Chapter 190 – Try Calculating Theresa's Fall Height; How a Silly Goose is Forged
Elysia said something a bit strange.
Hokuto was just about to ask for details—
"I'm about to open the livestream."
Rita's voice came from outside the streaming area, interrupting the two.
Elysia immediately adjusted her demeanor.
The livestream started, and a large screen not far away instantly filled with scrolling comments.
[Here it comes! Here it comes!]
[Today marks the fifteenth day of Theresa's free fall. Please calculate Theresa's fall height.]
[You guys don't care about Auntie at all—you're just here for the memes! (Count me in if you're memeing.)]
[Finally, we get to see the next part of the story. The wait these past few days was killing me.]
[Today's official livestream is hosted by "Otto" and the fairy lady?]
...
"That's right~♪ Today's stream will be hosted by me and 'Otto.'"
Elysia answered the comments.
Hokuto chimed in from the side:
"I'm sure what surprises everyone isn't that the gentle, kind, and beautiful fairy lady has appeared on stream, but rather why I'm here at all, right?"
"That's right, so why is that?" Elysia knowingly played along.
"Well…"
Hokuto paused slightly, then said in a joking tone: "I just thought if I missed this chance, I might never get another opportunity to appear, so I decided to grab it."
"And besides, there's nothing wrong with having 'Otto' personally host Otto's farewell, is there?"
[If you're going to show your face, do it openly! What's with the mask?]
[What are you afraid of? Don't make us look down on you!]
[Don't worry, we won't do anything. (Sincere)]
Elysia's brows lifted slightly.
"'Otto,' wouldn't you feel like it hurts you when he gets hurt? As far as I know, everyone at miHoYo gets very into their characters."
"Indeed, I won't deny that."
Hokuto didn't refute Elysia's words; instead, his tone suddenly turned a bit flippant.
"But maybe that's exactly why I'm more eager to send Overseer Otto 'on his way'~"
"?"
"You look surprised?"
"Mm." Elysia nodded. "I thought 'Otto' would understand Otto well, yet you're so eager to send him off."
"Well, it's a cause for celebration for everyone."
After saying this, Hokuto picked up the device on the table and handed it to Elysia.
"Alright, enough small talk. Next, let's take everyone through the new Honkai Impact 3rd story chapter."
Elysia could only suppress her curiosity, take the device, and signal to the others outside.
"Well then… please switch the livestream feed."
With that, the real-world feed that had filled the screen shrank to the bottom right corner, replaced by the game interface of Honkai Impact 3rd.
She skillfully clicked into the new chapter.
Soon, the game loading screen appeared.
The scrolling comments slowed down considerably.
The previous chapter had left far too many cliffhangers—
Otto's scheme, Theresa's fate, Durandal's whereabouts…
Everyone was eager to see what would happen next.
The story began.
First came a conversation between unknown characters, revealing that someone had entered their space, followed by a caption:
[Imaginary Space.]
[The origin of the universe, the meeting point of laws.]
[Time here cannot be understood by common logic, and the workings of things cannot be calculated by physics.]
[For ordinary people, merely maintaining existence here is nearly impossible—]
[But the girl is an exception.]
Upon seeing this, many players immediately realized—
The new story seemed related to Silly Goose, who had previously been banished to Imaginary Space by Otto.
They felt a little regret—
Yes, they'd been memeing earlier, but deep down, that was just their heartfelt affection for Theresa!
In truth, they were still more concerned about Theresa's situation.
Still, it was acceptable. After all, they'd find out today anyway.
Besides, they were also curious whether Silly Goose might, as forum veterans speculated, get a new battlesuit.
The narration continued.
[Not long ago, she ventured deep into Imaginary Space, and with the support of her friends, returned unscathed.]
[Sumeru Mustardseed faithfully recorded that valuable experience for her. The girl believed that returning from Imaginary Space to reality was no longer difficult for her.]
[It's not that her self-assessment was wrong… but now, she has indeed encountered an unexpected problem.]
The view shifted to Durandal.
She quietly observed her surroundings, puzzled.
"What's that… sound in my head?"
Ever since entering this space, she had heard incomprehensible chaotic noise in her mind.
"…Completely unintelligible."
She could only set the noise aside for now, focusing on assessing the situation and finding a way out.
Fortunately, while Gnius's signal was unstable, it could still point in a general direction.
Noticing this, Durandal decided to follow Gnius's guidance.
Along the way, she discovered many message bottles containing information about this strange place.
The pacing, coupled with eerie music, gave players the feeling of watching a suspense drama—they couldn't help but start piecing things together.
Until Durandal reached a device and picked up half a photograph.
In it, the background was Homu Land. A little girl whose face was unclear hugged a giant Homu plush.
[Who's in the photo? I think I saw a bit of white hair? Is that Kiana?]
[Looks more like Theresa to me. She's the only one in the main cast that tiny.]
[Why can't it be a young Kiana?]
...
While players debated the girl's identity, in-game Durandal pocketed the photo and scanned the surroundings.
Finding no more clues, she activated the device before her.
Unlike the time projection device in Kolosten, this [device] didn't alter the immediate surroundings but instead projected the user into another space—
One from the real past.
What followed was a childhood memory of Bianca, during her amnesiac days in a sanatorium.
"Even though I slept in today, exercise is a daily must."
"—Five laps around the sanatorium, then fifty push-ups and thirty pull-ups!"
['How Silly Goose Was Forged']
[With that fitness level, little Silly Goose could probably one-punch me even back then.]
[Why does it sound like kid Silly Goose talks like a bug? Just me?]
[Not just you.]
"Waa~ Little Bianca is so cute~"
Elysia couldn't help but praise: "No wonder she's like Kiana's—"
"Elysia." Hokuto reminded her.
"Hehe~~"
Elysia cheekily winked her left eye at Hokuto, trying to play it off.
"..."
In the story, when Durandal awoke from her childhood memory, she found that the strange space had turned into the familiar sanatorium—and inside, she found a giant sleeping Homu plush.
She politely "woke it up" (read: gave it a dutiful kick in the backside) and began talking with it.
As the conversation went on, players grew increasingly suspicious of the giant Homu—
Especially when it casually called Durandal "beautiful lady."
That phrase struck like lightning in their minds.
[Beautiful lady? Haven't I heard that somewhere before?]
[In Chapter 6, Siegfried said to Kiana: 'Beautiful lady, I'd love to have a drink with you.']
[Is this Homu formed from Siegfried's memory fragments? The voice does sound similar.]
[No way—are you saying Honkai Impact 3rd only assigns one voice to one character?]
[Bingo. They even have real-life inspirations… in every sense, this game is amazing.]