Before long, the call went straight to Boss Wang.
When he first answered, Boss Wang chuckled, "So, what's this? Some major victory to report..."
But before he could finish, a furious voice erupted from the other end: "Victory, my ass! I'll fucking fuck you, you son of a bitch!"
"You hired trolls to attack Robin's favorite movie? What the hell were you thinking? Trying to make us fight her fans? Are you out of your goddamn mind?!"
"Even if I had eight hands and four mouths, I couldn't keep up with their insults!"
"Fuck this, I'm packing my shit and getting the hell out of here! If I don't leave now, I might not be able to escape later!"
"Just you wait, this isn't over!"
Then, the line went dead, leaving Boss Wang staring blankly at his darkened phone. The troll army leader's threat to "run for his life" wasn't an exaggeration. Robin's fanbase was massive, and some of those fans were genuinely unhinged. If they managed to dox him and show up for a "friendly chat" in person, who knew what might happen?
As for Boss Wang, still reeling from the verbal assault, he stood frozen in place, staring blankly at his phone until it went dark. Only then did he snap out of his daze.
What the hell was that? Robin's favorite movie???
Then, he suddenly remembered the strangely dressed person he'd seen leaving the Film Bureau, and the rejected bottle of white wine. Could that mysterious figure have been Robin all along?
Boss Wang shuddered violently. "We're doomed!"
He couldn't fathom how Jiang Li, that girl, could possibly be connected to Robin.
In truth, even Jiang Li herself was unaware of any connection to Robin. At that moment, she was at home, staring at her phone in utter confusion.
Film Approval Granted
Jiang Li: "???"
What the heck? It had only been submitted for review a few days ago. How could it possibly be approved already?
Though this was her first completed film, she knew this was definitely not normal!
Regardless of why the approval process had been so swift, she needed to immediately begin preparing for the film's release.
Meanwhile, at that very moment, Robin and Sparkle, who were slacking off at home, suddenly noticed the "Elation" percentage on the [ Beautiful Girl Masquerade System ] skyrocket to 100%. Robin was equally puzzled. "Huh? How did the Elation level jump so high? The movie hasn't even premiered yet!"
[Current Objective Achieved. Claim a New Identity?]
[Yes/No]
Despite the mystery, Robin confidently selected "Yes" on the System Panel.
[Extraction in progress. Please wait...]
Who would her fourth identity be?
It was impossible not to be curious. Unlike her early days as Robin, when she frantically completed objectives out of insecurity, she now had Robin as her support, a fully maxed-out network of connections, Firefly as her combatant, placing her in the top tier of this world, and Sparkle for utility.
With these three identities, Sparkle truly lacked nothing and felt no anxiety. Her only motivation for this fourth identity was curiosity and the hope that it might help her find a way home.
Just as she assumed the extraction would stall as usual, the notification [ Extraction Complete ] suddenly appeared.
Every previous attempt had stalled; why not this time? Wasn't this some kind of...
A strange thought flashed through her mind. Then, she suddenly gained a brand new perspective.
"Aaaaaah!"
Piercing screams filled the air. Panicked civilians scattered in all directions. Not far ahead, a towering, five-meter-tall monster, pitch-black and resembling a... sheep, slowly rose to its feet.
"Holy crap!" The moment her new identity materialized, a monster appeared right in front of her. This was a first, and to make matters worse, she had no idea who she was or whether she even had any combat abilities!
As she turned to flee the monster, she focused her thoughts, and the System Panel appeared before her:
Beautiful Girl Masquerade System at your service.
Host: Mu Heng
Current Identities: Robin, Firefly, Sparkle, Elysia
Current Objectives: Songstress (Completed), Iron Cavalry (Completed), Elation (Completed), True Self (0.01%)
Who? Elysia?!
She glanced down and, sure enough, a strand of pink hair had slipped down her forehead.
Unlike her previous three identities, Elysia wasn't from [ Honkai Star Rail ] but from its sister game, [ Honkai Impact 3rd ]. Though both titles shared the "Honkai" name, the two games weren't directly connected, sharing only occasional Easter eggs.
Elysia had many nicknames, such as "Number One Lesbian of Paradise," "Pink Fatty Miss," and "Ultimate Social Terrorist".
As a genetically enhanced warrior of MOTH and a natural-born Herrscher—the Herrscher of Origin—Elysia possessed formidable combat prowess, far surpassing that of Robin and Sparkle. Compared to Firefly, however, she suspected Firefly might still have the edge.
But now wasn't the time for such musings. She tore her gaze from the System Panel, halted, and turned to face the bizarre black sheep.
Though she had no idea where she was, what country this was, or what kind of creature this monster was, since she was here and capable of fighting, she naturally intended to engage and take it down.
In the next instant, a beautiful bow materialized in her hand, its white frame adorned with pink and purple accents.
Her slender fingers drew back the bowstring, pink light coalescing between them into a dazzling crystal arrow. The motion flowed seamlessly, as if she had practiced it countless times, a skill that even the newly transformed Elysia herself found surprising.
Am I growing more adept at mastering new Identities? Or is it something inherent in this body?
The thought flashed through her mind before she released the string. The pink arrow transformed into a streak of light, hurtling toward the monster's eye.
Despite being her first time drawing a bow and firing an arrow, the shot was unnervingly precise. It pierced straight through the black sheep's skull and continued its trajectory into the sky.
"ROAR!!!"
Astonishingly, even with a gaping hole in its head, the black sheep refused to die. Instead, writhing in pain, it let out a piercing roar—an ear-splitting screech like fingernails scraping endlessly across a chalkboard, making listeners' spines crawl.
Instantly, all the fleeing civilians nearby were forced to their knees, clutching their ears with agonized expressions.
Even Elysia wasn't immune. Her delicate pink eyebrows furrowed as a wave of nausea washed over her. Other monsters roar with a majestic power, she thought. Why does this thing's screech sound so utterly vile?