It must be miHoYo's doing.

"Huh?" Theresa hurriedly looked down, realizing she'd held the tactical board upside down. A blush spread from her ears to her cheeks, and she stamped her foot in rage, "Who, who wants to take care of this unreliable older woman?"

Jizi suddenly broke free from the students' encirclement, took a few long strides forward, and picked up the petite principal by the waist. Amidst Theresa's exclamations, she lifted her head and spun her around like a child, saying, "If you miss me, just tell me~~ My little Theresa~~"

"Put me down! I'm the principal!" Theresa's fists rained down on Jizi's shoulders, but without any effort. Finally, she buried her face in Jizi's neck in despair, her voice thick with nasal twang: "...idiot..."

After the commotion, everyone sat around the lakeside of Chen Ge Hu.

As for why Kiana and the others were in Tianming's Dust Song Pot? Of course, they were invited by Tianming.

Ji Zi's current state is very special. It seems that she can only move around in Blue Star and Tianming's Chen Ge Hu space, a place with chaotic rules.

Tianming also figured out the reason why Ji Zi was resurrected.

It turns out that after the release of Honkai Impact 3rd, people have generated more and more fantasy points for Himeko. However, although there are a lot of them, Himeko in the Honkai Impact 3rd world is already dead, so these fantasy points have nowhere to go.

However, after the plot of "The Last Lesson", players' fantasies about Jizi reached a peak again. But this time, because players desperately wanted Jizi to be resurrected, these fantasies had a place to go.

Because Blue Star and the Honkai Impact 3rd universe have already been in contact, Blue Star can more or less influence Honkai Impact 3rd. This huge fantasy point pulled the concept of Ji Zi from Honkai Impact 3rd, bound her to Blue Star and resurrected her, becoming a kind of guardian spirit of Blue Star.

It can be said that Ji Zi is the first extraordinary creature in the history of Blue Star.

And this is the miracle created by the players' love.

Even Tianming couldn't help but sigh.

Kiana stuck to Himeko's left side like a piece of taffy, holding her sleeves tightly with both hands; Mei knelt gracefully on the right, but her knees would "accidentally" touch Himeko's thighs from time to time; Bronya sat directly in Himeko's arms, with the heavily armored bunny curled up at her feet as a footstool.

"So..." Fu Hua pushed up her glasses, "Teacher Jizi, you now exist as a 'concept body' and a 'guardian spirit of the blue planet'?"

Jizi shook the red wine glass in her hand—it was the first thing she asked for after returning—and nodded. "According to that Tianming, I am both the Wuliangta Jizi you know, and the 'Jizi teacher' imagined by millions of players."

Theresa suddenly frowned: "Wait, doesn't that mean..." Her eyes swept across Ji Zi's chest, and she was about to say something but stopped.

"Don't worry~" Jizi laughed and patted her breastplate, making a dull metallic sound. "I still have all the necessary memories, even the fact that you wet the bed at your age...Ah!"

A Homunculus doll suddenly hit Jizi on the head. Theresa blushed and took back Judas: "Forget this unnecessary memory!"

………………

As the night deepened, Kiana had fallen asleep on Jizi's lap, with saliva still hanging from the corner of her mouth. Mei carefully put her coat on her, her movements as gentle as if she were handling a fragile item.

"You guys..." Jizi stroked Kiana's hair, her voice softer than ever before, "You must have been making a lot of trouble recently, right?"

Bronya held up her tablet and pulled up the log of her recent battles: "Stupid Kiana got into trouble 47 times, Mei-nee went berserk 3 times, and the principal got caught drinking alcohol 12 times..."

"Bronya!" Theresa covered her mouth in panic.

Jizi suddenly hugged everyone in her arms, her strength almost suffocating them. Her voice was muffled by the students' hair: "...I'm back."

Starlight fell on the embracing figures, and Fu Hua quietly pressed the shutter. In the photo, tears gleamed in the corners of Ji Zi's eyes, reflecting the eternal starry sky of Chen Ge Hu.

…………

The next day, as the first rays of dawn pierced the clouds of the world in the pot, Jizi stood alone by the lake. She spread out her palms, watching the sunlight penetrate her translucent fingertips—a state that still required some time to adapt.

There were footsteps behind her. Tianming approached in a Xingsha robe and handed her a cup of steaming hot coffee. "How does it feel to see your significant other again?"

Ji Zi smiled but said nothing, just took a sip of her coffee.

The next moment, Ji Zi's eyes widened: "...Latte with brandy? How do you know I like..."

Tianming shrugged and replied, "How can I play games if I don't understand you thoroughly~~"

"By the way, Jizi, I want to ask you for a favor."

Jizi drank her coffee and turned her head.

"What favor? I'm still a little confused about what your association is, but it seems like you helped Kiana and the others, so I'll help you no matter what."

The plan goes through!

Tianming curled up the corners of his mouth and revealed a triumphant smile.

"Help me...live broadcast!"

Volume 2 must be done by miHoYo! 乆! :048 Ji Zi's resurrection live broadcast, let's play Werewolf (4k)

The lights at miHoYo's headquarters remained bright at midnight. Bronya was simultaneously updating announcements on various platforms: [Hyperion Special Live: Himeko's Return]. The end of the announcement was highlighted in bold red: [Special Guest: Infinite Tower Himeko].

This announcement was like a depth bomb, instantly detonating the entire gaming community. A popular post on a well-known forum was being updated with hundreds of replies per second:

"Isn't this fake? There wasn't even Himeko among the virtual streamers before."

"It must be a voice actor, an old trick."

"If anyone dares to use Ji Zi's model to broadcast live, I will report them directly!"

In the office, Tianming watched the mounting negative public opinion, a mysterious smile playing on his lips. With a flick of his finger, the holographic screen switched to another scene—in the Chen Ge Hu lounge, Ji Zi and Kiana were rehearsing a hug for tomorrow's livestream. Every micro-expression of the red-haired Valkyrie was exactly the same as in the game.

"Master~" Meita put her arms around his neck from behind, "Are you sure you want to do this? Even if Jizi is live streaming now, the audience won't think she's the real Jizi. Jizi still won't be resurrected in the game plot, and the situation might continue."

Tianming gently pinched her chin. "The players just need an explanation and emotional outlet. I believe this livestream will satisfy them."

On the night of the live broadcast, the servers of all major platforms were on the verge of crashing ten minutes before the broadcast started. When the countdown reached zero, nearly 50 million viewers simultaneously saw the following scene:

The bridge of the Hyperion was perfectly reproduced. Kiana was dozing off on the command console and was gently awakened by Mei with a scabbard of her sword; Bronya was sitting on a suspended Homunculus doll to debug equipment; Theresa was standing on tiptoe to reach the red wine on the top layer of the wine cabinet... and in the center of the camera, Himeko was sitting in the captain's seat with her legs crossed, her long bright red hair fluttering gently in the zero-gravity environment.

"Hey, good evening, everyone~" She raised her glass to the camera, the liquid shimmering amber in the light. "I heard some people don't believe I'm back?"

At that moment, all doubts ceased abruptly. A five-second vacuum appeared in the comments, then flooded the screen like a nuclear explosion:

"Ahhh it's the living Himeko-sensei!"

"My eyes are watering! Such a doting micro-expression! I would believe you if you said it was really Himeko who came!"

"miHoYo, I was wrong, you are God!"

Kiana suddenly pounced over and hung on Jizi's back: "Teacher Jizi, look! Everyone is happy for you!" Her ahoge swayed with her movements, just covering half of Jizi's face.

"Stupid Kiana!" Mei hurriedly grabbed her collar, "It's live broadcast!"

The audience watched the group of people playing and fighting, and the barrage gradually changed to:

"Your family lives a good life! It's more important than anything else!"

"Isn't this interaction so natural? If I hadn't known it was a virtual live broadcast, I would have really thought the world of Honkai Impact 3rd existed."

After a commotion, a silver-haired young man suddenly walked into the picture from outside the camera.

The comments were full of jokes:

"Hey~~ The behind-the-scenes boss is here~~"

Tianming's star sand cape shone like the galaxy under the live broadcast lights. "Everyone seems happy? How about...playing a game?"

"Games?" Kiana immediately became excited, putting her hands on her hips and puffing out her chest, "I'm the game king!"

Tianming pulled out a deck of cards like a magician: "Have you heard of Werewolf?"

The entire live broadcast room was instantly filled with question marks.

Because there has never been a Werewolf game on this blue planet, Tianming took it out to play on a whim.

The audience looked at this unheard-of term, and the comments were refreshed frantically:

"New game?"

"Is miHoYo going to enter the board game market?"

"What are the rules? Please explain!"

As Tianming explained the rules in detail, Kiana's eyes widened and finally turned into mosquito coils: "Wait wait wait! This is too confusing! I don't understand~~"

The barrage also said——

"I don't quite understand, but it seems interesting?"

“Indeed, it feels like there are a lot of ways to play.”

Tianming took a deep breath and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether you understand it or not, just watch it~~"

"By the way, the person who loses the most will be punished~~"

…………

In Chen Ge Hu's holographic projection room, six high-backed chairs, each etched with a different Valkyrie emblem, sat in a circle. Tianming stood at the center of the conference table and tapped his finger. Six identity cards spun through the air and landed in front of each participant.

Kiana eagerly flipped open a corner of her card, her azure eyes instantly lighting up: "Werewolf." She glanced across at Fu Hua, only to see the squad leader push up his glasses and nod imperceptibly.

"It's dark, please close your eyes." Tianming's voice suddenly became low. The entire space fell into absolute darkness, even the screen in the live broadcast room turned pure black, but the screen displayed the identities and actions of everyone, and the barrage of comments scrolled wildly:

"This is my first time seeing an all-black live broadcast!"

"It's incredibly immersive."

…………

The game officially begins.

In Chen Ge Hu's Starlight Conference Room, six high-backed chairs, each etched with the insignia of a different Valkyrie, emanated a soft glow. Kiana surreptitiously flipped open a corner of her ID card, her azure pupils suddenly constricting—"Werewolf." She suppressed the urge to cheer and quietly glanced around, only to meet Fu Hua's meaningful gaze behind her glasses.

(Kiana: Great! I'm in a group with the class leader! But...how should we communicate...)

Her hands unconsciously tugged at the hem of her skirt, until Fu Hua tapped the table three times with her fingertips, and then she nodded in sudden realization.

"It's dark, please close your eyes."

Tianming's voice became deep and ethereal, and the entire space instantly plunged into absolute darkness. The livestream screen also faded to pure black, with only the comments scrolling frantically: "Total black screen?! This immersion is incredible!"

When the "Werewolf, please open your eyes" prompt sounded, Kiana and Fu Hua opened their eyes at the same time. The white-haired ball excitedly opened his mouth to speak, but was stopped by Fu Hua's sharp eyes.

(Fu Hua: This idiot...I have to teach her the most basic tactical gestures)

She made a few quick gestures: index finger pointing at Bronya—fist clenched—thumb pointing down.

Kiana tilted her head in confusion, but still imitated the gesture of wiping her neck.

(Kiana: Bronya looks dangerous... The class leader must have made the right choice!)

"Witch, please open your eyes."

Himeko's chair glowed with a warm orange light. She stretched out lazily, her red hair cascading down. When Tianming showed her Bronya's profile picture, a meaningful smile curled up at the corner of her mouth.

(Himeko: Killing Bronya on the first night? That's too obvious... But...)

She raised the bottle of antidote without hesitation, and the liquid shimmered like emerald in the light.

(It's fun watching the stupid students being suspicious of each other anyway~)

"Prophet, please open your eyes."

Theresa nervously pinched the hem of her skirt, causing wrinkles in her Moonlight Throne captain's uniform. She hesitated for a moment before finally pointing at Mei.

Theresa: Mei is usually too calm... If she were a werewolf...

When Tian Ming shook his head to indicate "commoner", her little face instantly fell.

"It's dawn. Last night was Christmas Eve."

Theresa immediately straightened her back, the Moonlight Throne emblem gleaming in the light. "I'm the Prophet!" She lowered her voice deliberately, trying to sound authoritative. "I checked on Kiana last night..." The deliberately drawn-out ending made everyone hold their breath. "It's a werewolf!"

Theresa: Even though we didn't find any werewolves... it's definitely a good idea to trick Kiana! Hehehe~~

Kiana leaped to her feet, her white twintails flying out like a startled cat's tail. "Nonsense! Theresa, you're taking revenge!" She gesticulated wildly, nearly knocking over Himeko's wine glass. "I clearly... uh... slept well last night!"

Bronya held up the tablet with a blank expression. The Heavy Bunny's mechanical eyes flashed red. "Body temperature increased by 0.5 degrees Celsius, pupils dilated, and the probability of lying is 87.3%."

(Bronya: Kiana is such an idiot, she doesn't even know how to hide. Her heartbeat is so loud that even Usagi can detect it...)

Kiana stamped her feet anxiously: "How could I lie! And..." She suddenly pointed at Bronya, "Why are you okay?"

As soon as the words came out, the entire live broadcast room fell into an eerie silence.

Himeko swirled her empty wine glass, her smile sickeningly sweet. "I'm a witch~~ I saved Bronya last night." Her red lips touched the rim of the glass. "And...why is Kiana so concerned about Bronya being 'ok'?"

(Jizi: This child's IQ is really...heartbreaking)

Kiana's face turned pale instantly, and she shrank back into her chair like a kitten whose tail was stepped on.

(Kiana: It’s over, it’s over...)

Fu Hua closed her eyes in pain, pressing her slender fingers on her temples.

(Fu Hua: I'll act alone next time. Qiqu Lin% (+Four) I]?X Qi〗"<Temple? Bar...)

When the voting began, she simply revealed her werewolf card: "I give up."