Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 68 Exam

Despite some setbacks, it's gratifying that the starter Pokémon have finally been assembled.

Under Theresa's arrangement, the Third Herrscher, Raiden Mei, and the Anti-Entropy Killer, Bronya, entered St. Freya Academy and were assigned to live in Himeko Murata's house—in Theresa's words, Himeko was the most reliable person and the one who could best control these problem students.

Himeko and Sora had no objections; it was just two more pairs of chopsticks, and besides, one of them might be in charge of cooking in the future... So after a brief discussion, everyone happily accepted.

Except for a certain white fluffy ball.

"I want to live at Himeko-sensei's house too! I want to live with my friends!"

"No, you're my niece, you can't live with me!"

Actually, Theresa could have accommodated one person, but she preferred to create more time for herself and her niece to spend together and strengthen their bond. However, her niece didn't seem to appreciate it... In Theresa's opinion, ever since everyone decided to let Mei and Bronya move into Himeko's house, Kiana has been acting up almost every moment!

I can't hit the child, because if I do, the child will become even less close to me.

"Waaaaah, Mei, Auntie's refusing to let me move in again."

Kiana, whose injuries had almost healed, managed to visit Himeko Murata's house whenever she had the chance, and every time they met, she would burst into tears and ask the bewildered Mei for a hug and comfort.

Although to others, this is just a pervert taking advantage of others.

"Kiana, just a reminder that Mei hasn't fully recovered yet, so don't use too much force. Also, your drool is about to drip down."

"Little Grey, you don't need to tell me, of course I know!"

While Qiong's attitude was relatively amiable, his gaming friend Bronya was hostile.

"Heavy Bunny 19C, target Kiana!"

A pair of large, tangible hands covered Kiana's head.

"Hey shorty, what are you doing?"

"Mei has clearly shown her displeasure with Kiana's idiotic behavior. If she doesn't stop now, she will immediately issue an attack order!"

"Hey shorty, wanna fight?"

"Bronya's record against Kiana is a perfect 2-0 victory."

"Calm down, both of you. How about we play a game together?"

For some reason, Kiana and Bronya would clash from time to time. Sometimes it was because of Raiden Mei, sometimes it was simply because of a single sentence, and then the conflict would quickly escalate...

In situations like these, Sora and Raiden Mei can mediate and reconcile the conflict.

Bronya was alright, but Kiana didn't give Qiong any face at all. If Kiana hadn't been tied up by Theresa and hadn't moved in, Qiong was almost certain that she would have become an even brighter third wheel than Bronya. In that case, she might as well have moved out and lived with Lao Yang!

However, Theresa would definitely not allow it.

"You guys, I heard you arguing as soon as I got back, and you were talking about playing games? There will be exams when school resumes in a few days!"

"Hello, Himeko-sensei!"

"Hello teacher!"

"Hello, Himeko-neechan!"

"Hello, Aunt Himeko!"

Just as Theresa couldn't understand why some people couldn't treat her with the respect due to an elder, Himeko Murata couldn't understand why Kiana couldn't call her "older sister."

All she could do was launch a temple attack.

"Please call me 'older sister' in private! Also, Kiana, if you fail your exam, just wait for Theresa to have a chat with you!"

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"Today is your first exam since you enrolled, remember to..."

"Understood, Himeko-sensei! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!"

I haven't finished speaking yet!

As luck would have it, the proctor for Qiong's class was Lao Yang.

"Hi, Uncle Yang! It's been several days since I last saw you!"

Several days have passed; Old Yang's anger should have subsided by now, right?

"Qiong..."

Qiong wondered if it was just her imagination, but she sensed a hint of resentment in Lao Yang's eyes.

But so many days have passed, Walter is broad-minded, he definitely won't mind, right?

"Never mind, but next time remember to discuss things with me first... Just do your best in the exam."

"Kiana, aren't you worried? We've missed so many days of class, and now we suddenly have an exam..."

"It's alright, Mei!"

Kiana's voice was very loud; the whole classroom could hear it.

"Worried? Why should I be worried? I'm a genius!"

Qiong covered her mouth and chuckled, while Walter covered his face.

A genius? With all those days of skipping classes on sick leave combined with your existing grades, I'm really afraid you're a born idiot!

"With my talent, passing this kind of exam is a piece of cake!"

"Kiana, there's an old saying in China: 'Arrogance leads to defeat,' so please don't underestimate any exam..."

"There's an old saying in China... By the way, what does the squad leader mean by that?"

Kiana didn't understand.

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For Qiong, humanities exams are a piece of cake.

The presence of synesthetic beacons allowed him to understand any text, making English exams practically open-book; history was a piece of cake, and he could easily score points on subjective questions by praising Karen. As for the rest, he relied on the remnants of his memory from casual reading when he was bored.

When the afterglow lingered, Qiong would look back, and several times she saw Kiana drooling as she lay on the table...

Then I saw the strange sight of Lao Yang waking Kiana up several times, only for her to collapse again a few minutes later.

Did this girl play games with Bronya all night last night? But I didn't notice Bronya staying up all night playing online games.

Anyway, the academic exam is over, and as for the results... we'll have to wait for the report!

With the academic exams over, St. Freya Academy, as a Valkyrie school, certainly can't avoid the practical exams.

"This is our holographic simulation device. Once you put it on, your consciousness will be projected into it. We will generate monsters based on your memories and pre-set enemies. Of course, you can choose your own weapons, including imagining reasonable weapons."

Human language, a battlefield of memories.

Under Himeko Murata's watchful eye, the Valkyries entered the Memory Battlefield one by one.

Kiana, wielding dual pistols, battles a rush-class Honkai Beast; Raiden Mei, with her katana, hacks down several zombies; and most outrageous of all, Bronya, with her Heavy Bunny fully unlocked in the Memorial Arena, unleashes a barrage of firepower against the spawned zombies, Honkai Beasts, and even Titan mechs...

Clearly, if we don't change the scoring criteria and only look at the number of kills, Bronya is number one.

"Qiong, it's your turn. Don't embarrass me!"

"come on!"

"Remember to play games with Bronya when you get back."

"Do not worry!"

Grab a baseball bat and you'll have no problem getting a good score.

"They're just a few zombie assassins, a couple of blows and they're done, right?"

After clearing out the system-generated zombies, Qiong began waiting for new monsters to spawn.

However, if it's based on my own memory, the next one should be Titan or Raiden Mei, right? It should be the former, I can handle that!

"Little Titan, take this from me, Old Qiong... Holy crap!"

The enemies that were created were neither Titans nor Herrscher of Thunder.

"Bronya, don't you think that enemy, Sora, looks a bit like you...?"

"..."

Bronya?

The expressionless Spanish girl was practically leaping onto the screen.

The enemy that emerged was Bronya Rand.