Honkai Impact 3rd: This is how Obito and Rin used it.

Chapter 69 I am a dedicated person

A long time has passed.

Rin Nohara seemed to see her deceased grandparents.

The moon was just over here, and in no time it was over there.

The campfire had long since died out, leaving only the murmuring of the stream.

When Shingetsu Seiun let go of her hand, it took Nohara Rin a while to come to her senses.

The two looked at each other in silence, each with two moons reflected in their eyes.

A moment later, Nohara Rin slowly lowered her head and looked at her toes.

"nebula."

"I'm here, what's up?"

"What...what's our relationship now?"

"..."

"friend?"

Under the moonlight, the girl's face scrunched up.

"You... still consider me a friend?"

"Otherwise what? Wasn't this what we agreed on?"

"But you...you just now..." Nohara Rin stopped mid-sentence.

Yeah, what happened just now?

Hold hands.

From a friend's perspective, it doesn't seem like it's going too far.

But... but things are different now.

Other people's hands won't...

Just as she was wondering what to say, Shenyue Xingyun's voice rang out.

"Lin".

"We are friends now."

"But nobody knows what the future holds. Our relationship has never depended on me alone."

"So, it's up to me?" Nohara Rin thought to herself.

But the thought of the many women around him made me feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Nebula," she whispered, "Do you really like me?"

"certainly."

"Then...then could you...with those..." "Rin!" Shinzuki Seiun suddenly interrupted Nohara Rin.

"I think I know what you're going to say."

"But please don't say it."

Nohara Rin looked up, her pitiful gaze filled with confusion as she looked at Shinzuki Seiun: "Why?"

"Nebula, if you like someone, shouldn't you only want to be with that person?"

"How can there be anyone else between two people?"

Shenyue Xingyun said solemnly, "Lin."

That's a narrow-minded view.

People are different.

"You and I are different."

"Some people's love is only a little bit, so it's not enough to give to just one person; while others' love is deep and intense, and they can't let go of one person."

"That's just who I am."

"My heart is already shattered into pieces, each piece belonging to a different person. Lin, do you want them all?"

A look of confusion appeared in Nohara Rin's eyes.

She was somewhat confused by Shenyue Xingyun's line of thinking.

"Could it be... could it be wrong?"

"Nebula, isn't liking someone about having an unwavering belief that 'it has to be you'?"

Shenyue Xingyun shook her head and said, "No."

"At least I'm not."

"Lin, I can't agree to your request, and I can't break up with them."

Rin Nohara: "Why? Didn't you say... you liked me?"

Shingetsu Nebula: "I'm sorry."

"Lin, I am a loyal person."

"I promised them that I would love them for a lifetime. So, as long as they don't betray me and don't break up with me, I will definitely keep my promise."

"This is my principle."

Rin Nohara's eyes widened: "You call this... 'loyalty'?"

Shenyue Xingyun replied matter-of-factly, "That's right."

"What I say in the beginning, I will always do. That's my commitment."

Rin Nohara: "Isn't this just an excuse you're making for your womanizing?"

Shenyue Xingyun felt a sharp pain in her eyes.

He asked sadly, "Is that how you understand it?"

"never mind."

"There's nothing I can do if that's how you think."

Seeing Shingetsu Seiun's injured appearance, Nohara Rin couldn't help but doubt herself.

Could it be... that there's something wrong with my thinking?

That seems to make sense.

From the very beginning, the other party never hid their intention to be 'devoted'.

Just then, Shenyue Xingyun's voice rang in my ears: "Lin, I'm sorry about earlier."

"I shouldn't have reached out."

"It's getting late, let me take you home first, otherwise your family will be worried."

"Um."

Nohara Rin responded and followed Shinzuki Seiun back.

As she walked, she asked herself if she disliked Shenyue Xingyun's actions just now.

It seems I don't dislike it at all. Not only do I not dislike it, but I even...like it quite a bit.

In the silence and reflection, a thought suddenly arose in her mind—could she change Nebula's mind?

Shinzuki Seiun was unaware of Nohara Rin's thoughts.

He even thought that after today, Nohara Rin might be angry with him and wouldn't come out to see him again. The remaining days of Date A Live probably wouldn't see any progress.

Unexpectedly, after he took her home, when he asked her to make plans for the next day, she didn't refuse outright. Instead, she hesitated for a moment and then nodded gently.

Shenyue Xingyun: "?"

……

Uchiha training ground.

Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai sat exhausted at the edge of the training ground, watching the two fighters exchange blows, the muffled thuds of their fists clashing echoing through the arena.

Occasionally, Sarutobi Asuma's gaze would fall on Yuhi Kurenai, his eyes filled with admiration.

To his surprise, Kurenai Yuhi's gaze seemed to never fall on him, instead staring directly at the two people in the arena.

"Is red really that pretty?"

"Isn't it just an ordinary fight?" Sarutobi Asuma asked, puzzled, looking at Kurenai Yuhi's absorbed expression.

Upon hearing this, Kurenai Yuhi turned her head sharply, a flash of panic crossing her eyes.

She pursed her lips, then said, "It's alright. It just felt like they were fighting really intensely. Asuma, is it just my imagination?"

"I feel like Nebula lasted for a really long time."

Hearing Kurenai's evaluation, Sarutobi Asuma curled his lip.

He now admitted that Shingetsu Nebula was slightly stronger than him, but he still felt uneasy listening to Kurenai Yuhi's praise.

"red."

"I will work hard, and before long, I will be as enduring as Nebula."

"Okay, then you'd better keep it up."

Kurenai's encouragement filled Sarutobi Asuma with renewed strength.

He jumped up and walked to the practice area, calling out loudly, "Mikoto-sensei!"

"Nebula is tired, let me take over!"

"I'm ready."

"Bang!" After the attack, the two figures retreated. Uchiha Mikoto raised her hand to stop Shingetsu Seiun's movements. She looked at Sarutobi Asuma, who was eager to try his luck on the sidelines, and nodded affirmatively.

"it is good."

"Come here!"

Ten seconds later, as Uchiha Mikoto's long legs suddenly straightened, the size 38 sole of her shoe broke through Sarutobi Asuma's defense and landed on his chest in the latter's incredulous gaze.

With a "bang!", his body was sent flying backward.

Sarutobi Asuma was defeated.

On the sidelines, Kurenai Yuhi, who had raised her hands to clap and cheer, twitched her lips and silently lowered her hands.