Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 243 Oh no! March 7th is fighting with the Valkyrie!

"A-rank Valkyrie..."

When it comes to A-rank Valkyries, the first thing that comes to mind is Fu Hua, followed by Himeko.

Himeko once said that powerful A-rank Valkyries are capable of standing alone in various situations, just like Theresa leading a branch or Himeko commanding a warship. At the very least, they are the captains and absolute main force of an elite Valkyrie squad (except for the Undying Blade).

Even Fu Hua, who is too young to handle certain positions, is their squad leader. So, is this young, gray-haired woman (gray is gray, after all) also in charge of some branch or warship?

One thing is for sure: she's amazing!

Thinking of this, Mei and Bronya couldn't help but take another look at the woman who wasn't much shorter than Mei: her hair was as long as Mei's, reaching her waist, but it was shoulder-length; she was stronger than Mei, and the fat piled up on her chest seemed to be more than Mei's, and her legs looked fleshier...

If this Valkyrie is another of Sora's old flames, Bronya believes that if not handled properly, she might be among the most difficult to deal with...

However, there were still ways to deal with the situation. Although the opponent was of a higher level and stronger, and not bad-looking either, Bronya still remembered Helia's timid demeanor. She seemed like the kind of quiet Valkyrie who could reason with people and wouldn't argue unreasonably. She was probably the type who would back down if intimidated—seemingly a tiger, but actually a paper tiger. If handled properly, she was not a threat!

Based on the above judgment, Bronya quickly came up with a contingency plan: first, greet her with a smile, then let Mei assert her dominance, and finally let her realize the insurmountable red line, then support her to be a normal good friend with everyone.

See, there are pioneers going up to make friends, aren't there?

Hello, Sister Helia!

Kiana spoke first, firing the first shot in the charge against the paper tiger Helia.

"Forehead……"

Upon hearing the word "sister," Helia froze on the spot, her cheeks burning and her expression becoming unusually strange... She opened her mouth as if to respond, but her lips parted slightly and then quickly tightened again.

The God of Earth calls you "sister," and you dare to answer? Do you think you're Durandal?

When Kiana approached, Erdős Helia instinctively gripped her rapid-fire crossbow, but dared not pull it too hard, so she could only pretend to pluck the string...

"Actually, you can just call me by my name..."

"Have we met somewhere before?"

"You should have met me once in Singapore, right?"

……

Actually, these are all minor issues. In Bronya's view, the bigger problems remain unresolved.

To resolve the issue, Bronya pulled Seele aside the "paper tiger" Helia, who was being entangled by Kiana. She ignored Seele and wouldn't let her pay attention to Sora, who was caught between the two and desperately pleading with her eyes for help, asking, "Which is more important, the past, the present, or the future?" She selectively bypassed the several grown men and went straight to Coralie.

Bronya greets you; this is Seele.

"Hello……"

Bronya believed that the "Silver Wolf" was definitely among these people, or at least had some connection to them. Her intuition told her that the "Silver Wolf" was a girl, not March 7th, and not a tall girl—definitely not the "Silver Wolf." So what about this short girl?

No matter what, she was determined to risk the reputation of the Ural Silver Wolf to find out who the "Silver Wolf" was and protect Qiongya!

"Hello. My name is Coralie."

Bronya's gaze swept over Coralie, trying to find a flaw in her expression and movements. But she was destined to be disappointed.

Coralie appeared completely natural, without the slightest sign of distress. She didn't even display any micro-expressions (possibly due to expert skill, consciously controlling her facial muscles!).

If reading facial expressions doesn't work, then we'll have to try to get information directly from them.

"Did you know Brother Qiong before?"

Although Coralie's expression remained unchanged, Bronya noticed that Coralie's hair... was actually moving?

"Yes, I know him. I call him Brother Qiong."

How could it be that simple? Bronya's intuition told her that she was hiding something, but before she could speak, Seele spoke up first.

"You call Qiong-gege 'brother'?"

Seele's mouth was big enough to fit an egg, and her eyes were wide open like copper bells.

"It's Qiong-ge, not brother, what's wrong?"

Considering their seniority and age, isn't she supposed to call him "brother"? Coralie didn't understand why Seele was so concerned about this form of address.

With her mouth closed and brows furrowed, both Bronya and Coralie felt that Seele's expression resembled that of someone constipated.

"My own brother?"

Coralie shook her head honestly.

"No, no, no, not related by blood."

After all, Sora wasn't Walter's biological daughter, nor was she Einstein's.

Perhaps fearing being misunderstood as a "sweetheart," Coralie decided to add a comment, while also praising Sora to the two of them.

"Although we are not related by blood, we are irreplaceable family. He is the kind of person who—"

Before Xi'er could finish listening, her eyes reddened, and she turned and ran wildly toward Qiong.

"Brother Qiong, how many more sisters do you have?!"

Coralie: ...

Senior Seele is here so early... She sounds so aggrieved, it can't be her imagination, right?

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"I'm so tired..."

Picking someone up from the airport left her physically and mentally exhausted, and Qiong slumped down on a bench in St. Freya Garden.

In other words, Danheng was pulling March 7th along with some kind of pioneering log on Sunday, Siegfried was holding Kiana, Kiana was grabbing Raiden Mei, and Welt was keeping Bronya and Seele at bay, which brought them a moment of peace.

It was far more difficult for Qiong to turn the two into friends than she had imagined. She didn't know if it was because they were incompatible or if they were deliberately being hostile, but in any case, the two seemed to have nothing in common.

He knew that this was only a temporary truce. Once Dan Heng finished his business and Siegfried could find no reason to keep him, this trouble would resurface...

Seele? Compared to those two, Black Seele's antics are nothing!

But then again, Qiong couldn't think of a good solution. The most feasible approach right now was to use Old Yang's prestige to keep both sides in check, but Walter couldn't endlessly persuade others for his sake and abuse his seniority and trust, nor could he forever avoid facing them…

Never mind! I'll rest for a while. Qiong chose to clear her mind and close her eyes to relax, but...

Some people don't want him to rest now.

"Remember? I told you that a man like you, who lacks self-awareness, will cause big trouble if he doesn't find a girl and settle down soon. He'll bring both joy and misfortune to himself and those around him..."

"Okay, okay, I got it."

Qiong didn't want to listen to anyone's lectures at all, but after hearing what the strategist said, he could only helplessly open his eyes.

"Good to know, then I won't say anything more."

But what came into view was not Coralie and her inseparable Helia, but an ice cream.

"Want some? Cocoa flavor."

Qiong was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Coraline, who had asked him to treat her to ice cream several times, would take the initiative to treat him to ice cream.

"Thank you, I'll treat you next time."

"Then I'll remember that."

Although she felt that the help she had provided during this time could never be repaid even if Qiong provided her with an ice cream every day for the rest of her life.

After licking her own ice cream, Coralie sat down next to Qiong.

"I really miss it. The last time it was just the two of us eating ice cream was—"

Coralie was silent for a moment, then realized it wasn't the right time yet.

So, could it be that Qiong kept bringing ice cream to his younger self from time to time after that, even though his mother repeatedly told him not to, just to keep his promise to himself?

"Already what?"

"never mind."

Coralie took a bite of her ice cream.

"Instead of that, would you like to hear about our exploits infiltrating the Destiny headquarters? That day, we used a section of a flying train carriage..."

"Coralie!"

"Helia? Didn't I have that guy spying on them?"

Hearing the shouts, Coralie's story had to stop. Turning around, she saw Helia running towards her from a short distance away.

"Hurry to the training grounds! Miss March 7th is fighting with the other Valkyries!"

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Finally finished... I'm done.