Elysia let out a sigh of emotion, but after a brief pause, her true nature revealed itself again.
"Hmph~♪ A cute girl's heart really can do anything~~"
[Hahaha~~ That line is unmistakably Fairy Lady.]
[I'm really looking forward to Bronya finding Seele. I'm already grinning. Just imagining it is so sweet.]
[Aren't you all being too optimistic? This is miHoYo, this is Honkai Impact 3rd. Even if things are looking good now, Bronya might not find Seele. You're forgetting that Paramecium is still missing.]
[As much as I want to argue, the moment I remember this is Honkai Impact 3rd, I'm speechless.]
"I'm really happy to see everyone enjoying Cyberangel: ZERO Exception."
Hokuto spoke up as the atmosphere in the stream cooled slightly: "As for whether Bronya can find Seele in the Sea of Quanta, I hope everyone gives me a little more trust. I said before—the ending will be heartwarming."
"Since Mr. Otto said so, of course we'll believe you~~"
Elysia temporarily stepped away from the main story to pull for Herrscher of Reason.
Pull first, push the story later.
As for the gacha process—it was basically frantically tapping until there were enough 3S fragments to stop.
No technique involved. Just cash.
"I didn't expect you to whale that hard in Honkai Impact 3rd, Elysia."
Hokuto glanced at the barely touched crystal stash after Elysia had pulled for HoR.
Mainly, she had a huge amount saved up, and unlike Fu Hua, she wasn't cursed with bad luck—her drop rate was actually pretty decent.
Elysia casually replied, "Sigh~~ someone insisted on topping me up this much. I don't even know if I'll finish spending it by the time Honkai Impact 3rd's main story ends."
Hearing Elysia's flex, Hokuto immediately pictured a wine-red figure in his mind.
That must be Eden, right?
After answering Hokuto's question, Elysia casually entered a stage to test out Herrscher of Reason.
And right on the first try—HoR gave her a huge surprise.
"Whoa! This motorcycle!"
She was controlling Bronya, riding a mechanical bike at full speed, her voice filled with excitement.
Fairy Lady's chibi model practically had starry eyes popping out, with pink hearts trailing behind her.
[This is way too cool! If you don't pull, you're not human!]
[Just that motorcycle alone is worth a 648 top-up! Let's gooo!!]
After drifting around for a while, Elysia finally calmed down a bit.
Then she suddenly remembered something Hokuto had said earlier: "I get it now! No wonder Mr. Otto called the previous main chapters Subjects One, Two, and Three."
"So passing all those story arcs... was how she got her license~~"
[Huh? What? I didn't get that—any lore bros want to explain?]
[It's simple: those three main worlds were like Welt's tests for Duck. Once she passed all of them, she could inherit the Herrscher of Reason core. And now, you see...
She's got her license, and she's riding her little motorcycle. She's Motoro-Duck now!]
[LMAO "Motoro-Duck"?? Y'all are unbeatable at giving nicknames. (lol)]
In the office, Bronya, who was discussing a side story script with the others, suddenly shivered.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Something bad... seemed to have just happened.
"Bronya, what's wrong?"
Bronya shook her head and continued discussing the script with everyone.
Probably just her imagination.
Leaving Bronya's sudden bad premonition aside—after test-driving Herrscher of Reason, Elysia returned to pushing the main story.
She tapped into the interlude to Chapter 11, Void Sky, Lonely Moon.
This was a very important part of the story—representing Kiana's transformation.
"This chapter is about Kiana," Hokuto offered a slight spoiler from the side.
"Kiana's finally here?"
Elysia focused intently.
The scene opened with war and chaos.
Honkai beasts were threatening the lives of ordinary civilians.
And finally, the Kiana everyone had been waiting for appeared!
But... ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ Novᴇ(l)Fɪre .ɴᴇt
Kiana was hiding behind a wall, biting her lip as she watched civilians scream for help—clearly wanting to rush out.
Fu Hua's voice echoed in her ears.
"Kiana, you can't be exposed to Honkai energy anymore... let's go. There's nothing you can do in your current state."
That single line made players' hearts clench—did something happen to Kiana's body?
"Nothing I can do?! But I have to..."
Even though she could barely stand, Kiana still chose to dash out to save people.
She raised her bat to block the Honkai beast and shouted to those behind her: "Run! Don't look back, I'll hold it off!"
But clearly, Kiana was in no condition to fight like before.
Against the beast's attack, she had no way to defend herself and was soon pushed to the brink.
She tried to lift her bat to counter—but had no strength left at all.
Just as the Honkai beast's attack was about to land—
In that life-or-death moment—
A queen's laughter echoed in Kiana's mind. Her pupils turned golden.
"Hehehe~ Leave this body to me."
Countless thoughts surged through Kiana's mind.
She had heard that in the face of death, one's life flashes before their eyes like a carousel of memories.
But now, all she saw was darkness.
"Shouldn't I have already been pierced by the Honkai beast's spear?"
—Her thoughts were a confused blur.
Shouldn't she have ended up like the helpless victims who could only run and scream, watching the Honkai beasts descend, get impaled, trampled, slaughtered...
"...Why am I still alive?"
—Was it because she had sinned too much, and needed to live to receive fate's punishment?
—Was it because she thought she could resist the Herrscher personality, thought she still had a chance to save everything?
—Or perhaps deep down, she still held onto a last shred of hope, wishing this was all just a nightmare... that everything would return to normal when the school bell rang?
She had no answer. All she could see was darkness. Endless darkness.
Gritting her teeth, Kiana tried desperately to stay conscious, trying to recall everything worth remembering.
In the end, the fragments of her memories surged back all at once.
Hearing Kiana's heavy voice—
The players faintly understood: the cheerful, energetic Kiana might never come back.
[Paramecium, what's wrong?! Why aren't you smiling anymore? Wuwuwu~~]
[Damn! I was fine through the whole main story, but that line got me! Just thinking about the old Kiana... it hurts.]
[Now I remember what Himeko said: "Kiana, when you wake up, you'll find the world is no longer beautiful."]
[??? That's enough! I'm getting stabbed in the game and stabbed again by the chat?!]
"Those ordinary days... are gone forever."
Himeko's words echoed in Elysia's mind again and again.
She had never made an effort to memorize them.
Yet somehow, they were already deeply etched into her heart.
This was a feeling no other game had ever given her before.
Maybe... this was Honkai Impact 3rd?