After confirming the authenticity of the video content multiple times, Van powerlessly leaned against the corridor wall, eyes lifelessly looking out the window.
He was originally just an ordinary otaku on Earth, living a simple and ordinary life every day.
He would definitely go to bed before 11 p.m. at the latest every day and drink a glass of milk before sleeping to ensure the quality of his sleep.
Didn't smoke, didn't drink alcohol, at most, just played some games.
And it was precisely because of this love for gaming that he was chosen by the World Will to become the savior, and from then on, he stepped onto a path of no return.
After countless efforts to save the world, it was not easy for him to retire and live in the countryside, becoming an ordinary high school student.
But now, a leaked video caught him completely off guard.
'I'm so stupid, really.'
Van thought he could peacefully enjoy a quiet life, but in the end, he still couldn't escape the exploitation of the "World Will," this black-hearted capitalist.
And what made Van feel even more afraid was, as more and more videos got exposed, the curse named "Forgetfulness" that he carried would also slowly dissipate.
This also meant that, in the future, he could no longer live peacefully as a small transparent like he could now.
Moreover, those people who had connections to him were also very likely to regain memories related to him...
Thinking about all the emotional debts he had once left behind, Van felt terrified just thinking about it.
So, to ensure his personal safety, should he escape to the South Pole or the North Pole next? Or more extremely, run off to the moon?
———
In the evening, after a whole day of busy work, Himeko dragged her tired body back to her apartment.
Looking at the somewhat messy room, Himeko shook her head with a wry smile, "Teaching and nurturing people really is such a troublesome thing~"
Thinking back to earlier today, that headache-inducing Kiana, Himeko felt her head grow even bigger.
"She's clearly the second young lady of the Kaslana family, but why is she so different from her sister? Obviously, senior Cecilia was such an outstanding person..."
At this moment, a seemingly frivolous white-haired man suddenly flashed through Himeko's mind, and she let it go.
"As expected, Kiana turned out like this, it must be Siegfried's fault!!!"
After tidying up the room a bit, Himeko took off the slightly tight teacher's uniform of St. Freya Academy and changed into her own loose pajamas.
Although they were loose pajamas, they still couldn't hide Himeko's generous chest.
After doing all this, Himeko opened the fridge, took out a few cans of beer, and began to enjoy her rare leisure time.
"Ah~ So refreshing!"
After chugging down a can of beer, Himeko first opened the work group chat to check if she had missed anything.
Then, Himeko opened the class group she belonged to and found an avatar with the ID "Mei-chan is the cutest" and clicked in.
[Kiana, aside from making up all the subject homework tomorrow morning, don't forget the 3000-word reflection the teacher asked you to write today.]
The moment Himeko sent the message, she saw the "Mei-chan is the cutest" ID change to "typing..."
Then it changed back from "typing..." to "Mei-chan is the cutest."
After repeating this a few times, the other side finally replied, [Okay...]
A while later, after explaining everything that needed to be told to the students, Himeko finally put down her phone and opened another can of beer.
Himeko held the beer, looking at the dark night sky outside the window.
Her entire being seemed to be deeply drawn in by the profound starlit curtain, as if she were lost in the endless darkness, frozen into a silhouette of contemplation.
Ding-dong~
A crisp phone notification sound interrupted Himeko's thoughts. When she picked up the phone, it turned out to be a recommendation from P Station.
The push notification title was, [Do you have too many doubts about the world? If so, then this video will tell you the truth.]
If it were normal times, Himeko would have definitely ignored this obviously clickbait video, but today, perhaps influenced by something, she inexplicably clicked on it.
'Honkai 3rd? What kind of name is this?' Himeko wondered, 'Could it be there's a Honkai 2nd and 1st before this?'
With curiosity, Himeko opened the video. Then, she saw a scene that she would never forget for the rest of her life.
'Kiana? Mei-chan? And Bronya?! When did my students go act in a movie?'
'No, not a movie! Because not only are those three in it, but my voice also appears in the video. But in my memory, I'm sure I've never gone to Changkong City to shoot this kind of special effects film!'
'Also, who exactly is that white-haired young man in the video? Why do I feel he's somewhat familiar?'
'Could it be... this video is really, as it said at the beginning, a story from a parallel world?'
Thinking of this, Himeko laughed and shook her head, finding her own thoughts ridiculous.
After all, something like parallel worlds, probably only exists in novels.
With the effect of the alcohol, Himeko's consciousness gradually became blurry, and in the end, she fell onto the table and drifted into dreamland.
———
On the other side, just as Himeko entered dreamland, our main character Bug-Bug (nickname for Kiana) was still racing against the clock, furiously writing her reflection.
In her room, Kiana scratched her head with her pen, tilting her head and complaining, "Himeko is way too strict! Why do I have to write a reflection that's over 3000 words!"
Just as Kiana was at a loss, her room door was suddenly knocked on.
"Kiana, are you asleep? It's Mei..."
"Mei! I'm not asleep, I'm not asleep! The door's not locked, you can just come in... never mind, I'll come open the door for you..."
Saying that, Kiana instantly leapt up from her seat, getting ready to rush madly toward the door.
However, Kiana didn't realize that at this moment, she was not the agile Valkyrie from the video, but just an ordinary high school girl.
Thud! Smack!
And the result was, she fell flat on her back with limbs spread out.
"Ouch!"
"Kiana! Are you okay?" Raiden Mei quickly helped up Kiana from the floor, showing concern.
"Hehe~ I'm fine~" Kiana felt Mei's body warmth and smiled happily, "By the way, Mei, why did you come find me so late~?"
"It's nothing really. Just that I saw you got called to the office by Teacher Himeko and never came back, so I was a bit worried."
"Hehe, it's nothing~ Just because I... Ah! Right, Mei Mei, did you go on P Station today?"
Raiden Mei shook her head in confusion, "Nope, why? Did something happen?"
"You didn't see it?!"
Thinking of this, Kiana gave an evil grin, speaking in a tone like the Big Bad Wolf tempting Little Red Riding Hood, "Mei~ I have something real good here. Wanna take a look~?"
So, under Kiana's persuasion, the two of them started watching a "little video" together in the dorm room.
When Raiden Mei saw herself appear in the video, she was also utterly shocked.
According to her own memory, she had never been to Changkong City, much less filmed this kind of movie. Could it really be, as the beginning of the video said, a story from a parallel world?
And what really puzzled Raiden Mei was, who exactly was that white-haired man named Van? Why, the moment she saw him, a purple silhouette from deep in her mind began to furiously curse this man.
At the end of the video, when Bronya betrayed them due to unknown reasons, Mei even felt a bit worried.
But then she suddenly realized, 'It's obviously just a video, so why do I care this much?'
———
Online discussion about Honkai 3rd continued.
As time passed, not only did the video's popularity not decrease, it became even more intense.
Of course, the video's explosive popularity was not only due to its quality, but also because of the current world's underdeveloped entertainment industry.
After watching such spectacular content, many movie lovers started calling for future film works to follow the standard set by this video.
As this back-and-forth continued, the video directly went viral, and many film bloggers started doing explanations and breakdowns of Honkai 3rd's prologue.
Mr. Rick the uploader was one of them.
As a creator in the film and TV section, Mr. Rick had always been known for his high-quality video content.
This also meant that for each video, Mr. Rick had to spend far more time and energy than others, but the income he received was not at all proportional to the effort.
Even so, Mr. Rick remained passionate about it. Because, in simple words, this is what he loves.
But to get back to reality, besides poetry and distant places, people also need to think about bread and milk.
Right now, Mr. Rick was facing the dilemma of choosing between ideals and survival.
"Is there really... really no content that has both high quality and mass appeal?!!!"
Looking at the strange demands sent by his clients, Mr. Rick crazily scratched his head.
At this moment, Mr. Rick's phone suddenly gave a digital notification sound.
Picking it up, it turned out to be a push from P Station.
"It really exists, the perfect combo of content and views! Believe it or not!"
This kind of title was obviously clickbait. But, what if it really was, as the title said...
However, once he opened it, Mr. Rick discovered that what he opened was not just a popular video on P Station, he also opened the door to another world.
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