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

"Hmph. Want a fight? Anytime. You're nothing but a former loser," Sirin sneered, summoning several Void Spears aimed directly at Fu Shi, ready to fire at a moment's notice.

"You! I was holding back because of Kiana. If it were you back then, I'd have finished you in three moves!" Fu Shi retorted, clenching her fists indignantly.

'Speaking of which, ever since Squad Leader Fu Hua borrowed the Herrscher of Sentience's powers, I haven't seen her again. Could it be that this Herrscher of Sentience is…?'

Kiana glanced at Fu Shi, suspicion forming in her mind based on the words she overheard.

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"Calm down, calm down, Sirin. Put your weapon away." Fu Lin looked at the two about to start a fight, stepped forward, and gently stroked Sirin's head to persuade her.

"Alright, big brother." Sirin glanced provocatively at Fu Shi, then retracted the Spear of the Void and threw herself into Fu Lin's arms.

"Ugh! Lin, how could you help an outsider?! Also, let go of her!" Fu Shi, seeing this scene, instantly exploded. She stormed forward, grabbing Sirin's legs, trying to pull the two apart.

"Both of you, stop it." Fu Lin pried Sirin off himself and made both of them sit obediently on the sofa.

"Hmph!"

"Hmph☆"

The two exchanged a glance, then turned their heads away, unwilling to acknowledge each other.

"This is going to be a headache…" Fu Lin covered his face, dreading what was to come.

"Behave yourselves. I'm going to change into something else."

"I refuse to stay here with her!"

"Don't worry, big brother. Sirin will behave," Sirin replied sweetly.

Fu Lin looked at the reluctant Fu Shi and then at the obedient Sirin, momentarily at a loss for words.

He could only turn and head into his room.

A few minutes later, Fu Lin's exasperated voice came from the room.

"Are these clothes really meant for me? What's with this skirt?!" Standing in front of the mirror, Fu Lin looked at himself in the outfit the shop sister had given him.

Remembering her smiling face at the time, he thought for a moment before taking it off and calling Fu Shi into the room.

Irritated, Fu Shi snapped, "What is it? Can't you see I'm in a bad mood?"

"Uh…" Hearing Fu Shi's complaint, Fu Lin suddenly forgot why he had called her in.

"Hmm? What's this…" Fu Shi's attention was drawn to the clothes in Fu Lin's hand. She grabbed them and pushed Fu Lin out of the room.

Once outside, Fu Lin saw Sirin getting along well with Yae Sakura and thought it wasn't so bad.

However, the Kiana inside Sirin caused him endless headaches. He even began questioning life—why was this "dumb paramecium" so strong?

Bang! "Rejoice and celebrate! The new Herrscher of Sentience has made her dazzling debut!" Fu Shi, now dressed in the outfit, dramatically pushed open the door, instantly capturing everyone's attention.

She wore a tilted black wide-brimmed hat adorned with a crimson bird motif, a red-and-black leather jacket decorated with metallic crimson bird insignias, a short skirt, and thigh-high socks.

To match the outfit, she had even altered her weapon case and emblazoned it with the crimson bird design.

"Well, what do you think? Look at this hat—how majestic! Other than the magnificent Herrscher of Sentience, who else could pull this off?"

"And this musically inspired leather jacket, these rhythm-filled accessories, and this metallic crimson bird design—it's all perfectly mine! This outfit is flawless, just like me!"

"Ha ha ha ha! Lin, your taste isn't bad after all! Ha ha ha ha!" Fu Shi shot Fu Lin a look of approval, then continued admiring herself while laughing heartily.

"As long as you like it, as long as you like it, ha ha ha…" Fu Lin chuckled awkwardly. He couldn't help but wonder how Fu Shi would react if she found out the outfit had originally been gifted to him by the shop sister.

"Big brother, Sirin wants new clothes too," Sirin said, tugging at Fu Lin's sleeve and looking at him pitifully as she eyed Fu Shi's new outfit.

"...Fine. I'll get you a set later," Fu Lin agreed, patting her head.

"You're the best, big brother!" Sirin threw herself at Fu Lin and kissed his cheek.

"Ha ha ha… huh? What are you two doing?! I knew I couldn't forgive this!" Fu Shi, laughing one moment, froze the next. She gritted her teeth, yanked Sirin away, and punched Fu Lin.