Joining MiHoYo, the Savior Me Gets Targeted by Elysia

"Then... when you saw Seele awaken her powers, smash through the barrier, and reunite with you, did you think it was hype?"

"Yeah!"

Excited light sparkled in Bronya's eyes.

"Just reading the script already got me excited. I can't imagine how shocking the finished product will be."

"Then there you go~~"

Ye Ming stretched lazily.

"As long as it's hype enough and touching enough, that's all that matters. You're not the Herrscher of Reason, so why are you going on about reason?"

"I was just curious about what the truth originally was."

"..."

Bronya's question made Ye Ming's expression turn solemn. He fell silent for a moment before explaining, "What truth could there be? Don't let that fanfic writer mislead you."

"This is the bond between girls. Beautiful girls can do anything."

"???"

It was impossible to tell whether Bronya believed him or not from that expression.

The end of the month finally arrived. Tencent's project team had been gearing up to face Honkai Impact 3rd head-on.

The players were having a field day watching the drama. Nearly everyone was helping build hype for Chronicles of the Last Age Girl, cheering it on and hoping to put some pressure on MiHoYo.

Though some people put it rather bluntly: "We'll provide every kind of support except downloading the game," which made everyone feel a little awkward.

As for Ye Ming... right now, he was thinking about where he should take the people from Elysian Realm to eat, drink, and have fun.

After all, they had been invited over to discuss cooperation this time. He had to play the proper host.

There's finally a new version to play. I was about to suffocate from holding it in.

Didn't we agree to all play Tencent's game? Why is everyone here the moment the servers open?

Duckie's the protagonist this time! Yay!

Where's Kiana? Where's my little tuna?

I dunno!

Although the players were starving for the new version, they weren't exactly "looking forward to" the upcoming story.

There was no other reason—they had been traumatized by too many emotional gut punches. They wanted to know what happened next, but they were afraid to find out.

Ye Ming was also very thoughtful. Afraid that Seele and Bronya's story would not be touching enough—or painful enough—for the players, he had specially added a short flashback before the main story chapter.

It contained Bronya and Seele's past together.

At the end of the short film, with Bronya sobbing in the background, these words appeared:

In the summer of 2013, a girl named Bronya lost many things.

Her legs were completely destroyed by Honkai energy. Without exoskeleton armor, she could not even move.

Part of her brain was burned away. From then on, she could no longer feel joy or smile.

And she lost the most important person to her—Seele...

Only this sorrow, until she met Seele again, she did not want to forget.

First emotional gut punch right at launch. I'm numb.

Don't panic, it says they'll meet Seele again.

Right, didn't the main story say they came to the Sea of Quanta?

Could Seele still be alive? Are they going to reunite?

Are we getting sweetness now?! MiHoYo finally learned!

As the story progressed, the players' fear of emotional gut punches gradually faded...

Especially after watching the "Angel Reconstruction" short film, they became full of hope for what came next.

Duckie transformed! She got new powers! Doesn't that mean she'll save everything next?

It's not like they can revoke the driver's license she just got, right?

My damn license really got revoked!

The license wasn't even warm yet.

Doesn't that mean Duckie's in danger?!

The players' hearts were suspended once more.

When they clicked on the short film titled "Seele" and saw Bronya pulling Seele as they fled the Sea of Quanta...

Many people unconsciously leaned forward, their legs trembling uncontrollably as if they themselves were running for their lives. They were tense beyond belief.

Quite a few people even started long-pressing their screens to speed the two of them up, though of course it was completely useless.

And when the two were caught by the tentacles, Bronya threw Seele out and sank into the Sea of Quanta herself, the players let out agonized wails once more.

Fortunately, in the end, the sobbing Seele pounding the ground entered the correct password...

Recreating iconic scenes like "Account logging in from another location" and "Please, the other me!" In the end, she shattered the Sea of Quanta's barrier with seven punches and brought Bronya back.

The game community and major gaming chat groups went wild again, popping champagne as though it were a carnival.

This was the perfect community atmosphere. Even without anyone streaming, even when everyone was apart... they could still cheer in excitement over the same plot point.

Sob! Honkai Impact 3rd's story is way too sweet! No sarcasm this time!

First hint at tragedy, then let Seele's and our emotions erupt amid crushing repression and despair—so satisfying!

MiHoYo really knew how to manipulate emotions. It felt like the producer had us completely in the palm of his hand.

Black Seele was so doting. It was wonderful that Seele had an inner personality like her.

Of course, amid all the cheering and praise, quite a few people also raised doubts similar to Bronya's.

Was the Sea of Quanta's barrier really that easy to break?

Kevin: This was the thing that trapped me back then?

I advise you all to mind your own business! I just want to watch cute girls being sweet together!

You don't need to understand quantum mechanics that clearly.

The players' reactions were exactly as Ye Ming had predicted. They had all been traumatized senseless by tragedy before; now that they finally had a piece of candy, who cared how it had been made?

MiHoYo finally came to its senses this time. They actually knew how to give us something sweet.

Maybe we misunderstood MiHoYo. Could Honkai Impact 3rd really be wholesome, sunny, and uplifting?

Looking at it this way, we can look forward to Himeko's return too!

Exactly! If Seele, whom we thought we had lost forever, could come back, then of course Himeko could too!

Waiting for Kiana to smash Imaginary Space apart and fish Himeko back out!

"No one can refuse a reward like this."

"This Chronicles of the Last Age Girl game might be mediocre, but its script is pretty interesting."

While the players were still deeply grateful for the single piece of candy Ye Ming had bestowed upon them, Ye Ming himself was trying Tencent's new game.

"A once-peaceful land of magic was brutally ruled by dragons. Magic was sealed away, the people were oppressed, and the world entered an age of magic's decline."

"On that basis, humanity secretly developed technological power beyond magic, while the girls, as wielders of power, rose up against the dragons..."

Although the game's launch had only introduced some of the setting and the actual story had yet to unfold, Ye Ming did not hide his praise for it in the slightest.

"If I were handling it, I might be able to write a story no worse than Honkai's."

It would surely be an epic, grand and magnificent tale—a hymn to humanity written in blood and tears, yet filled with hope.

"Who wrote this script? I didn't expect Tencent to have someone this talented."

Now, while it was still impossible for Chronicles of the Last Age Girl to surpass Honkai Impact 3rd, it had genuinely added a bit of pressure on Ye Ming.

Thirty percent of that was due to Rosalind's work ability, and seventy percent to the person who had written this script.

"Zhen, how are the new version's online player numbers?"

"Top-tier for the industry. They're fairly stable, but revenue isn't as good as Queen's Descent's banner."

"That's normal, but... it really is time to put out some events that encourage spending."

Thinking carefully, since the game launched, he had not released any real events. No wonder the players were all cheering on the competition.

"Ye Ming, there's something I've kept forgetting to tell you."

Just then, Kiana ran over as well. She took out a business card and said:

"My friend owns Wangshēng Funeral Parlor. She wants to discuss a collaboration with us. She says she wants to invest in us and have us help advertise for her."

"Advertising... How is a game company supposed to advertise for a funeral business?"

"She said... when we hold funerals for characters..."

Even Kiana felt awkward saying it.

"That would only backfire, wouldn't it? By then, both us and Wangshēng Funeral Parlor would probably get cursed out."

"I think so too. Then I'll go turn her down."

"Wait..."

Ye Ming suddenly had a good idea.

"Bring the owner of Wangshēng Funeral Parlor here. I've figured out a way for us to collaborate."

If he was going to start planning for Genshin Impact, the more reserve money he had in the account, the better. There was no reason to turn down this investment.

"Here I am, here I am~! Hu Tao, owner of Wangshēng Funeral Parlor, at your service~! Welcome, everyone, to do business with me."

"..."

Funny enough, Hu Tao was clearly a boisterous girl, yet the moment she arrived at the studio, she left everyone speechless.

The workplace, usually filled with laughter and chatter, had now fallen completely silent.

"Hu Tao, stop talking nonsense. Everyone's perfectly fine—why would they need to do business with you?"

Kiana stepped forward and grabbed her friend.

"Oh, buying now doesn't mean you have to use it now. You can make a reservation first, right? Do you know how fiercely cemetery plots have been going up in price? Buy early, enjoy early~"

"Enjoy?"

"Ahem! I mean, buy early and save money. Otherwise, all the good spots will be gone later."

"This kid is just as much of a headache as Kiana. Is this what they mean by birds of a feather flock together?"

Himeko looked at Hu Tao as though she were looking at another Kiana.

"Ah! Y-you're... Himeko!"

The moment Hu Tao saw Himeko, her eyes lit up.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! It really is the real person!"

"Yeah, I'm not dead yet. Surprising, isn't it?"

Himeko had already seen that sort of reaction plenty of times.

"That's amazing! I thought Kiana was the only exception—I never expected all the Honkai Impact 3rd characters were played by the real people themselves!"

"Director Hu, save the small talk for later. Don't forget the purpose of our visit."

Just as Hu Tao was fooling around, a stern, mature-looking man walked over and reminded her.