In truth, even if Mo Li hadn't posted the announcement, players already knew that tomorrow would be the release of Honkai Impact 3rd's Chapter 14 story.
They had been waiting the whole day for it.
But when Mo Li finally pushed out the announcement, the comments section instantly exploded.
Not because tomorrow's update was shocking—everyone already expected that.
No, what left them dumbfounded was this—
The announcement said that tomorrow, Himeko would be livestreaming on her Douyin account, playing Honkai 3rd together with Kiana!
And it would be a face-reveal stream!!
The news didn't just shock players—even Eden was curious and a little excited when she saw it.
Originally, Elysia had planned to drag Eden into another livestream tomorrow. On one hand, she found it fun, and on the other, she wanted to help boost Honkai 3rd's exposure.
But the moment she saw Mo Li's announcement, she immediately dropped that idea.
Meanwhile, Penguin Entertainment also took note of Mo Li's post.
Zhao Wenbo, too, was brimming with curiosity about Himeko's livestream tomorrow.
With a cold snort, he muttered:
"Hmph, I want to see just how close the real Himeko is to her in-game counterpart."
As the thought struck him, he glanced at Yu Weiwei standing behind him, then compared her to the in-game model of Goddess of War Yu Weiwei from Girls' Odyssey.
"Not bad… shouldn't lose to miHoYo's level of fidelity."
That night became a sleepless one for many players.
The next morning, Mo Li was still sound asleep when a furious knocking rattled his door.
Bang bang bang~~
"Boss, wake up!!"
It was Kiana's lively voice from outside.
Mo Li sighed helplessly and dragged himself out of bed.
After getting dressed, he yawned while pulling the door open.
There stood Kiana and Hu Tao, brimming with boundless energy.
Mo Li couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head.
"Young people sure are full of energy."
"Tch~ you say that like you're some old man, Boss…"
"You're not as old as Himeko a—"
Just then, the door next to Mo Li's opened, and Himeko's languid voice drifted out:
"Kiana… did you just try to call me Auntie Himeko?"
"Ah?! N-no way…" Kiana stammered, secretly relieved she had cut herself off in time.
"Ho~ so what, you're just saying I'm old then?"
"No no no~ ahaha, Himeko-nee! Aren't you nervous though? You're going to livestream Honkai 3rd in front of tons of people today!"
Himeko turned her gaze, a little resentful, toward Mo Li.
"Boss… can't we cancel the livestream~?"
She knew Mo Li had her best interests at heart—so players wouldn't see her as some mysterious untouchable figure.
But livestreaming… really was a bit embarrassing.
"Just this once. The announcement is already out. Afterward, if you really don't want to stream again, you can just post short videos on Douyin instead."
"What kind of videos?"
"Anything—daily life, little skits, whatever. The point is just to make you seem less lofty and unapproachable in the players' eyes. The exact content doesn't matter."
"…I see. But… I'm still nervous. What if I mess up?"
Seeing Himeko fidget so bashfully shocked Kiana.
"What the—so Himeko-nee gets nervous too? Hehe~"
She grumbled to herself: Damn you, Boss Mo Li. Because of you, I almost called her Auntie again out of habit…
Himeko shot Kiana a glare.
"We're talking about livestreaming in front of hundreds of thousands of people. Who wouldn't be nervous?"
"More than that, actually…" Mo Li pulled out his phone.
"After yesterday's announcement, your Douyin followers jumped past 8 million."
Himeko: "..."
Kiana: "..."
"Ahhh~ Boss, this is too much! Can't you do something to calm me down?"
Mo Li smiled, ruffling Kiana's hair.
"Don't panic. Worst case, I'll have all the girls from the studio sit by your side and cheer you on."
"That'll just make us more nervous, geez…"
At that moment, Bronya emerged from across the hall, still in her pajamas.
Her figure was as curvy as it was composed, but her face carried her usual blank "three-no" expression. With her flat, emotionless voice, she commented:
"It's only a livestream. Nothing worth getting worked up about."
"Huh? Bronya, you're up this early?" Himeko was surprised. She remembered Bronya had stayed up late last night, insisting she had to double-check everything for the update to avoid any mishaps.
"Kiana the idiot was too loud." Bronya muttered casually, before turning toward the work area.
"I'll go check again."
"Who are you calling an idiot, you little runt—" Kiana froze mid-sentence, realizing this wasn't the game world. The real Bronya was older than her.
In more ways than one.
Sure enough, Bronya slowly turned back, glancing at the white-haired girl.
"Me? A little runt?"
Kiana glanced at Bronya's "towering peaks," and though she was unconvinced, she muttered:
"Just wait, I'll definitely outgrow you someday!"
As the conversation veered into a strange direction, Mo Li finally stepped in.
"Bronya, maybe wash up and change first? I'll handle checking the update."
Only then, under Mo Li's odd look, did Bronya realize—she was still in thin pajamas.
"Ahem…" She coughed lightly, feigning calm.
"Fine. Then I'll leave it to you, Boss."
With that, she hastened back to her room, inwardly grumbling:
"Damn… have I really let my guard down completely around this guy…?"
"Ehehe~" Hu Tao, having witnessed the whole thing, couldn't help but cover her mouth and snicker.
Himeko, too, gave Mo Li a playful look and teased:
"Boss~ did you enjoy the view?"
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