Seeing Babylon Labs in the Story, Otto the Green Panics! / Rita Was Exposed on Livestream Without Knowing It

That's enough. You did well, Kiana.

This lady hasn't...—huff...—huff...called for a stop yet! I can keep going!

Rita's voice was composed and effortless, while Kiana was already panting heavily.

Just from their tones alone, one could hear the gap between them.

Your face is practically screaming "exhausted." Please get some proper rest. I'll take my leave first.

After Rita left those words behind, the game screen went black.

Then a line of white text flashed by, indicating that the break had ended.

Next was the final round of assessment. Please have the designated examinees put on the synchronized immersion devices. The trial program in charge of virtual combat will select suitable virtual modules from the database as opponents. Good luck, everyone!

After Theresa finished explaining, Kiana's dialogue box popped up, followed by her energetic voice.

Examinee Kiana Kaslana. Preparing to connect.

System Notification: Read rate 98.6%... Connection synchronization rate 100%. Generating hostile module. Connection synchronization rate 120%—hos-hos-hostile module ge-ge-generating—

As the electronic mechanical voice played, everyone in the Live Stream knew something had gone wrong with the match even without any prompt.

"Looks like Kiana and the others are in for a hard fight?" Hua's intuition told her that what came next would not be simple.

However, Beichen, who had already read the script, merely replied blandly:

"No, it's just slaughtering a pig. There's no hard fight or anything."

As he spoke, the game had already begun playing Ganesha's entrance animation.

Once the scene finished playing, a massive Emperor-class Honkai Beast with tusks appeared before everyone.

The moment Hua saw this Honkai Beast, she made a judgment based on her experience.

"No, there will definitely be a hard fight next!"

"A hard fight... This viewer seems a little too immersed."

Looking at Hua's comment, Beichen did not know whether to laugh or cry.

What was Ganesha supposed to be? It was just a beginner boss to practice on. Compared to late-game bosses like Imaginary Tree Husk—Nihilism and Imaginary Tree Husk—Mysticism, it was practically adorable!

"Why would you say that?"

"Just keep watching."

After saying that, Beichen controlled Ri Duck and gave the boss a brutal beating. Bronya and Mei had barely joined the battle and landed a few hits.

When Ganesha fell...

Beichen's Live Stream instantly went silent.

Seele, Elysia, and the others were astonished that such a huge Emperor-class Honkai Beast had fallen so quickly.

Otto and Durandal, who knew something about Ganesha, were unsurprised.

After all, Rita had long since reported everything that had happened at St. Freya Academy. The only thing the two of them did not know was the specific footage.

Of course, if anyone in the Live Stream was the most shocked, it had to be...

Hua: "..."

Beichen: "What a grueling battle~"

Hua: "Ahem! Estimating strength naturally comes with a certain degree of error."

Because you felt embarrassed that your performance today was not perfect due to the Live Stream content, you obtained Crystal x560!

It was so awkward that Hua began trying to give herself an out.

She felt that her confident judgment that this would be a hard fight had indeed been rash.

"Ah? Mm... I suppose."

Although Beichen really wanted to complain that this was nowhere near just "a little" error.

But progressing through the story was the priority now, so there was no need to stir up trouble.

Beichen then clicked through the story. After the game's dialogue box ended, the results screen popped up.

The instant the level ended, the game's cutscene appeared.

Ah~ It's finally over. I'm completely exhausted...

Mei and Bronya walked ahead, discussing the strange occurrence during the exam. Kiana, who was feeling extremely unwell, walked behind them and reached out, wanting to call to her companions.

However, the moment her voice left her lips, Mei and Bronya vanished before her eyes, and everything around her turned into the blood-red campus she had once seen in her dreams.

That eerie, mysterious presence had once again dragged her into a terrifying nightmare...

As the dream manifested, the game's dialogue background changed from the campus to a cold laboratory.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone in the Live Stream, Beichen tapped the screen.

Soon, dialogue boxes for that mysterious voice and Kiana appeared.

What a cute little girl. You really are surprising. You even defeated that Ganesha~☆ You know, that Honkai Beast that appeared in India in 2012 caused the deaths of two A-rank Valkyries and seriously injured twelve Valkyries... I thought it would be an insurmountable obstacle for a B-rank Valkyrie like you?

Her tone was relaxed and leisurely, carrying the arrogance of someone who had everything under her control.

"Who exactly is that strange voice?" Hearing the peculiar voice in the game, Seele nervously sent a comment. "I just feel like... she has bad intentions..."

"You guessed..."

Before Beichen could finish, a long pink comment floated across the Live Stream screen. "Ehehe~ Perhaps she's some kind of mastermind behind the scenes~ I'm so curious. What kind of charming girl could this mysterious-sounding lady be? I'm really looking forward to it~"

The one speaking was none other than Elysia.

Her words were clearly a continuation of what Seele had said.

"Eh? Oh! Um..."

Seele, who had been addressed, replied somewhat flusteredly. Since she did not know how to answer, she became so anxious that she could not say anything else.

Seeing this, Beichen said to Seele with a helpless smile, "This viewer guessed right. She really does have bad intentions. Miss Pink Elf also guessed right. She is the source of Kiana's nightmares."

"Wow~ I guessed right. That makes me so happy (〃'▽'〃)"

As another pink comment floated past, Kiana's reply played on the screen.

What a joke. Although my rank is B, this lady actually possesses the strength of an S-rank Valkyrie!

Kiana's answer was confident and full of energy. Unfortunately, faced with such a spirited Kiana, the mysterious voice mercilessly poured cold water on her.

Hehe, you really do love boasting. Although you are quite strong, you are still far inferior to an S-rank Valkyrie~☆ Because fourteen years ago, I personally experienced the strength of an S-rank Valkyrie.

Fourteen years ago? Personally experienced it? Could you be... the Second Herrscher? How could that be? Why would the Second Herrscher, who was confirmed to have been eliminated fourteen years ago, appear in my dream?

"Herrscher!?"

In the Live Stream, a pink and a white comment floated past side by side.

Beichen looked closely and saw that the commenters were none other than Elysia and Hua.

Their reactions were not strange, but the other people in the Live Stream... had no reaction whatsoever to this extremely explosive piece of information.

Seele was easy enough to understand. Judging from her behavior, she did not seem to understand what a Herrscher was.

But what was going on with Otto and Durandal?

Did Durandal not want to know what had happened fourteen years ago?

Meanwhile, inside the Schicksal Archbishop's office.

Otto raised his head and gave Durandal an order. "It's getting late, Durandal. You should go focus on your training."

This sudden order was far too abrupt.

Durandal had been extremely interested in the coming story, so she was somewhat puzzled upon hearing it.

Why was he urging her to train at such a crucial moment?

Otto, Otto... Are you deliberately hiding something from me?

Durandal remained silent, her expression gradually becoming complicated.

"But... very well, Lord Otto."

After a long internal struggle, Durandal ultimately decided to fulfill her duty as a Schicksal Valkyrie, obey the Bishop's order, and go train.

Since she needed to focus on training, she could no longer stay in the Live Stream.

Beichen immediately heard the system notification:

Your viewer, Effort Pays Off, has left the Live Stream!

???

"Why did she suddenly leave?"

Beichen frowned as he looked at the viewer count displayed on the Live Stream screen.

He only had four viewers in total, and now one had left...

"Maybe... something urgent came up? Big Brother Streamer, I'm really interested in the story now! Keep going. I'll stay and watch with you."

Seele comforted him at just the right moment.

Seeing her warmhearted comment, Beichen's mood finally improved a little.

He glared viciously at the person in the viewer list whose ID was Your Great Inventor.

He had already guessed most of the reason Durandal had left without saying goodbye.

Other than Otto, probably no one had the authority to make her leave directly.

All he could say was that this Bishop really had something going for him, managing to keep Kiana by his side for fourteen whole years without exposing the truth.

Pah! That scheming bastard Green Otto!

Beichen silently cursed Otto in his heart, then tapped the screen and continued the story.

Oh my, even your slow reactions are so adorable. It makes me want to gobble you up in one bite~

Hmph, even if this is only a dream... today, don't even think about leaving here alive. You... murderer who killed my mother!

I never planned to leave this place. Hehe~ Because this is both your dream and my dream. I am you, and you are me. The one who should leave...—...—should be you, Kiana!

Shut up!

With each provocation from the mysterious voice, Kiana, who was still not calm enough, became enraged.

After the game entered the playable section, the mission prompt instructed her to catch up to that strange figure.

As Kiana walked up the stairs and finally arrived beyond the mechanical gate.

Otto's eyes widened in his office!

He had never expected this game to perfectly recreate everything in the Babylon Laboratory...

A terrifying thought surfaced in Otto's mind.

Could the creator of this game truly be a god?

Why did he—or she?—know everything that had happened there? This should have been classified information recorded in Schicksal's top-secret archives!

What kind of existence could steal classified information without anyone noticing, then create such an exquisite game without anyone noticing...

Could this be an attempt to expose everything to the public?

Just as Otto was finding the story he had witnessed with his own eyes utterly unbelievable...

"Big Brother Streamer, what... is inside those glass pods? Are those girls... still alive? Were they all captured and brought here?"

"No, they are all artificially created humans. As for whether they are alive or dead, who knows? In any case, no one would care whether lab rats lived or died."

As soon as he finished speaking, an enemy identical to Kiana appeared before her. Its name was unmistakably: "Girl in the Culture Pod..."