Ye Ming's eyes widened in surprise:
"You didn't make the video?"
"How could I? I don't have that kind of technology, nor the free time."
"Then why are you here?"
"A colleague of mine used to live here. After moving out, they said they forgot something and asked me to pick it up."
"..."
Ye Ming's suspicion still hadn't faded. Although Kevin had answered all his questions one by one, and they all made sense logically.
But there was an essential premise, and that was that Kevin was telling the truth.
——Beep beep beep beep
"Hmm?"
Just as Kevin and Ye Ming were unable to see through each other, a rapid phone ring broke the silence.
"Excuse me, I need to take this call."
Kevin turned his back, looking very mysterious.
"Mei, what's wrong?"
"Those things on top of the refrigerator..."
"Wait, those instant noodles are the limited edition, extra rich flavor."
"There are a lot of vegetables in there, and goji berries, and the noodles aren't fried."
"No, that's not advertising. Put them down first, don't throw them away."
"Ha..."
A moment later, Kevin hung up the phone with a sigh.
"Was that... Dr. Mei on the other end?"
"You even know that?"
"..."
"Pfft!"
At that moment, Ye Ming not only dropped his guard but also couldn't help but laugh.
"I see, so you and she are both here. Never mind then."
Hearing Ye Ming's words, Kevin was even more confused.
"So, why do you know my name, and about Mei, and..."
Kevin looked at the cracks on the ground and the broken window glass and continued:
"What is going on?"
"Oh, we met once before. Dr. Mei was there at the time, that's all."
Ye Ming used a generic excuse to brush it off, then added:
"It seemed like there was a small earthquake just now. This house is old and in disrepair, so it's normal for a small accident to happen."
"Is that so."
"By the way, I'm from MiHoYo studio, responsible for the production of Honkai Impact 3rd. If you're interested, you can consider our collaboration project."
Ye Ming handed Kevin a business card.
"Coincidentally, I do have intentions to collaborate."
Kevin also took out a business card. Ye Ming looked at it and said in surprise:
"You're... the owner of Elysian Realm?"
"Hmm? You didn't know about this identity of mine, so what kind of collaboration were you referring to just now?"
"Uh... image rights and stuff."
"In any case, if you have a detailed collaboration plan, you can always discuss it with me. Many people in our company are Honkai enthusiasts."
After a brief exchange, Ye Ming left, leaving Kevin alone, still looking for something.
"I was tricked, thoroughly played."
Realizing that everything was the Content Creator's conspiracy, Ye Ming sighed helplessly.
——I thought you'd be very angry.
"I am angry, but I think I know what they're trying to do."
Ye Ming stretched and said relaxedly:
"They want to use the harmless Kevin to tell me that the world I created is safe, and I don't need to be so nervous."
——Not only that, but they're also expressing that they genuinely have no malicious intent and hope you won't investigate further.
"Huh?"
Ye Ming was completely dumbfounded by what the system said.
"Where did you get such a detailed conclusion from?"
——I am the system, trust me.
"A specific explanation?"
——Have I ever lied to you?
"..."
Such an explanation was practically cheating, but Ye Ming had no choice but to believe it.
"Still, this can't just be dropped, even if there's no malicious intent, you can't just post videos randomly!"
——Why?
"It's embarrassing!"
Ye Ming said with a look of shame:
"I watched the video, and the first episode only goes up to the point where I fell into the space-time gate."
"It's alright, it's just a small mental breakdown, a tiny one."
"The story afterwards... the... ahhh! I'm going to die of embarrassment!"
——I don't think you need to think that way.
The system's voice suddenly became very gentle, so gentle it didn't sound like a system at all.
——I have witnessed everything you have experienced.
——Every choice you have made has shocked countless people.
——Everyone who knows is heartbroken by everything you have sacrificed.
——If even a story like this is to be ridiculed, then the world might as well end.
Ye Ming stared in astonishment, he could hardly believe his ears.
The reason the system chose him was to save everything...
But now the system was saying things like "the world might as well end," which went against its very reason for existing.
——Don't forget, you are fighting for all that is beautiful in the world... hero.
The system had no physical form, but for some reason, Ye Ming felt a light, airy girl hug him from behind, her gentle whisper piercing his heart.
"Pink?"
At that moment, Ye Ming seemed to see a hint of cherry blossom pink, but when he turned his head, he found nothing behind him.
"..."
After staring blankly at the air for a moment, Ye Ming smiled in relief:
"Maybe you're right, things aren't so bad after all."
But soon, he felt a new sense of crisis.
"But don't underestimate the perverts on the internet, when they really go crazy, even Satan would have their portraits tattooed on his back."
In the Avengers, Ultron only looked at the internet for five minutes before wanting to destroy the world, it's not just for show.
"Strange, what exactly did Elysia forget?"
Meanwhile, Kevin was still searching through the clutter in the room.
Until he saw a small Elysia doll, the same kind she has.
"To call me all the way here just for this..."
Kevin frowned, feeling a bit resentful.
"But, meeting MiHoYo's management because of this isn't a complete waste of time, I guess."
30. Elysia: Eden! My Eden!
[Did you guys see the Content Creator's latest post?]
[They said they'll be updating the second video today, it's still Himeko's finale]
[Damn! How long has it been! It's about time they updated]
[It's only been three days, but I also feel like it's been a year]
[Survive, Kiana; if only I had known, I would have kissed her back then]
[Shut up! Just shut up! Bastard! No need for you to recap!]
Thanks to Griseo's sensational masterpiece, many people who didn't play Honkai Impact 3rd have also fallen into its pit.
After these past few days of hype, the popularity of The Last Lesson and related fan works has only continued to grow.
For a time, even the long-reigning Elysia had vanished from the trending topics list.
[Speaking of which, where did Elysia go? She hasn't streamed in days.]
[Yeah, I was really looking forward to Elysia watching Ye Ming on stream.]
[Could it be because the fan content is male lead-focused, and Elysia isn't interested?]
[That's true, even though Ye Ming is pretty good, he probably wouldn't catch Elysia's eye.]
The audience had all sorts of guesses as to why Elysia stopped streaming, but no one could have imagined…
The reason Elysia hadn't been streaming these past few days was…
"E! LY! SI! A!!"
"Eh? Woah!"
Hearing someone call her name from outside the door, Elysia had just started to get up when Mobius kicked the door open.
"What did you do to my Griseo!?"
Mobius, with her long green hair, used her snake-like, slender physique to tackle Elysia.
Then, staring at her with those green, serpentine eyes, she said:
"Griseo has been crying ever since she came back from seeing you that day, and she was wiping away tears even in her sleep at night! You!"
"W-wait a minute! It's not what you think!"
"Elysia…"
Just then, Aponia also appeared behind Mobius.
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