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

"This viewer has good eyes. You guessed right—this is indeed a small village in the Far East."

It really is a small village in the Far East? Could it be!?

A sense of foreboding enveloped Otto.

Just as he felt deeply uneasy, the game's dialogue box popped up on the screen.

As for the two people in the conversation, one was the experimental subject K-423 he knew well, alias Kiana Kaslana.

The other was a pink-haired girl with fox ears?

Fox ears?

He recalled that folk tales from Shenzhou and the Far East once recorded that animals could take human form through 'cultivation.'

But that claim was pure nonsense.

In comparison, the idea of humans fusing with Honkai Beast genes to eventually produce fusion lifeforms with beast-like traits was far more convincing.

Wait... what am I thinking? I shouldn't be focusing on such irrelevant topics.

Am I... forgetting something?

Otto searched his memories, hoping to recall if he had seen this girl before.

Then, he remembered...

Wasn't this the one Kallen had once mentioned!?

[Hey, me?]

[Are you a new traveler?]

As Otto was stunned, the screen displayed the name of that fox-eared girl.

Yae Sakura...

"What a shock, to see Sakura here..."

Seeing an old acquaintance, a stream of pink danmaku drifted by...

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Beichen saw a green and a pink danmaku float through the livestream and couldn't help but feel amused.

Bishop, oh Bishop, you just had to pick this moment to come in. Don't blame me for revealing the sweet story of the Saintess and the Fox Lady~

As for Miss Pink Elf and Hua... they'll just have to misunderstand. No matter what they think, as long as it doesn't affect my game.

Just as Beichen fell silent, a danmaku drifted through the livestream.

"Why? Why does Sakura... ahem! Why does this girl named Yae Sakura happen to run into Kiana?"

He looked closely and saw that the sender was Hua.

It was clear she was curious about Yae Sakura's identity and background, but too shy to ask directly. So she could only probe like this.

Then I won't hold back either. I'll just lay it out for her.

"Maybe it's because she's the protagonist of this side story."

"Sakura Samsara... I see." Hua sent a danmaku thoughtfully.

Beichen answered her question and continued clicking the screen.

Although Elysia and Hua might be completely lost, Bishop Otto would surely understand everything upon hearing that.

So, what to do next, Bishop Otto? Slink away from the livestream, or stay here to figure out...

What story once unfolded between Kallen and Yae Sakura back then?

Beichen paused, staring straight at the viewer list of the livestream.

By now, Rita had already left the livestream, probably sent out by Otto on some errand.

If Otto chickened out next, he'd surely leave too, leaving only three people in the livestream.

It still felt pretty sparse and boring...

Time passed as Beichen waited bit by bit.

Finally, Otto silently sent a green danmaku: "Why aren't you continuing? I can't wait to find out what worthwhile story this fox lady named Yae Sakura has to tell."

Haha! Just like Otto would do.

But thinking about it, if he didn't even have the courage to seek the truth, he probably wouldn't have become a false god either.

"Ahem, I spaced out just now. I'll continue now—you all better watch closely."

Beichen then clicked the screen and began playing the Sakura Samsara story.

[Ah, yes, that's me!]

[Then... forgive my presumption, may I ask your name, traveler?]

[Name? Just call me Kiana!]

[Oh, Kiana, I'm heading to the river right now. Do you want to come along...]

[To the river? What's going on right now? Whatever, I'll follow and see first!]

Otto: "..."

For some reason, during the cutscene, a certain viewer sent a string of question marks...

Beichen noticed and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Otto: "I just find it odd. Why would anyone be naive enough to follow after just one question? In my opinion, even tricking a child would require at least a lollipop, right?"

???

Shocked, Archbishop Otto's train of thought... seems hard to find any flaw in it?

Think about it carefully—after Kiana fell into this unfamiliar Yae Village, she didn't even show much curiosity before following behind a strange fox-eared young lady...

Just how carefree is she?

"Ahem! That's not the point. The point is that we need to head to the river next."

"Heh, true. It's just a side quest in a game, no need to take it seriously."

A green bullet comment drifted by gracefully...

Although the comment couldn't play audio, when Beichen saw it, his mind involuntarily played a scene of Bishop Otto leaning back in his chair, speaking with a smug smile on his face...

Hmph, foolish bishop.

You think this is just a game, right? Fine, when we get to the river, let's see if you can stay so calm!

With that, Beichen manipulated his character to start walking toward the river.

As the control stick pushed forward, Ri Duck on the screen turned around, and the Project Bunny behind her transformed into a flashy motorcycle vehicle.

Then came a stretch of speeding through azure streams...

Of course, it didn't last long, since the starting point wasn't far from the river.

"So fast!"

Even so, when Seele saw Bronya riding the motorcycle at breakneck speed, she couldn't help but send a comment in awe.

But her comment drifted from one end of the screen to the other without resonating with anyone else.

The reason was that everyone's attention had already been drawn to Yae Sakura and the young woman lying beside her...

"This... this is!"

When Otto saw Kallen again, and this time as an in-game entity, he was predictably shocked.

If not for his extreme rationality holding him back from exposing himself, he might have slipped up just now.

And as the mission destination was reached, the game played another CG.

On the grassy riverbank, a young woman in a kimono knelt with both knees, gazing at the unconscious nun lying on the ground.

[Why did this initiate float down the river? Could it be that she's already... No, she's still alive, still breathing!]

As Sakura's narration played, the camera slowly pulled back from Kallen on the ground, pausing on her delicate face.

Then it pulled back further, revealing the clear river, the lush vegetation, Yae Sakura sitting upright and dignified, and Kallen lying unconscious.

In that moment, the scene, bathed in a sunlight filter, radiated vibrant life, and the verdant background seemed to symbolize rebirth.

"So beautiful..."

"Mhm~ Indeed, the encounter of two lovely young ladies~ Just thinking about it is captivating!"

"Though I don't fully grasp the meaning of this CG... the scene is truly beautiful. It's a sight we rarely see here anymore..."

As Yae Sakura and Kallen met, Seele, Elysia, and Hua in the live stream each voiced their thoughts and praise.

Watching their comments drift by one after another, Beichen felt happy too.

As a streamer, seeing the audience happy naturally rubs off on you, right?

But throughout the entire live stream, it seemed only one person wasn't too happy.

He hadn't sent a single comment so far?

Beichen stared at the comment list for a while but never spotted Otto sending anything.

Strange. He thought Otto would react strongly, but instead, he stayed silent?

Was he too shocked to speak?

Just as Beichen was wondering, a blue comment drifted through the live stream.

"Streamer Big Brother, can you hurry up and continue?"

"Oh, continue." Beichen then manipulated his character forward to talk to Yae Sakura.

He figured that since Otto had nothing to say and was just watching coldly, he'd push the story further and see if that guy could still stay indifferent.

Chapter 35: Her? Not an idiot, a paramecium.

Beichen lightly tapped the screen, and the dialogue box popped up again.

[Kiana, this young lady is badly injured. She's been in the river too long—if we don't treat her soon, her life could be in danger. Can you come with me to take her to the shrine?]

[No problem! Leave this kind of heavy lifting to me!]

Faced with Yae Sakura's request, Kiana agreed without a second's hesitation.

How to describe this scene... A high-EQ way would be cheerful and sunny; a low-EQ way would be an idiot...

"Miss Kiana... could she be an idiot?"

A blue comment floated across the screen...

The one sending the sarcastic comment was none other than Seele.

After seeing her comment, Beichen replied bluntly:

"No, she's a paramecium."

"Parame... cium? Uh... not really sure what that means. Big brother, just keep going."

Compared to Seele's low-EQ remark, another viewer in the livestream had a much higher-EQ way of putting it.

"Hehe~ What an adorable, energetic little girl. What should I do? The more I watch, the more I want to have a wonderful encounter with her too~"

The one who sent this pink comment was Elysia...

Her words were truly full of threat to the person involved.

Beichen felt that with Buggy's current level, she'd probably have her soul stolen by this pink fairy lady.

Still, there was nothing to worry about—after all, she and Hua most likely saw this as just a game for now, not as a future they had yet to reach...

After Kiana agreed to Yae Sakura's request, the game entered real-time mode once again.