Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 4 The Reborn (Former) Herrscher of Reason and the New School Doctor

"The Deep Realm of Jinlunga, what is she trying to find there? All current research on ancient beasts only proves that we know nothing about this kind of life..."

Walter Yang, resting his chin on his hand, was pondering: What exactly does Ruan Mei, the 81st member of the Genius Club, want with the remains of the ancient beast?

After sending the three members of the Qiong Sanyue Qidanheng Pioneer Team to the Luofu Immortal Ship, Walter officially entered a mature and experienced pioneering mode.

"Ignorance...genius...a veil of ignorance..."

"Huh? Himeko, what are you saying?"

Walter frowned at the fact that the person was right in front of him, yet was making intermittent sounds.

Surely it's not that my synesthetic beacon is broken?

"Passengers... hold on tight... the train... has leaped forward!"

At the moment the train jumped, Walter realized that he hadn't heard Pam's announcement beforehand, and how could the conductor not have made the announcement in advance?

It seems the beacon really is broken.

Walter thought he would only stumble like Misaki, who always failed at the "Don't Fall" challenge, but it wasn't a big deal. The trio had already gotten off the bus, and no one except Pam and Himeko would notice his embarrassing state.

"Walter!"

"Walter, passenger, what's wrong, Pa!"

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Old Yang felt as if he was surrounded by cold and darkness, but he didn't know how much time had passed. Maybe it was only a moment, maybe it was a whole day. In any case, after a dizzying sensation, he opened his eyes.

"Ugh...headache. Huh? Where am I? You're Theresa?!"

The first person Walter saw when he opened his eyes filled him with immense joy; he had actually woken up to find the bishop carrying the destiny of Judah.

However, in his ecstasy, he clearly overlooked Theresa's rather strange expression.

"Ahem, Mr. Walter, although the small-statured headmistress may not have much authority, as teachers, we should still respect her."

Seeing that things were not going well, Himeko Murata quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Himeko!"

Theresa glared at Himeko Murata. The headmistress of St. Freya Academy, who had originally tried to put on an authoritative air, eventually changed her demeanor to that of a superior comforting an injured subordinate.

"Professor Walter, you really don't take care of your health. You actually fainted during class. What if you had fainted while you were alone in the dormitory?"

"At class, he fainted?"

Did he win on Sunday? Am I still in the Dream of Taiyi? Otherwise, why would I dream of those days when Theresa exploited me? But that doesn't make sense. The Dream of Taiyi is a fabricated dream of ultimate happiness. His time as an undercover agent in St. Freya wasn't exactly happy...

"Anyway, you should get some rest. I'll have Himeko cover for you in class."

"No way, Theresa! I've already had enough practical lessons and some academic classes. Are you trying to kill me by teaching Walter history too? I think it would be better to let the new teacher, Maria, teach him!"

"Call me Headmaster! Besides, I don't want the person Grandpa just sent here to have extra lessons, and I especially don't want her to report to headquarters tomorrow that our history teacher ended up in the infirmary because of overwork."

"So you're just exploiting me? At least pay me last month's salary!"

Not long after, the two left one after the other. Watching them leave the school infirmary, Walter was still confused. Had he arrived in a similar world? But his body was clearly wrong! Didn't he know the body he had created? Moreover, with his extensive experience traversing world bubbles, Walter was absolutely certain he wasn't in a world bubble, but in his original world.

Did I travel back in time?

It's not difficult to tell; just check the date and where your Houmu comic has been updated.

Gazing at the twilight outside the window, Walter fell into deep thought. Just as he was pondering, a dark-haired man walked in.

“Professor Walter, I have already checked for you.”

The man's clothing had a style reminiscent of a celestial ship—no, it should be called the style of China.

Wait a minute, were there any male faculty members at St. Freya Academy back then besides myself? I knew those security guards like the back of my hand, so where did this guy come from?

"You have quite a few hidden ailments, and I can only do my best. You still need to rest more, cough cough..."

Before he could finish speaking, the man coughed.

Old Yang: ……

"Thank you. May I ask who you are?"

"I'm ashamed to say I forgot to introduce myself: I am Bai Ji. I have just started working as a school doctor at St. Freya today, thanks to the help of my friend."

School doctor? Male? At St. Freya?

Old Yang, who was originally certain that he had returned to the past, began to waver.

Unfortunately, at that time, Lao Yang, who was basically detached from the front-line daily life and was drawing comics and making games, did not have a deep understanding of what his junior, Coralie, and others did at the lunar base/Mars. Otherwise, he would have been able to guess from the name that the person in front of him was a Martian.

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"Kiana, I don't really approve of you going into the kitchen from now on..."

"Indeed, Kaslana is forbidden from entering the kitchen."

"You two, don't underestimate me..."

Watching Asakura Miyuki and Sora busily cleaning up the non-recyclable waste brought in by the kind-hearted Kiana when she came into the kitchen to help, Kiana could only mutter a protest under her breath.

After all, she can't make anything other than toast and pizza!

Because of Kiana's minor disruption, the three of them had to eat dinner at a roadside ramen shop—of course, it was Asakura Miyuki who treated them.

But whether it was because she was embarrassed to eat and drink so much in front of the two of them or because it was different from the game, Kiana only elegantly ate one bowl of noodles and said she was full.

Kiana.

"what happened?"

"Are you full?" Qiong looked at Kiana with some doubt.

"Of course, I won't stand on ceremony with Miyuki." Kiana smiled, but she was actually worried that if she ate too much, Sora and Miyuki Asakura would think she was greedy. After all, her appetite was clearly not what one would expect from a girl her age.

Moreover, she didn't come simply to eat and make friends. One of her two new friends had definitely been infected by Honkai energy, and she had to...

Thinking of this, Kiana squeezed the pistol in her pocket.

Based on the information gathered so far, the fact that Asakura Miyuki mentioned that Sora could conjure a baseball bat out of thin air and withstand her flying kick might be evidence that he was infected by Honkai energy—is it really possible for a man infected by Honkai energy to enhance himself without turning into a zombie or being completely annihilated? Could Sora also have Kaslana's bloodline like her?

Kiana slurped her noodles while glancing at Asakura Miyuki.

If it wasn't Sora, then it could only be Asakura Miyuki. Starting in the afternoon, several girls came over to advise her not to hang out with Asakura after seeing her getting close to her. Their reasons were nothing more than associating with unsavory people from outside the school, and that Asakura Miyuki seemed to like girls.

Kiana doesn't care that she likes girls, and her interactions with people outside the school can be proven by Sora that Asakura Miyuki was forced into it, but the confession curse still makes Kiana take notice.

Most of the female students who were confessed to by Miyuki Asakura have disappeared.

Kiana desperately wanted to tell herself it was all a coincidence, but reason told her she couldn't. She had to find that Honkai energy, otherwise the consequences of its spread would be unimaginable.

With that in mind, Kiana began to act.

"Oh right, Qiong. I heard from Shenxue that you knocked those thugs flying with one blow. How did you do that?"

Let's start by asking about Sora.