"We've only just begun," Su Mu said, shaking his head at the chat. you didn't think this was the end, did you? The story of The Day You and the Stars Disappeared has only just started!
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Chapter 227 Kongming's Death? Otto: The Pain, It's Too Much! Waaaaagh!!
"Did you see that? What did I tell you? What did I tell you? I'm asking you right now—am I a grand prophet or not? Hmm?"
In Senti's livestream, the moment she reached this segment, she jumped up and started showing off to her viewers in front of the camera.
"I said it long ago! You guys are too naive, actually believing that bastard Su Mu would write something sweet? Heh! I can only say I've already figured out his patterns!"
"Old Thief Su Mu usually provides some lighthearted and joyful plot to desensitize the players before he pulls the knife! That's his standard operating procedure! From the moment I finished 'Odd Drifter,' I knew he wouldn't let us off easy in the next one!"
[It really seems that way.]
[Have to say, the streamer really understands the Old Thief; she's found a whole set of patterns.]
[Streamer, your analysis is so thorough that if the Old Thief wasn't already in Teriri's room, I'd almost think you were Su Mu himself!]
[To be fair, it's true. The Old Thief hasn't shown his face, and the streamer is flat-chested too!]
"Banned! Banned! Ban everyone who comments on my figure!!"
Senti immediately ordered her moderators to strictly ban those mocking her as a "landing strip." You guys really know how to hit where it hurts, don't you?
Every time several senior and junior sisters from Mount Taixuan gathered, they were all "ranges of mountains viewed from the side." Pointing at Li Sushang specifically! even though she was younger, her chest was large enough to fit Senti's entire head inside!
Was this the so-called "big chest, no brain"?
In moments like this, Senti always felt a pang of sorrow. If possible, she wished she could trade her lifetime of intelligence for a curvaceous figure! Saying she didn't care was a total lie! Although she had tried various methods to grow, they were completely ineffective.
Eventually, looking at her own sister Fu Hua—who was even flatter than her, a true "Shenzhou Flatland"—Senti felt a sense of relief. There was no helping it; the power of genes was too strong. This stuff was innate, destined from birth!
At the time, Fu Hua felt a chill from her sister's stare: "I feel like you're thinking of something very rude..."
"Besides, figure doesn't determine beauty, does it? Look at Kongming, she has nothing either!" Senti said indignantly. "But plenty of people still love Kongming! Clearly, figure doesn't determine popularity!"
[Streamer, Theresa's characters aren't even in the same lane as you.]
[True, Theresa's design is a 'legal loli,' but you... you're just a flat young woman.]
[To be fair, the streamer is cute, but it's a pity she has a mouth.]
[Sigh, every time I think you look like a 'beauty streamer,' you open your mouth. It's truly a regret.]
Senti was never a "beauty streamer" to begin with. she blew up by performing stand-up comedy during her streams, playing off Fu Hua perfectly. This classic "No-Brains and Unhappy" duo had earned Senti massive popularity. To gain fame in the era of traffic, one must carve out their own path and unique style. Senti clearly had her own style, even if it pushed her further from being a "beauty streamer"... in everyone's eyes, she was a fast-talking veteran comedian, the resident jester of Honkai 3rd streamers.
Back in Theresa's livestream.
Theresa was deeply pained by the series of misfortunes Kongming endured. she looked at Su Mu beside her with a face full of resentment.
"Su Mu, you jerk, you aren't even pretending anymore! You killed Rita right from the jump! You're too cruel!"
Su Mu looked innocent: "Am I?"
Seeing him act like he did nothing wrong, Theresa was speechless. The man was consistent, if nothing else...
"And we've barely started. The story has only just begun." "Does that mean there's a twist later?" "Of course there's a twist. Why else would this character event have so many chapters?" "Shut up! I know that, it's just that your writing is so punchable! If you ever get recognized and beaten in the street, I won't come to save you!"
Watching Theresa and Su Mu bicker, Otto's gaze turned playful.
"I once heard an author say that he doesn't compose stories; he merely records what he sees and hears in that world. He can't control the future or path of the characters he writes; it's as if they truly possess their own souls... I imagine Su Mu is much the same." "I think it's a remarkable thing. calling him a literary master wouldn't be an exaggeration."
Su Mu looked at Otto in surprise. Well, how should I put this... as for souls and all that, I don't know. But since the characters of Honkai 3rd actually exist in this world, the plots feel familiar and personal to them. As if they truly happened.
"I don't see a literary master, but I certainly see his malicious streak," Theresa pouted crossly. "Grandpa, you've only known Su Mu for a short time. once you know him longer, you'll realize this guy..."
Theresa rambled on about Su Mu. Her expression looked disgusted and impatient... but her lips were subtly curved upward. Being a man of experience, Otto knew exactly what that meant... Being able to talk about a male "friend" before an elder so blatantly and without burden meant that to Theresa, Su Mu was already an intimate friend.
What was the next step? Does pure friendship truly exist between men and women? Otto didn't believe it. Not for a second. Otto calculated how to fish for more info; his purpose for coming was to see if there was a real possibility of Su Mu and Theresa being together. From the looks of it, the situation was not optimistic.
Theresa, unaware of her grandfather's thoughts, continued the plot, only to be "broken" by the following events. After telling the Captain everything, Kongming said she had personally slain the Hero King and the Pirate King, finally avenging Rita. But there was still one more person she hadn't killed.
The Captain was confused about who that person was, but Kongming didn't tell him, instead suddenly inviting him to play chess. During the match, Kongming reminisced about the past, filled with emotion. However, her face grew paler, and her breathing became ragged. After she placed the final piece for checkmate, she could no longer hold on and collapsed.
The guards thought the Captain was trying to harm her and rushed to seize him. But Kongming stopped them.
["It seems my hour has come."]Kongming looked at the Captain, a smile of relief on her face. The Captain was stunned. Recalling her words... the last person... was it her?
However, Kongming told the Captain she hadn't taken her own life. The very first pot of wine had been poisoned by the maid—perhaps a final move left by the Pirate King and Hero King. The reason she smashed the cups was that she already knew the wine was poisoned...
The Captain was at a loss. The Kings were dead, the place was full of her people, and she found the poison but didn't say anything. If she had spoken up then, she might have been saved.
Yet, Kongming gave a bitter smile and shook her head. ["So, did I allow myself to drink the poison because I finally have no lingering attachments? Or is it because... I am finally certain that you are that person?"]
[Kongming looked at the Captain, heavily emphasizing those words.]
[The Captain felt lost. "That... that person?"]
Kongming recounted her past to the Captain, specifically the events when she was twelve. As the toxin eroded her body, her voice became increasingly weak. she spoke of her meeting with "Mr. Assassin" and "Mr. Iron Fist."
["I still remember the fish that person grilled... cough, how could it be so terrible..."]
During the years of sealing Huodou, Kongming often thought of "that person." Her longing led her to draw formations in an attempt to summon her beloved Assassin. However, her summons was answered by the twins, Rozaliya and Liliya. Later, swept into the diagrams herself, she spent three years on a deserted island constantly seeing the shadow of "that person" in the Captain.
At this point, Kongming's body swayed. The Captain pushed the table aside, ignoring the guards, and rushed to hold her. she coughed violently, a trail of blood leaving her lips.
["Now... I am finally certain."]
[she raised a trembling hand, trying to touch the Captain's face.]
["you truly are that person. though I only spent a short week with you, it influenced my entire life."]
Though his appearance was different, Kongming saw the Captain's essence. she even deduced that back then, the Captain had used some method to possess a resident of that world. But her theory couldn't be verified because Xiao Te had fallen into a sleep that lasted a millennium. Kongming felt Xiao Te's presence had a purpose; she studied her structure and created the teleportation diagrams. But the Captain had been split into two parts during the transfer, three years apart. And this time, he arrived three months later than Kongming.
["If Mr. Iron Fist were truly as mysterious as she claimed, perhaps there is a way to change the outcome where Rita died and I had to choose revenge."]
["If there is anyone in this world who can wake her, that person... can only be you."]
["It is only my guess, but because it is you, I dare to guess so..."]
["So, if it is you, you can surely change all of this..."]
[The Kongming in his arms gripped the Captain's arm.]
["Find Mr. Iron Fist, wake her."]
["If it is you, you will surely find a way..."]
["Save the Empyrean Empire... save Rita... save me..."]
["I still remember what you told me back then... 'Let us meet again in the distant future.'"]
["So, please take me to the true future where I can meet you..."]
["I beg of you, Mr... Assas... sin..."]
Kongming's voice grew weaker until it vanished completely. she closed her eyes in the Captain's arms as if she were asleep. However, no matter how the Captain called her name, there was no response.
"...Eh?" I really love a phrase from Honkai 3rd players: [Eh??]
At the moment of Kongming's death, the audience's defenses were completely shattered. Kongming died just like that, in the Captain's arms. This Mr. Kongming, the Sage King of Empyrean, who showed no fear facing Huodou and was willing to dive into death—that same Kongming, in her final moments, begged for help from the person she had waited a thousand years for. she saw hope in the Captain and chose to bet everything on him. If it was the person in her heart, the "Mr. Assassin" she waited a millennium for, there must be a way to change this cruel fate, right?
[Are you even human, Old Thief? Are you f*ing human?]
[Kongming finally waited for her Assassin, only to die in his arms...]
[she even remembered the terrible grilled fish for a thousand years! Every second with him was an irreplaceable treasure to her!]
[Hahaha! Rita is dead, and now Kongming is dead! Can I only watch them all die and do nothing?]
[Today, my hands are shaking... today, my heart aches! Why do the heavens give me such pain? what did I do wrong? what did I do!]
[Su Mu... Old Thief... I... I... I really loved you, why do you treat me like this? WAAAAAAGH!! Su Mu... you DOG!!!! GUAA—YEE—WAAA—YEEE!]
["For Kongming, I'm going to knife you! Hee-hee-hee-hee!!"]
The chat was a barrage of accusations against Su Mu's "inhumane" behavior. Pitiful Kongming fans were experiencing collective heartaches, wishing they could personally "love" Su Mu to death with a bullet.
In the game, the Captain continued to call Kongming's name. Memories of her flooded his mind—the time they spent together, her every word and action, forming a sharp, agonizing contrast with the tragic reality before him. As the pure music of the BGM began, paired with the CG of Kongming's sleeping face, Otto's defenses were finally leveled!
Otto had been struggling since Kongming was poisoned. Seeing her close her eyes in the Captain's arms pushed him to the brink of collapse. The sudden, soft, warm music of the BGM was the final strike.
Broken. Completely broken!
"GUAAAA!! Su Mu, you—return my Kongming to me! Return my Kongming!! WAAAAAAGH!!"
Otto clutched his head. his brain was practically trembling!! The pain! It's too much! It pierces the soul!!
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