Stargazer Is Dead Too?! Completely Shattered! (Continued)

"Indeed, it's not impossible."

Mei also agreed.

Elysia finally stopped crying.

Sakura breathed a sigh of relief.

"Elysia, don't you...?"

As soon as Mobius opened her mouth, Sakura covered it with her hand.

"Professor Mobius, say no more. I really don't know how to comfort people."

Sakura was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes.

Is it not making things difficult for someone who doesn't know how to comfort others to offer comfort?

Mobius nodded.

Elysia doesn't hold grudges, but May is looking for an opportunity to tease Mobius. On the surface, May is aloof and rational, but in reality, she has a bit of a mischievous streak.

"But then again, why did Fu Hua and Himeko turn a blind eye to the Huang Empire's plea for help?"

Through the two subplots of Honkai 3rd, Mei realizes that Fu Hua and Himeko are not like that, and the audience can also see it, which raises questions about their reactions.

"Yes, Himeko and Fu Hua, judging from their interactions with the Captain, they certainly don't seem like the type to stand idly by. At the very least, they wouldn't imprison envoys; in a war, even envoys aren't killed."

"Perhaps this is simply a problem between nations."

Mei couldn't understand it, and ultimately attributed it to the choices made between nations.

After a long pause, Elysia wiped away her tears.

Unless Yaqing dares to kill Guān Xīng, I will never cry again.

Elysia made a mental vow.

The story continues.

Guān Xīng quietly toyed with his wine glass and told the Captain that he had already killed the Pirate King and the Hero King, but there was still one person he had not yet killed.

The Captain swallowed hard, thinking it was Theresa.

"Of course not. Why would I kill a madman?"

It turns out that Theresa didn't believe Rita was dead and wanted to sing for Rita, which is why the Guān Xīng ordered Theresa to be imprisoned and only allowed to sing for him.

For Theresa, the reason she couldn't see Rita was because she was imprisoned, not because Rita was dead.

"So that's how it is..."

This passage also explains why the Guān Xīng imprisoned Theresa and clipped the wings of the singing bird, confining it in a cage.

Theresa, I have a question for you.

Himeko had no classes scheduled and was staying in Theresa's office.

Theresa sat in her office chair, her little feet barely touching the floor, swaying slightly as she drank bitter melon juice. She asked, "What's the problem? Let me make it clear first, you've already used up all your vacation days for this month."

"No."

Himeko was both amused and exasperated.

Why is it that the first thing Theresa thinks of when she opens her mouth is "vacation"?

"I wanted to ask, when you were watching this web series, who were you identifying with?"

"Of course, it's observation..."

Theresa blurted out, then quickly realized her mistake and corrected herself. "The audience's beloved Sage King Theresa."

"Oh~"

Himeko stared quietly at Theresa.

Theresa, feeling a little guilty under his gaze, shouted, "Himeko, are you going to look or not?!"

"Look, look."

Suddenly, Guān Xīng tilted her head back, downed the wine in her glass in one gulp, and a faint blush appeared on her face. She invited the Captain to play a game of chess, and without waiting for the Captain's consent, she set up the chessboard on her own.

As he played chess, Guān Xīng reminisced about many things from the past as he placed his pieces. His breathing became heavier and more rapid, and he played faster and faster, launching increasingly fierce attacks.

When the last piece was placed, the Captain had already lost, Guān Xīng's wine cup slipped from his hand and smashed on the ground.

As the sound of a wine glass shattering rang out, the Captain abruptly stood up, his face filled with astonishment.

Even before the game started, the audience felt a sense of foreboding when they heard Guān Xīng's breathing become heavy and rapid.

But they still couldn't believe that the screenwriter actually dared to make such a drastic cut.

"No... no way..."

Elysia's voice became stammering.

She never thought that Guān Xīng would lead to her death, nor did she ever believe that Guān Xīng would lead to her death.

But the plot seems to be unfolding all along.

"Huh? Does Guān Xīng also require smashing a cup as a signal, so the guards will all rush up and stab the Captain full of holes?!"

Little Knowledge scratched his head.

"Little Knowledge, this doesn't seem like Guān Xīng fell on his own; it seems like there's something wrong with Guān Xīng's body."

Fu Hua immediately saw the problem.

The guards surrounded the captain, their spears pointed directly at Captain. Guān Xīng told them to step back, saying she had something to say to the Captain and that no one was allowed to advance without her order.

Guān Xīng let out a long sigh, then smiled.

"It seems my time has come."

Upon hearing this, the Captain remembered that Guān Xīng had just mentioned that there was still one person who hadn't been killed, and his eyes widened in surprise.

"What! You mean you want to..."

Guān Xīng interrupted the Captain, explaining that she did not intend to commit suicide by drinking poison. Rather, the maid had initially poisoned the wine, and one of the Hero King or the Pirate King had bribed the maid as a backup plan.

"They gave their lives so that I could die."

"Two lives for one life, for them, it's a very worthwhile trade."

The audience immediately understood that it wasn't that Guān Xīng had become moody, but rather that she had tasted poison in the wine and didn't want the Captain to drink it, so she deliberately overturned the table and ordered someone to replace it with a different wine.

"You discovered the wine was poisoned, why didn't you say so immediately? If you had said so then, maybe... no, there would definitely have been a chance to save you..."

The Captain's face was full of anxiety and confusion.

He didn't understand why Guān Xīng would drink the wine even though he knew it was poisoned; he just couldn't comprehend it.

Guān Xīng shook his head with a wry smile.

"So, did I let myself drink the poisoned wine because I was finally free of all attachments? Or was it because... I was certain that you were the one?"

Guān Xīng turned to look at the Captain and emphasized those words.

"That... that person?"

Panting heavily, Guān Xīng recounted her past, a story from long ago when she was still the Crown Grandson. She had left alone, hoping to save the Huang Empire from foreign invasion by her own strength.

It was then that she met an unknown nobody who, despite being complete strangers, insisted on escorting her to fight the strange beast.

She still remembers the fish that person grilled... how could it have tasted so awful...

She received help from many people at that time, and everything changed in a certain year after she parted ways with that person. The seal on Hodou loosened, and she had to personally oversee it to suppress it.

In the underwater ruins, she often thought of that person.

What is that person doing now? When will I be able to see that person again? What will the future hold if I meet that person again?

For a thousand years, she has been researching Mr. Iron Fist in the hope of restarting his life. To her, Mr. Iron Fist is the only thing that person left behind.

She thought she had figured out the secret and created a formation to summon the Vodka sisters and the Captain. However, during the three years she was stranded on a deserted island, she would occasionally see the shadow of that person in the Captain.

As Guān Xīng swayed and was about to fall, the Captain pushed aside the table and, ignoring the guards' attempts to stop him, rushed forward to catch her.

She coughed violently, and a trace of blood appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Now... I can finally be sure..."

She raised her hand, trembling, and tried to touch the Captain's face with her fingers.

"You are indeed the one... Although I only spent a short week with you, it almost influenced my entire life."

"Although people may look different, their essence is not something that is easily corrupted."

"You split into two parts during the teleportation array, appearing three years apart... And this time, you arrived three months later than me... cough cough... cough cough cough..."

"If Mr. Iron Fist is really as mysterious as she has claimed in the past, is there really a way to change the outcome of Rita's death and my inability to seek revenge?"

"If there is anyone in this world who can awaken her, that person... can only be you."

"So, if it were you, you could definitely change all of this..."

The girl in his arms, with a strength she didn't know she possessed, gripped the Captain's wrist tightly, her breath coming in rapid gasps.

"If it were you, you would definitely be able to find a way..."

"Save the Huang Empire... save Rita... save me..."

Completely breached the defenses!

The proud and arrogant Guān Xīng had his own pride. Even though he almost died at the hands of the Hodou, he never showed the slightest cowardice, nor did he shed a single tear.

But now he grabbed the Captain's wrist, like a drowning man grasping at a last straw, begging for the achievements he could bring.

If given the chance, Guān Xīng has already risked his life.

Viewers initially expected this week's episode to be a long build-up before the real drama unfolds, but they were surprised to learn that the previous three weeks' episodes were all just setup, waiting for the explosive moment that begins with Starfall.

From unpalatable grilled fish to a thousand-year-old longing.

Those trembling sounds, those gasps for breath.

It was like a steel knife piercing their chests.

"Waaah..."

Elysia shed tears.

But this time, no one offered her a tissue.

Women are emotional beings; even the most rational woman, Mei, is still a woman at heart.

When she saw Guān Xīng collapse into the Captain's arms, it was as if a wounded child had found family. Her last bit of strength vanished in front of the Captain, and even Mobius was somewhat moved.

"You attacked me right from the start?! No, wasn't there any build-up at all?"

"Idiot, the plot of the first three weeks was all foreshadowing, preparing for this week. I've already bought the paper. Four people died right at the start; I can't even imagine how the story will develop."

"Guān Xīng!!! My Guān Xīng!!!"

Crystal tears streamed down Elysia's face.

Guān Xīng finally recognized that the Captain was Mr. Assassin, but this was not the story she wanted to see.

Why?

Why did you wait until after you drank the poisoned wine while Guān Xīng to tell me?

Why can we only recognize each other at the end of our lives?

Elysia has many problems.

But now she couldn't bring herself to ask.

Thinking of Guān Xīng from Honkai 3rd and then recalling Guān Xīng from Strange Drift, and seeing Guān Xīng grabbing the Captain's wrist, Elysia felt a sharp pain in her heart, so much so that she could barely speak.

"I still remember what you said to me back then..."

"See you in the distant future."

As if using its last bit of strength, Guān Xīng expressed its wish to the Captain.

"So please take me to the true future where I can meet you..."