Live Stream Honkai Impact 3rd, I Choose to Expose Kiana in Arc City! Chapter 15

This was her—a somewhat rigid Valkyrie with a touch of adorable contrast...

Beichen thought it over, then said, "It's fine. I didn't mind."

"Mm, thank you. You're a broad-minded person."

After cleaning up the mess her own team members had made, Captain Durandal turned and walked back, speaking sternly to the two beside Rita:

"Remember, we Valkyries of Schicksal have the main mission of fighting the Honkai. Those of us with power should take on this responsibility and protect ordinary people."

"Yes!"

The two team members Durandal had scolded immediately agreed, afraid of displeasing her.

As for Vice-Captain Rita, she looked up at Durandal with slight surprise.

At this moment, Durandal was staring straight at her...

With an air of calling her to account, ready to impose heavy punishment!

"Captain Durandal, I will keep your words in my heart and be more careful in the future."

"That's not what I wanted to talk to you about, Rita."

"Oh?"

"Bishop Otto asked me to inform you to go see him."

Hearing Durandal's words, Rita didn't dare delay and immediately got up to leave.

However, just as she reached the cafeteria door, she happened to run into Beichen, who had finished eating and was heading back to the dormitory for a nap.

The two exchanged glances, and then Beichen, out of gentlemanly courtesy, stepped aside.

But Rita only smiled slightly and said, "If you're in a hurry, sir, you should go first."

Hearing this reply, Beichen frowned in confusion for a moment, then pushed open the door.

But just as he stepped out of the cafeteria, he suddenly heard Rita's voice from behind.

"I hope you have a pleasant time at Schicksal~ Mr. Beichen, I still remember you."

Although Rita's voice was quite sweet, as pleasant as a lark's song...

What she said about still remembering... felt a bit unsettling...

"That's truly... an honor."

Beichen turned back to reply, then quickly walked away.

Watching his retreating figure, Rita's pretty eyes, which had been slightly narrowed, gradually opened... revealing a look of vigilance...

Originally, she hadn't planned to pay attention to such a minor character.

But after the suggestions from the two team members and the lesson from Captain Durandal, Rita grew more and more curious about this man's background...

"Excuse me, did you call for me, Lord Otto?"

The door to Otto's office rang, and Rita's voice came from outside.

"Come in, Rita." Otto propped his chin on one hand, speaking in a casual tone. "There are some things I need to inform you of."

With Otto's permission, Rita slowly pushed the door open, then closed it and bowed to Otto in greeting.

Only after completing this set of maid-specific formalities did she slowly lift her head and ask:

"May I ask, what are your orders?"

"..."

Otto looked at the maid before him, dressed in the Valkyrie battlesuit Luna Kindred, and organized his words.

Then, he spoke...

"It seems that Miss Kiana's slumber... Next, I will return to headquarters to report."

Otto's opening words were startling enough.

He directly recited what Rita had said in front of the Moonlight Throne's engine!

As soon as he finished, the eyelids of the very Rita in question twitched.

"Sorry to interrupt everyone. Lady Theresa... I'd like to have a spar with one of you."

Another sentence was spoken, and even Rita's calm, breezy smile couldn't hold up.

"L-Lord Otto... what is the meaning of this? Did you... have someone follow me? No, impossible... At the time on the Moonlight Throne, it should have been just me and the people from St. Freya Academy!"

"I'm just saying that through a method you'd never imagine, I learned of your every move at St. Freya Academy," Otto said, after reciting the words Rita had spoken during an external mission, adding a comment, "By the way, I quite approve of your compliment that Theresa looks as cute as a doll."

The moment she heard this, Rita's face turned deathly pale...

Chapter 22: Welt, you old bastard, just wait—I'm coming to slap you!

Rita believed she had encountered an extremely bizarre accident.

That was... a privacy leak...

Or rather, every move she made during a mission was known to His Grace the Archbishop.

This was terrifying, absolutely terrifying!

How could he possibly know these things? Was it through technological surveillance? Did that surveillance extend to her private life? Did it include moments like bathing or using the toilet...

"What nonsense are you thinking? Rita, I won't bother explaining how foolish it is to let your thoughts show on your face."

Otto's sudden remark cut off Rita's wild thoughts.

Only then did she realize that, due to her shock, her expression just now... had failed to maintain the humility and politeness befitting a maid.

A maid's failure!

"Forgive me, Lord Otto, I... I just didn't expect you to..." Rita trailed off, unsure whether she should be angry or embarrassed.

After all, she had never imagined that Archbishop Otto would concern himself with the details of her missions...

"Please tell me, are you... spying on me?"

"Heh... hehehe. Enough jokes, Rita."

Otto coldly glanced at the flustered maid before revealing the truth.

"Recently... I shared a rather special system with Durandal. According to its own account, it's called the Live Stream Audience System."

"Please, go on."

"I won't go into details. I can only tell you that through this system, I not only know your every move within the academy, but I can even see how the test subject's heart is gradually corroded and twisted."

Otto spoke with a serious expression, though his words sounded utterly unbelievable.

But Rita had no doubt about the truth of what the Archbishop said.

"Then... is this a good thing?"

"Not necessarily. I can't say for sure, because I can't control this thing. And its creator seems to be very aware... of certain secrets that should remain hidden."

After explaining, Otto didn't drag things out with Rita and got straight to the point:

"I need your help, Rita."

Time passed, and soon it was evening.

Beichen's work today mainly involved operating transport machinery to move construction materials. Though buying this and that was a bit tiring, it wasn't overly exhausting.

After all, compared to flesh-and-blood machines, Schicksal's steel machinery was far more advanced.

After a quick wash to clean off the grime, Beichen changed into some casual clothes, sat on the bed, and opened his phone to start streaming.

As soon as he entered the game, he saw his stamina was nearly full.

Knowing full well the value of stamina, Beichen wasted no time and began clearing material stages to get some precious Crystals.

Just as he finished setting up his team and started the material stage, the system notification chimed.

[Welcome Loves Bronya, Miss Pink Elf, Today's Performance Is Not Perfect to the Live Stream.]

"Streamer Big Brother, hello!" As soon as she entered the Live Stream, Seele sent a greeting message.

Her enthusiasm now was much higher than at the start.

Seeing this shy girl become so lively here, Beichen couldn't help but feel that he finally had some true loyal fans!

"Mm, hello to you too!"

"Eh? Big Brother, your voice... sounds a bit weak? Are you sick?"

"Cough! Just a little tired, thanks for asking."

As Beichen was busy dealing with Seele's concern, a third message floated across the Live Stream.

"Hey, missed me? o(￣︶￣)o If you have any troubles, you can confide in Miss Elf~ I'll use my love to ease your fatigue."

After saying that, Elysia actually typed out a heart symbol...

Beichen knew that on the other end of the Live Stream was indeed a lovely and charming Miss Elf.

So he couldn't help but smile warmly and replied softly:

"Thanks for the concern, Miss Elf."

He then explained, "I'm still farming materials right now. Later, I'll pull for equipment and characters to upgrade them, then go through the main story."

Hearing that the streamer was going to pull again, Seele immediately sent a message: "Great! What are you planning to pull for Sister Bronya this time? That weapon from last time?"

Though Beichen couldn't see her expression on the other end of the Live Stream, he could tell from her cheerful tone that Seele was probably wearing an expectant smile.

Ah... poor kid, exposed to the evil of gacha at such a young age...

Although Beichen had gotten lucky with a ten-pull last time and even won a small bet with the Archbishop.

But having experienced a few pity pulls, he knew well that if this game turned unlucky... it could be terrifying!

"Ahem, I need to make this clear: in this game, you don't always get what you want. Usually, you use whatever you pull. Unless you have superpowers."

"Eh? Oh... so it seems to depend on luck. Then what kind of superpower would be excluded?"

"The power of money."

The moment Beichen's words fell, the atmosphere in the live stream instantly dropped to freezing point.

"Streamer Big Brother, you seem to have a talent for telling cold jokes..."

"That remark of yours is really high-EQ..."

The two chatted on, only to find there wasn't much left to say. After all, with that combo, the live stream's vibe was getting weirder and weirder...

But fortunately, this live stream didn't have just two people.

"Hi? Sorry to interrupt, this gacha... I had a friend explain it to me. May I ask what kind of thing we're pulling next?"

A pink bullet comment drifted by gracefully, instantly injecting life into the awkward live stream atmosphere.

Beichen glanced at who sent the comment and sighed—truly worthy of her... the best atmosphere regulator among the Flame-Chasers, Elysia.

"Next, we're pulling Stigmata—a set of top, mid, and bottom. It's Ri Duck's Stigmata, Welt Yang."

"Welt... who's that?" Hearing Beichen start to explain, the curious child-like Seele couldn't help but ask, "I think I've heard... my mother mention him before."

Good grief, she doesn't even know Welt?!

Looks like this Seele is still very, very young—probably hasn't even heard Cocolia talk about their Anti-Entropy Alliance Leader yet.

"He's the Alliance Leader of an organization called Anti-Entropy, and also someone who's lived a very long time."

After Beichen briefly explained Welt's info, he clicked open the Precision Supply page and pressed the Ten-Pull.

As the Ten-Pull page rapidly popped up, two purple equipment icons flashed onto the screen.

"That purple light icon! I remember that's the equipment icon! Big Brother, you got a drop again!"

Seele's congratulatory bullet comment scrolled across the screen.