[So polite, he's being so polite, really! I'm crying to death!]
[Brothers, type 'tearful' on the public screen!]
After Qianjie finished speaking, he paid no more attention to the livestream audience and continued to advance the main story.
Mei received Theresa's order to flee but had a tracker placed on her by Rita.
Meanwhile, Theresa's group was completely stumped by the little girl who called herself the 'Humanoid Machine.'
While they were still entangled with the Humanoid Machine, Rita once again reported the situation to Otto.
After understanding the situation.
Otto simply ordered, "Bring the Humanoid Machine back to me."
"As you command!"
"However, just bringing back the Humanoid Machine is meaningless. To make the best use of it, we must also obtain the highest level of access to control it."
Rita, somewhat curiously, asked an additional question: "What if the Humanoid Machine falls into Lady Theresa's hands and cannot be brought back?"
"...Then destroy it, at all costs. What the enemy fears, we must vigorously provide. What the enemy desires, we shall not leave a single bit."
"I understand."
She nodded lightly. Asking this question was not without meaning.
The Overseer's decision would affect her subsequent course of action.
The perspective shifted back to Theresa's side.
Theresa had already contacted Dr. Einstein, asking her to dispatch an airship to pick them up.
However.
The Humanoid Machine overheard their conversation and firmly stated its unwillingness to leave. To resist, it even summoned all the mechs in the city.
Faced with such a chaotic situation.
Bronya immediately chose to use Gray Serpent's chip to select the highest authority, thereby stopping the rampaging mechs.
Theresa and Mei also began to fend off the mechs that were swarming in like a tide.
At this point in the main story, the player began to control the battle.
Perhaps to increase the tension, the mechs attacked wave after wave, seemingly without end.
If it were a normal person, they would definitely be nervous by now.
But Qianjie grew more excited the more he fought, pulling off a series of flashy moves, which instead made the livestream audience sweat nervously watching him.
Fortunately, this segment of the plot passed smoothly.
However, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief.
"Apologies for disturbing you kidnappers."
"A child still needs to be entrusted to a maid like myself."
Rita, wearing the magnificent Azure Knight: Moon Soul armor, sat on the eaves of an ancient-style roof, a full moon behind her.
Simultaneously, an ethereal BGM began to play.
Before everyone's eyes, Rita perfectly displayed her thorny-rose-like yet enigmatic charm.
The audience subconsciously held their breath, their eyes glued to the screen, all captivated by that beautiful, azure figure.
"Rita Rossweisse, commencing cleanup of the battlefield."
As Rita's voice fell, she leaped from the rooftop to the ground and used Gray Serpent's eyes to obtain the highest authority over the Humanoid Machine.
The screen transitioned to combat, and only then did the audience members snap back to their senses.
[Is this Moon Soul? So cool, so handsome!]
[Although Rita is a villain, I really can't bring myself to dislike her anymore. I admit my principles follow my aesthetic preferences.]
[Tch, Otto is also very handsome! Why don't you like Otto?]
[Brother Jie, Brother Jie, are you really not pulling for Rita?]
Some viewers asked the question that had been asked before.
Because Elysia had reminded him to be polite, Qianjie was somewhat (?) influenced. So, he didn't ignore it but controlled his character, fighting while replying:
"Heh, a villain is a villain. Just a character destined to be defeated, that's all."
"Not pulling, not pulling."
[Yes, yes, yes! We can't associate with this group of lookists.]
[What Shadow Iron, what Moon Soul, hehe, they are like fleeting clouds to our Brother Jie.]
Amidst the clamor in the livestream room.
The battle entered its final stages.
As the words "I'll play with you all up to here for today" floated across the screen.
Rita disappeared from before Theresa.
Theresa and Bronya nervously surrounded the Humanoid Machine.
Bronya discovered that Rita hadn't destroyed the Humanoid Machine, only formatted it.
The viewers, having a god's-eye perspective, instantly sensed that something was wrong.
Wasn't Rita disobeying Otto's orders by doing this?
Wasn't she Otto's tool?
How could she commit such an act of insubordination?
While the audience in the livestream room was filled with astonishment, Qianjie clicked on a short cutscene that followed.
It began with Rita reporting her work to Otto and receiving his affirmation.
And at this moment, it reached a crucial point in shaping Rita's character.
On a pedestrian overpass amidst cherry blossom trees, Rita sat with her legs stretched out and crossed, leaning back against the railing. The surrounding lights were dazzling, creating a psychedelic scene.
The camera panned up, her bangs obscuring Rita's face, making it difficult to see clearly.
Her voice was faint, as if drifting over.
"A person has two hands~♪ One to take away, and one... to give..."
Qianjie: ???
[What does Rita mean by that? Can anyone translate it for me?]
Qianjie temporarily shifted his attention from Honkai Impact 3rd to the livestream chat.
His eyes flickered.
[This line is from Faust, and it has many interpretations.
If placed here, I think it means Rita took away the Humanoid Machine's data, initialized her, and destroyed her old life as a tool.
At the same time, she left the Humanoid Machine to Theresa and the others, giving the Humanoid Machine a brand new future, a brand new life.]
[Awesome, expert! So that's what it means?]
[If that's the case, doesn't it mean Rita is a good person?]
[Handsome, beautiful, and a little bit bad, and now with the added setting of actually being an unconventional good person, I feel like my XP has been completely grasped by miHoYo.]
[Heh, some people are still sighing with emotion, I already have Moon Soul at SSS-rank.]
The audience in the livestream room discussed animatedly.
Qianjie took a couple more glances at the analysis of Rita's last line.
Then he spoke: "Today's stream ends here."
As his voice fell, amidst a chorus of '888' from the audience, he closed the livestream room.
Qianjie closed the livestream room but didn't close Honkai Impact 3rd. Instead, he strangely opened the gacha supply page.
"…"
He stared at the computer screen for a moment.
Slowly, he clicked.
As golden light filled the screen.
[HOMU Treasury]
[Superlative Mech Chip]
[Basic Skill Material]
[Azure Knight: Moon Soul]
...
Brother Jie, I still like your rebellious look.jpg
Buzz~~
A certain chat software suddenly chimed.
Elysia: [Let me see~~ Who hasn't pulled Moon Soul yet?]
Elysia: [I've already gotten mine~♪]
Elysia: [Image]
Eden: [I got her too. Whaled a bit, not a big deal.]
Qianjie: [Image]
Two seconds later, Qianjie, who, in his joy from a single-pull success, had subconsciously wanted to share a screenshot of his luck in the group, hastily retracted the image.
Elysia: [Oh my~♪ I didn't see anything at all, Qianjie. I'll help you keep it a secret.]
She had been watching the stream earlier, after all.
Qianjie: […]
After sending this message, Elysia put down her phone and changed into a loose pink nightdress.
"Time to rest. Moving today was so tiring."
"It was just carrying a bag from Modu to Linjiang." Eden, dressed in light clothing, leaned against the headboard.
"Oh dear, Eden, don't say that~ That's very tiring too~ After all, I'm a delicate and beautiful young girl~♪"
Elysia climbed onto the bed.
Eden looked at Elysia, who was snuggling closer, a smile on her lips, and asked softly in a gentle voice, "So~ Airi, do you need me to rub your shoulders?"
"My good Eden~ You're so considerate~~" A joyful smile appeared on Elysia's face.
Eden raised her hand and gently massaged Elysia's shoulders.
"By the way, Airi, if the new neighbor is a girl, please don't be like you used to be. You'll scare them."
"The neighbor? I heard he seems to have just moved in too."