Hua Says, "How Could This Person in the Game Possibly Be Me?!" / Miss Pink Elf Makes a Very Well-Timed Entrance~

Then, two Venom Spider Mechs appeared on the screen, followed by a steady descent of Titans.

Their appearance signaled the start of the battle.

Beichen skillfully controlled Theresa, dodging explosions and attacks. Since this was a beginner trial stage, the monsters did not have much health.

The battle ended quickly, and the screen briefly went black afterward.

When it lit up again, the character being controlled had changed from Theresa to the player character.

Beichen immediately stepped forward and began talking to Theresa.

Kiana, class is about to start. Where are you going?

Theresa... I-I'm heading to class right now...

Don't call me by my name at the Academy, and don't call me Auntie either.

"What???" Seele's comment floated across the screen. "This little girl named Theresa is actually Kiana's aunt?"

Auntie...

If that was true, then didn't that mean she was much older than Kiana? But she looked like such a cute little girl!

At that moment, young Seele was deeply shocked...

Hua Said There Was No Way This Person in the Game Could Be Her!

"Yeah, isn't it surprising?" Beichen asked with a smile. He had long known the relationships between the characters.

"Mm... yeah. I thought she was Kiana's little sister or someone's..."

Before Seele could finish marveling, Theresa continued speaking:

You should respectfully address me as "Academy Principal." Got it?

"Academy Principal? This little girl is actually the Academy Principal?!"

Seele found this newly acquired information utterly unbelievable. She felt that someone serving as Academy Principal ought to be a mature, intellectual older sister like Mama Cocolia.

That mature-looking Major Himeko seemed far more fitting for the role...

"Little girl... ahem, dear viewer, if you ever say that to Academy Principal Theresa in person, be careful she doesn't use Judah to teach you a lesson."

Beichen did not know whether to laugh or cry at Seele's shock.

Through this incident, he had confirmed that his guess was correct.

Although people from the Honkai world gathered in this Live Stream, they were not necessarily from the same timeline.

As a result, there would be varying degrees of discrepancies in what they knew.

For instance, Fu Hua did not recognize her own self at St. Freya Academy, while Seele did not know who Kiana, Theresa, and Mei were. All of that was caused by this.

How incredible... It seemed like the Live Stream would produce plenty of funny misunderstandings in the future.

As Beichen thought about it, he continued through the story.

The early stages of Chapter Two, Voice in the Dream, were relatively simple and relaxed. They were mainly about Kiana, Mei, and Bronya preparing at the Academy for the annual Valkyrie Exam.

During that time, both Fu Hua and Himeko appeared to supervise and test the protagonist, Kiana.

Although both of them questioned Kiana's carelessness and mistakes, their attitudes were very friendly.

There was a faint sense of an elder caring for a junior.

This development unexpectedly surprised someone in the Live Stream.

"The Valkyrie named Fu Hua... seems to have a talent for leadership."

A comment drifted across the Live Stream screen.

The person who sent it was none other than Hua...

Beichen could not help smiling when he saw the comment.

"A leader? Hahaha, not necessarily... Maybe this Valkyrie named Fu Hua has just lived longer and likes looking after those who came after her."

It was not strange for Hua to make such a remark.

Fu Hua of the Previous Era had not experienced the magnificent history of following Ji Lin to defeat the Honkai, nor had she met exceptional figures like Lian Shan. Thus, she was a pure and qualified warrior.

Because of that, she admired Kevin and Elysia's leadership abilities, as well as Mei and Mobius's strategic talents.

Now that she saw another self who looked exactly like her carefully and kindly guiding other students at the Academy, she naturally found it novel...

"Lived longer? But she looks very young."

Hua stared at herself on the screen for a long time. It felt like looking into a mirror, except that this version of her...

Looked relaxed and at ease, and occasionally even smiled at Kiana...

"Haha, some people may look quite young," Beichen sighed after seeing Hua's comment, "but their mental age might be older than anyone else's."

"You mean there is something more to her?"

"I don't know, and I wouldn't dare say. All I can say is that if we keep watching, we'll all understand eventually."

Beichen smiled faintly, then opened Stage 2-3.

As the stage loaded, the game began playing a cutscene.

The camera focused on St. Freya Academy late at night. The eerie image, accompanied by unsettling background music, did not last long before shifting to Kiana's room.

Dressed simply and hugging a pillow, Kiana lay half-reclined on her bed with a pained expression...

My head... hurts a little...

Then came a ding.

The screen was dyed blood-red, and she appeared in the plaza of St. Freya Academy...

This is... St. Freya Academy?

As Kiana sank into the dream, Valkyrie Armor appeared on her body.

Then, a teasing laugh rang out.

Hehehehe...

Who? Who's there?

Lost little girl... welcome home~

After the cutscene ended, a special character whom Beichen had seen not long ago appeared before the character he was controlling...

She had flowing white hair and wore clothing with distinctive Honkai energy characteristics. Behind her was one half of the light wing unique to Valkyrie Moonlight, while three floating Keys of the Void hovered on the other side.

Beichen recognized her at a glance. She was the Herrscher of the Void, Sirin...

When Kiana awakened back then, Sirin had truly caused havoc throughout Schicksal.

And now, she was tempting Kiana.

Beichen tapped the screen and played through the story. Once Sirin and Kiana had finished speaking and Sirin revealed a truth Kiana did not know...

He controlled the character and began pursuing this Herrscher, who would become inseparably entangled with Kiana in the future...

"This person?"

A comment crossed the otherwise silent Live Stream screen.

The person who sent it was none other than Bishop Otto.

Although he had already prepared himself for how absurd this game could be, he had not expected it to be this absurd.

It had actually created a character model for a Herrscher?

This was far too unbelievable. Could the creator of this game really be a god...

Just as Otto was greatly shocked by Sirin's appearance, Beichen had already begun controlling his team to deal with the Zombies and Honkai Beasts appearing in the stage.

"Oh, right. Watch carefully now. I said I'd demonstrate it for you."

After saying that, Beichen tapped the normal attack button twice. Ri Duck's second normal attack launched the monsters into the air, then he switched characters to trigger White Comet's QTE.

Since White Comet had a passive that stunned targets after her attacks landed, it was easy to trigger Chariot's QTE—Gravity Field.

In an instant! Bronya entered by smashing her fist into the ground. As the screen shook slightly, a wave of minor enemies was easily wiped out.

"Wow! Bronya is amazing!"

"I told you this combination was strong. I didn't lie, did I?"

Beichen said proudly.

Although the initial B-rank Starter Trio were basically useless later on, they still felt great in the early game as long as they were paired well.

"Mm!" Seele was naturally delighted to see Bronya showing off her power.

"Alright, let's continue the story."

After fulfilling his promise, Beichen fought his way after Sirin and cleared the final wave of monsters.

Then, a dialogue box appeared on the screen:

Huff... huff... These small fries are completely no match for me! Now you can tell me, right?

Congratulations, congratulations! You've won your prize. So, Kiana~ Which matter would you like to know about?

Then, two options appeared on the screen.

They concerned her father's departure and her mother's early death.

The answers to these two questions corresponded to the fates of Kiana's parents, Siegfried and Cecilia.

Either one was of vital importance to Kiana.

Miss Pink Elf Who Was Great at Choosing the Moment to Appear~

Seeing the branching choices on the screen, Seele curiously sent a comment to ask:

"Big Brother Streamer, which option should we choose?"

"It doesn't matter which one you pick. As for why, I'll show you in a moment."

After thinking about it, Beichen clicked on the option concerning her mother's early death.

As a Valkyrie, you surely know about the "Second Honkai Eruption" that occurred in Siberia fourteen years ago, right?... The Second Herrscher was a harbinger of destruction known as the Herrscher of "Space."

When the world fell into crisis, Schicksal dispatched the Valkyrie who would subjugate the Herrscher—the only S-rank Valkyrie, the one and only precious anti-Honkai humanoid weapon that could only be used once. That was your mother, Kiana: Cecilia Schariac~☆

On the screen, the strange voice labeled ??? revealed part of the truth before ending the conversation on its own.

Seeing this, Beichen could not help admiring how well Sirin knew how to bait people. She first threw out a clue to a question, then gradually uncovered truths that had been concealed in the past.

Little by little, she lured Kiana into her trap and made her waver in the truth she believed in.

After clearing the stage, Beichen clicked on it and played through it again. This time, between the two options concerning her father's departure and her mother's early death, he chose the former.

Then, something magical happened...

???'s answer did not change at all.

It still mentioned the Honkai Eruption in Siberia, as well as the couple Siegfried and Cecilia.

Only then did Seele finally understand why Beichen had said it did not matter what she chose...

"Huh? The answers to these two options are actually the same?"

"Yeah, there's no difference." Beichen broke into a cold sweat.

As the two talked, another Live Stream viewer who had shown great interest in the story also raised a question. "Then what is the point of setting up two options here? Isn't it completely meaningless? Why do that?"

Seeing someone interrupt, Beichen focused on the screen and saw that the displayed ID was Effort Pays Off.

That was Durandal...

She had actually spoken? Since she had not said anything the entire time, he had thought she had already left the Live Stream. So she had been lurking and watching silently?

Now that she had suddenly spoken up, could it be that she had become interested in the Honkai Eruption in Siberia?

Jiu Wuling Yibaling Jiulingjiu

Beichen knew hidden parts of the story that even Durandal herself did not know. Therefore, he knew exactly how much of an impact it would have on the current Durandal if everything that had happened in Siberia were fully exposed.