"…That's all for now. Any questions?"
"I have one." Ganyu timidly raised her hand. "Boss… what should I do?"
Since Ganyu didn't appear in Honkai 3rd, she had no voice-acting work at all.
Compared to the other girls, she had the least workload.
But that only made her feel a little guilty—so more often than not, she would… steal jobs from others.
"In these story updates… I don't seem to have any lines either." Durandal raised her hand to agree.
Himeko also nodded. "...I only have two lines."
"Hehe Bronya and I have the most scenes" Kiana suddenly bounced over to Mo Li's side, clinging to his arm and shaking it.
"Boss Mo Li, let me try voice acting too!"
Mo Li shot her a side glance.
"You… know how to act?"
Even though the game used Kiana's actual voice, dubbing required acting.
If the emotions weren't right, even the original's voice could sound awkward.
"Aww, come on~ Just let me try once! If it doesn't work out, you can throw my lines away!"
Mo Li thought for a moment, then didn't refuse.
"If there's enough time, you can give it a try."
"Yay! Boss, you're the best~"
This scene made Hu Tao a little jealous—she also wanted to play a character.
But sadly, Boss Mo Li had told her she'd need to wait a while.
"I wonder how long I'll have to wait…" Hu Tao propped her chin, looking a little downcast.
"I've always been curious," Bronya mused, tilting her head as she sized Mo Li up, "why doesn't the boss use Ganyu's model for a character? She's so pretty. Also… I really want to see how the boss handles dubbing the other heroines…"
Mo Li: "…"
"Can you not be that curious…" He rubbed his forehead.
"Anyway, just get back to your tasks. When it's your turn to dub, I'll call you.
"As for Ganyu's character…"
Being named made Ganyu's cheeks turn slightly red.
"Boss, it really doesn't have to be that troublesome… Just working with everyone makes me happy."
Mo Li smiled.
"That won't do. Ganyu's such a cute model—it'd be a waste not to use it~"
Her face flushed even deeper.
"But, her model I'm saving for later. What kind of character… you'll know when the time comes~"
After finishing, Mo Li shut his laptop and stood up slowly.
"Any more questions?"
The girls all shook their heads.
"Good. Bronya, come with me."
He led the way to the recording booth.
Bronya hesitated only a little, then followed with cheeks faintly pink, while Himeko and Rita teased her along the way.
"Sigh ever since I finished my recordings, the boss never called me alone again" Himeko drawled.
"Alright, alright, don't tease her," Rita chuckled. "Come help me with something instead."
Just then, the studio's phone rang.
"That should be the agents from Sakura Country," someone said.
Rita picked it up, her voice sultry yet elegant as always:
"Hello~ who's speaking?"
"Hello, is this miHoYo Studio?"
"Yes, and you are…?"
"I'm Eden. I arranged with your boss two days ago to visit the studio."
The girls all froze in shock at the elegant, dignified voice over the line.
Superstar Eden?! She was actually coming to visit the studio?
Even if none of them were fangirls, the name of a world-famous singer like Eden was impossible not to know.
"Hello? Are you still there?"
Rita blinked herself back to her senses and smiled again.
"My apologies, Miss Eden. May I ask where you are now?"
Eden: "I'm outside your studio, but the doors are closed."
"Please wait a moment, we'll come down to welcome you~"
"Alright, thank you so much~"
Then another lively, crystalline voice came through the line:
"Hi your voice sounds so familiar! Are you the one who voices Rita in the game?"
"Elysia, don't be rude… My apologies," Eden said gently, "I brought a friend along, I hope that's alright?"
Rita chuckled softly.
"Of course not, Miss Eden. And if I'm not mistaken… your friend must be Miss Elysia? I've even watched her streams~"
There was genuine surprise in Eden's voice.
"Oh? You know her?"
"Of course. Miss Elysia is quite famous," Rita said, and then her eyes suddenly flicked toward Himeko. An impish idea bloomed in her mind.
"Miss Eden, please wait just a moment. I'll arrange for someone to come down right away~"
After hanging up, Rita turned, smiling sweetly at Himeko.
"Himeko~ your superstar fan is here. Won't you go down to greet her?"
Himeko rolled her eyes, but didn't refuse. She turned and headed downstairs.
Kiana, upon hearing Eden's name, was stunned.
A living, breathing superstar—that was basically every boy's goddess at school… no, across the entire world.
Curiosity flaring, she quickly trotted after Himeko.
"Himeko Auntie, I'm coming with you~"
"Who are you calling Auntie? (angry)"
"I was just using the game's nickname! It rolls off the tongue so well."
"Call me Himeko Onee-san! Don't call me that again…"
"Hehe~ fine, Himeko Onee-san!!"
...
Watching their backs disappear, Rita's smile grew brighter.
She remembered clearly how Eden had cried her eyes out after watching The Final Lesson.
That livestream recording had long since gone viral online.
And with Eden's massive global fanbase, the video had exploded overseas as well.
That was one of the main reasons Honkai 3rd had so quickly found foreign publishers.
The game had been live for barely a month, but thanks to Eden, its popularity abroad had skyrocketed.
"I wonder… what kind of expression Eden will have when she sees Kiana and Himeko in person…"
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