Chapter 52: These Herrschers are Just Weak
After a fierce battle, Wendy and Kiana's group fought to a stalemate.
"How persistent!" "Well... this lady can do this all day!"
Following Kiana's Captain America-style declaration, the tactical mecha hidden by Anti-Entropy all manifested under Cocolia's command. These tactical mecha instantly overwhelmed Wendy and captured her! As the Third Herrscher, Mei was also targeted by Cocolia, who manipulated Bronya to kidnap Mei as well.
Just as Kiana was on the verge of losing her life to the darkened Bronya's cannons, the Schicksal battleship finally arrived. Cocolia, not wishing to linger, ordered a retreat. Ultimately, the battle for the Gem of Desire concluded with Wendy and Mei being captured and Bronya falling under hostile control. The newly arrived Himeko and Theresa brought Kiana back to St. Freya Academy to discuss how to rescue the three of them.
[This woman Cocolia is Bronya's... mother?]
[Violating her daughter's will and forcibly controlling Bronya's thoughts—does such a woman really deserve the title of 'Mother'?!]
[If Cocolia hadn't interfered, Wendy could have returned to St. Freya safely!]
[Now even Mei has been snatched! This Cocolia is truly loathsome!]
Theresa's expression was also grim. She hadn't expected the plot to develop in such a direction... Now that Mei and the others had fallen into the hands of Anti-Entropy, rescuing them certainly wouldn't be easy! Regarding the lore of Anti-Entropy, after playing through Chapter 3, a special chapter titled [The Third Honkai Impact]appeared in the Chronicles alongside the [Xuanyuan]and [Chiyou]chapters.
To everyone's surprise, this chapter contained no combat. It used a vast amount of storyboard-style illustrations and voice acting to recount the events of the Third Honkai Impact. Simultaneously, it supplemented the settings for [Anti-Entropy]and [Schicksal].
[Schicksal]is one of the world's primary organizations fighting the "Honkai," established with the goal of eradicating it from the world. [Anti-Entropy]was formerly the North American branch of Schicksal. Later, for certain reasons, several high-level researchers from the North American branch defected to form Anti-Entropy. Anti-Entropy itself is not unified, being divided into the [Conservatives]and the [Radicals]. The leader of the Radicals is, naturally, Cocolia.
Cocolia committed many heinous crimes: the X-10 experiment, framing Raiden Ryoma to seize ME Corp... and she was the mastermind behind the Third Honkai Impact. Mei's transformation into the Third Herrscher was also orchestrated by her! She wanted to recover Raiden Mei after her awakening, but she didn't expect her plan to be interrupted by a girl named Kiana Kaslana!
Kiana, wielding a baseball bat, defeated the Third Herrscher and saved Mei. They later formed a trio with [Bronya]before being recovered by Himeko Murata and the Hyperion and brought back to St. Freya Academy. Principal Theresa revealed her identity to Kiana and let the three stay to become Valkyries fighting the Honkai.
In reality, Bronya was initially a mole planted by Anti-Entropy. However, during her time with Kiana and Mei, she gradually came to love St. Freya and resisted Cocolia's orders. But because of the control chip implanted in her, she could not disobey. Thus, in Chapter 3 [Poem of the Wind], she attacked Wendy and kidnapped Raiden Mei.
[So that's what happened!]
[Defeating the Third Herrscher with a baseball bat? Kiana is too incredible!]
[Even if Kiana is a hot-blooded idiot, she really has strength!]
[Ugh, am I the only one who thinks these Herrschers are a bit overhyped?]
[True, the Third Herrscher was taken down by a bat, and the Fourth Herrscher was insta-killed by tactical mecha...]
[But the Third Honkai Impact destroyed Nagazora, and the Fourth Herrscher wiped out a small country like New Zealand! Their destructive power shouldn't be underestimated!]
[Wait, I just remembered—Kiana has the Second Herrscher inside her, right? Does that mean Kiana is actually a Herrscher too?]
[If Kiana is also a Herrscher, then it's not impossible for her to defeat Mei, who is the Third Herrscher?]
Theresa ignored the chat; she was now completely immersed in Honkai Impact 3rd. Even though she had played for nearly two hours straight, she didn't feel tired at all; on the contrary, she grew more excited. In Chapter 4 [Betrayal of the Silver Smile], a three-person team consisting of Kiana, Himeko Murata, and Theresa was formed to launch a rescue operation for Wendy and Raiden Mei.
Since Schicksal was not prepared for an open war with Anti-Entropy, they could only rely on themselves for the rescue. During the battle, their dialogue revealed a shocking piece of news: Theresa actually had the qualifications to be an S-rank Valkyrie! Her strength was at the S-rank level, but she had refused the title for certain reasons... This stunned the viewers.
[Kiana really is Teriri's niece! Writing Teriri's strength as being so high?]
[An S-rank Valkyrie? Now I understand why Theresa could be Durandal's boss back when Durandal was just an A-rank!]
[So both Theresa and Durandal have S-rank strength—I wonder which one is actually stronger!]
[Who knew Theresa was so small, yet her abilities and skills truly reach the heavens!]
Theresa directly made a "grumpy cat" face: "That person in the chat! I saw you! What about 'small'? Do you want to be crushed by Judah?!"
[Teriri is angry! Teriri hates it most when people mention her height and age!]
[She's so similar to the Theresa in the game—no, she's exactly the same!]
[I'd totally believe it if someone said Theresa and Teriri were the same person! This isn't just using a character as a prototype; they've completely recreated the person in the game!]
This also served as a wake-up call for Theresa. Upon careful reflection, something felt wrong. Her niece was an absolute idiot—that much she knew. If only one or two characters' personalities were perfectly recreated, Theresa would think it a coincidence. But with so many people's personalities being nearly identical to their real-life counterparts, how was it done?
"Could it... also be related to that boy Su Mu?"
Actually, not long ago, Sirin had called Theresa to tell her that Kiana was often muttering Su Mu's name at home and acting quite strangely.
"If I remember correctly, the writer for this game is also Su Mu. I originally thought Kiana gave him so many suggestions that he was able to restore some character traits..."
"But looking at it now, could I have thought wrong?" Theresa realized she had made a major error. Her idiot niece couldn't possibly provide such detailed suggestions or "whisper in his ear"... these story plots and character settings must have been completed by Su Mu alone!
"To understand Kiana's social circle so well, could it be..." A somewhat absurd thought rose in Theresa's mind, yet she couldn't dismiss it.
"Could Su Mu be like Rita? An out-and-out stalker? Has he been targeting Kiana since a long time ago?!"
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