[Bad!]
A blood-red word slammed into his vision along with a black screen. Su Ming rubbed his neck—phantom pain lingering.
Everyone, you won't believe this.
I ran an instance and met a zombie lady. She decapitated me with a scythe like a monster. I fought with everything I had and still lost.
Fine. Su Ming admitted it: he knew a little Beichen Isshin-ryu, but Mei used it better than he did. And he'd never fought for real.
Against an enemy with a scythe—an unusual weapon—getting instantly killed made sense.
"But system, don't you have any blame here at all?"
[System suggestion: Train skill proficiency, learn enemy patterns, strengthen base capabilities.]
In one sentence: if you're bad, train more.
Su Ming wanted to punch the system, but there was nowhere to hit. He wasn't about to punch his own head.
"Can I use Persuasion on it?"
[This instance is not a tabletop framework. Player may decide whether to use it.]
"Fine. Then what about getting a gun?"
Gun control was strict, but as ME Corp's heir, Su Ming could absolutely obtain one.
Still, he rejected the idea himself.
In the Honkai world, no top-tier fighter relied purely on guns. Even Kiana at the end used a gun in one hand and a greatsword in the other. And anyone using ranged weapons used cannons at minimum. That "gun" probably hit harder than someone else's 380mm naval cannon.
A gun might be fast early game, but it could hinder long-term growth.
"System. Give me advice."
Su Ming knew his combat experience and base stats were lacking. The system rating his Strength and Constitution as "Weak" wasn't entirely unfair. In several exchanges with the scythe zombie, his hands had gone numb from impact. Even if he put all his free points into Strength, he doubted he could win by brute force.
With his current technique, any humanoid zombie would likely outclass him.
[System suggestion:]
Find weaker enemies, such as charging-type Honkai beasts.
Train to increase skill proficiency.
Complete bond tasks to gain rewards and improve yourself.
Complete daily tasks to obtain Classic/Degenerate Points and draw rewards.
"Explain 'bond tasks.'"
Su Ming hadn't paid attention to them before, but this sounded like the system doing something useful for once.
[Heroines have an affection cap. Bond tasks must be completed to raise that cap. Completing bond tasks grants substantial rewards.]
"…Then show me Mei's affection."
[Loaded.]
Name: Raiden Mei
Charm: 18
Yep. My wife is beautiful.
Description: Heir to Beichen Isshin-ryu, heiress of ME Corp, a beauty with both maturity and elegance. Recommended target.
As if I needed you to tell me.
Affection: 20
"She's already my wife. Why is there an affection cap?!"
[Progress must be gradual. Player is advised not to project shameless fantasies onto reality.]
Great. A robotic system.
"Then how do I complete her bond task?"
[Bond Task 1: Raiden Mei appears to be in trouble due to her family company's collapse. Someone is even bullying her. As the player who cares for Raiden Mei, you cannot tolerate this and decide to stand up.]
Requirement: Help Raiden Mei confront the bullying group and help her overcome the trauma.
Simple enough, but—
"System, do you want to check whether I already completed this?"
Su Ming smiled pleasantly.
How do you think I ended up dating the ME Corp heiress?
Back then, Cocolia fought ME Corp in a business war and crushed Mei's father. Su Ming "stood up" at exactly that time—drove off the clique bullying Mei, encouraged her, told her the defeat was temporary, and that her father would recover. For a while he was her emotional pillar.
Later, the revived leader of Anti-Entropy's business alliance stepped in, stopped Cocolia's monopoly, and fined her one hundred billion dollars—saving ME Corp.
That's how Su Ming and Mei came together and entered their relationship.
[Checking…]
[Historical data reloaded.]
[Congratulations. Raiden Mei: Bond Task 1 completed. Affection cap increased to 40.]
Rewards: Free attribute points ×2; Talent: Mind's Eye (Excellent); Classic/Degenerate reward: Classic Points ×100
[Talent panel unlocked.]
Just as Su Ming was about to check his new talent and Mei's Bond Task 2, the system spammed more prompts.
[Congratulations. Kiana Kaslana: Bond Task 1 completed. Affection cap increased to 40.]
Rewards: Free attribute points ×2; Talent: Honkai Energy Resistance (Excellent); Classic reward: Classic Points ×100
[Congratulations. Bronya Zaychik: Bond Task 1 completed. Affection cap increased to 40.]
Rewards: Free attribute points ×2; Talent: Analysis (Excellent); Classic reward: Classic Points ×100
"Huh?"
Su Ming was stunned and immediately checked how he'd supposedly completed them.
He went silent.
Kiana's Bond Task 1: help Kiana find her father and confront him about abandoning her.
Su Ming vaguely remembered: in high school, Kiana invited everyone on a study trip to Europe. While shopping, Uncle Siegfried quietly slipped away—leaving Su Ming alone carrying shopping bags for a group of girls. Later, Kiana found Siegfried and beat him up with enough force to qualify as attempted patricide.
That counts?!
As for Bronya's Bond Task 1: stop the X-10 experiment.
Even more ridiculous. This world didn't have Honkai energy, so where would X-10 come from?
System, your "data" is innovative, but your tasks are ancient.
Then Su Ming's eyes landed on the reward:
Talent: Honkai Energy Resistance (Excellent)
He felt his scalp go cold.
Why would an everyday, peaceful timeline contain "Honkai Energy Resistance"?
There's a saying: if a gun appears in a story, it will eventually be fired.
So his peaceful slice-of-life world… was about to end.
System—are you trying to destroy the worldview?
Su Ming's gaze turned dangerous.
[The system cannot provide additional query services. Please clear instances to obtain information.]
Of course. It refused to talk.
Fine. I'll handle it.
With eight free attribute points and three new talents, Su Ming's confidence surged.
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