Sirin: Ahhh! Shut Up!

A-Quan kept refreshing the video page on her computer...

So slow... why hasn't it been posted yet? When I make games, I always release them hours early—why can't my video as the Great Herrscher of the Void go up faster?

Well... but they're my fans, what can I do? I just have to spoil them! (^ω^)

Ah... being a star is such a hassle! (?ˉ??ˉ??)

Thinking about the future life of being worshipped, adored, and revered, A-Quan's face instantly broke into a grin identical to that of a certain five-year-old from the Nohara family.

[Sirin: I have a bad feeling about this! ☆]

{The powerful one is always misunderstood!}

With a series of sobs, A-Quan's tear-streaked face appeared on the screen.

"Now even little kids can mess with me..." ???????

"Huh?" Σ(°△°)?

Wait! This, this isn't right! How is this different from what I imagined?! And what angle was this shot from?! I remember there were no cameras there! ゛(◎_◎;)

(Ai Yi: Mind your own business when it comes to AI stuff! o(′^｀)o)

[Wendy: Ooh~ our powerful Herrscher of the Void is crying? And got bullied by a little kid~]

[Sirin: I wouldn't cry from being bullied by a little kid!] (〝▼皿▼)

[Murata Himeko: Looks like you've accepted that you're the same person~]

[Fu Hua: ...] (;一_一)

For some reason, Fu Hua felt like that little kid who bullied her had something to do with him.

{First appearance outside the main story, and already approachable}

"Eeeek!!!"

Accompanied by a high-pitched shriek, A-Quan appeared on screen, clutching Anti-Entropy Fashion Weekly, St. Freya Gossip Magazine, and Land of the Divine Romance Records, her face full of shame and anger.

"G-give them back! Get out, get out!!"

With that, the A-Quan in the video ran straight out the door, clutching those three books.

Behind her, Bug Bug looked utterly speechless.

"She says 'get out,' but she's the one running away with a red face!" ?_?...

[Einstein: Anti-Entropy Fashion Weekly? Does that mean in that world, Anti-Entropy finally went bankrupt because of The Doctor's useless inventions and had to raise funds this way?] (ーー;)

[Tesla: Who are you calling useless inventions?!] (〝▼皿▼)

[Theresa: St. Freya Gossip Magazine? @Murata Himeko, Himeko, do we have a magazine like that at our academy?] [?_??]

Oh no, oh no, could someone be spreading rumors about me?! Did they find out I read Homu comics?! No! My dignified, majestic image as the Academy Principal! (｀Д′*)

[Kiana: Gossip? I wonder if there's anything about me and Mei...] (〃?ω?)

[Murata Himeko: Principal, don't worry—there's no such magazine in our academy.] (￢_￢)

Himeko knew exactly what Theresa was worried about. Homu comics? Plenty of people in the academy knew about it. She'd even seen Theresa's ultimate move, "Bankai," several times.

(Ai-chan's Mini-Lesson: "Bankai" is the ultimate technique Theresa developed to avoid being caught reading Homu comics. It can shred a comic into quark-level dust in an instant.)

[Theresa: That's a relief.] (?˙▽˙?)

{Even when constantly persecuted in events}

Tears began to well up in A-Quan's eyes, and from across from her came a voice as heroic and dashing as a legendary champion's.

(The Herrscher of Reason has modified your consciousness. This unseen hero's voice must be full of justice—the most perfect voice!)

"Hey hey, no violent behavior! Everyone's watching!" (￢_￢)

Seeing the onlookers around her, swayed by the Herrscher of Reason (strikethrough) that nameless hero, all taking her side, the genuine Spring Elf's Hydro Element overflowed even more.

"Damn it! Rude jerk! Nonsense! Twisting the truth! Shameless! Liar! Big villain!" ??o·(????????????)?o·?

The more A-Quan spoke, the more wronged she felt, until her voice cracked with tears.

Seeing A-Quan so aggrieved, a Captain who couldn't bear it anymore finally spoke up:

"That's enough, you're about to make her cry..." ?_?...

[Kiana: Is this what they meant by being messed with?] [?_??]

[Mei: But earlier they said it was a little kid, right? That voice doesn't sound like a little kid either.] (′｀;)?

[Stelle: That's not certain. Look at me—I'm basically a newborn baby, aren't I?] (???ω???)

[March 7th: That's a special case for you! And in what way are you like a newborn baby?!] (｀Δ′)ゞ

[Stelle: I don't care, I don't care—I'm a baby.] (??????ω???????)

{She never gave up searching for the truth}

A-Quan's brows were tightly furrowed as she struggled to think, using the Kaslana Family brain she'd inherited from Kiana...

"Who exactly is spreading those irresponsible rumors, slandering my image..."

Behind her, Ai Yi wore a faint smile.

"Oh my~" (?￣︶￣?)

Ai Yi seemed to say something, yet also said nothing at all.

A-Quan had no suspicion about this.

[Mei: It's Ai-chan!]

[Theresa: It's Ai-chan!]

[Murata Himeko: It's Ai-chan!]

[Bronya: A hint this obvious, even Kiana could get it, right?] ▼△▲

[Kiana: Hint? What hint? And what's this about Ai-chan?] (′?ω?)?

[Bronya (Honkai): Looks like Bronya overestimated the Grassworm's intelligence.] →_→

[Mei: Kiana, let me explain it to you...]

[Mei: So and so... thus and thus...]

[Kiana: What! The one spreading those rumors was that big Ai-chan all along!] Σ(????)?

[Wendy: Yo yo yo, who is it, who is it! Who's the one that still hasn't figured this out?] (￣▽￣)σ

[Sirin: Aaah! Shut up! ☆] ψ(｀?′)ψ

[Wendy: Ouch! You're mad, you're mad!] (￣▽￣)~*