Collapse City: The Anime Version of Honkai Begins
Chapter 262

The Captain Is a Succubus; Mobius Crushes a Glass with Her Bare Hands (Continued)

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Sirin showed her slender forearms to the viewers in the live broadcast room. Her fair and delicate skin was covered with goosebumps, and tiny hairs stood up.

It felt like I almost fell off a cliff.

Just like her reaction, the viewers in the live stream were also incredulous and horrified upon closer inspection.

"Bronya was like a little mascot on the ship, never saying a word, and barely having any lines. Who would have thought she was the mastermind behind everything?!"

"It's chilling to think about. If Bronya orchestrated all of this, wouldn't watching the Captain and the others work so hard to solve the case be like watching a clown?!"

This subplot, with its twists and turns, has transcended the other two nonsensical storylines.

Sirin said that although she couldn't understand the mystery, it didn't stop her from finding it entertaining.

"Bella, Bella, the fruit platter is gone!"

Sirin said proudly.

Bella couldn't bear this adorable scene. Feeling utterly guilty, she quickly got up, picked up the empty fruit plate, and went to the kitchen to cut fruit.

When Sirin saw that her coquettish tactics had worked, she couldn't help but blink.

The viewers in the live stream exclaimed that they couldn't stand it.

Sirin's wink was unbearable not only for Bella, but for them as well.

"Huh? Bronya is really the mastermind?!"

Kiana was stunned.

After three consecutive reversals, Kiana realized one thing: you can't open the champagne halfway through the game. Sure enough, Bronya proudly puffed out her chest again, which made Kiana grit her teeth.

"Oh dear, what did that Brainless Idiot just say?"

Bronya looked on with amusement.

Kiana, who was at a disadvantage, immediately wanted to find a backer.

"Mei!"

Mei's mother had no choice but to stop the two "kids".

Kiana childishly made a face at Bronya.

Bronya, who considers herself an adult, would naturally not make such a childish reaction.

Seele clearly saw that Bronya's fist, which was placed behind her back, had been quietly clenched.

I burst out laughing.

Seele reacted quickly, her smile vanishing instantly and replaced by a comforting expression as she gently took Bronya's tightly clenched hand.

When Bronya saw Seele, she realized that her earlier argument with the Brainless Idiot was completely unnecessary.

"Who can prove it?"

The Captain had long expected Himeko to say those words. Upon reflection, he realized that almost all the methods he used to expose the criminals were under Himeko's guidance.

"Back then, you were the one who brought up Bronya's hover exoskeleton armor; and you were also the one who asked where Lilia was that night while she was sleeping."

"The two lamps in the room, judging by their appearance alone, are exactly like oil lamps. Dr. Einstein said that everything at the crime scene, except for the body, is consistent with when Gray Serpent was found dead." The Captain stroked his smooth chin and walked step by step to Himeko.

Himeko remained indifferent, her eyes fixed on the Captain without any change in expression.

"In other words, the time we went to talk to Cocolia was the first time the lights in the room were turned off after the incident."

"Then how did you tell that these two lamps are just electrical appliances shaped like retro oil lamps, and even the light switches decorated with crystal skulls look very familiar?" Faced with the Captain's question, Himeko did not give an explanation immediately.

The Captain continued speaking to himself.

There is only one answer: This is not your first time entering this room, nor is it your first time on this ship.

The Captain looked into Himeko's golden eyes, bent down slightly, and brought his face closer and closer.

"Click".

A sudden cracking sound broke the silence of the office.

Yaqing raised her head in confusion.

Is something broken?

"No."

Mobius emphasized both words when he said them.

Quietly throw the broken cup into the trash can.

Even though Mobius was furious inside, he remained calm on the outside.

It was as if I hadn't seen anything at all.

"You really can't be careless with this person... But even if everything is as you say, what can you do now?"

Himeko's eyes turned dangerous.

The Captain acted as if he hadn't seen it at all.

"Well, well, no need to be so wary. At this point, I won't accuse you of anything out of some pointless sense of justice, but..."

"Although I don't care about the 'truth' at all, I am very interested in people's 'motives'."

"What I want is nothing more than certain 'goals' that my own assumptions still cannot achieve."

The audience experienced a moment of dizziness.

At this moment, the Captain's demeanor and choice of words reminded them of one person.

For a fleeting moment, they felt that the Captain and "he" were the same person.

"At that moment, the Captain really resembled Otto, both of them sharing a sense of 'willing to do anything for a goal.' Otto did it to revive Kallen, so what was the Captain's motivation?"

"They look so alike! Could it be that the Captain is Otto's son?!"

"Then wouldn't he and the Guān Xīng be considered...?"

"Come on, it doesn't seem like it at all. The Captain has never used honorifics when he sees or mentions Otto. The feeling he gives off is that their relationship is more like that of friends."

In real life, just like the Captain, Yaqing will always reveal something that resembles Otto at some point, whether it's her temperament or her way of speaking.

"If Bronya can be the Pirate King, then it's not unacceptable for the Captain to be Otto."

Sirin, who was giving up, picked up a slice of watermelon with a toothpick and turned up the air conditioner temperature a few degrees.

No, it's hard to accept.

Bella thought to herself.

Bella didn't say anything because she was looking after Sirin.

"Ha... I'm really defeated by you."

Himeko threatened the Captain with her words, but in the Captain's eyes, Himeko was like an angry kitten who was all bark and no bite. A single sincere sentence was enough to break her defense.

"But if it's you, I don't think there's anything to worry about. Because you're a good woman, and I know that better than anyone else."

The Captain's eyes showed no sign of lying or evasion, but rather a sincere gaze upon Himeko.

This isn't a confession, but it's more powerful than one.

Himeko panicked immediately.

"What... you, what nonsense are you suddenly spouting?"

Himeko was so shy that her little hands kept hooking around her dress, and her long, slender legs under the hem kept rubbing together.

"Haha, don't worry about it, don't worry about it. I just remembered some nostalgic things."

A deep sadness, difficult to conceal, filled the Captain's eyes.

"Well, if you can behave yourself before the ruins are revealed, I might be able to satisfy your curiosity."

Himeko turned her face away haughtily.

"As expected, even though the world has changed, Himeko is still the Himeko."

"Click".

Then another breaking sound was heard.

Yaqing suddenly raised her head.

Finding nothing unusual, he scratched his head, wondering if there were mice in the office. He considered borrowing the Canned Food for a few days.

Although he didn't think Canned Food would catch mice.

"Senior, it's..."

"No, there's nothing there."

Mobius interrupted Yaqing directly.

She glared at him fiercely.

The Captain is increasingly resembling a succubus, or so the audience thinks.

In the Huang Empire route, Rita is straightforward; in the Schicksal route, there's the love-hate relationship with Fu Hua; and in the Pirate Federation, there's the ambiguous atmosphere between Himeko and Himeko.

The Captain is enough to make many people envious and jealous.

Especially when he thought about how he traveled back a thousand years and stole the heart of the Guān Xīng.

"Ah?"

Sirin couldn't help but let out a soft "Ah!"

She thought Theresa and her uncle were already incredibly powerful, but she never expected that Rita and Himeko would also have relationships with him later on. What kind of domineering male protagonist harem script is this?!

Sirin's urge to complain intensified.

The contrast between Himeko's strong Himeko in the main storyline and her shy demeanor for the first time has made her even more endearing to viewers.

"Shy Himeko, ah!!!"

"The Captain and Otto are really alike, both are succubi..."

St. Freya Academy Office.

"Himeko, you've been written on too! Oh my, I've never seen you so shy before."

Theresa joked.

She had expected Himeko's reaction to be just as intense as hers, but to her surprise, Himeko's expression was thoughtful, and her words were beyond Theresa's expectations.

"That's great. If I really had a rich and handsome man, I'd be laughing in my sleep."

Himeko recalled the first time she met Yaqing; his gentlemanly demeanor had indeed attracted her. However, after hearing that he had a girlfriend, she gave up on the idea of seducing a man.

"What?!"

Theresa was taken aback and jumped off the chair.

"Himeko, you didn't actually fall for that scumbag, did you?! He's not that rich or powerful..."

Theresa lost confidence in herself as she talked.

"Hahaha, Theresa, you're not even confident in yourself."

Himeko laughed out loud.

"Himeko!!!"

Theresa was furious.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Himeko dared not joke any further, fearing she might get a headbutt from Theresa.

The Captain asked three questions in a row.

The first question is, why did the King kill the Gray Serpent?

Himeko's answer was that it wasn't as simple as it seemed on the surface. Three years ago, Gray Serpent provided the king with information about the treasure's location. On the surface, Gray Serpent was the king's messenger, but in reality, he influenced the king's thoughts.

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