The day after Lumina's Extraterrestrial Satellite Communication was released, at exactly noon, the official Honkai: Star Rail account once again released an Extraterrestrial Satellite Communication.
However... this one was completely different from all previous ones...
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(The image shows only a shadowy figure, a 5-star Ice attribute icon, and an Erudition icon.)
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(Due to interference from an unknown signal, this character's Extraterrestrial Satellite Communication cannot be fully displayed. Our technical team has been dispatched for repairs, which are expected to be completed within a few days.)
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As soon as this peculiar Extraterrestrial Satellite Communication was released, the comment section erupted into a flurry of question marks, mirroring the enigmatic nature of the post itself.
We worked so hard to stake out and be the first to see this Extraterrestrial Satellite Communication, and you give us this?
Isn't that a bit much?
[This might be the first time, right? Neither that two-character game next door nor this one has ever released Character Portraits in this format before...]
[The unknown is what makes us anticipate things the most! This Extraterrestrial Satellite Communication is just full of question marks—it's really maxing out our curiosity!]
[Even Lady Lumina never got this kind of treatment! It looks like this character will be extremely important in Version 1.7.]
[Case solved! It's Lumina's Aeon form.]
[Now who can tell you apart from Sherlock Holmes?!]
[Honestly, I'm a bit confused. What's the point of using all these question marks? Won't everything just get leaked once the Test Server goes live?]
[To the person above, you seem to have forgotten something: leaking Test Server spoilers is strictly prohibited. So what you're suggesting isn't even on the official's radar.]
Just as the comment stated, if the official channels were being mysterious, they undoubtedly had their own plans. Moreover, these plans would certainly be flawless, provided no one interfered.
The problem, however, lay in the fact that every character entering the gacha pool, along with any upcoming scenes, would inevitably undergo a closed, in-depth testing phase on the Test Server. This was to assess whether the initially designed characters would disrupt the game's balance when implemented in reality.
This was a standard practice, common to virtually all games...
Yet for some inexplicable reason, certain testers simply couldn't keep their mouths shut. As soon as the Test Server went live, all sorts of confidential data would invariably leak out.
Of course... none of this concerned Lumina in the slightest. By now, she had already arrived at the Space Station.
Herta Space Station, Madam Herta's office
"Little Herta, I'm here~"
Lumina entered the space station discreetly, keeping a low profile.
Instead of immediately seeking out Asta, she headed straight for Herta's office door.
With "polite" force, she pushed the door open and called out loudly, "So what exactly does 'Little Herta' mean?"
Herta, who was fiddling with something at her workstation, was startled by Lumina's sudden intrusion. She crossed her arms, frowned slightly, and looked mildly displeased.
"Didn't I tell you? It's a symbol of our friendship, you know♪"
Hearing this, Lumina chuckled softly and materialized beside Herta in a flash.
She gently brushed a few strands of hair aside with her fingers and murmured, "You're truly tedious."
Herta ignored Lumina's antics, rolling her eyes in exasperation.
"Tedious? Not at all! I'm never tedious," Lumina replied earnestly, as if answering a serious question.
Before Herta could respond, Lumina placed her other hand on Herta's head, gently massaging it.
While feeling the texture of the Herta Puppet's small head, she murmured:
"Aww, Little Herta, if your puppet is this adorable, how much more adorable must your true form be?"
"I'm so curious... I really want to meet you in person."
Lumina made no attempt to conceal her intentions, her words dripping with longing to meet Herta's main body.
Herta: ...
Upon hearing Lumina's words, Herta initially wanted to roll her eyes in exasperation.
But then, as if struck by a brilliant idea, her eyes flickered, and a subtle smirk tugged at the corner of her lips.
Ignoring Lumina's hand on her head and the fingers brushing through her hair, Herta spun around to face Lumina directly.
Tilting her head back to gaze at Lumina's flawless face, Herta lightly raised a hand and hooked her finger under Lumina's chin. Her voice dripped with teasing arrogance as she said:
"You want to meet my main body? Fine. Keep my Simulated Universe running smoothly, and I might consider granting you an audience~"
"How's this?"
"Hmm... Madam Herta, do you realize how dangerous your current actions are?" Lumina asked, her voice tinged with warning as she felt Herta's fingers tilting her chin and met the Witch's playful, teasing gaze.
"Dangerous? I don't sense any such emotion... But you, are you really not going to meet my main body?" Herta dismissed Lumina's radiating danger with a shrug, focusing instead on probing the Abyss before her with her foot.
"A tall, black-stockinged Witch Big Sister, you know~"
To tease Lumina further, Herta even revealed a glimpse of her main body's usual attire.
"Oh?"
Upon hearing this, Lumina's initial urge to teach the arrogant Little Herta a lesson vanished instantly, and the surging aura around her receded completely.
Black stockings? Witch? Tall? Big Sister? Lumina was no shallow creature; she cared not for such superficialities, nor would she ever stoop to caring.
Lumina simply felt that, having known Herta for so long, especially as partners in the Simulated Universe, it was only right to meet Herta's main body—to meet the real Herta, so to speak. It was a matter she couldn't possibly refuse.
With this thought, Lumina's expression instantly turned serious. She removed her hands from Herta's head, then tightly grasped Herta's small hand, asking with a slightly urgent tone:
"Madam Herta, when can we begin our work on the Simulated Universe?"
"How long will this process take?"
"How should we meet then?"
"Herta, how tall is your main body? Are you taller than me?"
"Herta, are your b..."
Herta: ...
Watching Lumina, completely abandoning her confident demeanor and chattering incessantly, Herta's lips twitched slightly, and she fell silent.
At the same time, she felt a pang of regret...
Regret for ever suggesting such a request...
Though few had seen her main body, it wasn't exactly a secret, and meeting Lumina in that form wouldn't be a problem.
Yet, a sudden feeling arose in Herta's heart.
Am I... about to get into serious trouble?