Is It Too Late to Leave the Chat Group?

Book 1: Chapter 24: Little Angel Sirin

Moving on to another matter, Chen Heng returned to his senses after Sirin called for him, pulling his attention away from the group chat.

“Elder Brother, sorry. This morning, I…” After waking up and her head cleared up, Sirin had recalled her morning tantrum and felt restless as she sat in bed. Then, after some hesitation, she went downstairs. After all, she would have to face this sooner or later. This time, she did not even wear her favorite dress, coming down in just her pajamas.

“It’s about this? I was wondering what it could be. Aren’t we a family? It is just a minor matter; think of it as siblings bickering. Come and have breakfast!” Chen Heng took out the food from his spatial storage and placed it on the table.

“Oh! Thank you, Elder Brother!” Sirin’s downtrodden mood immediately lifted.

“Silly child. Eat slowly. Remember to change out of your pajamas when you are done.”

“Got it.”

As Sirin ate, Chen Heng resumed chatting in the chat group. When he looked up the chat group members’ history, he saw what the chat group members said about him.

He Who Knows Fate: I say, can’t you all have more restraint in your words? I only went offline, not left the chat group. Speaking so openly is not good, right?

He Who Knows Fate: Furthermore, Sirin is just 14. What would a girl of that age know?

Efreet: →_→

He Who Knows Fate: Sorry. I forgot you are also 14. Sirin has her memories sealed right now. What would she understand? How could I make a move on her?

17-Year-Old Beautiful Young Lady: Sorry, I—Yukari—always just say what is on my mind. In any case, you cannot defeat me. Being candid is one of my virtues. My friends all call me Candid Yukari.

Queen of Ice and Snow: Not Old Granny Voyeur Yukari?

17-Year-Old Beautiful Young Lady: Let’s discuss something. How about we meet up somewhere and fight?

Queen of Ice and Snow: Sure. Come over to my place.

17-Year-Old Beautiful Young Lady: Do you think I’m stupid? We battle on away grounds.

Queen of Ice and Snow: In that case, there’s no room for negotiations.

17-Year-Old Beautiful Young Lady: …

Efreet: Just ignore them. Let’s talk about you, @He Who Knows Fate.

Efreet: Honestly speaking, I feel you have lolicon tendencies.

He Who Knows Fate: How can that be? Do you have evidence? Do you have proof that I am a lolicon?

Efreet: Just think about it now. Are you the one with a favorable impression of Sirin, or is Sirin the one with a favorable impression of you?

He Who Knows Fate: This…it should be me having a favorable impression of Sirin? However, that is because I know Sirin’s past and want to show her more care and concern.

Efreet: No, no, no! Right now, you are giving much more than she is. You have to understand that on the battlefield of love, the side giving more is always in the passive position. So, if you want the initiative in this war of love, you must listen to me.

He Who Knows Fate: Got it…my foot! How did you shift the conversation to my being in love with Sirin and taking the initiative?

Efreet: Tsk! I failed to hoodwink you. (ˉ▽￣～)

He Who Knows Fate: Who can endure your multiple layers of traps? Please, behave normally. I just want to be nice to Sirin.

Efreet: Who would believe that? Isn’t a mere 2,000 points just a matter of completing a mission to an ability user like you?

He Who Knows Fate: This… Regarding caring for Sirin, points are indeed just one factor. The other factor is that she is very similar to someone I cared for in the future. They were both rescued from being lab rats. After understanding her story, I found her to be quite similar to me—in fact, she’s even worse off than me. I only lost my parents at 14, but her situation is worse.

He Who Knows Fate: The main reason has been covered above.

Efreet: Alright, alright! I’ll stop trapping you. I say, instead of trapping you, I got trapped instead. I shall provide you with some suggestions for free after this. Otherwise, I would feel guilty.

He Who Knows Fate: Thank you.

Magus of Flowers: Speaking of which, isn’t it better if you become a couple with Sirin? You can get comfort from each other. After all, you understand each other the best.

Efreet: That’s right! Why didn’t I think of that?

He Who Knows Fate: …Merlin, look at my mouth. Screw you! Wait, you can’t see my mouth. But I still have to say it. Screw you, you Internet fraud. Do you know how much effort I had to put in to confuse Efreet? I had to bring up extreme memories and stage a pity party.

Efreet: He Who Knows Fate, you tricked me!

He Who Knows Fate: I didn’t. How could I? Everything I said was the truth. Never mind, I’m going offline. I’ll speak again after you calm down.

Trashy Merlin! No wonder among the Grand Caster candidates, his Clairvoyance is the trashiest one. His mouth will become the reason for his destruction one day. Chen Heng finally understood how Yakumo Yukari and Skadi felt.

[TL Note: Grand Caster is a class in Fate/Grand Order. While Merlin’s profile mentions him as a Grand Caster, it is possible that Merlin was still just a candidate at this point. The Grand Caster before Merlin was Solomon, so it is likely that Solomon is still alive at this moment in the story. Here is a link with a little more information: /wiki/Grand_Caster.]

When are we mobbing Merlin? Count me in.

Chen Heng sent this private message to Yakumo Yukari and Skadi.

No problem.

Skadi replied.

You are welcome to join us.

Yakumo Yukari replied.

“Elder Brother, what’s wrong?” Sirin was eating the sandwich Chen Heng made with her dainty mouth when she suddenly noticed him, who sat opposite her, appearing angry.

“It’s fine. I was just thinking of a person with an extremely foul mouth. Just continue eating.”

“Oh!” Sirin lowered her head and resumed demolishing the sandwich.

Sirin is truly a little angel. It can’t be, right? It can’t be, right? There won’t be anyone who would desire a little angel’s body, right?

Which degenerate would dare to think like that? This great me will smash his face with the moon!

“Sirin, Elder Brother has something to discuss with you. Do you want to practice the sword with Elder Brother?”

“Why should I practice the sword?” Sirin cocked her head as she looked at Chen Heng, appearing confused.

“Of course, to protect yourself,” Chen Heng answered straightly.

“Can’t Elder Brother protect me?”

“Of course, I can. However, Elder Brother might not be around sometimes. You need to be able to protect yourself during those times.”

“Then, I’ll just always follow Elder Brother!” Ah! Ah! Ah! An angel’s smile!

Honkai Impact 3rd’s Sirin! Honkai Impact 3rd’s Sirin! Honkai Impact 3rd’s Sirin! Important things have to be said three times. However, I will do my best to raise her into an angel.

“…Alright. It’s fine if you don’t practice the sword. However, don’t play all night every day. Wake up earlier.” What else could Chen Heng say?

“Uh-uh! I got it.”

No, even if Sirin dies, I can personally revive her. However, while the battle can be lost, Otto must die. Wait, that’s not right. He cannot die for now. However, even if I don’t kill him, I have to create some problems for him.

[TL Note: Otto is from Honkai Impact 3rd. He is the leader of Schicksal and is responsible for the experiments on Sirin. Here is his profile: /wiki/Otto_Apocalypse.]

It’s decided. When I get to Honkai Impact 3rd’s world, I will drop ten or so meteors on Schicksal’s headquarters. I don’t believe that Schicksal can block all of them. Chen Heng did not worry that doing so would kill the staff there. After all, Schicksal had incredible technology. At the very least, the staff could evacuate before the meteors arrived.

Right. This idea is viable. I should go and check for the location of Schicksal’s headquarters later.