The light screen in the viewing space dimmed once more, then flickered back to life in the cosmos—this time displaying the scene of a battleship on the verge of crashing down upon a city.
[Two and a half years after the Third Eruption.
In Nagazora City, a prosperous metropolis, a battleship suddenly appeared in the sky, doomed to crash for unknown reasons.
The leaking Honkai energy attracted thousands of Honkai beasts, placing the entire city in grave peril!
Naturally, facing such a crisis, the Far East Branch of Schicksal dispatched its forces, striving to save the lives within the city!]
[A young girl clad in specialized combat attire, her milky-white hair tied into two braids, began executing a plan to board the out-of-control battleship known as the Moonlight Throne.
"Operation proceeding smoothly. All units, cover the Valkyrie's landing. Kiana, hurry up."
"Yeah, yeah, easy for you to say," Kiana muttered under her breath in response to Himeko's urging.
Nevertheless, she adjusted her combat goggles and faced the Honkai beasts engaged in battle with their drones.
"Nyanyan~!" With a spirited cry, Kiana summoned a massive cat paw—matching the color of her Valkyrie armor—from midair and promptly smacked it onto one of their own drones.]
[March 7th]: Dan Heng! Stelle! Look! Kiana is so cool!
[Stelle]: Saving a city in crisis? That's awesome! She's got half the charm of me, the Galaxy Batting Champion!
[Kiana]: Hehehe~ See how amazing I am? Is this my future? I bet I'll become the strongest Valkyrie ever!
[Murata Himeko]: What a reckless mess.
[Honkai Star Rail · Welt]: Kiana, Himeko… To you, I should be from a parallel world similar to yours—a future version of myself. The events here match my memories exactly. It seems this space isn't lying.
[Otto]: Long time no see, my old friend.
[Honkai Star Rail Welt]: …I should've expected this. At this point in time, you're still alive.
On the Astral Express, March 7th whispered excitedly to Stelle and Dan Heng, "So Mr. Yang is from another world too! And it looks like he was the leader of some big organization!"
After Otto's message, Welt—who had been sitting on the sofa with a nostalgic expression—instinctively furrowed his brows and tightened his grip on his cane.
He looked as if he wanted to summon a black hole right onto Otto's face.
March 7th leaned toward Stelle with gossipy curiosity. "Hey, Stelle… Do you think Mr. Yang has some kind of grudge against this 'Otto' guy? He looks furious—like he just met his father's killer or something."
Leaving aside the trio's curiosity (and the ranting of a certain lobster-headed doctor from Anti-Entropy), many across the universe were intrigued by the information from another world displayed in this video.
[Acheron]: This footage brings back memories… I've experienced something similar before. In a way, our worlds are alike. Unfortunately…
Standing in space en route to Penacony, Acheron paused, her blade half-drawn as she gazed at the scenes on the screen, lost in reminiscence.
[Herta]: What exactly is Honkai energy? Is this 'Honkai' some kind of disaster? It seems to share properties with Imaginary energy, but Imaginary energy isn't this corrosive.
What an interesting world!
Just watching is boring—I want to study it firsthand!
At Herta Space Station, Herta—who had been adjusting the Simulated Universe—now wore an intrigued expression as she observed this peculiar energy called Honkai.
[Ruan Mei]: Indeed, these Honkai beasts are fascinating creatures—silicon-based lifeforms that subsist on Honkai energy. Though perhaps it's not the beasts that are strange, but rather the energy itself.
Regardless of the discussions between these two universes, the viewing space continued playing its footage uninterrupted.
[Kiana fought her way forward, but none of the Honkai beasts below Emperor-class could hinder her progress.
Through relentless combat, she successfully boarded the Moonlight Throne and established contact with Himeko.
Kiana: "I'm on the deck now. Everything's going smoothly… Himeko."
Himeko: "How many times do I have to correct you? It's Major Himeko…"
"Your teammates have reached their designated positions. They'll link up with you shortly."
Upon hearing this, Kiana perked up instantly. "Mei! You mean Mei, right?! I get to meet up with Mei soon?!"
Himeko sighed at her enthusiasm. "Calm down. Don't just think about Mei all day long."
"That Emperor-class Honkai beast you fought earlier has gone missing. Stay alert."
...
Mei: "Kiana, this is Mei. I've arrived at the target location."
Kiana practically vibrated with excitement upon seeing Mei. "Mei! Awesome! I'm coming over right now!"
The moment Mei was involved, Kiana completely forgot about the mission plan and declared, "We're the best team ever! Together, we can 'double the effort for half the results!'"
Mei: "…You mean 'half the effort for double the results,' right?"
On her way to Mei, Kiana seemed to have unlocked some hidden potential—effortlessly plowing through Honkai beasts like an unstoppable force before finally reuniting with Mei.
With swift and precise slashes of her blade, Mei swiftly cleared out the surrounding Honkai beasts.
"That should do it," Mei murmured, relaxing slightly now that no enemies remained nearby.
But just as she let her guard down—a Honkai beast lunged from behind, aiming to strike!
"Nyanyan~!" Kiana arrived just in time, smacking the ambushing beast into oblivion with another giant cat paw.
Then she happily draped herself over Mei's back, wrapping her arms around Mei's neck and chirping, "Mei~ With you here, I feel like I have the strength of a hundred people!"
Mei flushed slightly in embarrassment. "A-A hundred people…? I-I'm not some kind of superhero…"
Back at St. Freya Academy, everyone burst into laughter at this scene—grinning at Mei's flustered expression and Kiana's boundless enthusiasm.
[Kiana]: Mei~ Mei~ Did you see how awesome I was?!
[Himeko]: Kiana~ Looks like you need to hit the books again if you can't even use idioms right!
[Kiana]: Huh?!
Nooo~ Auntie Himeko~!
[Sushang]: Uh… Xiao Gui?
Isn't 'double the effort for half the results' correct?
It sounds fine to me!
On the Xianzhou Luofu, Sushang—currently performing acrobatics with Guinaifen—turned to her friend with innocent confusion in her eyes.
[Ratio]: Foolishness!
The ever-disapproving Dr. Ratio shook his head at the chat logs and Kiana's antics before instinctively donning his plaster head mask in exasperation.