[Those who revere her, worship her as a god.]
[Those who despise her, denounce her as a demon.]
[Gods and demons are merely labels defined by mortals.]
[All she desires is simply a clean world.]
Right then.
The Yuzu figurine, utterly unhurried, opened a cute little folding fan that had appeared from who-knows-where.
Hiding half her face behind it, she looked out at everyone watching the screen.
[Alrighty~]
[That's enough commentary about Lady Aponia for now.]
[Don't go away, we'll be right back!]
[Coming up next is the thrilling side story: A Complete Inventory of the Young Lady's Current Harem (Part One)!]
[Please look forward to it~]
"Ah!"
"It's here, it's here, it's here! It's finally here!"
Thoughts were snapped back to the present.
Many people snapped out of the awe they'd felt moments before.
If you can't figure it out, stop trying. If you don't understand it, leave it be.
No need to obsess over it. Why torture yourself?
Don't tell me you actually expect to gain some profound insight from just looking at Aponia's official artwork?
If you have that kind of perception, wouldn't your talents be better spent elsewhere?
"Key point, 'current'!"
Over at the MOTH headquarters, Miss Fuxi was hopping up and down excitedly, while Nuwa looked on with indulgent affection.
Elysia, Mobius, Eden, and so on... all these girls turned their gazes towards Kiana.
Kiana looked utterly innocent.
But!
She was feeling pretty damn pleased with herself. Planting her hands on her hips, she declared, "This just proves my charm is absolutely invincible!"
"Ah... yes, yes, yes~" Blanca sighed, massaging her forehead.
She hadn't forgotten that her own little Griseo was also part of that harem! Dammit.
Just thinking about it made her angry.
In other places, some were guessing how many girls would be on the list, while others outright started placing bets.
"I bet it's a two-digit number."
"Two digits? Too low. Three digits!"
"At least fifty-plus."
"I bet sixty!"
There were also those busy organizing the key points they'd jotted down earlier.
Or analyzing, discussing, speaking freely, using this chance to supplement and refine their understanding with each other.
This was mainly because this episode was different from the previous ones; the future Kiana herself, the person involved, was the guest of the entire program.
Needless to say, she would undoubtedly have a clearer understanding of the inside story than previous guests like Elysia, Jyahnar... or little Griseo, Vita, etc.
Even though she hadn't revealed that much.
But it was still plenty.
Hearing these topics everyone cared about, recounted from future Kiana's perspective, looking back on the past from her position...
It wasn't just a matter of high credibility.
It was something that could truly be treated as gospel.
"Well done, Miss Yuzu!"
Someone suddenly yelled out in exhilaration.
For those of them compiling encyclopedias, could you imagine? There was so much they couldn't write about because they didn't know. Being unable to write about this, forbidden from writing about that, it was enough to make you cry.
Now, so many puzzle pieces were falling into place.
This made their thinking much clearer.
"Dear, what do you think about our Kiana..." Kiana's mom, holding the phone, spoke to her husband.
Kiana's dad had already fallen silent. "As long as it's not over a hundred, I can accept it."
"It probably won't be that many... right?" Kiana's mom pondered.
While she was certainly happy to see more daughters-in-law, over a hundred... that was just too many!
"Su, what are you doing?"
Kevin looked at his best buddy.
"I'm noting down some key points," Su said calmly.
It's just that he recorded a lot of things directly in his mind first, and only then jotted them down with a pen.
As he was doing now.
Just by narrowing his eyes and contemplating silently, he could deduce many things.
"You could just ask the Young Lady directly, you know? She's right over there," Kevin said, pointing directly at Kiana, who was clinking glasses with Elysia nearby.
This earned him a glare from Miss Mei.
"That's the future! What the future Young Lady knows doesn't mean the present Young Lady knows it too."
Quite the opposite.
She hasn't experienced any of that yet.
How could she possibly know what happens in the future?
So when it came down to it, everyone was just speculating.
Even if the Sky Screen was real, the information gleaned from the videos might not be entirely true, and who knew how many times removed from the source it was?
Think about it.
Miss Yuzu is just a content creator.
She gathers materials, or even consults the people involved directly. It seems authoritative on the surface.
But materials can be falsified.
The people involved might intentionally conceal things.
Not to mention that world even has characters like History Fictionologists.
So the information obtained really comes down to individual interpretation, doesn't it?
Thankfully!
Reality had already provided some confirmation.
The content broadcast by the Sky Screen was, for the most part, likely true.
As long as it was true, that was fine.
Right now, the whole world was just using it for reference.
This world had been different from the very start, so what about the future? Was there even any need to say it?
It's worth noting!
Although the Sky-Screen still remained, and the VTuber had only said they were taking a short break and would be right back, the duration indeed matched Kiana's earlier information, about fifteen minutes or so, before the screen showed new activity.
This time.
There were no guests.
The entire layout of the livestreaming room had changed.
The large screen that was originally behind the sofa still faced the camera, but it had been enlarged greatly, now taking up almost the entire display.
Miss Yuzu was now in a small window in the lower right corner.
A two-headed-tall chibi version of her, sitting, like a teacher holding a pointer, ready to tap the blackboard.
The fact that the screen now almost entirely consisted of this new display made the style of this live stream clear.
This was a true inventory.
Not an interview anymore.
Maybe when mentioning each corresponding character, there would be a brief introduction or two.
But not much.
It would be mostly skimming the surface, with little off-topic discussion.
Even any casual remarks would probably be limited to a sentence or two.
Yet, precisely because of this, many people grew even more excited. Why?
Because this indicated that, even split into two parts, our Young Lady's harem must be quite substantial in number.
If it weren't sizable, there'd be no need for this approach.
If each person got just a minute or two of introduction, thirty people would take nearly an hour.
"Holy crap!"
"Now this is a side story!"
"I have a feeling I won't be getting any sleep tonight."
"This is awesome!"
Some people discussed.
Others craned their necks, looking up expectantly.
[Inventory of the Young Lady's Complete Current Harem (Part One)]
[— Referring to the Main World, Honkai Impact 3rd.]
The title appeared, causing many people to react with surprise.
'Main World' we can understand...
Future Lady Kiana had mentioned it before; our world would connect with other universes, and previous hints suggested we'd make contact with other worlds.
But this 'Honkai Impact 3rd'... where is that?
Honkai?
It couldn't be that their world faces the Honkai too, just like ours?
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