Collapse City: The Anime Version of Honkai Begins
Chapter 265

Tesla's Voice Acting; Doubts About the "Angst" (Continued)

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Sirin felt that if she really got stuck here, she wouldn't be able to get through the rest of the week.

This week's plot was not connected to last week's plot. The beginning left the audience somewhat confused. Only at the end, when Lilia recounted what had happened before, did the plot become coherent.

"Sirin, it's not over yet."

Bella noticed that the story wasn't over and was still playing.

"Huh?"

Sirin thought the story had ended.

That's what most viewers in the live stream thought.

But little did I know, the story wasn't over yet.

The scene cuts to black, then shifts to a prison. Gray Serpent, holding a black umbrella, respectfully approaches Bronya, everything he does is part of Bronya's plan.

This includes the rift between Gray Serpent and Bronya.

"But is this really a good thing? Your desire to 'resurrect your loved ones who died in the experiment' isn't untrue, is it?"

What was meant to be concern, in Gray Serpent, gave one the inexplicable urge to hit him.

"Yes, but you've got two things wrong, Gray Serpent."

Bronya's expression was indifferent.

"First, she did not die. Bronya always believed that she still existed somewhere in this world, but we just hadn't observed her yet."

"Secondly, to stake the lives of relatives and friends on something of dubious authenticity, like legends, is the greatest desecration of her."

Bronya, dressed in a sailor uniform, exuded an immense sense of oppression.

The Gray Serpent, however, was unimpressed and even burst into laughter. "Hahahaha, you are indeed very interesting, my [King]. How long do you intend to remain naive, trying to make Himeko lose her innocence?"

"Bronya is no longer the [Queen]."

"Well, even so, please be sure to let me witness the end."

"It's time to set sail, Gray Serpent. Let this ship, along with Bronya's whereabouts, sink to the bottom of the sea."

The screen went completely black.

Only Bronya's voice-over remained.

"Seele, wherever you are, Bronya will find you again."

The final clue was surprisingly about Bronya.

Sirin hadn't expected this.

The audience was also surprised.

"Ah? So Bronya in this world has also embarked on a journey to find Seele."

Sirin's image of Bronya in the Honkai anime is basically tied to Seele.

"Bronya, I'm really crying my eyes out."

"In every world, you are searching for someone; isn't that a kind of romance?!"

Bronya, who was mentioned, had already taken Seele's hand.

Seele's face turned bright red.

Kiana's cheeks puffed out.

I'm unhappy with this week's plot. Why didn't I, one of the Trio, make an appearance? I'm supposed to be the main character.

On second thought, it seems Bronya didn't appear in last week's episode either.

Mei looked at the Konkai Duo sticking together with a maternal smile.

The atmosphere, seemingly filled with pink bubbles, was suddenly interrupted by the ringing of a cell phone. Kiana, who got up to go to the kitchen to get some snacks, glanced at the phone on the table.

He called out towards the sofa, "Bronya, your phone is ringing."

Bronya was half confused and half angry.

She was puzzled as to who was calling her at this time, and angry that her hard-won opportunity to deepen her relationship with Seele had been interrupted by this unexpected phone call.

Bronya called out to the people behind her, "Kiana, look who's calling?"

"Oh, okay, eh?"

Three words, three emotions.

Bronya was a little confused and didn't quite understand what it meant.

"Is that your stinky uncle? Bronya, your stinky uncle is calling you."

Yaqing?

"Alright, throw it over here."

Kiana tossed her phone high into the air, tracing a perfect arc. Bronya didn't even turn her head; she simply stretched out her arm and caught the flying phone.

It seems they were already quite skilled at it.

Seele was stunned.

"Hey, Yaqing, what's up?"

Bronya's tone was very unpleasant.

Yaqing, on the other end of the phone, looked puzzled.

Where did I provoke this little girl?

"Bronya, please contact Dr. Tesla for me. There's a voice-over scene that the AI can't quite capture the feel of. I'd like to ask her to come over or send me a clip of Xiao Te's voice-over."

"Good."

Bronya hung up the phone.

When Yaqing saw the phone call abruptly disconnected, he did the same thing as Kiana, scratching his head and reflecting on whether he had offended Bronya during this part of the story.

Bronya called Tesla.

To her surprise, Tesla and Einstein lived right above them.

Tesla had no idea that Bronya and her friends lived downstairs.

"Hey, Bronya, what's up? Not enough allowance? Didn't Cocolia give you your allowance this month?"

Tesla tilted his head, holding his phone between his shoulder and shoulder, pondering what to eat for dinner.

Bronya was speechless when she heard that.

What does it mean that Mom didn't give her pocket money or living expenses?

Bronya is the most promising young member of Anti-Entropy. Joyce is even considering whether to groom Bronya as his successor. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for her to join a company related to Schicksal.

"Dr. Tesla, Yaqing has a few voice-over scripts to give you."

"Huh? Doesn't he have that AI voice acting thing?"

He said that the AI couldn't reproduce the feeling he wanted from those few lines.

"His demands are quite high. Alright, I'm going back the day after tomorrow, and I'm free tomorrow morning. I'll go to his branch office tomorrow morning. Remember, it was someone from his Schicksal who asked me to go."

Tesla emphasized this point.

Bronya was amused but quickly suppressed her laughter.

After hanging up the phone, I called Yaqing back and told him the time.

"What's wrong?"

As Einstein sat cross-legged on the sofa, he saw the dinner Tesla brought him, and even his expressionless face couldn't help but show a hint of bitterness. "Still, shuck meat rolls and roasted potatoes?"

"If you don't want to, do it yourself. You messy-haired guy, come with me to the Far East Branch of Schicksal Tomorrow."

Tesla took off his apron.

Einstein nodded.

"I need to discuss something, Dr. Tesla. We've been eating roasted meat rolls and baked potatoes since the first day we arrived in the Far East. If all else fails, how about we make some mashed potatoes?"

The people conducting the experiments didn't have high requirements for what they ate.

But even then, they couldn't stand eating the same thing for several months.

"Won't."

Einstein mentioned it again.

Shredded potatoes?

"Won't."

"Potato soup?"

"Won't."

"All you know how to make is mashed potatoes?!"

"Yes."

Tesla admitted it without the slightest hesitation.

Einstein sighed and rubbed his forehead, too embarrassed to say anything more. After all, she couldn't even bake potatoes, and if it weren't for Tesla, she probably would have been eating takeout.

The next morning.

Tesla knocked on Einstein's bedroom door.

Beneath the pristine white sheets lay Einstein, perhaps because the bedroom air conditioning was too hot, her pale thighs were exposed, pressed against the sheets. Hearing the knock on the door, her sleeping face furrowed.

"Hey, you messy-haired guy, time to get up! You promised to come with me!"

Tesla was banging on the door frantically.

Einstein, awakened by the noise, opened the door without even opening his eyes, his hair a complete mess. "Come on, Dr. Tesla, what time is it?"

Tesla looked at her suspiciously and asked, "Did you stay up late again last night?"

"Um."

Einstein, wearing pajamas and shorts, stepped out of his warm bedroom and felt a chill as the cold wind blew in. His drowsiness vanished considerably.

After washing up.

Wrap yourself in a thick down jacket, and then put on those super warm leggings.

Thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom.

I used my phone to hail a taxi to the company.

Einstein glanced at Dr. Tesla, who was looking out the window.

I sighed inwardly.

Although she said she wasn't excited, Tesla's unusual behavior today told her that she was actually very excited.

As two distinguished guests, they were naturally greeted personally by the president's secretary Rita, and led to Yaqing's office.

"Your Schicksal is really rich. The area occupied by your branch is almost the same as our headquarters."

Tesla's tone was complimentary, yet tinged with sarcasm.

"Compared to the headquarters of Anti-Entropy, I think hearing such praise from Dr. Tesla must be the happiest day of my life."

Yaqing smiled.

"Tsk."

Tesla clicked its tongue in amazement.

She now firmly believes Walter Yang's statement that Yaqing is practically a carbon copy of Otto.

"Stop talking nonsense and give me the dubbing script. I have other things to do and don't have time to do this stuff for you."

If Tesla hadn't known that the person in front of him wasn't Otto, and that his script's description of Anti-Entropy was somewhat biased towards the positive side, Tesla would have already switched to telegraphic language.

Yaqing pushed the dubbing script over.

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