Honkai Impact: Exposing Myself First
Chapter 4

Exposing Myself First in Honkai

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Besides, the heavenly screen's revelations were themselves a process of change.

It was like them standing in the past of the future, while the future stood somewhere far away from them.

They moved toward the future, and the future moved toward them.

Knowing the future in advance was itself a variable.

Kiana was quite smart.

Every time, she asked exactly the right question.

That made things even less problematic.

She had actually asked before.

Why did it need commentary when it was only an edited video? Why couldn't it be made clearer?

The answer was perhaps understandable.

Although the system could observe all sorts of futures and even push Worldlines off course,

the more distant the future was, the more fragmented it became.

After all, nothing in this world was ever absolute, and no trajectory remained unchanged forever.

Even the plot of the Original Work Kiana had seen

had long since been shattered by Kiana's appearance, her possession of the system, and the many things that would be revealed in the future.

It could serve as a reference.

But it could not be copied wholesale.

If she blindly trusted the settings from that game, she might genuinely stumble badly.

Fortunately,

the system was like an encyclopedia and could search up a great deal of information about this world.

If something did not match the facts, it would remind her.

"To be honest..."

"I've never done anything like this before."

"..."

Kiana smiled.

She looked up at the ceiling in the room.

I will help you, the system replied.

"What if I explained the videos the way some commentary creators I used to watch did? Would that be better?" Kiana asked.

As long as you like it.

The system had no objection.

Although contradictions with reality could easily cause problems,

sometimes, contradictions between the future and reality were necessary.

If there were no deviations,

why would there be any need to shift the Worldline?

However!

The more closely it matched present reality, the more naturally it seemed to develop.

Naturally, more people would believe it.

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School: Carole and Hua.

Yet even so!

The system recommended that Kiana use more subjective language. Whether others believed her or not, she had to put her own ideas out there.

For example, the whole world said Herrschers were evil.

But she still had to speak up for Herrschers.

Naturally, the prerequisite was Herrschers with humanity—Herrschers who could fight for mankind.

How she said it and how she explained it

were both up to her!

Take an example.

If she simply edited together Ragnarok from Honkai Impact 2nd,

everyone would only see the End destroying the world and become afraid.

But if Kiana tearfully spoke for Honkai Impact 2nd's Young Lady, there would at least be a little more room for maneuver.

Wasn't that right?

The system did not even recommend merely playing videos. Instead, it especially encouraged Kiana to chatter away at the footage and at everyone, putting forth her own views.

Even a written overview would not be as useful as that.

Do not be afraid of saying the wrong thing.

Even if she said something wrong and sparked arguments,

it would generate even more emotional energy while all sides cursed and quarreled.

That would benefit them all.

What they needed was selfishness!

"Then it looks like... Honkai will be exposed ahead of time."

"Even though the Second Honkai has only just ended..."

"..."

After all, nothing had even happened in her Canghai City yet.

The internet was more or less the same.

A quick question to the system would make it even clearer.

Originally, the public was not supposed to learn about it until after the Seventh Great Honkai, when it could no longer be covered up.

Before then,

those in power hid it again and again, both to consolidate their rule and prevent panic. It could not be called good, but neither could it be called bad.

But one could easily imagine!

Once Honkai was exposed by Kiana and the system,

the entire world would be thrown into turmoil.

But what did that have to do with anything?

The system had never cared about other people. It only cared about its host.

Just as it had said from the start, it only observed the world in order to find a better future for its host and anchor a happier ending.

It had even come into being for that reason.

As for Kiana, she was a vessel of the End and had a terrifying family background. Her buffs were practically maxed out. As long as she did not do anything reckless, she could live however she wanted.

Perhaps

she would not truly do anything bad.

But if necessary,

she would not hold back either.

What she cared about more was simply the people around her.

She would help others if she could. If she could not, it did not matter.

When one had the ability, one helped the world.

But that was not a reason for anyone to morally blackmail her.

How many people would die because of her revelations, and how many would survive because of her changes—

none of that had anything to do with her.

At most, aside from the real family and friends she had in this life, the only people she regarded a little more favorably were the characters she had liked while playing games in her past life.

She was not coldhearted.

But she was a little selfish too!

That was enough...

No internal strife. Being happy was enough.

It was nearly four in the morning.

She still had school tomorrow.

She should sleep first.

Tomorrow, she could think about the first heavenly screen revelation.

The system said it would give Kiana an outline of the future it had observed for her to study carefully. It would even mark out some details and provide some of the observed footage as material.

When the time came, it would help Kiana edit it together. No problem.

Besides,

perhaps the script would change every time.

Because the future seen each time was not necessarily the same.

Perhaps the future you had always favored really was the goal you longed for.

But the more you shifted in that general direction, the more similar futures would emerge.

If there was a better future,

then naturally, the better future would be better. Right?

"Good night, system."

Good night, Host.

Nothing happened that night.

The next morning.

The system woke its host on time.

It took on the role of an alarm clock.

It also reminded her what she needed to bring and what classes she had today.

The school Kiana attended was the best middle school in Canghai City.

She searched through her memories and suddenly discovered that Hua and Carole were her classmates.

But after the initial ups and downs, she was no longer surprised by such things.

Following her usual routine, she skillfully tied her hair into twin Roman curls. Dressed in the sailor-style uniform unique to JK schoolgirls, she looked as noble as a princess as she headed off to class.

During class,

Kiana felt a little sleepy.

Fortunately, the teachers did not really bother her. Her grades were good, and her family had invested in the school because she attended it.

For the most part, the day passed peacefully.

At noon, in the cafeteria.

"Young Lady, didn't you sleep well last night?" Carole looked much the same as she did in Honkai: Star Rail: the same short white hair, the same wheat-colored skin, and the unmistakable appearance of an athletic girl.

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