Sunlight gently streamed through the corner of the curtain blown open by the wind, softly falling on the man.
He gripped the stylus in his hand tightly, moving quickly across the digital tablet, and precise yet dynamic lines appeared on the computer screen.
These lines wove together into vivid scenes, depicting the blood-pumping battles between magical girls and female executives of evil organizations.
"Phew, finally finished!"
Haru put down the final stroke, habitually clicked save, then took a deep breath.
He moved his neck, which had become somewhat sore from hunching over his desk for a long time, and began examining his finished work.
There was nothing much to say about the plot - copying from the original couldn't possibly go wrong.
But when it came to the most important perverted scenes, he, who was already skilled at drawing doujinshi, had surpassed the original author, perfectly depicting the details of the magical girl's humiliation after defeat.
Torn clothing, binding tentacles, expressions of enduring shame while blushing... That feeling of defiling pure and gorgeous magical girls would definitely make countless old perverts get excited!
"Perfect, my drawing skills have indeed improved further!"
Haru whistled, looking very satisfied.
Compared to when he first started drawing manga, his art style had undoubtedly become more refined and gorgeous - this was the result of asking Griseo for advice.
Some people might think learning from a little girl is embarrassing, but Haru had always adhered to the belief that the accomplished should be the teacher.
What was embarrassing about learning drawing from Griseo?
Griseo was a recognized rising star in the art world, potentially destined to go down in history like Da Vinci or Van Gogh. How many people wanted to learn but didn't have the connections!
Haru sighed with emotion, then looked at the time - it was just past two in the afternoon.
"Faster completion than expected..."
"But this also has to do with me drawing so intensely that I forgot to eat lunch."
Haru touched his stomach.
When he was in the flow of drawing frantically, he hadn't noticed, but now that he had just stopped, he felt his empty stomach protesting.
"Right, let's fill the stomach first!"
Haru uploaded the newly finished chapter to the Thunderfire Sword account, then turned and walked into the kitchen.
Out of laziness, when living alone, men generally don't have high requirements for food, usually just making do with something simple.
Haru was no exception.
His gaze wandered among various ingredients, but finally, he actively picked up a package of instant noodles.
No one said that great chefs couldn't eat instant noodles. As for health concerns... when you're already eating instant noodles, who cares about that?
Haru heated oil in a pan and first fried a few slices of luncheon meat and eggs.
Then he poured in hot water and instant noodles, threw in a few lettuce leaves, and after waiting just three minutes, a simple meal of noodles with eggs was ready!
"In past loops, Himeko and I often cooked noodles with eggs as midnight snacks..."
Haru slurped the rich-flavored noodles, a trace of reminiscence flashing in his eyes.
Murata Himeko was an A-rank Valkyrie of Schicksal, and also the teacher of Kiana and the others. She was his colleague as the captain of the Hyperion.
Speaking of which...
In countless loops, he had dated many Valkyries, but he had always maintained a pure colleague friendship with Himeko, never taking that step into romance.
It wasn't that Himeko didn't suit Haru's taste.
Haru, like most men, was a standard omnivore who could accept big or small, tall or short, as long as they were beautiful.
Someone like Himeko, a mature woman with lingering charm, though she liked to drink a bit, had a good personality - strong and responsible. Whether as a friend or a wife, she would be very suitable.
The problem was that Himeko couldn't live long enough for their relationship to develop to the point of dating.
Haru had experienced various ways of dying in the loops and considered himself a master of creative deaths, but Himeko's number of death methods was completely on par with his.
It was as if there was some kind of worldline convergence that destined Himeko to die early in the war against Honkai, lighting the fire of hope for tomorrow.
But Haru understood that this wasn't fate, but rather that Murata Himeko, as a teacher, would always make the same choice to protect her students.
Due to early artificial stigmata experiments, Himeko's body had been severely eroded by Honkai energy. When Haru first met her, Himeko's lifespan was actually already near its end.
"With not much time left to live, she actively took on the most dangerous missions. Even if it meant paying with her life, she would open a path to the future for Kiana and the others..."
"Burning herself to illuminate the entire dark night for her students - Murata Himeko is such a 'fool'!"
Haru picked out the luncheon meat from the noodles and took a bite, his expression somewhat complex.
He had tried to change Himeko's fate in every loop.
But in the early days, even if he could replace Himeko's position in the Herrscher of the Void incident and let Himeko survive, she would still sacrifice herself in battles with other Herrschers.
Haru had also changed his approach, choosing to cure Himeko's body first.
But the HSN-b46 serum that could treat Honkai energy erosion was extremely scarce and would cause Valkyries to lose their power.
Rather than becoming an ordinary person and living on, Himeko preferred to give that serum to others while she dedicated her last bit of strength to fighting Honkai.
Even if Haru joined forces with Theresa to forcibly inject Himeko with it, this stubborn and clumsy teacher would still regain her power to protect her students and step back onto the Honkai battlefield.
"Later, when the loops increased, I did have ways to cure Himeko without making her lose her power, and I could protect her safety among the many descending Herrschers..."
"But by then, I had no time for romance, focusing single-mindedly on speedrunning to Finality."
Haru finished the noodles with eggs in a few bites, reminiscing about his past with Himeko, which could only be described as destined but not meant to be.
In the eyes of outsiders, he and Himeko were colleagues at St. Freya Academy with an extremely good relationship, perfectly matched and compatible.
However, he had even dated Theresa in a reverse age-gap relationship, but had never been with Himeko.
"I remember Himeko always wanted to find a good partner but kept failing due to various accidents. Perhaps this is the real worldline convergence..."
Haru smiled wryly, his tone somewhat teasing.
In this timeline without Honkai, Himeko shouldn't have the threat of a shortened lifespan anymore, and he wondered if she would still go to St. Freya Academy to be a teacher.
He remembered that Bronya graduated from St. Freya Academy in this world too, so he could ask her when he had the chance.
Speaking of which, Bronya had already transformed from a flat-chested girl into a busty woman...
Then Himeko should also be in her thirties, almost forty. She couldn't still be single, right?!
Looking at the familiar Valkyries around him, Kiana, Raiden Mei, Bronya, Elysia... A ten-year veteran captain has arrived uninvited! To save the failing miHoYo, it's time to create beautiful girl action games! Honkai Impact 3rd, activate!! "Creating Honkai 3rd, Am I Surrounded by Valkyries?"
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