[New series approved? Honkai Impact 3rd? Honkai: Star Rail? Both have "Honkai" in the name are they connected?]
[No idea! But isn't it good to have more shows to watch?]
[Welt Yang does everyone still remember him? There was a part on the train where they mentioned he's from another world!]
[Oh my god, which episode? Which one? I need to go back and watch it this is gonna be hype! Hahaha!]
[Why are you so excited? Honestly, I think we should take things one step at a time. If you move too fast, snap you might end up hurting yourself.]
[Exactly! Star Rail is only on its second season. Dropping so much stuff at once who could handle that? But I can handle it.]
[Let's just wait and see. Ugh, what can we do? If miHoYo grows bigger and stronger, that's a good thing. I just hope they can tell the story properly. Don't leave Star Rail half-finished and then jump into Honkai—ending up with neither done well.]
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Meanwhile,
At Su Chen's temporary office, he had just finished washing up.
His phone rang.
He glanced at the caller ID and answered.
"Hello, this is Su Chen. You are…?
Snow King? You want to set up shop in the Film Interactive City?
Sure, once storefronts open up, I'll notify you first."
Before Su Chen could even hang up, the phone rang again.
"Hello, are you from Zhenxinkun? Looking to move in?
We're selling storefronts here—
if you're interested, I can note down a sales window for you."
"Hello… Oh, you're from KFC?
Sorry, no backdoor deals. Getting a spot depends entirely on your own efforts.
Besides, there are plenty of storefronts available…"
"...Dicos? Got it, please keep an eye out."
"McDonald's… Please keep an eye out!"
"Lawson? …Alright…"
"..."
After about an hour, his phone finally stopped buzzing.
Su Chen checked his calendar:
Wait, isn't today my day off?
Instead of getting stuck in highway traffic like everyone else, they just had to keep calling, huh?
Real estate matters were better left to Cocolia.
Finally, some peace!
Today, I'm definitely gonna…
Just as he was lost in thought, Su Chen glanced at himself in the mirror and started grooming properly.
Then—
A knock came from the door.
Su Chen side-eyed the entrance. "Who is it? Can't even let me rest properly?"
When he opened the door, he saw a petite gray-haired girl in casual clothes, chewing bubble gum.
"Boss Su Chen! Do you have any plans today?"
"I do. Bye!"
"Wait!" Silver Wolf desperately grabbed the doorframe. "Don't be like this!"
"You still have the nerve to show up? If you can't beat a game, just admit it why did you have to install 'Feng Ling Ying Yue' on my computer?
Aren't you a hacker? Couldn't you make your own cheat engine?
The next day, my PC was magically infested with 360, 2345, and Kingsoft antivirus bloatware!
I had to reinstall everything!"
"Didn't I set it up for you?"
Su Chen barely restrained the urge to strangle Silver Wolf. "Then why was the OS Windows 98? Care to explain?"
"Uh… Boss, listen don't sweat the small stuff!"
"You think you're Kafka or something? What do you want?"
"Wanna game tonight? Valorant our team just won the championship."
"No. I have plans."
"Come on! Old Kafka and Himeko are off who-knows-where.
Yingxing said you gave him some task something about finding a cop??
And Firefly also said she's busy tonight!
Why is everyone ditching me?!"
"What about March 7th? Dan Heng?"
"One's adorably dumb, the other's terrifyingly quiet." Silver Wolf suddenly paused. "Wait… something's off here."
"Wow! Stelle, why are you naked?!"
"Where? Let me take a pic—where?"
BANG!
Su Chen shut the door without hesitation, as if making some irrevocable decision.
What followed was Silver Wolf relentlessly knocking.
Luckily, Su Chen's rundown place was on the ground floor—
once he was ready, he just climbed out the window.
—
Outside XX Movie Theater.
The crowd was dispersing.
Su Chen and Firefly sat on a bench, unusually close to each other.
Yet, hidden in the bushes nearby, a pair of "wolf eyes" watched intently.
Silver Wolf crouched in the foliage, staring at the "disgusting couple" before her.
"Oh really, Firefly? You're 'busy' when I ask?
Oh really, Su Chen? You're 'busy' too?
You think I'm March 7th or something?
Fine. Let's see what you two are up to tonight! Damn it!"
—
Su Chen's breathing was erratic, his mouth dry as he kept licking his lips.
His hands rubbed nervously against his thighs.
Normally quick-witted, he was now at a complete loss—
unsure how to even start the conversation.
Firefly, meanwhile, was oddly calm, lightly scuffing the ground with her right foot while gazing at the sky.
Suddenly, she stopped and turned to Su Chen. "Boss, it's already 10. Should we head back?"
Hearing her speak, Su Chen gradually steadied himself:
That's right!
If the girl's taking the initiative,
what kind of man would back down now?
No matter what, tonight's the night.
Su Chen took a deep breath.
Then—
He grabbed Firefly's hands.
"Firefly, Firefly! There's… there's something I've wanted to say for a long time!"
Firefly didn't speak, her cheeks slightly flushed as she nodded silently.
At this point, no words were needed. If he couldn't seal the deal now, Su Chen might as well walk into traffic.
"Firefly, from now on, you don't have to call me 'Boss.'"
"Huh? Boss, are you firing me?"
Pfft— Silver Wolf had to clamp both hands over her mouth to stifle her laughter.
Su Chen forced an awkward smile. "No, no, no! I mean, you can drop one of the characters. Just keep one and replace the other. Got it?"
"Got it. Keep 'Bos'?"
Su Chen felt blood rushing to his chest, nearly spurting out. He took several steadying breaths.
"Firefly… I meant make it more personal. Like instead of 'Boss,' you could call me ... I don't know... something closer?"
Firefly's pupils shrank—she understood.
Flustered, she took a few seconds before softly murmuring, "Big"
Su Chen closed his eyes, ready to savor this historic moment.
"Big Boss~"
"Wha—?!"
"HAHAHA!" Silver Wolf nearly choked laughing as Su Chen started slapping himself.
Firefly: "Big boss, don't be like this… don't be like this, Big boss…"
Silver Wolf sighed.
"Sigh… Looks like someone's not sleeping tonight!"