Chapter 129: Time Loop! But the DNA-Tangled Liliya Sisters!
[]: "Alright, IF route complete. Now, back to the main story!"
[The Captain struggles to regain consciousness, only to find they're still inside the ruins. "T-this place is... the ruins from before?!"
Fu Hua looks equally confused. "I distinctly remember stepping through the portal just now..."
Himeko murmurs in bewilderment. "An unexpected development.
Could the legends be false?"
Even Rita appears perplexed.]
[Kiana]: "I get why Class Monitor and Teacher Himeko are confused, but Rita lived through the past thousand years! Why is she like this too?"
[Qingque]: "Legends, as in the legends she herself spread."
[Stelle]: "Hey, it's still technically a thousand-year-old legend!"
[March 7th]: "Wait, didn't Rita already make her wish a thousand years ago?"
[Honkai Star Rail·Welt]: "Actually, it was Observer who made the wish back then. Rita never made one."
[While everyone remains baffled, the Liliya sisters grow increasingly nervous. The Captain seems to realize something and calls them out: "Hey! Rozaliya, Liliya, isn't it about time you came clean?"
With a confident point, the Captain declares: "—The culprits behind this whole mess are you two!"
"W-w-w-w-what are you t-t-talking about?!"
Rozaliya stammers uncontrollably. "W-we totally didn't plan this for ages!"
"Rozaliya, shut up!"
"Captain, making baseless accusations will cost you dearly."
Watch out or Liliya and I will make you regret it!"]
[Bronya Zaychik]: "Well, this confirms it. Every time something goes wrong, these two act exactly like this."
[Seele]: "That's right. You might as well confess now."
[Rozaliya]: "That's the alternate universe us! The real us are perfectly well-behaved!!"
[Liliya]: 'Rozaliya and Liliya are very good girls!'
["Evidence? True, you two—well, mainly Liliya—always operate carefully without leaving physical traces."
"Liliya? Why specifically mention her?"
"Rozaliya, now's not the time for that."
The Captain continues addressing the comedic duo: "You've got real acting talent—your perfect coordination made me never suspect you initially."
"That's because Rozaliya and I are innocent."
Liliya shields Rozaliya protectively as she speaks firmly. "Yeah yeah! We don't know anything!"
"But that flawless performance is precisely what makes you suspicious."
"—Your plan went way too smoothly, didn't it?"]
[Kiana]: "Right! Everything since the Captain woke up has followed Rozaliya and Liliya's script perfectly."
[Bronya Zaychik]: "I initially thought this was just worldline deviation, forgetting these two could never execute such a flawless plan normally."
[Rozaliya]: "Bronya, that's slander!"
[Seele (Dark)]: "Heh, as if we don't know what you two are really like."
[Silver Wolf]: "This scripted perfection reminds me of Elio's predictions—now it makes sense."
[March 7th]: "Wait, are they time travelers too?"
[As the twins grow increasingly flustered, the Captain becomes more certain: "From the moment I opened my eyes, you presented me with an ideal path—"
"Join a nation's ruler, gain their trust, seize the ruins, wish to return home..."
"Of course I'd jump at the opportunity, and you knew I wouldn't refuse—"
"But for such a reckless plan full of variables, you showed zero hesitation, moving through it like following a rehearsed script."
"You knew everything—each nation's situation, rulers' personalities, military distributions, even this ruin's layout."
"For fellow interdimensional travelers, isn't your knowledge of this world suspiciously detailed?"
The twins' frantic denials continue until Rozaliya accidentally blurts out the truth:
They've experienced everything before! "You've been through this before...
So that time reversal wasn't my imagination! You knew the world would reset!"
"What exactly are you two hiding?"
This revelation shocks everyone—Himeko, Fu Hua, even Rita who's known the Captain for millennia wears a "this is new" expression: "Would you kindly explain in detail?"]
[Silver Wolf]: "They literally had the script all along!"
[Bronya Zaychik]: "And the time loop couldn't have happened just once—otherwise they wouldn't know all three nations so thoroughly."
[March 7th]: "Wish-granting deities, time-reversing Captains—the Quantum Sea sure is lively!"
[Vita]: "Don't forget world-destroying evil gods and corporations reigning over world bubbles..."
Vita adds.
[Stelle]: "The Interastral Peace Corporation expanded into world bubbles now?"
[Sparkle]: "Oh please~ The IPC could never~"
[Cornered by everyone's stares, Liliya and Rozaliya finally drop the act. "Hehehe, guess it's time for our signature move, Liliya!"
"Right you are, Rozaliya!"
They share a grin and strike an absurdly meme-worthy pose. "Since you asked so sincerely!"
"We'll generously tell you!"
Suddenly Liliya hesitates: "...Rozaliya, I think this pose uses different iconic lines."
Rozaliya checks her notes frantically as she realizes their mistake.
"Your next line should be [I reject my humanity, Captain!], right?"
The Captain naturally continues their meme exchange—while questioning if he's become a joke character too.
"But I refuse!"
Rozaliya counters with another legendary line! "Then get to the point already!"
The Captain's patience wears thin.]
[Qingque]: "Why does their pose look so weird yet strangely captivating?"
[Stelle]: "I reject my humanity, March 7th!"
[March 7th]: "Then you can sit with Scott at the non-human table."
[Bronya Zaychik]: "I never imagined you two could tangle your DNA from binge-watching anime."
[Rozaliya]: "The real us aren't like this! Our DNA isn't tangled at all!"
[Liliya]: "Rozaliya speaks truth. We have every iconic line memorized perfectly in our minds."
[Honkai Star Rail·Welt]: "Those are all classic anime references from Earth."
[March 7th]: "Mr. Yang knows about these too?"
[Honkai Star Rail·Welt]: "Just basics. Part of the job as a semi-professional in animation."