[Chase and escape! On the rooftop, the security guard Fu Hua tries her best to dissuade: "Give it up, Senti."
"There are security guards everywhere outside!"
Senti dangles Susannah over the edge of the rooftop with a rope: "Haha, let's play a game!"
Completely disregarding poor Susannah, who looks like she's about to die of fright.]
[Kiana]:"Mei, am I seeing things? Is that security guard the Class Monitor?"
[Mei]:"Kiana, you're not mistaken. That red-haired security guard is indeed the Class Monitor!"
[Stelle]:"I get the logic, but why is the gap between this and reality so huge?"
[Herrscher of Sentience]:"Now I remember! Isn't this design the figurine version after some... minor adjustments by Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu?"
[March 7th]:"Oh, so that's what it is?"
[Susannah]:"Wait, wait—if Senti and Fu Hua are playing a game, then what am I?"
[Guinaifen]:"Isn't it obvious, Shangsheng? You're the toy!"
[Guinaifen]:"Huh? Actually, I feel like I could pull off something like this too. Shangsheng~ Help me out!"
[Susannah]:"No way! Not this kind of thing!!"
[Stelle]:"Susannah: 'I played a game with a criminal.'"
[March 7th]:"And your role was...?"
[Stelle]:"Susannah: 'The toy.'"
[The shadow looming over Canghai City is none other than... Inside an Emperor's Jade Parlor, the gang boss pushes her tiles forward: "Mahjong."
Her subordinate, Theresa, quietly approaches to report to Boss Qing.
Qingque weighs a tile in her hand, smirking arrogantly as she orders her underlings: "Alright, tell Old Xuan—I feel like slacking off."]
[Stelle]:"Boss Qing is unstoppable!!!"
[March 7th]:"Our glorious Emperor's Jade Group's Boss Qing is invincible!"
[Susannah]:"Of course. The moment I saw Emperor's Jade tiles, I knew it had to be Qingque."
[Qingque]:"Wait a second—who's this 'Old Xuan' I mentioned in the video?"
[Jing Yuan]:"From what I know, the only person connected to Qingque with 'Xuan' in their name would likely be Lady Fu."
[Stelle]:"Oh no. Qingque's sweating bullets now."
[Qingque]:"Lady Fu's abstract antics aren't real! That wasn't me in the video!"
[Fu Xuan]:"What kind of person do you take me for?"
[Kiana]:"So this is what they mean by 'going all out in videos but being meek in reality'?" [Da Wei brings Teacher A-Chicken to a rundown warehouse. "Uh… what is this place?"
"What do you think? The final showdown will be filmed here!"
Da Wei raises his hands dramatically, like Otto.
Then—the warehouse explodes. The two screenwriters bolt for their lives. "Holy—I've gone through it all—explosions, gunfights, car chases, brawls—each one's a massive challenge."
"But like you said—how often do we get crossovers like this?""All or nothing! This is it. I'll sync up with the team right now—we start tomorrow!"
Even after surviving an explosion, Da Wei's enthusiasm doesn't wane. He excitedly lays out his grand plan, getting more and more fired up—completely ignoring A-Chicken's hesitant expression.]
[Mobius]:"Every single plan ends in disaster. That's not normal."
[Mobius]:"Let's hope Da Wei's many drafts end up just using the first version."
[Stelle]:"Wait—is this draft the final one?"
[Honkai Star Rail · Welt]:"Unlikely. Something tells me it won't be that simple."
[March 7th]:"Sparkle hasn't shown up yet!"
[Sparkle]:"Guess whether I'm here or not~?"
[Stelle]:"Bring Sparkle out already!"
[Kiana]:"You've become a Sparkle fan too?" [The moment Da Wei steps out of the office, the power cuts out again. A-Chicken sits in the dark as unfamiliar footsteps approach. *"You saw it. I tried my best—he wouldn't listen.
The proposal's already submitted. Too late to change it now."*
"I really wanted to help—" Before he can finish—
BANG. A-Chicken collapses, down for good. "'Too late to change it'?"
"Hmph~ I have my ways."
After Sparkle speaks, time rewinds—all the way back to June 2018. Da Wei is burning the midnight oil, drafting a script. Soon, he finishes with a relieved sigh: "Finally done! Gotta send this to David—this draft will definitely work!"
Amidst a cheerful tune, Sparkle presses her gun against Da Wei's head—
BANG. The bullet fires. Sparkle takes over his computer and cancels the submission of The Final Lesson Script.]
[Stelle]:"It really was Sparkle!"
[Sampo]:"Told ya. Sparkle was bound to stir things up in the end."
[Kiana]:"But why did Sparkle specifically go back to that point in time?"
[March 7th]:"Yeah! What's the meaning behind it?"
[Kiana]:"'The Final Lesson'? Did I graduate back then? Awesome!"
[Honkai Star Rail · Welt]:"'The Final Lesson'… Could it be… that incident?"
[Honkai Star Rail · Welt]:"Kiana… that was a tragedy."
[Himeko Murata]:"A tragedy… I think I understand. Maybe… I died in battle back then?"
[Kiana]:"Teacher Himeko! No—that can't be!"
[Raiden Mei]:"Kiana, calm down. We already have some clues—we can change things."
[Kiana]:"Right! I'll definitely change the outcome!"
[Bronya Zaychik]:"Alliance Leader… What exactly happened back then? Can you share a little more?"
[Honkai Star Rail · Welt]:"...I'm sorry. I can't reveal too much this time."
Welt himself is conflicted. With Kiana's current mental state uncertain, exposing future events might risk the Herrscher of Void taking over prematurely. Even though the current Herrscher of Void—after being cut off from the Honkai network and receiving Elysia's guidance—has been leaning toward becoming a shut-in, Welt isn't willing to gamble. Maybe he should message Herrscher of Sentience privately later and ask her to monitor Kiana and the Void Herrscher's condition. After all, when it comes to consciousness manipulation, she's the expert. Or perhaps Mei and Kiana should visit World Snake—the Flame-Chasers from the Previous Era could help them control their powers better. Especially since Elysia keeps trying to lure Mei into the Elysian Realm (unaware that Kiana is also a Herrscher). Even if they're from different worlds, Welt can't help but worry about them.
[Silver Wolf]:"Ah, so that's how it is. Letting players rewrite past tragedies in a non-canon crossover event—that's a neat approach."
[Stelle]:"You guys are making me want to play it now."
[]:"Keep dreaming—we haven't even gotten to play yet."