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

During the East Expedition of the Shenzhou, as the Shenzhou forces were about to fall into defeat, due to the use of Honkai weaponry, in the land of the Shenzhou, Fu Hua intervened single-handedly to thwart the plans of the East Expedition. She even defeated the strongest Valkyrie of the time, Kallen Kaslana; however, when Kallen was ultimately no match for Fu Hua, just then, Otto arrived in time and stood in front of Kallen and against Fu Hua.

This was the first meeting between the Red Kite Immortal and Otto Apocalypse.

"I'm sorry, I…" Fu Lin covered his forehead, putting on an act of suffering from a headache, forcing himself to make a choice, hoping he had bet right.

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Otto interrupted, "Well, during the second honkai eruption, the Fenghuang Down you unleashed by burning your memories was truly astonishing. It's normal not to remember."

"...." Fu Lin didn't want to talk; he just wanted to unleash Fenghuang Down at Otto.

"Archbishop, it's time to go back," a beautiful women with honey-blonde hair, her hair covering her left eye and with reddish-pink pupils, walked towards them.

Watching Rita stand behind Otto, Fu Lin smacked his lips; even though she was wearing completely normal clothes, why did it feel so awkward?

"Goodbye, old friend," Otto looked at the 'Fu Hua' in front of him, pondered for a moment, and then smiled as he stood up to bid farewell.

Gazing at Otto's departing back, Fu Lin pondered for a while, then spat on the ground, "he～tui."

I should have pretended not to notice this dog Otto; what bad luck!

Recalling the tone of Otto's farewell, Fu Lin thought it was likely that something unexpected would happen.

"Dealing with smart people is really uncomfortable; if only everyone were like Kiana!" Fu Lin couldn't help but sigh as he turned to leave.

"What an interesting person…" Standing in the shadows, Otto watched Fu Lin's back and murmured.

"Oops~" Just as Otto was about to leave, he tripped on the steps beneath him and fell face-first onto the ground.

"Pfft! Hahaha... Archbishop, do you believe me when I say I'm not laughing at you?"

Rita, who was behind him, couldn't help but laugh at Otto's awkward appearance. Noticing Otto looking at her, she quickly suppressed her laughter, her face turning red as she spoke.

After some time, i.e., speeding up time...

"I'm back..."

"Bang!"

Fu Lin returned to the hotel, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw the Herrscher of Sentience right in front of him. He had no time to dodge and was knocked to the ground, the back of his head crashing heavily against the floor.

"Ugh! Was it really necessary to welcome me so enthusiastically?" Fu Lin looked at the Fu Shi pressing down on him and rubbed the back of his head, feeling like he was going to get a concussion.

"What were you doing coming back so late... Why do you smell like old antique?" The Herrscher of Sentience sat on Fu Lin's chest, detecting the scent of alcohol and recognizing it as that of an older woman, instantly getting furious.

"Just listen to my... explanation," Fu Lin said as he began to explain the situation, omitting any details about Fu Hua bathing but sharing everything else.

Yae Sakura, listening from the side, had a strange expression on her face. Using the power of a herrscher just to win a game? She really couldn't understand.

Is the power of a herrscher so cheap nowadays?

Unable to comprehend, Yae Sakura took her Higokumaru back to the Stigmata space.

The Herrscher of Sentience sat cross-legged on the ground and, seeing Fu Lin kneeling sincerely to admit his mistakes, felt that she needed to train him a bit. It was a crime to go out and not bring along the great lady of the Herrscher of Sentience while having fun.

"Ahem, listen to me carefully. I'll say one thing, and you'll say repeat that one thing," the Herrscher of Sentience decided to make Fu Lin swear an oath with her.

"I, Fu Lin, will call on Lady Fu Shi the moment I discover something fun." (?＞?＜?)

"I, Fu Lin, will call on Lady Fu Shi the moment I discover something fun." (?_?)

"In the future, if there's something delicious, I'll call on Lady Fu Shi the moment I find out." ( ?o?o? )

"In the future, if there's something delicious, I'll call on Lady Fu Shi the moment I find out." (?_?)

"I, Fu Lin, like the understanding Lady Fu Shi the most. I will accompany her forever and never leave her." (/?＼)

"I, Fu Lin, like the understanding Lady Fu Shi the most. I will accompany her forever and never leave her." (?_?)

"That's a promise!" (?°3°?)

"Wait, what was that last line...?" Fu Lin reacted and looked at the Herrscher of Sentience, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted.

"You should go to sleep," the Herrscher of Sentience said before delivering a powerful headbutt, knocking him out cold, and then peacefully fell asleep.

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The first rays of morning sunlight streamed into the room.

Fu Lin woke up groggily, not knowing why his head was throbbing. It was only after looking at Fu Shi beside him that he recalled what had happened last night.

"That headbutt was really hard." To avoid waking her, Fu Lin tiptoed off the bed, rubbing his forehead and complaining as he walked towards the washstand.

After freshening up, Fu Lin arrived at the door and, as soon as he opened it, saw a circular dent on the ground, clearly made by his head when he fell last night.

"It seems my head is pretty tough too." Fu Lin touched the back of his head, grinning foolishly as he went out to buy breakfast.

When he reached the bun shop, he saw a fresh batch of hot buns and said, "Boss lady, I'll take 50 buns."

"Can you finish that many?"

"Don't worry, I'm not eating them all by myself."

"Class monitor, you're here to buy buns too?"

Kiana's voice suddenly rang out from behind, and Fu Lin turned around stiffly, beginning to doubt his life choices.

Why do I keep running into this paramecium everywhere!

"Do you want some?" Fu Lin looked at the buns in his hands and then at Kiana as he asked.

"You're such a nice person, class monitor." Kiana excitedly hugged Fu Lin, but her hand had already pulled out a steaming bun from the bag.

"Class monitor, did you buy so many for everyone? I can help you carry them."

With a bun in her mouth, Kiana's eyes darted toward the large bag of buns in Fu Lin's hand, and her brain started working rapidly.

There's no way one person could eat so many. It must be for herself and Mei. The class monitor is so kind.

But all of this was discovered by me, Sherlock Kiana! No one can escape my sharp eyes and clever brain.

Herrscher of Sentience 'You're full of it! Fu Lin bought these for me—they're mine!'

"Ah? Right, right, right." Fu Lin, nearly in tears, handed the buns in his hand to Kiana and turned to leave.

"Class monitor, you're going the wrong way. That way isn't the path back to the academy." Kiana grabbed Fu Lin's hand and led him toward Saint Freya Academy, chatting and laughing all the way, but it was only Kiana who was happy.

Fu Lin's inner voice was roaring in desperation. If he ran into the real Fu Hua on the way, wouldn't he be exposed? No, he had to find a way to shake off Kiana.

Just as he finished thinking this, he saw Fu Hua quietly gnawing on a bun not far ahead, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.

"Kiana, look! There's a UFO in the sky!" Fu Lin suddenly pointed to the sky.

"Where's the UFO? Where? That's just a flock of pigeons!" Kiana looked around in the direction Fu Lin was pointing and saw a group of white doves flying by.

When she turned back to her side, Fu Lin had already disappeared. After glancing around, she spotted Fu Hua ahead and hurried to catch up, tapping her on the shoulder.

"Class monitor, why did you suddenly run so fast, huh?" Fu Hua looked confused, staring at Kiana, who was talking to herself while continuing to chew on her bun.

"Fortunately, I'm clever and made full use of the paramecium's intelligence to escape. And Fu Hua, no wonder you have a flat chest in the morning, munching on buns—if you eat well, maybe you'll develop!"

Fu Lin, hiding in the bushes, watched Kiana and Fu Hua leave with a sneer, then continued to complain to himself.

"Class monitor, have you seen Kiana?" Just as Fu Lin had just shaken off Kiana, he was startled by a sudden voice from behind.

"She went that way," Fu Lin said, pointing in the direction Kiana had taken.

"Thanks, huh? Where did she go? ⊙▽⊙" Mei looked toward the bushes, but Fu Lin had already vanished.

Fu Lin was hiding behind a tree, still catching his breath when he heard Bronya's voice behind him again.

"Class leader, have you seen Mei..."

"Ahem! She's just ahead."

Before Bronya could finish her sentence, Fu Lin patted his chest, nearly choking on his breath.

He then pointed in the direction Mei had gone, quietly gazing at the sky and no longer speaking.