"Pfft~"
Elysia suddenly burst into a soft, amused laugh, as if she'd stumbled upon something utterly delightful.
Before Kiana could even say a word, Elysia immediately scooted closer, pressing up against her and holding out her tablet to share what had caught her eye.
"Look~ Kiana. These news outlets… they're just too funny~" Her voice trailed off with that adorable, lilting tone.
Kiana raised an eyebrow and glanced over.
Well, well…
They'd stumbled upon news topics related to Dr. Mobius's recent lab press conference.
These articles…
Tsk tsk~
Yeah, this was entertaining.
[Blanca Denies Relationship with Dr. Mobius—But Is She Being Honest?]
[Blanca: Opposite Sex Exists Only for Reproduction]
[Mobius Lab Remains Vague About Relocation Reasons—Is It Really Funding?]
Honestly, out of every ten headlines, seven or eight were pure gossip.
And the thing was—if you went back and watched the actual press conference recording, it was clear Blanca never said any of that.
But these reporters… they wrote their pieces with such conviction, as if they'd uncovered some hidden truth. They hinted at more than they said, and everyone could read between the lines.
Some of the smaller media outlets didn't even bother being subtle. They just went straight for the sensational headlines to drive clicks.
Kiana lifted her hand, lightly scrolling through the articles with her finger. After a moment, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.
The way these people wrote with such certainty…
It almost made her believe that Blanca really did have some unresolved history with Mobius.
Wait, no!
Had they even been together in the first place?
She almost laughed.
She had zero awareness that she herself was the one who started all this.
What she really wanted to see was how Mobius was taking it. She wondered if the doctor's face was turning interesting shades right about now.
There had been unofficial histories about the Herrscher of Origin, and even the Herrscher of Finality, mentioned in earlier video exposés.
But back then, Kiana was still new to making videos. Her ideas weren't as polished, and her approach wasn't as smooth.
Even though Elysia and Kiana still attracted plenty of discussion themselves, somehow the whole "Mobius x Blanca" thing had taken on a life of its own—way more than she ever expected.
She never thought it would blow up like this. The response was way better than she'd imagined.
Elysia had been watching Kiana's expression the whole time. Seeing Kiana trying hard not to laugh, she giggled too. "See? See? When my dear snake comes back, I'm totally teasing her about this~"
"She'll hit you," Kiana replied flatly.
But Elysia wasn't worried in the slightest. "It's fine~ She can't beat me."
That was true.
One of the reasons Mobius couldn't really deal with Elysia was that she was no match for her in a fight.
Besides, Elysia was genuine with everyone—and that was exactly the kind of person Mobius didn't know how to handle.
Come to think of it… it had been a few days since they'd last seen Miss Snake.
Who knew if she was done with whatever she was busy with?
As for Kiana, these days she was eating, drinking, and sleeping like normal—and still not letting Elysia into her bed.
After all… the more Elysia wanted something, the less Kiana felt like indulging her.
Otherwise, it'd feel like she was the one being taken advantage of.
It was a weird feeling.
Besides…
She had books to read, events to follow.
She was organizing her thoughts, and little by little, working on her fourth video.
Everyone said this series should focus on introducing the members of Miss Finality's harem first.
Might as well get in line early.
As for what would come after that—what would be exposed or explored—that would be content for other series.
But…
There was no need to be too strict about it.
She could just say whatever she felt like, talk about anything that came to mind.
Actually, the more videos Kiana made, the more inspiration she found.
Although the system could observe the future around the clock, the future was constantly changing—even as you watched it. The outline the system provided could only do so much to summarize what might come.
And since Kiana herself couldn't directly observe the future, she still couldn't fully see through what was to come.
So it wasn't like she could check exactly when the Third Eruption would happen, down to the second. Or see what would unfold between herself and the other girls in the altered future.
That wasn't possible.
Even current or past events required Kiana to actively ask the system to retrieve them.
The system couldn't spare processing power on those things automatically.
It was busy observing, consolidating, and analyzing data—all to better outline the flow of the future and convey the direction of the next phase to Kiana.
Every time was a new process.
Because of this, Kiana had developed a habit.
First thing every morning…
She'd greet the system.
Then she'd ask, "How's my luck today? Any new changes in the future? Any problems?"
After that…
The system would answer.
It was like checking the news—get the updates, feel reassured. Everything was under control.
It felt good~
In reality!
The most noticeable shifts in the future always happened when she actively altered it—like when she released a video and harnessed emotional energy.
The rest of the time, things mostly unfolded naturally, following their own course.
It was worth noting that the nearer the future, the easier it was to consolidate. The farther ahead, the blurrier it became.
There were more variables at play.
So when interfering with the future, she had to consider not only the importance of the event, but also how far off it was.
For bad things, the farther away the better.
For good things, she hoped they'd be stable and a little closer.
At the same time…
As time passed in the real world…
And as events unfolded, humans acted, and interactions took place…
New possibilities for the future emerged.
Even on this timeline, things that weren't visible before might become clearer once the fog lifted.
What was once hidden in the mist…
Could come into focus.
It wasn't about fearing that a possibility was rare among countless futures…
It was about fearing it wouldn't appear at all. That was annoying.
Kiana had indeed asked the system once and discovered a tiny, almost negligible possibility—a chance to connect this world to the Honkai: Star Rail universe.
That's why she'd included some terms from the Star Rail world in her recent video about Mobius.
After all, the miHoYo universe was built on the Imaginary Tree–Sea of Quanta system.
Honkai Impact 3rd, Honkai: Star Rail, and Genshin Impact were all confirmed to be within this system.
As for Zenless Zone Zero or Guns Girl Z (Honkai Impact 2)—it wasn't clear yet.
But Kiana leaned toward the idea that those worlds were probably part of it too.
And because the Tree–Sea was inherently a multiverse…
Countless leaves represented countless worlds.
Countless bubbles reflected countless echoes.
Naturally, that included many, many worlds—some similar, some different—that could be called parallel worlds.
Even in the world she was in now—called the Previous Era—there was no guarantee how many Previous Eras existed across the vast Tree–Sea cosmos, or how many versions of Honkai Impact 3rd were out there.
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