Alright then.
So here's the scene!
You can see it right there on screen—the content creator has placed an illustration of Dr. Mei next to one of Dr. Mobius, setting them together at the same table like a pair of background props hanging in the video.
Then, she continues speaking.
[Dr. Mei's father was a well-known physicist of his time. Her mother passed away due to illness when Dr. Mei was still very young.]
[Because her father was often busy with work, Dr. Mei was largely raised by nannies. She was exceptionally bright. Coming from a comfortable background, with her father working on the cutting edge of physics, she had every opportunity to explore the world of physics.]
[And so, quietly, she began nurturing her interest in the field.]
[…]
[By the time she was in high school, she had already published papers related to quantum theory.]
[It was also because of this that she caught the attention of Dr. Mobius.]
[…]
She went on,
[You have to understand—back then, Dr. Mobius was an absolute titan in the scientific community. Widely recognized for her brilliance, though not exactly known for being easy to work with. For someone like her to take notice of Dr. Mei? That alone tells you just how incredibly talented Dr. Mei was.]
[…]
[Truth be told, while Dr. Mei might not have surpassed Dr. Mobius in the field of genetic life sciences, or maybe even Dr. Vill-V in mechanical engineering,]
[in a way, she was something of a polymath.]
[…]
[As the leader of Fire Moth in its later years, she transitioned from researcher to politician with surprising ease. Under her guidance, Fire Moth even gained the upper hand for a time in the fight against the Honkai.]
[…]
[Some say she was the very embodiment of rationality.]
[Because of that, she always achieved her goals with minimal cost. Maybe that's a good thing. But not everyone was happy about it.]
[Still, history proved she was right. That includes during the era of the Stellar Alliance—she served as its first chairperson, leading humanity into the stars. It wasn't always smooth sailing, but the results were remarkable.]
[…]
The higher-ups of Fire Moth exchanged uneasy glances.
Those in power—some might serve the nation and its people, some might prioritize the bigger picture, but most were still more concerned with their own interests, their own positions.
Earlier talks about Elysia, Mobius, even the so-called "Miss Finality" hadn't put them on edge.
But hearing that Dr. Mei eventually became the one in charge of Fire Moth? Well… that got their guards up.
After all!
Dr. Mei would be eyeing their seats!
As for Miss Mei herself, she didn't seem to have much of a reaction.
Up on the projection, the VTuber stuck out her tongue at this point.
She apologized, saying she'd gone off track—she'd promised not to talk about the Current Era, but ended up mentioning it anyway.
But!
It was totally intentional.
Heck, she made it obvious, basically telling you straight up that she meant to do it.
So why bring up Dr. Mei in a video supposedly about Mobius? The reason was pretty simple.
She admitted frankly:
[Because a lot of the details about Dr. Mobius aren't even in the highest-level archives.]
[What am I supposed to do when I'm short on runtime?]
[…]
Nice.
Solid excuse.
People all over the world laughed.
She continued:
[As we mentioned earlier, the entire Previous Era was one long history of resisting the Honkai. Each major Honkai Eruption meant facing a Herrscher.]
[Whether they ended up killing the Herrscher or managed to reawaken their humanity, convincing them to spare humanity—basically finding a way to "skip class," so to speak—]
[it was still one trial after another.]
[So the history of the old calendar is entirely marked by these major Honkai events.]
[…]
[Even though current records are vague about many of these eruptions, some reduced to just a few scattered lines, making them really hard to dig into, the Third Honkai Eruption is a major turning point.]
[…]
[Because this particular disaster changed a lot of people's lives.]
[…]
Truth was, Kiana had reworked this video several times.
Mainly because she remembered that the Third Honkai Eruption probably wasn't too far off. She figured she'd treat this as an early warning—give nations and organizations around the world a heads-up, so they could be a little more prepared.
Besides, for characters who really wouldn't fit into her… personal collection, so to speak, she could only give them a brief mention, like a side note or an Easter egg.
At its heart, this was still all about her potential future… companions.
And weren't the girls from the Previous Era exactly the ones she'd loved in her previous life?
The girls of the previous civilization… if all went well, she wanted every single one of them.
No matter what.
First, she'd make sure they were all officially claimed.
Get the certificates sorted.
Everything else could come later!
[Back then, Dr. Mei was still in high school. Her city was hit by the Third Honkai Eruption. Honkai zombies and beasts appeared right before her eyes, making her acutely aware of the other side of this world.]
[Fortunately, she survived under the protection of Kevin the Savior.]
[She was eventually invited to join Fire Moth, and that's how she truly came to know Mobius.]
[…]
[So you could say Dr. Mobius was both a mentor and a friend to Dr. Mei.]
[She gave Dr. Mei a lot of guidance.]
[…]
[And because Dr. Mei joined, her husband, Sir Kevin, also became part of Fire Moth, eventually becoming the strongest warrior under the Finality.]
[…]
"Huh? Me?" Kevin pointed at himself, eyes wide.
Su looked over at him, equally surprised. 'Sir Kevin,' huh? 'Kevin the Savior!' Look at you, moving up in the world!
[Oh, and by the way, Sir Su also witnessed the horrors of the Third Honkai Eruption, which steeled his resolve to inherit his family's medical practice and save as many people as possible. Although… studying medicine still didn't do much against the Honkai…]
[But it's fine.]
[…]
Su paused for a moment.
Even though neither he nor Kevin had so much as a character illustration,
he had a pretty good feeling this was about him.
I made the cut too?
[Because of the Third Honkai Eruption, Marshal Hua lost a close friend and saw her hometown destroyed. Lost and adrift, she could only join Fire Moth as a new recruit.]
[But unlike Sir Kevin, she didn't stand out for a long time within the organization. It wasn't until later Honkai events that she gradually began to grow into her role.]
[If we translate the official historical records about her into plain terms… Well, while Hua may not have been the most dazzling figure of her era, she was like a living history—a testament to the struggle of ordinary people.]
[You can always count on Hua, because… she'll never let you down.]
[…]
"Hua! Isn't that you?" Carole immediately called Hua.
But then she froze. "A fallen friend… that wouldn't be me, would it?"
"…" Hua stayed silent, her mind reeling.
Since she and Carole were Miss Finality's only two friends, Kiana had given them a vague heads-up about whether the projections were real or not.
So they were watching intently. Very intently.
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