The next day, at miHoYo Interactive Entertainment Theme Park.
The area outside the park was already packed with people.
Not only that, but reporters from all over had gathered at the entrance.
At this moment, a reporter wearing a snowy owl headpiece spoke into the camera:
"Hello everyone, I'm your host, Owlbert! After the successful conclusion of the second half of Honkai: Star Rail Season 3 yesterday, many viewers are still buzzing with excitement. It seems they have a lot of thoughts about the web series—let's do some random interviews!"
The cameraman followed Owlbert as he approached a screaming fan:
"Give Tingyun back to me! Give her back!"
"Ahem." Owlbert handed over the microphone. "Excuse me, what are your thoughts on Season 3's storyline?"
"Thoughts? WHAT THOUGHTS?! I spent so much on Tingyun merch, and they just killed her off just like that?! Does miHoYo even care about us?! SCREW YOU! REFUND ME!"
Owlbert patted his back and moved on to the next fan, who seemed calmer.
He raised the microphone again. "And you, sir? Any thoughts on Season 3?"
The composed fan glanced at Owlbert and the cameraman. "Can I swear?"
"No."
"Then I got nothing."
"Uh…" Owlbert paused. "Actually, go ahead. We can bleep it out in post."
"Alright. BEEP BEEP BEEP your BEEP BEEP BEEP—"
After a torrent of cultural enrichment, Owlbert quickly retreated.
At this point, he couldn't help but sigh. "Seems like Su Chen really went too far this time—too many plot holes, and another fox girl got axed."
But since this interview assignment came from Su Chen himself…
What else could he do?
Keep interviewing, of course.
So, he continued scanning for new targets.
Just then, he heard someone calling out, "Baby, baby~"
Owlbert's eyebrows rose—this seemed like a promising interviewee.
He waved at the cameraman. "Come on, let's talk to that guy in the cowboy hat."
"Hello there! Mind sparing a moment?"
The man tilted his head slightly. "Since when did chickens start talking? I knew miHoYo was shady—locking up my roommate like that. They've got some tricks up their sleeve."
"Uh, this is a snowy owl headpiece. Animals aren't allowed to gain sentience post-1949." Owlbert cleared his throat. "So, what are your thoughts on the hit web series Honkai: Star Rail Season 3 Part 2?"
The man adjusted his hat. "Thoughts? Oh, I've got plenty."
Owlbert nodded, urging him to continue.
"That BEEP-ing BEEP had to split Season 3 into two parts for BEEP's sake, and then drop that BEEP-ing High-Cloud Quintet movie right before it started! And the whole season? Either killing this one or that one—if I ever find out who the writer is, I'm gonna love them to death!"
Owlbert stared blankly.
What was he saying?
Why so many "babies"?
Oh—
Hardcore fan. Must be a hardcore fan.
"I didn't expect you to love Season 3 this much! May I ask for your name, good sir?"
The man gritted his teeth. "Love it? Are you BEEP-ing stupid? Whatever. Name's Boothill. My roommate came to this park and poof—gone. And before that, I saw a bunch of creepy posts online about this place. BEEP, walking chicken, guess what?"
As a miHoYo employee, Owlbert knew the park's reputation.
But from Boothill's tone… was there something else he didn't know?
"Do tell."
"Found a new forum recently. What was it called? Oh yeah—'Radish-Fried Maggots.' Disgusting name."
Owlbert: "???"
"But the name's the least of it. The content? BEEP-ing horror stories—all kinds of weird BEEP happening in this park. And guess what? My roommate's in one of those posts."
"Uh… who's your roommate?"
"Argenti. The post was called 'The Ever-Present Phantom of the Knight of Beauty.' BEEP me, I think he got eaten and now his ghost's haunting the place. And BEEP me sideways, I ain't even religious, but I believe this BEEP. So I'm gonna find out what happened to him!"
"Knight of Beauty?" Owlbert scratched his head. "Sounds familiar… Argenti… Beauty… Beauty… Argenti… Oh! That's the guy who made Topaz's hair fall out from sheer embarrassment at the hotel!"
He looked up—"Huh? Where'd he go?"
Inside the Park's Café
A girl peeked in from the doorway, looking around.
"Hellooo~? Anyone here? If not—ta-da! Sparkle's coming in~!"
"Hehehe!"
She skipped inside, but the place was empty.
"Sampo said this is where Su Chen meets important people… So if I mess things up a little, what kinda face will he make? I can't wait to see!"
Her eyes landed on the table—several cups of steaming coffee.
"These must be for guests, right? Hah! Watch me chug 'em all. Su Chen's gonna panic so hard—this'll be hilarious!"
And so, she started drinking…
"Xianzhou Luofu" Interactive Zone
Sampo, being one of the few tall, strapping young men around (enough to make two Fu Xuans seethe with envy), was busy managing crowd control—completely ignoring Sparkle's texts.
The reason?
At the end of Season 3, Su Chen had dropped a bombshell—one involving Kafka, a character of immense popularity.
As a result, nearly all of miHoYo's staff had been deployed here to prevent chaos.
Whether you were a main character, side character, extra, or even a passing Peppy or Tingyun's pet fox, you had to wear a warning sign to move around.
Right now, Scalegorge Waterscape in Exalting Sanctum was packed.
"Why hasn't it started yet?!"
"My Kafka-mom! You lured me here with no news? I'll starve myself in protest!"
"Mommy Kafka needs my help! Hurry up and tell us what to do!!"
"..."
Normally, miHoYo limited daily park attendance, spreading visitors across different zones.
But today?
Other areas—like Herta's Office, usually swarmed with people running Simulated Universe—were empty.
Everyone was at the Luofu.
The crowd's impatience was palpable.
"Everyone, please—calm down! It's starting soon, I promise you'll get answers!"
Su Chen's voice was hoarse from shouting, but the crowd wouldn't budge.
"This is bad… Really bad. I underestimated this…" He wiped his sweat. "Time to pull out the big guns."
He handed the microphone to the person beside him.
She took it and smiled.
"Everyone… listen to me:
Could you all calm down, please?"
"SHUT UP!" A fan roared from the crowd.
"I heard Mom! That's Kafka's voice!"
"Where?! Where?!"
"It's her! It's definitely her!"
"EVERYONE, QUIET"
The moment Kafka spoke, the noise instantly died.
Then, her voice came through the speakers again:
"How have you all been?
Right now… I need your help.
Put on the VR headsets you got when entering the park, connect them to your phones, and you'll see what happens next.
So…
Is this alright?"