[Penacony can wait, let's pull off something big first.]
[Stelle]:"Whatever it is, just serve it all up! Let me taste test it already!"
[Sampo]:"The scheming in the resort area is fun, abstract videos are fun too—of course, old Sampo chooses to have it all."
[Good! Everyone's full of energy! Now playing: Content Explosion! Behind-the-Scenes of the Honkai Impact 3rd × Honkai: Star Rail Crossover]
[HSR·Welt]:"Huh?"
[Silver Wolf]:"Since they're games under the same IP, a crossover is pretty normal, right?"
[Kiana]:"Wait, does this mean we get to meet people from another world?!"
[Sparkle]:"Sounds like fun~"
[On the Astral Express sofa, Welt sits in silence. Himeko turns to Welt: "I didn't expect it to be so sudden either, but Welt…"
"We found Earth. You can go home."
The camera pulls back to show Da Ji and A Ji sitting across from each other.
A Ji points at the screen and asks, "What's this?"
Da Ji replies, "The crossover plan—Honkai Impact 3rd and Star Rail."
BOOM! Someone fires a confetti cannon behind the screen. "Though this crossover is just an experiment, I've prepared several drafts. Creativity is subjective, so I'd like to hear your thoughts too."
"Care to elaborate?"
Teacher A Ji says with a smile. Da Ji points at the screen. "First draft: Focus on Welt. He's the bridge between both sides, so making him the protagonist makes perfect sense."
"We want to explore an eternal theme through Uncle Yang—coming home."]
[Kiana]:"Are these two in the video our game's writers? For some reason, looking at them gives me chills."
[HSR·Welt]:"No way… Just like that, we found a way back to Earth?"
[Sparkle]:"Seriously? There's actually someone from Earth who couldn't even find Earth?"
[HSR·Void Archives]:"Old friend, you go back alone this time. The universe is far too interesting—wouldn't you agree, past-me?"
[HI3·Void Archives]:"Piss off!"
[Vill-V]:"I think we should just scrap Void Archives. Either version." ["Also, Dan Heng found the person who boarded the train with you back then."
"Except… he's already dead."
Every journey has its end. On a snowy plain, Welt drags Void Archives behind him, trudging forward with difficulty.
The lifeless Void Archives scrapes against the ground. One alive, one dead. Welt grabs Void Archives by the leg and swings him like an axe into a tree—the Soulsteel face easily cleaves through the trunk. Facing a wild boar, Welt hurls him forward, headbutting the beast to death. "Old pal, if your Soulsteel body wasn't still useful, I'd have tossed you into space by now."
Embarking on the long road home. Welt steps onto Void Archives, using his body as a snowboard as he races across the tundra, shouting at the top of his lungs: "I'm going home!"
The path home—
long and arduous, yet worth every step.]
[Silver Wolf]:"Gotta hand it to them—first draft and it's already this unhinged."
[Tesla]: *"Joachim, just come back yourself! Why drag ***Void Archives along? If he's already dead ***, leave him out there!"*
[March 7th]:"Wait, Void Archives looks just like that Luocha guy!"
[HSR·Void Archives]:"Sigh… old friend, do you really hate me that much?"
[HSR·Welt]:"If you'd just revert to your Prometheus form, I'd feel a lot better about you."
[Vill-V]:"Void Archives' Soulsteel body is still functional, but I definitely didn't program these features!"
[Bronya Rand]:"Seele, when Mr. Welt threw Void Archives just now… did it remind you of your ultimate move?"
[Seele]:"No! Not at all!" [Da Ji: "Well?"
A Ji suggests a tweak: "We could say Sparkle gave fake coordinates, trapping Welt in the snowfield—none of it was real."
"What does Sparkle have to do with this?""Think about it—if we film Welt's homecoming arc now, wouldn't Star Rail's main story permanently miss this segment?"
"Maybe pitch another draft?"
Seeing this idea rejected, Da Ji pulls out Plan B: "This version's more of a side story—sharper conflicts, more thrilling execution, focusing on the chemical reaction between both titles."
A Ji perks up: "Now that sounds promising!"]
[March 7th]:"I get it! Uncle Yang will return home during the main story!"
[Stelle]:"We'll get to visit Uncle Yang's hometown too!"
[Sampo]:"Why is Sparkle everywhere?"
[Sparkle]:"Sampo Do you not want that mask anymore?"
[Silver Wolf]:"Seems like this event's wholesome, uplifting stuff!"
[Qingque]:"Now I'm curious what comes next. If the first draft was this wild, I dread to imagine the others."
[The scene shifts—Da Ji and A Ji lounge in chairs: "Pit both protagonist teams against each other."
Astral Express VS St. Freya! 1V1 battles to the death!
Who will reign supreme atop Honkai's peak?! Introducing our combatants—! Kiana and Stelle face off with baseball bats. Home run? Too tame! No stakes means no baseball! Gripping her bat, Kiana challenges the Trailblazer!]
[Kiana]:"Me vs. the Stellaron freak? Seriously?"
[Stelle]:"Heh! The Galaxy Batting Champion doesn't coast on reputation alone. My bat defends my honor!"
[Bronya Zaychik]:"Current Kiana… can she actually beat Stelle?"
[Kiana]:"Bronya, have some faith in me! I'll win!"
[HSR·Welt]:"Timeline-wise, Kiana stands no chance now. But in my timeline, Stelle's the challenger!"
[Kiana]:"So I get that strong in the future?"
[Kiana]:"Then the future's strongest Valkyrie is definitely Kiana!"
[Durandal]:"Kiana, I await your challenge."
[Bronya wields Eden's Star as Welt emanates crushing gravity. In the Name of the World! What? You too?! Two Herrschers of Reason clash. Bronya vs. Welt!]
[Bronya Zaychik]:"I fight Mr. Yang?"
[Kiana]:"Bronya became a Herrscher?!"
[HI3·Welt]:"Without this screen, I should've passed on my Core by now. Future-me—why didn't you tell me?"
[HSR·Welt]:"Because history changed. It no longer matters—you're doing fine with World Serpent now, aren't you?"
[Murata Himeko]:"Theresa… Bronya… Fu Hua… Three of my students became Herrschers."
[Einstein]:"Does this count as Anti-Entropy's civil war?"
[HSR·Welt]:"No. I resigned as Sovereign and left the organization entirely."