“What recklessness.”
Along with Himeko’s voice, the game screen came up.
To make the story more representative, Xiyue hadn’t picked the Herrscher of Flamescion; she went with White Comet instead.
Looking at the Honkai Zombies that appeared before her, she said to the screen.
“First time playing, so let’s start with White Comet.
They say White Comet stays mediocre no matter how you build her, but right at the start she’s plenty strong.”
“Especially her signature Gun Kata, a real one-of-a-kind in the gaming world.”
Then, controlling White Comet, twin pistols in hand, she went at the humanoid Zombies in front of her with fists and feet, and stubbornly never fired a single shot.
Kitty Snuggles: This “Gun Kata” you speak of, is it just doing kung fu while holding two pistols?
In Sundown Alley, Pardo lay sprawled in a cardboard box, biting into an apple, watching the in-game Kiana and grumbling weakly.
This bizarre game was a real eye-opener.
Wants to Buy an Island: o((⊙﹏⊙))o
Miss Pink Elf♪: This young lady of the Kaslana family is just adorable~
Chlorinated Kiana: Disgraceful.
Idiotic.
Deep in Kiana’s subconscious, the Queen’s consciousness watched the outside Kiana hollering and shrieking, then turned to the ridiculous in-game Kiana.
The Herrscher of the Void felt her dignity violated.
How had she ended up sharing a single body with this idiotic bug?
It was infuriating.
She didn’t understand what this stream was about, but the Queen, now sunk in fury, glared at the channel.
Xiyue glanced at the comments, the Herrscher of the Void’s in particular, and bit back a laugh, hurrying to say.
“Gun Kata is, of course, dueling with guns in hand.
That’s true Gun Kata~”
After that, Kiana fought her way into the runaway Schicksal battleship, the Selene.
There were no real iconic set-pieces; it was just that this Kiana was, well, very cool.
In her past life, who knew how many people got hooked by Chapter 1, thinking it was nothing but simple Zombie-bashing, a soothing, feel-good little game.
Then came boarding the ship and the exchange with Himeko.
In the game, the moment Kiana heard Himeko’s words, she lit up at once, eyes turning into little hearts.
“Mei!
You mean Mei, right?!
I get to meet up with Mei soon, right?!”
Himeko replied flatly.
“Calm down a little.
Stop filling your head with Mei, Mei, Mei.”
…
Then Mei appeared, clad in the Crimson Impulse battlesuit.
“Kiana, this is Mei. The source of this chapter is novelping.com.
I’ve safely reached the target position.”
No Exams Thanks: Mei, Mei!
So beautiful.
Mei, my Mei!
Xiyue watched Kiana’s lovestruck-stalker comment and hurriedly coughed a few times.
“Viewer, please don’t be like that.
Mei belongs to the protagonist, you know.”
Hearing this, Kiana got worked up and badly wanted to say that she was the protagonist, so Mei belonged to her, but sadly, the System gave her a warning.
Meanwhile, Elysia watched Mei, her little mouth falling slightly open as a certain cool, aloof face surfaced in her mind.
“Alike.
Really, far too alike.”
“Add a pair of glasses, change the hairstyle, put an icy look on her face, and they’d be cut from the very same mold.”
“Though this one seems to have shown up in that one PV.
But the air about her and the voice are a little different.
Could it be that the future me will cross paths with her?”
At the thought, Elysia’s eyes brimmed with anticipation.
In the story, Kiana ignored her mission orders, insisting on going to Mei first, and issued a declaration of ‘love.’
“We’re the best partners.
Together, we’ll put in twice the effort for half the result~”
Hearing this, everyone—
Wants to Buy an Island: I’m starting to understand what you meant, Yuexi, about her being a Paramecium.
Miss Raven voiced her own opinion for the first time.
Kitty Snuggles: Hahahaha, it’s “half the effort for twice the result.”
Chlorinated Kiana: Speechless.
No Exams Thanks: Don’t sweat the details!
Then the in-game Tuna, just like the Tuna in the comments, put on a couldn’t-care-less expression and went off, bursting with energy and good cheer, to meet up with Mei.
Watching this stretch of story, Xiyue couldn’t help but sigh.
“How full of life Tuna was back then, brimming with energy, innocent and carefree.”
“Sigh.
Who could believe that two people this close would part on a rooftop and not see each other for eight years?”
“miHoYo, you really are inhuman.”
Xiyue cursed miHoYo viciously in her heart, then carried on through the story.
“I can’t stand even one more minute!
It’s been 2 hours, 27 minutes, and 38 seconds since I last saw Mei!”
“Annoying Zombies and Honkai Beasts, all of you get out of my way.
Stop blocking me from seeing Mei!”
As Tuna spoke, the scene cut to Mei from behind.
Right behind her, a Zombie was about to swing its scythe, and at that moment the view snapped to Tuna, sprinting with all her might.
Then she booted the Zombie flying, and like a gust of wind swept up Mei, both arms wrapped tight around her, eyes shut, beaming all over her face.
“Mei!
With Mei here, it’s like having the strength of a hundred people!”
“The strength of a hundred people? Get faster updates on g.com.
I’m not Superman, you know?”
“No.
Just having Mei by my side, I’ve already got a hundred times the strength!”
Kiana closed one eye, threw up a thumbs-up, and crowed happily.
Hearing her, Mei wore a doting smile.
“That’s exactly the kind of thing only Kiana would ever say!”
And as the game played out this moment, the comments blew up.
Kitty Snuggles: Wah wah wah, so sweet, so sweet!
Wants to Buy an Island: This is way past mere friendship.
Chlorinated Kiana: …
No Exams Thanks: Heh heh, Kiana will be with Mei forever.
With Mei around, she has everything!
Miss Pink Elf♪: What an enviable bond~ Just like a certain friend of mine!
When will I get to meet a girl like Mei?
Elysia had made herself thoroughly at home in Mobius’s Laboratory, settled into Mobius’s own chair, watching the heartwarming scene before her: Kiana’s and Mei’s smiles.
In her heart she’d already concluded that Kiana must be a descendant of Kevin and Dr.
MEI.
Recalling Kevin’s taciturn manner, Elysia couldn’t have imagined he’d have such an energetic descendant.
Then again, this Mei really was quite unlike Dr.
MEI.
Still, it seemed the future era was rather nice.
No Exams Thanks: Hmph hmph, Mei is Kiana’s!
Having finished watching the in-game Mei, Kiana looked over at the Mei reading beside her and fired off the comment in a flash.
Xiyue read it and, for a moment, didn’t know what to say.
The sweeter it was now, the sharper the knives later.
Still, getting hit with the knives in the game beat getting hit with them in real life.
Everyone would change because of this channel, wouldn’t they?
At that thought, Xiyue cheered up and said brightly to the channel.
“Don’t worry, everyone, don’t worry.
There’s tons more heartwarming, sweet story up ahead.”