Among magi, there are some who even attempt to let their past selves possess them to utilize their abilities—trying to inherit capabilities from before their birth, transcending the era.
If there is a past life, there should be a life before that, right?
The past life might not be human; the life before that might not even be a living thing. Yet, the thread of existence continues to extend.
That is the Origin—the primal instinct in a conceptual sense.
All things, including life, possess a directionality at their inception, and they will inevitably develop in that direction.
For someone whose Origin is "Hunting," all beautiful things hold a considerably high attraction.
Clearly, a certain guy whose Origin is "Hunting" was having a relapse of his old habits.
"Romance?"
As if hearing something very strange, the Immortal named Fu Hua looked at the guy whose proposal seemed completely inexplicable, her expression showing some astonishment.
Fu Hua was actually someone with a rather maidenly heart.
However, that was a long, long time ago.
Five thousand years of battle had polished her mindset to be as flat as the mountains on her chest...
Uh, no.
Five thousand years of battle had polished her mindset to be as tranquil as a chest slightly smaller than Theresa's or Luna's.
The Immortal, possessing the mentality of an elder, looked at the guy who seemed to have suddenly developed an interest in her, shook her head, and smiled.
"That sort of thing actually has no meaning, right?"
Romance and the like were actually completely meaningless.
This was one of the conclusions Fu Hua had reached after watching the mortal world for all these years.
So-called passionate love was nothing more than a shallow emotion that would be worn away after a few years passed.
"But, if all things in the world only chased after meaning, that would be too boring."
The boy, whose combat power would be at least five times higher than it is now if he abandoned superfluous emotions and matters of the heart to solely pursue strength, waved his hand at the Immortal before him.
Then, he looked at the beautiful woman with grey hair and azure eyes before him and asked very seriously.
"Besides—"
"Have you ever been in love?"
It was as if her death spot had been poked; Fu Hua was momentarily rendered speechless.
As everyone knows, the action game Honkai Impact 3rd is also known as Yuri Impact 3rd.
As the protagonist of Honkai Impact 3rd, the life of the Shenzhou Flatboard was also filled with the scent of citrus.
back in the Previous Era, Hua, who had practiced martial arts since childhood, could not integrate into the school environment due to habits formed by her training. She then became good "Ji" friends (besties) with a certain girl she saved.
Later, during the Honkai eruption, she was saved by the Previous Era's Himeko—Captain Himeko—and became Himeko's fangirl.
After that, she revived civilization alongside two very cute little ancestors (Nuwa and Fuxi).
And after that, she traveled across Shenzhou with the Cang Xuan puppet (Book of Fuxi), slaying demons and eliminating evil, protecting the peace of the land together...
Fu Hua had always lived a life carrying a hint of citrus scent. On an emotional level... she was probably a blank sheet of paper with a tint of orange.
"Without practice, there is no right to speak. To directly deny the meaning of romance without ever having experienced it—no matter how you think about it, that's strange, isn't it?"
The boy spoke plausibly and volubly.
"To thoroughly understand a matter, one must experience it personally."
Looking at the guy who spouted a string of grand principles, Fu Hua was speechless for a moment.
How on earth did this guy connect dating with these grand philosophies?
"Perhaps you are right."
"However—I currently have no intention of falling in love."
Very tactfully, the Shenzhou Flatboard spoke these words.
This was the truth.
Her wishes could roughly be condensed into three things:
Fulfill the duties of a Pioneer and defeat the Honkai.
Fulfill the agreement with her best friends and watch over Shenzhou.
Find the truth behind her Captain Himeko turning into a Herrscher.
Clearly, for her, starting a romance really held no attraction.
"But, if you don't make a little change and try out other things, you're just living your old life in a new environment."
Very seriously, Li Zihan said these words to the Immortal in front of him.
Just living the old life in a new environment.
Fu Hua fell silent.
What Li Zihan said actually made some sense.
If she didn't make any changes, she would essentially just be walking the old path in a new setting.
But—
To suddenly go find someone to date just like that was too weird.
Fu Hua sighed.
"By the way, you mentioned earlier that you owed me a favor, right?"
Looking at the Immortal who was obviously uninterested in romance, Li Zihan frowned, but soon, a slight smile appeared on his face.
"Although, regardless of whether you agree or not, as your friend, I will go to fifty thousand years ago and five thousand years ago for you. But I still have to ask."
"In exchange for traveling to fifty thousand years ago and five thousand years ago respectively to help you save people, can I invite you to date me for a while?"
Eh—
Miss Fu Hua's magnificent blue eyes suddenly widened a bit.
Didn't this guy just say, "Between friends, there is no need for so-called favors" and "The word favor is really boring"?
Honestly speaking, suddenly going back on one's word is actually quite an annoying thing.
However, if the other party goes back on their word to reclaim a promise of extremely high value, only to use it to do something that makes one cry and laugh at the same time—like a prank—that is a different matter entirely.
Is this guy... this childish?
"Has anyone ever told you that you are very childish?"
The Immortal of Shenzhou looked at the boy whose temper really resembled a child's and smiled helplessly.
And...
Is it an illusion?
I feel like I've seen this level of willfulness somewhere before.
Inexplicably, Fu Hua suddenly felt a slight headache.
What is going on?
Before she had time to think, the boy's voice interrupted her train of thought.
"Eh—have they?"
Someone whose level of willfulness was indeed comparable to a child looked somewhat surprised.
"But, that sort of thing isn't important."
"What's important is, would you be willing to date a considerably willful me for a while?"
He really is willful enough.
Fu Hua sighed.
Besides—
It's quite strange that there would be someone in this world interested in a woman like me, with a barren figure and habits that can't be considered cute.
It's hard to use words like 'charming' or 'beautiful' to describe me; I'm someone who looks startlingly handsome in men's clothing, the Immortal thought.
Once he enters my state of life, any goodwill based on appearance will probably be worn away very quickly.
After all, if I were to date, the date activities would likely be practicing martial arts or working part-time.
The Immortal, who, after receiving a gift from the Captain, expressed her gratitude by dragging the Captain to practice boxing, rarely generated any [bleep] number (romantic clue).
Forget it, I'll just treat it as playing along with him for a while.
"Then let's try dating."