Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 371 Alvitt Wants to Help

"Xiaoxing, where do you want to go this afternoon?"

Qiong looked at Xing drinking milk and a happy smile appeared on her face.

Although he usually gives off a... indescribable impression, recently, whenever his younger sister is mentioned, Sora's personality undergoes a huge change. While he wouldn't exactly spoil her rotten, could he be considered a bit of a doting older brother?

Under these changes, even if Xing doesn't mention it, Qiong will take Xing out for a stroll after the seemingly useless routine check-up—if nothing unexpected happens, Xing's observation period will soon end, at which time he will take Xing back to St. Freya.

Although after receiving Himeko's call, Sora wished it could have been a few days later—a few days later, she could have skipped the final exams (Valkyrie advancement exams) that some students at St. Freya hated the most.

If he could, he would especially like Otto to shove the S-class Valkyrie's certificate into his hand right now, and then trick him into going back to "monitor" Kiana with a large allowance... Unfortunately, perhaps because of that drink, although he defeated Rita in one move, the bishop doesn't seem to be planning to give him a raise at the moment.

"I'm not going anywhere, brother, can you sign this?"

Xing took out a piece of paper from behind her and handed it to Qiong. Qiong smiled and took it, initially thinking it was some kind of advertisement (where would the Destiny Headquarters get advertisements?).

"What is this? It's not some kind of advertisement..."

His words stopped abruptly the moment his gaze fell on the paper.

At the top of the paper, in crooked handwriting, were a few words that Qiong couldn't quite understand: "Regarding the many things that brother Qiong voluntarily agreed to for his sister Xing."

Qiong's eyelids twitched, and her gaze swept downwards.

"First, my sister will always be the most important person to me."

How should I put it? Let's just say it's somewhat reasonable?

"Second, the brother and sister share all the treasures. Every day, the older brother has to temporarily act as the younger brother... How wonderful! Without the younger sister's permission, the older brother cannot leave her sight for more than three hours... except for sleeping time? No, where did you learn that?"

Qiong's fingers, which were holding the paper, trembled slightly, whether from anger or a desire to laugh, it was hard to tell.

Especially the one where you can't leave for three hours...

It reminded him of the days when he was tricked by that wicked woman Vita into enduring humiliation and catering to Leiera.

He looked at Xing, who stood before him with an air of self-righteousness. There was no hint of jest in her golden eyes; instead, there was a hint of expectation—she wasn't really expecting him to sign something like this, was she?

What's more, there's the daily amount of snacks, the requirement for the sister-in-law to be an elegant maid (what the heck?), a whole bunch of other things, and the final "right of interpretation"... Is he even the older brother?

By Akivili, this thing is even worse than the employment contract of the Interstellar Peace Corporation!

"Xiaoxing, what are all these things? Where did you learn them? Who taught you?"

"It, and them."

Xing put her hands on her hips and pointed to the TV and the doorway.

"Brother, please sign it! I'm only doing this because I care about our sibling relationship... please!"

Xing tried to coax Qiong into giving in, but Qiong's gaze followed the direction of her finger, first landing on the television set that was playing an Austrian drama, and then turning to the doorway.

Outside the door, Arvit and Susana, one above the other, were peering through the crack in the door...

Qiong: ...

Well, he suddenly understood.

This is the kind of thing that would rot if someone signed it by hand. Unless someone with both "scab" and "capital" is inducing it, it's really impossible to make it out. — Susana, did you do this?

I initially thought these two talkative and relatively troublesome Valkyries would be perfect match for Stargazing, but...

Now that Xing is still inexperienced, will she be influenced by these two to become a gossip maniac who is keen to collect information about others and a workaholic who is extremely passionate about Valkyrie work?

"Um... Good afternoon, Captain Qiong!"

Arvit was the first to react, pushing open the door and standing up straight, though her eyes remained on Xing as a sign of encouragement.

"I'm not feeling well... Wait, what did you call me?"

Susana, who was being stared at by Qiong, followed closely behind and nodded vigorously.

"Good afternoon, we just happened to be passing by!"

"Gentlemen, isn't it a bit too coincidental that you happened to be passing by the special ward?"

Qiong crumpled the piece of paper, which could be described as an "unequal treaty," into a ball.

Qiong's gaze swept over the two Valkyries at the door, who were probably the "culprits".

"So, it was you?"

Give me back my cute little sister! Even if you're our creditor, Susana, you can't do this!

Seeing the murderous look in Qiong's eyes, Susana shrank back and shielded Aylvit in front of her—this was something she and Aylvit had spent more than ten minutes working on with Xing. Although it contained some things that Aylvit had added when she was full and her understanding of sibling affection, it was still Xing who filled in the blanks on the whole thing!

Susana chose to run away, and as a result, she was stared at by Qiong and became so uneasy that she could no longer escape. She gave a dry laugh and tried to explain herself.

"Captain Qiong, let us explain! We just... we just told Xing some... um... typical cases about how siblings should strengthen their relationship!"

"Wait, what did you just call me?"

"Captain Qiong?"

Arvit answered instinctively, then exchanged a glance with Susana, revealing an even more confused expression: Didn't Sora herself know?

"Qiong, don't you know? Headquarters just issued a notice this morning."

Susana quickly stepped forward, took out her phone, swiped it a few times, and handed it to Qiong.

"Look! The video of you defeating Lady Rita yesterday has become the most talked-about topic today! You're famous now! This morning, many people asked us for your contact information, but we didn't have it... Anyway, even the Bishop knows that you defeated Lady Rita twice, and has promoted you to A-rank Valkyrie and sent you back to the Far East Branch to form the Fifth Squad!"

The handsome face on the screen was exceptionally clear. Qiong stared at the title below, and her anger towards the two of them instantly vanished.

"I got promoted?"

Qiong muttered to herself, the first thought that flashed through her mind was—now that she was an A-rank Valkyrie and a squad leader, should she ask Otto for some funding?

No, it should be asking Theresa for funding!

Then, another person popped into his mind, the scumbag maid he had shot down.

"Um, how is Rita?"

He remembered that when Rita came out after the battle yesterday, she still maintained an elegant posture, but her pale face and slightly trembling arms could not be concealed.

Looking back now, I wonder if I went too far? Did I shatter the maid's Dao heart?

Arvit suddenly chuckled, which surprised everyone.

"Alvit, what are you laughing at?"

"Uh, it's nothing, it's nothing! I just thought of something funny! But the vice-captain should be fine! She was training with Captain Durandal this morning! She just asked me to tell you—"

Arvit imitated Rita's elegant tone.

"Alvit, please tell Qiong that I'm looking forward to 'sparring' with him in the next training session. If he wins, I'd be happy to cook him one of my best hometown dishes."

Qiong's lips twitched slightly. Well, it seems there's nothing wrong, she's just holding a grudge.

"Please allow me to refuse."

"Ah, why?"

Alvitt became anxious, though Sora didn't quite understand why she was in such a hurry.

"Qiong, don't worry about the vice-captain's condition! You can spar with her right now! She's an S-rank Valkyrie! And there's no penalty for losing!"

"Old Ya, you don't understand."

Qiong shook her head helplessly. Wasn't she worried about Rita's condition? No! She was just worried about Rita's hometown cuisine...

Let's ignore the possibility that Rita poisoned herself and that delivering food would lead to a situation similar to St. Freya's gossip spreading everywhere, which is a gender imbalance. Let's talk about hometown food. If Rita said she would dance for him if she lost, or cook French food or something else, she might agree. But Rita's hometown food?

British cookbooks are as thick as American history books. What do they serve? Fish and chips? They're not even as good as the staff meals at Destiny.

"You don't understand! Disciple, your master would never harm you! Go, go, don't miss this opportunity!"

Qiong looked at Alvitt, who was so anxious that she grabbed his shoulder, and felt both amused and exasperated.

"My dear master, why are you so eager?"

Arvit's eyes darted away, and she scratched her head.

Wasn't she trying to help the vice-captain who "seemed to only know how to bully children to express his enjoyment, only to be defeated in the end"?

Although she didn't think she would definitely succeed, what if she did?

"Hehe, it's just that... I thought it would be really exciting for you and Vice-Captain Rita to spar! And Hoshi and Susana would definitely love to see it, right?!"

"what?"

"Oh, did I say that? Alvit, didn't you say you were going to mediate with Lady Durandal... Ugh!"

Xing and Susana listened from the side, looking completely bewildered. Susana was even physically gagged by Yarvit.

Not quite understanding the two's mental state, Hoshi chose to grab onto Sora's clothes.

"Brother, let's not talk about this anymore, aren't you going to sign this?"

As she spoke, Xing poked the crumpled unequal treaty in Qiong's hand again.

"Alvitt said this is the best way to express the close bond between siblings! Brother, please sign it!"

Qiong glanced helplessly at the guy not far away who was trying to subdue the bear for some reason, and then glanced at her silly little sister beside her.

This isn't some agreement to improve relationships; it's clearly a humiliating treaty that strips the country of its sovereignty! Even an older sister wouldn't dare exploit her younger brother like this, let alone a younger sister!

“Xiaoxing, we need to have a serious talk about what intimacy really means. Alvit, Susana, you two… never mind.”

Qiong's voice carried a hint of helplessness.

He couldn't be with Xing all the time; he had a sizable circle of friends. Xing should also have her own friends, which was one of the reasons he introduced these two to her. He couldn't tell Xing now that they weren't good people and to stay away from them, as that wouldn't be good for Xing's future independent friendships—if possible, he really hoped they would be good friends.

"Qiong, are you really not going?"

Arvitt seems still unwilling to give up.

"I don't want to go. Will going help me become an S-rank Valkyrie?"

"Um, it seems like it's not possible? But don't be so pragmatic!"

Alvitt grinned and wrapped her arms around Sora's neck, then whispered in his ear.

"I said, don't you think Captain Rita is very beautiful?"

Qiong paused for a moment, then had to admit that Rita was indeed very beautiful. But he quickly recovered and rolled his eyes.

"What does being pretty have to do with sparring? Alvit, what exactly are you trying to do? Besides, aren't you all pretty?"

"Then why don't you try giving me a compliment..."

Would you randomly pick someone on the street in England and compliment their English?

Arvit was speechless for a moment. Why did it seem like Sora was a bit unresponsive?

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After giving the two their contact information, Qiong sent them away so she could be alone with Xing.