Collapse City, Starting by Creating an Anime Version of Honkai

"Kevin, let me see."

"Ouch!"

The bedroom door couldn't withstand the pushing and shoving any longer and burst open. Kevin and Elysia at the front nearly lost their balance and fell.

Yaqing, carrying Mobius in his arms like a princess, watched it all indifferently.

"Ah... haha, what a coincidence, Yaqing, have you eaten?" Kevin gave an awkward smile.

"The fairy came to deliver desserts!" Elysia reacted the quickest, pulling out a tray from behind her back with four snow mochi on it.

Kalpas looked at his hands in confusion, not understanding how the tray that was just in his hands ended up in Elysia's. And why were there only four snow mochi left when he clearly made ten?

Seeing the situation was bad, Pardo retreated behind the others.

"Ling, go to sleep quickly. You have school tomorrow."

"Ah... right, Sister, I'm sleepy. I want you to tell me a bedtime story."

Sakura and Ling ran off immediately.

"..." Kosma, who hadn't said a word, was having a rich inner monologue. 'Dr. Mobius and Brother Yaqing? When did this happen? How come I didn't know? Judging by everyone's reactions, am I the only one who doesn't know? But why didn't anyone tell me?'

Unfortunately, Pardo was minimizing her presence and didn't translate for Kosma.

"Sigh..." Yaqing sighed and said, "It's good you're here, Elysia. You take Senior back. I'm not really... suitable to enter a girl's room."

"Yay! Dr. Mobius, be good and let the pink fairy carry you back." Elysia was overjoyed.

"No, I don't want that pink fatty to carry me!" Mobius said coquettishly, looking at Yaqing with teary eyes.

Elysia was very dejected.

"Pfft." Mei couldn't hold back her laughter. She couldn't imagine Mobius, who always gave off a dangerous, snake-like aura, would turn out like this when drunk.

"Yaqing, since Mobius wants you to carry her, you should carry her back to the bedroom." Kevin was one who loved to watch the fun.

In the end, it was Bronya, who had finished showering and was about to go to bed, who came downstairs. The tipsy Mobius didn't continue to pester Yaqing and was helped back to the third-floor bedroom by Mei and Bronya.

Kevin even patted Yaqing on the shoulder as he left, giving him a look that made Yaqing want to punch him.

Eating a snow mochi made by Master Qian himself, the sweet taste filled his mouth. Lying in bed, Yaqing fell asleep without realizing it.

Chapter 56: Second Movie Project

A week had passed since the release of the Collapse anime movie. The internet was filled with rave reviews, but there were also many radical netizens leaving angry comments under the movie, blasting Walter Yang.

"Walter Yang actually dared to kill off Cecilia in the end! I... I will never reconcile with Anti-Entropy Entertainment."

"Walter Yang, don't let me see you on Changkong Street, or else..."

"Walter Yang, you deserve to die!"

Whenever Yaqing saw comments like these, he would reveal a subtle smile, feeling a bit of relief in his heart.

His phone suddenly rang. Yaqing knew it was Walter Yang calling without even looking. Walter had called him countless times this week, but he had never answered.

But today, he picked up.

"Mr. Walter, good morning. I wonder if your mood is feeling even a bit of joy?"

"Stop with the nonsense, Yaqing Schariac. What exactly do you want? I don't need your charity, and Anti-Entropy doesn't need your charity either." Yaqing's tone reminded Walter of Otto, so his tone wasn't good. It was even a bit stiff.

"Mr. Walter, I don't understand what you mean." Yaqing smiled. "I wrote your name in the screenwriter position due to some unavoidable reasons, but you misunderstood me and bombarded me with phone calls all week."

"Hmm, how should I put this?" Yaqing's tone became even more playful. "I did write your name as the screenwriter, but that was just... a small apology on behalf of the president."

"If this has brought you unnecessary trouble, I'm sorry. How about I find a monument and kneel down on the spot, performing a tearful display for you? Haha, but I don't think you'd want to see that."

Walter frowned. He could hear two completely different emotions in Yaqing's words: sincerity and playfulness. This made it difficult to tell if Yaqing was expressing an apology or teasing him.

"I..." Walter opened his mouth, but the reasons he wanted to question were disrupted by Yaqing. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Mr. Walter, if there's nothing else, I'll hang up now. I look forward to our next collaboration, esteemed... screenwriter."

Yaqing hung up the phone, leaving Walter Yang on the other end questioning his life.

Turning off the computer, Yaqing stretched. He hadn't worn his favorite dinosaur pajamas for the past week. "Perhaps it's time to work."

Yaqing changed into casual attire: a white long-sleeved shirt paired with loose jeans. It was almost ten o'clock, and there was no one in the courtyard. Those who needed to go to school had gone, and those who needed to go to work had gone.

It was exactly eleven o'clock when Yaqing arrived downstairs at the company.

"Mr. Yaqing, you actually came to the company today." Rita, holding a proposal, looked at Yaqing in surprise. They had already returned to work on the third day after the movie's release.

"Yes, Rita. Make an announcement that there will be a meeting in the conference room in half an hour." Yaqing said before heading to the top floor.

Rita acknowledged and organized the proposal in her hand before going to make the announcement.

Half an hour later, in the conference room, Yaqing opened the laptop he brought from the courtyard and projected it onto the screen behind him. Yaqing said, "Let's get straight to the point. Due to the success of the first movie, we need to strike while the iron is hot and produce a sequel."

"Is the script already written? Without a script and character descriptions, how are we supposed to create the models?" Patrick asked first.

"The script has already been written. The timeline is set sixteen years after the first movie. The tentative project name is Collapse I: Ballad of the Wind Colors, and the movie will end with the departure of the Fourth Herrscher."

"Boss, I have a question!" Shub said, "The first movie ended with the death of the Second Herrscher, but the second movie is about the Fourth Herrscher. What about the Third Herrscher? Won't that create a sense of discontinuity in the plot?"

Salome said, "Shub, the solution is simple. Just make the Third Herrscher a Herrscher who fights for humanity like Walter. You can even have him appear more often and embellish his story arc a bit to flesh out the script."

Yaqing silently took a sip of water.

"That's right, that's exactly what I'm thinking. What if the Third Herrscher becomes one of the main characters?" Yaqing pulled up the character introductions.

Kiana Kaslana, a lively and energetic girl with a pair of braids, her Valkyrie armor is a white bodysuit adorned with orange and black stripes.

Raiden Mei, the Third Herrscher, gentle in nature, with long purple hair and a refined temperament. Her Valkyrie armor consists of a black silk base layer and pink armor. When she senses the Herrscher persona, the bomb in her heart will activate.

Bronya, emotionally detached, a taciturn loli, skilled in hacking, with an ambiguous relationship with Anti-Entropy, and always followed by a mech named "Project Bunny."

"Is this the main cast?" Cheng Lixue had a bad feeling. Kiana wouldn't end up like Cecilia, would she? After all, the previous movie's protagonist was Cecilia, and the ending was already…

"Should we let the original voice actors do the voice acting?" Shub asked. After all, everyone within Destiny knew that Yaqing had developed a machine that could imitate human speech.

"Let's have them do it. This machine still needs further optimization; it's a bit unnatural. If you listen carefully, you can even hear a faint electrical hum," Yaqing said.

"Oh, right, I feel like I've forgotten something," Yaqing frowned.

And the women had the same feeling, as if they had forgotten something.

"Yeah, boss, I have a similar feeling. What exactly did we forget?" Shub couldn't figure it out.

"Forget it, never mind. I've sent the proposal to your email inboxes. For now, let's aim for the Christmas holiday season. First, produce a promotional video, taking advantage of the heat from the first movie hasn't died down yet," Yaqing instructed.

The women sprang into action.

Yaqing was still racking his brains.

"What exactly did I forget?"

At Changkong Airport, Shigure Kira, carrying a mountain of luggage, had been waiting for half an hour and couldn't help but sink into thought. Already growing impatient, she took out her phone and called Yaqing.

"Hello, Kira, calling me so early in the morning?"

Hearing Yaqing's lazy tone, Shigure Kira couldn't help but be suspicious. "You're not still in bed, are you?"

"What do you mean? I'm already at the company, working hard," Yaqing said, savoring the sweets Rita had bought and taking a sip of brain-boosting coffee.

"Then, why, didn't! You! Pick! Me! Up!" Shigure Kira was very angry. He had clearly promised to pick her up, but he had stood her up.

"Crap, I forgot," Yaqing blurted out subconsciously.

"What?! Yaqing, you're dead!" Shigure Kira wished she could crush her phone.

"Kira, which airport are you at? I'll come pick you up now."

"No need, I've already gotten into a taxi. You just wait, Yaqing." Shigure Kira's chest heaved with anger.

Yaqing didn't hesitate for a moment; he chose to run.

By the time Shigure Kira arrived at the company, there was no sign of Yaqing. She shook Cheng Lixue in anger, "Aaaah!!!"

Chapter 57: Shigure Kira's Shut-In

"Hiding, keep hiding!"

Shigure Kira, who had finally found an opportunity to corner Yaqing, said with a fake smile.

Yaqing glared at Rita, who was snickering behind Shigure Kira. Rita didn't panic at all; instead, she covered her mouth and laughed even harder.

"Kira, long time no see. Welcome to the Far East," Yaqing said with a polite smile.

"Tell me, why did you forget to pick me up?" Shigure Kira's pretty face was serious.

"Well, it must be because I forgot," Yaqing answered directly.

"What!" Shigure Kira widened her beautiful eyes.

"How about I treat you to a tour of St. Freya Academy?" Yaqing picked up his car keys.

"Huh?" Shigure Kira forgot all about being angry and was immediately stunned.

Yaqing patted Kira on the shoulder.

Shigure Kira subconsciously followed behind Yaqing.

Yaqing had his own plans. He was originally planning to go to St. Freya Academy today to find Theresa and Kiana, and he also had the task of taking architectural plans of St. Freya.

St. Freya Academy had a huge footprint. Before accompanying Shigure Kira, they needed to go to the headmaster's office to find Theresa first.

Outside the office, Yaqing knocked on the door and waited for a while. Hearing hurried, strange colliding sounds from inside, Theresa's flustered voice came from within.

"W-Wait... wait a moment!"

After about a minute, the office door opened a crack, and Theresa's small head poked out, looking at Yaqing suspiciously. "What are you here for?"

Theresa's originally wary eyes lit up with surprise when she saw Shigure Kira behind Yaqing. After all, no one would be afraid of a...

"Kiraroro!"

Theresa opened the door.

Yaqing immediately noticed the shredded paper in the trash can and instantly understood, looking at Theresa with amusement.

Theresa glared at him in embarrassment.

Shigure Kira was confused and said, "Eh, what kind of secret code is this?"

"It's nothing, Kiraroro, why did you suddenly come to the Far East too?" Theresa sat in her chair, her feet dangling off the ground, her delicate white silk-clad legs gently swinging.

At the mention of this, Shigure Kira got visibly upset. She sat on the sofa, hands on her slender waist, and said with a pout, "It's all his fault."

Following the direction of Shigure Kira's finger, it was Yaqing skillfully pouring himself water. He pointed at himself in disbelief, "Me?"

"Yes, you!" Shigure Kira said with unusual certainty, her tone a bit aggrieved, "If you hadn't come to the Far East to open a branch, there wouldn't be so many things happening. Can you imagine, Theresa? I only went on vacation for three days, and when I came back, my work team was disbanded."

For some reason, after hearing about Shigure Kira's sad experience, Theresa really wanted to sympathize with her, but she just couldn't hold back her laughter.

"Sigh, laugh if you want," Shigure Kira said helplessly.

"Hahahaha," Theresa burst out laughing.

"Hahaha... ah!" Yaqing had just started laughing when he received a punch to the chest.

"Laugh? You're not allowed to laugh!"

"Alright, alright, Kira, you and little Theresa haven't seen each other in so long, you must have a lot to talk about. I'll go to work first."

"Go on, go on~"

After Yaqing left, Shigure Kira finally couldn't help but ask, "Theresa, I heard Cecilia Schariac is also in the Far East. Is she still..."

Theresa looked puzzled, "Kira, don't you know? Cecilia left the Far East yesterday. It seems she went back to the Schariac headquarters in Northern Europe."

Shigure Kira, who had just arrived in the Far East from headquarters today: ...

Shigure Kira petrified.

Yaqing, who had sorted all the documents and was preparing to leave, encountered Kiana Kaslana, Raiden Mei, and Bronya. Kiana looked surprised and said, "Smelly uncle, what are you doing here?"