The interview continued.
"I have one last question here, it's from a netizen. Why is Honkai Impact 3rd called Honkai Impact 3rd? Is there some deeper meaning to it?"
"..." Su Luo fell silent.
Of course, there was no deep meaning, but it seemed he couldn't quite explain it specifically.
In the end, he could only give Qing Jie a polite smile.
Qing Jie nodded thoughtfully. So, there really was some profound meaning, huh?
Could it be related to the fact that the game characters were actual members of the studio?
"That's all for our interview today."
"Thank you for your hard work. I'll have Rita see you downstairs."
"No need, no need."
Qing Jie politely declined and, along with the intern Yuyu, left miHoYo.
Soon after.
A teaser appeared on Game Day's Weibo page—
Latest News: Honkai Impact 3rd will soon update its main storyline.
Players interested in this can purchase the next issue of "Game Day" magazine for more details.
Instantly, all players following Honkai Impact 3rd knew that a new main story update was imminent!
Those already playing Honkai Impact 3rd, like a certain group known as the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, began to grind through the main story even faster.
However, perhaps because she hadn't received Rita's permission, Qing Jie did not report on the situation within the miHoYo studio.
In a way, she possessed a decent amount of professional ethics, unlike certain unscrupulous reporters.
If it had been one of those unscrupulous reporters, they would have definitely ignored the involved parties' opinions and written a sensationalized, baseless report, creating a massive internet-wide scandal.
After seeing off the Game Day reporters, Su Luo picked up the script he had placed on the table again.
Rita, who had been standing quietly by as a background figure, approached Su Luo and asked,
"Is this the plot for the new main story? Isn't it being released too quickly? Honkai Impact 3rd just launched."
"Firstly, as you know, our company's financial situation isn't great, and we need to recoup funds. Secondly..."
"Secondly?" Rita pressed, puzzled.
A warm smile appeared on Su Luo's face. "I just can't wait to let the players experience what true Honkai Impact 3rd is really like."
If it weren't for the need to let players engage with the game for a while to better empathize with the characters,
He might have updated the main story straight to Chapter Nine right at launch.
After all, that was the most crucial turning point in Honkai Impact 3rd's plot.
"True Honkai Impact 3rd?" Rita was very familiar with the smile on Su Luo's face.
It was the kind of smile she often wore herself, one used to conceal her true inner thoughts.
Her gaze shifted downwards, landing on the script in Su Luo's hands, and a faint sense of unease crept into her heart.
The upcoming script seemed like it would be very... 'stimulating'?
"Could I take a look at the script?"
"No rush. Call everyone to the voice acting room. You can all read it together."
"..."
Rita left to gather everyone in the voice acting room.
While she was calling people, Su Luo printed several more copies of the script and thoughtfully bound them, lest they get too agitated while reading and scatter pages everywhere.
Mm... He really was a considerate and good boss.
"Su Luo, I heard from Rita that you've finished writing the next part of the main story?"
Kiana asked as soon as she entered the room. As a game scriptwriter herself, she was naturally the most concerned about Honkai Impact 3rd's script.
"I also heard that it's going to be a very healthy, positive, and uplifting story."
Her eyes curved into crescents, revealing a happy smile. "That's wonderful~~"
"..."
"There will be a highlight moment for you, Kiana, later on." Su Luo didn't think he was exactly lying.
The Queen and Kiana shared the same origin, after all.
Therefore, the Queen's highlight moment was approximately equal to Kiana's highlight moment.
No problem there.
"Really? Really?" Kiana got excited. "Could it be that there's actually a plot where Kiana single-handedly steamrolls Schicksal?"
She propped her chin with one hand and nodded sagely. "The hero vanquishing the demon king's castle, that's a classic heroic tale progression."
"Ahem."
Su Luo couldn't help but cough lightly, almost losing his composure.
In reality, the hero becomes the evil dragon.
He silently handed the bound scripts to Rita, letting her distribute them to the others.
Rustle~~ Rustle~~
The sound of pages being eagerly flipped filled the voice acting room.
The plot of Main Story Chapter Five, "Reunion in the Snowfield," was relatively normal, it was just...
"Theresa, you got roughed up again." Kiana pointed to the part where Theresa's arm was broken, voicing her complaint.
"...Sigh, I'm used to it."
Theresa sighed. She now understood her character's role in the script.
On the surface, she was the Principal of St. Freya, an S-rank Valkyrie—titles that sounded very intimidating—but in reality, she was just a moe character specifically designed for suffering and persecution.
She just hoped Su Luo hadn't been lying about her upcoming highlight moment.
The more setbacks she faced now, the more impactful her rise to prominence would be later.
Theresa silently comforted herself.
Sooner or later, she would tear apart this sky that seemed dedicated to defaming Theresa!
And because her own character's significant plot points were further in, Himeko finished reading the entire script faster than the others.
Then, her composure began to crumble.
"Su Luo, are you serious about the later parts of the plot?"
"Didn't you say it was healthy, positive, uplifting, and heartwarming?" Her voice was a little loud.
"What's wrong?" chorused several voices.
"I didn't expect that both Himeko and I would have our stories wrapped up," a slightly unfamiliar voice sounded.
Fu Hua slowly closed her script. She did indeed have a somewhat understated presence at miHoYo.
After all, she was the type to appear at critical moments in critical places, very steady and reliable, but usually a bit of a wallflower.
It wasn't that she was unlikable; it was just her personality.
"Wrapped up?" A sense of unease rose in the girls' hearts.
They had invested a lot of emotion into Honkai Impact 3rd.
The game was built by their own hands, piece by piece, from nothing.
And the game featured counterparts with personalities similar to their own.
Sometimes, they even felt as if another world truly existed, where they were Valkyries fighting against the Honkai.
"No way! Su Luo! What did you do to Fu Hua and Himeko!" Theresa was so agitated she wanted to jump up and hammer his knees.
"Fu Hua didn't die."
Su Luo quickly explained. How could Fu Hua, whose 'Fu Hua Push-ups' were as legendary for comebacks as 'Yang's Sit-ups', be done in so easily?
The girls breathed a sigh of relief.
He added, "It's just that Himeko is gone."
"???"
"My Auntie Himeko is gone?! Ouch~~"
Kiana's agitation was cut short as Himeko landed a punch on her head.
Himeko, who had been feeling down, said with an annoyed expression, "Don't call me Auntie. Am I that old?"
"Who else but Himeko is already at the age for blind dates? Though every time she goes on one, something always happens, and the blind date ends before she even meets the person."
"Sob sob sob~~ Himeko's life is already so miserable in reality, why does she have to suffer in the game too?"
"Su Luo, you have no heart!!"
Su Luo inconspicuously moved away from the muttering Theresa.