Players were deeply immersed in the story, experiencing it as though they were the daughter of a single-parent family asking: "Daddy, when is Mommy coming home? Is she playing hide-and-seek with us?"
It left a bitter feeling in their hearts.
But soon after, they were met with an emotional shift brought by MiHoYo's trademark tonal modulation—once again falling right into the trap.
They really couldn't win against the writers.jpg
However, this time, MiHoYo's way of balancing their emotions was a bit different.
It didn't come from the story itself, but rather...
Elysia, controlling Mei, approached a fully-prepped Vill-V.
After a short exchange, the two prepared to set off, aiming to clear the fog and uncover the truth.
"First, let's start with the unusual elements rarely seen in daily life… Look, a group of guests we've never seen before."
And then! The main event began!
Vill-V took the lead up front, which was fine in itself, but the way Vill-V moved… that was the issue…
She was flying!!
Flying in itself wasn't a big deal—there were already characters with aerial movement in Honkai Impact 3rd.
However...
Strapping a rocket-propelled jetpack to hover mid-air could be excused—barely—but that spread-eagle flight pose?
Wasn't that just way too flashy?!
To be honest, once players saw Vill-V's movement style, no matter what expression or mood they had earlier, they instantly broke.
[V2V Li what the hell are you doing?!]
[That flying pose is so weird. The more I look, the weirder it gets. Hahaha.]
[I've played Honkai Impact 3rd for so long—I've seen people leaping, sword-riding, galloping on horseback, even flying like they learned "Sky Dance Technique"… But no matter how extra their movements were, they all pale in comparison to Vill-V.]
[This is the most cursed movement animation I've ever seen.]
"Pfft~~"
Elysia chuckled lightly as she watched Vill-V travel across the map.
She couldn't help but laugh and asked Vill-V:
"Vill-V, you didn't expect yourself to move like that in the game, did you?"
"Well…"
Vill-V chose her words carefully: "Actually… that rocket-propelled backpack used by in-game Vill-V? I designed that myself…"
"Huh?"
Elysia was a little surprised: "That rocket backpack was designed by you?"
"Mhm. Though technically, it's not called a rocket-propelled backpack," Vill-V clarified. "It's the Anti-Kevin Armament: Universal Model, created by Vill-V."
Kevin: ...???
So basically, Vill-V names everything she makes "Anti-Kevin Armament," huh?
"But like the 'Box of Fools,' this name was rejected by experts, and it ended up being called 'Helical Contraption.'"
Kevin nodded silently to the side. Thank goodness for experts.
"It's a multi-functional device developed by Vill-V."
As she spoke, Vill-V's voice gradually grew louder.
"It will become the prototype of all existing and non-existent tools. From the moment of design, its purpose was to handle any situation!"
"Wow~! That sounds so amazing~~"
Elysia clapped along in sync, full of admiration.
But Snake-sis couldn't help but mock her: "Oh? Any situation, you say? Just look at that half-flying pose. Feels like this contraption's functionality is... questionable. Not exactly living up to your hype."
"Uhh…"
Vill-V explained to Mobius: "It's because someone among us gets extremely motion-sick, so we had to moderate the speed."
"No need to bring that realism into the game."
"Realism is the core, okay? For example, I even optimized the power supply system of the Helical Contraption so that in an 'emergency' situation, it can double as a makeshift food heater for Baiwei."
Mobius: "..."
You call that optimization?
I mean, if it's for heating food for Baiwei, we all know what it's being used for.
That said, Elysia actually seemed to like the idea.
"Food, shelter, and transportation—if we had the Helical Contraption in real life, it could solve at least half of life's problems. I wish we had such a convenient tool…"
"Well, we could have it."
Vill-V suddenly got fired up: "Just fund me. I'll make it. For only 998, you can take home your very own Helical Contraption, Vill-V style, with every function completely intact."
And by "completely intact," she meant those bizarre designs would be 100% faithfully recreated.
"998? That cheap?"
Elysia was surprised by the price. Wasn't that too low?
"It's 998 million, Elysia. Cost-effective and premium~" Vill-V coaxed.
Elysia: "..."
In the end, no one really expressed any interest in Vill-V's offer.
Well, apart from the one and only designated rich lady of the Golden Courtyard…
Everyone else's wallets just couldn't handle Vill-V's flashy gadgets.
Vill-V felt a bit regretful. Aside from Eden and Hokuto, finding new investors was really hard.
...
After chatting a bit more—
Elysia resumed progressing through the main story.
With Vill-V's lead, Mei encountered a few bizarrely-shaped Honkai Beasts.
Before Elysia could make Mei charge forward to fight—
In-game Vill-V gave her another surprise.
Ratatatatata…
The sound of heavy weapon fire erupted from the game.
Vill-V had somehow used her Helical Contraption to summon a Gatling gun, planted one foot on it, and with a dazzling smile, mowed down the Honkai Beasts while ratatat-ing away—
Every player watching was stunned.
They had expected Vill-V's combat to involve tossing out a few magician's hats, drawing some cards, or at most summoning some "Honkai Beast phantoms" for flair.
But MiHoYo said: NO! That's nowhere near surprising enough! Bring in the Gatling gun!!
Even though her Gatling didn't shoot blue flames, the crisp ratatat rhythm gave every player an unshakable sense of adrenaline.
After all, the Gatling gun is the very embodiment of pure, violent beauty.
[Namo Gatling Bodhisattva—480 million spins per breath, boundless mercy across the world (divine).]
[Humanity's fear of the Honkai usually stems from insufficient firepower —Vill-V]
[There's red text. Must be a fire-damage unit.]
[Go bold: quantum backend, fire-support V2V.]
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