Live Stream Honkai Impact 3rd, I Choose to Expose Kiana in Arc City! Chapter 10

Then two Venom Spider Mechs appeared on the screen, followed by more Titans descending.

Their arrival signaled the start of the battle.

Beichen deftly maneuvered Theresa to dodge explosions and attacks. Since it was a beginner tutorial level, the monsters' health wasn't high.

The fight ended quickly, and the screen went black for a brief moment.

When it lit up again, the controlled character had switched from Theresa to the player avatar.

Beichen moved forward and began a conversation with Theresa.

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

[The... Theresa! I'm on my way to class right now...]

[Don't call me by my name on campus, and don't call me Aunt either.]

"What???" Seele's bullet comment scrolled past. "This little girl named Theresa is actually Kiana's aunt?"

Aunt...

If that's true, then wouldn't she be much older than Kiana? But she looks like such an adorable little girl!

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

Chapter 14 Hua Says There's No Way That Person in the Game Is Her

"Yeah, pretty surprising, isn't it?" Beichen asked with a smile, already knowing the character relationships.

"Mhm... mhm, I thought she was Kiana's or someone else's little sister..."

But before Seele could finish her exclamation, Theresa spoke again:

[Address me respectfully as "Academy Principal," got it?]

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

Seele found this latest piece of information utterly baffling. She felt that someone in the role of Academy Principal should be like Mother Cocolia—a mature, knowledgeable older sister.

That mature-looking Major Himeko would seem far more fitting...

"Little girl... ahem, dear viewer, if you ever say that to Principal Theresa's face, watch out—she'll pull out Judah to teach you a lesson."

Beichen found Seele's shock both amusing and exasperating.

Through this incident, he confirmed his earlier guess was correct.

While people from the world of Honkai might gather in this live stream, they weren't necessarily from the same timeline.

So their knowledge would have varying degrees of discrepancy.

For example, Fu Hua not recognizing her own self at St. Freya Academy, or Seele not knowing who Kiana, Theresa, or Mei were—all because of this.

It's incredible... I feel like this live stream is going to produce a lot of laughs.

As Beichen mused, he started playing through the story.

Chapter 2: Voice in the Dream. The early stages were relatively simple and easy, mostly involving Kiana, Mei, and Bronya preparing on campus for the annual Valkyrie exam.

During this time, Fu Hua and Himeko both stepped in to supervise and test the protagonist, Kiana.

Although they both questioned Kiana's carelessness and mistakes, their attitudes were quite friendly.

There was even a hint of care from elders toward a junior.

This kind of scene, unsurprisingly, caught one person in the live stream off guard.

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

A bullet comment scrolled across the screen.

And the person who sent it was none other than Hua...

Seeing the comment, Beichen couldn't help but smile.

"Leadership? Haha, not necessarily... maybe this Valkyrie named Fu Hua has just lived a long time and likes to look after those who come after her."

It wasn't strange that she'd make such an observation.

The Fu Hua of the Previous Era hadn't experienced the grand history of following Ji Lin to defeat the Honkai, nor had she met remarkable people like Lian Shan. She was simply a pure and qualified warrior.

That's why she admired Kevin and Elysia's leadership skills, as well as Mei and Mobius's strategic talents.

Now seeing a version of herself that looked exactly like her, carefully and kindly guiding other students on campus, it was only natural she'd find it novel...

"Lived a long time? But she still looks young."

Hua stared intently at the screen at herself for a long time, feeling like she was looking in a mirror. The only difference was that version of her...

She seemed relaxed, at ease, occasionally even smiling at Kiana...

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

"You mean there's more to her?"

"I don't know, and I dare not say. All I can say is, if we keep watching, we'll figure it out."

Beichen smiled faintly, then clicked to open Chapter 2-3.

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

The camera focused on St. Freya Academy late at night. This scene, paired with eerie background audio, didn't last long before cutting to Kiana's room.

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

[My head... it hurts a little...]

Then, a 'Ding!' sound rang out.

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

[This is... St. Freya Academy?]

As Kiana sank into her dream, a Valkyrie Armor materialized over her body.

Immediately after, a mocking laugh echoed.

[Heheheheh...]

[Who? Who's there?]

[A lost little girl... welcome home~]

After the CG finished playing, a special character—one Beichen had seen not long ago—appeared in front of the character he was controlling...

She had flowing white hair, wore attire characteristic of Honkai energy, and bore on one back a half-wing unique to Valkyrie Moonlight, while on the other floated three Keys of the Void.

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

Back when Kiana first awakened, she had really caused a ruckus at Schicksal.

And now, she was in the middle of seducing Kiana.

Beichen tapped the screen, advancing the story. After Sirin and Kiana finished their dialogue, revealing truths Kiana had never known, he began controlling his character to chase after this Herrscher—one who would be entangled with Kiana in the days to come...

"This person?"

On the silent screen of the live stream, a comment scrolled by.

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

Though he had already mentally prepared himself for how absurd this game could be, he still hadn't expected it to reach this level.

They could actually make a character model of a Herrscher?

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

And just as Otto was stunned by Sirin's appearance, Beichen had already started using his team setup to deal with the Zombies and Honkai Beasts appearing in the stage.

"Oh right, I said I'd show you earlier. Watch this now."

With that, Beichen tapped the normal attack button twice, using Ri Duck's second normal attack to launch a monster into the air, then switched characters to trigger White Comet's QTE.

Since White Comet had a passive that stunned targets on hit, it easily triggered Chariot's QTE—Gravity Field.

In an instant! Bronya punched the ground as she entered. With a slight tremor on the screen, a wave of small fry was effortlessly cleared.

"Wow! Big sister Bronya is amazing!"

"I told you this combo was strong, didn't I?" Beichen said with some pride.

Sure, the Starter Trio at base B-rank would become nearly useless later on, but in the early game, as long as you combined them well, it was still very comfortable.

"Mhm!" Seeing Bronya show off her power, Seele was naturally delighted.

"Alright, let's continue the story."

After fulfilling his promise, Beichen fought his way through, chasing Sirin and taking out the last wave of enemies.

Then, a dialogue box popped up on the screen:

[Huff... huff... These small fries are totally nothing! Now, can you tell me?]

[Congratulations! You've won a prize. So, Kiana~ which matter do you want to know about?]

Two options then appeared on the screen.

They were [About Father's Departure] and [About Mother's Early Death].

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

Either one was crucial to Kiana.

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Seeing the branching choice on the screen, Seele curiously sent a comment asking:

"Streamer Big Brother, which one should I pick?"

"It doesn't matter which you choose. As for why, I'll show you in a bit."

Beichen thought for a moment, then clicked on About Mother's Early Death.

[As a Valkyrie, you must know about the 'Second Honkai Eruption' that happened in Siberia 14 years ago, right?... The Second Herrscher was called the 'Space' Herrscher, a messenger of destruction.]

[When the world was on the brink of crisis, Schicksal dispatched the Valkyrie to hunt the Herrscher—the only S-rank Valkyrie, the sole, precious, single-use anti-Honkai humanoid weapon. That was your mother, Kiana, Cecilia Schariac~☆]

On the screen, the strange voice with the display name ??? revealed a portion of the truth, then ended the conversation on its own.

Seeing this, Beichen couldn't help but marvel at how well Sirin knew how to fish—first tossing out a clue to the problem, then slowly unveiling the concealed facts of the past.

Luring Kiana step by step into the trap, shaking her faith in the truths she held dear.

After clearing the stage, Beichen clicked it again to replay, then chose the former of the two options: [About Father's Departure] and [About Mother's Early Death].

Then, something miraculous happened...

The answer from ??? didn't change at all.

It still mentioned the Honkai eruption in Siberia, and the couple Siegfried and Cecilia.

It was only then that Seele finally understood why it didn't matter which option was chosen...

"Huh? So the answers to both options are the same?"

"Yeah, no difference." Beichen said with a wry smile.

As the two chatted, another viewer in the live stream who had shown keen interest in the plot raised a question: "Then what's the point of setting up two options here? Isn't it completely meaningless? Why do it?"

Beichen noticed the interjection and looked closely at the screen—the ID displayed was Effort Pays Off.

That is, Durandal...

She actually spoke up? He'd thought she'd already left the stream since she hadn't said anything, but it turned out she was lurking and peeking at the screen?

Suddenly asking now—could it be that she'd taken an interest in the Honkai eruption in Siberia?

Beichen knew there was hidden story even she herself didn't know, so he was well aware of the impact the full exposure of what happened in Siberia would have on the current Durandal.