Wavy, pale golden hair, its tips a peculiar light coral, tied with a black bow. Blue eyes, with red eyeshadow at the corners.
It was the same mature beauty Rita had contacted earlier.
Standing outside miHoYo's studio, she pondered for a moment, then raised her hand and slowly pushed the door open.
"Mei~~"
"What's wrong? Did Su Luo reject the script you just wrote again?"
"Mmm… Hehe~~"
Kiana placed the script in her hands in front of Mei. "I think I did a really good job this time, definitely an above-average performance."
"Let me see."
Mei flipped open the script with a hint of curiosity.
"Kiana single-handedly crushes the Wind Herrscher, suppresses a darkened Bronya…"
"?"
"As the protagonist, getting a bit hot-headed and having a sudden power-up is pretty normal, right? Well? Isn't this script great?"
Kiana folded her arms across her chest and tilted her head up, full of confidence.
It was action-packed and highlighted Kiana's overwhelmingly strong persona to attract players to spend money.
So perfect, truly worthy of her!
"This…"
Mei read it carefully a few times. It wasn't that Kiana's script was so bad it was unreadable.
"If you make Kiana this powerful, how will the story unfold later? The power levels are completely broken," she asked.
Kiana grew even more enthusiastic. "Isn't there something like Schicksal's Strongest Valkyrie? I think, according to the plot development, the Hyperion will most likely find a reason to attack Schicksal."
"When that time comes, Kiana will definitely be the main force. Hmph, hmph, watch me, Kiana, single-handedly sweep Schicksal."
Mei had a different opinion: "Besides being the main force, the protagonist might also get captured by the boss and locked up. The dragon and the princess is also a classic development."
She paused for a moment, then added, "This way, the protagonist's group would also have a reason to attack Schicksal."
"That's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Just then, the mature beauty with long, pale golden hair had already walked into the studio and come up behind Kiana.
"Kiana, you should focus on your work during work hours. Slacking off is not good behavior."
Kiana, who was still arguing with Mei, froze upon hearing the voice.
Then she turned her head and saw the familiar tall figure.
"Sis?"
Kiana exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing here?!"
"I'm here for an interview."
"Sis, you're going to join miHoYo?" Kiana's voice grew louder.
"Kiana…"
The mature beauty frowned, about to remind Kiana not to shout. Perhaps Kiana's voice was a bit too loud, as it attracted Rita from the office.
Rita's gaze quickly swept over the noisy scene, finally settling on the mature beauty.
"You're finally here. Come with me, the boss has been waiting for you for a long time."
"Mm."
The mature beauty responded, temporarily setting aside Kiana, and followed Rita into the meeting room.
Inside the meeting room, Su Luo saw the mature beauty's appearance and couldn't help but think to himself, it really is Durandal.
"Please, sit." He smiled and gestured.
Once Durandal was seated, considering the personality of this silly goose, all pleasantries could be dispensed with.
Su Luo got straight to the point. "Please introduce yourself first."
"My name is Durandal. The name is a bit strange in this country. I've been in this industry for almost three years, and I've worked at companies like Penguin, NetEase, Sparkly Key… and others."
"Wait a minute. May I ask why you've changed companies more than ten times in less than three years?"
"Because I believe those companies were not suitable for me."
Durandal said this with a serious face, without any reservation, "If I feel miHoYo is not suitable for me, I will also resign proactively."
"…"
Is this something one says during an interview?
Su Luo found that these Honkai characters, while their abilities were fine, even stronger than average people, every single one of them seemed to be a problematic individual.
Or rather, 2D personalities, in reality, were indeed too 'pure.'
As for why he could be sure Durandal's abilities were excellent?
Being able to switch between more than ten companies, all of them major ones, was not something an ordinary person could achieve.
"Bianka~~" Rita lowered her voice, quietly reminding Durandal.
Only then did Durandal belatedly realize. She tried to remedy the situation:
"Please rest assured, I will absolutely complete my tasks with 120% effort during my employment."
"Like the game promotional CG miHoYo studio previously posted online—although the concept and composition were already stunning enough, there were still many detail issues. If it were up to me, I could definitely do it better."
Su Luo looked at Durandal's sincere expression and felt that she probably wasn't being sarcastic about his CG being poorly made and wasting such a good idea.
"Ahem, Miss Durandal's way of speaking is truly unique."
"…My sincerest apologies." Durandal lowered her head.
Beside her, Rita sighed softly. The plan to recruit Durandal was likely blown.
It was her fault too.
Having spent a long time with Durandal, she had forgotten that Durandal's personality was too peculiar for ordinary people.
A bit inconsiderate of her.
"In any case, welcome, Miss Durandal, to miHoYo studio."
However, amidst their slightly surprised gazes, Su Luo smiled and extended his hand towards Durandal.
"Huh?" Durandal clearly hadn't processed it.
"Does Miss Durandal already feel that miHoYo is not suitable for you?" Su Luo asked softly.
"No."
Durandal shook her head, hesitatingly replying, "It's just that, just now, I… how did you just…"
"I believe you harbor no ill will; you're just rather direct."
Su Luo explained with a calm expression, "Actually, being direct isn't a flaw. On the contrary, Miss Durandal, it's one of your strengths."
If the Silly Goose wasn't silly anymore, wouldn't something be missing?
"…" Durandal blinked.
Rita glanced at Durandal first, then looked at Su Luo. "Boss, are you serious?"
"Of course."
Su Luo nodded lightly. "Honesty is always better than deceiving superiors and subordinates, saying one thing and thinking another, isn't it?"
Hearing this, Rita slowly pursed her lips, a faint smile appearing.
"That is indeed true."
Durandal was slightly taken aback, then proactively raised her hand and shook Su Luo's lightly.
"I'll be in your care from now on."
"I wouldn't dare say 'in my care.' We can work hard together."
Su Luo paused. "By the way, you wouldn't mind if there's a character named Durandal in Honkai Impact 3rd, would you?"
"What?"
Durandal was a bit lost. Why, out of the blue, would he want to put her in the game?
"Honkai Impact 3rd belongs to everyone at miHoYo. I hope all of you can leave your mark in Honkai Impact 3rd."
Su Luo's expression was sincere. Whether she believed him or not, he himself did.
"Kiana, and everyone else in the studio, are like this."
"Is that so?" Durandal pondered, somewhat understanding why Kiana would appear in the game.
"Then what about you, Boss?" Rita suddenly asked from the side.
"Me?"
"Boss, would you like to try voicing Otto Apocalypse?"
"…"