Looking through the gap, Mo Li immediately saw Himeko with red eyes. Moreover, she was staring at him with a wronged expression, no longer possessing her usual mature demeanor, but appearing a bit cute instead.
Mo Li: "..."
He was silent for a moment before asking hesitantly, "Himeko, did you... cry while reading the script during voice acting??"
The girls: "??"
Himeko: "..."
Upon hearing Mo Li mention the script again, Himeko seemed to recall something sad. She bit her lip with a wronged expression, and tears quickly welled up in her eyes.
She was trying her best to stop herself from crying, but the more she tried to hold back, the more uncontrollable her tears became.
"Wuwu~"
Then... she accidentally let out a sob.
Seeing Himeko so distressed, the girls quickly began to comfort her, their faces showing concern.
The girls truly had a strong bond.
"There, there, don't cry anymore. We can all help you with whatever you need."
Seeing that Himeko still wouldn't reveal the truth, Rita turned to Mo Li:
"Boss, do you know why?"
Mo Li didn't hide anything. "The Herrscher of the Void is about to be released, right? I plan to release it along with the Chapter 9 storyline."
"Mhm... Chapter 9 is basically all Himeko's story, so it's normal if you don't know... Perhaps the story was a bit too touching, and it made Himeko cry."
Mo Li's explanation only made the girls more confused.
Reading a script could make someone cry?
Feeling the gazes of her sisters, Himeko felt utterly embarrassed.
However, this actually helped her successfully detach from the story.
"Boss, you... you're making me lose face. I'm the oldest sister here, you know."
Mo Li chuckled. "As the eldest sister, your resilience is surprisingly low."
"You have the nerve to say that..." Himeko shot Mo Li a glare. "Did you suffer some kind of trauma? How could you write such a story? I remember you saying before that Honkai Impact 3rd is a... healthy, positive, and uplifting game?"
"You call this healthy and positive?"
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Chapter 22: Kiana: Huh? Isn't this character me?
"What's wrong with that? Look at the game's theme: [Fight for all the beauty in the world]. Isn't that positive and uplifting enough?"
"And what about healthy and positive?"
Mo Li awkwardly scratched his face. He couldn't be blamed for this; the real game story planner was to blame.
He quickly tried to smooth things over. "You can argue with me now, which means your emotions have stabilized."
Himeko glared at him.
"Haha... How did the voice acting go?"
Himeko nodded impatiently. "Chapter 9 is already finished."
"Alright, let me take a look."
Mo Li retrieved the data and uploaded it to his computer.
The other girls also crowded around.
In this chapter, except for Himeko, the other girls only appeared for a short time, so they weren't very familiar with the plot.
They were all very curious now about what kind of story could make Himeko cry so much...
As time went on, the girls became engrossed in the story.
In the main storyline, Theresa carried a God Key to fight the Herrscher of the Void.
Otto killed Fu Hua... then negotiated with the Herrscher of the Void...
The girls were aware of this part of the story, as they had happened to be watching when Fu Hua came for voice acting last time.
Getting back to the topic.
In previous main story chapters, Himeko's physical condition was only hinted at, and players didn't pay much attention, thinking she was just slightly injured.
However, in the latest Chapter 9 main story, Himeko's physical condition was finally clearly explained.
It also revealed the fate of Schicksal's Valkyries.
In summary, ordinary Valkyries rarely live past the age of 30.
On one hand, fighting Honkai beasts endangered their lives. On the other hand, when Valkyries used Honkai energy to fight, they were also being eroded by it.
Himeko had been a Valkyrie for many years, and in the game, Kiana calling her "Auntie" wasn't wrong at all.
Therefore, Himeko's body had been severely eroded by Honkai energy.
If nothing unexpected happened, Himeko probably didn't have much time left.
Just as the girls were starting to worry about Himeko's condition, Fu Hua, who had already finished filming, suddenly appeared and gave Himeko a vial of serum.
It was said to neutralize the Honkai energy within Himeko and alleviate its erosion on her body.
However, once the serum was injected, Himeko's strength as a Valkyrie would quickly disappear, and she would gradually become an ordinary woman.
Seeing this, the girls were all a little overjoyed. This way, even though Himeko would become an ordinary girl, she wouldn't die.
But the subsequent plot development told them...
They were really overthinking it.
Not only did Himeko not use the serum to save herself, but she handed it over to Tesla, who then made a special serum to deal with Herrschers.
As for Himeko herself, she donned Schicksal's fourth-generation Godkiller Armor, preparing to confront the Herrscher of the Void head-on.
Relying on the Gem of Hysteria in the armor, Himeko, with her A-rank Valkyrie strength, was actually able to contend with the Herrscher head-on for a while.
Finally, with Himeko's intervention, everyone managed to repel the Herrscher of the Void using the weapons of the Moonlight Throne.
Thus, the plot of the ninth chapter came to an end.
But after watching it, the girls became even more confused.
"Strange... with a plot like this, why would Himeko cry?"
As if sensing the girls' thoughts, Himeko explained, "There's a CG animation later... I was dubbing that CG..."
"Oh~ I see."
"Boss, hurry up and show us that short film!"
"Yeah, I'm just too curious!"
Being surrounded by a group of beautiful girls, just breathing normally allowed him to smell the light fragrance emanating from them. Such a scene made Mo Li's mood incredibly pleasant.
He didn't dawdle and clicked on an mp4 file.
Meanwhile, on a high school campus.
Kiana sat in the classroom, idly twirling the pen in her hand.
The teacher's lecture sounded like a lullaby in her ears.
Suddenly, she felt her sleeve being tugged.
Turning her head, she met a pair of mischievous eyes the next second.
"Hu Tao? What's up?"
Hu Tao glanced furtively at the teacher at the podium before taking out her phone and leaning closer.
"Kiana, look and see if this anime character looks like you."
On Hu Tao's phone was a picture.
The photo showed a very beautiful girl.
She had snow-white long hair tied into two pigtails, wore a white tight-fitting combat suit, and had a slightly goofy smile on her face.
At first glance, Kiana's eyes lit up, astonished by the other girl's beauty.
But the next moment, she felt that the girl in the picture looked somewhat familiar...
Wait... could this be too similar to herself?
Although there was a gap between 2D and 3D, those blue eyes, the white braided pigtails... it was exactly like her!
She almost cried out in surprise, but thankfully, she still had a sliver of reason and didn't shout in class.
"Hu Tao, is this... me?"
"I'm asking you too! I found this meme in the class group chat," Hu Tao said, then clicked on the next picture. "And this one... do you think it looks like your Mei sister?"
"Eek! It really does..." Kiana was incredibly surprised and quickly took out her phone, scrolling through the chat history in the class group.
Seeing Kiana's hurried demeanor, Hu Tao quietly explained:
"I heard from a classmate that this is a character from a game. The classmates discovered that not only was the character named Kiana, but her appearance was also so similar to yours, so they posted it in the group."
"I was startled when I saw it for the first time."
"A game?" Kiana suddenly had an idea.
She remembered that her sister was involved in making games...
"Did my sister use my template to create a game?"
With that thought, Kiana quickly searched for information about the game.
However, when she saw the words "MiHoYo," her bright eyes seemed to flash with a brilliant light.
"So... it really is a game made by my sister..."
"Huh? That game was made by Kiana's sister?"
Kiana nodded frantically, her heart filled with sweetness. "MiHoYo Studio was founded by my sister and her good friends."
"I never imagined my sister would put me into a game," Kiana said, sounding uncharacteristically shy.
"That explains it..." Hu Tao suddenly realized. "When I've been out with Kiana lately, people have been looking at us strangely..."
"Now I see, it must be because of this game."
Kiana: "Hu Tao, want to come with me after school? To see my sister's game studio?"
"Sure~ And ask your sister if she can make a character using my template, okay?" Hu Tao was quite interested in Kiana's experience.
If she were to be put into a game, what kind of character would she be?
[Image of Hu Tao]
Chapter 23: Kiana, Hu Tao
"Ring ring..."
As soon as the school bell rang, Kiana grabbed Hu Tao and they broke into a sprint.
She couldn't wait to see her sister and the gentle Mei.
During class, Kiana and Hu Tao had been searching for information about the game "Honkai Impact 3rd."
When Kiana discovered that the Kiana and Mei in the game had many yuri-themed storylines, she almost let out a perverted grin.
So, as soon as school ended, Kiana immediately pulled Hu Tao along and rushed towards MiHoYo Studio.
"Oh dear~ Kiana, slow down, my hat..."
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