Honkai Impact: I will save everything alone

Chapter 83: New Members & New Abilities

Although only a few hours had passed in the outside world, Kirataka and Mei felt like they had experienced several days in this dream in the Stigmata space.

After his consciousness returned to reality, he opened his eyes and found a two-head-tall little guy in his hand.

"Kirataka, Mei, you guys are finally awake!"

Kiana, who had been waiting in the room for a long time, said happily.

Bronya, who was standing by, finally felt relieved because of their safe return.

"Hey, Kirataka, why is there a fox doll in your hand?"

Kiana looked at Higokumaru curiously, and at the same time stretched out her hand and tried to poke the little guy's face.

The tactile feedback she received was also quite shocking. It was definitely not the furry feeling of the Homu doll, but the real smooth touch like human skin.

"Well... she is the little fox we raised before."

Kirataka made up something random.

"Eh, really?"

Kiana's eyes lit up, and she accepted Kirataka's words so easily.

She had indeed seen scenes of foxes transforming into humans in some novels before, but she didn't expect to witness it with her own eyes in reality.

Bronya on the side fell into deep thought.

—She had met Yae Sakura once before, so she could feel that the little fox in front of her was probably not the same person as the shrine maiden with a proud figure.

Of course, she did not express this doubt.

In short, the three girls plus Kirataka just watched Higokumaru sleeping on the bed, waiting for her to wake up.

After an unknown amount of time, the curled-up little fox's tail moved slightly.

"Hmm…"

She struggled to open her eyes, only to see four people staring at her intently.

"Huh?!"

This scared Higokumaru. She quickly sat up, feeling a little at a loss as to what to do.

Although she had no memory, the feeling of being surrounded by people still made her feel a little instinctively afraid.

Then, she took the initiative to pounce on Kirataka who was closest to her.

—she don't know why, although it was the first time she met these people, she had a special sense of intimacy with Kirataka.

The little fox rushed into his arms, and Kirataka patted her back gently, saying:

"Don't worry, Higokumaru, no one will hurt you here."

'Higokumaru...'

'Is that my name?'

The little fox raised her head and said softly:

"Uh-huh."

Despite this, she still held Kirataka's clothes tightly, feeling a little uneasy.

The new consciousness that has just been born has very little understanding of the world.

Kirataka calmed the little girl down while introducing himself and the three girls to her:

"I'm Kirataka."

Higokumaru carefully wrote down this name.

"She is Mei Raiden."

'Raiden Mei...?'

For some reason, Higokumaru instinctively felt a little afraid of the purple-haired girl.

It was as if she had been sealed by her own hands countless years ago.

"She's Bronya."

There doesn't seem to be anything special about this silver-haired girl...

No, she seemed to be able to feel that something was implanted in her head.

—Although Higokumaru did not give her the power of the Herrscher, as the Corruption half, she did retain the most basic perception ability.

"And this stupid-looking paramecium is Kiana."

Kirataka pointed at the last white-haired girl.

"Why do I have to add the prefix 'stupid'? And who is the paramecium?"

Kiana protested decisively.

Mei on the side covered her mouth and chuckled, then looked at the time and said:

"Okay, it's getting late, I'll go make dinner."

—They had just returned from a mission in Manila. If it weren't for the sudden incident with Yae Sakura, it would have been a happy dinner time.

As expected, when the topic of food was brought up, a certain paramecium's attention was immediately drawn to it. She pestered Mei and said:

"Yeah, Mei, you're the best. I want to eat fried chicken legs!"

Looking at the Higokumaru beside him, Kirataka thought for a moment and said to Mei:

"Mei, let's add a dish of fried tofu tonight."

............…

"What is this fragrant, soft food?"

A moment later, Higokumaru sat at the table next to Kirataka, staring at the fried tofu made by Mei, her eyes sparkling.

In the myths and legends of the Far East, foxes, and fried tofu are always inseparable, and Higokumaru, who is essentially an excited little fox, is no exception.

The overflowing fragrance touched Higokumaru's heart, and the four big tails behind her kept shaking.

"Can I, can I start?"

The little guy asked timidly.

"Certainly."

Kirataka touched Higokumaru's head lovingly.

She started spinning immediately.

Bronya took out a pair of miniature chopsticks from somewhere and handed them to Higokumaru. The little guy took the chopsticks and started her first dinner after birth.

As the saying goes, if you want to win a person's heart, you must first win her stomach.

The fried tofu made by Mei is naturally of top quality, and it easily captures the heart of Higokumaru.

Her original nervousness completely dissipated after the sumptuous dinner.

After eating and drinking her fill, she said happily to Mei who was clearing the table:

"Big sister Mei, thank you!"

"Big Sister..."

A drop of sweat unconsciously flowed down Mei's face, and the movements of her hands paused.

Although she roughly understood that this was due to Higokumaru's habit of speaking, being called like this in her prime was still a little...

"Higokumaru, from now on just call her 'sister.'"

Kirataka rubbed her two fox ears and had to admit that they felt great.

—Because they had already lived with the little fox that Yae Sakura transformed into for some time, Mei and Bronya actually knew to a certain extent that the fox was not a real fox but the incarnation of someone, so it didn't take much effort for Higokumaru to integrate into the lives of the four of them.

The only person who was not very aware of this was Kiana, who did not pay too much attention to this matter and did not realize that the two foxes, Higokumaru and Yae Sakura, were not the same person.

"By the way, Higokumaru, I renovated your nest."

After Kiana finished her busy work, she stood up and pointed to the small nest in the living room that she had prepared for Yae Sakura.

Hearing this, Higokumaru glanced at the small nest, then looked at Kirataka beside her, with an unwilling expression on her face, and said:

"sister Kiana... I don't want to sleep there..."

"So where does Higokumaru want to sleep in the future?"

Mei, who was standing by, asked gently.

Without even thinking, Higokumaru immediately replied:

"...I want to sleep with Brother Kirataka!"

Big Brother...

Kirataka's mouth twitched slightly.

Although "Big sister" speaking habits have been corrected, it seems that there are still many things that need to be corrected.

In short, Higokumaru joined him and the three girls in their cohabitation life.

St. Freya Academy was relatively safe, at least, until Theresa broke up with Otto over the revival of the Herrscher of the Void.

If we let Higokumaru live here temporarily, there won't be any security threats.

As night fell, Kirataka returned to his room.

Higokumaru sat on his shoulder and followed him into the room, looking at everything around her with curious eyes.

Letting the little guy roll around on the bed, Kirataka came to the mirror and looked at himself thoughtfully.

Feeling the information naturally flowing into his mind, Kirataka revealed a strange smile.

—After saying goodbye to Rin and Yae Sakura and returning to reality, he also clearly realized that he had gained more power.

Well, although I'm not sure whether it came from Higokumaru, or the pair of Miko sisters…

But he does have a new ability now.

However, this doesn't seem to be a combat ability.

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