"Two identical Kianas?" Seele froze when she saw two people on the screen with the same appearance, the same battle suits, and the same weapons.
She could not understand the deeper meaning behind this game design. Could it be hinting that Kiana actually had a twin sister?
"Was this also an illusion created by that mysterious person?"
"This? Illusions are projections based on reality, after all."
Beichen answered Seele's question rather tactfully.
As for whether she understood it, that was another matter.
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In truth, the enemy's name had already revealed plenty of information about the game's plot.
Archbishop Otto in the Live Stream understood all of this perfectly.
Yet he had not said a single word? Heh, he was probably still shocked by himself.
Beichen controlled the trial character Kiana as she fought the enemies that kept appearing.
Although she was only using the most basic Valkyrie White Comet battlesuit, he still handled her with ease. Before long, he defeated the two enemies and reached the game's final stage.
There, the mysterious enemy finally revealed her true form.
Of course, her name was still displayed as "???," meaning that it had been hidden.
However, such concealment was meaningless to Beichen and Otto.
After all, both of them had seen the Herrscher of the Void carefully before. They could recognize her without anyone spelling it out.
"Big Brother Streamer, will this be okay? That mysterious person looks really hard to deal with..."
In the Live Stream, Seele had instinctively sensed that the enemy named ??? was anything but ordinary.
"Oh? Haha, don't worry. Story stages aren't that difficult."
Beichen controlled the trial Kiana and charged forward. As he skillfully used her skills to fight Sirin, he explained,
"Besides, Kiana isn't that weak."
After an exhilarating battle, Sirin lost one bar of health. As the color of her health bar changed,
she spoke a thought-provoking line.
You think you can escape me? Throughout the rest of your life, I will keep appearing in your deepest nightmares, again and again, until one day... you can no longer endure it...
As her voice faded, the game screen gradually darkened...
When the image appeared again, Kiana saw many people before her: Mei, Fu Hua, Theresa...
All three wore worried expressions as they looked at her.
Behind them was a ring of light resembling the sun. This was the Moonlight Throne's main control room, where Kiana and the others had arrived not long ago.
Amid this eerie atmosphere, Rita's voice slowly rang out.
It seemed that Kiana's fainting spells and sleepwalking, like Bronya's,
had both been affected by the Moonlight Throne engine's energy. This battleship's engine was truly strange. In any case, my mission here is complete. Next, I will return to headquarters and make my report.
As her voice played, the camera shifted to Kiana's bewildered face.
She was lying in Mei's arms. She showed no fear and did not mention anything that had happened in the dream.
She merely spoke groggily.
"Mei... I'm hungry~"
"Then let's head back. I'll cook for you!"
Behind the two girls leaning against each other, Rita's gaze was sharp. Her inner monologue was voiced as narration.
Observation Report, No. 105-K423. Compared to the past, the subject's physical abilities and combat strength have clearly improved. However, the specific condition of personality recurrence still requires further observation.
The Bishop's plan is about to enter its executable phase.
Everything... is under his control.
With that, the cutscene ended, and the stage results screen popped up.
The Chapter Two story had also come to an end.
Beichen stretched, then checked the time...
"It's already this late? How about we stop here for now? I'll continue tonight."
Seele was the first to agree. "Okay, then see you tonight, Big Brother! Make sure you stream, okay? I really want to know what happens next!"
Although she was not the one playing, watching the story unfold on the screen somehow made her feel as if she were at St. Freya Academy.
In her eyes, it was an incredibly interesting game.
However, from Otto's perspective in the Live Stream, what kind of game was this?
This was clearly just someone recording reality with a camera, wasn't it?
"...I'll be there tonight."
Otto felt that what he had seen had already surpassed the limits of his understanding.
So, he intended to find out exactly what this game was all about.
After the two said goodbye, Elysia and Hua bid farewell as well.
Once the system showed that the Live Stream audience had dropped to zero, Beichen ended the stream.
Congratulations, Host, on completing the livestream.
Based on this livestream's popularity, the Host has received 3,600 Crystal as a reward!
The system notification sounded at the exact moment the stream ended.
Looking at the newly credited 3,600 Crystal, Beichen felt all his exhaustion vanish, replaced by anticipation for the next stream.
But before that... he should go get some food at the Staff Canteen.
Only now did Beichen remember that he had come to work without eating breakfast.
He had spent the entire morning livestreaming while doing maintenance work, and now it was lunchtime. He had not even had a sip of water...
I told Durandal to treat herself better, yet I'm even harsher on myself.
Beichen smiled, set down his tools, and prepared to head to the Staff Canteen for a meal.
After arriving at the canteen, Beichen looked at the delicious dishes on the menu and casually ordered several of the most expensive ones.
King crab, australian lobster, abalone... as long as he thought it was tasty, he ordered one.
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Even the Valkyries who came to the canteen for meals rarely ate as extravagantly as he did today.
Thus, quite a few people glanced over curiously after seeing how lavishly he was spending.
At a nearby table, two Immortal Blades Members quietly asked the person beside them, "Vice Captain Rita, isn't that man the one from before..."
"Oh?"
Rita turned her head and looked in the direction they indicated.
Today, she was not wearing her usual maid outfit. Instead, she had changed into another Valkyrie battlesuit, Luna Kindred.
"What is it?"
"N-Nothing. It's just strange that he suddenly became so high-profile."
After hearing her subordinate's muttering, Rita gave Beichen another puzzled glance.
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Rita recalled that she had seen this man yesterday and had even suspected him of being an Anti-Entropy spy.
Other than that, they had no interaction whatsoever.
"He has merely learned to reward himself. There is no need to pay attention to him." She turned back and elegantly reprimanded them.
Just as she was secretly watching him...
Beichen suddenly felt a chill run down his back. Looking in the direction that sensation came from, he discovered Rita staring at him without blinking!
What... was going on?
I concealed my identity extremely well during the stream. I barely revealed any personal information.
She couldn't have learned about my livestream from Otto...
Then why was Rita staring at me?
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No matter what, he should listen to what they were saying first...
Beichen turned back around and focused intently as he eavesdropped on Rita and the others.
"But... I still think this man is suspicious. Vice Captain, shouldn't we investigate him carefully?"
"Heh, what is this? Some recently popular cold joke?"
Rita elegantly mocked the overly suspicious member.
In her eyes, that man was merely one of Schicksal's many temporary workers.
There were as many temporary workers as they wanted. If they ever ran short, they could simply hire an agency to post advertisements and recruit more people from society.
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What could possibly be so unusual about him?
"Rather than that, we should pay closer attention to Captain Durandal. Was she distracted during training today?"
"W-Well... Captain arrived rather late today, and she did seem somewhat absent-minded."
Just as the Immortal Blades Members were feeling uneasy, Durandal's voice suddenly sounded beside their table.
"Were you discussing me?"
"Ehhh!!!"
The two members beside Rita froze the moment they saw their captain appear.
They had been talking about someone behind her back, only for that very person to suddenly show up?
That was far too awkward!
Fortunately, the vice captain they relied on remained perfectly composed.
"Not at all. We were discussing girl-related topics."
"...What did you say?"
"Hehe, Captain Durandal, have you ever considered what kind of person you would choose if you were to pick a partner? The two of them were just clamoring about investigating that man over there~"
Rita smiled as she changed the subject. Her words mixed truth with lies and lies with truth, making them very easy to misunderstand.
However, she knew her captain's personality well.
She knew exactly how Durandal would answer next...
"Schicksal's Valkyries should focus on improving their strength. So you were discussing this kind of idle gossip? Sigh, do not drag unrelated civilians into this."
Just as expected, Durandal's face did not even redden when confronted with that topic.
At the same time, earnest and polite as ever, she did not forget to wave at the three of them before slowly walking away...
By the time Beichen came back to his senses, the Valkyrie had already reached his table...
"Hm?"
"I apologize for my team members' offense."
Durandal spoke slowly. Her tone was polite but not humble, neither throwing her weight around nor being excessively courteous.
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