Faced with such a question, she felt conflicted. You could say she had no way to make the choice her heart truly wanted...
"Since you don't want to see it, let me help you see everything clearly~"
Just as Seele was deeply conflicted and unable to put her mind at ease, a voice rang out... Then, "she" fell asleep, while another "she" woke up.
"Hehe, hello, everyone. Although I can't remember your names, whatever. Let's get along nicely from now on~"
A rather impolite red comment drifted across the Live Stream!
Beichen froze when he saw it, the image of that "Seele" almost appearing in his mind.
That blood-red color formed a stark contrast with the pure, beautiful blue from before.
When the others in the Live Stream saw the comment drift across the screen, they all frowned.
Beichen immediately focused on the comment list along with them.
The moment he looked, he froze. The Live Stream, which had originally only had three viewers, had somehow gained a fourth!
And that fourth person's ID was... Embrace Your Power, Seele.
"System."
After seeing that ID, Beichen immediately gave the system a kick in his mind.
Does the host have a question?
"So viewers' IDs can directly display their real names? Doesn't that count as cheating?"
Is the host joking? To this Seele, the other Seele is another Seele, not this Seele.
Hearing that, Beichen froze for a moment before a flash of insight struck him.
Perhaps the system's definition of a viewer was not limited to a complete person?
Could a split-off personality also count as a viewer?
"It's a little complicated, but I roughly get it. A personality with independent consciousness can also count as a viewer?"
Yes.
After receiving the system's confirmation, Beichen could not help imagining the Herrscher of the Void, the Herrscher of Thunder, Vill-V, and even the Herrscher of Sentience all gathering in the Live Stream for team-building activities...
Oh, right! If the Herrscher of Sentience came in, this place would definitely get lively... Well, forget it. If that guy came in, she would only be thinking about how to turn this place into the Theater of Domination too...
"Everyone, welcome our new viewer. I'm very happy you could come to my Live Stream. I'm a newbie streamer, the janitor who does splits in midair. We're currently playing Chapter Four of the main story of Honkai Impact 3rd."
As usual, Beichen introduced himself and the content being played to the new viewer, trying to communicate with Black Seele.
Yet the first thing she said left him speechless.
"The janitor who does splits in midair?"
"What's wrong with it?"
"What a weird name." Black Seele landed a merciless critical hit.
"Ahahaha..."
Beichen laughed awkwardly, his face covered in black lines. Inside, he could not help lamenting that Black Seele really was Black Seele. You could say she was the manifestation of what Seele desired deep within her heart...
The problem was, you spoke so bluntly. Weren't you afraid of causing Seele unnecessary trouble!?
Oh, this was the Live Stream? Then it was fine...
"Anyway, welcome to my Live Stream. Let's continue with the story."
After saying that, Beichen focused on the screen.
At this moment, Theresa had finished introducing ME Corp's basic situation and began speaking about the changes that had taken place within ME Corp.
Afterward, Cocolia seized Raiden Ryoma's leadership position. But Cocolia is a radical and an extremist, which is why she has repeatedly clashed with us.
This incident was probably Cocolia's plan as well!
With just a few words, Theresa laid out the mastermind behind everything.
Only after Theresa's reminder did Kiana belatedly mutter to herself:
"Cocolia... I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before?"
"What an idiot! She's appeared so many times already, yet you still haven't figured out who she is."
Not long after Kiana spoke, a blood-red comment drifted across the screen...
Seeing Black Seele's remark, Beichen refuted her with some displeasure.
"Correction. She's not an idiot. She's a paramecium."
"What does that mean? Explain it to me."
Bronya Appears, and Foolish Otto Says, "Don't Try That With Me"
Seeing the red comment drift past, Beichen could not help sighing inwardly.
Black Seele truly was Black Seele. If it had been Seele, she probably would have stammered for a long time before daring to ask, but Black Seele... had effortlessly done something Seele did not dare to do.
"Ahem, then... let me explain it to everyone. When you hear 'paramecium,' what do you first think of?"
As soon as he raised that question, a certain enthusiastic Bishop in the Live Stream sent a comment in response: "A paramecium is a very small, cylindrical protozoan. It consists of only one cell and is a unicellular protozoan, hermaphroditic. The most common species is paramecium caudatum. It is only 180 to 280 micrometers long. Its lifespan, along with that of amoebas, is the shortest, measured in hours, lasting around one day. However..."
"...Ah, no, um, that doesn't seem wrong, but something feels off? Wait, wait, I'll stop beating around the bush!"
Seeing Otto about to launch into a lengthy explanation, Beichen immediately interrupted him.
"The origin of that nickname is actually... Well, back in Chapter Three of the main story, didn't everyone gather to discuss something? Her suggestion was so absurd that someone complained even a paramecium wouldn't believe it."
"?" After hearing Beichen's explanation, Otto raised a soul-piercing question. "That's the only reason?"
"Hm? Hehehehe, what kind of explanation is that? That's interesting! From now on, I'll call her Paramecium."
"Calling her Bugbug feels a little more intimate."
After replying to Black Seele, Beichen turned his attention back to the game.
At this moment, the game had entered the actual gameplay section.
Monsters began spawning in the stage. Since it was the final wave, warning lights were even flashing throughout the stage.
However, the difficulty of the revamped beginner stage had dropped by several orders of magnitude.
The moment those monsters appeared, before they even had the chance to move twice, Ri Duck, Bailian, and Chariot slaughtered them all with ease.
Normally, after Bronya showed off her skills, Seele in the Live Stream would be the first to pop up and praise her.
But this time, Seele did not appear... Beichen even felt a little embarrassed as he glanced at the comment list, only to discover that Seele was still in the Live Stream? She simply had not spoken...
So when a secondary personality appeared, the primary personality fell silent?
Ah, what a pity. He had wanted to see Black Seele and White Seele talk to their other self. It seemed that would not be possible now...
"Why have you stopped moving? Someone and I care a great deal about the outcome of this farce. Don't disappoint us~"
While Beichen was distracted, a blood-red comment drifted across the screen.
Seeing Black Seele urging him on, Beichen did not waste any more words and began playing the dialogue at the end of the stage.
At this moment, Theresa and Kiana's portraits appeared on the battle screen.
"Siegfried!"
"Huh? Theresa, what are you talking about?"
After hearing Theresa's soft call, Kiana came to her senses and asked in confusion.
"Ah, sorry. Seeing your back just now reminded me of the past... when I fought alongside your father."
"You fought with Dad? Theresa, tell me more about him!"
Since the person involved had pleaded so earnestly, Theresa naturally did not hold back.
Right in front of his daughter, she immediately began tearing into Siegfried from afar.
"He's a huge idiot who never listens to commands. He especially loves charging alone into a swarm of Honkai Beasts and going berserk. And there's something wrong with his head—he can't even remember the launch password for his own battleship half the time. But... he does have one or two good points..."
As she spoke, perhaps Theresa felt it was inappropriate to say these things in front of Kiana, or perhaps she truly wanted to say this.
"Ah, forget it. Now isn't the time to chat. After this mission is over, I'll tell you."
"Mm, it's a promise!"
After the two finished speaking, the story of the first stage of Chapter Four came to an end.
Beichen did not waste any time and immediately clicked into the next stage.
As soon as the stage began, dialogue between Theresa and Himeko appeared on the screen.
"Mm... We still can't find a way in. This is getting troublesome."
"We've stayed around ME Corp for too long. If we continue like this, Anti-Entropy's forces might notice us. Let's retreat for now."
"Oh? We're retreating already? Hmph, how disappointing~"
After Himeko suggested retreating, a blood-red comment drifted through the Live Stream...
Yet Black Seele's mockery had barely reached halfway across the screen when Kiana's portrait suddenly popped up.
"No! How can we just go back like this! I'm going back! Even if I'm the only one, I'm going to save Mei!"
"Kiana-chan, if you act too impulsively, you won't be able to do anything properly."
Seeing her junior refuse to listen, Theresa, as an elder, could only begin coaxing and persuading her.
Although Beichen vaguely remembered this part of the story, seeing it again today made him realize how fortunate Kiana was that she had asked Theresa.
If it had been Archbishop Otto... he probably would have said "Good luck" in an instant before taking everyone and leaving...
But fortunately, Theresa was not Otto, so she could tolerate Kiana's willfulness.
Unfortunately, Kiana did not understand at this moment that willfulness always came with a price...
"Kiana, idiot, don't be impulsive."
As Bronya's voice appeared, the entire Live Stream fell silent.
"Mm... Huh... Bronya! Bronya, is that you?"
"ME Corp's guards are heavily defended, but Bronya will take you inside."
"That's great! We were just worrying about how to sneak in!"
The moment Kiana blurted that out, the only three viewers in the Live Stream all posted "..." in the public chat.
"Do any of you viewers have something you'd like to say?" Since Beichen knew what happened next, he did not think there was anything wrong with it.
After all, Theresa could not possibly let Kiana charge in alone. If they truly could not find a way inside, she really would smash open a path with Judah and charge in together with Kiana to rescue Mei.
Of course, that was the perspective of someone who had seen the script.
To other viewers, it only seemed somewhat incomprehensible.
"Hehehe, how adorable."
After praising Kiana's actions, Black Seele said darkly, "So adorable that it makes me want to see whether, if she gets betrayed once again... she'll still be as naïve as she is now."
"...If it's Bugbug, she definitely will."
Beichen looked at the blood-red comment and slowly admitted it.
"Why?"
"Theresa said it before. That's the Kaslana family's style. They'll disregard everything to protect others."
Not long after Beichen answered, Himeko-sensei from the three-person team suddenly spoke up to warn them:
"Wait! We can't trust her. Mei was captured because Bronya was controlled before. And why would she come looking for us at this exact time?"
Himeko's words were rational and reasonable. Perhaps she had already guessed that this was a trap when she asked that question.
Yet even after being questioned, Bronya, who was under control, still tried to move them with sincerity.
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