Magical Sparkle Tool

"Haha..." Sparkle's expression turned a bit sour. "No worries, I know how to break this..." She raised her hand again.

Slap!

Beside her sat a bottle of red wine, Stelle looking like a successful businesswoman: "You're running..."

Slap!

Stelle, now a Minecraft block-person with a Creeper beside her: "...but it's useless..."

Slap!

Stelle, wearing a gentleman's hat and glasses, legs crossed: "I'm about to..."

Slap!

On a snowy field, Stelle sat on a chair like a king, a baseball bat beside her: "...hit..."

Slap!

Stelle, inside a trash can, holding a fishbone and lifting the lid to wave: "...rock bottom!"

"Aaaaaaah!"

Slap slap slap slap slap slap slap slap... (Frantically slapping herself)

Finally, after who knows how many slaps, the chair in front of Sparkle was empty.

Seeing the empty chair and her own swollen face from the slaps, Sparkle burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha..."

But before she could enjoy it too long, a voice came from beside her: "Hey, beauty, want a job change? A direct hire from an Aeon—check it out."

Sparkle, not yet processing, replied instinctively, "No thanks, I'm good..."

!

Then she felt the voice was familiar. Turning her head, sure enough, it was Stelle again. "Huh!?" (oДo*)

[Sparkle: ...]

[March 7th: Miss Sparkle, are you okay?]

[Sparkle: This...]

[Kiana: Watching yourself get slapped by yourself can't feel good.]

[Sparkle: This...]

[Lumine: Yeah, even watching from here makes my face hurt.]

[Sparkle: This is really...]

[Stelle: Is no one noticing me? Don't you think my outfits were cool?]

[March 7th: Don't ruin the mood! Miss Sparkle just watched herself slap herself who knows how many times! Don't provoke her.]

[Welt: Miss Sparkle, Stelle means no harm...]

[Sparkle: This is really... too entertaining!]

[Sparkle: Haha, even Lady Sparkle got driven crazy! This is hilarious! Haha...]

[Topaz: Figures... I knew a Masked Fool wouldn't get depressed from seeing themselves pranked.]

[Congratulations to Sparkle for obtaining the reward "Magical Sparkle Tool"]

Magical Sparkle Tool

A mysterious item created by an unnamed Masked Fool from some parallel world. Whenever you need to find some fun, just shout "Hey! Sparkle~" to summon it. The Magical Sparkle Tool will randomly generate three visible items and one unknown "Mysterious Sparkle Tool," from which you can choose one to use.

[Sampo: That unnamed Masked Fool wouldn't be...]

[Giovanni: No doubt about it, that naming style has to be...]

[Sparkle: A tool made by another me from another world? That must be fun! Because no matter the world, Lady Sparkle has confidence in herself~]

[Now playing the next video]

The Whiny Her Majesty the Queen Still Has Dignity

(This video is from the 2023 Honkai Impact 3rd Spring Festival Gala)

[Tartaglia: Queen? Is that Her Majesty the Queen of Snezhnaya?]

[Yae Miko: By that logic, my Lady Shogun could also be called the Queen of Inazuma.]

[Theresa: If we had to name a queen in our world, it'd probably only be...]

[Sirin: That's right, it's me, the Great Herrscher of the Void! ☆]

[Kiana: But what's with the crying? Did she get beaten until she cried?]

[Tartaglia: Then that video definitely isn't talking about Her Majesty the Queen.]

[Yae Miko: If it's because of Light Novels and sweets, maybe...]

[Kujou Sara: Guusji-sama, watch your words. How could Lady Shogun ever cry over something as weak as sweets!]

[Yae Miko: Fine, fine, I was just talking nonsense. It never happened. Right, Lady Shogun? @Raiden Ei]

[Raiden Ei: ...]

The video begins.

On the screen, a giant cabbage is smiling warmly as it speaks to someone in front of it.

"Let's have fun playing Honkai Impact 3rd today too~" (﹡?o?﹡)

[Murata Himeko: That's... Ai-chan!]

[Theresa: No way? Isn't Ai-chan supposed to be tiny? Why is this Ai-chan so big!]

[Kiana: So is Ai-chan the so-called Her Majesty the Queen?]

[Ai-chan: Ai-chan might be the most powerful AI and the number one idol on the Hyperion, but Ai-chan never wanted to be some kind of queen or anything.]

"Cut! That's a wrap, pack it up!"

"Ugh~ ahem (clears throat) I'm so hungry~" ε=(′ο｀*)))

As soon as she heard it was a wrap, the smile on Ai Yi's face vanished instantly, replaced by the exhaustion of an office worker just getting off shift.

"I'm starving~ Are there any Snacks left in the back warehouse?" Ai Yi walked into the Honkai Impact 3rd backstage warehouse, as if she already knew someone would be there.

But before anyone could answer her, a slightly tearful voice suddenly rang out from inside the warehouse. "Exactly!"

Ai Yi felt the voice sounded familiar and looked inside.

There, by a makeshift table in the warehouse, a girl with flowing white hair, wearing a summer swimsuit with several parasols floating behind her, was slumped over the table. Beside her, a woman with fiery red hair in a military officer's uniform, looking sharp and cool, was speaking to her.

These two were none other than the Second Herrscher, the Herrscher of the Void—or rather, A-Quan—and St. Freya Academy's teacher, Murata Himeko. And that "Exactly!" had come from A-Quan.

[Himeko: Is that me?]

[Murata Himeko: No, that should be me.]

[Kiana: And there's me too!]

[Raiden Mei: But Kiana, I've never seen that outfit before.]

[Durandal: Yeah! And little sis, why are there umbrellas floating behind you?]

[Old Yang: No! That's not Kiana.]

[Kiana: Huh! If it's not me, then who is it?]

[Theresa: Really, no matter how you look at it, that's Kiana, isn't it?]

[Old Yang: Even though the body is Kiana's, the one controlling it right now is...]

[Sirin: It's me~ ☆]

[Theresa: !]

[Kiana: !]

[Raiden Mei: You're the Second Herrscher...]

[Kiana: How dare you use my body!]

[Sirin: Heh, you really are just a Grassworm. Have you already forgotten what happened in New Zealand? ☆]

[Murata Himeko: New Zealand? Wait, Kiana, what exactly happened back then!]

[Raiden Mei: Yeah, Kiana. I remember we were all unconscious. What really happened?]

[Kiana: Well...]

(Thanks again to "Cube Knight Wu," "...", and "Spring Festival Night" for their "Love for Power" tips.)