Alicia is the Real Golden Finger in Honkai! Chapter 2

"..."

However, Prometheus did not directly answer Gwen's words. After a moment of silence, it spoke again:

"According to the basic scan, Gwen, your physical condition is quite poor. It is not recommended to make up for the training from the past 24 hours immediately."

"Ah, I almost forgot. Prometheus, you have scanning capabilities that cover the entire training room here."

Seeing that Prometheus didn't ask further about his missing 24 hours, Gwen tacitly chose to ignore it and said with a smile.

"I am indeed a bit tired now. I'll go back and rest for a while, and we can chat after I wake up."

"Incorrect."

Raising one hand and holding it in front of him, Prometheus showed a clear intention to refuse:

"Prometheus is just an AI and has no need for social interaction.

On the contrary, chatting with you would only cause Prometheus to consume unnecessary computing power."

"Alright, alright, then I'll trouble you, Prometheus, to waste a little more computing power later."

Gwen didn't seem to mind Prometheus's outright denial, just waved his hand with a smile:

"See you later."

"..."

Prometheus remained silent in response to Gwen's one-sided conversation, not answering, but simply watching Gwen leave the training room.

Incomprehensible... but not disliked.

Unbeknownst to Gwen, such information flashed through the computer storing Prometheus's main program in front of him.

"Hoo..."

Back in his resting room, Gwen threw himself onto the bed, nuzzling into the somewhat unfamiliar pillow with a relaxed expression.

Gwen had suddenly appeared in this base, which had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, half a year ago.

Prometheus, responsible for maintaining the base's operation, did not make things too difficult for Gwen, who had an unknown identity and an unknown method of entry—

Although, in Prometheus's words, it was because "you are such a rookie, a single stray bullet could take your life."

But in reality, Prometheus's peaceful attitude made Gwen's situation not so dire.

However, even with Prometheus, the person in charge here, not harboring any ill will towards him, Gwen's situation was not much better—

This was the base of Fire Moth from fifty thousand years ago. Although it had survived geological collapses over fifty thousand years without being destroyed, it did not store any food or water.

Perhaps Fusion Warriors didn't need to worry about these things; it would just be a bit difficult to endure.

But for Gwen, whose body had inexplicably returned to about 16 years old and was just an ordinary person, this meant a countdown to his life.

Fortunately, although his body had returned to the age of 16, the part of Gwen's 22 years of memory after the age of 16 had not disappeared.

Therefore, Gwen, who only encountered the world view called "Honkai" after entering university, was not unfamiliar with terms like "Fire Moth," "Prometheus," and "Honkai."

After a rough guess about his current world through communication with Prometheus, although Gwen was quite panicked knowing that he, who had no resistance to Honkai from his original world, could easily die in any unexpected Honkai event, he did not become a headless fly—

Based on the integration of the information he had, Gwen found that there seemed to be only one possible way for him to survive—

"Prometheus, can I apply to become a Fusion Warrior?"

Although he didn't know if all Fusion Warriors could go for thousands of years without eating like Kevin and Su, this was Gwen's only hope.

Fortunately, Prometheus's answer did not disappoint Gwen—

"If you are willing to be a volunteer for the Fusion Warrior project."

Prometheus said, presenting a volunteer registration form for the Fusion Warrior project.

"I have no other choice, do I?"

"I make no judgment."

Responding to Gwen like this, Prometheus guided Gwen to the surviving laboratory, opened layers of seals, and retrieved the Hyper-Evolution Factor that had been hidden for tens of thousands of years—

"Since there are no experimental personnel or equipment available now, the only thing you can use is the Hyper-Evolution Factor.

Although according to regulations, you do not have the right to choose, considering that all available Hyper-Evolution Factors have expired, you can choose from all the existing Hyper-Evolution Factors."

Chapter 2 Alicia, my life is in your hands.

Gwen felt no dissatisfaction with Prometheus's seemingly irresponsible words. Suppressing the chaotic emotions in his heart, he said to Prometheus with the calmest attitude possible:

"Thank you for your consideration, Prometheus. Could you please introduce these Hyper-Evolution Factors to me?"

"Certainly.

Next, I will introduce you to the owners of the Honkai Beast genes attached to these Hyper-Evolution Factors."

The silver-haired, red-eyed, gray-haired loli did not refuse and named names that Gwen was familiar with:

"The first tube on the left in the first row, the blue one, is from the Emperor-class Honkai Beast Parvati. The most famous person who used it as a fusion target is Kevin.

The second tube, pink and white, is from the Apocalypse-class Honkai Beast Mahamayuri..."

Kevin, Alicia, Eden...

Familiar names echoed in Gwen's ears. Aside from Mobius, all the Honkai Beasts whose factors had been fused by the Fusion Warriors he knew were present.

"These are all the Hyper-Evolution Factors that have been preserved to this day. A friendly reminder: the power of a Final Law-class Honkai Beast is not necessarily stronger than an Emperor-class, but its danger and the difficulty of awakening it are by no means inferior to the latter."

Perhaps it was fifty thousand years of solitude that gave Prometheus a congenital good impression of this suddenly appearing human. This AI, which should have been strictly professional, unexpectedly said a few more words.

"Thank you for the reminder, Prometheus.

But for an ordinary person like me who will die of thirst in a few dozen hours, none of this matters, does it?"

Gwen, constantly encouraging himself and forcing himself to remain calm, smiled at Prometheus and gave his choice:

"If possible, I choose Mahamayuri."

"Are you sure?

Volunteer Gwen, are you sure you choose to use the Hyper-Evolution Factor of Mahamayuri?"

Prometheus did not question Gwen's choice, but merely conducted the final inquiry in a businesslike manner.

"I am sure."

Gwen confirmed.

To Gwen, the danger of fusing these Hyper-Evolution Factors was not much different; success was a low-probability event regardless.

Since that was the case, he might as well go with a bit of superstition—

Alicia, I'm entrusting my life to you.

Although he knew that the Hyper-Evolution Factors here likely had nothing to do with a certain pink fairy, Gwen thought this in his heart as Prometheus injected the Hyper-Evolution Factor into his body.

Thinking of that pink girl who always seemed to be smiling, Gwen felt as if he could even hear her delicate girlish voice appearing in his ears—

"Accept this flower with gratitude!"

Subconsciously looking, what greeted Gwen's eyes was not that delicate girl, but... a pile of garbage?

Anyone seeing countless things piled high haphazardly would instinctively think of a garbage heap.

However, after a brief observation, Gwen realized that these... did not seem to be garbage...

Looking at the production date of the bread in his left hand, which was marked 1930, and then at the production date of the milk in his right hand, which was from the same year, Gwen looked at the various items piled together like a garbage heap and realized that he seemed to possess something called a "golden finger."

After some probing, Gwen also realized that his golden finger seemed to be the type that had no consciousness, and all usage had to be developed by himself.

Gwen didn't mind this at all. Regardless of where this golden finger came from, whether it was from the Lu family, which could even be used to tie a dog, or the cat guest system, which was a noob's, a golden finger that allowed him not to starve to death was a good golden finger.

In this space illuminated by an unknown light, Gwen found food and water that would prevent him from becoming a starving ghost.

Relying on this bread and milk, most of which had production dates from 1930, Gwen managed to survive.

Afterward, based on Prometheus's reaction, Gwen discovered that time outside seemed to have stopped when he was eating in that unknown space.

Later, after continuous attempts, Gwen also figured out the mechanism of his system space (although it seemed there was no system, it felt more natural to call it that)—

Gwen could spend one hour in his system space every twenty-four hours, and he could use them together or separately.

Things from the real world could not be brought into the system space, and whether things from the system space could be brought out, Gwen had not experimented, fearing that it would alert Prometheus—

Although as a human, the difference in Gwen's state before and after eating should have long been noticed by Prometheus.

However, since Prometheus did not ask, Gwen was at leisure.

After the crisis of survival was resolved, Gwen also began training under Prometheus's guidance—

"Although you didn't become a starving ghost due to the uniqueness of Mahamayuri, to truly activate the Hyper-Evolution Factor and become a true Fusion Warrior, necessary training is indispensable."

Saying this, the silver-haired, red-eyed AI loli began Gwen's training.

Although he didn't have a jeep or a crutch, Gwen, whose most rigorous training in life had only been simple military training, deeply understood what it meant to be "on the verge of death."

However, it was precisely because of Prometheus's incredibly precise and effective training that the rapidly growing Gwen was able to return alive—

After spending half a year in this ruin where only he and Prometheus existed, Gwen, entering the system space once again, unexpectedly discovered that another batch of... garbage had arrived?

Adhering to the most basic curiosity, Gwen approached the newly appeared "garbage heaps."

After a simple observation, Gwen concluded that the things refreshed in the system space this time seemed to be of a higher grade... at least higher than America's surplus materials—

This appeared to be space debris.

Although he was a little worried about radiation from these suspected space debris, based on the principle of "a thief doesn't leave empty-handed"... or rather, not doing useless work, Gwen still picked through them.

As Gwen picked up a piece of gravel, preparing to set it aside, that unremarkable piece of gravel suddenly emitted a light far surpassing that of the system space, causing Gwen to instinctively close his eyes.

And when Gwen opened his eyes again, he was already on the roof of a small building.

After a simple survey of the surroundings, Gwen found no useful information, only finding a genuine Bandai product left in a corner of the rooftop—

A small figure of Nexus.

Although it was a low-level version that could not move, seeing its exquisite craftsmanship, Gwen still put it in his pocket.

Then, before finding a suitable place to leave the rooftop, Gwen's attention was captured by a non-human creature that appeared on the rooftop below.

Chapter 3 Discovered

An alien?

This was Gwen's first reaction after a brief moment of thought upon seeing the other party—

A humanoid body structure, but with various racial characteristics that shouldn't exist in humans. This immediately reminded Gwen, who was a minor occult enthusiast before crossing over, of a particular term.

The subsequent developments unfolded just as Gwen had expected.

Despite his mediocre Japanese skills, Gwen couldn't fully understand the conversation between the alien and the Japanese people, but he did catch a few familiar names, such as—

Ginga.

Considering what the human had handed to the alien, and the mountain not far away, Gwen began to form a rough understanding of his current location—

It seemed, perhaps, possibly... like the filming location for Ultraman Ginga?

A moment later, the appearance of a monster in the distance, and the talking Taro doll that was then tossed next to him, confirmed Gwen's suspicions.

Gauging the distance between himself and the alien on the rooftop, Gwen charged forward amidst Taro's worried cries.

To Gwen's surprise, the alien reacted quite sluggishly to Gwen's sudden charge from above, allowing Gwen to successfully retrieve the genuine Bandai item that had fallen to the ground.

Then, on a whim, or perhaps guided by Nexus in his pocket, Gwen poked the Ginga Spark he had just picked up into the emblem on Nexus's sole.

At that moment, Gwen felt as if an invisible chain within his body had broken, and his consciousness entered a peculiar state.

The next moment, Gwen saw his own arm transformed into a silver one, and the monster in the distance no longer seemed so massive.

Without hesitation, Gwen utilized the combat techniques he had learned from Prometheus's tutorials and the skills acquired from a certain blue and white alien portable music player, unleashing a barrage of attacks on the monster before him, completing his debut...

Afterward, Gwen was heavily damaged by a beam from behind, forcing him to relinquish the film set to the protagonist of this place...

As if still dreaming of that ruthless backstab, Gwen, who had already fallen asleep, turned over, his right shoulder spinning, and continued to snore soundly—

Even Prometheus, without a thorough examination, couldn't know the severity of Gwen's condition after being forced to de-transform by Luciel.

Fortunately, although Nexus had already departed with his light, the seed of light Nexus had left with Gwen had now sprouted.

Even without the help of the Stone of Wings, Gwen would only need some time to recover from his injuries.

And in this isolated underground, where Gwen usually only trained, he undoubtedly had plenty of time.