To escape the leopard-enraged Theresa, Su Luo could only retreat to his office, then had Rita pour him a glass of water.
Holding the tea Rita brought him, he sat back down at his computer and found that many viewers in the live stream chat had already composed themselves and were starting to urge Elysia to continue with the main story.
"Elysia, everyone is waiting to see Bronya and Seele reunite," he reminded her.
"Okay~♪"
Elysia responded and closed the group chat.
She clicked into the next main story chapter: "The Other Side of Light and Shadow."
"Seele~~ Elysia is here to find you~~"
Hearing Elysia's energetic words, the viewers in the live stream chat, having recovered, also began to laugh and cheer.
So what if miHoYo stabbed them with knives once? It wasn't the first time anyway, it didn't matter...
Hmph, just don't let them find out the miHoYo scriptwriter's address.
When that time comes, hehehe.
[Duckya: Draw your sword! Seele is mine!!]
[Motorolya: Look at my new little motorcycle! A mere Elysia wants to snatch Seele from me? My Herrscher of Reason is invincible, quack!]
[Tsk tsk, you're all so arrogant. Careful Miss Fairy doesn't persuade Mr. Otto to revoke Duckya's driver's license. A mere game character, watch me pull strings from outside the game, 233333 (lol)]
[Lol, what's this about revoking a driver's license? My Duckya has finally risen, you think she can fall flat on her face?]
[Bronya: Impossible! Absolutely impossible!]
Amidst the audience's heated discussion, the main story of Chapter Twelve officially began.
The initial segment of the plot took place several tens of days before the Eye of the Deep Sea incident.
It recounted the deal between Cocolia and Gray Serpent.
This part of the story detailed Gray Serpent's plan to manipulate everyone, and also indirectly showed that Cocolia had always been concerned about Seele.
With the conclusion of this supplementary plot segment, the timeline advanced to when Bronya became the Herrscher of Reason and entered the Sea of Quanta.
She had already entered the Sea of Quanta and wanted to find Seele and the Gem of Desire before the Serpent did.
To enhance the power of the Herrscher of Reason Core to deal with the Serpent, and also to find Seele, Bronya began to pilot Project Bunny, transformed into a motorcycle, traversing countless World Bubbles.
The scene changed.
Seele found herself locked in a prison cell.
There was also a pink-haired woman with fox ears, who called herself Sakura, looking at her with concern.
This was the first appearance of the fox-eared girl.
But this character model instantly captured the hearts of many players.
Among them, Elysia looked covetous: "Sakura? And fox ears? Hee~~ I really want to touch her ears."
Unfortunately, the real-world Sakura, though looking identical to the in-game Sakura, did not have fox ears.
Just like how the real-world Miss Fairy didn't have pointed ears either.
"I wonder if I can ask Eden to make a pair of fox ears for Sakura," she muttered very softly.
Don't be fooled by Eden being a rich woman; her handiwork was excellent.
She often made beautiful clothes for Elysia, although sometimes Elysia felt the clothes Eden made were a bit tight; one-size-fits-all wasn't very friendly to an adult like her.
Hearing Elysia's remark about wanting to touch Sakura's ears, Su Luo also smiled faintly.
"Elysia, you're distracted."
"Sigh~~ Because I really want Sakura~~ Mr. Otto, when can Sakura be added to the ship (become playable)?" Elysia asked.
"Hmm..."
Su Luo pondered in front of everyone in the live stream.
Then he replied, "Not considering it for now."
If Sakura were to be added, he personally planned to wait until the Elysian Realm was out.
The whole family should be together.
"Sigh~~ Really not considering it?" Elysia didn't let Su Luo off the hook easily.
"Elysia, I don't understand. Sakura has only just appeared in the story. Why do you want her so much already?"
Su Luo expressed that he didn't quite understand player preferences. Wasn't it just an extra pair of fox ears?
Hearing this, Elysia's voice instantly became coy and affected: "Mmm... Mr. Otto, you don't know... This, this is what's called a [girlish heart]~~"
"Fox ears~ fluffy~ and it's Sakura~~ It's really... hee~~"
"...Hehe~ As expected of you, Elysia," Su Luo 'praised' after a brief silence.
Elysia probably figured out that Su Luo indeed had no plans to make Sakura playable right now.
Although it was a pity she couldn't pull for Sakura, she refocused her attention on the main story.
After Sakura asked for Seele's name, she took out a photo of her younger sister, Rin, and asked Seele if she had seen her.
After Seele said she didn't know, Sakura decided to take Seele away.
Seele also realized she was in a World Bubble. Knowing Bronya must be looking for her, she decided to actively search for a way to leave the World Bubble.
Afterward, following Sakura, they broke through the guards and took an elevator to the archives, deepening their understanding of each other during their adventure.
The plot during this period introduced many new terms.
For example, MANTIS (Fusion Warrior), and Project 'Chimera.'
And what Seele discovered in the archives about the Eleventh Herrscher being eliminated.
One must know that in the main world, only four Herrschers—Reason, Void, Thunder, and Wind—had appeared so far.
[I'm a bit confused, waiting for a knowledgeable person to clear things up for me.]
[I don't quite get it either, how did it become the Eleventh Herrscher already?]
[If you've read the setting novels serialized on the official forum, you'll discover one thing. (raises finger) In the worldview of Honkai Impact 3rd, at least twenty thousand years before the current civilization, there existed a Previous Civilization. And according to the Honkai's setting, by universal rational analysis, since a current civilization has appeared, the Previous Civilization must have already been destroyed by the Honkai. If it was a Previous Civilization that fought against the Honkai for a very long time, then it's quite normal for them to have experienced more than eleven Great Honkai Eruptions.]
[So, this World Bubble is a remnant left behind by that Previous Civilization?]
[Ha, one can only say this possibility is high. As for the specifics, let's see how the plot develops.]
When the viewers in the live stream chat needed to be serious, they also did not disappoint.
"Thank you all for your analysis~~ It's been a great help~~"
Elysia blinked. These kinds of archive files were probably only liked by Mobius.
Kalpas wouldn't even look at them.
As for her, she was still more concerned about the plot.
For example, when Seele would meet Bronya, and whether Sakura could find her sister.
The story continued.
Seele, after reading the archives, communicated with Sakura.
At this moment, the two of them:
One was Seele, looking for her older sister. The other was Sakura, looking for her younger sister.
Even though Seele wasn't her own younger sister, Sakura still took care of Seele like an older sister, soothing her unease and fending off enemies for her.
Seele also saw the shadow of her Big Sis Bronya in Sakura and subconsciously regarded her as an older sister.
Their emotions reached a certain resonance, and their relationship continued to deepen.
Afterward, the search results came out. Sakura learned that her younger sister Rin had been transferred to the 33rd underground level.
The two of them made their way down, infiltrating level by level.
Until! They were stopped midway!
"!!!"
"...Seele, wait a moment."
"Oh no, someone troublesome has appeared."
As Sakura's voice fell, a white-haired man wielding the Might of An-Utu stood horizontally before them.
That aura, that blazing greatsword in his hand, and Sakura, who was clearly a capable fighter yet suddenly became extremely tense.
The overall impression was one of sheer, overwhelming presence.
"This is Kevin? I can't accept this!!"
Elysia suddenly let out a wail.