Joining MiHoYo, the Savior Me Was Targeted by Elysia

Ye Ming's eyes widened in surprise:

"Didn't you make the video?"

"How could I? I don't have that kind of skill, nor do I have the free time."

"Then why are you here?"

"A colleague of mine used to live here. After moving out, they said they'd forgotten something and asked me to pick it up."

"..."

Ye Ming's suspicions had not faded. Although Kevin had answered each of his questions and everything made logical sense,

there was one fundamental premise: Kevin had to be telling the truth.

—Beep beep beep beep.

"Hm?"

Just as Kevin and Ye Ming were unable to see through each other, an urgent phone ringtone broke the stifling silence.

"Sorry, I need to take this call."

Kevin turned his back to him, looking rather mysterious.

"Mei, what is it?"

"Those things on top of the refrigerator..."

"Wait, those instant noodles are the collector's edition, extra-rich deluxe kind."

"There are lots of vegetables in them, plus goji berries, and the noodles aren't fried."

"No, that isn't advertising copy. Put them down first—don't throw them away."

"Ha..."

A moment later, Kevin ended the call with a sigh.

"The person on the other end was... Dr. Mei?"

"You know that too?"

"..."

"Pfft!"

At that moment, Ye Ming not only let down his guard, but also burst out laughing.

"I see. So both you and she are here. Then it's fine."

Hearing Ye Ming's words, Kevin was instead thoroughly confused.

"Then why do you know my name, Mei's situation, and..."

Kevin looked at the cracks on the floor and the shattered window before continuing,

"What exactly happened here?"

"Oh, we met once before. Dr. Mei was there too. That's all."

Ye Ming made up a generic excuse to brush him off, then added,

"There seemed to have been a small earthquake just now. This building is old and poorly maintained, so a minor accident is normal."

"Is that so?"

"By the way, I'm from MiHoYo Studio and am involved in the production of Honkai Impact 3rd. If you're interested, you could consider one of our collaborative projects."

Ye Ming handed Kevin his business card.

"Perfect. I actually do have an interest in collaborating."

Kevin pulled out a business card as well. Ye Ming glanced at it and said in surprise,

"You're... the owner of Elysian Realm?"

"Hm? You didn't know that identity of mine, so what exactly did you mean by collaboration?"

"Uh... likeness rights and such."

"In any case, if you have a detailed collaboration proposal, feel free to discuss it with me anytime. Quite a few people at our company are Honkai fans too."

After a brief exchange, Ye Ming left, leaving Kevin alone to continue searching for something.

"I got played. Thoroughly played."

After realizing everything had been that uploader's scheme, Ye Ming sighed helplessly.

—I thought you'd be very angry.

"I am angry, but I think I understand their intentions now."

Ye Ming stretched and said casually,

"They wanted to use harmless Kevin to tell me that the world I created is safe, so I don't need to be so tense."

—More than that, they were also expressing that they truly mean you no harm and hope you won't keep investigating.

"Huh?"

The system's words left Ye Ming completely dumbfounded.

"How did you come to such a detailed conclusion?"

—I'm the system. Trust me.

"What's the actual explanation?"

—Have I ever lied to you?

"..."

That explanation was practically cheating, yet Ye Ming had no choice but to believe it.

"But this still can't just be forgotten. Even if there's no malicious intent, they can't just post videos whenever they want!"

—Why?

"It's embarrassing!"

Ye Ming said with a face full of shame,

"I watched the video. The first episode only went as far as me falling into the Gate of Time and Space."

"That's still okay. I only had a tiny little emotional breakdown, just a tiny one."

"The story after that... after that... Aaaah! I'm going to die of embarrassment!"

—I don't think you need to see it that way.

The system's voice suddenly became very gentle—far too gentle to sound like a system.

—I witnessed everything you went through.

—Every choice you made left countless people shaken.

—Everyone who knew what you gave up for others felt heartache for you.

—If even a story like that deserves to be mocked, then the world might as well perish.

Ye Ming stared in astonishment, almost unable to believe his ears.

The reason the system had chosen him was because it hoped he could save everything...

Yet now, it had said something like "the world might as well perish," words that went against the very meaning of its existence.

—Don't forget, you are a hero... who fights for all that is beautiful in this world.

The system had no physical form, yet for some reason, Ye Ming felt as though a light, weightless girl had embraced him from behind, her gentle whisper reaching straight into his heart.

"Pink?"

At that moment, Ye Ming seemed to glimpse a flash of cherry pink. But when he turned around, there was nothing behind him.

"..."

After staring blankly at the empty air for a while, Ye Ming smiled in relief.

"Maybe you're right. Things aren't that bad yet."

But soon, a new sense of crisis arose within him.

"But don't underestimate the lunatics on the internet either. Once they go crazy, Satan himself would get their portraits tattooed on his back."

There was a reason Ultron wanted to destroy the world after browsing the internet for only five minutes in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

"Strange. What exactly did Elysia forget to take with her?"

Elsewhere, Kevin was still searching through the clutter in the room.

Until he spotted a little Elysia plushie identical to hers.

"She called me here over something this trivial..."

Kevin frowned, somewhat resentful.

"Still, meeting one of MiHoYo's executives because of it wasn't a waste of time."

Elysia: Eden! My Eden!

Did you see Reaching for Unrequited Love's post?

They said the second video would be updated today, and it's apparently the conclusion to Himeko's story.

Damn! How long have they been slacking off? It's about time they updated!

It's only been three days, though I also feel like it's been a year.

Live on, Kiana. If I'd known, I would've kissed her back then.

Shut up! Shut up already, you monster! We don't need your recap!

After Griseo's masterpiece brought it publicity, many people who had never played the game also fell into the Honkai Impact 3rd rabbit hole.

After several days of buildup, the popularity of The Last Lesson and its related fanworks had only continued to rise.

For a time, even Elysia, who had long dominated the rankings, was nowhere to be found on the trending topic list.

Come to think of it, where has Elysia been? She hasn't streamed for days.

Yeah, I was really looking forward to Elysia watching Ye Ming on stream.

Could it be because the fanwork has a male protagonist, so Elysia isn't interested?

That makes sense. Ye Ming is great, but he probably still wouldn't catch Elysia's eye.

The viewers had all kinds of guesses about Elysia's absence, but no one could have imagined...

The reason Elysia had not streamed these past few days was...

"E! LY! SI! A!!"

"Eh? Waaah!"

Hearing someone call her name from outside, Elysia had just started to rise when Mobius kicked the door open.

"What did you do to my Griseo!?"

With her long green hair and snake-like slender body, Mobius used her physical advantage to pounce on Elysia.

Then she fixed her green serpentine eyes on her and said,

"Ever since Griseo came back from your place that day, she's been crying nonstop. She was even wiping away tears in her sleep at night, you brat!"

"W-Wait! It's not what you think!"

"Elysia..."

At that moment, Aponia appeared behind Mobius.