Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 108: Write a self-criticism for me!

After Sora charged towards the Honkai Beasts, all the Honkai Beasts within Anna's visible range simultaneously attacked Sora, completely ignoring Anna.

"Why is this guy working so hard!"

Anna felt a surge of annoyance, annoyed that she hadn't stopped Qiong. Qiong's act of individual heroism—no, it should be called recklessness, this guy was just a reckless fool! What kind of hero was he trying to be? She strongly opposed such reckless behavior!

But now was not the time for regret; she could only grit her teeth, grip her weapon tightly, and prepare to go and provide support.

"This idiot, does he think he's a superhero?" Although she complained, her feet involuntarily ran towards Qiong.

Make sure he writes a self-criticism when he gets back!

Unlike Anna, who was mentally prepared to get injured, Qiong was not flustered at all. She simply used her left hand to raise the Flame Lance amidst the Honkai Beast horde and her right hand to grab the baseball bat. Each swing could take the life of a rush-class Honkai Beast or worm.

"I wonder what Anna will do?"

Based on Qiong's extremely limited understanding of Anna, this girl is not very brave but has a strong sense of responsibility. Although her rational mind may tell her that she should not help, after hesitating, Anna Shaniat will surely muster up the courage to come and help, right?

"You brute, why don't you listen to orders?!"

Faster than expected, the protective flames weren't wasted! A white figure appeared behind, diligently clearing away the Honkai Beasts charging towards the sky and constantly approaching.

"Senior, weren't you going to retreat? Hurry up and leave, why are you back?"

Qiong's shout at Anna almost made Anna faint with anger as she was walking over.

"How dare you say that! If it weren't for you, I would have already left! Hey, watch out behind you!"

Reminded by Anna, Qiong remained motionless, simply raising her Flame Spear to block the Knight-class Honkai Beast that attacked from behind.

That's it? It doesn't even do as much damage to his shield as Kiana! And its energy recharge efficiency isn't as good as Kiana's either.

"Thanks, senior. But is there any need for us to retreat? If we join forces, these Honkai Beasts will definitely not return alive!"

As she spoke, the flames on the Flame Spear in Qiong's hand intensified. She lured the approaching Honkai Beast to her side and swept it away with a single blow. She then calmly put away her baseball bat and walked towards Anna.

"See? Together, we can definitely do it!"

But all that met Qiong's smile and words was Anna's eye roll.

"Come on, even if you're strong, you deserted the organization on your first official mission. I'm giving you a zero!"

"Should we just accept zero points?"

After all, he was doing it for Anna's courage! Once or twice, once Anna gets used to rescuing people, when the Manila catastrophe really comes, muscle memory won't let her run away, right?

If you can develop muscle memory within these two weeks.

Despite the cursing, Anna had already decided to continue fighting, so her spear wouldn't stop. Ice spikes shot out, piercing through several Honkai Beasts that pounced on the sky.

The two stood back to back, and Anna noticed that more and more Honkai Beasts were gathering around them, and without exception, they were all heading towards Sora.

"Hey, you brute."

"Senior, it's Qiong."

After the two of them stabbed a Knight-class Honkai Beast to death and the surrounding area became slightly more open, Anna finally couldn't help but ask.

"You reckless Qiong, did you do something? Why are all the Honkai Beasts coming at you?"

"I don't know either, maybe they discriminate against handsome guys?"

Anna rolled her eyes at him again—she was usually very well-mannered, but in battle, Sora was the most unreliable Valkyrie she had ever seen, and she couldn't help it!

"You're still joking around at a time like this? Get serious!"

He seemed like a quiet, inexperienced boy on the helicopter, so why did he suddenly go crazy on the battlefield? Was everything before just a facade for strangers?

"Pay attention... Look, there's a helicopter!"

Anna looked up and saw several helicopters flying overhead; it seemed the other Valkyries were coming to provide support.

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"Private First Class Qiong, according to Sergeant Anna's accusations, you disobeyed orders and acted without authorization, causing yourself to get into trouble. Is that true?"

"Um, Vice Captain, isn't calling it an accusation a bit much? After all, the problem mainly stemmed from the task you assigned, and he didn't—"

"Ahem, I'll reflect on that next time. Let's talk about Qiong now."

Emilia pushed up her glasses and stared at the restless Sora.

Qiong was also not very comfortable. He didn't like Anna's behavior of giving her superiors a trivial report as soon as she returned.

Wasn't he doing all this for Anna? He'll remember this grudge!

"The Valkyries of Destiny are soldiers, and soldiers are duty-bound to obey orders. Since Anna is your superior, you should follow her commands! Even if you are confident in your own abilities, you should—"

"You're right, I was wrong, I admit my mistake, I confess my guilt!"

Qiong's attitude was unusually submissive, hoping that this person would leave as soon as possible, but things never go as planned.

“I know you’re from the Far East Branch. In two weeks, I won’t be able to control you anymore. Besides, in terms of merit alone, you’re greater than me. We’re both B-rank Valkyries, but I, as the commander, might not even be able to beat you.”

Qiong: ...

How was he supposed to respond?

"Um, do I need to write a self-criticism?"

"It's not up to me to decide."

Emilia waved her hand and handed the communication device to Sora, which showed that the connection was in progress...

"In your Far East branch, Senior Himeko has the final say."

"Hime-Himeko?"

So, does the Snow Lotus Squad have a tattletale culture? Anna tattles on him, Emilia and Himeko tattle on him...

"Kyūkichi, how have I been disciplining you?!"

"Ahaha, it's Himeko-neechan! I've missed you so much! A day without you feels like three autumns, and I haven't been able to hear your teachings..."

"Tch~"

What's with the 'tsk'? Don't you know how to be flexible?

"Alright, stop joking! Didn't I teach you to obey orders in a team? Didn't I teach you that the Valkyrie's safety is the top priority? Didn't I teach you—"

"I've taught you, I've taught you everything! It's my fault for not listening carefully!"

As long as he admits his mistake and shows remorse, there's no need to worry about Himeko getting angry. At most, she'll just write a written self-criticism or something, and then, fearing he might accidentally destroy his star core while on a mission alone, she'll forbid him from going on missions alone again, right?

"You all know, so why did you do it? Isn't that knowingly committing a crime?"

Qiong: ...

"Hum hum……"

Anna chuckled, and Qiong suddenly remembered that she was being watched by two people...

That needs an explanation.

"Senior, senior! Please say something for me. I did that for you back then."

Anna shook her head. She had already made up her mind to make Qiong write a self-criticism.

“If you hadn’t used that tactic back then, we could have retreated much faster.”

Anna Schariac, have you betrayed me? You just regretted reporting me and even tried to persuade that green-haired guy to let me go!

Ah, women.

"I heard everything! The girl said it was your fault. What should you do when you make a mistake?"

What else can we do? Accept the punishment.

"Back when I was in the Valkyrie Commando, disobeying orders meant execution! But the Snow Lotus Squad has dropped the matter, so you should thank them!"

"Vice-Captain Emilia, Senior Anna, thank you so much!"

"Mmm, you're welcome."

"In that case, you should write a self-criticism."

"Don't worry, Himeko-neechan, my apology is definitely sincere, and I hope you can feel my remorse!"

beep...

Communication was lost.

"Since Senior Himeko has already punished you, we won't impose any further punishment. But I didn't expect you to act so..."

Emilia and Anna both looked like they wanted to laugh but didn't.

"Um, please don't misunderstand. There's an old Chinese saying: A true man can bend and stretch."

"Then why didn't you obey orders to retreat before, you brute?"

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"Sigh, that kid..."

"Himeko-sensei, what happened to Sora?"

"It's alright, he was just a little reckless, it's nothing serious."