My Honkai Star Rail: Reversing All Phenomena

"What's wrong? Your eyes are so wide. I don't think there's anything wrong with what I said. Hua Yi really is amazing."

Wen Shiling had not expected the gray-haired girl before her to be such a diehard fan of Lord Hua Yi. As expected of someone who had known him ever since gaining her memories—practically childhood sweethearts. She could actually say something like that with a straight face.

What did it mean to receive the favor of three Aeons at once? It was even more absurd than one person simultaneously walking three Paths. It was practically using human sensibility to forcibly drag Sentient Celestial Bodies into one's own dimension, arbitrarily assigning them individual emotional colors. It was utter recklessness.

She had thought that everyone in the Fan Group speculating about which Path their idol belonged to and which Aeon might cast a glance his way was already the ultimate fantasy born from admiration and worship amplified 5.2 times. Yet Star had gone even further.

She really dared to imagine it!

[Destruction] and [Preservation]—two Aeons whose ideals conflicted in every way. Why would they both fancy the same person?

Even if Lord Hua Yi's personal charm on the Space Station had reached the point where he captivated men, women, young, and old alike, and countless people wanted to follow at his side without regret even if they faced the Antimatter Legion again, how could they casually project such emotions onto Sentient Celestial Bodies?

When it came to fanaticism as a fan, I admit defeat. You win, Galaxy Bat Hero.

"You pass! As an administrator of the Hua Yi Fan Club, I sincerely invite you to join the group chat. What we need are fans with firm faith like you!"

The spiritual food in the Group

"Administrator Wen Shiling has invited [Face-Tanking Ultimate] to join the group chat."

"The previous argument ends here. Our new member has already provided the most perfect answer: with Lord Hua Yi's charm, if Aeons are truly capable of emotions like affection and favor, then the three Aeons of [Destruction], [Preservation], and [Wisdom] should all cast their gaze upon him."

"Gasp, there was actually a solution like this? Just who is this Face-Tanking Ultimate? Terrifying!"

"She really dares to imagine it. Still, we truly do hope Lord Hua Yi's future will be infinitely glorious... Researchers from the Department of Secret Scrolls should know that while an Aeon's fall does not cause the corresponding Path to disappear, the related factions often suffer devastating blows. Take the Astral Express currently docked at the platform—it vanished without a trace for several Amber Eras in the past."

"For the Astral Express to reach the Space Station safely during the Legion Attack was already impressive. Since Sister Himeko and March 7th arrived in time, they must have helped Lord Hua Yi. Didn't the people who remained in Main Control Cabin Safe Zone 05 see them traveling with Lord Hua Yi?"

There were so many people in the Fan Group. It was so lively.

Holding her Smart Terminal, Star first scrolled up through the chat history. Only after a while did she scroll back down to the latest messages.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Face-Tanking Ultimate."

"Hello, hello. I didn't expect any newcomers to join at this point. You're clearly a fanatic, yet you hid it so well."

"Speaking of the Astral Express, do you know who that gray-haired girl holding a Baseball Bat beside Lord Hua Yi was? A new Nameless? She looked very close to Hua Yi—really close!"

As an administrator of the Fan Group, Wen Shiling felt deeply that it was her duty to share the latest intelligence with the members.

Even if Star intended to chat anonymously in the group, she only needed to keep the account [Face-Tanking Ultimate] from being linked to her real identity. She could still reveal a thing or two otherwise.

The little girl from the Department of Applied Materials believed she could keep the right balance.

"That's Brother Hua Yi's childhood sweetheart. They've known each other since the day they gained memories."

"Huh?!"

"Waaah, I want to be Lord Hua Yi's childhood sweetheart too."

"I thought Madam Herta was the strongest contender, but there's actually a childhood sweetheart too."

"Don't you know? In many romance novels, childhood sweethearts are the losing heroines. They can't beat the girl who suddenly appears."

"I don't really know much about that."

Since everyone in the group shared the same interests, it was time to share the novels they had written in private.

Literary works were valuable knowledge too!

A girl silently made up her mind.

"...Actually, I have a friend who wrote a book called 'The Handsome Researcher Fell in Love With Me.' Everyone can take a look."

"What a coincidence. I also have a friend who's recently writing 'The Story of the Great Hero Who Turned the Tide Falling in Love With an Ordinary Researcher.' I might as well upload it to the Group File. Lord Hua Yi is the male lead, and for the female lead, you can replace the Keywords with your own names. Personally, I think it's pretty immersive."

"Wow, now I have material for later."

Seeing the new document in the Group File, Star clicked download without hesitation. She also became a repeater in the group chat, joining the other members in thanking the novel's author... ah, no, the uploader who had shared her friend's work.

After suffering through the Legion Attack and receiving Hua Yi's protection, the girls had become part of the miracle in which everyone had been saved—a miracle rare even across the universe. Already emotional with nowhere to vent their feelings, they had set aside the rigor of scientific research and discussed which Aeon might favor their idol. Now that they had something good to read, they immediately began enthusiastically discussing the new topic.

"To improve the authenticity, I suggest the authors write Star, Lord Hua Yi's childhood sweetheart, into the stories and flesh out the background setting."

"So should we add Station Master Asta and Madam Herta too? How could a random side character possibly defeat those three heroines?"

"As long as Lord Hua Yi's harem is big enough, our dreams will come true one day!"

"Then should we write the childhood sweetheart winning first? I already have ideas. We can use moves like pinning someone against the wall. I've seen this technique work every time in other novels. It's time to use our imaginations!"

Seeing this, the Galaxy Bat Hero immediately made her presence known.

"Write it, write it. Let me read it once you're done. I'll try learning from it later."

"The new member is acting so boldly. I nearly believed you. Try it out? Who would dare pin the increasingly imposing Lord Hua Yi against a wall? Still, thank you for the support. My thoughts are flowing like a spring right now. I can write a chapter in one System Time. I'll send you the novel later."

"Hey, don't keep it all to yourselves! Send it to the group!"

"Exactly. By the way, isn't this the part where you say you have a friend?"

"...Ahem, please understand."

Elsewhere, in the Station Master's Office, Asta kept her legs together as Hua Yi rested on her lap. As the Group Leader, she noticed that the number of new messages in the Fan Group was rapidly rising, and several more documents had appeared in the Group File. She had been lurking and watching for quite some time.

There was no need to use Station Master Authority to forcibly investigate the real identity behind a network account. She could recognize at a glance that the newly joined [Face-Tanking Ultimate] had to be Star. This was a joke Hua Yi had personally made during the battle against the Doomsday Beast.

As for the childhood sweetheart claim, considering that the Galaxy Bat Hero had lost her past memories, it did not seem wrong either.

At first, Asta had kept a close eye on Star's messages, afraid that she might say something wrong and reveal secrets that should not be made public, plunging both the girl who contained the Stellaron and Hua Yi into an unknown situation. But the facts proved that she was quite clever.

So the station master's attention shifted to the novels in the Group File.

Her finger hovered over the touch-projection screen for a long while as she hesitated.

Hua Yi was sleeping on her lap right now. The contest between the childhood sweetheart and the girl who arrived later seemed already decided. In any case, Asta, as both Station Master and Group Leader, had already gone farther than all the other group members. Would it be a little excessive to read the spiritual food they had shared?

But uploading them meant they were willing to share...

Right, as the Station Master of the Space Station, I have an obligation to inspect the contents of the Group File and make sure there are no embedded viruses. This is for network security!

With that thought, Asta successfully convinced herself. She selected all the new documents and downloaded them into her terminal's local storage.

That's Cheating!

The Space Station held selections open to all corners of the universe, encompassing countless Planetary Civilizations. Those who could stand out amid such fierce competition were all talented women, even if they could only become ordinary Level II Researchers after arriving at this Wisdom Gathering Place.

With girls' romantic imaginations, the innovative thinking demanded by scientific research, and impressive writing ability, talented people emerged one after another in the Fan Group. Every novel uploaded to the Group File was a masterpiece, with delicate emotions and detailed descriptions that left Asta unable to look away.

Though most of the heroines were ordinary Space Station researchers, slightly diminishing Station Master Asta's sense of immersion, it did not matter. She could still see through the characters' eyes and experience the sweetness of being in love with Hua Yi.

After all, reality was just like that.

She did not know exactly how much time had passed, but Asta had finished all the downloaded documents in one sitting and still wanted more. Just as she was about to check the group chat for new works, she caught sight of Hua Yi, whose head rested on her lap, opening his eyes at some point.

"Y-you... when did you wake up?"

"About half a System Time ago, when you were sneakily reading novels and covering your mouth as you giggled."

"Ah!"

The last trace of luck in her heart vanished. Blushing furiously, Asta closed the document and chat window, then hid her Smart Terminal.

"Did you... did you see everything?"

Did he see that I'm the Group Leader of his Fan Group? Did he see the contents of the novels I opened?

"Yes. I saw a beautiful and adorable girl smiling sweetly like a little kitten that had stolen a fish, and I couldn't look away. Unfortunately, to avoid affecting the station master's reading experience, I had to stay still. Otherwise, I definitely would have taken out my terminal and snapped a few pictures."

"That kind of heart-fluttering talk is cheating!"

Why did it feel as though those romance novels filled with romantic fantasies, led by 'The Handsome Researcher Fell in Love With Me' and gathering the wisdom of so many literary girls in the group, could not truly capture his techniques for coaxing girls at all?

He could so easily leave someone dizzy and smitten. If this were written in a novel, the heroine would not even need to speak. She could just let out a defeated "Guh," then obediently let him do whatever he wanted.

Fortunately, Asta was not an ordinary girl. She barely managed to compose herself, lowered her eyes, and gently stroked Hua Yi's cheek with her soft hand.

Everyone in the group is still limited to fantasies. They can only vent their feelings through writing, and they even hide behind claims that their friends wrote the novels. Yet I, the anonymous Group Leader, have already taken action.

Come to think of it, I really have become a little cat that stole a fish, hehe.

Station Master Asta tried to restrain her expression, but the corners of her lips kept rising. Then she recalled the information hidden in Hua Yi's first sentence. Her lovely brows furrowed slightly, and her face gained a hint of apology.

"Since you woke up half a System Time ago, that means you never got any deep sleep. You still haven't rested enough. Did I accidentally move earlier and keep you from truly falling asleep?"

"A beautiful girl's lap pillow is different from an ordinary pillow. It has twice the effect with half the effort. I'm radiant and full of energy right now, okay? Even if another batch of the Antimatter Legion came, I could wipe them out quickly and beat my previous record while I'm at it."

Hua Yi reached out and smoothed her furrowed brows.

"How could an illusory dream be more alluring than this beautiful reality?"

No, no. At this rate, I'm really going to suffer a complete defeat.

Though there was nothing bad about losing her life to him just like this, what time was it now?

The turmoil from the Legion Attack had not yet settled. Every department was busy with reconstruction, and the great hero who had fought the hordes alone and turned the tide had only just taken a short nap. If I, as Station Master, keep clinging to him at a time like this, that would be terribly inappropriate.

Asta gave Hua Yi's lips a quick kiss, treating it as an expedient measure to steady her emotions. Then she immediately pushed him toward the office door.

"Go back to your dormitory and get some proper rest already."

"What about you?"

"Of course I'll go back too—I mean back to my own residence! As for o-other things..."

The girl stammered, her cheeks flushed red. She had lost count of how many times she had shown Hua Yi adorable expressions that no one usually got to see.

The considerate and handsome researcher did not make things too difficult for her.

"Fine. Then I'll collect today's interest up to this point."

How did it become me owing you something?!

Asta puffed out her cheeks, but in the end, she could not bring herself to show the great hero an annoyed or sulky expression—not even a fake one.

She straightened Hua Yi's collar, which had wrinkled from lying on the sofa earlier, and spoke softly.

"Make sure you sleep properly. No staying up late."

"My schedule has always been very healthy. My body has never protested because of it. You, on the other hand, shouldn't focus only on reading novels until you look up and it's work time again."

"Wow, you just said you didn't see anything else. So you did notice what was on my screen?!"

"The Holographic Projection was so large that even the reflected light in your eyes almost showed the words. It would have been difficult not to see it—Station Master Asta, I wasn't lying."

"Yes, yes, I believe you. I'll believe you no matter what."

Standing at the office entrance, Asta watched Hua Yi's departing back the entire time. Only after confirming that he was heading toward the dormitories rather than the various departments did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The Space Station's work was indeed proceeding in an orderly fashion. Earlier, Station Master Asta had not merely been reading novels. She had also carefully reviewed the orders Hua Yi had issued in his personal capacity, intending to help patch up any flaws if they appeared. She could not allow the hero's brilliance to dim in the slightest.

Yet the girl discovered she had still underestimated him. Those orders struck directly at the crucial points and covered every detail. Compared with herself, he was superior in every way. He was practically good at everything.

Hua Yi seemed capable of anything. He could give people endless confidence, enough that they could even entrust their lives to him in moments of danger. During the Legion Attack, the researchers of the Defense Department had once wanted to fight at his side, with no regrets even if they died.

Still, I can help out in other areas too~

Asta left the office as well, returned to her residence, and took out her Smart Terminal to begin operating it.

It was not because she wanted to wait for the talented women in the Fan Group to update their novels. If she really stayed up all night and Hua Yi saw the dark circles under her eyes, that would be awful.

Station Master Asta intended to control the external impact caused by the Legion Attack on the Space Station and defuse the fallout as much as possible.

The Truth Is There

When the Department of Universal Matter arranged a dormitory for Hua Yi, he had still been an ordinary all-department Level IV Researcher, a rising star of the Space Station—not the great hero who had turned the tide during a disaster of destruction and created a perfect miracle.

But that did not mean his current living conditions were unworthy of his achievements. The old hands adored talented young people. Even Wen Huairen, the founder of the Department of Applied Materials and someone famous for stinginess, had personally selected the place with great care. The final residence was flawless in location, floor space, and internal facilities.

Leaning against the backrest of a comfortable bed designed by one of the universe's top designers, Hua Yi first transferred some Credits to Star through his Smart Terminal as living expenses for the Galaxy Bat Hero. Then he glanced at the balance in his account.

It had grown longer.

The bonus for helping the department optimize its Database and the normal salary of a Level IV Researcher were only minor amounts. The bulk came from the intellectual property rights to the Seed of Erudition's High-level Rite, as well as the dividends from Kaliba beverages in the Herta · Universal Applied Materials version.

Moreover, neither source of income was a one-time payment. It was foreseeable that the number representing Credits would continue to rise.