Otto: "Pink Hair, Fox Ears? She's the One Kallen Told Me About!" / Chapter 3: All the Stages Finally Came to a Satisfying End.

"Eh, Abyss? What's that?"

"A weekly dungeon unlocked at level 25. You get two attempts a week, and the rewards are very generous."

As Beichen explained, the game began playing the clear-stage cutscene.

Before everyone in the Live Stream were Kiana and Wendy, facing each other.

They stood on a plain of grass and white flowers, with a towering clock tower rising in the background.

What a troublesome opponent.

Wendy commented irritably.

The moment her words fell, Kiana shot back:

Hmph, being troublesome is my greatest strength. I can keep fighting all day!

Although Kiana and the others were facing Herrscher Wendy, they displayed unyielding determination and an aura that refused to lose.

However, just after Kiana finished speaking, the sky suddenly darkened.

Unfortunately, I don't have that much patience.

As Anti-Entropy's distinctive emblem appeared, Cocolia's voice rang out.

All tactical mechs, disengage stealth mode. Target: Fourth Herrscher.

Wendy let out a cry of pain.

Then the camera shifted, revealing Wendy already collapsed on the ground.

Mei, standing not far in front of her, witnessed this scene and muttered in disbelief.

How is that possible?! The Herrscher was taken down in a single blow!

"Yeah, how is that possible?! A combat machine actually took down a Herrscher in one strike!"

As Wendy fell, a disbelieving comment drifted through the Live Stream.

Beichen looked closely and saw that the sender was Hua.

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She reacted that strongly? That was quite rare.

"Even though it's pretty absurd, that's just how the story was written~"

"This..."

Hua was briefly speechless, knowing she could not continue arguing.

Still, she found it utterly inconceivable that mere machines could defeat a Herrscher.

"Still think it's unbelievable?" Seeing her completely baffled expression, Beichen gave her a hint. "Is there a possibility—just a possibility—that the people fighting her were simply too powerful?"

"You mean Kiana and the others? How could that be? Aren't they just ordinary Valkyries?"

Seeing Hua make such an innocent remark, Beichen could not help but laugh.

All he could say was that she had not read the script, so she had no idea just how much potential the three protagonists possessed...

"Don't underestimate any character in this game."

After the two finished talking, the story cutscene had reached Cocolia's explanation.

The new tactical mechs are quite powerful. Hmph, though I should also thank you for weakening her power. Oh, right, I nearly forgot there's another Herrscher here. Bronya, my daughter, highest-priority command: capture the Third Herrscher!

As Cocolia spoke, the cutscene camera shifted once again, first cutting to DuckDuck's corrupted face.

As you command, Mother.

Then the camera shifted to Mei and Kiana, who was looking at her.

Mei, Bronya!

As Kiana's cry ended, Mei collapsed onto the ground.

Completely exhausted, she sat slumped on the ground as Bronya, standing not far ahead, aimed her cannon at her.

Mother, Raiden Mei has been captured. Only one target remains.

However, after saying that, Bronya suddenly looked upward.

Schicksal forces detected nearby. They are rapidly approaching.

Although the cutscene did not specify who they were, it was certain that Theresa and Himeko were piloting the Hyperion as it charged over.

Faced with this sudden development, Cocolia almost instantly came up with a response.

Hmph, consider yourselves lucky. All forces, return.

After achieving a complete victory, Anti-Entropy's forces did not linger for even a moment before activating their stealth devices once more and vanishing without a trace.

As the mechs disappeared one after another, the scene finally settled on Kiana, slumped on the ground.

Then the screen went black, and narration accompanied subtitles explaining what happened afterward.

Afterward, Himeko arrived and rescued only Kiana. Mei and Wendy were both captured by Anti-Entropy's forces. Filled with regret, Kiana could only return to St. Freya Academy and, with Theresa and Himeko's help, devise a plan to rescue Mei.

With the cutscene over, Chapter 3's story had reached its conclusion.

"Anti-Entropy... Big brother, hurry up and start the next chapter. I want to know what happened to Wendy, Mei, and Sister Bronya afterward..."

Seele anxiously sent a comment urging him on.

Unfortunately, the response she received was...

"You're right, but I refuse."

Beichen's reply was exceptionally blunt, leaving the Live Stream audience dumbfounded...

Otto: "Pink Hair, Fox Ears? Is That the One Kallen Mentioned!"

"Eh! Why?! It's already so late. Big brother, are you really going to wait until tomorrow to stream the rest and let us see what happens next?!"

Seele, desperate to see the continuation, was utterly confused. Her comment even contained multiple exclamation marks.

It was hard to imagine... this girl had only entered the Live Stream yesterday.

It had only been one day, yet the tone of her comments had changed from timid and cautious to freely speaking her mind...

And just as Seele sent her complaint, an adorably pink comment drifted elegantly across the screen...

"Mm-hm~ I think you're just teasing us, aren't you?"

Without even looking, Beichen knew Elysia had sent that comment.

When she asked whether he was teasing them, the implication was roughly: "I don't want that. Could you do what I want?" and so on.

Although she phrased it very subtly, it undeniably showed just how curious she was about what would happen next.

Another Hero was equally curious.

"Although I do not wish to force you, I would still like a proper reason."

Hua's neatly written comment appeared after Elysia's.

She still spoke as concisely and directly as ever, without wasting words.

Seeing their comments, Beichen felt somewhat depressed.

There were only four viewers in the Live Stream in total, yet three of them had already directly expressed dissatisfaction with him. Were they trying to force him off the throne? This was far too outrageous!

By comparison, Rita had surprisingly not gotten involved. Was she quietly lurking and watching?

Forget it, who cared about her?

He should deal with the others first...

"I know you're all in a hurry, but don't be in such a hurry."

Beichen began to comfort—brush off—the three viewers.

"The Chapter 4 main story is much longer than Chapter 3. It's getting late, and I'm exhausted after working all day, so I can only stream for a little longer."

"So that's how it is..." After hearing his explanation, Seele and Elysia chose to believe him and comforted him. "Don't push yourself too hard. You still need to get proper rest."

Hua followed the two of them with her own comforting comment: "I'm truly sorry. Please forgive my earlier offense. I hadn't realized you were already unable to hold on..."

That really sounded easy to misunderstand...

If Beichen had not known Hua's personality so well, he might have thought she was deliberately picking a fight with him.

"Ahem! This viewer, I'm still young. I'm just tired, not at the point where I can't hold on anymore..."

After teasing Fu Hua, Beichen clicked the confirmation button on the stage results screen.

Only then were all the stages of Chapter 3 officially completed.

As he gained experience, his account finally reached level 18. At that moment, Ai-chan, the Hyperion's rookie guide, popped up and notified him that Open World had become available.

Following Ai-chan's instructions, Beichen clicked the Open World icon and explained to the Live Stream audience, "Next, I'm going to do a side-story quest. After completing two rounds of it, I can unlock Exorcism Gameplay."

"A side story? Exorcism Gameplay?" Seele sent a confused comment. "What are those?"

"Just think of it as a side quest and a weekly event."

"Oh! So it's a side quest... I'm looking forward to seeing whether it has an interesting story."

"Of course it's interesting. I guarantee you'll love it."

After explaining, Beichen followed Ai-chan's instructions and entered the Exorcism Map.

As the eerie shrine backdrop appeared, the distinct knocking sound unique to this map echoed through the Live Stream.

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Then the game screen went black and entered the loading screen.

Everyone, including Beichen, began waiting for the loading to finish.

Yet at this critical moment, the system's Live Stream notification suddenly popped up.

Welcome Your Great Inventor to the Live Stream.

"Welcome!"

"Mm-hm~ This viewer came at a bad time. The streamer is going to sleep after streaming for just a little longer."

As the new viewer joined, Seele and Elysia sent welcoming comments in turn.

Unfortunately, the new viewer did not respond... After entering the Live Stream, he remained silent.

Seeing that Otto had not spoken, Beichen felt a little curious.

What was he doing? Trying to act mysterious? Ignoring other people's welcome like this would make him seem rather out of place, wouldn't it?

"You're almost at Arc City, aren't you, Rita?"

On the other side of Schicksal's Honkai energy combat device was Bishop Otto's housewife-like face.

"Yes. Do you have any orders, Bishop?"

"What intelligence have you gathered while undercover? Give me a brief report. You need to focus on the pursuit mission next, so I will handle the subsequent surveillance."

"How could I possibly allow that? To make you, Bishop—"

"Heh, I am not asking for your opinion. This is an order, Rita."

Otto decisively dismissed Rita, then focused on watching the story playing in the Live Stream within his mind.

Beichen stared intently at the screen. As the game's loading black screen ended, what finally appeared before him and the Live Stream audience was a quiet little village.

The architecture here had distinctive Far East characteristics. Lanterns hung from houses built with materials such as massive stones and wood, keeping the village from seeming too gloomy or frightening in the night.

"Is this... a small village in the Far East?"

A comment drifted through the Live Stream.

Beichen looked closely. Bishop Otto, who had not spoken earlier, had actually finally opened his mouth?