When You Were Supposed to Write Healing, You Wrote a Breakdown Instead?
Chapter 5

You asked for healing, but you wrote Honkai Impact 3rd? Chapter 5

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He absolutely was not embarrassed to watch another Kevin's experiences being exposed.

Mm, absolutely not.

Su Nian was writing with great enthusiasm, getting more and more into the zone.

[Mei's father was a world-renowned electromagnetic physicist, and she also made becoming a scientist her life's goal.]

[Thus, Mei only focused on her studies and had no interest in anything else.]

[No matter what tricks this Prince Kevin pulled, Mei could perfectly ignore him.]

Kevin couldn't bear to read any further at this point.

His entire body was as red as a boiled crab.

Kevin had long since left campus life behind; this youthful memory had gradually faded in his mind, but now Su Nian had directly awakened it.

The thought of how he used to use such childish methods to win Mei over when he was young...

The thought that all these embarrassing experiences would be seen by others...

He wanted to flee.

Su Nian was still pondering serious matters. Kevin's story was quite fragmented in both the manga and the game.

Besides pursuing Mei, he had other experiences—for example, being good friends with Su and once watching Eden's concert together.

Su Nian felt this was also necessary.

In the next civilization, a conflict of ideals between Kevin and Su caused him to temporarily step aside, giving the protagonist group time to grow.

Wasn't this period of peaceful, ordinary times a stark contrast to what came later?

Old Mi might retcon things, but they could patch it up well too.

Su Nian continued writing, adding the characters Su and Eden into the mix.

[Kevin transferred to Senba Academy, but he didn't stop contacting his good friend Su.]

[The two were close friends, talking about everything from hobbies to ideals, and Kevin would even boast to Su about his progress with Mei. They also often went to listen to Eden's concerts.]

[His relationship with Mei was also progressing smoothly; their feelings for each other were heating up.]

Now the early storyline of Kevin at Senba Academy was sorted out.

He wondered what kind of reaction the people in this world would have when they saw what Su Nian had written.

It should be quite interesting.

But the main theme of the story still hadn't been introduced.

Su Nian continued to flesh out the story's development, but then the style of his writing suddenly took a turn!

[If only the peaceful days could have continued...]

[The Prince and his best friend might have both realized their ideals and achieved their lives.]

[The Prince might have had a happy ending with the Bookworm Girl...]

[Unfortunately, this tranquility was completely shattered on that day...]

Chapter 7: But Fate Has Never Been Fair

The harmony, the peace—the youth that most people had experienced, even with its sour, romantic atmosphere—all vanished without a trace.

The setting Su Nian had written earlier, that Honkai ran through the entire story, wasn't a lie.

Honkai was the true beginning of everything.

Personal feelings, ideals... even everything else.

Everything you thought was important was worthless in the face of cruel Honkai.

The tragic tone was set from the very start; this story was destined to be fierce and stirring.

[On that day, the Third Honkai Outbreak occurred.]

[In the crowd, Kevin protected Mei, trying to escape this hell.]

[Just then, a black-clad man found them and invited Mei to join the organization fighting Honkai, the Moth of the Fire, as a scientist.]

[Mei's previously published paper on Quantum Entanglement had caught the Moth of the Fire's attention.]

[Unwilling to be separated from Mei, Kevin also requested to join the Moth of the Fire as a soldier.]

[And so, the fates of the boy and girl became intertwined.]

The first phase of Kevin's life came to a temporary close here.

After this, Kevin's next appearance in the manga seemed to be during the Sixth Honkai Outbreak.

He had gone from an ordinary person to an outstanding warrior against Honkai.

But his hesitation when killing the Herrscher that time led to the death of someone who shouldn't have died, which further changed Kevin's view on Honkai.

In meme terms, it was the beginning of Kevin going crazy.

The fates of the boy and girl became intertwined, but they did not welcome a happy ending.

No matter how many times she thought of this ending, of Kevin as this tragic character, Su Nian still felt it hard to let go.

Fates intertwined, but fate had never been fair.

Su Nian typed the words again, but this time it wasn't to write the story's direction.

[But fate has never been fair.]

[An ordinary high school student, swept up by fate and thrust into the position of savior, bearing the hopes of an entire era.]

[One person bore everything, one person abandoned everything.]

[An ordinary dream, unaware of this body's bonds, at the wind's edge and wave's crest of fate.]

[Wielding the Flame-Chasing Sword to burn all things, he hid his heart in ice, freezing the world's passions.]

[As a warrior of the Insignia of the Savior, this is one who crosses The End.]

[Savior—Kevin]

Let this be the curtain call of youth's immaturity, the prologue to the story of Kevin, ranked first among the Thirteen Heroes of Fire, [Savior].

Su Nian paused her writing here and let out a sigh.

Looking at these words, everyone was stunned for a moment.

The sheer volume of information was even more baffling than what Su Nian had just said about the number of Honkai Eruptions.

But those watching Su Nian's livestream, after a moment's thought, immediately caught on.

[It echoes, this passage echoes the setting he just wrote]

[A man bearing two generations on the Insignia of the Savior!]

[Was all of this within your plan?]

The sudden final paragraph caught them off guard.

You could write it like this?

This doggerel-like passage wasn't particularly brilliant.

But the amount of information contained within it was truly substantial!

Otto saw it—this passage summarized the life of the character Kevin.

Both what was written and what was unwritten were all there.

It could perfectly serve as a summary of Kevin's character at the very end.

And now, it was only the beginning.

He hadn't even paused before writing this passage down.

Could Su Nian's brain really be some kind of supercomputer?

Creating while controlling the narrative, and at such a young age, with this level of skill!

A genius like Otto, the old fox, would definitely need to think twice before writing such a story without any preparation.

He couldn't just casually settle on an ending. Settling it so early, even Otto himself might have to make major revisions later on.

The time wasted could very well be the trigger for defeat.

"Even an experienced creator couldn't pull this off."

"But Su Nian just dares to write it this way."

"Ever since we cut into Su Nian's livestream, he hasn't even lifted his head, completely immersed in creation."

"This kind of ability is truly precious."

The ability to conceive, the ability to create—Su Nian was simply born to eat this meal.

Otto didn't even dare to imagine Su Nian's future achievements. Securing a good place in this New Youth Creation Competition was definitely a sure thing.

His future prospects were limitless.

Otto was now even considering recruiting Su Nian into Schicksal.

At this stage, Schicksal really did lack this kind of talent.

No, not just Schicksal—the entire world was scrambling for talent in this field.

As soon as the first day's competition ended, he would immediately go find Su Nian privately to discuss this matter.

[Eh? The judges are giving such high praise? I've been watching for so long and this is the first time I've seen this]

[Don't question it, the luxury level of this round's judging panel is ten times that of the last round]

[If it were me, I'd be excited too. Do you even understand the value of getting an S-rank on a single pull?]

[No, it feels more like graduating in five pulls]

[The former Archbishop of Schicksal in this state is really something else. Su Nian is about to reach the peak of his life soon]

[Bro, I beg you, don't take off. I'm jealous]

[Would Honkai descend if there was just one more talented person like me in this world!]

"Attention, contestants. The preparation time has ended. To help you manage your time effectively, please complete the basic setting and outline of your story within the next eight hours."

"This announcement will repeat every two hours."

Su Nian lifted his head wearily. A broadcast speaker sat at the edge of the workroom, currently playing the reminder.

The competition had only now truly begun.

But for Su Nian, he had already gotten a head start—and he was exhausted.

Keeping the mind constantly churning was a burden for anyone.

He needed to stop for now and rest a little to maintain his condition.

After the preset reminder played automatically, it not only stirred the contestants into action but also woke the judges and host still present at the venue.

Though they wanted to linger in Su Nian's livestream, watching him write the complete story to perfection—

To see those drafts the moment they were finished!

But Su Nian stopping to rest now was a real pity.

Still, it was indeed time to check on the other contestants, to see if anyone else was performing as brilliantly as Su Nian.

"Let's take a look at Contestant No. 31 next?"

No rush, no rush—there would still be a work showcase segment in the final stage of the competition.

Once Su Nian finished his story, they could ask Kevin to read it aloud with emotion. That would certainly be interesting.

Guiding the audience, the big screen switched to Contestant No. 31. No. 31 was Rita Rossweisse, recommended by Otto.

Genius beautiful girl writer—this phrase had always been a gimmick that drew eyes.

After all, who wouldn't like a woman of talent and extraordinary beauty?

And that was merely Rita's most trivial virtue.

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