MGSFV?! Chapter 414. Today's Honkai Is...; miHoYo Doesn't Know Where to End
Elysia looked truly overjoyed.
After all they'd been through, after so much hardship…
Finally, finally, they had reunited.
It had been nearly two years!
Sweet! So, so sweet!
Clap~~
She even clapped her hands out of sheer delight,
Celebrating this historic moment with pure glee.
The stream chat was just as fired up.
Screen after screen of bright red messages flowed like a wave.
"Now do you believe me when I said the story was super sweet?"
Hokuto took the chance to speak up.
"Hmm…"
Elysia blinked, holding back some of her excitement.
She looked at the romantic CG displayed on screen and couldn't help but say:
"Today's Honkai Impact 3rd… is the sweetest."
"That's the highest praise imaginable," Hokuto smiled at her words.
[Honestly, I didn't expect Hokuto's opening statement to be serious.]
[Today's Honkai is the sweetest! Nothing sweeter than Honkai Impact 3rd!]
[I've waited nearly two years for this dose of sugar!]
[Please don't roll around in bed (let me roll first).]
"Phew~~"
Elysia let out a long exhale, slowly coming down from her shippy high.
"I'm really looking forward to what comes next."
"This main story update is making me so happy."
"Is that so?"
Without hesitation, she tapped to continue the story.
"I used to think, after so many meaningless sacrifices,
they'd finally summoned a being I couldn't possibly handle."
With a gentle smile, Mei said softly,
"Though I am helpless in this moment…
I never imagined your promise would come true this way."
"Kiana…" Kiana's voice trembled slightly with surprise. "It's really you."
"Yes, it's me, Kiana."
[WAAAAHHH!!!]*n
Just those 'plain and simple' lines—
and players were smiling again, those warm auntie-smiles spreading even wider.
That soft "Yes, it's me" was devastatingly effective.
Hard to put this feeling into words.
It seemed monumental, but was expressed so delicately.
Everything unspoken said it all.
In fact—
Kiana and Mei were just the same.
Their mutual silence wasn't awkward—it was inevitable.
When you've long awaited a reunion,
you unconsciously rehearse it over and over in your mind.
Players: That's right!
We've all imagined how the Kiana–Mei reunion would go:
What would they say first? How would they express joy and longing?
How would they respond to each other's concern?
Everyone wants such a rare moment to be perfect.
But everyone would also freeze—
Too overwhelmed to shatter the fragile silence.
And they often forget one thing:
Those who hold "reunion" close to their hearts… were never truly apart.
[Sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet!]
[That line was PERFECT. Writers, you are the voice of my soul!]
[I'm losing it. I've gone full shipper gremlin.]
Players were now completely melting from the sweetness.
The livestream chat was like a full-blown festival.
Red scrolling text flying endlessly across the screen.
"I used to think…"
Kiana kept her eyes on Mei, murmuring,
"that I'd be bursting with words the moment we met again…
But now, it feels like we just went to different schools for the day.
Like we've only been apart since this morning."
Since this morning???
It's been TWO YEARS!!
Do you know what we've been through in those two years!?
Though, timeline-wise in Honkai, it really hasn't even been a year.
"Haha," Mei chuckled softly. "If that's the case, then…"
Then? Then what?
Players held their breath.
Until Mei cleared her throat and solemnly said:
"[I'm back, Kiana.]"
"Mm."
Kiana responded with pure warmth:
"[Welcome back, Mei.]"
[...]
Even if not word-for-word what players expected…
It still hit hard.
Longtime players instantly remembered—
Mei had said the same thing to Kiana in Chapter 17.
Now the words had come full circle.
[Sweet sweet sweet—but now it's hard to say who's top and who's bottom.]
[I thought Mei was guaranteed to top, but now… I don't know anymore.]
[Mei = top. Anyone disagree?]
[Kiana, stand tall!!]
The chat's 'argument' about dynamics had Hokuto recalling an old meme—
Something like…
"Want to be on top of Mei… but being under Mei feels better…"
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Maybe… maybe he'd make a new meme pack and sneak it into the official forums?
Though… probably shouldn't ask Mei to draw this one.
That might be asking for trouble.
Maybe Griseo?
Wait, no—having a kid draw that is way worse. Better do it himself.
...
Back to the main story.
[I'm back.]
[Welcome back.]
No words better captured this reunion.
So simple. So ordinary.
And yet, for them… it carried profound warmth.
"..."
"..."
But even long-awaited reunions—
Can't ignore the pressing reality.
Kiana and Mei refocused.
Mei took Kiana's hand and helped her leap through the zone,
landing on a platform to exchange intel.
The BGM changed—
It was the same track from their confrontation in Nagazora.
miHoYo… really knows how to pick background music. (lol)
It instantly sobered the chat.
[No joke, I wish miHoYo had ended the chapter here.]
[Yeah! We could've lived off this sugar for months! Going straight into the next scene kinda ruins it.]
[My verdict: miHoYo doesn't know where to end a chapter.]
Hokuto: ???
Fine, fine, believe what you want.
Facts will speak for themselves.
...
Back to business.
Kiana and Mei shared what had happened in the Sea of Quanta.
"So… Kiana, our Herrscher powers are malfunctioning, right?"
"Yeah, including Bronya."
Kiana nodded, then casually praised Mei:
"But really, you're amazing. If it were me, I couldn't have handled all those Quantum Shadows in this state."
Mei replied,
"Ah… that's a long story.
This is actually the first time in ages I've been able to fight freely in the real world."
"I never expected the [50,000 years of experience] I gained in World Serpent
would help me this much without Herrscher powers."
Fifty thousand years of experience?!
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Of course it can!
Mei: You think Finality was easy?!
Cough cough. Back on topic.
In-game, Mei paused slightly—
Then changed the subject:
"And what about Bronya? You said she was nearby?"
Kiana explained how Bronya had drawn away the Quantum Shadows.
The two immediately set off to find her.
The main trio was about to reunite!
Players' focus sharpened.
They wondered—
Would Kiana and Mei reach Bronya and save her from her pursuers?
Or…
Suddenly, Bronya drifted into the frame, silently appearing behind them.
Players: When did Ducky get here?!
Players: (ᗜ˰ᗜ)
Players: WAH! Hahahaha!!
Classic white album framing!
The reactions were immediate:
[Bronya: Looks like I came at the wrong time.]
[It's a movie for three people, yet I have no name (dog emoji)]
[How long was Ducky standing there watching?]
How long?
A good while, apparently.
Bronya: "Yes, I was considering whether Project Bunny should catch you both from midair."
Yeah. She saw the whole thing.
Honestly, we suspect she was shipping them too.
"——After all, neither of you looked the least bit tense."
Her teasing quip sent the chat into a fit of giggles.
[Ducky: You two go flirt for the rest of your lives.]
[Roasted by Ducky!]
[Their armor colors really do match so well.]
"..."
Elysia couldn't stop smiling at the scene.
Such resonance.
CP captains recognize one another…
She tapped to continue.
Having seen far worse storms than Elysia, Mei wasn't fazed by Bronya's teasing.
"Long time no see, Bronya."
Bronya instinctively replied,
"Mei (—san)… long time no see."
Clearly, she meant to call her "Mei-san,"
But maybe she's grown up now…
After all, in both past and future, Bronya arguably changed the most of the trio—
In body and in personality.
From stoic to sassy Ducky.
Truly: "Five millennia of divine creation in Shenzhou—still not as drastic as eight years on one duck."
So yeah, the "Mei-san pause" was understandable.
Kiana, a bit embarrassed, asked when Bronya had arrived.
"Bronya? How did you…"
Bronya answered honestly.
She said she somehow lost her Quantum Shadows and somehow ended up behind them.
As if someone had been guiding her… to receive the maximum dose of shipping.
[Quick! Say thank you to the great Herrscher of Sentience!]
[Long live the Herrscher of Sentience!]
[Herrscher of Sentience is baby!]
[???]
Having guessed it earlier, players knew—
Only Senti could've done this.
Senti, well done. WELL. DONE.
But lacking an omniscient view,
the trio only sensed something strange—
They couldn't pinpoint it yet.
Bronya chose not to dwell on the unknown.
"Let's get back to business."
The three had a frank discussion.
Mei admitted her powers were weakened—
But as a former World Serpent operative,
she understood the [Stigma Project] better than the other two.
She concluded their situation was related to Hare.
Having inherited knowledge from the Flame-Chasers,
Mei had become sharply insightful.
She sensed someone guiding them.
Unlike Kiana and Bronya's [psychological suggestions],
Mei had noticed man-made spatial anomalies—
visible only to those with relevant experience.
Using skills from the Flame-Chasers,
she led the group, tracing a series of cracks,
until they found the passage to the world bubble
that had captured this region.
This part of the story was far more serious.
It gave players the illusion that—
[Well, the sweet part's over. Nothing joyful from here on out.]
[Yeah… I feel the same. No more scenes that make us laugh.]
[The fluffy part's done (sad).]
No joyful moments left?
Heh.
How wrong they were.
Because what's next—
was about to bring even more joy.
Why?
Because a certain "lady"…
was about to make her official entrance.
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