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

What he had said earlier actually explained that he was on the path to seeking the "correct answer."

And in the distant future, he did indeed sacrifice someone...

To achieve his centuries-old, unchanging wish...

After the CG playback ended, the mission prompt instructed Beichen to return and speak with Yae Sakura.

Kallen and Kiana both blamed Yae Sakura for her impulsiveness, then learned about her tragic past with her sister.

After a conversation, Kallen confided in Yae Sakura with a tone of concern.

"Yes, I'm different from you. No one cared about you before, so I will. You were alone before, but from now on, you won't be! From this moment on, I will fight alongside you!"

"Thank you, Kallen... but, I'm sorry, I'm too tired today... I'll head back to the shrine first."

The conversation between Kallen and Yae Sakura felt a bit abrupt given that it followed the touching CG.

As Yae Sakura finished speaking, a green bullet comment suddenly floated across the live stream...

Otto: "..."

Beichen: "What's wrong? Is there something you want to say?"

Otto: "Nothing, I was just wondering if anything would change if Kallen hadn't made that promise at this moment. But I know... she couldn't possibly just abandon this place."

Chapter 40: The Culprit Who Appeared Only at the Very End

Without making a promise...

Indeed, if Kallen had chosen to be more selfish back then, she would have undoubtedly lived a happy and peaceful life under Otto's protection.

However, if she had done so, she would have been Kallen, but not Kallen Kaslana.

It was precisely because of this that Otto said she wouldn't abandon it.

Perhaps in this world, no one understood Kallen better than he did...

"Well then, let's continue. The first cycle is nearing its end."

As his voice faded, a line of text appeared on the screen: [The space you are in is experiencing fluctuations.]

Immediately after, the screen flickered, and the game teleported the player's character to the foot of the shrine's steps.

A short piece of text appeared on the screen.

[Fluctuations have subsided, your current location has changed.]

"Huh? Big brother streamer, what's going on?"

Seele, who felt as if she were there, was confused by the sudden movement.

Seeing her comment, Beichen didn't say much, merely repeating: "The first cycle is nearing its end."

After speaking, he maneuvered Bronya, riding a motorcycle, up the steps. Midway up, she encountered a group of small monsters.

After easily dispatching the enemies in a flash, Beichen arrived at the shrine's entrance.

After conversing with Kallen in front of the shrine, the story dialogue box appeared once more.

This time, the conversation was between Yae Sakura and Kallen.

"No, I absolutely will not allow anyone to take Rin away from me. Why, why is it Rin..."

At this moment, Yae Sakura's voice was filled with sorrow and pain.

"Wake up! Yae Sakura!"

"I'm going to take Rin away." I cut the ropes binding her hands and feet with a knife. However, the tendons in her wrists and ankles had been severed... She knelt there, she knelt there, raising her bright eyes to say to me, 'Sister, please kill me. I am willing to die for the village.'"

"How could this happen..."

Kiana's murmur echoed the feelings of everyone in the live stream.

"I couldn't save her, I couldn't save her! What else can I do! The tendons in her wrists and ankles were severed, she must have been in so much pain. Despite being in so much pain, she still smiled and told me, 'You must protect everyone!' What could I do? I failed to save her..."

The story playing at this point clearly indicated Yae Sakura's complete descent into darkness.

This was completely in line with Otto's expectations. For those who had already seen the script, it was merely a retelling of what they remembered.

As Sakura said to Kallen: "Is there still time? It's too late, my Rin, my dearest sister, she's already dead."

The avatar in the dialogue box suddenly disappeared, and in place of Yae Sakura's name, a general term appeared: Demon...

Otto: "Demon?"

Beichen: "What's wrong?"

Otto: "What a fitting title. They amplify the dark emotions within humans, and through temptation, cause people to fall, obtaining what they desire. Doesn't this correspond to this story?"

Hearing this, Beichen was a little puzzled.

What was the difference between saying that and saying nothing?

"Is that all you wanted to say?"

"Not exactly. I might have discovered a way to change this story. I'm very curious, will the story of Yae Village conclude in the way I envisioned?"

A way to change this story...

Beichen pondered the sentence, and a flash of inspiration struck him.

Ah, it seems Otto has discovered the foreshadowing in the plot?

But unfortunately, you've realized it too late!

Not long after Otto's bullet comment floated by, the plot continued to play out the scene where Kallen said: ["As expected, Sakura, you've been bewitched by him!... Demon in the Box. Give Sakura back!"]

This sudden appearance of the "Demon in the Box" made the already eerie plot even more mysterious.

"Demon in the Box? What... is that?"

"Heh~ Showing up only at the end of the story, what a shy villain. Could her true form be a cute and innocent girl?"

"Strange, the previous plot didn't mention this so-called Demon in the Box? Isn't this design a bit abrupt?"

The viewers in the livestream room sent their speculations about the mysterious character, the Demon in the Box, one after another.

It wasn't surprising that they were so confused.

After all, the game's plot only revealed Yae Sakura's story but didn't explain why Kallen ended up in Yae Village.

To find the answers to these questions, one would have to read the official manga and learn about Kallen's personal story.

However, Seele was from Anti-Entropy, and Elysia and Fu Hua were from the previous civilization.

Therefore, only Beichen and Otto could clearly understand this part of the plot.

"Actually, you don't need to be so confused. The game will explain what this Demon in the Box is later on, so remember to keep watching."

Beichen casually made a promise, then stepped onto the stairs of despair.

After climbing the stairs, Yae Sakura in the shrine appeared on the screen once again.

However, this time, she appeared not as an ally, but as an enemy.

And after the character was generated, the game did not insert any narration during the combat break.

Yae Sakura charged at him with her Sakura Blizzard.

But...

A mere pseudo-Herrscher was no match for a true Herrscher.

With one weapon skill and ultimate from Beichen, Yae Sakura's health bar disappeared...

"Eh???" Seele sent an astonished bullet comment, "Why did it end so quickly again? I thought this would be a big battle!"

In fact, she couldn't be blamed for being so surprised. After all, the previous plot had taken so long, and the emotional buildup was so well done.

Yet, when the actual fight began, Yae Sakura, who stood opposite the player, was instantly defeated?

And the most surprised one wasn't her...

"Heh heh~ There should be a second phase."

Unfortunately, not long after Elysia's pink bullet comment floated by, the game started playing a CG.

This indicated that her guess was wrong...

"Oh dear... there isn't? Sakura, don't let a maiden's hopes down..."

"I think... this design is too hasty."

While everyone else was losing interest due to the anticlimactic final battle, a somewhat irritating green bullet comment suddenly began to provide some exposition.

"Heh heh, actually, there's nothing wrong with it. Before the story began, the game had already indicated that this was the first cycle. Since it's the first, it means there will be a second, third, or even more."

Looking at Otto's bullet comment, Beichen felt that he hadn't just read the script.

It was as if he had participated in the game's production process!

To be able to predict the future through such fragmented information...

Perhaps this was the wisdom of "The Fool."

"This viewer's analysis is very reasonable. After watching the CG, I'll start clearing the second cycle."

As Beichen spoke, the CG on the screen had just reached the Demon in the Box's cackling after her defeat.

["Is it you? Are you interfering with me? Yae Sakura!"]

The screen turned completely white. In the image, Yae Sakura lay on the ground, with Kallen holding Judah's golden short spear against her heart.

The Saintess gazed at the fallen priestess, knowing what she had to do.

But recalling all the experiences they had shared over the past few days, she hesitated to act.

["Sealing you away, this is the last thing I can do for you."]

Yae Sakura's voice-over slowly sounded, expressing her final thoughts to Kallen.

["I'm sorry, Sakura."]

As Kallen softly apologized, the screen shifted from a blank white to a blood-red color, sprinkled with pink petals...

Then, two lines of subtitles appeared on the screen.

[The fluctuations of intent within the Stigmata have yet to subside. Among the paths of infinite possibilities, this is still not the path to the finality—]

[Let's rewind time, back to when the two first met!]

As the subtitles disappeared, the game defaulted to Beichen opening the Sakura Blizzard Side Story interface.

"Hurry up and start the next round, big brother!" As the most active little fan in the livestream, Seele displayed a cheerfulness and enthusiasm she never showed in real life.

If it weren't for how polite she was speaking, one might mistake her for a Black Seele.

"Mhm... but wait for me a moment."

Beichen had been streaming for almost the entire day and was quite exhausted, so he looked back at the screen.

The moment he saw Ai-chan's notification, he was stunned!

[Detected that the livestream's popularity has reached the target. System's limited-time Sakura Blizzard Side Story Second Round Clear event is now active!]

[Clear the Round before 6 AM to receive 1000 Crystals and 5 Focused Supply Cards as rewards!]

He never expected that this system, which seemed useless, could give out such missions?

Haha, Crystals and cards, that's practically a free 10-pull on Focused Supply!

Under the temptation of the limited-time mission, Beichen felt all his fatigue vanish, and his mood brightened considerably.

However, he couldn't enter the Round directly yet.

Because there was a small problem...

Beichen opened the character list and found that the only physical damage characters he could use were the initial Starter Trio.

So... was he going to have to brute-force Kallen with Ri Duck, who primarily dealt ice damage?

"Um... big brother, what are you doing? Are the enemies in the second Round very scary?"