Honkai Impact 3rd: Yumeji Satsuki's lies

It's been a week since the midterm exams ended, tomorrow the students will be notified of the results but that's tomorrow's business, I still have to worry about today's business.

'What hell!'

I looked up and stared at the sun that was radiating scorching heat.

It's still summer, so the temperature today is up to 34 degrees, at times like this I just want to lie quietly in my room with the holy air conditioner, but....

- Put it on.

.....A cold voice spoke up, drawing my mind back to reality.

I turned my tired gaze to stare at the person in front of me as if looking at a demon from hell.

Then I looked down at the thing at my feet, for some reason I felt a little stinging in the corner of my eyes.

- What are you waiting for, quickly put it on.

Fu Hua who was still standing calmly under the sweltering heat bluntly urged me without a trace of sympathy in his eyes.

I bent down tiredly and started to put the thing on my feet.

I tied the rope that was connected to a tire tightly to my body.

Then turned my gaze to Fu Hua.

- Why did you make me do this, master?

- Master again? You're really brave to not change that form of address to me. Never mind, you ask me why? Then let me calculate, you missed 3 training sessions because of illness, 1 session because of midterm exams, and 2 more sessions because of injury. You missed exactly a week of training. So today you need to do some intensive training. Don't expect to rest until the moon rises.

Cruel. Too cruel.

I looked up at the sky again, if my ability to determine time was still good, it would only be 8am, more than 10 hours before I could rest.

Damn it!

- What are you still standing there for? Run! Run now! If you don't run 50 laps around the field, you're done for!

So scary!

Despite knowing that I was entering the gates of hell, I could only run headlong while swallowing my tears.

- Slurp! Slurp!

Damn wheel! I never thought that running while dragging this wheel would be so tiring.

I'd rather wear it on my body.

- Ouch!

When I had just run the 10th lap, my legs got tangled and I tripped.

...

- Don't just lie there and act like a fool! You think I didn't see, you didn't even get a single piece of skin hit!

- Tsk!

I clicked my tongue and continued running.

- I'm telling you in advance that I forbid you from using that strange red light! If you use it, you're dead to me!

You evil spirit!

Have you fed your conscience to the dogs?

My heart was boiling, before the cruelty of the devilish coach.

Of course I only dared to curse silently, cursing openly would only get me beaten to a pulp.

....

Time flew by, the sky was blue, the clouds were white, my mind was as empty as those clouds.

Oh no! By the 30th lap, I was already out of breath.

- Pant! Pant!

..... by the 37th lap....

' Damn it, my neck feels like it's on fire!'

..... the 40th lap.....

' Huh, why are the left and right sides turning upside down, I'm so dizzy!'

.... The 44th lap.. ..

' Damn it! Damn it!'

.... the 45th lap...

' I'm so thirsty! I want to drink cola!'

... lap 46...

' I'm dying!'

..... lap 48.....

- Pant! Ha! Huh!! C..try..c..ll up, just a little more!

...lap 49...

'Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!'

Lap 50.....

- Crash!

Finally, it's over, I'm dead! I fell down to rest.

- Crash!

- Ouch! What are you doing!?

- Don't just lie there, come here.

Despite my body being soaked from the bucket of water thrown at me, Fu Hua still said indifferently.

- Aren't you going to eat or something?

-.... Come here.

I quickly stood up, but suddenly realized that my legs were shaking and I had lost all strength, causing me to struggle to stagger to the shade of a tree to eat lunch.

Fu Hua looked at me and sighed in disappointment.

- You still have to train for a long time.

Then she handed me a lunch box. I silently accepted it.

I slowly sat down, leaning against the tree, then opened the lunch box.

Inside was a full meal of vegetables and meat, very balanced in nutrition.

I slowly picked up a piece with my chopsticks and put it in my mouth, a tear immediately rolled down my cheek.

My stomach also growled in response.

Damn, when you're hungry, everything tastes crazy delicious.

I exclaimed in my heart and started eating.

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After lunch, that hellish training session continued. First, it started with push-ups, which sounded easy, if I didn't have to carry a heavy rock on my back.

Next, I had to challenge myself by climbing a 5-story building with my hands tied behind my back by a rope. Only then did I realize how strong the human body is, when I still haven't reached the grave after falling more than 3 times from a height of 15m.

Damn, every time like that, my internal organs felt like they were being turned upside down.

Then I had to block Fu Hua's attack while wearing a black blindfold.

What did she say, if you don't want to die, then try to avoid it!?

Damn it! If I could do that, I wouldn't be human anymore! Damn it!

At that time, I experienced what it was like to be a living punching bag.

Lastly, it was the weapons training, humans can't just use their fists and feet, right? That's what she said, it sounded very philosophical but that was when she said it in a normal situation! Who would listen, in a scene where someone was holding a wooden sword and hitting you like a scarecrow!?

But if I wanted to live, I had to listen and absorb it.

Humans absorb teachings through their bodies, a hundred times better than words. And she carved her swordplay into my head, by beating me to a pulp! What a master! Ho, ho! Ha, ha! Hic! Hic! Hu Hu Hu Hu!!

And so on until the moon rose high.

- That's it for today.

- .....

- You should go back to your room and rest, because tomorrow you still have practice.

-.....

After saying that, she turned around and left without looking back.

I, who was now nothing more than a pile of rags, slowly lifted myself up, but my weak and limp legs made me fall back down.

Sting!

The pain from the bruises spread throughout my body, starting to torment me thoroughly.

- Ah! Ah! Aghhh! It hurts so much!!!!! Damn it!!!!

The screams of an unfortunate young man began to echo throughout the silent night.

Mei, who was holding a pot of curry, stood in front of the door of her poor neighbor's room and rang the bell.

- Ring!

She waited for a while but no one came to open the door.

- ?

'Is he still not back in his room?'

- Knock! Knock! Knock!

The faint footsteps sounded beside her, causing her to turn her head to look back.

- What's wrong?

- ? Oh, it's you, Yumeji. Why are you covering your face?

The boy who was both her classmate and neighbor was struggling to pull down his hood with one hand to cover his face, making her confused.

- Oh, this? Don't mind me, it's nothing.

Hearing her ask that made him even more confused, holding his hood tightly to cover his face.

Seeing his awkwardness, Mei also realized that something was wrong so she didn't dig any deeper and said.

- Well, this! Take it.

He looked at what she was holding in confusion and asked.

- What is it, curry?

- Yes, I think I should apologize to you for the food the other day.

Hearing about the food the other day, he shivered. He clenched his fists as if to show that his resentment had not yet subsided.

But then, he still happily accepted it.

- Well, what's there to apologize for? After all, it's not you who's at fault (it's Kiana!)

- Huh?

- Oh, no! I mean, I'll accept it if you're so kind!

- Oh, okay!

When she handed the curry pot to Yumeji,...

- Bang!

The door to the next room opened wide! Kiana came out from there, growling loudly!

- No!!

- Ki..a..Kiana! Why are you here?

Mei was a little startled and turned around to ask. As soon as she finished, Kiana immediately rushed to Mei's side, grabbed her arm, and said.

- Sister Mei, why did you cook dinner for this guy?

Kiana's words couldn't hide a bit of jealousy.

- Hey, Kiana! You're so rude. I just wanted to apologize for what happened the other day.

- Oh, oh, is that it? I see.

- Kiana?

Seeing Kiana suddenly awkwardly glance to the side as if she was avoiding something, Mei couldn't help but feel confused.

- Ahem!

Clearing his throat, Kiana immediately changed the subject.

- So what happened that you were sneaking around like a thief so late at night?

Holding his hood with his hand, he controlled his voice and calmly said.

- It's nothing.

- Phew! If there's nothing, why are you hiding it like that? If you're so good, take off that hood.

-..... Thanks for the curry. Bye.

Seeing that he was in trouble, he ignored Kiana and quickly slipped away.

- Cạch!

Seeing the door quickly locked, Kiana looked after him in confusion.

- What's wrong with that crazy guy?

- Kiana, you're not perceptive at all?

- Yes?

Looking at Kiana's stupid face, Mei just shook her head slightly and went back into the room with her.

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After returning to the room, I quietly walked into the bathroom.

I took off my hood and looked at my face in the mirror.

- Oh my god!

My face reflected in the mirror was extremely miserable.

My cheeks were bruised from being beaten, and my eyes were also swollen from being punched. Saying it was miserable was an understatement, but right now, saying that my face was beaten into a stinking mess on the street wouldn't be wrong.

- What kind of person is this, even more evil than a demon! Where is my beautiful face!

I stopped crying and applied medicine to the wound.

- Ouch!! Ouch! Ah, sob, sob!

After applying medicine and bandaging, I now looked no different from a mummy.

But then again, who would do something so cruel, it really has no human rights!

I can't believe I was beaten to death like a dog, now I understand the saying: 'The mouth is the cause of death!'. I really want to punch the mouth of my foolish past self!

Oh well.

- Boost x2.

I started using skills to speed up my recovery process.

'I hope it will be over by tonight.'

I started eating dinner with the complimentary pot of curry while thinking that.

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End Vol.1: Yumeji and new life in another world