Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 42 The Future Cook and the Salted Duck

"I'm here~ If you're going to do bad things, you should be prepared to pay the price."

A smile played on Qiong's lips as he approached the thugs step by step. Amidst Raiden Mei's shock and Bronya's expressionless gaze, he charged forward.

"Brothers, retreat!"

In the eyes of the thugs, this gray-haired guy was a plague god. They hardly ever got anything good from him. On their third meeting, they were beaten up and their leader was even beaten up by the other side. What a disgrace!

They had considered retaliating, after all, the client's mission wasn't finished yet, and without it, they wouldn't receive the extremely generous reward. But remembering that their blond, scarred boss and their third brother, who had been beaten to a pulp, were still recovering from their injuries, and that their fourth and eighth brothers were already dead, plus their accomplice who had just been physically knocked out by a single blow, running away was the more cost-effective option when they encountered this person.

No matter how much money you have, it belongs to everyone in the gang, but your body is your own!

"Today, I'm going to show you what happens when you do bad things!"

Half a minute later, looking at the several thugs lying dead on the ground, Qiong put her hands on her hips and showed a relieved smile.

The laughter wasn't just because he had easily connected with Raiden Mei, but also because he seemed to be able to control the approximate output power of his baseball bat—let's call it output power for now.

Aside from the first thug whose blow was so forceful that it likely resulted in a broken bone, he controlled himself and held back somewhat for the subsequent ones. After all, he wasn't some kind of monster, and crippling someone wasn't his hobby.

Thank you so much!

As a well-educated and refined young lady, Raiden Mei naturally knew that she should express her gratitude for the help she received from others. Moreover, it was truly rare to find someone who was willing to step forward to help you without any personal gain, and she couldn't possibly let them down, both morally and logically.

If she waited for the police to arrive after she called the police, not counting patrol officers, it would probably take ten minutes or so. She wasn't confident that she could stand up to several strong thugs for more than ten minutes without weapons.

Even if you manage to escape, can that disabled little girl who was calling for help escape?

"It's nothing, it's just what I should do to help those in need."

When Mei came up to him and bowed to express her gratitude, Sora tried to focus her gaze elsewhere, making sure that her slightly improper eyes did not fall on Mei's chest.

He certainly didn't want others to call him a "pervert".

But this is a bit difficult, after all, we already know that the main characters of the three families have three treasures: the waist of a paramecium, the breasts of a cook, and the buttocks of a duck...

Oh, the fourth of the three starter families, let's include the Immortal's Divine Continent Tablet for now?

"By the way, my name is Qiong, you can also call me Galaxy Baseball Man!"

"My name is Raiden Mei."

Although telling the other person her name might make them think she helped the daughter of a corrupt official, Raiden Mei didn't intend to hide it. She was prepared to be stared at by her benefactor with a surprised look.

"Hello, Raiden."

Qiong's expression remained unchanged, without any fluctuation.

"Bronya needs help. Can you help Bronya?"

Before Sora could react, Bronya stepped in.

Chaos has erupted. The unexpected arrival of Gray Hair as a variable has thrown the entire plan into disarray, sending it hurtling headlong into unforeseen territory.

Bronya's pre-planned script did include situations where kind-hearted people other than Raiden Mei would intervene, but those people should either be driven away by the thugs' violence or secretly call the police. By then, her goal should have been achieved. But she never expected someone who could easily win against five opponents to get involved...

"Thank you so much, big brother and big sister. Bronya would be doomed without you."

Although the two men heard and saw it, the girl named Bronya sitting in the wheelchair showed no fear or gratitude whatsoever.

"Please don't mind, Bronya is paralyzed in both legs and her face is also paralyzed."

"Poor child..."

Bronya, using her most emotionless voice, successfully won over Raiden Mei's sympathy. Raiden Mei bent down and hugged Bronya, who was sitting in a wheelchair.

"Bronya, you're safe... It was absolutely despicable! Those people, they actually tried to assault such a young child! They were worse than animals!"

Raiden Mei could hardly imagine how this poor little girl with paralyzed legs and a blank expression would have coped with the assault that followed if she and Sora hadn't appeared... She might have been sold off, or even had her organs harvested...

And all of this is because of those few bastards lying on the ground!

"Don't be afraid, Bronya, don't be afraid. Mei and this big brother will protect you. We'll teach these scumbags a lesson!"

If any of the thugs were still awake, they would probably cry foul. They certainly did a lot of bad things, but their taste was still normal; they liked high school girls and women with fuller figures. What kind of person would have designs on a little girl who looks only a few years old?

Unlike Raiden Mei, who was emotionally agitated while holding Bronya, Sora's eyes were dark, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Logically, Bronya shouldn't have appeared at this time, or rather, she shouldn't have appeared until the third Honkai outbreak. Bronya only appeared in front of the protagonist group after the Honkai outbreak and was controlled by Cocolia, turning into a corrupted duck and trying to capture Raiden Mei. Was this another result of her leading the world line astray?

Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it. Let's focus on the present. Now that I know all three starter Pokémon, my next step should be to figure out a way to get Kiana, who's here on vacation, to come and befriend Raiden Mei.

This should be the easiest step. Qiong believes that as long as the two are introduced together, Kiana will definitely show Raiden Mei a lot of goodwill... well, in a rather clingy way.

Judging by the time, it should be time by now?

Who called the police?

It seems I'll have to visit the police station again before reuniting with the white-haired dumpling.

It's alright, he's done this before, he's very familiar with it, it's just taking a statement.

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"Changkong City, here I come!"

Although it wasn't her first time visiting this scenic coastal city, Kiana was still incredibly excited. Last time she came, she was chasing Siegfried's trail and didn't really have time to enjoy herself, and she only stayed a few days. She also had to deal with the thugs and the Honkai incident involving Asakura Miyuki, and then Theresa dragged her to St. Freya. This time, she was determined to have a blast!

"Where should we go? How about visiting the Sky Wall? Or maybe we could stroll around the estuary? Why is someone recommending visiting Senba Academy?"

Holding a travel guidebook, Kiana prepares to embark on her own happy week-long trip.

However, she needs to go to a high-end hotel in Changkong City to drop off her meager luggage first. It's the hotel specified on her seven-day tour ticket, and she can check in for free there by showing her ticket!

Of course, that hotel was also the one Qiong was staying at; Walter Yang had already arranged everything.

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