Little Gui stared blankly at the scene before her.
Himeko's body continued to fall.
Below her was nothingness,
as if she had fallen into an abyss.
"Himeko gave the thing that could have saved her life to Kiana…"
"But she herself…"
As Little Gui spoke, she realized her voice was already trembling with tears.
Accompanied by the music, Himeko kept falling.
"Is there still a chance to save her…"
"No, someone, please save her!"
However.
No rescue came.
The screen gradually darkened.
On the screen,
Little Gui clenched her teeth.
Her eyes were red.
Even now, she couldn't believe it!
Himeko,
was gone,
just like that!
...
"Streamer, why aren't you smiling? Don't you like to smile?"
"Welcome to Honkai Impact 3rd!"
"I really like the streamer's words: Not sad, not at all, it's so sweet!"
"This is just way too positive and uplifting!"
"Himeko could have survived, but she gave the chance to live to Kiana."
"From the very beginning, she never intended to harm the Herrscher of the Void, but wanted to bring Kiana back…"
"When Kiana wakes up, how will she face all of this…"
...
Little Gui took a deep breath.
She kept reminding herself.
She was a streamer!
There were billions of players across the universe watching her right now!
She absolutely couldn't lose her composure!
But!
The moment Himeko's fall came to mind.
That BGM seemed to echo in my ears again!
"Never…let…you…go…it's…why I…did them all..."
"For…a…chance…at…least…to…live…in your…way..."
My chest felt as if something was blocking it.
Tears uncontrollably streamed down my face!
Perhaps it was due to pride,
or perhaps it was because she couldn't fully express her emotions in front of the camera.
She chose to leave her seat directly!
Not letting the players in the livestream see her in such a state.
However,
she forgot to turn off the microphone.
The latest generation of Intelligentsia Guild co-branded microphone has an incredibly powerful sound-capturing function.
It can capture the streamer's voice from dozens of meters away.
So, for the next few minutes,
although Little Gui was not there,
her voice clearly reached everyone's ears.
"Wahhhh——!!!"
"My Himeko ahhhhh!!!"
"Take me with you, Teacher Himeko, how can I live without you?!!!"
"Wahhhhhhhhh——!!!"
"I don't want to live anymore!"
After more than ten minutes,
Little Gui returned.
Her eyes and nose were red.
After receiving such a heavy blow, she, who was always lively and cheerful,
seemed even more somber.
In fact,
some people who usually appear very lively and cheerful often suffer more severely than ordinary people after a major blow.
"Sorry, everyone."
"Little Gui suddenly felt a bit unwell just now."
She sniffled.
"Sigh…"
"I have no desire to fight anymore."
"Let it be destroyed, or…"
"Or let the Honkai win."
"This world has never been beautiful!"
Seeing Little Gui like this, the players in the livestream immediately sent comforting messages!
...
"No, because Himeko died fighting against the Honkai!"
"What's wrong with you, Little Gui? Give me back my sunny, cheerful Little Gui!"
"Whoever you are, please get off my beloved Little Gui right now!"
"Teacher Himeko didn't go through all that trouble just to give up on saving the world!"
"Lift your head! Go and turn this world into what you expect it to be."
"It's okay, Teacher Himeko will definitely win the resurrection match!"
"Don't forget! There's still a Herrscher's gem in that armor. In the later chapters, Teacher Himeko will surely return, cloaked in flames, as the Herrscher of Flame!"
"We will definitely see Himeko again, she's a playable character!"
"I think so too!"
...
[Honkai: Star Rail Forum]
[Real-Time Story Discussion]
"Wuwuwuwuwu, this storyline is so heartbreaking!"
"I want to go back to Honkai: Star Rail. Whoever tricked me into playing this game, I'm going to kill them!"
"I've been killing fish in Aurum Alley for ten years, thinking my heart was cold enough, but I couldn't help crying when I saw this storyline, damn it!"
"Why! I've witnessed so many tragic stories, why does this one hit so hard!"
"I think I'll never remember someone so deeply again! I'll never love again!"
"The main thing is... if Himeko had died as a warrior, maybe we wouldn't be so moved, because the universe is so vast, and there are many heroes like that... but Himeko wasn't fighting against the enemy as a warrior, she was saving her student."
"Exactly! In the end, it wasn't Warrior Himeko, but Teacher Himeko, and that's what makes it the most heartbreaking!"
"I thought that strike would send the Herrscher of the Void back to where she came from, take the unconscious Kiana out, go back and have a celebratory drink with everyone on the Hyperion... then, Fu Hua also said she felt she was wrong, and we'd all move towards a better tomorrow, fighting for the Honkai... but damn it... sigh..."
"That strike was something the Queen couldn't withstand, but Himeko couldn't bear to hurt Kiana."
"Becoming the driving force for her students' progress is the most romantic end for a teacher."
"The most crucial part is the music, it's so damn resonant!"
"Watching it live might not have been as impactful, but the atmosphere of the game's storyline combined with the music, both together, completely shattered me..."
"I'm an Intellitron that's been operational for two hundred years, and even my oil almost cried out."
"Damn it! You're making me tear up again, Yu Ling, you've done so much evil!"
"I'm a Pathstrider of The Finality, I've seen your future, Himeko will be revived in a later chapter..."
"Is this real? Don't lie to me! Otherwise, I'll chase you to the ends of the universe!"
"It's absolutely real! I did a divination, and Himeko will indeed appear later."
"Alright, alright... that makes me feel a bit better."
...
Astral Express.
Himeko placed the cleaned cups back on the shelf.
Her mood was somewhat complicated.
As an ordinary player, seeing such a storyline would naturally be moving.
But the thing is,
the protagonist of this story,
is someone from another world who resembles her.
Himeko felt some indescribable emotions.
Returning to the Parlor Car.
She wanted to talk to someone.
Like Welt.
Himeko really wanted to know.
What happened to the future of that world?
As Murata Himeko's student, where did Kiana ultimately end up?
However.
Just as she arrived at the Parlor Car.
Two figures rushed up from either side.
Each grabbing one of her legs.
"Wuwuwuwu aaaaaaah...!!"
"Sister Himeko, don't leave, promise me you won't leave!"
March 7th was crying her eyes out, tears staining Himeko's pants.
Stelle was pounding her chest.
Tears streaming down her face as she said, "Himeko, Aunt Himeko!!"
"I will definitely move forward!"
"I will definitely choose to keep trailblazing!"
"Fighting for all the beauty in the world!"
"Let's turn this imperfect story into what we hope it to be!!!"
Himeko: "...".