MGSFV?! Chapter 513. Elysia's Skills That Only Work on Girls; Is Honkai Impact 3rd Getting a New Logo?
If it were any other character snapping at Mei like that, players would definitely find it strange.
They'd probably think something like: "Who even are you, speaking to General Mei like that?"
But it's different when it comes to the Herrscher of Thunder's persona. Hearing Big Sis Thunder's blunt lines, players actually felt a bit... happy?
Not just because her words in the plot were "so in character" and "fit her perfectly," but also because they couldn't help imagining Mei recording this in real life...
Standing in the recording booth, one moment Mei is voicing her usual self, calmly delivering lines full of emotion, as if her "other self" stood right across from her, hiding waves of emotion behind a still voice:
"You don't understand me.jpg"
Firm, resolute—as if she'd really lash out the next second.
Then...
The very next moment, Mei quietly walks over, shifts into the Thunder persona, crosses her arms, raises her chin, and counters herself:
"Got guts now, talking back to me?.jpg"
As if that earlier "you don't understand me" wasn't something she herself said just a second ago.
She instantly cuts ties with the self from one second prior.
[Hahaha, the more you think about it, the funnier this live split-personality act becomes.]
[Funny or not, major respect to the voice actress.]
"It really is exhausting to play different personalities well..."
Elysia paused for a moment, then added thoughtfully,
"Hmm... but now that I think about it, everyone seems to be this exhausted..."
After all, in Honkai Impact 3rd...
"...Now that you mention it, I just realized—everyone in Honkai seems to have split personalities?" Mei finished Elysia's sentence.
"Right, right! I even overheard Little Sentience complaining one day: just logging in and entering the bridge, and you'll see ten or more characters with multiple personalities—split personalities have become too common!" Elysia nodded fervently.
"Little Senti... The great Herrscher of Sentience herself—could it be she's starting to feel like she's losing her uniqueness?" Mei even deliberately rephrased it.
"Who knows? If you're curious, you could ask her after the stream ends. Though this happened quite a while ago—Little Sentience might've forgotten by now."
"A while ago?"
"About half a year." Elysia casually dropped a long time span with a light tone.
"...You remembering something that far back so clearly is quite impressive."
"Not really. It's not that hard."
A rare moment of humility.
But to be fair, Elysia's "ability" really is impressive...
Hokuto: Though it only works on cute girls.
...
Let's focus back on the game.
After players teased Big Sis Thunder's queenly lines—
The story continued.
Disregarding real-life factors (same VA), in the game, Mei and Big Sis Thunder were indeed two characters with vastly different personalities.
Having gone through so much, Mei naturally wouldn't back down in front of the Thunder persona anymore.
She's met plenty of problematic personalities by now.
No matter how "problematic" Big Sis Thunder might be—can she possibly be more problematic than Mobius, Vill-V, or Kalpas...?
So...
Mei: "..."
With only a moment of silence, her expression steadied.
"If you truly understood me, you wouldn't use such strange methods to greet me."
"Those reimagined lives you showed only prove you don't understand me—nor do you understand Kiana."
"To the point where I can't help but suspect... that you really did disappear after sublimation... so when the Stigmata Project revived you, it only inherited my knowledge, not the emotions tied to it."
That illusion earlier may have been a plausible alternate timeline.
But it only suited who she was at Chiyou Academy—and only fit the Kiana of that time...
[So that scene just now was a CP shipper Thunder persona writing her own fanfic? Honestly, that's exactly what CP fans love to see.]
[I do love to see it (speaking from experience).]
[Thunder persona even worked hard to make it consistent and logical—just like those "for love and art" doujin authors I admire.]
However...
The Thunder persona wasn't having it.
She fired back: "Nonsense! Put your hand on your heart—can you honestly say you don't want any of that?"
Can she?
Hearing her question, even the players began to ponder.
They figured...
Surely Mei... still wanted what was in that illusion, right?
If that's what they thought—then Mei's next reply would wildly exceed their expectations.
"Mei... Mei might not accept it. Because Kiana would never agree to abandon everything and leave the Honkai with her now..."
Unlike most of the players' assumptions.
"If it really came to that, Mei would have to force Kiana... but the Mei now..."
Was Elysia trying to say she "wouldn't do that anymore"?
"...might instead believe in the possibility of something even better."
"No matter how full of peril... no matter how thorny the path..."
Apparently, her perspective was not quite the same as everyone else's.
[Elysia, what you're saying is...]
...
In the story.
Mei's answer aligned exactly with Elysia's prediction.
Facing the Thunder persona's question, Mei's expression didn't waver—she answered firmly and decisively, with just one word:
"I can."
[She can?!]
[Mei, that was so firm, so resolute...]
[This isn't what I expected at all.]
If even players didn't expect it—how much less so for the Thunder persona?
That Mei could—so resolutely—say...
She can???
"...!?"
The Thunder persona was visibly shocked. Her expression quickly turned furious.
"I gave you my power... gave you everything—for what?"
"For Kiana." Mei's response was still swift and unwavering. "That's exactly why... what the Stigmata Project offered us was nowhere near enough."
[?!]
[Beautiful. So bold, so ambitious—and so right! That kind of 'happiness' is far from enough for her.]
Just like how the previous era had the Stigmata Project—yet still pursued something greater with the Flame-Chasers' Fire Moth plan.
A heart that seeks something better... should never be forgotten.
[Expanding horizons.jpg]
[I think I understand now why Elysia said what she did earlier.]
Mixed among the excited barrage were some less "mainstream" comments.
Calling them "unusual," because not everyone could grasp them right away.
"??"
For example, in the plot, the Thunder persona typed out a few question marks.
"You're confused because you don't understand Kiana," Mei continued. "A person's character is their fate... try understanding the deeper meaning of that phrase."
"For example, when facing so-called apocalypse—Kiana would only choose one thing: to use her strength to stop it."
"...It's not about the result. It's a way of life."
Mei was just stating facts, but the meaning was enough to cause a misunderstanding on the Thunder persona's part.
So...
She fired back bluntly: "That's because you're too weak."
"Because you lack the ability to solve the problem, you let someone else sacrifice herself..."
"Then justify it by saying... that's just who she is?"
"Hahahahahaha."
She even let out a mocking laugh: "You... are hopelessly pathetic."
[Thunder persona: Raiden Mei, you can't do anything.]
[Big Sis Thunder is dropping bar after bar today.]
[V2V: I hope you never argue with yourself.]
[...Come to think of it, everything V2V said in her farewell feels like foreshadowing.]
[I think Mei is choosing this because she understands why Kiana would do it, right?]
"Understands?"
"Yes, but... it feels like she's also willing to do more on her own...?"
She felt...
Mei's current mindset wasn't just respect. It wasn't just understanding—it carried more proactive meaning.
Otherwise, why would Mei risk so much to seek out the Herrscher of Origin?
Isn't it because she wanted to seize more keys to resolving everything?
It's like...
In the instant she searched for a metaphor, she recalled the usual teasing comments from others. So this time, she decided to think more "seriously."
Like players who want to find the perfect ending in a game—they'll make sure every detail is handled right, that they haven't missed anything.
"If she wants it—then I'll do my best too. The two of us will achieve more together. Enough to face a better future together..."
As for whether that's too idealistic—
Ask the Flame-Chasers: when they fought, did they ever think that if they failed to defeat the Honkai, everything they fought for would disappear—that their protection meant nothing?
Maybe many of them did think about it...
But they didn't stop.
Even knowing how slim the odds were—they still found the courage to move forward.
...
"...Looks like you've been asleep too long."
Mei remained unfazed by the Thunder persona's sarcasm, and replied calmly yet firmly:
"To the point where now, the weaker one between us—"
"Is you."
Her tone was never as intense as the Thunder persona's—but that steadiness made her all the more confident.
She was doing the right thing—and needed no one's approval. The Thunder persona, in contrast, seemed like she was desperately seeking recognition.
"You showed me possibilities that can't come true... whatever your intentions were, the result was still a dismissal of Kiana's character—and a betrayal of everything Elysia once showed me."
"..."
"That tone..." the Thunder persona scoffed, "You're walking the same path as the Flame-Chasers. And you're proud of it?"
Mei shook her head: "Not proud, necessarily... but why not?"
"After leaving that place, I've thought about it many times... If I see myself as their student—why not?"
"Foolish. Weak." Thunder persona lashed out, "The teachers were already failures. What can the student do?"
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[Those words?! What kind of memories did the Thunder persona read?!]
[The Flame-Chasers—They! Are! Not! Failures!!]
Naturally, Mei wouldn't agree with Thunder's view of the Flame-Chasers either.
"..."
Yet her rebuttal still wasn't aggressive.
"...Putting aside whether the Flame-Chasers 'failed.' Even if they were 'failures' in terms of 'results'—does that mean they'd be failures as people, too?"
"To me, just like them, I should do all I can—do my very best..."
"As for who's the one that writes the final chapter of fate—"
She had only just said "write the final chapter of fate"—when...
Thunder persona couldn't hold back.
"You clearly think—it's Kiana who writes that final chapter."
"Indeed." Mei's tone finally shifted, subtly: "From any angle, she's the most suitable."
"You... really don't intend to stop her? Even if it means losing her—losing everything?"
Though Mei's tone had shifted, in the eyes of the ultimate Kiana×Mei shipper Thunder persona—this wasn't nearly enough.
It was practically:
Raiden Mei! That's all the reaction you have? I'm disappointed!!
That was her inner monologue.
[As expected, Big Sis Thunder cannot accept Kiana becoming Finality.]
[Honestly, I can't really either... but, forget it. I'll keep quiet.]
[Wait—but why is everyone acting like Kiana will become Finality? Isn't there still a chance?]
[Because it's obvious. The foreshadowing isn't even subtle anymore. Kiana might as well tattoo "I'm Finality" on her forehead. Don't lie to yourselves.]
[Kibao... my Kibao... tears up]
"No way, right...?"
"Even Otto wouldn't seriously let Kiana die... She's the LOGO of Honkai Impact 3rd!"
"If the LOGO reminds us that the girl on it is already... how can we enjoy the game anymore?"
[Maybe... Honkai Impact 3rd is getting a new LOGO soon?]
As for that...
According to Hokuto's plan—it really might be happening.
Though... the reason might be slightly different than they imagined.
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