Live broadcast of Honkai Impact 3rd, I chose to expose Kiana in Sky City!

[You seem unsure. Is that surprising?]

Gray Snake's words can be considered an answer.

This greatly surprised Yutu.

[This... How's her [resistance]? Is she like her mother?]

【No... She is nothing special. Not to mention being close to you under the umbrella for three hours - I'm afraid I'll die just by remembering your appearance. Feeling sorry, right? The various connections with you are not a [gift] to that child, on the contrary, it is a [curse].】

Although what the gray snake said was true, Yutu still found it difficult to accept such straightforward words.

[......You've made too many jokes today.]

[——I thought we were old friends. Or... do you prefer those gray snakes with newer numbers?]

Hearing this, Yutu fell silent.

Seeing that she didn't refute, Gray Snake continued to speculate in his unique voice:

[I guess... in your opinion, the environment in Siberia is too harsh

A mother who needs to take medicine to maintain her life is unlikely to have a baby, right? 】

【...】

Hato continued to remain silent.

She could guess that Gray Snake had something else to explain to her next.

[Unfortunately, the child who survived was very ordinary, with very few special features. I managed to collect a few metabolic samples from her -]

"Eh? Metabolic samples are...what?"

A bullet screen with moonlight effects floated across the screen...

At this moment, Kiana was a little puzzled when she saw this.

Gray Snake had collected Bronya's... metabolic samples?

This guy is really as elusive as a snake...

"What is this? Is it sweat, saliva, or..."

"Ah? Is this important? It's just a sampling for research, nothing special."

The person who made such an exclamation is an old experimental subject, Hua.

In the past, when she was a hero, she was studied by scientists such as Mobius, and even her memories in the paradise of the past could not escape this fate.

Has the situation improved in modern civilization? No!

The only difference is that the research object changed from Mebius to Otto.

Thank God, if she hadn't stood on the side of Kiana and Theresa in the end, she might have been studied by some strange people again.

So for Fu Hua - she's used to it, it's nothing.

As Fu Hua's old research subject, Mobius was of course very clear about this.

"Hehehe~ Is it because you've experienced so much that you've become accustomed to it? How pitiful~"

"?"

In response to Mobius's joke, Hua cautiously asked a question mark.

Just as the two people's barrages passed by one after another, Gray Snake had already begun to talk about Bronya's specific situation.

[Even if she was exposed to normal experimental levels of Honkai energy, she would likely be left with lifelong disabilities. Unless... Never mind, that situation is not worth mentioning.]

Yutu felt curious about this.

[......How do you know? ]

[Do you think an ordinary person can become a Herrscher?]

Gray Snake said slowly...

"Another prediction? Incredible..."

A barrage of comments with moonlight effects floated across the live broadcast room.

Obviously, at this moment, Kiana could not imagine that three great prophets appeared in this short plot.

"Wow, um, this is what they call destiny, right? It's really unexpected."

"Perhaps it is not what is called destiny? It is just an inevitable result caused by certain conditions?"

“Nothing is inevitable, believe in possibility.”

In the live broadcast room, comments from the audience floated across.

At this moment, from our current perspective, it can be said that it is an open-book exam.

However, from Gray Snake's perspective at that time, he probably never dreamed that this girl would actually become a Herrscher.

But it turns out that this extremely low probability event actually happened.

Although——this Herrscher rarely has victories.

Afterwards, Yutu talked to Huishe about things related to the Stigmata Project.

From the other party, she learned what she would experience if the Stigmata Project began.

Feather Rabbit did not object to Gray Snake's words about [rebirth].

Then, they talked about a key figure - the human ruler, a respected ruler, Walter.

This is where Yutu's memories end.

She was in a trance for a moment.

Because the past has become another story for her.

After a brief moment of unconsciousness, cracks like shattered glass appeared in the space before her eyes.

Then there was a crisp sound of "click!"

Bronya appeared in front of Hato—but her condition was not particularly good.

I had regained some strength, but now I have lost it again.

So now she is facing Yutu in her most initial state.

【Welcome back, Bronya Zajicek. At least you [yourself] didn't disappoint me. 】

——The girl who had just given up finally returned to reality.

[As expected... the core has completely belonged to you - no, to the Stigmata Project. Also, are you deliberately emphasizing the difference between me and the Herrscher of Reason?]

[…That’s right. My admiration is for you as an individual, not for the Ruler of Reason—besides, you don’t have to assume that identity now, right?]

Hato said slowly.

She could see a bit of Alexandra in the girl before her.

Many years later, although she and she have passed away one by one, I, who inherited everything from the name of [Hato] and even Shaniyat, have now reunited with her who has inherited the name of the Herrscher of Reason.

Although we are rivals, this must be said to be a reunion that transcends time.

[Bronya's goal is still to regain the power of the Herrscher of Reason.]

[It's just that... if we continue to fight like that, Bronya will not be able to win. If we regard this as a chess game, the most rational thing to do is to destroy the space itself, [overturn the chessboard.]

Bronya analyzed the current situation rationally.

——It can be considered as a way to save face for admitting defeat at that time.

[If you are unable to do that for the time being, you should immediately admit defeat and find another battlefield to avoid wasting time.]

[So, through [Bombardment], Bronya cut off her connection with the core and temporarily gave up the power of the Ruler of Reason. Therefore, with the identity of [Ordinary People], she got rid of the constraints of that specialized space.]

Although this statement sounds reasonable, it is also quite unexpected.

But Yutu was more or less puzzled.

[...You fought for so long, didn't you just want to prevent me from taking away everything that belongs to the Ruler of Reason?]

[If you use the power of the Stigmata Project to [cheat], this is the only way to return to reality. And...if a person cannot accept the situation of losing something, then he actually does not have the capacity to truly keep that thing.]

Hearing this, Yutu couldn't help but sigh - this was indeed the mistake he would have made in the past.

But even so, what can we do?

[…Well, now you know what kind of existence I am. [Creating the Same Kind]——This is why the Stigmata Project is necessary for me, simple and clear.]

Obviously, this was a lie. But the girl on the other side didn't know the relationship between Yutu and her biological mother, so she couldn't question it.

[I have always wanted to help you, and this is from the bottom of my heart. But...]

[——Once we touch upon the crux of the problem and hinder the implementation of the Stigmata Plan, you will never give in.]

In the case of information asymmetry, Bronya was unsurprisingly led by Yuto.

Of course, she was also a Ruler of Law after all, so it was natural for her to notice the other party's special treatment of her.

In response, Hato remained silent for a moment.

She did not mention Alexandra's story, but instead turned to the original Herrscher of Reason, Walter Joyce.

[The original Herrscher of Reason, Walter Joyce. He is a similar being to me, but he is admired by countless people and has even become a spiritual legacy.]

[——I am completely different from the person I used to be. I hate the curse that has been placed on me since I was born. I want to know how my own kind can...

Transcend this [pain beyond death], repair your wings in hell, and fly again. 】

Although it was nonsense, what Yutu said was actually half true and half false.

Because she really hated the curse that had been placed on her since she was born, and she longed to know her own kind...

[Now... you know? ]

Bronya asked cautiously.

[Yes, I know. It is because I know that I feel disappointed. Although it may be a bit offensive, this is indeed what I think at the moment - the Ruler of Reason is nothing more than this.]

"Hahaha... I don't know why I suddenly wanted to laugh when I heard this... Especially after seeing Bronya's expression..."

A bullet screen with moonlight effects floated across the screen...

Obviously, Kiana didn't want to comment on this at first - but after seeing Bronya's expression afterwards, she couldn't help it.

"What a cute expression (*?▽?*)"

"Pfft... I can see that this sentence is not very lethal, but it is extremely insulting."

"It could be that he got a little impatient because of his unbeatable legend."

Faced with Yutu's blatant insult to the duck, everyone in the live broadcast room couldn't help laughing.

Although it may not sound nice, Bronya has indeed rarely won since her debut.

The only recent time was the battle with Rita in the Domination Theater - but these two are equally matched, and neither of them has a record of winning.

They are a perfect pair of opponents.

So in the face of such a record, Yutu's words "The law of reason is no more than this" are really a bit embarrassing.

Of course, after seeing Bronya's obvious change in expression, Yutu still began to defend herself.

Don’t get me wrong, I admire what he does.

[[The time has come, this is the day to devour the tyrant in the sky]——He is worthy of the name of a hero, an outstanding human being. 】

[But because of this... for me personally, his existence is [nothing more] than that. He is not beyond the pain I have felt. The only difference between him and me is that he was born with a gift, not a curse.]

Of course, Bronya, who regarded Walter as her idol, could not agree with this.

[…What really matters is the choice he made, not how he came into the world.]

[Of course I understand the truth - but this is not the answer I want. ]

Hatagi won't let Bronya's words change her mind.

[In your opinion, how many of the choices I have made can be called mistakes? And the results... what can it be? Although it is too arrogant to say this... but in the sense just now, the [End] you know is the same as me. 】

[I wanted to [embrace] humanity, but this became an irreversible [end] for the world. You witnessed the disaster I caused. Since I was already deeply sinful in the eyes of the world, in order to prevent [the end], [the Stigmata Project] is the only correct answer.]

Hatagi knew that it was not that Destiny and Anti-Entropy did not have a plan to "hold on"... but in her opinion, that would only lead humanity down the wrong path of an eternal war with Honkai.