Elysia:[Mmm, Mobius, I'm happy you want to give me a gift, but as a cute, gentle, and graceful Miss Pink Elf♪, I don't need something like a scale.]
Mobius:[Elysia, you… feel guilty.]
Even through the screen, one could imagine Mobius's smug, wicked grin.
Elysia:[...Alright, alright, let's get back to what we were talking about. Aren't any of you curious about the big news I wanted to share?]
Mobius:[Heh… Elysia, your ability to change the subject has gotten a lot worse.]
Mobius wanted to say more—
But Eden, Elysia's best gal pal, chimed in just in time to save her.
Eden:[Elysia, can you tell me?]
Eden was always the perfect partner for setting things up.
Elysia:[Eden~♪ Let me tell you, Honkai Impact 3rd is about to have its anniversary celebration! I heard it myself from Hokuto.]
Eden:[An anniversary event for Honkai Impact 3rd? I wonder what miHoYo plans to do.]
Eden wasn't just humoring Elysia—she was genuinely curious.
Elysia:[I heard there's going to be a Honkai Impact 3rd movie!]
Eden:[A movie?]
Elysia:[I don't know the details, but doesn't that sound exciting!?]
Eden:[It does.]
Vill-V:[Honkai Impact 3rd is getting an anniversary celebration? For such an important occasion, how could there not be a dazzling magic show!]
Vill-V suddenly popped in.
Vill-V:[The gears turn, the stage curtains rise, steam hisses, cheers erupt! Let us bring forth a grand magic performance!]
She was clearly excited now.
Eden:[Vill-V... are you currently in your Grand Magician persona?]
Even though Eden believed "most" people in the group were normal, she had to admit that a small portion had their… quirks.
For example, Vill-V. According to current medical knowledge, she would be diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.
That made her somewhat eccentric, extremely erratic—but still very friendly.
At least, she seemed friendly.
Vill-V:[That's right, it's me! Youngest proprietor of the Helical Workshop, greatest magician of the century, the one who gazes down upon the stars—and the creator of brilliant "little trash" inventions: Vill-V!]
Vill-V:[So, Eden, would you like to fund my magic showcase?]
Vill-V had always admired Eden—after all, Eden was rich and could act as her investor.
Helical Workshop needed an angel investor like Eden.
Eden:[If you could tell me in advance what your magic act will be.]
Vill-V:[Now that's a bit… if people knew the magic ahead of time, it would ruin the surprise.]
Eden:[Alright then, let's look at it another way. It doesn't seem like miHoYo invited you to perform, right?]
Vill-V:[That doesn't matter—because I want to thank miHoYo for bringing us such a wonderful game as Honkai Impact 3rd.]
Vill-V:[In other words, my magic show is for miHoYo—for everyone there!]
Eden:[...]
Elysia:[Vill-V, are you being serious?]
She voiced the thoughts of many silently watching the group chat.
Vill-V:[Ever since Honkai Impact 3rd launched, miHoYo has worked tirelessly to update the main story. Isn't such a dedicated developer worthy of a magnificent performance from us?]
Vill-V:[miHoYo is preparing the anniversary for the players. And we, in turn, shall prepare a heartfelt surprise—for miHoYo!]
Vill-V:[A huge surprise!]
It seemed Vill-V really was serious.
Elysia:[...]
Vill-V:[Alright! Anyone interested in taking part in this grand performance, feel free to DM me...]
Vill-V:[[The Great Magician takes her graceful leave.]
After Vill-V disappeared, Mobius, who hadn't left yet, appeared.
Mobius:[She hasn't changed a bit. Surely no one here is actually going to join her magic act?]
Mobius:[I, for one, have no interest whatsoever.]
Mobius:[I've got other things to do. I'm out.]
Elysia blinked thoughtfully as she saw Mobius's message.
Just as well, she had finished sharing her news—
Now she needed to get back to business: catching up on the latest main story update in Honkai Impact 3rd.
She logged out of the chat app, opened pilipili, logged into Eden's alt account, and found her own streaming room.
Sure enough—
Mobius had started streaming again.
Her unfiltered, original voice echoed through the stream.
"If you're this impatient, go push the main story yourself. Stop spamming meaningless comments."
Mobius wasn't even pretending anymore—the tone of her very first line was dripping with her signature sass.
["Miss Pink Elf♪, you're finally here!"]
[Playing it myself isn't nearly as fun as watching Miss Pink Elf♪ stream!]
[Being in this stream feels like coming home. Everyone's a genius here, and they all speak so well. I love it here!]
"You do know I'm not 'Miss Pink Elf♪', right? Or are you still pretending not to get it?"
Mobius sighed. "Sigh… I thought I'd given you all enough time to realize it."
[I know, I know! But what should we call 'Miss Pink Elf♪' now?]
['My dear Elysia': Let's call her Green Snake Lady.]
"Elysia, another alt account again?"
Mobius instantly picked Elysia out from the flood of comments.
"Are you switching accounts just to spy on me and stop me from messing around in your own stream?"
['My dear Elysia': Green Snake Lady, you spotted me right away. This must be what they call true connection~♪]
The focus of their comments was clearly on totally different things.
"..."
"Let's continue the main story."
Mobius awkwardly changed the subject and clicked into Chapter 16: Imminent Storm.
North Africa, Maghreb, on a hill outside the Schicksal Vimur Laboratory.
Raven, holding the Seven Thunders of Retribution, watched Kevin and Otto's private meeting while asking Gray Serpent if they were really letting the Herrscher of the Void go.
Gray Serpent told Raven the shackles on the Herrscher of the Void had already been lifted. Whether her inner power would blossom depended on time—Supreme Leader hoped to give her that time.
Raven expressed her doubts about the alliance between World Serpent and Schicksal. She believed Otto couldn't be trusted, and Gray Serpent understood her concern.
But Gray Serpent said the Overseer of Schicksal was a refined egoist—manipulative, callous, and willing to use everything and everyone to achieve his goals.
Precisely because of that, the Supreme Leader held a "chip" Otto absolutely could not refuse.
Gray Serpent believed Schicksal would soon be cast off from the path of the Serpent.
And sure enough, no sooner had Gray Serpent finished explaining, "good news" arrived—
Otto and Kevin had reached a mysterious agreement...
Naturally, players were now full of curiosity:
So, just what kind of agreement did Kevin and Otto come to?