The barrage of comments poured across the screen like torrential rain.
"Kill that bald old bastard!"
"Where's his health bar? Show it so I can hack him down!"
"This is too cruel... my heart can't take it."
"Honkai Impact 3rd's writing..."
Some remembered Sirin's coldness when she first appeared. Now, seeing the longing in her eyes for that piece of cake, their defenses crumbled completely.
She was nothing more than a little girl who wanted to be loved.
Humanity had pushed her into the abyss with its own hands.
"If God answers me, I will destroy the earth."
"In reality, no one listens even if I scream myself hoarse. Only the Honkai is willing to hear me."
"That's her faith."
Even knowing that Kiana's mother had died because of her, the viewers still could not hate her.
Hanser did not rush them.
She gave everyone a few minutes to collect themselves.
The dream abruptly shattered.
Kiana jolted upright, cold sweat soaking her back.
This was not the first time.
As the core's resonance deepened, fragments of memories flooded her mind.
She drew a deep breath.
She forcibly suppressed the dull pain in her chest.
She got up and washed her face.
Icy tap water splashed against her skin, bringing a moment of clarity.
Her thirst was unbearable.
As she approached the water dispenser, she caught sight of the corner.
There stood a decoration unique to the Anti-Entropy base: an aquarium filled with a ghostly blue glow.
Cold light refracted.
In the mirror by the bed, an unfamiliar face appeared.
Her pupils contracted sharply.
It was not her.
It was Sirin.
Endless sorrow hung on that face.
"Back then... what did you dream about?"
Kiana stared at the person in the mirror, murmuring to herself.
"Ich liebe dich."
The German phrase