Elysia said goodbye to the viewers in the live stream room and Su Luo, then ended the stream.
"Hoo~~"
She stretched, her body leaning back against the comfortable chair, collapsing into a heap like a pink furball.
Soft, cute, and adorable.
Only the constant, magnificent undulations served as a reminder that Miss Elf was not to be underestimated.
"Today~~ was really hard work~~ How should I reward myself?"
"Hmm... Let's see what everyone is busy with first, shall we? And I wonder when Eden will be back."
She shifted her bottom, laboriously raising her hand to reach forward, grab her phone, and pull it back.
She opened her chat app and tapped into the 'Flame-Chaser Moths' group chat.
She discovered that everyone had actually sent a bunch of voice messages in the group chat.
"What happened?"
Elysia, surprised, scrolled the group chat to the very top. The cause was the CG of Kevin she had screenshotted and sent to the group while she was progressing through the main story earlier.
Elysia: [Everyone, come look, this is Kevin!]
Elysia: [Image]
A brief silence.
Su: [Hmm... quite handsome. I didn't expect Kevin to enjoy cosplay.]
Hua: [Su, this is Kevin's game CG in Honkai Impact 3rd. It was when we had a video call with Kevin, and then had Kevin personally strike a pose for Mei to use as a model for her drawing.]
Hua: [I still remember Kevin holding a plastic board and saying this...]
Hua: [Voice Message: Humanity will definitely defeat Honkai. then a swish of a plastic board]
Although Fu Hua's voice tried hard to imitate Kevin's tone, the呆呆 (dāidāi - blank/dazed) feeling in her voice was still unmistakably there.
So, it actually sounded quite comical.
However, her meaning was accurately conveyed.
Su: [...]
Mobius: [Hahahahahahahaha]
Snakey (Mobius) was the first to arrive and laugh.
Others also arrived.
Kalpas: [Kevin, so the boss of World Serpent is you. The thought of being able to beat you up in the game in the future, it's making me incredibly excited!!]
Kevin: [...]
This sudden social death (社死 shè sǐ) caught Kevin, who was currently looking for someone to chat up, completely off guard.
And yet, it wasn't over.
Eden: [Voice Message: Hua, you have to say it like this to have an impact: Humanity! Will definitely defeat Honkai!]
Eden's high-pitched vocal runs and vivid imitation completely ignited the enthusiasm of everyone in the group.
Or rather, opportunities to 'tease' Kevin were rare, and they had to cherish them.
One by one, people in the 'Flame-Chaser Moths' group chat started popping up.
They all sent voice messages imitating the phrase, "Humanity will definitely defeat Honkai!"
There were dazed-sounding ones, cute ones, and ones full of grand momentum...
Everyone was enjoying themselves, while Kevin's toes were cringing so hard they were about to dig through the earth's core from embarrassment.
Finally, even Su...
Su: [Voice Message]
Kevin: [Best friend!!]
Su: [I'm very sorry.]
Elysia scrolled to the end of the chat history.
She held back her laughter, her body almost twisting into a maggot from trying to suppress it.
Elysia: [Aiya, thank you Kevin for bringing us such joy (clapping).]
Su: [Clapping]
Kevin: [???]
Elysia: [I forgot to say earlier, while everyone's here, do you have any ideas for the location of this year's end-of-year party?]
Mobius: [Same as before, in Modu (Magic City - Shanghai).]
Elysia: [It's always in Modu, it's getting a bit boring~~ I'm hoping for something a little fresher~~]
Mobius: [Elysia, what exactly are you trying to say?]
Eden: [Elly is hoping everyone will come to Linjiang, right?]
Eden saw through Elysia's thoughts.
Mobius: [Favoring the new and abandoning the old, hah, truly you, Elysia.]
Snakey was still being sarcastic.
Elysia: [Is Mobius going to refuse~~? Linjiang is very interesting, you know~~]
Mobius: [Actually, it's the same no matter where it is.]
Elysia: [Aiya, I just knew Mobius was all bark and no bite.]
Mobius: [E-LY-SI-A!]
Mobius: [If there's nothing else, I'm logging off.]
Elysia: [Mhm, okay~~ Then it's decided, this year's party will be in Linjiang~~]
Elysia: [I also happen to have many gifts I want to give you, Mobius~♪]
Mobius: [No gifts!!]
Mobius temporarily disappeared from the group chat.
The others had no objections to Elysia's proposal.
Some even...
Kevin: [I remember miHoYo's headquarters is in Linjiang.]
Kalpas: [MiHoYo? Hahahaha, I'm suddenly really looking forward to it!]
...
...
On the other side, after Elysia ended her stream, Su Luo turned off his computer, preparing to go out and tell everyone they could clock off.
But this time when he went outside, he found that the girls, who had been busy with their own things earlier, had surrounded Fu Hua and Bronya.
Well, Theresa was standing on a chair.
In front of Fu Hua and Bronya, each had a phone placed before them.
Su Luo leaned closer to look and saw that both their phone screens were displaying the gacha supply pull page.
"What's going on?" Su Luo pulled Rita aside and asked in a low voice.
Rita blinked and replied, "Just now, someone, on a whim, suggested everyone pull for Seele together, to see who would be the last one to get her."
"So?"
"Now it's just down to Bronya and Fu Hua. They've already pulled 80 times, and it looks like they're about to hit pity."
"Oh."
Su Luo completely understood.
To be honest, it was quite normal for Fu Hua to not get her after 80 pulls.
But unexpectedly, Bronya had also pulled 80 times on Seele's banner and hadn't gotten her.
Their sisterly relationship seemed tense.
As Su Luo finished understanding the situation, Bronya and Fu Hua began the final round.
Bronya jabbed the button on her phone fiercely, muttering, "Seele! To save you, I even got my license revoked! Come to Onee-chan's embrace quickly!"
And then...
Immortal Fu Hua had a stable performance (implying she got Seele, or at least didn't fail as spectacularly). As for Bronya and Seele, it seemed there might indeed be some issues with their sisterly bond.
Looking at the "greyed-out" Bronya, a certain line of dialogue seemed to echo in Su Luo's mind—
Seele: Bronya-oneechan, if you don't have a car, don't try to pick up girls.
Pain, it was simply too painful.
"Clap clap clap~~"
Seeing that the girls had finished their competition, Su Luo clapped his hands and said, "If everyone's done, you can all clock off for today."
"Okay~~" (Multiple voices)
The girls responded and began packing their things.
Only Rita handed a document to Su Luo.
"Su Luo, do you remember the pilipili Annual Game Awards we signed up for before? This is the invitation letter from pilipili, inviting us to Hangcheng next Wednesday."
Su Luo naturally remembered his initial intention to ride the wave of popularity. He thought for a moment, then looked at the girls and said, "Why don't we take this opportunity for a company-funded trip? Everyone can go to Hangcheng and have some fun?"
"Of course, if you want to rest at home, I won't force you."
Team building, after all, should be enjoyable; forcing people to participate would spoil the fun.
The girls looked at each other.
"An occasional trip far from home sounds quite nice."
Meanwhile, pilipili's official account also posted the list of participants for the Annual Game Awards on Weibo.
Countless Honkai Impact 3rd players, 'twisted' by the game's knives, showed expressions of 'joy.'
The miHoYo boss is going to make a public appearance? Such a good thing?
They absolutely had to give him a warm welcome!