Collapse City: Starting by Making an Anime Version of Honkai

(Seating Arrangement:

Row 1: Salome, Shub, Patrick, Shigure Kira, Himeko

Row 2: Bronya, Kiana, Raiden Mei, Little Knowledge, Fu Hua

Row 3: Su, Sakura, Ling, Pardo, Kalpas, Kosma

Row 4: Klein, Cangxuan, Danzhu

Row 5: Aponia, Void, Lyle, Adam, Raven, Blanca, Griseo, Hen

Row 6: Mei, Kevin, Yaqing, Mobius, Elysia, Eden)

Chapter 68: The Third Herrscher - Raiden Mei

[After Kiana and Mei reunited, Kiana, who had taken it upon herself to deviate from the plan, received "Himeko's" affection once more. Kiana once again demonstrated her amoeba-level intellect.

"Wei Yu Chou Mou... what's that?"

Kiana and Mei fought their way to the rear of the battleship. Just as Kiana was about to finish things in one go, Mei stopped her, and a massive shadow loomed over them.

The camera pans up to reveal the large Honkai Beast that had appeared earlier.

Due to the excessive Honkai energy on the Moonlight Throne, this Honkai Emperor had also been greatly enhanced. The two B-Rank Valkyries were quickly overwhelmed, and Kiana was knocked to the ground.

But were they really just two "ordinary" B-Rank Valkyries it was facing?

"I can't... fall here!"

"At least... I have to protect Kiana..."

Mei stood protectively in front of Kiana.

"Third Herrscher activity detected. Restriction program initiated," a cold, mechanical female voice announced.

The screen went black, and several pink flashes of light streaked across it. When the screen lit up again, it revealed Mei's pretty face, but the gentle temperament from before was gone, replaced by an eerie red glow in her eyes.

"Go to hell, trash!"

Carrying countless blades of lightning, the previously overwhelming Honkai Emperor was sliced into pieces, along with the surrounding Honkai Beasts, reduced to dust.

Bronya, the last of the trio, arrived late. As she stepped onto the rear of the battleship, she saw only fragments of Honkai Beasts. In the center, Raiden Mei, who had returned to normal, held the unconscious Kiana.

"Bronya... Thank goodness, you're safe too." Mei's eyes were filled with exhaustion. As soon as she finished speaking, she fainted in Bronya's arms.]

"The Third Herrscher finally showed its face."

"Did I miss a movie or something?"

"Yeah, yeah, it doesn't connect to the previous movie. Sirin was the Second Herrscher, but this movie skipped the Third Herrscher entirely. I have no idea what happened."

"Mei-neechan, step on me!"

"Get this guy out of here!"

"From now on, I'm Mei-sama's dog! Woof woof woof, Mei-sama, please step on me!"

"You too, get out!"

"Is the Third Herrscher the Herrscher of Thunder?" Mobius glanced at Yaqing and said, "Aren't you going to write that part of the story? It'll easily make the audience feel like the plot is disjointed."

Yaqing let go of the straw he had been biting and said, "That part of the story is too short. It only adds up to half an hour, but if I add it to the movie, the movie will become too long."

"So, what are you going to do?"

"After this movie ends, I'll start an IP website, fix up the draft a bit, and release it as a free comic."

"Mm."

Their conversation ended there, and the atmosphere gradually became awkward.

Not because of them, but because of the people next to them.

On the left, Mei leaned on Kevin's shoulder, and Kevin had his arm around Mei.

On the right, Elysia leaned on Eden's shoulder, and Eden occasionally fed Elysia popcorn.

This made Yaqing and Mobius, who were sitting in the middle, feel uncomfortable.

"Want some?" Yaqing deliberately started a conversation, handing over the bucket of popcorn.

"Sure." Mobius reached out and took a few kernels.

Again, dead silence.

"Tsk..." Kevin looked at them with exasperation.

In the front row, Kiana, eyes shining as she watched the domineering "Mei," quickly patted Mei and asked, "Mei, you voiced that! I've never seen you like that before."

Mei blushed and quickly denied it, waving her small hand in front of her massive assets, "It wasn't me, I really can't make that voice."

"Impossible! There's no way I'd mistake Mei's voice!" Kiana refused to admit that she could mistake Mei's voice.

"You're not wrong, it's Yaqing's latest research product. It can imitate the voice of anyone who's been input, but it still has drawbacks." Su, who was sitting in the row behind them, explained.

"Hey, Uncle, why don't you open your eyes?" Kiana asked curiously.

"I'm Su," Su reminded her with a strained smile.

"I know, but you're Old Man Stinky's roommate, and I can't exactly call you 'Brother,' and it's not really appropriate to call you by your first name, so I can only call you 'Uncle'," Kiana said, a little simple-mindedly.

"That's true," Su conceded.

"Wait a minute, if we're going by seniority, shouldn't you be calling me 'Aunt'?" Little Knowledge pointed out, since she and Yaqing were basically brothers.

"Why?!"

"Because Yaqing and I are close!"

"Damn it!"

[Bronya is reporting the mission progress to Himeko. Kiana is carrying the unconscious Raiden Mei on her back. Bronya demonstrates her hacking skills and successfully enters the warship.

From Bronya, we learn that the warship's design style, design philosophy, and even the badge markings, have strong "Anti-Entropy" characteristics. However, she doesn't know why this unmanned warship appeared over Collapse City.

Mei slowly wakes up.

During their conversation, it's revealed that Bronya was able to break free from Anti-Entropy's control because of Mei. This makes the audience curious about the three of them and Anti-Entropy's past.]

"Broke free from Anti-Entropy's control? I thought Anti-Entropy was on the good guys' side in the first movie? Why are they suddenly trying to control kids?" Pardo wondered.

"I'm not sure, I'm more curious about what exactly happened between them?" Sakura said.

Those familiar with them should be able to tell that Raiden Mei's father is Raiden Ryoma, who also appeared in the first movie and is clearly affiliated with Anti-Entropy.

And now, the daughter of a high-ranking Anti-Entropy member, a girl who was once controlled by Anti-Entropy, and the daughter of a Destiny S-Rank Valkyrie – relationships that seemingly shouldn't intersect at all – are forced together.

[On the way to the bridge, Bronya, noticing that Mei is still pushing herself, plans to hack into an Anti-Entropy mech to make it an ally. While hacking, Bronya notices a Trojan virus but dismisses it as just Honkai energy leakage.

"Wow! Cool! Let me drive it!" Kiana said excitedly.

Unsurprisingly, Bronya refuses, rattling off a bunch of knowledge Kiana has never heard of.

Kiana doesn't care and immediately jumps into the mech.

The screen switches to a first-person perspective, giving the audience an immersive feeling.

The mech is like an ancient warrior, charging straight ahead. Unsurprisingly, after arriving at the bridge, the mech breaks down. Kiana, whether intentionally or accidentally, presses the self-destruct button when leaving the mech.

After entering the bridge, Bronya uses Project Bunny 19c to hack the warship's control.

But she is quickly surprised.

"No login password... all operating permissions are open... how could this be?"]

"What does this mean?" Elysia didn't understand.

"Silly, no login password and all operating permissions open is like giving the warship to whoever arrives at the bridge," Mobius explained.

"Could it be for Raiden Mei? After all, Raiden Ryoma's ME Corporation is a subsidiary of Anti-Entropy," Kevin suggested.

"I have a feeling it's for Kiana," Mei suddenly said.

Yaqing thought he shouldn't bring Mei to the movies next time.

Chapter 69: Queen's Voice and Appearance Remain, Her Smile Endures Forever

[Bronya finds an email in the warship's main control elevator and reads it out while reporting the mission situation to Himeko.

"Dear Kiana, hello! This warship, Moonlight Throne, is finally returned to you after fourteen years."

"You will ascend the throne and shape a new world."

"But before that, you must find four 'keys'."

"Conquering lightning, raging flames of disease. Yearning storm, silent death."

"Oh, right, the navigation system password is your birthday~"]

The content of the email caused a stir. Anyone who had seen the previous movie understood what the four keys meant. Those were the lines Sirin said when the "god" bestowed four powers upon her.

"The Queen, her voice and appearance remain."

"The Queen, her voice and appearance remain, her smile endures forever!"

"The Queen, her voice..."

Later, Sirin, looking at the screen full of movie comments, really wanted to bite Yaqing to death.

"The four keys refer to the four Herrscher cores, right? Isn't that Sirin's setup?" Kevin said.

"No, there's one missing, the Herrscher of the Void's core," Mobius snatched Yaqing's popcorn bucket.

"What if the Void Herrscher's core is already inside Kiana?" Mei joked.

Yaqing's expression remained calm, but his heart was already in turmoil.

Could it be, she, heaven?

"Mei, you have such a big imagination. Why don't you just apply to be a screenwriter at Yaqing's place?"

Mobius reserved her opinion. She didn't believe that there would be a Herrscher core inside Kiana. How could such an uncontrollable factor be inside a person, unless Otto could create clones and test them one by one? However, Yaqing's script wouldn't be so anti-human, would it?

"Dr. Mobius, don't forget, we still have a bet. Once there's a Herrscher who can control the network, you have to wear a skirt," Mei suddenly brought up an old matter.

"Little skirt, what little skirt?!" The moment little skirts were mentioned, Elysia excitedly leaned over. "Mobius, you've finally seen the light? You're willing to wear the little skirt I gave you?"

"No," Mobius said, pushing Elysia's pretty face away, her eyes fixed on Yaqing, as if threatening him.

But Yaqing didn't even look at her, only caring about the movie's plot.

Are you kidding me? You're the director and screenwriter, you've seen the plot countless times, how could you still be so focused?

Mobius was angry.

In the front row, Kiana curiously looked at the people around her and asked, "But I'm really curious, who exactly gave me this warship? Does my character in the story have a big background in Anti-Entropy? Did your script mention it?"

But all she got in response was everyone shaking their heads.

[Himeko found the names of those four keys somewhat familiar and asked Kiana to tell Bronya her birthday, but Kiana was unwilling.

At this moment, Mei suddenly said, "Bronya, Kiana's birthday is December 7th~"

"Eh?! Mei!"

After Bronya entered Kiana's birthday, she successfully changed the destination. Just as the three girls breathed a sigh of relief, an alarm suddenly sounded, and communication with Himeko was cut off.

Bronya's clothes were dyed black, her face was covered with network patterns, her pupils were blood red, and her tone was devoid of emotion.

"VALKYRIE SYSTEM, detecting abnormal biochip... forcibly controlling emergency system."

"Restarting, switching to exclusion mode, eliminating all enemies in the vicinity."

Project Bunny behind Bronya aimed its cannons at Kiana and Raiden Mei. After a "simple" battle, Bronya slowly woke up in Mei's arms.

"Bronya... could it be that Bronya's chip just lost control..."

Himeko's communication was restored.]