Today was Saturday. At twelve noon, the game server had just reopened after maintenance.
Instantly, countless players flooded in.
Miss Pink Elf♪, already addicted to Honkai Impact 3rd, was naturally no exception.
She started her stream immediately.
As bullet comments like 'She's here, she's here!' scrolled across the screen,
A completely different scene from Elysia's last stream appeared in the broadcast room.
First, a cascade of shining stars.
Followed by the same gentle and beautiful voice.
"The path forward is illuminated by a galaxy of stars~♪"
Miss Pink Elf♪ emerged from the deep darkness, stepping on ripples with each footfall.
Beneath her feet, flowers bloomed like pink crystals.
"A hundred flowers bloom~♪"
Reaching the center of the screen, Miss Pink Elf♪ performed a magnificent turn.
Her beautiful face always carried a lovely smile, and her eyes, adorned with starlight, twinkled from time to time.
"Hi~ Did you miss me~♪"
"A new day begins with a wonderful encounter~~"
[Ah~! Thankfully I came early, I don't want to miss Miss Elf's opening even once~♪ Elya-men!]
['I Will Always Love Miss Elf' has gifted Small TV x10]
[Miss Elf must have spent a lot on this opening again, right? I'll foot the bill!]
[Let me also show my appreciation!]
['pilipili Lesbians Uninvited' has gifted Small TV x3]
"I made the opening myself, it didn't cost any money. Everyone, there's no need for this."
Elysia stopped the viewers from continuing to send her gifts. "As long as you're willing to board Miss Elf's little boat, that's enough."
Boarding the boat meant "subscribing" (上舰 - shàng jiàn).
And subscribing on Pilipili was equivalent to getting a dedicated membership for the streamer in their broadcast room.
This way, the streamer would receive a share of the revenue.
It was a way to encourage the streamer's broadcasting career.
"Just that~ and I'll be very——happy, okay?"
[Sob sob~~ I clearly know I'm just a fish in Miss Elf's fish pond, so why am I unwilling to leave?]
[I'm hooked, fam.]
Besides the excited fans, there were, of course, some fans concerned about the content of Miss Elf's stream today.
[Is Miss Elf playing Honkai Impact 3rd today? I heard the main story is very sweet. I'm really looking forward to it.]
"Hmph♪ Of course, I'm playing Honkai Impact 3rd today I'm also really looking forward to the new main story, but..."
As Elysia spoke, she changed the subject. "Before we start the game, I'm planning to link up with a special guest today via voice chat."
She mysteriously opened a chat application.
The audience in the broadcast room also began typing their guesses.
[Who is it? Eden? Eden hasn't participated in many activities recently, so she's probably free, right?]
[Could it really be Eden? (Excited)]
"It's not Eden~ She's been grinding Honkai Impact 3rd so hard these past few days she fainted. She's resting on my bed right now~♪"
Elysia smiled, denying the audience's guesses.
[Isn't there a bit too much information in Miss Elf's sentence???]
[In summary, Eden is on Miss Elf's bed.]
[Everyone, repeat after me: Beware of Lesbians!]
"Ah~ Let's talk about tonight's special guest~ You'll never guess who she is."
Elysia said this while connecting her microphone with someone.
At the same time, she denied the audience's guesses one by one.
Finally, after they had run out of guesses, she revealed the answer.
"It's Honkai Impact 3rd's Mei~~"
"Mei~ Mei~ Say something~♪"
The first part was addressed to the people in the broadcast room, the latter part to the person she was voice-chatting with.
"Hello everyone, I'm Mei."
When Mei's voice sounded, the broadcast room fell silent for a moment, then erupted with even more intense reactions.
[Shocked! It's Mei!]
[Everyone make way! My Mei is SSS-rank, let me speak first!]
[To be precise, it should be Mei's voice actress, right? Miss Elf's connections are truly wide.]
"Everyone, please don't get so excited." Mei's voice was slightly nervous.
"Alright, alright~ You'll scare Mei like this. Besides, Mei isn't just simply Raiden Mei's voice actress... I won't tell you this little secret."
Elysia displayed her skillful crowd control techniques, successfully diverting the audience's attention with a single sentence.
She gave a mischievous smile and, amidst the audience's eager and impatient questioning, opened the already updated Honkai Impact 3rd.
She logged into the game and immediately headed for the main story.
Mei, on the other hand, watched Elysia play Honkai Impact 3rd while chatting with her.
And she saw…
After completing "Reunion in the Snowfield," during the famous scene where Theresa misunderstands Kiana to be Siegfried's illegitimate daughter, the bullet comments read, 'Theresa the Silly is not Theresa.'
After completing "Babylon's Prisoner," the bullet comments complained, 'As expected of a Paramecium,' and 'That's our Buggy for you.'
Mei felt a wave of relief in her heart. Thankfully, thankfully, the players hadn't given Honkai Impact 3rd's Mei any strange nicknames.
Thank goodness for the scriptwriter's mercy in not "killing" her with a bad nickname.
"Kiana! My white-haired beautiful girl!"
Elysia was already captivated by the plot, her emotions fluctuating with its progression. "Mei~ Don't worry, I'll definitely help you rescue Kiana~~"
"Two brilliant and dazzling souls have encountered each other~♪ They haven't even produced a radiant light yet~~ How can they be separated just like this~~"
[This statement is truly worthy of Miss Elf.]
[To be honest, Honkai Impact 3rd is different from any mobile game I've played before. The main story plot is really good.]
[Do you guys feel like the plot direction is a bit off? Wasn't it supposed to be healthy, positive, and uplifting?]
[How can you see a rainbow without experiencing storms? There are still several chapters of the main story left, what's there to panic about?]
Amidst the audience's discussion, Elysia clicked on the next main story stage, only to find that she had run out of stamina.
"Everyone, please wait a moment. I'll buy some stamina."
At this moment, a bullet comment floated by.
[Miss Elf, you haven't claimed your Rice Cooker's Lunch today.]
"Rice Cooker's Lunch?"
The daily stamina claim in the game was called 'Mei's Lunch,' right?
"Does Rice Cooker refer to Mei?"
How should one put it? The nickname "Rice Cooker" was just too strange.
Thankfully, the lovely, flower-like Miss Pink Elf♪ didn't have any weird nicknames.
And Mei, who had just been grateful to the scriptwriter for not "killing" her with a bad nickname, had her mood instantly change.
Mei quickly spoke up to deny it: "How could Mei be a Rice Cooker! Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
[Hmm, seeing Miss Mei so agitated, I feel too embarrassed to tell the truth.]
[Rice Cooker is a term of endearment~ Miss Mei~~]
[That's right, that's right, isn't the nickname Rice Cooker so gentle?]
"..."
Can't you players give people normal nicknames?
If you can't give good nicknames, you don't have to give them at all!
Mei felt her blood pressure rising.
What Rice Cooker? So infuriating!
"Hmph, tomorrow I'll suggest to miHoYo that they cancel your daily stamina."
[???]
[???]
…
As a row of question marks filled the broadcast room.
Elysia also took a bite of Mei's Lunch to replenish her stamina.
She entered Chapter Seven, "Raising the Sword of Rebellion Towards the Heavens."