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

Beichen, controlling Ri Duck, sped through Yae Village on a motorcycle, mostly dodging monsters they encountered on the road. He wasn't killing every monster in sight like he had during the main story missions.

Thanks to him, all the monsters along the way were unharmed.

Seele found his mercy a bit strange.

"Big Brother, why aren't you attacking these monsters? Are they too strong?"

"No, it's just that there are no rewards."

"Eh... so realistic. I was hoping to see Bronya sister shine more!"

"Oh? You want to see? Don't worry, after we pick up the exorcism quest in the second chapter, I'll slaughter all the monsters in Yae Village."

Beichen said it casually, as if it were as easy as drinking water or eating a meal.

Seeing how effortlessly he spoke, Seele put away her reminders and worries, quietly watching Bronya sister ride the beautiful motorcycle, its azure light trailing as it passed through one building after another that looked like gates...

Seeing that the mountain road was entirely lined with these structures, she curiously sent a bullet comment to ask:

"Big Brother, what are these gates called?"

"These gates? They're called Torii. Didn't you read the quest description carefully just now? We're heading to the shrine on the mountain next."

"Eh? Oh, sorry, I was spacing out..." Seele sent a bullet comment with some shame.

Seeing her say that, Beichen didn't press the issue and continued to operate his character up the mountain.

Before long, Ri Duck's motorcycle successfully stopped at the entrance of the shrine.

Before entering the shrine, Beichen showcased a small design detail of Ri Duck: when the motorcycle stops, Bronya would extend one leg to support herself on the ground, and the motorcycle would tilt accordingly.

Unfortunately, this detail didn't catch the attention of most viewers.

The live stream was silent, as if everyone was wondering why they weren't going in.

Seeing this, Beichen, feeling ignored, turned the motorcycle around and had Ri Duck charge directly into the shrine...

And just as the story dialogue popped up again, a green bullet comment floated across the screen.

"That was a very realistic design detail just now. This game's development company actually made the vehicle's movement so detailed? It's as if this Herrscher of Reason actually exists in reality."

Beichen didn't even need to look at the bullet comment list; he could guess who sent it just by the color of the comment. It was Otto.

"If my assumptions are correct, what is enshrined in this shrine? Are they real gods, or ethereal beliefs? If the former, then what would be the offering to appease the gods? This girl named Yae... is quite suspicious."

Shocking!

Bishop, wake up! If you keep this up, I'm going to expose you!

You... have lived for hundreds of years and even helped Kallen when she was preparing to seal Yae Sakura.

It's like you've seen the script, but a far more real one.

To say such things at this moment... Do you prefer real-life events, and that's why you're dissatisfied with the Sakura Cycle story?

"...Cough! Cough! It's just a game, don't take it so seriously? Hahahaha..."

Beichen looked at Otto's rational and objective bullet comment, sighing at how much Kallen and Yae Sakura appearing together had stimulated him. He didn't even try to hide his deductive reasoning when expressing his opinion...

And this observational power...

He felt that if given more time, he could directly deduce the ending of the first chapter.

"Stop overthinking and continue watching the story."

After interrupting Otto's comment, Beichen moved closer to the unconscious Kallen and clicked to interact.

As the interaction began, the story dialogue box appeared once more.

[How is she?]

Kiana asked.

[Her injuries have stabilized. Her body is gradually warming up, and she is no longer in mortal danger.]

[So, she's basically picked up a new life!]

[Yes, and it's thanks to Kiana's help that we were able to bring her back to the shrine so quickly.]

[Hehe, it's nothing, I'm used to this kind of physical labor!]

[Ah, right, I haven't properly introduced myself before. My name is Yae Sakura, and I am the Shrine Maiden of this shrine.]

As Yae Sakura introduced herself, bullet comments floated across the live stream.

However, these comments were all uniformly ellipses, indicating speechlessness: "..."

One of the comments frankly stated:

"I don't quite understand the design of this scene. Since the dialogue box already displayed her name, why include a self-introduction scene here?"

Hua's pertinent bullet comment seemed to voice the thoughts of other viewers.

Beichen had an answer to this question.

"Please don't focus on these details. Perhaps the person who wrote this scene just didn't pay attention. If you want to complain... I think it's stranger that Kiana followed someone without even asking their name?"

"So, is Miss Kiana really... a fool, just like Bronya sister said?"

After Beichen pointed out that small detail that most people hadn't noticed, Seele asked again...

Chapter 36: Someone Gradually Understands Everything

Beichen pondered for a moment after seeing it.

"No, Kiana isn't an idiot, she's a paramecium."

"Paramecium again! What the heck is a paramecium... Alright."

Seele's half-understanding comments floated across the screen...

Even without seeing her expression firsthand, Beichen could guess that Seele's face was currently full of question marks.

"Just a minor plot point, it doesn't really matter."

Afterward, Beichen clicked on the screen to talk to Yae Sakura. After learning that she was the shrine maiden of this shrine, the game gave him a task to collect herbs.

There was nothing special about this part, just collecting herbs. After collecting them, he had to bring the herbs back to the shrine.

Dialogue boxes for Yae Sakura and Kiana popped up.

[Alright! We've collected such a big basket of herbs! It's definitely enough!]

[Ah...]

[Yae Sakura?]

[Ah! You've already collected so many herbs. Thank you for your hard work, Kiana. If it weren't for your help, I don't know how long it would have taken me to collect them alone.]

[It's fine, I just find it a little strange. Those guys wandering the mountain today didn't seem like ordinary wild beasts. I'm not entirely sure, but I have a feeling something bad has happened.**]

After Yae Sakura finished speaking, Kiana muttered softly.

[Hmm... Indeed, I can sense a trace of Honkai...]

[Let's not worry about that for now. Let's go back to the shrine and brew the medicine!]

Up to the point where the plot had Yae Sakura say this sentence, the atmosphere had been steadily shifting towards oppression.

One could say that the initial plot pacing was just a cheerful white-haired girl falling into a mountain village and saving people with a fox-eared girl.

But the current plot made it feel like something big was about to happen...

And it was in this atmosphere that a green comment floated by.

"The guys wandering the mountain, the shrine maiden in the high mountain shrine, the saint who fell into the mountain village... I think I can already guess the direction of the plot."

???

As soon as this was said, the other viewers in the livestream were stunned into silence.

Beichen even questioned Otto, "You... guess what the ending will be?"

"The shrine maiden will be controlled by a malevolent spirit, and after the saint awakens, she will personally seal her."

I mean... is it really okay for you to spoil the script like this?

Beichen thought for a moment and felt he needed to say something, so he retorted, "Who gave you that confidence?"

"Confidence? Heh, this isn't confidence."

Otto's green comment had an indescribably punchable quality at this moment...

"It's just that if I were designing the plot, this is how I would design it."

"What a twisted person..."

After Otto honestly revealed his selfish intentions, the viewers in the livestream were more or less expressing their dissatisfaction.

And Beichen, who had already seen the script, couldn't help but complain in his heart.

I mean... Bishop Otto, aren't you abusing your power for personal gain? What did Yae Sakura do wrong? The world is wrong!

But Beichen couldn't deny that Otto had indeed predicted the plot of the first cycle of Sakura Samsara...

This is too much. You're spoiling it before I've even finished broadcasting?

Beichen knew how much spoilers could affect the audience's anticipation, so he naturally objected:

"This viewer, I suggest you don't make hasty judgments. It will hurt a lot if you get proven wrong later, won't it?"

"Heh, this is just a guess. If you have your own ideas, feel free to bet with me."

Otto sent the comment with a look of certainty, and this move, which could be described as mocking everyone, made the viewers gasp.

"Bet..."

"Heh~ This viewer is so enthusiastic, could it be that they've already merged with the game world?"

Seele and Elysia both sent comments expressing their inner doubts about this viewer's reaction.

Seeing this, Beichen directly interrupted:

"This viewer, just watch the stream, there's no need to make bets, right? However, I do agree with everyone sharing their guesses."

As if! This is my livestream, how can I let that old geezer steal the spotlight?

Want to bet? No way!

Beichen, who had already seen the script, knew very well that Otto had also seen it. Therefore, whoever accepted his gamble was bound to lose.

At a time like this, he naturally couldn't let Otto succeed.

"Heh... It doesn't matter. What I want... can't be obtained through this bet."

After Otto finished speaking, he didn't say anything more.

Although his actions left a bad impression on the viewers in the livestream.

They successfully gave Beichen room to liven up the atmosphere.

"Come on, everyone, tell me what you think~ If a viewer casually guesses correctly, this Great Inventor will probably be quite embarrassed, right?"

While narrating the plot, Beichen didn't forget to interact with the viewers in the livestream.

Anyway, there wasn't much in the upcoming plot worth discussing in detail.

It was nothing more than Kallen waking up, going to the village with Yae Sakura, and having some conversations with the villagers. Before Yae Sakura completely blackened and was sealed by Kallen, this plot wasn't attractive enough.

"Oh... Then I'll go first, big brother," prompted by Beichen, Seele was the first to guess, "I think there must be something hidden in the shrine, and when this sealed thing breaks free, a righteous magical girl will appear to defeat it!"

"..." Beichen remained silent.

"What's wrong? Is my guess incorrect?"

"Although that's also a possibility, I don't think the probability of it happening is much higher than a comet colliding with Earth."

Seele's imagination was a bit too rich, almost ahead of its time.

But it had to be admitted that if what she said were actually made, regardless of whether it was good or not, it would definitely be very entertaining.

"Mhmm~ What a whimsical ending, but... if you could replace the magical girl with a fairy lady, I wouldn't dislike it~"

Seele's idea of a magical girl saving everything, though absurd, made Elysia very happy.