"Benares, why the hell are you flying again?!"
Homu Live Platform, Gaming Section. The livestream of the high-level pro player, "Silver Wolf." Watching Benares fly away once more, Silver Wolf finally couldn't help but burst into a string of curses.
[LMAO, how many tis has that dragon taken off now?]
[Isn't the strear supposed to be a pro? Getting tortured by Bella?]
[User above, the strear is helping a fan clear their tenth account! That damn dragon has a grudge against her; it just keeps flying!]
Silver Wolf tossed her watch onto the desk and leaned her head back against her gaming chair, looking utterly dejected. As a pro, Silver Wolf rarely faced setbacks; her skills were undeniable, and she consistently held a spot in the highest tier of the morial Arena rankings. But today, while helping a viewer "min-max" their score, it was as if she were cursed. Benares was acting like it was on stimulants, refusing to stay on the ground.
Min-maxing? The ga is doing this on purpose! I can't take this anymore!!
Looking at Benares on the screen, Silver Wolf let out a sigh and tried to steady her mindset. "Luck is trash today. I'm done. Stream's over. I'm out."
After shutting down the stream, she slumped into her chair, feeling so bored she could die. "Why hasn't Honkai 3rd updated yet? Why?!"
Days ago, Silver Wolf had already "grinded" through all the content of the current version. If she weren't so bored, she wouldn't be wasting ti in the morial Arena. Without Honkai 3rd to play, she felt like life had lost its flavor.
"Curse you, Bronya! It's all your fault! Why did you have to make a ga this fun? Gwaaaah!!!"
Ever since that one ti she was forced to bark like a dog in public (Chapter 36), Silver Wolf had beco obsessed with Honkai Impact 3rd as if possessed. She never imagined a ga could make her so addicted that she even fought battles in her dreams.
"Hmph... it seems Bronya didn't lie to . She really did create a ga that shook the industry." Thinking of Bronya made her curious. Bronya had almost vanished from the scene before this, and miHoYo had been half-dead. Why the sudden teoric rise with Honkai 3rd? It couldn't just be Bronya's doing; there had to be a mastermind behind her.
Upon researching, Silver Wolf discovered the na of the Project Lead—"Su Mu." This piqued her intense interest. "Using so many real-life people as characters... and sohow it doesn't feel weird at all. The quality is so high—what is that guy's brain made of? Most importantly, if even Bronya got added, why wasn't I?! I want to be a ga character too!"
While she was considering whether to make a trip to Arc City, she suddenly rembered sothing. "Wait... isn't Sam in Arc City? I wonder how her exchange student life is going..." A lightbulb went off. "Right! Since she's there, why don't I have her go check out miHoYo for first?" She wasn't quite ntally prepared to face Bronya herself yet.
Having made up her mind, she dialed Sam's number. "Sam" was a codena, just like "Silver Wolf." It was a na they used back in their early gaming days; Sam's real na was Firefly. Silver Wolf had spent more ti fighting alongside "Sam" in gas than she had spent with Firefly in real life, so the na stuck.
"Hmm? Silver Wolf? Is sothing wrong?" A pleasant female voice answered.
Silver Wolf skipped the pleasantries. "I need a favor." She got straight to the point, asking Firefly to visit miHoYo.
"MiHoYo? A visit? Uh..." Firefly sounded stunned. Silver Wolf felt strange. "Is it inconvenient?" Firefly explained, "No, it's just... I was actually going to call you about this, but I only just got to the company and I've been on a tour all day..."
Company? Tour? "You're at the office?" "At miHoYo." "....Eh?"
Silver Wolf thought she was hallucinating. MiHoYo? Mi-hoyo? "...Holy crap, miHoYo!" She sat bolt upright. This was way beyond her expectations. "What? How? What happened? Why are you at miHoYo?"
"It's... a long story..." Firefly paused to gather her thoughts.
To put it simply, Firefly originally wanted to learn how to build chs, so she sought guidance from the Professor of Aerospace Dynamics—Murata Hiko. But Hiko told her that building a real ch at this stage was nonsense. She couldn't build a real one, but if Firefly wanted sothing related to chs, there was Honkai Impact 3rd.
Silver Wolf was dumbfounded. "What? How does Honkai 3rd have anything to do with building chs?" "I thought so too, until..." Firefly's eyes had sparkled when Hiko showed her the Anti-Entropy and Schicksal chs in the ga, along with the various Valkyrie God-Slayer armors. "I see... yeah, so of those armors in Honkai 3rd are basically mini-chs. But when is that Wotan thing ever going to hit 90%?"
Silver Wolf nodded. As a veteran player, she understood Firefly's logic. Firefly had always loved sci-fi and chs, and she had a soft spot for transformation heroes. "I feel like miHoYo puts so much heart into their chs, there must be like-minded comrades there! That's why I wanted to join them!"
Hearing Firefly's cheerful voice, Silver Wolf felt relieved. Making chs in a ga is certainly more realistic than making them in real life...
Wait. She needed to drag Kafka, Blade, and Elio out for a celebration imdiately! After all these years, the kid had finally woken up! Transformation heroes and chs don't exist in reality! Thinking of Firefly's cabinet full of models, Silver Wolf almost teared up. Now the kid was still a ch geek, but at least her feet were on the ground, right?
"Hmm? I haven't given up on the idea, though. I just think Professor Hiko is right—practicing by making chs in a ga first will help accumulate experience!"
Silver Wolf wiped away so cold sweat. "Anyway, as long as you're at miHoYo, that's great..."
At miHoYo, inside Su Mu's office.
Su Mu had been focused on a design docunt until Firefly finished her animated phone call with her friend. He looked up at the silver-haired girl sitting gracefully on his sofa and felt a bit amused.
To think a prize would just deliver itself to my door.
Originally, Su Mu planned to produce Honkai: Star Rail in this world and pull those characters into miHoYo the sa way he did with Honkai 3rd. He was just wondering how to make contact when the person showed up herself.
Looking at Firefly, Su Mu found it interesting. He didn't expect this world's Firefly to be such a fan of tokusatsu and chs... He looked forward to seeing what would happen when she t the fellow ch-geek Welt Yang.
Murata Hiko's request was simple: let Firefly join miHoYo until her exchange program ended. She claid Firefly was a very capable student who could help Su Mu. While the reasons were high-sounding, Su Mu knew that deep down, Hiko was just a lazy bum who wanted to pawn off her responsibilities. But he didn't call her out on it, as she had been good to him. Plus, Firefly was capable; her computer skills were enough to leave even Su Mu impressed.
"I'm sorry, Director Su, I got carried away talking..." Firefly apologized, a slight blush on her face as she realized she had been on the phone for quite a while.
"It's fine... Anyway, I'll place you in the Honkai Impact 3rd project team to learn for a while. How does that sound?"
While Su Mu and Firefly were talking, outside the office... Elysia had her ear pressed against the door. Pardo was doing the sa. Both looked extrely serious, like spies intercepting top-secret intel.
"Well? Elysia, Pardo, say sothing!" Carole whispered, her face full of gossip-hungry energy.
"Hmm... this is a big problem." Elysia assud a pensive look. "Indeed, Sister Ellie is right. This might not be a small matter..." Pardo nodded in agreent. Both looked as if they had encountered a major crisis.
"I'm going back..." Bronya turned to leave, only to be grabbed on both sides by Pardo and Elysia. "You can't run away at a ti like this, Bronya!" "Right! Sister Bronya, if you run now, it's all over!"
Looking at their anxious faces, Bronya rolled her eyes. About an hour ago, Elysia and Pardo had mysteriously co to her office claiming they had "huge tea" about Su Mu. Bronya had been dragged to his door only to watch them eavesdrop. An excited Carole, who was originally there to report revenue stats, ended up joining the squad. Now four of them were huddled in the hallway.
Bronya's mouth twitched. Is Su Mu's office door a spawn point? Why are there always strange people eavesdropping here?
"Desperate tis call for desperate asures! That woman Rita already made Sister Bronya lose her 'alone ti' with Brother Su Mu!" "Rita is just too excellent! Even I, Ellie, found her heart-fluttering!" "Sister Ellie, is there anyone you don't find heart-fluttering? You're heart-fluttering over this Firefly girl too, aren't you?" "Pardo, you know so well! That girl's silver hair is just too beautiful, I really want to..."
"Ugh..." Bronya felt like she was being executed. Watching these two talk nonsense while Carole gossiped, she wished she were under a car instead of here. Help. Ever since these people found out she had feelings for Su Mu, they had been acting like "Dog-head Strategists." Unfortunately, not one of the four had a single shred of actual dating experience. They weren't Zhuge Liangs; they were just a team of "Three Cobblers."
Why did I even agree to eavesdrop? Bronya felt like she had been shanghaied. She wanted to escape, but she couldn't. Just as she was about to break free from Elysia and Pardo, the door suddenly opened.
"In that case, why don't you go with Carole to get familiar with our project team? She's a combat designer, responsible for those cool moves and ch combat."
Su Mu and Firefly walked out, chatting and laughing in a very harmonious atmosphere. But when he saw the quartet in the hallway, he froze.
"Are you... busy with sothing in the hallway?"
Pardo quickly let go of Bronya. "Ah! Brother Su Mu! What a coincidence! Sister Ellie and I were just about to chat with Bronya when we ran into Carole..." Carole nodded frantically. "Yes, yes! I was just about to report the revenue stats to the Director..."
Su Mu looked at the four of them, sensing sothing was odd. After noticing the strange vibe, he imdiately looked at Bronya. "Are you okay?"
Su Mu's concerned gaze startled Bronya. Why did he ask first? Is it because my face looks bad right now? "I'm fine..."
Su Mu nodded. Since Carole was there, he had her take Firefly to the project team. Then, he looked at the remaining three. "Do you have sothing to ask?" His tone was helpless. "You guys were too loud; I could hear you from inside. Ellie, Pardo, eavesdropping is a bad habit."
Elysia stuck out her tongue playfully. "You saw through us~?" Pardo added, "We were just concerned about the new mber."
Clearly, neither of them took being caught red-handed to heart. Bronya appreciated that they didn't sell her out—even though she hadn't actually been eavesdropping herself, since she was just standing there listening to their summaries.
Su Mu explained the situation briefly. "Oh? So it was a favor for a friend... what a pity." Elysia looked disappointed after hearing the story.
Pity for what? Su Mu was speechless. Elysia was the type who just wanted to see drama. You should just go sit at a table with the Masked Fools.
After sending the two of them off, Su Mu called out to Bronya as she was about to leave. "I wrote a new proposal. Want to give so input?"
Bronya looked at him curiously. "Why didn't you ask Elysia or Pardo?" She couldn't help but feel nervous. Why ? Why ask specifically when there were so many people here?
"I'll consult them later. I've only just made a preliminary decision and haven't decided if I'll actually make the ga yet," Su Mu explained. "You're the Vice President and more professional in this area, so I ca to you first."
His answer made Bronya feel a bit let down. So he only asked because he thinks I'm capable? The "Big Duck" folded her arms across her chest—an action that made her "assets" (which would make a certain Flat Chest of Shenzhou envious) almost hide her arms.
"The new employee I was talking to is very capable and has a passion for cha gas. So I thought, maybe we could make a ga centered around chs."
chs? Bronya's eyes widened. She was actually quite interested in the genre. Her ntor, Welt Yang, was a hardcore cha fanatic who always wanted to make a legendary cha ga. Bronya liked the idea too—though she technically preferred motorcycles.
"You have high hopes for that new employee, Firefly? You want her to lead the new project?" "Not necessarily. I need to observe her for a while first." "Mhm." Bronya nodded. "What's the na of the new project? Have you thought of one?"
A confident smile appeared on Su Mu's face. "The na of the ga is... Titanfall!"
END OF CHAPTER
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