Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 88 Lucid Dreams and the Newly Appointed Valkyrie

After dismissing Bronya, Qiong quickly washed up and climbed into bed.

It's alright, it's just asking Lao Yang to sign an extra autograph, he won't mind.

Qiong closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

"Mother……"

Am I dreaming?

Qiong could tell that she was dreaming, and it was a very rare lucid dream.

However, he wasn't dreaming his own dream; instead, he was watching Sato Yuno's last memories again—which is strange, considering he could actually see other people's memories.

Perhaps because the memory was too heavy, Qiong closed his eyes, not wanting to see it again. When he opened his eyes again, the environment had changed.

All around was a torrent shimmering with mysterious light, and beyond the torrent was... the starry sky?

"Uncle Yang?"

Perhaps because she had been thinking about it during the day, she dreamed about it at night. Qiong saw Old Yang being physically urged to update his comics by Theresa-Bronya, who was holding Judas and Heavy Bunny Floating Cannons.

"Uncle Yang is so pitiful..."

It definitely has nothing to do with him, right?

Qiong reached out to take Walter's draft, but as he did, everything vanished into tiny specks of fluorescent light.

Looking back, the scene had changed again. This time, the light was too dazzling to see clearly, but fragments told him it was the light from the Star Train's collision with Sunday…

Slowly, the surrounding light faded. Qiong was finally able to open his eyes, but he found himself not in the Pinocchio Grand Theatre, but standing in a... graveyard?

"My God, where did I get this?"

Her legs seemed to be able to move? She'd better keep going. Qiong lifted her leg and tried to find a way out, but all around her were graves. Turning back to look for a path, she only saw a small statue.

Why is there a statue of him in a graveyard, with a baseball bat in his left hand, a flaming gun in his right and a top hat on his head?

Qiong walked over and saw rows of graves near his statue, and also a man? But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make out the man's face...

"Your cenotaph is ready. Go now, and don't look back."

Judging from the voice, it sounds like an old man named Scudder?

Why did you make me a cenotaph?

Scudder did not reply.

"They have all died for us, but there's no hope here... All you have to do is survive!"

A person resembling "Scudder" suddenly pulled out a gun and fired at Qiong's head.

"what!"

Qiong suddenly woke up, only to realize that it was just a dream.

It was a lucid dream, nothing more.

There was a knock on the door.

"Little gray hair, wake up, wake up! If you don't get up, Aunt Himeko is going to spank you!"

Kiana, what are you doing here?

"Of course it's because I came to play with Mei last night! Get up now!"

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"Qiong boy, where did you go yesterday? Why do you have such dark circles under your eyes?"

“Indeed, Bronya stayed up all night playing games and she didn’t seem tired at all.”

Bronya, did you stay up late again last night?

"Would you believe me if I said I was going to save a Valkyrie burdened with Judah?"

"Aunt Flo?"

Seeing the curious looks from the others, Qiong decided to pass the buck to Theresa.

"If you want to know the specifics, go ask our dear headmaster!"

Anyway, Theresa told them to visit her whenever they had time, so there was no time like the present.

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"How exactly should we arrange things for Yae Sakura...?"

Too many unexpected situations arose, and Theresa, who hadn't slept all night, was still thinking about how to deal with the numerous problems.

The most pressing concern is Yae Sakura, who could arrive at St. Freya at any moment today. Is it really appropriate to arrange for her to interact with the students as an ordinary teacher? Or, if she were to act as a secretary like Kohaku, wouldn't the academy's confidential documents be accidentally leaked?

"Ah! Why did I agree to let Yae Sakura in...?"

"Auntie, we've come to see you!"

Theresa saw Kiana burst through the door in a flurry, startling Kiana.

"Ghost!"

"You're the ghost! I'm your auntie!"

……

"Is staying up late contagious? Why are so many of us staying up late?"

But Theresa's situation doesn't count as staying up all night; it's considered pulling an all-nighter.

"Let's get down to business, Headmaster. I've brought all three of them with me. Please speak freely."

Stopping her mind from churning out problems, Theresa picked up a glass of bitter melon juice.

"I called you here today to strengthen your forces."

Kiana had also mentioned wanting to become stronger, so Theresa decided to combine them all today.

“Except for Kiana, all of you have passed the test and are qualified prospective Valkyries! According to the regulations, you can now choose the standard Valkyrie armor from Schicksal or design your own reasonable Valkyrie armor—as long as you can design it!”

Everyone except Kiana got excited after hearing Theresa's words.

“There are no hard and fast rules for the others, but you’ll have to design it yourself, Qiong, or I can help you find someone? Destiny doesn’t have designs for men…”

Perhaps the Kaslana family has one, but that armor that unleashes one's own superhuman strength doesn't seem to suit Sora very well.

"What about me? What about me? Auntie, I want my period too!"

"I've made an exception for you. Just make up the grades later!"

Theresa never imagined that someone could fail the retake exam, especially her own niece. What could she do?

Let's make an exception for this case and temporarily consider it a case of her getting in through connections...

"Thank you, Auntie! I'm definitely going to customize the best-looking and most powerful armor in the entire universe!"

Theresa was delighted. "The best-looking one still has a chance, the strongest?"

The reserve Valkyries can only use the third-generation Valkyrie armor, also known as the third-generation machine. The strongest one is the fourth-generation Valkyrie armor that headquarters has just created. Only a few elites, like the Undying Blade, can wield it. Kiana's idea is truly wishful thinking.

"If there's nothing else, we'll be going then, Auntie."

"Wait, there's one more thing!"

Theresa called out to the four of them.

"Um, Sora..."

Theresa paused for a moment before speaking.

"Once the data is entered into the database and the armor design is completed in a couple of days, you'll be a B-rank Valkyrie. After that, you can go on missions whenever you have time."

"Qiong, you're amazing!"

"It's alright, it's alright."

"Wait a minute, Auntie! How did this little gray-haired girl become a B-rank Valkyrie directly? That's not fair!"

Kiana couldn't accept it. If Sora became a full-fledged Valkyrie, wouldn't she, a reserve Valkyrie who only got in through her period, be completely overshadowed by him? It would truly be like the little gray-haired girl becoming Sora-nii...

Moreover, looking at Mei's eyes, she couldn't accept it anymore. She also wanted to be looked at like that by Mei!

"That's of course..."

Theresa hesitated for a moment. Was it inappropriate to reveal that Sora had killed the pseudo-Herrscher?

It's definitely not because I'm too ashamed to talk about being beaten!

Kiana, who is competitive and cannot accept her underlings climbing over her, suddenly comes up with a plan.

Kiana suppressed her anger and smiled.

"Auntie, you said that Little Grey... Qiong is already a qualified B-rank Valkyrie, right?"

"Although it hasn't been registered yet, it really is. What's wrong?"

"So……"

Kiana patted Sora on the shoulder.

"B-rank Valkyrie Sora, accept my challenge! If I defeat you, I will also be a qualified B-rank Valkyrie!"

"Wait, Kiana! This isn't right! Headmistress, this won't do!"

"Okay, I approve. If you can beat him, you'll be a B-rank Valkyrie too! Um, remember to go easy on him."

Theresa nodded, thinking that it wouldn't be a bad thing to let Sora teach Kiana a lesson.

"Don't worry, Auntie, I promise I won't kill Little Gray Fur. He's my dearest friend and family!"

"I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about Qiong. Keep that gun under control, don't go too far."

Kiana: ?

Qiong really wanted to say that his Flame Spear was unreliable, and he still preferred to use a baseball bat.

Speaking of which, I hope I didn't use up all the Guardian Spirits I borrowed from Yae Sakura yesterday.