Honkai Exposed, Starting with Iconic Elysian Realm Scenes

Herrscher of Reason: "Great, I'll have the old fossil prepare a few more Crimson Birds as snacks."

Fu Hua: "Little Herrscher, I've already told you I don't raise Crimson Birds."

Herrscher of Reason: "It's no use telling me, you have to tell everyone. We'll eat all the fat chickens you're raising on Mount Tai Xu!"

Kiana: "Exactly! Class monitor, we love Crimson Birds so much, you can't not introduce them to us."

Raiden Mei: "Kiana, how much do you love them?"

Kiana: "Enough to want them every meal!"

Chicken tendon, fried chicken legs... Just thinking about fried chicken piled higher than the hills made Himeko drool.

[In the scene, on a bus, a TV channel hosted by Otto is still introducing the Crimson Bird farm on Mount Tai Xu, while the Immortal Crimson Bird and her students arrive at Mount Tai Xu.

"Class, we're about to reach the Mount Tai Xu scenic area. We'll head to the famous shopping street first to experience the local customs."

The bus drives down the road, kicking up a breeze that blows onto a wooden sign.

A piece of paper falls off the sign that originally read "Mount Tai Xu," revealing the original text.

— Great Mount Xu.

The bus reaches its destination, and the puppets on board disembark one by one. Teacher Crimson Bird, acting as their guide, begins the introduction.

"Students, the specialty shopping street of Mount Tai Xu is just ahead. Now, it's free time."

"Woohoo..."

"Student Moon Chaser, wait!"

Moon Chaser runs over quickly, not intending to follow the group.

She stops at a roadside stall.

Behind the stall sits a large, black, fat chicken—a Black Kite. In front of it are various dazzling goods, among which a Xuanyuan Sword particularly catches Moon Chaser's eye.

"Wow, is this a mysterious weapon from the East? So cool!"

With the Xuanyuan Sword in hand, Moon Chaser feels an endless surge of power.

"Oh my, young friend, you have good taste."

The shop owner, the Herrscher of Reason, appears behind Moon Chaser without anyone noticing. She's wearing sunglasses, looking like a mysterious con artist.

"From what I can observe, this might just be the sword that the Immortal Crimson Bird used back in the day."

"Okay, I'll buy this sword!"

Moon Chaser grips the Xuanyuan Sword, liking it more and more the longer she looks at it.

Gritting her teeth, she pulls out her wallet and slams a large wad of crystals onto the stall.

"I feel the power of the ancients!"

With a swing of the Xuanyuan Sword, a mighty force cuts through the sky, slicing a distant hillside in half.

"Hahahaha, with this sword, you will all become my servants!"

Holding the Xuanyuan Sword, Moon Chaser falls into her own fantasy world, completely unaware that a crooked Herrscher has altered her consciousness.

The Herrscher of Reason has altered your consciousness, and you now believe this sword is real!

Meanwhile, the Herrscher of Reason is still tricking other puppets.

"With this treasure, your true love will marry you."

"Really?"

Bella, holding a "Friendship Point" that clearly isn't worth much, is filled with visions of Queen Sirin showering her with affection.

She's completely hoodwinked.

Only Little Ancestor Cang Xuan, still asleep in the bus, is dreaming of delicious steamed buns.

But the Herrscher of Reason's Authority glitches, merging their illusions together. Little Ancestor is quickly overwhelmed.

"Buns, buns, buns..."

The chaotic, jumbled illusion is as wild as creation itself. There are bald gangsters with machine guns, Moon Chaser transformed into a bun monster, spinach-haired figures wandering around, and Ruo Shui flying on the back of an Immortal Crimson Bird.

It's not something that belongs in the real world. ]

Kiana: "Little Herrscher, what's going on? Did your Herrscher Authority glitch? Can't you create something... normal?"

Raiden Mei: "Spinach everywhere, bun monsters, robots caught in claw machines, and a Black Kite outside the claw machine..."

Pardofelis: "Hahaha, Sister Mei, stop talking! My stomach hurts from laughing. Is this how you're supposed to use the Herrscher of Reason's Authority? Hahahaha."

Thinking about the Herrscher of Reason from the previous civilization, she was a complete weapon of mass destruction.

Her power to control consciousness was invincible, dealing a devastating blow to humanity. Why is she so pathetic here, acting like a scammer?

Herrscher of Reason: "Are you blaming me? These are their own illusions. While I did fan the flames a bit, exaggerating things slightly, the scenes inside are all things they imagined themselves."

Bronya: "So, do people really dream of nothing but buns? Is she perhaps Kiana's relative?"

Kiana: "What do you mean, Bronya? Even if I dreamed, I'd dream of Mei's fried chicken. How could mere buns satisfy me?"

Perhaps Kiana and the Little Ancestor have something in common, considering they both dream of food.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on the Little Ancestor's belly. Its chubby appearance was particularly amusing. Only Fu Hua looked thoughtful, as if wanting to say something but hesitating.

If she had paid more attention to Branch Secretary Cang Xuan back then, it might have been as happy as it was in the Puppet Academy.

Chapter 76: Don't Mention Your Damn Spring No Old

Elysia: "Am I the only one who finds the little guys following the Herrscher of Reason cute? I really want to raise one, I want it so bad, I really want it!"

Pardofelis: "I want one too, I want one too! This time it's not about eating, I genuinely like them!"

Their plump bodies were even fatter than canned food, their legs almost invisible. The entire creature was just a ball with feathers on its head.

The Black Kites are just too adorable with their blank, dazed expressions!

Kiana: "Class Monitor, we're both raising chickens, why are the Black Kites raised by the Herrscher of Reason all similar, while yours are so varied?"

Fu Hua: "Uh..."

Bronya: "Perhaps one is raised to be a subordinate, and the other is raised as food. Their roles are different."

Herrscher of Reason: "Hey! Don't say that, if I had such a cute little guy following me, it might be really fun. I wish the System would reward me with a Black Kite sometime."

Raiden Mei: "Even if they were to give one, wouldn't it be one 'borrowed' from the Puppet Academy?"

Herrscher of Reason: "What's the difference? She is the Herrscher of Reason, and I am also the Herrscher of Reason. If the Black Kites listen to her, they'll definitely listen to me too."

Herrscher of Reason: "She has so many Black Kites anyway, what's wrong with her giving me one? We're both Herrschers of Reason, she's definitely as generous as I am!"

Theresa: "That makes so much sense, I can't find any fault with it."

Good heavens.

If that logic holds, does that mean the Herrscher of Reason doesn't deny that the swindler who set up a stall at the foot of Great Mount Xu is the same person as you?!

Everyone focused their attention on the screen, anticipating what new antics the Herrscher of Reason would come up with.

[In the screen, the Book of Cang Xuan suddenly smelled roasted chicken in its dream and took a bite out of a Black Kite.

"Cluck cluck!!"

"Huh?"

Startled awake, the Book of Cang Xuan lifted its eye mask. It took a while to realize it was just a dream and that it was now perched on the head of a large, fat chicken.

"Isn't that my meat bun? Give me back my meat bun!!"

"Cluck cluck!!"

"Give it to me, my meat bun! Do you hear me?!"

The Little Ancestor and the Black Kite began fighting inside the bus, while the Herrscher of Reason outside had already made a fortune and was preparing to escape with the crystals.

"Hahaha, earning so much money so easily with just an illusion. Hey! We're done, let's go eat and drink!"

"You in the bus, it's time to go!"

The Herrscher of Reason shouted at the Black Kite inside the bus.

The sudden sound of police sirens made her heart race, and then a large group of Kevin Puppets appeared before the Herrscher of Reason.

"Listen up, Herrscher, you are surrounded. Please lay down your weapons!"

A Kevin Puppet shouted through a megaphone.

"Cooperate, don't put up a futile..."

"Heh, with just a few of you, watch this—Twist of All Phenomena!"

With a single ultimate move from the Herrscher of Reason, she fled with the entire Great Mount Xu, followed by a large group of traffic-control Kevin Puppets.

Meanwhile, a thousand miles away at Mount Tai Xu.

Immortal Crimson Bird was dozing on a wooden stool, occasionally throwing feed to her Crimson Birds.

"Sigh, why haven't the little friends who said they'd visit arrived yet?"

The children didn't arrive, but the Herrscher of Reason, carrying a mountain, crashed into the area.

The collision of the two mountain peaks turned Mount Tai Xu into a mess. Immortal Crimson Bird's vegetable patch and farm were both smashed into large pits.

"Ouch, I should have shaken off that guy this time."

The Herrscher of Reason scratched her head and suddenly noticed a large group of Crimson Birds approaching her, their fierce expressions clearly indicating they were here for retribution.

"Uh, it's a misunderstanding, I'm quite pitiful."

"Ehehe!"

The Herrscher of Reason made a cute expression, trying to get away with it.

Unfortunately, Immortal Crimson Bird was furious and unleashed a barrage of attacks with her Crimson Birds.

"My Spring No Old, my vegetable patch, it's all ruined!!!"

Amidst Immortal Crimson Bird's heart-wrenching cries, the screen slowly faded to black.

Elysia: "Pfft, Spring No Old, vegetable patch... Hahaha, Hua, you're already pitiful enough, why do I still want to laugh? Hahaha."

Himeko Murata: "After all that, the one who ended up getting hurt was Fu Hua?"

Theresa: "It's one thing that the puppets didn't come to visit, but to have the Herrscher of Reason destroy the vegetable garden too, my heart goes out to Fu Hua for a second."

Herrscher of Reason: "Hey?! I'm pathetic too, you know. What are those Crimson Birds? Why do they all look so strong?"

Seeing herself getting beaten up again, the Herrscher of Reason started to wonder if she was being targeted.

Those Crimson Birds were plump and strong, taller than small mountains. Just hearing the sound when they beat people up made it seem painful.

Herrscher of Reason: "Old fossil, how on earth did you manage to raise such fat Crimson Birds?"

Fu Hua: "I... I don't know either!"

Kiana: "The scientific breeding methods of the Crimson Birds of Mount Tai Xu, coupled with the beautiful natural environment, have created their exceptional taste."

Raiden Mei: "No, no, Kiana, a Crimson Bird that big, and you're still thinking about eating it?"

Didn't they just see the Crimson Birds beat up the Herrscher of Reason?

A chicken taller than a small mountain. Mei didn't know if she could even find a pot that big, and even if she had a pot that big, she wouldn't have a spatula large enough.

The culinary skills of the Herrscher of Food were facing a severe test for the first time.

Kiana: "Class monitor raised so many Crimson Birds, if we don't help her by eating them, how can she possibly finish them all by herself?"

Fu Hua: "...That's really not necessary. Besides, I'm the victim here! Isn't anyone going to speak up for me? My Spring No Old!"

Her vegetable garden, her meticulously cared-for Spring No Old, all destroyed!

Do you know how traumatized Fu Hua was when she saw that scene?

Do you know how much effort she put into taking care of the Spring No Old?!

Originally, Mount Tai Xu only had simple food. She had worked hard to pickle some Spring No Old every year as emergency rations, and just like that, snap, it was all gone!

Herrscher of Reason: "Old fossil, stop talking about your damn Spring No Old! I didn't really feel it earlier, but now that you mention it, it instantly reminded me of my five thousand years living on Mount Tai Xu!"