[Did Mei-chan just say "writer"?][No mistake—she said "the writer of miHoYo"!][The writer?! Hahahaha~~ I've got a little "gift" I wanna send him! (knife) (knife) (knife)]
Someone had leaked the news:
The writer of Honkai Impact 3rd was currently in Elysia's livestream.
And in an instant—
An entire wave of players,numb and devastated by The Last Lesson,flooded the stream.
Their emotions burned so fiercely it felt like they could fry the servers themselves.
Even Mei reflexively leaned back from the screen.
The girls in the room turned toward Hokuto,curious how he would react.
Hokuto—
While feeling a bit guilty inside—didn't let it show on his face.
He took a moment to think.
When Mei swapped from her headset to her microphone, switching to speaker mode,Hokuto stepped up to the mic—
and, using Otto's voice, he spoke:
"Good afternoon, everyone.I am the writer of miHoYo."
[???][???]
First, rows of question marks.Then—
A flood of shouting.
[Wait, was that Otto's voice?!][Hold on, hold on. So Otto = miHoYo's writer?!][No wonder the main story is so brutal! If Otto himself wrote it, it makes perfect sense—Wait, NO, it doesn't! Show your HP bar, Otto!!][My killing intent toward Otto has just shot up 100, no, 300 times over.][So Otto's VA is also the main writer?! I did NOT see that coming.]
What you don't know is even crazier.
Mei's an artist at miHoYo.
Bronya's the programmer.
...
While mentally mocking the situation,Hokuto remained calm outwardly.
Let them flame Otto all they wanted.
That had nothing to do with Hokuto!
Smiling, Hokuto said:
"It seems everyone has a lot of thoughts about the main story."
Before the barrage of comments could answer,Elysia's soft, charming voice came through:
"Should I call you Mr. Hokuto... or Mr. Otto?"
Hearing her familiar voice,Hokuto finally confirmed:Yes, this really is Elysia.
"Whatever pleases you,beautiful Miss Elysia,"he replied.
"My, Otto really knows how to talk."
Elysia giggled lightly.
Then, switching back to a serious tone:
"Well then, Mr. Otto—regarding The Last Lesson,what would you like to say to everyone watching this stream,to all the Honkai Impact 3rd players?"
Hokuto cleared his throat.
He had anticipated being asked this question someday.
He was prepared.
But just as he was about to answer—
Step—step—
Someone walked forward.
"Can I say something instead?"
Himeko stood before him.
Hokuto studied her for a moment,then stepped aside with a soft nod.
"Perhaps you are more suited for this."
Himeko faced the mic.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Himeko."
[WTF? HIMEKO?!][Wait, is this a full voice actor gathering at miHoYo HQ?!][I bet Himeko's about to roast the writer alive!][LMAO, someone hand her a bat! I need to see her beat Otto senseless!!]
"Well,"Himeko smiled lightly,"In reality, we get along pretty well."
She paused briefly.
When she spoke again, her voice was calm, steady—serious.
"About The Final Lesson,there's a lot I want to say."
"I understand why many of you want to curse out the writer."
"But from my perspective—as the one who gave voice to Himeko—I truly believe the writer did an incredible job."
Her voice wasn't loud.
But every word—
cut straight to the heart.
She recounted Himeko's journey through the main story.
Extracting every emotional beat.
Quiet.Measured.Unshakable.
And it was mesmerizing.
At the end, she smiled.
"I'm truly grateful to miHoYofor entrusting me with such a character.Even though I'm sad her journey ended here—her story was absolutely brilliant."
[Himeko said it best.][(Salute)]
As the initially furious crowd quieted,the rational voices began to emerge.
One self-proclaimed "Doctor" even launched into a massive essay, typing at speeds that made you wonder if she had twenty fingers.
[Analyzing it purely from a narrative standpoint—Himeko's character fulfills three arcs:As an Mentor, a teacher, and a Valkyrie.As a Mentor, she stood up when all others fell,buying time for the next generation.As a teacher, she delivered a perfect final lesson—not in words, but through her own actions.As a Valkyrie,she faced even a "god" without flinching,upholding humanity's last hope against Honkai.][A mortal,challenging the divine.]
Once the essay-flood subsided—
the more casual players began resurfacing.
[So this... is what it's like to be a true fan...][I suddenly feel like I don't deserve to be here.][We were screaming in rage,and these chads are writing dissertations.][Honestly, without The Last Lesson,Himeko might have stayed a mid-tier character.But... yeah, the writer still deserves a beating.][Alright, alright, fine. I'll change my one-star review back.]
Thanks to Himeko's heartfelt words,the wildfire of player anger finally began to die down.
The entire miHoYo team let out a collective sigh of relief.
Kiana immediately rushed to Himeko's side,gushing:
"Aunt Himeko, you're amazing!!"
"I told you—Don't call me Aunt Himeko!"
"..."
[Kiana's here too!Confirmed: miHoYo's voice actor meetup is real!]
Hokuto blinked—then decided to take advantage of the moment.
He stepped forward and said to Mei:
"We still have one last unreleased CG short, right?Why don't you send it to Elysia?Let's show it to everyone watching."
Mei immediately remembered.
She did, in fact, still have a 30-second clip they hadn't posted yet.
"Okay, I'll send it to Elysia."
She messaged Elysia privately,sending the short video file.
Moments later, Elysia's voice filled the stream again:
"Everyone~ Mei just sent me a little clip.She wants me to show it to you."
"She says it's just a normal little short."
[miHoYo called The Final Lesson "uplifting and heartwarming."Fairy, DON'T TRUST THEM!][If I watch one more miHoYo video,I'll bark like a dog, I swear!]
"Hmmm~~But this is a brand-new short,"Elysia said playfully.
"Don't you want to know what's in it?"
[...][...]