A long, long time had passed since Captain Himiko had been corrupted by Honkai and become the Herrscher of Flame...
Hua often thought back to her captain's face. She had thought that, as time passed, she would gradually forget what Himiko looked like.
Yet just now, she had seen someone who looked extremely similar to her captain!
What... was going on?
"Who was that person? Why didn't you continue?"
Hua pressed on.
"Wasn't it mentioned in the cutscene? Her name is Himeko. From the cutscene description, it looks like she's a teacher."
Beichen answered truthfully, then waited for Fu Hua to ask more questions.
As a qualified streamer, besides knowing how to tease the audience, he also needed to find topics to liven up the atmosphere.
After all, that was how all the somewhat famous streamers from his previous life operated.
"A teacher? Is she really just a teacher? I don't believe it."
Hua frowned, disbelief written all over her face.
What kind of teacher could have that sort of presence? And that combat suit—while its design inspiration was impossible to discern, the weapon and the cutscene footage were enough to show that the outfit was definitely not just for looks.
"Haha, if this viewer doesn't believe it, feel free to visit the Live Stream often. I'll keep playing this game, and once the game updates further, we'll find out why Himeko sacrificed herself."
After saying that, Beichen continued staring at the screen, watching the comments.
After their little question-and-answer session, the Live Stream's pitifully few comments showed signs of breaking into double digits.
At this rate, his Live Stream would at least stop being so lifeless, right?
However, after he finished speaking, the Live Stream fell silent once more...
What was going on? Had he said something wrong?
Beichen stared at the unnervingly quiet screen, his brow furrowing.
Then, the system notification sounded the next second.
Because of your words, Today's Performance Is Not Perfect was shocked. You obtained 280 Crystals!
What? She was shocked just like that?
What exactly had I said?
It wasn't anything particularly outrageous, was it...
Just as Beichen was baffled, the other viewer in the Live Stream, Loves Bronya, sent a comment as well.
"Did this big sister sacrifice herself? That feels like such a shame."
Seeing the reminder from that viewer, Beichen smacked his forehead and finally realized it. Had he just spoiled the story?
Combat plan confirmed. Drone unit, deploy and cover the Valkyries as they board the ship!
The sound from his phone pulled Beichen's attention back.
At that moment, a line of text was displayed on the screen.
Two years, five months, sixteen days, two hours, thirty-four minutes, and twenty-four seconds since the Third Honkai Eruption
Once the text on the black screen finished displaying, a battleship flying over the city appeared on-screen.
As a girl with braided twin tails appeared, the camera followed her movements while a voice from off-screen urged her onward.
"Kiana, hurry up."
"Yeah, yeah," Kiana replied, then muttered softly, "Easy for you to say."
As she spoke, a drone assigned to provide cover rammed into several Honkai Beasts in succession, exploding directly in midair.
Amid the scattering sparks, Kiana entered combat stance. Then, with a backflip, she summoned a Cat Paw in midair and stomped the drone charging at her from behind, sending it tilting upward.
What a reckless move.
As the off-screen voice complained, the entrance animation faded to black...
When the screen lit up again, a building broken in half had crashed into another building...
After the entrance animation ended, the game entered its actual gameplay interface.
Beichen looked at the familiar White Comet Kiana on-screen and felt a wave of nostalgia.
As an old Captain who had started with a self-made account, he had cleared the story with her back then. Later, as more and more Valkyrie Armors appeared and became increasingly powerful, she had been left sitting in storage.
Fortunately, White Comet was easy to control and quick to pick up.
Beichen immediately began controlling Kiana to fight according to the game's instructions. His movements flowed smoothly, with almost no difficulty at all.
However, while he was immersed in Honkai Impact 3rd and had no attention to spare for anything else, another comment floated through the Live Stream.
"What... kind of game is this?"
The viewer who sent the comment had the ID Effort Pays Off.
Her comment font was also extremely standard and stiff, like a beginner who had only just learned how to watch livestreams and didn't even know how to change the comment font.
Mm... it really suited Durandal's gap-moe traits, didn't it?
Wait, did I forget something...
Beichen froze for a moment, then suddenly realized that he had forgotten to introduce the game.
"Oh, look at my memory. I forgot to introduce it to everyone. The game I'm playing is called Honkai Impact 3rd, an action RPG."
"Honkai... Impact 3rd???"
Obviously, Durandal had been shocked by the name Honkai Impact 3rd. Otherwise, she would not have typed three question marks in a row.
Seeing that, Beichen grew curious. Had she discovered something?
"That's right. It's the third installment in the Honkai series, so it's Honkai Impact 3rd. Is something wrong?"
The Live Stream screen was quiet for a moment, then a comment drifted past.
"What kind of game is this?"
Beichen was a little confused as he looked at that comment.
What kind of game... wasn't it obviously an action game where you controlled characters in battle?
Why was that such a big dea—oh! Dumb Goose... Durandal had never played many games growing up, so that was why she was so surprised.
"Ahem! Since this viewer is so interested, let me briefly introduce Honkai Impact 3rd."
A comment immediately floated through the Live Stream: "Okay, please tell me."
Beichen cleared his throat, then began his introduction.
"Honkai Impact 3rd is an action RPG. Compared to its predecessor, Honkai Impact 2nd, it uses an innovative 3D visual perspective."
"The game's main setting is a world plagued by a disaster called Honkai. Honkai is a cyclical natural disaster, a rhythm of the universe's periodic adjustments. Every so often, Honkai erupts. There is no pattern to when it happens, and it is difficult to predict."
"The only ones capable of resisting Honkai are girls with what are called 'Honkai antibodies,' the Valkyrie forces formed by them. Brave girls put on cold armor, pick up heavy weapons, and fight Honkai. They fight for all that is beautiful in the world. In a world corrupted by Honkai, Valkyrie forces made up of brave girls wage battle to protect the world."
Beichen spilled all the game's settings in one breath. Once he was done, he took a deep breath.
Then he focused intently on the Live Stream screen...
Strange, why wasn't she saying anything? Had he explained it too complicatedly for her train of thought to process?
At Hyperion Airport, a Valkyrie with flowing golden hair was overseeing the members of the Immortal Blades Squad as they trained in the training room.
These Valkyries trained earnestly. Even with fevers and uniforms soaked through with sweat, they continued to train hard.
There was no helping it.
After all, their captain was supervising them right beside them. It was impossible for them to slack off.
As the captain of the Immortal Blades, Durandal was exceptionally capable and responsible.
However, just now, she had accidentally done something unprofessional.
That was, during training supervision, she had been unable to resist sending a comment...
There was no helping it. She truly could not imagine that the operation in Canghai City had been turned into a game so soon afterward.
More importantly, the game's visual presentation and voice acting quality... well, they actually felt pretty good.
It was just that the Valkyries' code of conduct was not rigorous enough, and the protagonist Kiana was far too casual.
How could a Valkyrie be so casual while carrying out a mission?
But the creators of this game clearly only had a superficial understanding of what Valkyries were, so they could be forgiven.
Of course, that was not what Durandal truly cared about. What concerned her was why this game itself... understood Honkai so deeply.
Who had made it? What were they trying to do?
It seemed she would need to visit often in the future...
Effort Pays Off: "It's truly an eye-opening game. I'll remember this Live Stream and come by often in the future."
Another comment floated through Beichen's Live Stream.
At that moment, the total number of comments displayed on the screen had already reached eight, just short of double digits.
Compared to the previous environment of zero comments, the Live Stream could truly be called much livelier now.
Beichen looked at the screen with considerable satisfaction.
Because of your livestream content, Effort Pays Off was shocked. You obtained 280 Crystals!
Hm?! There was even an unexpected reward?
He had not expected to get two pulls so quickly. Not bad at all.
Beichen was looking forward to the game's gacha even more now.
But for now... he still needed to keep playing and earn Crystals.
As an old Captain, he knew perfectly well how important the Crystals obtained from clearing stages were.
Every lucky ten-pull was saved up from these Crystals!
Beichen then began controlling Kiana to fight the Zombies appearing in the stage. During that time, Kiana's portrait popped up on-screen.
Kiana: Himeko... the plane broke...
Himeko: Save the explanations for later. I'm arranging a new drone for you now.
Himeko: Canghai City is in grave danger. For the thirty million citizens here—we of Schicksal must stop this out-of-control battleship!
While Himeko explained the combat situation, Kiana had already dealt with the Zombies that appeared one after another.
As the stage warning flashed red, a tall Zombie wielding twin blades and wearing a ponytail that resembled a tail appeared.
This monster was called a Shunren Bushi Undead. Because it had the special ability to block attacks, it was more troublesome to fight than ordinary scythe Zombies.
Beichen controlled Kiana to rush forward and unleash a flurry of attacks on her. Just as expected, every attack was blocked in succession.
At that moment, a comment floated across the Live Stream screen.
"Go, streamer big brother!"
Beichen had been focused on the monster, but he froze when he saw that comment.
The viewer who sent it had the ID Loves Bronya. It suited Seele's persona quite well, so it was certain that the one sending comments was her Surface Personality, not her other personality.
In that case, she would surely be easy to talk to.
After all, what schemes could a soft and delicate beautiful girl possibly have?~
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