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

[Stroke Raiden Mei's horns for one minute.]

Hearing the system's task, Fu Lin's eyes burned as he stared at Mei's horns. He slowly reached out, confirming once more, "Really?"

Mei suddenly changed her demeanor, smirking slightly as she crossed her arms and looked at Fu Lin, "Nope."

Fu Lin stared blankly at the mischievous Mei—he had already gotten ready to touch her horns, and now she was telling him no.

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Mei pondered for a moment, unsure of what request to make, "Unless...."

Before Mei could finish thinking, Fu Lin stared at her with watery eyes and pleaded, "Please, Mei-nee~"

Mei looked at the pouting Fu Lin, her face covered in black lines, and said, "Acting cute doesn't work on me anymore..."

Hearing this, Fu Lin glanced at Mei, who was trembling all over, and noticed a trickle of red liquid flowing from her nose. He took out a tissue from his system space and handed it to Mei.

"Here...."

Elysia teased, "Mei, why are you having a nosebleed?"

"I never thought a Herrscher could get a nosebleed..."

Mei took the tissue, wiped the blood clean, and said, "...Herrschers are human too. It's normal to get overheated."

"Weren't you asking to touch? I agree." With that, Mei slowly crouched down, looked up at Fu Lin, pursing her lips as a blush rose on her face.

Fu Lin's face darkened, "..." He felt mocked.

But he didn't take it to heart. Instead, he swallowed nervously while looking at Mei's dark red horns. He hadn't expected Mei to agree so easily.

As expected, a child who knows how to act cute gets the candy—the ancients did not deceive me.

"Ahem, then I won't hold back."

"Mm... You're not touching?" Mei, who had already mentally prepared herself, slowly closed her eyes. But after waiting a long time and still not feeling that tingling sensation, she opened her eyes in frustration.

Fu Lin reached out his hands and examined Mei's horns. "I'm thinking about how to touch them..."

"..." Mei's face was instantly filled with black lines as she grabbed Fu Lin's hands and placed them on her head.

Elysia, watching from the side, covered her mouth in amazement. "Mei is so straightforward~"

".....Hmph~"

"Just like Ellie said...."

"Mm-hmm~...."

"They feel cold to the touch...."

".....Ssshh~"

"They're starting to feel tingly....."

"Mmnn~.... Have you had enough?"

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"Just a little longer....."

"Hmm haa~..."

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"Almost...."

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[1....]

"Fu Lin, sorry....."

"Hm?"

Fu Lin looked at Mei in confusion, only to be struck by a powerful surge of electricity from Mei's horns that coursed through his hands and engulfed his entire body.

Moments later, Fu Lin collapsed to the ground, his body stiff, hair standing on end, emitting black smoke, and foaming at the mouth as his consciousness faded.

Elysia poked the unconscious Fu Lin, and after confirming no response, patted her chest in relief. "Oh my! So Mei discharges electricity when touched for too long. Good thing I knew when to stop."

"Mm-hmm? Should I take this chance to touch his ears? He won't remember anything when he wakes up."

Mei quickly grabbed Elysia's hand before she could touch Fu Lin, standing protectively in front of him. "No, you need his... consent first."

Elysia squinted her eyes and looked at the flustered Mei. This side of her was rare to see. Covering her mouth, she chuckled mischievously. "Mei, are you jealous? Jealous Mei is adorable too~"

Mei turned her head away, feeling guilty. "Adorable or whatever... I am not. And besides, he and I are just... ordinary friends."

Elysia sighed dramatically, as if deeply hurt, and turned her back to Mei. "Really? Since Mei won't let me touch, I won't. I'll go find little Pardo instead."

Mei hesitated, "Elysia....."

Elysia took two steps forward, the corners of her mouth slightly curling up. "What is it?"

Mei knelt on the ground, placing Fu Lin's head on her lap, gently stroking his face. "If you... really want to touch, you can. But only for a little while, just a little."

(Fu Lin: I haven't agreed to this, damn it!)

Elysia turned around with a triumphant smile and happily ran over to Mei's side. Looking at Fu Lin's cat ears, she reached out her sinful little hands. "Ahh~ Then I won't be polite."

Mei, "..."

Elysia stuck out her tongue at Mei, then reached out to touch Fu Lin's cat ears, occasionally exclaiming, "Wow... so soft and comfortable! It feels completely different from Pardo's~"

"He doesn't have any Honkai Beast genes in him, just an ordinary boy. How did he grow these cat ears? So strange~"

(Kiana: Humph~ Of course, it's because of me!)

"Mei, did you know?" Mei's mind drifted back to the day she met Fu Lin in the alley, and a soft smile unconsciously appeared on her face. "It's a secret, no comment."

"Ehh~ But Mei knows all my secrets, yet I still don't understand Mei. So unfair~"

Elysia pouted in frustration, but her hands never stopped moving. Before long, as Fu Lin slowly regained consciousness, he let out a soft moan.

"Mmnn~"