Chapter 133: Ever Heard of the Far East Devil's Den? It Only Produces Herrschers!
At this moment, the hearts of the fans in Senti's stream were filled with incredibly complex emotions.
On one hand, the death of Priest Otto left them deeply saddened. On the other hand, they had all been eagerly waiting for the day Otto would kick the bucket—but when that day actually came... they never expected they would shed tears over the guy.
And most crucially...
Senti had previously beaten her chest and solemnly guaranteed that there would be no problems with this plot, at most just a few setbacks. Back then, the audience was naive enough to believe her words. Coupled with the earlier Legend of the Xuanyuan which had lulled them into a false sense of security, they had unconsciously let their guard down.
As a result, no one expected the "Old Thief" to pull a surprise attack and immediately stop acting like a human!
Looking at the tear-streaked face of the sobbing Senti on screen, the viewers were so angry they started laughing.
Good, good, good. You said there were 'no problems', right?
[Dammit! You promised no blades! Streamer, speak up!]
[I'm actually done. I should never have trusted that dog Su Mu!]
[Thought the Old Thief changed his nature after releasing Legend of the Xuanyuan? He was just laying the bait!]
[Streamer, explain yourself! Say something!]
The chat was in a total frenzy. Many of them were still savoring the aftertaste of Legend of the Xuanyuan, hoping the Old Thief had truly washed his hands of angst... only for him to turn around and dial the malice up to eleven in the new main story!
The first world depicted a reality where Cecilia didn't die and everyone could live happily, telling you that the story could have gone that way. But he chose not to write it like that in the main story. Hehe!
The second world seemingly satisfied the players' "wish" by letting Otto "retire" (die), but they didn't want this gentle Priest Otto to be the one to go! Did Su Mu not know this? He knew perfectly well, which is why he wrote it this way on purpose!
[I've played games for so long, but I've never seen a writer this much of a dog!]
['Old Thief' isn't enough to describe him; he's a straight-up devil!!]
[Oh? You finally made a character everyone likes—handsome, cool Priest Otto—and then snap, he's gone. Surprise! Unexpected?]
[Does he think he's being humorous? Does he think he's a good writer?]
[But he really can write. Dammit, I never dreamed I'd cry over Otto...]
The viewers indignantly denounced Su Mu's beastly behavior, their words suggesting they wanted to mail him a mountain of razor blades! No, it would be better to create a "Blade Hell" so the Old Thief could only write scripts in a house of blades for the rest of his life! Every time he writes a "blade," he gets cut once!!
Senti, who had been so confident earlier, was now at a loss facing the fans' interrogation.
"Um, haha... haha! Everyone, didn't you all want Otto to die? Now he's really dead, right? So it shouldn't count as a 'blade', right? Haha..." She gave an awkward laugh, trying to find a way to smooth things over, but the audience wasn't buying it.
[The city's traps are too deep; I'm going back to the countryside!]
[The country roads are too slippery; the traps there are even worse!]
[Streamer, you and the Old Thief are basically Schuck and Beta, Tom and Jerry, two peas in a pod! You're definitely in on it!]
[You're just a plant sent by the Old Thief to lay the bait, aren't you? To confuse us so we'd get hooked!]
[I didn't believe you were his 'dearest friend', but now I see you really are! You clearly planned this with him to sabotage us pure-hearted youths!]
Seeing the accusations in the chat, Senti wanted to cry but had no tears. She truly couldn't clear her name now! Who told her to make those guarantees and claim to be Su Mu's best buddy every single day? Now she was his "best buddy" in a way she couldn't refuse!
Senti's miserable expression was, of course, witnessed by Su Mu in real-time. Seeing the brat looking like a withered eggplant, Su Mu nodded. At a time like this, as Senti's "dearest friend and blood brother," how could he not kick her while she was down... wait, "encourage" her?
[Old Captain sends a Super Chat: Thank you, my best buddy.]
Su Mu sent that message. Seeing it, Senti felt like she was going to cough up blood. She clutched her chest, feeling dizzy...
Good one, Su Mu! You knew the plot was going to be like this and didn't even warn me. You're purely doing this to see me make a fool of myself!!
"Su Mu never said those things. From start to finish, you were the one acting out this solo play," Fu Hua said from the side, looking speechless. "Honestly, you really do look like you came here specifically to help him lay the bait."
Fu Hua's addition made Senti want to scream even more. "Old Timer, why didn't you stop me?"
"Stop you? Eight horses couldn't pull you back. If you don't suffer a bit, you'll never learn your place."
"Ugh! I don't care! I don't care! It's all your fault for not reminding me!"
"Well, you like Su Mu quite a bit anyway. Isn't being his 'good brother' perfect? Why not just make it official?"
"What are you saying, Old Timer! Don't use words like that! Who said I like him!"
"Aren't you his 'best buddy'? You don't like him?"
"Aaaaaah! Don't talk nonsense! My 'like' and that 'like' are different things!"
Fu Hua's few sentences left Senti both angry and flustered. She couldn't find a single way to refute her. Seeing her sister's frustrated look, the corners of Fu Hua's mouth curled up slightly. Hmph, serves you right for always being a brat and teasing me. Did you really think I had no temper?
While Senti was being branded an "accomplice" by the stream, Kallen in the Schicksal office was already crying her eyes out.
"Waaaah! Otto! You... you can't just leave like that! Look at how small Theresa and the others are. If you pass away like this, how are these children supposed to live!"
Wait, wait, wait, wait?? Otto sent a string of mental question marks. "Kallen, you're crying like I actually died! It's a game! A GAME!"
"I-I'm sorry! I know, Otto! But seeing you in the game—seeing such a good Priest Otto die like that, I was just so sad! Thinking about how heartbroken those kids must be after you left, I couldn't help it..."
Otto could withstand anything, but he truly couldn't handle Kallen crying in front of him. This man was a shark in business, a ruler with an iron fist. But in front of Kallen... he was a completely different person. Otto pulled Kallen into his arms, stroking her hair to comfort her.
"There, there. Am I not right here? I haven't gone anywhere; I'm alive and well." "Mhm..." "It's just a game..." "Is it really just a game? Didn't you say before, Otto, that such parallel worlds might actually exist... and after my death, you became a paranoid demon to resurrect me, while Sakura stayed alone for five hundred years, only to die saving Theresa..." "But that's just a parallel world. I promise, in this world, that will never happen." "Really?" "Really." "And... in this world, can Otto, Sakura, and I live happily ever after together?"
Otto's face stiffened. Seriously? Such a good atmosphere and you suddenly bring up that damn fox spirit. "Mhm, as long as Kallen wishes for it... it can happen." He couldn't say much else at a time like this, so he just went along with her. "Then you have to promise me—you have to get along with Sakura from now on." "Fine, fine, I promise." "Pinky swear?" "Fine, pinky swear." Otto was helpless, but he could only obey Kallen's wish.
Outside the office, Amber held a thick stack of files, her face so dark it looked like it was dripping ink. "Hehe... I'm extra. I'm unnecessary. I'm just a third wheel..." The aura of a single dog's resentment began to consume the hallway. Eleanor, passing by, peeked in and was immediately scared off. "She looks like a monster about to eat someone," Eleanor later told her colleagues. "Is Secretary Amber possessed? Should we call a nun for an exorcism?"
The waves caused by the death of Priest Otto in the Second World eventually calmed down, though the chat was still full of people claiming Senti was a "fishing accomplice" for Su Mu. However, after adjusting herself, Senti resumed the stream and started a new stage.
Back in the original labyrinth, Bronya's doubts had lessened significantly. Joachim told her what happened in the Sea of Quanta. At the final moment of Welt Yang's battle in the Sea, his enemy was too powerful; despite his best efforts, he couldn't turn the tide. In his final lesson, he chose to use all his remaining power to construct a barrier separating the Sea of Quanta from reality.
[?]
[No way? Old Yang took an 'L'?]
[Wait, from what I recall, Old Yang hasn't even shown his face in the main story, right? He shows up just to die?]
The players didn't know much about Welt yet—only that he was the Sovereign of Anti-Entropy and the First Herrscher, the Herrscher of Reason. Regarding the performance of the Herrscher of Reason, the Honkai 3rd official account had previously released a manga called Anti-Entropy Invasion, which detailed events at St. Freya. In the manga, Welt was a teacher at the school, and a Joyce clone invaded... From that, everyone knew Welt could manipulate black holes with the Star of Eden and had other unique powers.
The First Herrscher could reconstruct anything as long as they completely understood its "explanation"—the power of the Herrscher of Reason. But that sounded too vague, so players didn't know the true extent of that power back then. But now, Welt Yang used that power to seal the Sea of Quanta from reality before his death? So, because of him, the "Snake" sealed in the Sea had no way to return to the real world?
[Sigh, I was curious about Old Yang, but he's already dead...]
[Yeah, didn't even get to know him before he kicked the bucket.]
[I feel like it can't be that simple? The Sovereign of Anti-Entropy just dies like that? Old Yang has had less screen time than Wendy!]
[Hey, why are you insulting my Empress Wendy again?]
[Empress Wendy? Have you looked at who she fought? One Herrscher of the Void, one Herrscher of Thunder, and now Bronya who isn't a Herrscher yet...]
As the viewers chatted away, mocking Wendy and joking about Bronya being the "odd one out" of the Trio, Joachim told Bronya that she only needed to pass the third world to finish the trial. At that point, Joachim would transform into power to guide Bronya to the Core of the Herrscher of Reason. With its power, she could enter the Sea of Quanta.
[?]
[?] To use a phrase from the fans: Excuse me?
[No? Who just said the Duck was the odd one out?]
[LMAO, the face-slap came so fast? Bronya is going to become the Herrscher of Reason?]
[Wait, what kind of place is St. Freya Academy? How many Herrschers are coming out of there?]
[Aren't Herrschers apostles of the Honkai, disasters for civilization? A tiny school produced three of them?]
[Is this a Valkyrie academy? It's clearly a Herrscher training camp!]
[Fun fact: Wendy was also a Valkyrie from St. Freya.]
[You call this a Valkyrie school? Are you sure it's not a Devil's Den in the Far East?]
["Otto: I told you to build a school, and you built the Far East Devil's Den?"]
["That Time I Typed Random Words in Brackets and It Became a Light Novel Title."]
Clearly, the realization that Bronya was about to become the Herrscher of Reason left the audience stunned. What kind of school is this? You're actually hurting people!
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