Mei couldn't help but say: "You…"
Prometheus suddenly changed her tone: "However, of course I'm not some demon."
"Now that the situation is clear, do you wish to continue confronting me…"
"Or shall we change locations and have a friendly discussion?"
The conclusion was obvious.
At least the three young Herrschers present had not come with malice.
After hearing the general situation, Prometheus said: "…I see."
"Dr. MEI has already explained her plan to you — that is, the so-called re-establishment of the connection between the World Bubble and the terminals of the Imaginary Tree?"
Kiana added: "She only confirmed that it could be done, but she isn't familiar with the specific technical details."
Prometheus said: "Because most of the detailed knowledge is stored with me?"
Kiana nodded: "Correct."
Prometheus was silent for a moment: "Sigh… another similar excuse?"
Kiana asked in confusion: "…Excuse?"
Prometheus explained: "Whenever she doesn't want to waste time explaining something at length, she uses similar excuses to push it onto me."
"—If I count carefully, this is already the four thousand and twenty-first time."
Bronya didn't care about this point and asked: "…So in the end, such a form of cooperation really exists?"
Prometheus answered: "If we don't consider everyone's true inner thoughts, then… yes."
"…Let's get back to the main topic."
"Simply put… mm, I'll explain it to you like this."
"When we were expanding into the Sea of Quanta, we accidentally found something."
"Its potential connection with Imaginary Space made the so-called renormalization a possible choice."
Kiana asked: "…Something?"
Prometheus explained: "…It is a branch variety of the Imaginary Tree God Remains. Do you know what Imaginary Tree God Remains are?"
Mei spoke at this moment: "Imaginary Tree God Remains — Nihilism?"
"That is an enemy I once defeated."
Prometheus nodded: "Very good. Mysticism and Nihilism are similar things."
"It's just a bit stronger. It's much easier to deal with compared to Existentialism."
Bronya asked: "This sentence probably doesn't refer to philosophical categories, but names like Imaginary Tree God Remains — Mysticism?"
Prometheus agreed: "Correct. It seems you're relatively easy to communicate with."
Bronya continued: "But there is one thing Bronya doesn't understand."
"Why would Imaginary Tree God Remains appear in the Sea of Quanta?"
"This seems inconsistent with common sense."
In the theory of Tree and Sea, Imaginary and Quantum are like two sides of yin and yang.
In most cases, these two sides are undoubtedly mutually conflicting, incompatible mortal enemies.
Prometheus explained: "Regarding this point — I actually don't understand it either."
As she said this, the mechanical girl suspiciously blinked.
If Prometheus were human, this would surely be evidence of lying.
Mei: "…"
Prometheus continued: "In any case — it itself is on the verge of dissipating, and its condition is worrying."
Kiana gave an example: "Uh… like that broken bridge?"
Prometheus agreed: "Mm. If left without intervention, its natural fate would be no different."
"But since you have already come here, there is no need for us to leave it to fate."
As she spoke, Prometheus swept her gaze across the three girls one by one.
"—Although I am still deducing the specific plan to help you control it."
Kiana scratched her head: "Control… it doesn't mean we have to ride it, right?"
Prometheus thought to herself: "Ah… I still have to continue explaining. How troublesome."
But on the surface she said: "It's fine. I mean, I will explain it concisely and clearly."
Seeing this, many viewers burst into laughter.
"Kiana baby is still that same tuna. Everything has changed, only that empty head remains the same (Thousand Herrscher voice)."
"Prometheus is so cute too. I declare she will be called Pro-Duck from now on!"
"Pfft, what kind of nickname is that? Bronya fans strongly condemn this!"
"Duck duck, so many ducks. By the way, how did the nickname 'Board Duck' spread in the first place?"
"Who cares? As long as it sounds good. Mei even has nicknames like Cooking Lady and Herrscher of Rice."
"Cooking Lady turns black, beats Kiana out of love-turned-hate?"
"…"
On the TV, Prometheus was still explaining.
"Imaginary Tree God Remains, although a corpse, has always maintained a weak connection with the terminals."
"That is to say, we can hack into it."
Bronya tried to understand: "So, if we can destroy it while preserving that connection…"
"It can be used by us?"
Prometheus agreed: "Yes. With the tiny volume of this World Bubble, it is sufficient to reconnect to the terminals using the bandwidth of the Imaginary Tree God Remains."
"At that time, you will naturally be able to return to the Prime World."
Kiana scratched her head: "The result sounds quite simple."
"So… we just need to go beat that Imaginary Tree God Remains down?"
Bronya said calmly: "But this step itself — I'm afraid it won't be as simple as you say, right?"
Prometheus admitted: "Of course. With your current level of Authority…"
"Even if you manage to defeat Mysticism by luck, it won't allow us to control the kind of connection I mentioned earlier."
Kiana said hesitantly: "Uh… it wouldn't be good to say without trying, right?"
Prometheus was silent for a moment: "…Don't be too impatient."
"As long as our preparations are sufficient, there won't be any truly unsolvable problems."
"Moderate pessimism is a form of foresight — this is the first piece of common sense Dr. MEI inputted into me. It is very effective."
"Based on this common sense, it is more reliable for me to direct your current tasks."
"Any objections?"
Kiana looked at her two companions and asked: "What do Mei and Bronya think?"
Mei said directly: "We came here to solve the problem. Since that's the case, it's normal to follow the host's arrangements."
Prometheus said: "Very good. Then, the one who possesses the Authority of the Herrscher of the Void."
"Later, I will carefully teach you the method to activate the Imaginary Tree God Remains and make it glow one last time."
"Just like repairing that broken bridge, you need to make it reappear in our space in its complete form."
"Only going one step further — you also need to learn how to use renormalization technology to preserve the kind of connection we mentioned."
"And utilize it to achieve the goal."
"Sigh…"
Seeing the mechanical girl sigh, Mei asked: "What's wrong?"
Prometheus said: "Explaining all this in one breath is too long-winded. Forget it, let's just start working."
Kiana said in surprise: "Uh… is that okay?"
Prometheus affirmed: "It's fine."
As she spoke, the mechanical girl suddenly took out two pieces of paper and drew diagrams on them at a speed almost impossible for the human eye to catch.
Then she added numbers.
"Kiana, go wait in the central hall first and familiarize yourself with your target."
"Mei and Bronya will run some errands and help me verify whether certain necessary beacons are still functioning normally."
"Afterward, I will bring Dr. MEI to find you."
"If there are any problems in between, use that Herrscher of Sentience channel of yours to communicate with me."
"Dr. MEI will add me to it."
"—That's all. Dismissed."
Seeing that Prometheus was about to leave after speaking, Kiana quickly said: "Ah, wait… what's wrong with her?"
Seeing the mechanical girl leave without looking back, Kiana was somewhat confused.
Bronya said: "Who knows? Maybe she suddenly got tired."
Mei asked: "Can robots… really get tired?"
Bronya said righteously: "Project Bunny does get tired, but… let's look at the note she left first."
"—Mm, the written instructions are very detailed."
Kiana said thoughtfully: "It seems she got tired of verbal communication itself."
"It's said that Dr. Tesla was like this for a while too."
Bronya subconsciously said: "Dr. Tesla… well, it's not unimaginable."
Mei said at this moment: "However, since Prometheus has already left on her own."
"It seems meaningless for us to stand here analyzing her personality."
Kiana agreed: "Yeah, let's just follow the division of labor she gave and get to work."
"After all, we don't have any other choices."
Bronya also said: "Mm, Kiana is right."
Afterward, the trio split up again. Kiana arrived at the central area.
She found the destination according to the map Prometheus provided.
"So, the so-called Imaginary Tree God Remains is this…"
Looking at the remains in the distance, Kiana said subconsciously.
Although her judgment ability was far better than before.
She clearly had not realized that everything she had just confirmed contained some intriguing doubts.
And because of Prometheus's cautious attitude toward work.
Kiana was originally very likely to have overlooked the perhaps insignificant truth behind those doubts.
Fortunately, during her previous attempt to repair the broken bridge, the girl had used her Authority sufficiently.
It was enough for certain patient observers to find an opportunity, following that fleeting connection.
To penetrate the boundaries of the world and transmit their voice here.
"Kiana… Kiana?"
"Can you hear me? Kiana!"
...
The scene changed.
On MEI's side, she said softly: "…It seems they have found you… No.17."
"Has the situation progressed smoothly to the point where you don't need to follow up personally?"
Prometheus denied: "Not so."
"But overall, returning here once is also necessary."
"There are some things I cannot explain with knowledge alone."
"Or, you can understand it as what humans call being upset."
MEI showed a surprised expression: "…Oh?"
"Has some anomaly appeared in the remains of the Finality Device?"
Prometheus said: "Although the suppression equipment used to contain the leaking Honkai energy was shut down for a while due to circumstances."
"There is actually no problem in that regard."
"What I cannot understand is, Doctor…"
"Why did you deceive those children?"
"…I know those are so-called white lies, but —"
"If we let them become the price of your betrayal of the world without knowing anything…"
"That doesn't seem like a very honorable act."
The mechanical girl's few short sentences nearly overloaded some viewers' CPUs.
What? Is MEI actually a villain?
On the TV, MEI was silent for a moment: "…Isn't this accusation a bit too serious?"
"You also know that ever since this World Bubble was activated, destruction has already been an irreversible process."
"Rather than calling it betrayal, it would be more accurate to call it going with the flow, right?"
Prometheus said: "I understand."
"Just like… all humans must die one day."
"But… Dr. MEI, the destined destruction forty days later, and the deliberate seeking of death today…"
"These are ultimately different, aren't they?"
...
The scene changed again. On the desolate ground, a man was quietly sitting there.
—A man who could not be ignored under any circumstances.
Or rather, the savior.
The power that could originally brush away the world like dust was now prostrate at his feet, submissive and obedient.
However, aside from this power, should he be called empty?
...
Kevin's appearance — merely a back view — made the nationwide audience excited.
No helping it.
In Honkai Impact 3rd, which features mainly female protagonists, there are simply too few outstanding male characters.
Welt doing sit-ups aside, Otto, whose reputation finally reversed at the end, had already gone completely offline.
As the only remaining World Serpent Lord, his various obsessive behaviors now had explanations from the Elysian Realm and Previous Era.
Add to that Kevin's aloof demeanor and his overwhelming strength with no rivals.
He could even transform into the Karma Demon form without ever suffering a defeat!
The combination of various factors made Kevin's character highly anticipated, with popularity that was ridiculously high.
"Kevin! Finally seeing Kevin again. I want to watch the ancestor show off!"
"Why can birds fly?!"
"Raven: Why can islands fly?"
"Kevin is so fucking cool. I want to bear his children!"
"Greatsword, pure love, savior… this is literally me (trembling voice)!!"
"…"
Not just the countless nationwide viewers.
In the company.
Kosma was also excited. The Kevin in the plot was still the object of his admiration and yearning.
Fu Hua and some others silently focused their gaze on a figure behind Kevin.
It was also Fu Hua.
But unlike her previous appearance, the current Fu Hua was wearing ancient Shenzhou attire and had long hair.
The ends were casually tied just below her waist.
Although the overall style hadn't changed much, the Fu Hua in the plot gave off a completely different feeling.
Especially with the Phoenix Immortal filter applied, she instantly became even more distinctive.