Theresa had invited Otto and Kallen as guests to participate in this livestream. This news naturally reached Su Mu's ears. When he heard about it from Rita, Su Mu's expression turned instantly peculiar.
"Is sothing wrong, Director?" Rita noticed his strange look.
"No... I just think it's going to be very interesting." Su Mu shook his head, but in reality, his smirk was harder to suppress than the recoil of an AK-47.
No one knew the upcoming plot of Midsumr Night's Fantasy better than Su Mu. He hadn't expected Theresa to actually drag both Otto and Kallen into the stream together. He could already imagine Lord Otto sitting in front of the cara with Kallen and Theresa behind him—his hand holding the mouse would likely feel as heavy as lead, and he'd be breaking out in a cold sweat the mont he had to choose between two in-ga options...
The joy was successfully transferred to Su Mu's face.
"Mhm, Theresa's idea is actually quite good. It's a great way to boost the hype for the stream." With that, Su Mu didn't hesitate and imdiately opened the livestream on his computer. Fortunately, it wasn't too late; the broadcast had just begun.
[In the scorching midsumr, the Valkyries have co to Soukai City to spend their vacation. But this prosperous seaside city doesn't seem as peaceful as it looks on the surface...]
Amidst a BGM filled with a sumr atmosphere, the Midsumr Night's Fantasy event stages were presented to the audience.
[The weather is oppressively sultry; there isn't a single breath of wind.]
[The noisy chirping of cicadas, carried by waves of rising heat and dazzling sunlight, gradually strips away your thoughts. Eventually, even your vision begins to distort and sway.]
As the gaplay proceeded, Otto was the first to notice that this event's plot was different from previous ones. The narration in the ga was clearly addressing the player. In other words, this event was unfolding from the player's perspective?
[Captain: "Ha... ha... M-My brain is trembling..."]
[Captain: "This feeling... Don't tell I'm finally becoming an Isekai protagonist, rising to beco the world's strongest through a mundane profession!?"]
As the dialogue boxes appeared on the screen, the viewers reacted instantly.
[Wait, the main perspective of this event is us Captains?]
[Is it actually my story? For real?]
[Isn't this the classic 'Faceless Protagonist' from Galgas? No character art, no voice acting, just a text box and a na!]
[God, that's literally !]
At this mont, the audience understood that the Midsumr Night's Fantasy plot was truly unfolding through the player's eyes! It told the story of the "Captains" and their strange encounters while on vacation in Soukai City!
[I was wondering why we never showed our faces in the main story. Turns out we were hidden in the events!]
[What should this storyline be called? The 'Captain Verse'?]
[Wuhu! Never had such a wonderful start! Bring it on, I can't wait!]
[Wait, but the Honkai world is high-risk, right? One mistake and you might get infected and turn into a Zombie!]
[Don't worry, without Honkai antibodies, you wouldn't even qualify to beco a Zombie!]
The opening of the event provided a huge surprise. Although players knew they were the "Captain of the Hyperion" from bridge interactions, they had been like phantoms in the main story, purely spectating the Valkyries' tales. Now, being the protagonist in an event brought a massive sense of imrsion.
[Captain: "Man, an Isekai world is great. I really want to open my eyes and see a maid-oneesama with a cute headdress standing in front of ~"]
[Captain: "(Closes eyes in self-delusion)"]
[Hiko: "Hey! You there, what are you doing acting so suspiciously?"]
In the ga's CG, a young woman with red hair wearing a uniform was sizing up the Captain with a suspicious look, seemingly treating him like a creep.
[Auntie Hiko!]
[It's Hiko!]
[I can't do this, family. Seeing Auntie Hiko makes my eyes sting!]
[Don't make think about 'Final Lesson' again, you demons!!]
Murata Hiko's appearance made the viewers recall that nightmarish experience. The image of "Old Thief" Su Mu stabbing Hiko was still vivid, filling them with indignation! They wished they could give Su Mu a piece of their mind right now. Seeing a "living" Hiko before them, how could they not be emotional?
[But this Hiko looks different from the one we know!]
[Yeah, she's clearly younger! Is this 'Popsicle Cyclone' Hiko?]
[LMAO, you an 'Young Hiko,' right?]
[This must be what she looked like in her youth. So we should call her 'Big Sister' now, not 'Auntie'?]
Indeed, the audience soon realized this Hiko was much younger.
[Captain: "Who are you?"]
[That mole on her chest... looks familiar.]
[Captain: (No, she wasn't this... well, young.)]
Pfft. The viewers were amused by the writing.
[True, she really wasn't that young.]
[I'm dead! So the Captain identifies people by looking at the mole on their chest?]
[Staring at the chest the mont he sees her... god, that is literally !]
[Lol, are we all just 'Internet Succubus' keyboard warriors in reality?]
In the ga, the young Hiko introduced herself as a vigilante in Soukai City. Recently, there had been a series of nightti attacks, and she needed the Captain's cooperation for an investigation.
[Captain: "Eh? Why ?"]
[Hiko: "Given the bizarre nature of the case, a suspicious-looking newcor like you is naturally a priority for investigation."]
Hiko explained the recent events: the victims were all tall, young won who remained unconscious after being attacked, though they had no obvious physical trauma. Except, that is, for two small puncture wounds on the back of their necks—marks like canine teeth.
[I just ca out for a vacation, and now I'm a 'suspicious suspect'?]
[Hold on, Officer! We Captains are law-abiding citizens!]
[I can testify! Netizens act like predators online but are the most silent people in reality.]
[I'm being frad! I have the 'pervy mind' but not the 'pervy guts'!]
The viewers began roleplaying, responding to the in-ga Hiko. This scene made Kallen find it both fun and hilarious.
"Theresa, is your audience always this humorous?"
[Of course! We are all 'talented' individuals!]
[Magical Girl Teriri's fans are the best; I love this stream!]
[Can I watch Teriri with everyone for a lifeti?]
[Eh? A lifeti?]
Seeing the playful comnts, Kallen laughed even harder. "I understand now why Theresa likes streaming so much. It really is interesting."
Otto nodded, but he was clearly more focused on the plot: "The Captain should be on vacation in Soukai City with the Valkyries. That ans Murata Hiko should be there too, so why is there suddenly a young Hiko?"
Kallen also found it strange: "Yeah, it's impossible for two people nad Hiko to exist in the sa city, right?"
Otto mused: "This Hiko is a vigilante... I rember that uniform is from the Valkyrie Assault Squad?" But more than that, Otto cared about the case Hiko ntioned. After all, he knew Luna Kindred was a Theresa from a parallel world and a vampire! Didn't that match the puncture marks on the victims' necks?
"Vampires drink human blood and attack humans... maybe it's Theresa." Otto voiced his opinion.
Theresa froze: "Eh? I-I wouldn't do sothing criminal like that, Grandpa!"
Kallen ruffled Theresa's hair: "He's talking about the Theresa in the ga, silly. I always believe our Theresa is an honest, law-abiding citizen!"
[The vampire Theresa is from a parallel world... does that an we traveled to a parallel world?]
[Mhm? Open your eyes and you're really in another world?]
[If this Hiko is from a parallel world, it would explain everything!]
[As expected of Lord Otto, finding the blind spot instantly!]
The audience discussed the plot animatedly. Next, Hiko's dialogue made them roar with laughter again.
[Hiko: "The callouses on your hands are proof of regular firearm use."]
[Captain: "Hmm? Oh, no, no, no. Those are just marks rubbed in by a controller during Fu Hua's 'Mandatory Gaming Cultivation'."]
[Hiko: "There are traces of gunpowder burns on the outside of your calves."]
[Captain: "No, no, no. That's just 'proof of love' from Instructor Bronya's Project Bunny bombardnt."]
[Hiko: "Have you participated in so sort of military training?"]
[Captain: "It was just basic self-defense! My instructor used live ammunition every ti to ensure 'realism'."]
[Hiko: "Mhm, I think her philosophy is correct."]
[Captain: "There were so many tis... I thought I was going to bite the dust during training..."]
The dialogue between Hiko and the Captain made the viewers laugh once more, with the chat flooded with "LMAO."
[Holy crap, is my life as Captain normally this hard?]
[Live ammunition training? Am I still alive? I must be a superhuman!]
[What the hell is 'Mandatory Gaming Cultivation'? Do these Valkyries just spend their days torturing the Captain?]
The in-ga Captain also found a "blind spot."
[Captain: "Wait, the way you talk... you're a bit like Hiko."](Why? Because the person who suggested using live ammo for training was Hiko!) [Hiko: "Hiko? You know my na?"]
[Captain: "Huh? Your na is Hiko too? That mole... it really is her."]
[Hiko: "What did you just say?"]
[Captain: "I... I... Hiko, did you intentionally dress up like a teenager just to prank ?"]
[Hiko: "Dress up? N-Nineteen... I should still be called a teenager. But wait, you know my na... You really are suspicious. Co with back to the branch for investigation."]
At this mont, the audience clearly understood: this Hiko-oneesama was only nineteen years old!
In the following dialogue, the Captain tried to use his status as the "Captain of the Hyperion" to clear his na. However, the nineteen-year-old Hiko stated that the Hyperion was a floating battleship that had only just begun construction. Claiming to be its Captain made him suspicious from head to toe! After so inquiries, the Captain realized the current year was 2006! In other words, he had truly traveled back twelve years in ti!
After being taken away by Hiko, the Captain had a strange dream in the interrogation room. In the dream, under a blood moon, Umbral Rose (Rita) put a finger to her lips in a "hush" gesture. She spoke a string of cryptic words:
["Rember, during the day, they are but sumr phantoms."]
["Only under the moon's reflection is the true secret revealed."]
When the Captain woke up, he found he had slept in the interrogation room, and Hiko was glaring at him in displeasure. Due to his suspicious nature, the Captain beca "Mr. Suspect" in the Soukai City serial blood-sucking incidents. Hiko proposed that the Captain act as her assistant to investigate the case together. He could refuse, but it ant spending two days in a cramped, sweaty solitary confinent cell. Weighing the options, the Captain helplessly agreed.
Hiko arranged to et at midnight in front of the HOMU Restaurant. The nearby alleys made it an ideal hunting ground for the attacker. The two began their separate investigations.
[You pretend to be calm while silently praying that nothing happens.]
[But, as fate would have it, at the next corner, you run into a weak girl who has collapsed on the ground.]
["Ha... ha..."]
Collapsed on the ground was a girl as exquisite as a doll. She wore a Gothic dress, looking entirely out of place in the alley. She looked pained, her breathing rapid, as if struggling to endure sothing.
Reaching this point, Otto's spirit was instantly lifted: "Luna Kindred! Is it the Theresa from the parallel world?"
END OF CHAPTER
Like this story Leave a review ; it would really help out a lot.
Want to Read Ahead in Advance?
Join my Patreon!
75 Chapters
Support in
Patreon/BestElysium
User Comments
0 comments from readers