimulate Ji Xuanyuan a bit and help her recover some memories.

And also to observe the expression Old Man (Van) would show when facing Ji Xuanyuan.

As a result, Ji Xuanyuan had said something like "I've already made plans with someone else," which ruined all the trouble she went through.

Seeing Ji Xuanyuan refuse her, Ivana had felt a bit disappointed at the time.

She thought she might not get to see Old Man's reaction today.

But who would've thought, just when the mountains seemed to run out of roads, a village appeared in a shaded grove.

'Could it be that Ai-chan is also like me, a fun-lover?'

Ivana secretly laughed in her heart while quietly taking out her phone.

Immediately, that familiar melody of 'Moon Halo' played from her phone.

"Isn't this the version Ai-chan just released?"

Ivana pretended to be surprised and said, "Listen! Don't the voices of these two singers sound particularly familiar?"

Upon hearing this, Van's expression instantly changed.

Of course he was familiar with the singers of this song… Because one of them, was himself.

As for the other singer… it was Kiana.

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