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And here, players finally understand why Gretchen calls her "Little Sister Alicia" but addresses Mebius as "Grandma".

So... Alicia taught me this too?!

Chapter 276 Are there really girls as pure as Alicia in the world?

"Sister Alicia~"

The opening scene shows little Greta calling out to Ellie in her soft, sweet voice.

Alicia smiled and said, "No, you should call me 'Alicia, little sister'."

Greta: "??"

"Why?".

It wasn't just Gretsch who was curious; the players were curious too.

Is it to show that she is younger?

"Because, if everyone heard you call me that, they would definitely be shocked!"

"At that time, everyone will wonder, why?"

"Why exactly?"

"Did you see something they couldn't see?"

Alicia laughed happily: "The expressions on everyone's faces then will definitely be hilarious!"

Players: "..."

Indeed... when they heard Gretchen call Alicia that... that's exactly what they thought.

Good grief, I actually got tricked by a game character?!

Making Gretchen call him "sister"... just to pique everyone's curiosity?

As expected of you... Alicia...

But... Alicia like this is really lovable!

……

"Well... I understand, Alicia."

Alicia smiled brightly: "And also~ remember to call her 'Grandma Mebius'!"

"Grandma... Won't Aunt Möbius be angry?"

"Oh dear, Gretchen doesn't understand yet. Calling a girl 'Auntie' is much more hurtful than 'Grandma'~"

For some reason, players felt that Alicia had a smug expression when she said those words.

"But it's okay, you'll understand someday, and you can always change your mind then~"

"Well... I feel so sorry for Aunt Mebius. She's been so busy lately that she doesn't even have time to eat."

"There's probably some urgent project, so you can't rest. How did you know?"

Greta thought for a moment: "Mom wants to go to Dad's and can't stay in the lab anymore, so she's planning to introduce a new assistant to Aunt Möbius."

"When I overheard them talking about work, it seemed like they mentioned... [reconstruction]? [surgery]?"

As Alicia and Gretchen were talking, Kevin slowly walked past them.

"Oh~ Look who's back?"

Kevin ignored Alicia's greeting and left without paying any attention.

Greta: "Uncle Kevin didn't seem to hear me, and... he looked terrible."

Alicia: "Hmm...after all, we just defeated the Seventh Herrscher, he might not have recovered yet~"

The screen was filled with question marks in the comments.

This... skips the scenes of defeating the Sixth and Seventh Herrschers altogether?!

Moreover, Kevin had already turned into that ice-cold face by this time!

Afterwards, Alicia said goodbye to Gretchen, caught up with Kevin, and comforted him with her unique way of speaking.

"Are you going for the 'cool and aloof handsome guy' look now? No wonder you're ignoring me. I thought you disliked me, I'm so sad~"

Kevin: "Sorry..."

If it were anyone else, the atmosphere would definitely have turned cold.

However, Alicia maintained an optimistic attitude.

"I heard about it, the [Fusion Warrior Project]. That's really unfair, they didn't even tell me."

"You have such a great opportunity, but you won't share it with me? Are you trying to secretly surpass me? Are you two like moths chasing a flame, openly and covertly competing? Kevin, you're getting cunning now~"

Kevin: "..."

Thank you for comforting me, but... I want to be alone for a while.

Alicia: "..."

"……Oh"

Surprisingly, Alicia's mood also became less pleasant.

Now, even she didn't know how to comfort him.

After a pause, Kevin apologized again, saying, "I'm sorry."

Alicia: "You've already said sorry twice. That phrase doesn't suit you at all~"

Kevin: "...Mei said the same thing, but..."

“If I close my eyes, I will see Himiko… She stands there, smiling and reaching out her hand to me. It’s like we’ve returned to that night at the ball… You are there, Mei is there, and she is there too…”

"...Do you know? When I swung that sword, she had the same expression on her face..."

"...just like the Sixth Herrscher."

……

Many players are confused at this point.

Because there is no manga in this world, most people don't know who [Himiko] is.

However, Mo Li naturally took this into account, so he included a lot of information about Himiko in the side stories and the Paradise Archives.

Many players then started explaining the facts in the live chat.

After the explanation from the comments, the players quickly remembered it.

In the previous main storyline—the Herrscher of Knowledge arc—Himiko appeared in Fu Hua's memories.

At that time, Himeko's death still left players with a sense of regret, so this woman named Himiko, who looked extremely similar to Himeko, naturally left a deep impression on them.

So, the Seventh Herald is Himiko?

So, during the Sixth Herrscher event, Kevin hesitated, leading to the innocent deaths of many; and during the Seventh Herrscher event, he personally killed his own comrades?

Ah... this experience is quite similar to Chongchong's, but it's also depressing, though not obsessive...

[Blind guess...the next few Herrschers will also have swords QAQ]

[Damn... It's already disappointing just from the text description. If miHoYo were to make an animation and add music... how terrifying would that be!]

So Kevin only became a fusion warrior at this point...

[It seems he was the first fusion warrior?]

The flashback ends with Alicia actively seeking out Mebius and asking her to fuse the super-mutant factor into her.

……

The flashback ends, and the scene returns to Mei.

·· ·····Requesting flowers··· ·····

"...Yes, I have memories like that too, times when I felt helpless and powerless..."

Mei: "Kevin was never able to escape the shadow cast by the Sixth Honkai Impact, and in the ensuing Seventh Honkai Impact, he was forced to kill his former comrades..."

"No wonder... he's become a different person."

(No wonder he hates Honkai so much)

……

Perhaps it's because this memory felt too heavy.

Alicia immediately used the typewriter to access another memory.

That was a group photo.

Mei, Kevin, Kosmo, Sakura, and Alicia... and two other characters that players don't recognize.

In the photo, everyone has a genuine smile on their face, and the table is decorated with various gift boxes and exquisite cakes.

"Look, Mei~"