Live Stream Honkai Impact 3rd, I Choose to Expose Kiana in Arc City! Chapter 19

Truly unexpected—a young boy possessing such talent...

Perhaps this is what they call natural genius?

Rita stared quietly at the screen, making her assessment in silence.

At that moment, as the streamer touched the screen, the story continued to play.

Mei: [So that means Miss Wendy should have tremendous power, right? But right now, she looks very weak.]

[Although Wendy was once the most outstanding Valkyrie of the Oceania Branch and was considered a candidate to become the fourth S-rank Valkyrie of this generation, unfortunately, she too failed to control its power.]

After Himeko finished explaining, Wendy began to blame herself.

[It's because I lack strength... Not only can I not control the power of the Gem of Hopes, but because of the crystallization, my legs can no longer move.]

[How could this be... Then why not remove the crystallization? Because of this, Miss Wendy can only sit in a wheelchair now!]

The one who asked this question was Mei, who had only just met her.

Hearing her question, the more experienced Himeko patiently began explaining to the newcomers.

[In almost all mediums, the form of the Gem of Hopes is extremely unstable, but inside Wendy's body, it has stabilized.]

"This... how unfair... why do they have to do something so cruel!"

If there was anyone in the live stream who couldn't accept this answer, it was Seele.

Having never left the orphanage and still sheltered under Bronya's wing.

She couldn't imagine that an organization fighting against a calamity like the Honkai... would do such a thing!

"Fair... indeed." Beichen replied flatly, but poured cold water on Seele's hopes, "But this world has never been beautiful."

"Big brother... what you said makes me a little sad..."

"I'm just stating facts."

Beichen wasn't just reciting the Herrscher of Sentience's famous line to look cool.

He was giving Seele a warning, preparing her mentally in advance.

Otherwise, when Wendy gets captured by Anti-Entropy later...

This girl might get traumatized by the knife.

As for the others in the live stream, since they were all adults with stronger acceptance, their reactions were minimal.

Of course, there was one exception...

"How pitiful. May this young girl named Wendy be able to move freely in the future without relying on her legs..."

A pink bullet comment drifted by elegantly...

Although it was a blessing from Fairy Miss, the Herrscher of Human, it rather unfortunately predicted the upcoming plot...

Beichen shook his head, then replied: "I think she will..."

"Hehe~ You sure know how to cheer a girl up!"

Just as a pink bullet comment drifted past, Beichen clicked the screen again, and the game's story continued playing.

What came into everyone's view was Mei questioning Himeko: [You mean, to preserve the crystallization, Schicksal used Miss Wendy's body as a container? That's... too much!]

And her words, at this moment, happened to echo Seele's thoughts...

Chapter 28: She Will Fly Free, But at a Price

[Arguing about this here is meaningless. For now, bring Wendy back to the Hyperion.]

Faced with Mei's clearly insubordinate tone, Himeko neither argued nor refuted.

"She... seems not to approve of this behavior. That is a commendable quality. But... it doesn't seem like something a Valkyrie should be concerned about."

After seeing Himeko's response, Hua, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

Earlier, she had only thought Himeko looked very similar to Himiko and happened to join the fight against the Honkai.

Only after gaining a deeper understanding of the game's story did Hua realize Himeko was more than just similar... she was practically a reborn version of Captain Himiko, placed in a game called Honkai Impact 3rd.

If only the world depicted in this game truly existed...

"Hmm..." Seeing Hua's comment, Beichen guessed she was probably overlapping Himeko with someone from her memory, "But regardless, Himeko is a qualified teacher."

"A teacher... I'm not sure about that, so I won't deny it."

After expressing her thoughts, Hua fell silent.

She didn't know the story that followed, nor had she seen the Last Lesson PV, so naturally she couldn't grasp just how heavy the evaluation of 'a qualified teacher' truly was.

Beichen paused for a moment, then clicked the screen again.

What appeared on the screen was a conversation between Wendy and Bronya.

[Going back already... But I'm in a wheelchair... it's a bit inconvenient to move...]

[No! Bronya does not believe Miss Wendy will hold us back. Project Bunny, activate.]

[This is... a robot? It just appeared out of nowhere!]

[Project Bunny, take care of Miss Wendy. See, this way you won't be slow.]

"Mmph... why though? Why is Big Sister Bronya being so attentive to Wendy?"

Although Seele sympathized with Wendy's plight, seeing her dearest Big Sister Bronya fuss over and care for a strange girl made her a little restless.

Toward Wendy, Bronya had shown a warmth that went beyond the bounds of a stranger's relationship.

It wasn't nice to say, but it made her... a little jealous...

And when Beichen saw Seele's childish barrage comment, he couldn't help but laugh and reply, "This... haha, who knows?"

He was curious—if he said it was because of you, would that surprise Seele?

But that touched on spoilers, so he'd better save it.

[Ah? She's flying!]

As Bronya and Wendy's conversation wound down, the still-energetic Kiana jumped in to join the fun.

[Amazing! Bronya, I didn't know your robot could do that. Let me try next time!]

Unfortunately, faced with this companion's suggestion, Bronya only replied flatly.

[Kiana? Denied.]

After she said that, the game displayed the level completion screen.

Beichen glanced at the experience bar and saw he was still a bit short of level 18.

No time to waste—better level up fast and head to Yae Village for some fun.

With that thought, Beichen clicked to start another level, clearing two in a row without much story.

Basically, it was just grinding mobs—one weapon skill and another weapon skill thrown out, and the monsters' health bars vanished.

That kind of one-man-army mowing-down scene looked pretty satisfying.

"Streamer Big Brother..."

Just as Beichen was enjoying the mowing thrill, a barrage drifted across the livestream screen.

He barely needed to check the sender; just from the tone, he knew Seele had something to say.

"What's up? Something unclear you want to ask me?"

"I'm a bit puzzled—is the relationship between Big Sister Bronya and Kiana really that bad?"

Huh? Bad?

No, no, no, it's actually fine, just... how to put it? They're both too young right now, a little tsundere?

"...That's not it. Just think of it as friends bickering."

"Friends... bickering? If they're friends, shouldn't they understand and care for each other?"

Beichen saw Seele's barrage and was about to toss out something perfunctory to brush it off.

But who'd have guessed—a pink barrage drifted gorgeously across the screen...

"Not quite~"

Elysia had always been lively in the livestream. She was the type who could do anything and catch everyone's attention, and few people disliked her.

Seeing her chime in with a barrage, Beichen decided not to interrupt this big-hearted sister as she guided the naive girl, and focused on playing the game.

"Huh? No?"

"Of course not! Hehe, I have a friend who's been all cold lately—just standing next to him, you can feel the chill~ Ah, I don't know when it started, but no matter what I try to talk about, he always keeps a straight face at me."

Elysia spoke freely. Though she didn't name this friend of hers, for some reason she painted a vivid picture of him.

"What a shame. He used to smile so beautifully, but now... it's getting harder and harder to see that face... show any other expression. Still, I can feel that he really does care about all of us!"

"I see... then Miss Pink Elf's friend must have gone through a lot of sad things, right?"

Seele didn't know who this pink fairy was talking about, but she could feel the emotion in this enthusiastic viewer's words through the barrage...

And it wasn't just her—even Beichen, busy clearing levels, felt it.

This friend of Elysia's who'd started turning cold...

Wasn't that the current leader of World Serpent, Kevin? She had to be talking about Old Ancestor Kevin!

Beichen knew who it was but didn't butt in. He just clicked to open the next level.

This level was the story before the trio escorted Wendy to the Hyperion.

On the screen, Bronya was talking with Mei.

[We'll be back on the ship in four minutes. As it turns out, Wendy hasn't affected our movement speed.]

Hearing her analysis, her companions Mei and Kiana both showed curiosity.

[I feel like Bronya's been especially warm today.]

[Ah~ Could Bronya's data system have been infected by a virus called "enthusiasm"?]

After her two companions showed curiosity, Wendy joined the conversation among the three.

"Um, Sister Bronya, thank you."

"You don't need to be polite. This is what Bronya should do."

"Also, Wendy, do you see the armor on Bronya's legs? In the past, during a certain experiment, Bronya's legs were also injured, and she sat in a wheelchair for a long time. But in the end, thanks to this exoskeleton armor, she regained the ability to walk."

"That's amazing! Sister Bronya, are you saying that one day Wendy can recover too? That she can walk freely, and fly through the sky like Sister Bronya?"

"That should be impossible..." Seele, seeing Wendy's question, sent a skeptical comment.

"No, I think she can. It's just that she might have to pay a rather heavy... price..."

Beichen, who had seen the script, spoke with considerable emotion, prophesying Wendy's future...

Chapter 29: Amid the Malice the World Bestows, the Herrscher of Wind Is Born

"Heavy... price? Big brother, why are you suddenly talking like someone who's been through it all... as if you know everything..."

"Ahaha, how could that be? I'm just guessing."

Beichen quickly laughed it off, brushing Seele off to avoid further questioning.

"So it was just a guess? But I think big brother might be overcomplicating things. Look, Miss Wendy is already being escorted back to Schicksal, right? So everything is heading in a good direction!"

Seele said naively, having no idea what the game's later plot would be like.

Her neatly typed comment scrolled across the screen. Though the comment couldn't be played back through voice, Beichen could still imagine Seele's expression and movements from that long string of text.

It was as if she herself were standing right in front of him, pouting playfully.