Who Are You?

Real world.

Kiana and the others stared at the black screen, still wanting more.

They were desperate to know what happened next too.

The three of them just sat there quietly watching the black screen, still covered in a dense wall of comments.

It wasn't until the video fully stopped that the flood of comments finally vanished.

Seeing this, the three finally accepted that the video was over.

Blunt as always, Kiana couldn't hold it in and cursed: "Ah! So annoying! Why does Ai-chan always cut off at the worst part!"

Kiana's complaint earned nods from the other two.

Actually, they weren't the only ones griping about not getting enough—

Gone again? Update already! @miHoYo's First Idol Ai-chan!

Nice! Playing the edge game, huh?

I'm dying without Honkai Impact 3, feels like a million Honkai Beasts are crawling all over me! Hnnngh! Aaaahhh~!

The guy above, you from Shimokitazawa or something?

Two minutes sixteen seconds and Ai-chan still hasn't updated. Even a donkey on a production line gets more rest than this!

In the end, the netizens' complaints boiled down to one sentence: "Cliffhanger dog, go die already!!!"

On the other side, watching Honkai Impact 3 stir up another nationwide frenzy, Ye Li sat slumped on the sofa, looking helpless.

"That goddamn Ai-chan, I've got no Fucking words."

Thinking about what happened today, Ye Li still felt a chill.

He never expected the first person to break the 'Curse of Forgetting' shackles to be Raiden Mei.

If Kiana hadn't backed him up in the end, Ye Li really didn't know how he would've stopped.

At that thought, Ye Li suddenly felt despair about his future peaceful life.

Because he knew that as time went on, the things he'd done in his past life would be exposed one by one by that bastard Ai-chan.

Thinking about certain existences even more troublesome than Raiden Mei, Ye Li felt his future days were looking more and more sentenced.

Meanwhile, in 'Durandal's' studio, the only office with its lights on.

Bianca Atagina was staring at her computer screen, busy at work.

Although Bianca Atagina was the studio's owner and lead, unlike some bosses who just sit back, she was a true workaholic.

She was the first to arrive at the company every day and the last to leave.

After finishing a stretch of work, Bianca Atagina subconsciously stretched, showing off her graceful curves to the fullest.

Just then, the office door was quietly pushed open, and a woman with gray-gold short hair and a teardrop mole walked in.

"Rita, at this hour, aren't you leaving with Alvit and the others?" Bianca asked, puzzled, seeing Rita still in the company.

"As your assistant, if Lead Bianca hasn't clocked out, how could I?" Rita said with a smile. "I took the liberty of brewing some coffee for you, Lead. I hope you'll like it."

Seeing Rita being so polite, Bianca shook her head with a wry smile. "Rita, between us, there's no need for formal titles. I prefer you call me Bianca over 'Lead.'"

With that, Bianca took the coffee Rita handed her and downed it in one go.

"Finished. Still as good as ever. Alright! Since the coffee's done, let's clock out!"

After wiping her lips with a tissue, Bianca started packing up.

"Lady Bianca, what about this work..." Rita felt a bit embarrassed seeing Bianca leave 'early' because of her.

"It's fine. Work can wait until tomorrow. But it's getting late, and I can't rest easy letting a girl like you walk home alone," Bianca said matter-of-factly.

Even though she was a girl herself and could face danger, she still put others first.

As an assistant, she was supposed to be the one taking care of people, but it turned out the other way around.

At that thought, Rita sincerely remarked, "Lady Bianca, you're as gentle as ever~"

"Alright, Rita, between us, no need for that."

With that, Bianca took Rita's hand and left the company.

After successfully seeing Rita back to her apartment, Bianca was about to leave when Rita called out to her.

"Lady Bianca, it's so late. If you don't mind, why not stay the night here?"

Bianca smiled and shook her head. "Rita, as a boss, intruding on an employee's private life is a big no-no~ Spending your off-hours with your superior, having to reply to work stuff... sounds awful, doesn't it?"

But Rita had already seen through it all. "Lady Bianca wants to go back to work, and you're worried about disturbing my rest, aren't you?"

To that, Bianca gave a helpless smile. "I really can't hide anything from you~"

"Alright, Lady Bianca, no need to be troubled."

Seeing Bianca at a bit of a loss, a slight smile curled at the corner of Rita's lips.

"What Rita means to say is just that Lady Bianca should balance work with rest. Oh, and..."

As if recalling something amusing, Rita said cheerfully, "There's a wildly popular video online lately. I've already sent you the link, Lady Bianca. You can take a look in your spare time..."

After parting with Rita, Bianca returned home.

She first went to the bathroom to wash away the weariness from her body, then changed into a silk robe and headed to the study to prepare for work.

But the moment she sat down in her chair, Rita's words echoed in her mind.

"Balance work with rest, is it?"

Bianca smiled and closed the work folder, then clicked open the video Rita had sent her.

"Honkai Impact 3rd? What kind of video is this? From the name, does that mean there's also Honkai 2 and Honkai 1?"

"Wait! Is that... Kiana?!"

"Not just Kiana and her friends, there's even Senior Himeko in the video, and Aunt Theresa?!"

"Is that Rita?!" When she saw Rita appear in a Maid Outfit, Bianca had to admit she was taken aback. "No wonder she recommended this video to me..."

But just as Bianca thought this was the reason Rita had recommended the video, she was shocked to find herself appearing in it as well!

Seeing this, Bianca realized that this video was probably not so simple.

Because, as far as she could recall, she had no memory of ever participating in any such filming.

Just as Bianca was about to message Rita to ask about it, the video on her computer had already reached its end.

In the video, looking at the white-haired man she referred to as Senior, Bianca felt as though something in her mind had loosened.

Then a powerful throb surged in her chest—an emotion called 'nostalgia.'

"Senior... who exactly are you?"