Live Stream Honkai Impact 3rd, I Choose to Expose Kiana in Arc City! Chapter 6

"No," Beichen said while clearing the main story, spinning a lie. "I just picked that name randomly."

"Oh? Heh heh..."

The Great Inventor didn't let it go so easily, pressing further: "What a ridiculous coincidence. So what's your main job? A streamer?"

"Pretty much. I also do some small repair work on the side."

Beichen's words were half-truth, half-lie.

He passed off being a part-time streamer as his main job and treated his Schicksal Temporary Worker role as a side gig.

It seemed like he'd revealed something, but in reality, he hadn't disclosed what he repaired, where he did it, or anything else.

On the other end of the line, Otto gleaned his wariness from just a few sentences.

Interesting... truly interesting.

Inside the office, Otto sat up, setting aside his earlier contempt.

He'd thought this streamer might be some naive small fry, but he hadn't expected the guy to see through his intentions.

Heh heh... no matter. One day, I'll figure out exactly where you come from.

"Heh heh, quite the versatile talent. If you ever feel like it, you can come work at my company in the future. I'll treat you well."

Beichen almost laughed out loud at Otto's words.

Treat me well? Your idea of "treating well" is sticking someone on a cold bench and having everything communicated by machines?

Screw that. If I had a better place to go, I'd jump ship in a heartbeat!

Beichen silently trashed Otto in his mind, then refused with righteous indignation:

"I'm pretty satisfied with my life right now. I'll pass on the job offer."

[Because of your words, your Great Inventor feels astonished. You receive Crystal 560!]

Shocked!

Seeing the fresh 560 Crystal hit his account, Beichen was overjoyed.

Who knew a few exchanges of words would net him this much Crystal? Hahaha, at this rate, if I keep saving, I'll definitely get the limited character in the next expansion!

With the Crystal in hand, Beichen stopped wasting words with the Great Inventor and focused on streaming the game.

By now, the story had progressed to the chapter before DuckDuck's dark transformation.

"I feel like this game's difficulty is really low," Durandal suddenly sent a comment before he clicked into the chapter.

"Oh, this? I'm going through the beginner main story now. They've lowered the difficulty several times already."

"Lowered the difficulty? Why lower it? Isn't challenging yourself a good chance to train your abilities?"

Looking at this somewhat naive comment, Beichen was almost certain.

This has to be Durandal, right? It has to be!

Otherwise, who else would say something like that...

"How do I put this? It's a game, not a training facility. No one actually gets enjoyment out of challenging themselves with hard content, right?"

Outside the live stream, Durandal couldn't help but clench her fists.

As it happened, she was exactly the kind of person who got joy from overcoming challenges.

Durandal loved pushing her limits again and again, ultimately surpassing herself.

She felt that doing so let her see a new version of herself, reaching new heights.

Wasn't that a good thing?

Durandal immediately sent another comment to challenge him:

"I'm exactly the kind of person you're talking about. What's wrong with that?"

"...Uh, well?"

Seeing Durandal's reply, Beichen was a bit baffled. Now you're asking me what's wrong?

Fine, I'll share my shallow opinion.

"Protecting others is noble, but if you don't cherish yourself, who will?"

"So, be kinder to yourself. Of course, if you really can't manage that, feel free to come here often. Treat the live stream like home."

As he said it, Beichen silently added in his mind: And please send more comments and tips.

"This..."

[Because of your words, Effort Pays Off feels shy. You receive Crystal 740!]

???

Shy?

Shocked! Dumb Goose can actually feel shy?

This is a miracle of the world...

Beichen stared at the newly arrived Crystals, puzzled—could his words just now really have been that warm?

Whatever, she couldn't guess who I am anyway. Next up...

Beichen clicked on the stage icon, then adjusted his team lineup before entering.

With Ri Duck as the main DPS, the previous stages had basically been a one-sided slaughter.

So while clearing the main story, Seele couldn't help but exclaim, "Bronya-sis is really strong!"

"Yeah, since she just came out this patch, the devs gave her high numbers to milk money."

Though in later patches, she'd get crushed by Flame of Vengeance, Big DuckDuck, and Herrscher of Human...

"Then can Bronya-sis stay strong forever?"

"That's not possible, okay..."

Beichen was a bit speechless.

As a veteran Captain, Beichen knew well that in this game, only supports held their value.

DPS characters? They always had a day when they fell out of the meta.

Even with their Signature Weapon and overlimit, they were barely usable.

"Huh? Why!"

Seele was so startled that the cookies in her hand dropped.

She really loved Bronya in the game—that stylish outfit and those dashing combat moves.

Seeing the Herrscher of Reason almost unstoppable in the game, she felt like the real Bronya-sis would become just as amazing.

So when she heard the Streamer Big Brother's words, she immediately felt displeased.

"Is Bronya-sis going to get nerfed?"

"No, because stronger characters will appear later."

"Stronger characters? Who?"

As she said this, Seele's barrage suddenly shifted from its initial blue to a blood-red color...

Seeing this, Beichen almost blurted out: Could this be Black Seele about to come out?

But well, since I haven't exposed my identity, let her come if she wants...

"It's still Bronya, but it's Big DuckDuck."

"Huh? (⊙o⊙)...(O_o)?? Who's Big DuckDuck?"

Clearly, Seele hadn't imagined Bronya growing up that much, so she didn't understand what "It's still Bronya, but it's Big DuckDuck" meant.

After all, she had no impression of Bronya being called DuckDuck.

Because she didn't get it, she quickly pressed on:

"Is Streamer Big Brother hiding something from me? Who is this... Big DuckDuck?"

Chapter 9: I Got the Signature Weapon in One 10-Pull, Believe It or Not?

Hiding something from you?

Beichen looked at the barrage floating by, feeling a mix of laughter and tears.

He was telling the truth, yet no one believed him—it seemed Seele had never considered that her most, most beloved Bronya would grow up?

"No no, I'm being honest. Big DuckDuck is just Bronya when she's older."

"What! Bronya-sis when she's older?"

From the barrage Seele sent, she truly had never thought about what Bronya would look like grown up.

"Yeah, DuckDuck → growth = Big DuckDuck."

"What's she like? I can't imagine..." Seele was almost incoherent, "What's Bronya-sis like when she's older? Is she nice? Does she get mean?"

Beichen saw Seele's barrage and immediately realized something was wrong.

Had he spoiled things again?

This topic needed to stop right now!

"No need to think so much. People always grow up—you too."

With that, Beichen clicked on the stage and began the battle against Black DuckDuck.

After a black screen, the story CG started playing.

Inside the main control room of the Moonlight Throne battleship, Bronya was operating a faint blue floating control screen.

[No enemies on the bridge. Project Bunny 19c, begin cracking the main control system...]

The camera then switched to Bronya's perspective.

When she saw what was displayed on the screen, she was stunned.

[No login password... All operation permissions open... How can this be?]

[...This is truly strange. Doing this is practically handing a battleship right into our hands, isn't it?]

[Bronya, you must be careful when operating it. There might be a Trojan program hidden inside.]

Immediately after, Bronya reported discovering a strange email in the main control computer.

[Dear Kiana, hello! This battleship, the Moonlight Throne, is finally being returned to you after fourteen years. You will ascend the throne and shape a new world. But before that, you must find four 'keys':]

[Conquest of Thunder, Flame of Pestilence, Storm of Desire, and Silent Death. Oh, and the navigation system's password is your birthday~]

Hearing Bronya read out the email's contents, Kiana reacted belatedly: "Wait, why is this email addressed to me?!"

At the same time, the audience in the Live Stream was equally baffled.

"Who in the world would be generous enough to gift a battleship?"

Fu Hua from the Previous Era was deeply puzzled, feeling this defied all logic.

"Four 'keys'? What do these four keys symbolize..."

Durandal stared at the screen, her mind full of questions.

She hadn't come across any information about the four keys in combat reports, so she was completely lost, having no idea what this was about.

Compared to everyone else's confusion, one viewer in the Live Stream remained silent, as if they'd already read the script.

That person was Otto.

He didn't question the battleship or the keys, but instead asked a rather critical question at this pivotal moment.

"If I heard correctly, you mentioned an older Bronya just now, didn't you?"

Beichen watched the floating comment and couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath.

He hadn't expected Otto to catch onto the discrepancy so quickly...

"I'm curious, how do you know what she looks like when she's grown up? That must be inside information from the game, right?"