Seele suppressed the guilt in her heart and opened the notebook.
Inside were doodles, the handwriting resembling that of a child.
As Seele and Stelle flipped through the pages, the video transitioned into the notebook's scribbles.
A cute little girl was shown fist-bumping Luka. Though it was clearly drawn by a child,
it was still far more pleasing to the eye than anything Gepard could have drawn.
The voice in the video also shifted from Seele's to that of a little girl.
"Big Brother Luka, hello!
My name is Maggie, and I'm from Molten Hammer Town, just like you! I'm your biggest boxing fan! Even though I've been sick since I was little, I've always dreamed of becoming a big star in the ring, just like you!
It's a little embarrassing, but I asked Dad to give this little notebook to you! "
...
A new doodle appeared, showing several children helping those in need, with Maggie among them.
"Hearing their words of gratitude, I'd shout my signature catchphrase—
The warrior born in Hammer Town, the invincible champion of the Boulder Ring!
Once again upholding justice and peace! "
...
[So, Luka is helping look for Little Fay and Big Ben, right?]
[So that's Luka's catchphrase… Sorry.]
[So sweet! Too sweet! Unbelievably sweet! As expected of miHoYo!]
The next doodle showed Maggie wearing a cape, raising her arms in triumph.
"Making the Underworld safer, then shouting my signature catchphrase—
The warrior born in Hammer Town, the invincible champion of the Boulder Ring!
Making sure evil has nowhere to hide in this world!"
[And so, Luka took care of the Fragmentum monsters.]
[Such a cliché plot, but damn it, I eat this stuff up.]
[Getting older makes it harder to cry at these things—just occasionally getting bricks in my eyes, that's all.]
Later, Maggie and a chibi version of Svarog stood on a ring, both with half their HP bars remaining.
"Mom said there's someone called Svarog who's always stopping us from going back to the Overworld to see it,
so I'm going to challenge that big robot and show him the might of this boxing champion!
...
In the end, we fought to a draw—neither of us could defeat the other.
But Svarog acknowledged Maggie's strength and was willing to listen to me talk about life in the Underworld."
[So, Luka went to challenge Svarog.]
[Brothers, I can't hold back anymore—I'm gonna cry for a bit first.]
[My beloved, my flesh and blood! So that's what the title meant?]
The scene returned to the first doodle, showing Maggie happily fist-bumping Luka.
"Maggie is lying in a hospital bed now, but I'm not scared at all!
Before becoming a champion admired by everyone, the first thing I have to defeat is this illness.
...
I hope… no, I believe Big Brother Luka will support me till the very end, right?"
Stelle and Seele both sighed. "So that's how it is. That guy Luka… really is childish. I think… maybe we should just forget about this. What do you say?"
Stelle nodded. "Agreed!"
Seele carefully placed the notebook back in its box. "Goodnight, Maggie!"
[Goodnight, Maggie!]
["Space Comedy"?]
[Can't sleep at night? Cry it out and then sleep soundly, huh? miHoYo, you're so considerate.]
[Luka is a real man!]
[Why didn't Maggie mention the Trailblazer? Why?]
[Because she didn't know… Belobog had already been liberated. She's already…]
[Ah, damn it! I can't take this! Stuff like this in the middle of the night! Wuwuwu…]
[The more cringey the catchphrases earlier, the deeper the knife twists here. It hurts! It hurts so much! That poor little girl!]
[miHoYo really knows how to craft characters. But do they have to do it like this every time?]
[Yeah, Kluzer was like this, Maggie is like this! Is this the only way to make characters grow?]
[Now I understand everything!]
——
The young man watched the video until the very end. Once the train logo appeared, everything was settled.
He only felt one thing now—
Discomfort. Agony.
Like there was nothing he could do!
"Sleep!"
But he could fool anyone except himself.
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
Sure enough, the next day, he showed up to work with dark circles under his eyes, just like many of his colleagues.
——
Meanwhile,
At the miHoYo Film Interactive Park—Himeko's Café.
Su Chen sipped his favorite soda bean juice. "Everyone, do you understand the mission?"
The miHoYo employees all nodded.
"This time, every task is critical. If anything goes wrong, we might miss the release deadline.
The reputation miHoYo has worked so hard to build could collapse in an instant!"
March 7th rubbed her head. "Boss, hearing you say that makes me feel so much pressure!"
"Don't stress!" Su Chen patted March 7th's shoulder. "Stress makes you dumb. Eat, sleep, play—that's what fits your lively, cheerful image!"
March 7th felt deeply validated. "Thank you, Boss! I understand now. I'll remember your teachings and make sure to ask Dan Heng if I have any questions.
Oh, right, Boss, isn't today team-building day? I heard we're watching my fan-made videos?"
"Wow!" Su Chen's expression turned exaggeratedly theatrical. "How do you even know that? How am I supposed to keep any secrets now?"
"Boss, maybe we should show Stelle's first. Mine can wait—it's fine if we push it back." March 7th subtly pointed at Silver Wolf.
"Look at Silver Wolf. Ever since 'The Crying, Tantrum-Throwing Wolf Sovereign' went viral,
she's been completely out of it—she's not even playing games anymore! Oh my god, I'm so scared!"
"Don't worry, March. Your videos are all official appearances—no fan edits, no malicious cuts, got it? So relax. You're leaving tomorrow anyway. Just enjoy the show tonight.
It'll give you something to talk about on the road, right?"
"Wh-what kind of talking points…?"
...
That night, March 7th was already sitting on the sofa. Compared to the daytime crowd, fewer people were around now.
Without hesitation, Stelle plopped down beside her. "Why are you so happy?"
"Hehe!" March 7th pointed at Su Chen's phone on the table. "Isn't my fan video about to play? Hehehe!"
"Wait, are you actually dumb? It's your cringe fan edits! And you're this excited? If Silver Wolf had your mindset, she wouldn't have been catatonic for a whole week. Even Black Swan couldn't snap her out of it."
"Shut up!" Silver Wolf, looking exhausted, sat down next to March 7th. "Su Chen really knows how to pick fan videos."
"Oh? Wolf Sovereign! What brings you here?" Stelle raised an eyebrow at Silver Wolf.
"Shut your mouth!" Silver Wolf eyed March 7th suspiciously. "Wait, why are you so happy about your fan videos being shown?"
March 7th rubbed her hands together excitedly.
"You guys don't know this, but when the Boss wasn't looking,
I peeked and saw the video he's going to play is called 'Sunny, Cheerful March 7th'!
Just from the title, I knew Boss Su Chen wasn't lying to me.
He must've picked it specially to praise me for all my hard work!"
Hearing this, Silver Wolf immediately straightened up.
"Wait, seriously? No way! I need to have a word with Su Chen!"
"Sit your ass back down!" Su Chen, who had somehow appeared behind Silver Wolf, pushed her back into her seat.
He did a quick headcount.
Almost everyone was here.
He pressed play on the remote, and the screen lit up with the video.
"Let's begin!"