♪ Hail my proud queen, on and on and on and on
Selah, selah, a rechanting evermore ♪
The camera slowly panned out—
the entire Schicksal port looked like the end of the world.
With a single snap of the Queen's fingers, countless Anti-Entropy mechs were wiped out like ants.
The scene, paired with the song Befall, captured the full terror of a Herrscher-level threat.
Both the viewers in the livestream and Eden in front of her PC could feel the crushing pressure of the Herrscher of the Void.
This short film was… simply perfect.
And it really was.
No later Herrscher debut cutscene ever matched the sheer impact of The Queen Descends.
Some even got humiliated in their own introductions—looking at you, Herrscher of Sentience…
When it came to pure awe and spectacle, The Queen Descends was peak material.
Music, camera work—utterly flawless.
[Budget explosion!!!]
[QUEEN STEP ON ME AHHHH!!]
[Damn! miHoYo is insane… how is it this polished??]
[The Queen's voice shall never fade!!]
[Long live the Queen!]
[Crying~ even as a Herrscher, she still avoids hitting Mei—how can you say this isn't yuri?!]
[I've got goosebumps all over…]
[The quality is making my scalp tingle…]
[Mom asked why I'm kneeling—I told her the Queen's aura is too strong!]
Even with Elysia's personality, she had to admit this CG hit her hard.
"Waaah~ so strong! This is a Herrscher, huh? Eden, did you see? Just one snap and she destroyed all those mechs!"
"See? Cute girls really are invincible~"
She clung to Eden's arm as she gushed.
Eden finally snapped out of the story's grip.
She really had felt the Herrscher's presence just now—
that kind of deep immersion was proof of the video's masterful quality.
Anime production she didn't know much about,
but music? Oh, she knew that world well.
Taking a deep breath, she spoke seriously:
"Mm… it really is impressive."
"Eh? So, Eden… are you talking about miHoYo, or the Herrscher of the Void?"
Eden smiled wryly at Elysia's playful tone.
"I'm talking about you, of course~ The fact that you found such a great game is pretty impressive."
"Hehe~ Every compliment from Eden will be treasured in my heart forever~"
Eden chuckled and turned back to the video.
The short film had ended, and Befall was still playing over the credits.
As a musician, Eden was naturally curious about the song that had moved her so deeply.
After analyzing it a while, she realized—technically speaking—it wasn't anything groundbreaking.
But paired with this cutscene? It was perfect.
Half of the CG's emotional punch could be credited to that track alone.
Elysia noticed Eden spacing out and waved her hand in front of her.
"Eden, you're sitting right next to me, but you're daydreaming~
Am I not attractive enough to hold your attention? Hehe~"
Eden rolled her eyes.
"Don't mess around, Ely. I'm analyzing the song."
"Oh? So I'm less interesting than a song?" Elysia sighed dramatically.
"Heartbreaking… … just kidding~"
"So? Is it a really good song?"
"Pretty good," Eden nodded. "Didn't you just get hyped by it too?"
"Noo, I was just keeping the mood up… okay fine, I was impressed.
But it was the Queen's aura that got me!"
"That feeling you had—that was partly the song's doing."
At this, Elysia's eyes lit up with a sudden thought.
"Hehe~ I get it now. It's just like me and you.
Without you, I wouldn't shine so brightly—right?"
"Something like that," Eden replied warmly. "It's getting late—let's go have dinner."
"Okay~"
Before they left, Elysia turned to the livestream camera and waved.
"Elysia's friendly reminder—
Eat on time, sleep on time, and you'll be just as beautiful and charming as me~"
With a click, the stream went dark.
In the top right corner, the viewer count at the moment of ending: 2 million.
It was just past 7 p.m. when Elysia ended the stream.
By then, news of Eden appearing on Elysia's channel had already hit the trending list.
Of the top 10 trending topics, 5 were about Eden.
Honkai Impact 3rd got a boost too—3 of the trending tags were about the game.
Meaning… 8 out of the top 10 were thanks to Eden.
In this world, Eden's popularity was just that terrifying.
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