And at this moment—
On the screen,
it seemed that Himeko's rating had finally come to an end.
Lines of text appeared one after another.
[Character: Murata Himeko]
[Character Rating: 10.0 (Full Marks)**]
[Number of Participants: 1.87 million+]
[Character Message:
Among the many outstanding individuals aboard the Hyperion, she was the most ordinary one—no innate Stigmata, no Herrscher powers, no Anti-Entropy technology.
Yet her struggle against fate showed everyone what a ordinary hero looks like in a world-level catastrophe called Honkai.
Murata Himeko is a contradiction. Behind her alcoholism lies a lack of familial affection from childhood, resulting in a deficiency of happiness—and it is precisely this deficiency that made her cherish this "home" before her even more.
Behind the façade of an adult is a girl-like cuteness, innocence, and longing for love. She is ordinary, yet she is also great.
Himeko-sensei—if we can no longer meet again, then we wish you good morning, good afternoon, and good night.]
[Full-score characters will receive corresponding system rewards based on the number of participants. Please check them yourself.]
The moment these lines appeared on the screen—
The chat group instantly exploded into uproar.
Many extraordinary beings who were still wiping away tears
couldn't help but join the discussion.
[Nahida: Wuwuwu… it's so moving…]
[March 7th: Himeko-sensei absolutely deserves a perfect score!]
[Silver Wolf: Wait—1.87 million participants?!]
[Keqing: D-Does this mean… in another world, there are actually millions of people watching our story?!]
[Charlotte: My goodness… that's unimaginable!]
[Furina: T-That can't be true…]
[Fu Xuan: What a fascinating experience.]
[Paimon: Paimon wants to give a rating too! But Paimon doesn't have a story… QAQ]
[Lumine: Paimon is so cute—she'd definitely get full marks!]
[Einstein: I must say, Major Himeko truly deserves the word "hero."]
[Theresa: This time, I absolutely won't let Himeko do something so foolish again!]
[Tesla: Wait! What's that?!]
[Tesla: Full-score characters get rewards?!]
At St. Freya Academy—
Himeko, having just barely comforted Kiana's emotions,
patted the sniffling, childlike girl in her arms
while looking up at the screen.
For a moment, even she couldn't believe it.
Over a million people…?
All rating me…?
In another world…
were there actually over a million people watching her?
"Heh… that's really… embarrassing…"
For a moment,
all Himeko could think of were her own drunkenly awkward moments.
And when she saw the mention of rewards on the screen,
she felt completely at a loss.
But then—
A warm current surged through her body.
An unprecedented sense of fullness and power
made Himeko freeze.
She immediately noticed something was wrong—
Her body, long since ravaged by Honkai corrosion,
was now completely restored!
Even more than that—
Her previously terrible compatibility with Honkai energy
had undergone a drastic, fundamental change!
In an instant,
Himeko made a judgment about her condition.
It seemed that—
Not only had her originally less-than-one-year lifespan been completely extended…
but something far more profound had changed.
And before the chat could raise more questions—
As golden characters continued to appear,
the next rated character was selected!
[Randomly Selected World: Honkai Impact 3rd]
[Randomly Selected Character: Welt Joyce]
As the character was finalized—
A voice rang out.
"Otto Apocalypse! No—clown!
Witness the sight of the stars being shattered!!!"
"From now on, you are Welt."
"The Herrscher Core—and the mission of protecting this world—
I'll leave them to you, Welt."
As Welt Joyce's voice faded—
Before the screen,
many people visibly stiffened.
Inside Anti-Entropy's secret base—
Einstein froze.
In a daze,
the pen in her hand fell to the floor.
Beside her, Tesla's expression turned complicated.
The woman with the wild hair rarely looked so shaken—
Except when that name was mentioned.
And not just for Einstein.
For Tesla herself—
Joyce was no less than a scar buried deep in her heart.
Aboard the Astral Express—
Welt Yang suddenly stood up.
The usually calm man stared at the screen, his expression deeply conflicted.
[Silver Wolf: Welt Joyce? Does he have something to do with Welt Yang?]
[Honkai · Welt Yang: He's the first Welt. The first Herrscher of Reason.]
[Ningguang: So "Welt" is a title that gets passed down?]
[Fu Hua: It's him…]
[March 7th: Uncle Yang doesn't look right at all…]
[Kamisato Ayaka: Why does Otto show up again…?]
[Tesla: That's right…]
[Tesla: Because this damned man once again ruined someone else's life!!]
[Diluc: He sounds just as detestable as the Fatui.]
[Tartaglia: Heh.]