MGSFV?! Chapter 448. Little Miss Sentience's Instant Surrender
As for how Kevin knew?
Well, of course...
Next.
After the twin Seele moment of sweetness was delivered—
Black Seele brought Seele to the place where Bronya and the others had fought previously.
The place was empty, with nothing remaining but a pitch-black and ominous void.
The thick darkness seemed to carry crushing force, trying to devour everything that approached it.
Judging by the damage to the surrounding stone walls, both in the past and now, this place had seen intense combat.
And yet now, aside from the central black hole, everything had vanished, as if it had never existed.
Kevin was one thing.
But even Kiana, Mei, and Bronya... they weren't here?
What exactly had Hokuto done?
Countless questions instantly surged in the players' minds.
They were dying to know~~!
But like we said earlier...
Honkai Impact 3rd is just like that. It loves to tease you, get you all riled up and craving more, then throw a fake-out, hold off a bit... and then come back strong—
Naturally, this time was no different.
So...
The game screen shifted.
What followed wasn't Hokuto or Bronya's voice—but Kevin's.
"Friend or foe. Choose."
Kevin's cold voice echoed through the space.
For thousands of years, under such declarations, humanity had slaughtered one another.
Some said it was human nature; others said it was proof that humanity was still in its infancy.
——In any case, not long ago, when facing the last of his kind, he had still chosen battle as a form of communication.
Tatakae!
The atmosphere instantly grew heavy.
So, how would the Herrscher of Sentience, now facing Kevin across this shadowed domain, respond?
Well...
What must come, must come.
In this dark space...
The so-called "even match for Kevin," the Herrscher of Sentience, under everyone's astonished gaze, calmly and unhurriedly raised both hands.
And said very straightforwardly:
"Just to be clear, Kevin—I surrender."
Kevin: "..."
Her abrupt, out-of-left-field behavior left Kevin speechless.
For a moment, he didn't even know what to say.
And not just him—
At that moment,
Elysia, who had been carefully watching the story, had the exact same expression.
She stared blankly for a while before reconsidering what the Herrscher of Sentience had just done.
Little Miss Sentience had... surrendered directly?
Wasn't that kind of...
"..."
Trying to find the right word—but after a long moment, she could only settle on this:
It was just so perfectly in character.
Very much her style.
Meanwhile, the livestream chat exploded:
["Opening Blitzkrieg"]
[Speedrun Kneel (bushi)]
[Miss Sentience, didn't you say you'd go even with Kevin? I'm shocked.]
[I surrender = no winner = still a draw]
[The French Herrscher was among us.jpg]
[That's so you, Miss Sentience! LOL every time you show up you kill me.]
...
Come to think of it—without even noticing,
Miss Sentience's image had shifted a lot throughout the story.
From being completely like Fu Hua (trying to become Fu Hua), to understanding Fu Hua, to then questioning her—
A perfect reverse of the "question → understand → become" path.
But it all came from how unusual her birth was.
Young in age, vast in experience—fighting Otto at age one, Kevin at age three, vicious and ferocious, but always smiling healthily...
How did she end up sounding like a walking rap lyric?
Ahem.
Anyway, even if you put Fu Hua and Miss Sentience—two people who look exactly alike—side by side now,
No one would confuse them as the same person anymore.
Back during the "Reunion" short film, many players suspected Miss Sentience was a "dark" Fu Hua, unsure and suspicious.
Now?
"Miss Sentience is nothing like Hua. Even if they share memories."
"Herrscher of Sentience is herself, and Fu Hua is herself. They're similar—but also completely different people."
Hokuto replied seriously: "From both a personal and a studio perspective, I definitely don't want people binding Fu Hua and Miss Sentience together."
"An occasional interaction between them is fine, but they should clearly have their own separate identities."
"Mm. That's definitely better," Elysia agreed.
Then she added, "Speaking of which, Miss Sentience still doesn't have her own name, right? We can't just keep calling her Herrscher of Sentience forever?"
"Well, naming is a very ritualistic thing. It holds symbolic meaning."
Hokuto didn't brush the question off—on the contrary, he gave it rare earnest thought.
After pausing to consider, he replied slowly: "We definitely can't name her carelessly."
No strange jokes.
What? You think it's just because he couldn't think of anything clever?
How could that be...
If Hokuto wanted to go there, he totally could have said:
"For now we'll call her Herrscher of Sentience. When the Herrscher part's gone, we'll just call her Senti."
Or:
"A name's just decoration. The ones above won't understand."
Or:
"Fu Hua: I shall name you following the ancient Senzuian custom—let me consult the modern Chinese dictionary. Pick whatever entry you like."
But he didn't say any of that.
He genuinely likes a good laugh, but not every situation needs one. Sometimes, moderation is key.
"For now, let's just keep calling her Little Miss Sentience. It's familiar and kind."
"Hmm... true enough."
...
Enough banter.
Back to the story.
Kevin slowly recovered from the surprise. Faced with Miss Sentience's instant surrender, he had to point something out.
"If it weren't for you, she couldn't have trapped me, even temporarily."
Just because Miss Sentience surrendered quickly didn't mean her earlier "hostile actions" didn't happen.
You can't just—
Slap someone, then offer candy,
And expect the slap to be forgotten.
This isn't the Internet (which "has no memory").
And that whole "the Internet has no memory" thing? It's just a meme.
Reality has proven time and again: the Internet remembers plenty.
Especially if something becomes a meme.
Once it spreads, it's basically eternal.
Don't believe me? Just let me say one word: "Because..."
cough cough
Off-topic. The point is: Kevin was letting Miss Sentience know he hadn't forgotten her earlier attack.
"Perhaps,"
Miss Sentience got the message—but pointed something out in return: "Aren't we both too soft on her?"
"If I'd just been a bit more ruthless and taken full control of the body, she wouldn't be collapsed in front of that black hole right now."
"Your words sound contradictory," Kevin replied flatly.
Miss Sentience heard this, shook her head lightly, then lowered her hands, walked over to Fu Hua, gently propped her up, and looked down at the unconscious Fu Hua.
Daughter won't say it out loud, but she clearly cares about her mom (bushi).
The screen froze on this moment.
A full HD CG popped up!
Wait—they're standing... that close?!
!!!??
Is this something they're even allowed to see?
This... Honkai Impact 3rd's been handing out sugar like crazy lately.
First Kiana x Mei, then Twin Seele, and now even a tiny dash of Fu Hua x Miss Sentience?
[miHoYo, you're starting to feel unfamiliar... Did I just cross into a parallel universe?]
[If someone had told me before, "Would you rather believe I'm Qin Shi Huang or believe miHoYo will constantly deliver sugar?" I'd choose the former. Now? Not so sure.]
[Stick! Everything sticks! Sugar! Everything can be sugar!]
A single Fu Hua x Miss Sentience CG utterly blew up the livestream.
Not that people seriously ship them, but hey—it was kinda sweet...
So yeah, real talk...
[I've always thought of Fu Hua as my "husband," but now that I think about it... Shipping her with someone else isn't a problem either.]
[???]
[That sounds crazy at first, but the more I think about it... damn, kinda makes sense?!]
[???]
And people agreed??
Weird. Way too weird.
...
Let's get back on track.
Miss Sentience began speaking, slowly and seriously:
"Really now... Isn't the most conflicted person that idiot Fu Hua?"
"Always so serious, always trying to treat everyone with the utmost sincerity..."
"But the result? Other than that other idiot Kiana, who else ever really treated her well?"
She used the term "treated her well."
From Miss Sentience's own perspective, based on Fu Hua's experiences—
Maybe it was true...
A lot of people were good to Fu Hua—no one could deny that.
But they all walked ahead of her. Their departures left her more and more wounded.
Which led to her, during the Shattered Samsara period, falling into the same "death-seeking" state Kevin was in.
It was Kiana who finally stopped her self-destruction and helped her move on.
From that angle, it really was a great deed.
Still—
What was up with Miss Sentience today? Why was she suddenly roasting Fu Hua again, just like back during Samsara?
Show some respect to your mom, will you? (）
"Ugh... Old fossil, old fossil—if you'd just listened to me earlier, you wouldn't be suffering through all this now."
Kevin patiently listened, then stared deeply at her.
And said three words: "You've changed."
He still remembered their first meeting.
Back then, Miss Sentience was... full of arrogance. Or rather, she indulged herself too freely.
Not that doing what you want is wrong—
But the ancients said it well: "To act as one pleases without overstepping bounds." Wanting only the former and ignoring the latter is a contradiction.
Now, Miss Sentience seemed to truly have reached that "balance."
Still ridiculous, still unpredictable—
But with a deep understanding behind her words.
She dared say anything—but she understood everything.
No wonder she'd been roasting people.
"Have I? Well, maybe I have changed."
Miss Sentience shrugged. "Think about it. Back when we first met, I really believed I could go fifty-fifty with you."
[Pfft~~ Just hearing the words "fifty-fifty" cracks me up now.]
["The Herrscher Who Goes Even"]
"And I'm lucky you don't say unnecessary things—if it had been me, I probably would've laughed at that clueless fool till I keeled over."
To joke about herself like that...
Miss Sentience really had changed.
Even Kevin said: "You're not foolish. Otherwise, we wouldn't be having this conversation."
He paused—then spoke more directly.
First, he stated plainly: the Stigmata Plan is the worst possible plan.
Which gave Miss Sentience—or rather, the players—a sense that he himself hoped it would fail.
Leading to Miss Sentience's predictable snark:
"Heh. Now I get it. Turns out you and that old fossil are birds of a feather. Ah—no offense meant. Just venting. I've long since lost interest in saving the world."
[Miss Sentience: To prevent you from hitting me, I preemptively shield myself.]
[Ah, a debate? Gotta cast Shield Buff first.]
[Miss Sentience: Cast barrier—pass turn.]
And then...
"No."
Kevin shook his head slightly, fixing his gaze on her. He said seriously:
"Herrscher of Sentience—you too are one of the seeds."
"—Huh?"
Miss Sentience made a confused noise.
[Huh?] *n
Plenty of players echoed her.
Wait—Miss Sentience is one of the seeds?
Well, not everyone was confused.
[If the 'Herrscher of Humanity' is a core part of the Fire Moth Plan, then Miss Sentience being one of the seeds makes sense.]
In this case, "Herrscher of Humanity" didn't just refer to Elysia—or not only her.
It included all future Herrschers who fought for beauty and hope.
Miss Sentience, with her sharp tongue and soft heart, definitely qualified.
[Not just Herrschers—any and all forces in this civilization that oppose Honkai are seeds.]
[In fact, Miss Sentience might be closer to Elysia than Kiana is. Both were born Herrschers.]
Kevin clearly felt the same—and was looking forward to what Miss Sentience would accomplish.
"Right now—can you sense anything from the Cocoon?"
As we know—
Elysia could directly sense the Cocoon.
So maybe Miss Sentience, being similar to her, could too...
"Cocoon? What are you even talking about?"
Welp, nope.
[Miss Sentience: Can you please talk in a way people understand?]
[Kevin and his riddle-speaking habit... sigh. I'm speechless.]
Truly among Honkai's least likely things to change—
Mobius stops being stubborn,
Elysia stops loving head-pats,
and Kevin stops being a riddle guy.
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