Honkai Impact 3: Deadwood

Since a week ago, the captain has been going to the training ground at this time every day. The reason is because of Mei Yi's personal request.

Mei Yi, who was rescued by everyone from "ME Club", became very disappointed when she later learned that Bronya was unconscious and Wendy had lost her right leg.

In order to divert her attention, Jizi came up with an idea. She knew that Meiyi had the habit of practicing kendo extra when she was confused and lost.

Therefore, she temporarily concealed the fact that someone single-handedly killed dozens of new "Anti-Entropy" mechas in New Zealand. After that, she found the right time for Mei to go to the training ground and made an appointment with the captain there in advance. .

Judging from the results, this trick is indeed very effective.

The captain who was invited to the training ground by Himeko saw from a distance the girl who was sweating in the empty place and trying to cut off the confusion in her heart with her sword.

Even though he didn't see Ji Zi, the captain understood Ji Zi's thoughts at that moment.

I saw the girl in the distance holding the bamboo sword in her hand tightly, slashing forward again and again, but the expression on her face, which had always been strong, was still a little solemn.

The captain, who was always reserved in front of the children and did not actively participate in combat guidance, stepped forward and picked up the bamboo training sword next to him.

Seeing the captain suddenly appear in front of her with a serious face and a bamboo sword in his hand, Mei Yi was surprised at first, but then she thought about it, she wanted to find an opportunity to exchange sword skills with the captain, and she was very She wanted to know the true strength that the captain had always hidden...so she immediately invited the captain to compete with her.

The captain agreed.

Just like that, the two opened up their stance and began a "kendo showdown" that was the first time for both sides.

With the qualification of "Hokushin Itto-ryu", a master of swordsmanship recognized by everyone, and one of the few swordsman masters in St. Freya, Mei conducted this competition with the most serious attitude and concentration.

The result of that discussion may be a bit unexpected to others, but Mei Yi herself had expected it.

There is no doubt that it was a disastrous defeat in her kendo life.

The sword skills that I was proud of were easily defeated without exception, and the sword speed that I had always been confident about was completely crushed.

Halfway through the competition, Mei Yi's attack style changed like never before. The strength of her sword swings became stronger and stronger, and there were more and more flaws. The negative emotions and undue self-blame that had been suppressed in my heart were finally guided by the captain, and they completely exploded at this moment.

But Mei Yi tried her best, but couldn't make the seemingly full-fledged boy in front of her really show any flaws. However, the opponent's sword has stopped in front of his fatal part so many times that it is almost uncountable.

After the bamboo sword in her hand was knocked down again, Mei Yi, who had clearly realized the difference in strength between the two sides, finally gave up unwillingly.

"Thank you, I lost, Captain."

"..."

"Sure enough, the captain is a very powerful person. Mei Yi has actually known it for a long time."

The girl looked at the captain with a smile on her lips, but the smile could not hide the disappointment deep in her eyes.

She walked to the sidelines, hugged her legs and sat down with her head lowered. When the captain saw this, he held the bamboo sword in his hand, walked to Meiyi and sat down with his legs crossed.

"Captain, please leave first. Mei Yi wants to be alone."

"..."

The captain said nothing and ignored Mei Yi's request. He just sat there and looked at the curled up girl in front of him without saying a word, as if waiting for something.

The training ground had not heard any noise since the end of the competition, but as time passed, the sound of a girl sobbing could be faintly heard.

After a long time, Mei Yi raised her head and looked at the boy who was watching her quietly with eyes red from crying.

"captain…"

"Bronya will get better, I promise you."

Although she didn't ask any questions, the first thing she got from the captain was this sentence. As if her heart was completely penetrated, the girl lowered her head slightly.

But for some reason, Mei Yi, who had always been feeling very uncomfortable, finally found some comfort because of these words that carried a promise.

After a while, Mei Yi, who had stopped sobbing, felt her head being tapped by something. She raised her head and saw that the captain was holding the blade of the bamboo sword, with the hilt hovering in front of her eyes.

"captain?"

"I will find a solution for Bronya's condition, and Theresa and I have already made arrangements for Wendy. What about you, Mei?"

"I?"

The girl looked at the captain with some confusion. The captain smiled gently and handed Mei Yi a tissue, indicating to Mei Yi to wipe the tears on her face first.

"Mei Yi, do you still remember the basic key to Beichen's one-sword style?"

"Huh? It's...the 'heart and energy' are the same in an instant. When making moves, the eyes, hands, and heart must be in one, and they must not be distracted by distracting thoughts..."

As she thought about it, Mei Yi's voice became softer.

"noticed?"

"Um…"

"Halfway through the sparring session, Mei Yi's way and strength of swinging the sword were different from the beginning, and the speed of the sword became faster. But in fact, in my opinion, the speed of your sword swing has actually become slower. .”

"I…"

"It's like the sword is entangled in a few strands of thread and loses control. The direction of the sword also wanders between reason and distracting thoughts."

"that is because…"

"Wendy's matter, Bronya's matter, Mei Yi, you are blaming yourself for this, and maybe there is some small competitiveness mixed in, but other than that? What is Mei Yi thinking about?"

"Well, have you, Captain, already noticed this?"

"It's just the feeling of being the same person wielding a sword."

"Really? That's true..."

The girl paused, then said seriously: "Mei really wanted to win just now. The captain is very strong, so I want to beat the captain even more!"

"why?"

"Because I also want to become more reliable... If I can be stronger, maybe I can bring Miss Wendy back earlier, so that I won't fall into Cocolia's trap, and I won't force Bronya Harm yourself in "ME Club"...that way, maybe things won't become so bad. "

"The cause and effect between these things is far more complicated than you think, and you obviously already have the power of the "Herrscher"? "

The captain frowned slightly, but the girl shook her head as she listened: "But that is the power of the Herrscher after all. I can't fully control it now. Once it gets out of control..."

Scenes from Changkong City appeared before Mei Yi's eyes. The rampaging "Herrscher Core" controlled her mind, and the out-of-control thunder and lightning flew everywhere with a terrifying roar, as if everything in the world was annihilated in the thunder.

That was something she was trying her best to avoid, something that could never happen again. For this reason, she would never release the power of the "Herrscher" easily unless absolutely necessary.