My Game Studio is Full of Valkyries?!

Chapter 580 - 579: How Kiana and Mei Will Meet Again; The Law of Abnormal Bonds

MGSFV?! Chapter 579: How Kiana and Mei Will Meet Again; The Law of Abnormal Bonds[...]*N

A chorus of blessings poured in, overlapping endlessly.

The livestream's chat was bursting at the seams with message after message.

But then...

Right as emotions built to their peak—

The number of messages began to shrink… oddly quickly.

What happened?

Many viewers noticed something strange:

They had just sent "Come home soon, Kiana," and had planned to follow up with something like "Toward hope—let's go!"

But...

When their hands returned to the keyboard,

A subtle emotion welled up inside, freezing their fingers midair.

Not a single full sentence would come out.

But that shouldn't be, right?

This was such a gentle ending—

Such a sweet conclusion...

So why did it all suddenly fall silent?

"..."

Until, in the real world,

Someone silently minimized the game,

Staring at the Honkai Impact 3rd logo,

At that lively, cheerful girl.

They stared quietly... for a long, long time.

And finally began to understand.

The answer was right there.

Because some things we've grown so used to—

Are, in the end, bound to change.

They were saying goodbye to Kiana,

Who had accompanied them for so long.

Like someone said earlier—

Maybe Kiana is the one who most symbolizes this game, this story.

Even if she didn't appear in every chapter.

Even if this was only some people's opinion.

But...

Now that her story was concluding—

Now that she was taking her final bow...

After such a heartfelt farewell—

They all felt it.

That... unspoken feeling.

"Actually..."

The sudden quiet in the chat didn't go unnoticed by Elysia.

Seeing everyone's expressions,

And feeling her own similar emotion—

She could more or less guess the reason.

So...

She decided to say something.

"Kiana and Mei's destined reunion—who knows..."

[What form will Kiana and Mei's reunion take?]

Many people's thoughts followed along with this idea.

"At the right time... in the right place..."

Elysia continued softly, sharing what she imagined.

Mei, who had long been a "teacher,"

Watching students—just like she and Kiana once were—leaving her side.

Then raising her head,

Looking toward the sky where the Moon is hidden in daylight.

Before she could even whisper "Kiana,"

A voice called from behind—"Mei."

Time seemed to stop.

Until a moment passed—

Or maybe a very long, long time.

She slowly turned.

The crowd parted—

And there was Kiana, smiling at her.

[I think Kiana might descend from the sky the moment Mei's in danger and slash the threat in two in a dramatic entrance.]

[She's the Earth Goddess now. She might have a more divine entrance.]

[I don't care how she arrives. What matters is what comes after—a hug, a "Welcome back, Kiana," and... cough, you know.]

One spark fell, igniting the quiet land.

Everyone began to imagine the future—

The chat slowly came alive again.

Elysia saw it and gently lowered her gaze.

"I told you... we're moving forward~ ♪"

Then, she prepared to move on—

She was really looking forward to the short film...

"...?"

"I think... let's take an intermission."

Just as Elysia stared blankly at the short film button in the game, which clearly existed but couldn't be clicked,

Hokuto spoke up right on cue.

First of all, he had to pull off a gag...

And secondly—well, maybe there wasn't a secondly.

Mostly, he just needed time to set something up ()

"Intermission?" Elysia blinked, returning to her senses.

"Yes," Hokuto confirmed clearly with a nod.

"We'll take a little break before watching the short film together.

Also—we're switching to a different livestream set."

"Hmm..."

[Admit it, you just want to cliffhang!! (Seen through.jpg)]

[Even when there's no reason to cliffhang, he creates one. I can't help but applaud your undying cliffhanger spirit—clap clap clap~]

[Straight from the heart: Damn it!!]

...

Of course, Hokuto remained unmoved by the chat.

On his signal,

Others came in to temporarily host the show.

Directly cutting the stream wouldn't be right.

Waiting until the next set was ready before switching the camera—

Would be better.

Naturally, he wasn't in a rush.

He, Elysia—

And the hardworking backstage crew—

Could all take a short break.

And during this intermission...

Damn Otto: [You there? Need to ask you something.]

Smart & Sassy: [Say it.]

Damn Otto: [Are you still planning to write Shenzhou Broken Sword Chronicles?]

Smart & Sassy: [Huh? What? Bad signal... can't hear you.]

Damn Otto: [...Got it.]

Smart & Sassy: [What do you mean "got it"?]

Damn Otto: [Didn't you just say your signal was bad?]

Smart & Sassy: [...]

Smart & Sassy: [Fine, fine. Didn't I already say it in the chat earlier? I've got stuff to handle—but once I'm done, I will write it. Promise.]

Damn Otto: [So those chat comments really were you? ()]

Smart & Sassy: [Hah? You didn't know??]

Taking this chance to check in with Little Senti—

To clarify something he'd been wondering.

Gotta understand the situation before planning a solution.

Hokuto put down his phone and turned to Rita, who was typing on her laptop.

"Rita, how's it coming?"

"Mm."

Rita gave a small nod and gestured that her side was ready.

Hokuto picked up two more phones, opened a certain app, logged into the official account,

Then kept one for himself and passed the other toward Kiana—

Only halfway there—

Elysia, sitting between them and chatting with Kiana, reached out and took it.

Then, holding the phone curiously, she asked:

"Are you two planning something fun? Can I know what it is?"

"Hmm..."

Since it wasn't a big secret, Hokuto didn't beat around the bush.

"We're just going to post a few comments from the official account under the short film later..."

"That's it?"

Elysia waited a bit longer, but seeing that Hokuto seemed done, she became even more intrigued.

"You're going through all this trouble just for that?"

"Or is it..." she guessed,

"There's some secret meaning in those comments?"

"It's not that serious..."

"The one you're holding is going to post:

'Thank you for this beautiful story. Farewell.'

'Though we're reluctant to part, watching Kiana walk this journey has been truly moving~~'

'Thank you, Kiana. You're everyone's pride!'..."

Hokuto simply listed out all the comments they planned to post from the official account.

Elysia listened—

Even when she tried to read too much into them...

"These just seem like very normal emotional comments..."

She couldn't see anything hidden in them.

Of course not.

Because the interesting part had nothing to do with the content—

It was all about how the short film opened.

If she could guess that without having seen the film,

That'd be more surprising.

"But from my past experience..."

Elysia pushed up imaginary glasses.

"There's definitely something up—I just can't see it yet."

"..."

"So then..."

Just as she was about to keep pressing—

Tap tap~~ tap tap tap~~

Footsteps of varying rhythm sounded nearby.

Elysia, who was preparing her next line,

Suddenly changed expressions.

She turned her head with a curious look—

And even before her eyes landed on them, she said a name:

"Eden~?"

"You didn't even let me speak, and you already guessed?"

Eden walked into view, wearing her signature elegant smile.

...Wait—why was Raven here too?

Hokuto glanced past Eden and spotted Raven nearby.

"Of course~" Elysia rose from her seat, holding the phone.

"I know Eden better than anyone~ ♪"

"Ah~~ I actually heard Eden's voice earlier and should've realized...

But I was too caught up in the story."

"Pfft~~"

Eden chuckled softly. "Elysia..."

"Ladies..." Hokuto interjected.

"If I may interrupt."

"You want to know why I'm here, right?"

Eden didn't hide it—especially since the one who brought her didn't intend to keep it secret.

So she had no reason to conceal it either.

"...The person who built this place brought me in through a backdoor."

Hokuto: "..."

So it was her—Veliona.

Honestly, he wasn't surprised that Eden was brought in by Veliona.

What surprised him more was...

"There's a backdoor in this place Veliona built?"

His copy of the blueprints hadn't said anything about that.

But...

That thought didn't last long before being replaced.

"Come to think of it, Veliona leaving a backdoor in her own design isn't that surprising at all."

Hokuto quickly made peace with what seemed, to outsiders, like a very unusual development.

But everyone nearby who heard his muttering—

Didn't look surprised at all.

On the contrary, their expressions said:

This conclusion and your logic are perfectly reasonable.

That's what Hokuto called—

The Law of Abnormal Bond Aggregation.

Because everyone here was... like this.

So they'd naturally gather together—

And even subconsciously attract others like them into their orbit.

"Well then."

"Eden, I now know how you got in."

Hokuto paused.

"Were you hoping to talk with Elysia?"

He glanced at the time.

"Then you might have to wait. We're about to start the next session."

"Actually... I didn't come just for Elysia."

Eden replied plainly.

"Hm?" Hokuto was mildly surprised.

But Eden didn't hesitate—

She was even remarkably concise.

"I heard from Miss Raven..."

She tilted her head slightly toward Raven, who came in with her.

"That you're planning to rent all the ad spaces on several subway lines... and decorate them?"

"That's right." Hokuto looked at Raven.

Raven immediately gave him a look:

'I ran into Eden on the way back from the restroom and just casually mentioned it—

and she immediately picked up her phone and made a call...'

"If you don't mind, I'd like to lend a hand."

"..."

This is what it means to have surplus as a rich lady, huh?

Looking at Eden's ever-graceful smile, Hokuto couldn't help but admire her.

But naturally—he had no reason to refuse.

"Of course I don't mind."

...

Having reached an agreement with Hokuto,

Eden was quickly pulled away by Elysia.

Hokuto rose and followed,

Just as he'd said—

It was time to begin the next segment.

Some people joined them, like Rita.

Others stayed behind, like Raven.

As Raven passed Hokuto, she asked:

"Do you have some kind of emotional attachment to trains?"

"Why do you ask?" Hokuto paused.

"Just curious."

"Why not ask Veliona why Thousand Realms Express was designed to look like a train?"

"Wasn't that your story setting?" Raven asked reflexively.

"..."

"Fine. Just assume I do have a thing for trains."

"Got it."

She nodded and walked away thoughtfully.

Hmm...

Would it be cool to design her new game's transportation as an interstellar train?

Only...

"Hey, Himeko—

Do you think a train can go into space?"

"I think...

Anything's possible."

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