"Ahaha, this viewer needn't worry. This monster looked troublesome, but its mechanics were actually very simple."
As he spoke, the entire game screen began to slow down, while the Shunren Bushi Undead wielding twin blades, having remained on the defensive for so long, swung its blades and began to counterattack.
Kiana on the screen seized the opportunity, easily dodging the attack with a single evade and entering Time Fracture.
In an instant, the entire game screen darkened, and the monster's movements became incomparably sluggish.
With several kicks from Kiana followed by a heavy Cat Paw stomp, the Zombie was beaten so badly it could not fight back.
"Wow, that's amazing!"
With Loves Bronya's chat message helping out, the Live Stream's chat finally reached double digits.
Honestly, it hadn't been easy...
While controlling Kiana as she ran toward the Drone Landing Point, Beichen asked Seele, "Has this viewer never played an action game before?"
"Eh? (⊙o⊙)..."
She was so surprised that she even sent an emoticon...
"Yes, I'm not very good at games. Streamer big brother, you seem to understand this stuff really well?"
"I definitely understand it. But calling me big brother..."
Beichen looked at the screen, feeling somewhat strange.
Whether in his previous life or this one, he had been an only child, so people rarely addressed him that way.
Still, thinking about how it was Seele on the other end, being called big brother by such a soft and adorable girl actually felt pretty nice.
Thinking that, Beichen asked again, "How old are you, viewer? You seem very young and cheerful."
Chapter 4: Could It Be That You Know Bronya?
"Eh? Streamer big brother, I... seem cheerful?"
"Of course." Beichen cleared the story stage while chatting with the viewer. "At least, that's what I think."
"E-Eh? Really? But Bronya always says I'm too shy. Ah! Streamer big brother, are you trying to cheer me up? I feel... a little embarrassed..."
After hearing his answer, Seele was clearly unable to handle it. Even her chat messages seemed somewhat incoherent.
As messages like those floated past his eyes one after another, Beichen's expression became subtle.
This Seele was a little too easily startled... She had made it through so many desperate situations and experienced so much. She shouldn't have been this immature...
It seemed she was not Seele from the current time period.
Whatever. No matter what time period she was from, as long as she didn't accidentally expose his true identity, it was fine.
"Hahaha, then just take it as me trying to cheer you up. Next, it's time to board the ship. Everyone, just watch me perform!"
Afterward, under Beichen's control, Kiana boarded the Moonlight Throne and reunited with Mei.
The two then began advancing deeper into the battleship...
At the orphanage.
Seele picked up a cookie from the table and began taking small bites.
She ate happily, smiling as she did so, a stark contrast to her previously troubled appearance.
"What's wrong with Seele?"
"No idea. Maybe the cookies are just really delicious? Rosalia, don't try to sneak my cookies while I'm distracted."
Rosalia and Lilia discussed it quietly nearby.
Neither of them could have imagined that not long ago, a strange voice calling itself a system had sounded in Seele's mind.
With the voice's help, an image of a Live Stream had appeared in her mind, allowing her to see magnificent sights that could not be seen from the orphanage.
The towering buildings of a prosperous city, Honkai Beasts flying all over the sky, and powerful Valkyries...
All of it felt incredibly novel to her.
"When will I be able to become as amazing as Kiana..." Seele set down the half-eaten cookie and murmured to herself somewhat wistfully...
Just as she spoke, the room's door suddenly opened.
"Seele, Rosalia, Lilia... I'm back."
"Bronya! Eh, this outfit..."
Bronya wore a child's suspender dress. Its pure white color made her look ethereal, while her small high heels gave the still-young girl a faintly grown-up air.
"Cocolia insisted that I try it on. Sigh... Does it not look very good?"
Bronya rubbed her spiral curls, her cheeks slightly red.
"How could it not? It looks especially good!"
Seele left her seat, grabbed Bronya's arm, and smiled sweetly.
Seeing her act so proactively, the Arlene Sisters, who had been fighting over cookies nearby, froze.
As for Bronya, who had been grabbed, she reached out in surprise and touched Seele's forehead.
"Strange... You don't have a fever? Seele, why are you acting so obedient?"
"Eh?" Seele froze when she heard Bronya say that. "Am I?"
"Normally, you wouldn't be this lively..."
Bronya looked at the hand being held tightly and spoke in confusion.
Seeing this, Seele realized she had lost her composure. Somewhat embarrassed, she put her hands behind her back and fidgeted.
"Maybe... I got praised, became cheerful, and got a little carried away... Bronya, do you not like me being this way?"
"No. No matter what kind of Seele you are, I like you."
"Bronya... Seele likes you very much too!"
Seele shook Bronya's hand and asked with a blissful expression.
"We'll never be separated, okay?"
"Mm..."
Meanwhile, Beichen had already finished the beginner story. Looking at the pitifully few chat messages in the Live Stream, he felt quite troubled.
How strange... Where had Seele gone?
Had she been scared off by him?
He had only chatted with her for a while. Was that really necessary?
"Ah, sorry. I was delayed because I was eating with my sister just now."
Just as Beichen was wondering, a chat message floated through the Live Stream. The sender was Loves Bronya.
She actually came back?
"Oh ho ho, welcome back, welcome back. I was just wondering why you hadn't said anything. The beginner story is basically over now, so it's time to pull."
"Pull? What's that?"
The three people in the Live Stream all voiced their confusion.
Watching three identical messages float past at once, Beichen was somewhat dumbfounded.
Had these viewers never played games before? They didn't even know what pulling was?
Good heavens... Could it be that the era they lived in did not even have mobile games?
Forget it. He would just treat this like a streamer chatting with his viewers and explain it to them...
After wondering about it for a while, Beichen began introducing what pulling was. "Ahem, well. Simply put, it means spending game resources to obtain items, equipment, and characters."
"Oh..." The three of them replied together.
"The resource consumed by this game called Honkai Impact 3rd is Crystal, and pulling is called Supply. I'll demonstrate it for everyone now."
Beichen then opened the Supply interface...
"Dawei, bless me! Give me a miracle!!!"
As the Supply animation skipped past, two purple lights flashed before Beichen's eyes.
One of the purple lights was unmistakably a character card screen!
Oh! A miracle really happened?
Hahaha, Dawei is really effective!
No idea whether it would be an A-rank or an S-rank, but at least give me a White Comet.
However, as the purple light faded, Valkyrie Chariot and Twin Soul Crystal appeared before Beichen...
Dawei was completely useless!
Beichen immediately sighed, lamenting that he had gotten excited for nothing.
Still, it was fine. B-rank Valkyries did not consume the guarantee, so after finishing his first ten-pull, he still had a chance of getting an S-rank...
"Wow!!!"
Just as Beichen was feeling depressed, a message from Loves Bronya suddenly floated through the Live Stream. "That's so great, so amazing, big brother!"
Because of your Live Stream content, Loves Bronya was shocked. You obtained 560 Crystal!
Hm? Did she think getting a character meant it was amazing?
Feeling somewhat puzzled, Beichen opened the Valkyrie interface and selected the B-rank Valkyrie Chariot. Beside Bronya were numerous locked characters.
The worst of them were A-rank. Although he did not say it aloud, the implication was already very clear.
"Look, look! Big brother, I want to know how powerful Bronya is!"
"Uh... Well, she is powerful, but why are you so happy? Could it be that you know her?"
As Beichen raised his question, the Live Stream returned to a deathly silence...
Chapter 5: Dumb Goose Furrowed Her Brow and Realized Things Were Not Simple.
"Of course I..." Seele wanted to tell the truth.
But before she could send the message, she heard the system's prompt.
Please do not reveal your personal information. Otherwise, bear the consequences yourself.
Bear the consequences herself...
What exactly did that mean? Would something terrible happen?
As she thought about it, Seele gave up on openly admitting it.
"I only knew because the game showed it."
"Oh? So that's how it was? Hahaha, looks like I overthought things."
After hearing that answer, Beichen felt slightly disappointed.
Based on the deductions he had made while dealing with the system earlier, he could neither directly reveal his identity nor expose the viewers' identities.
But it never said he could not guide viewers into revealing their identities themselves.
He was actually rather curious about what would happen if a viewer voluntarily revealed her identity to him.
Yet Seele unusually changed the subject. If it had been her Surface Personality, she surely would not have been embarrassed to admit such a good thing, right?
It seemed the system had restrictions on the viewers as well as on him?
Ha, interesting... So this was the so-called double insurance.
Before you continue