MGSFV?! Chapter 406. Valkyrie? Otto? Let's Have Kiana Get Used to the Environment First
Of course, they hoped it was just a fake-out and nothing more.
But the players—would never admit it aloud.
On the contrary...
[Writer, do you think you're funny?]
[Be kind, writer. Seriously.]
[Quit clowning around already (sharpening knife)]
"'Mr. Otto' once again pulling the old bait-and-scare trick on everyone..."
"You're just overly worried... I already told you, Honkai Impact 3rd's plot is super sweet."
Hokuto spoke in a tone that implied, "If you didn't believe me, that's on you."
"'Super sweet'? Hmm... I'm not saying anything, but the moment people think of 'Mr. Otto' and your... extensive track record, it's hard to trust that."
"That's just prejudice," he shot back.
[Yeah, but it's not like you've ever done anything good before.]
[Exactly.]*n
"Maybe it'll be a beautiful ending?" Hokuto added.
[Nice try. You can fool the newbies, not us.]
[Do you believe that yourself?]
On this point, players reached unanimous agreement—
Leaving Hokuto speechless.
Hokuto: "..."
After a moment of awkwardness,
Elysia tried to smooth things over to keep the mood from stiffening.
"Speaking of which, both Seele-s being able to communicate through heartbeats... Isn't that telepathy?"
[Heart-to-heart? LMAO]
[Literal heartbeattelepathy.]
Thanks to Elysia's smooth intervention, the chat quickly let go of the earlier debate and returned to its usual energy.
She continued pushing the story forward under a more normal atmosphere.
In the story—
Seele calmed herself and walked toward the only door.
But before she could even touch it, the door silently slid open, revealing a corridor just as dark and quiet behind it.
"The door... isn't locked?"
In other words, whoever brought her here... didn't intend to imprison her?
With doubt in her heart, Seele hesitated for a moment, then stepped into the corridor.
Tap—tap—
Her footsteps echoed crisply.
Seele ventured deeper. If not for the faint light around, her silhouette might've already vanished into the shadows.
But the dim lighting... made the place feel even eerier.
If... another pair of footsteps joined hers...
Even the viewers were starting to feel anxious for Seele.
Yet Seele continued to encourage herself:
"No matter what's going on, I should at least face it head-on."
"Don't worry, Seele. I can protect myself."
[Seele has grown up.]
[That second line is totally meant for her other self.]
[Seele: I'm going to eliminate everyone who calls me 'Seel'.]
[Go Seele!]
Seeing her so brave warmed the players' hearts and calmed their nerves.
At the same time...
Someone finally realized something about this chapter's setup:
[Wait... is this chapter about Seele? What's going on with Theresa?]
This question quickly triggered a wave of realization.
[Flashback to Theresa's free fall.jpg]
[Alright, prediction time. How long will Theresa fight Kevin this time? Option A: She appears this main story. B: She shows up next chapter. C: Never again.]
[C?! I suggest you behave.]
[As a loyal Theresa fan, here's a big slap for you.]
[??? Funny how you're the same folks spreading new Theresa memes on the forums lately.]
Amid the banter, Seele safely reached the end of the corridor and pushed open the final door.
Creak—creak—
The large door gradually opened.
Light poured in. Seele followed it out.
"This is..."
What met her eyes was an utterly unfamiliar place—
Countless machines operated on their own.
People of varying expressions and outfits stood or walked around.
Huh?
Where was this? Why were there so many people?
One question after another popped up in everyone's minds.
Then came a chorus of voices—
"This is the sanctuary of the gods! Your arrival here is a blessing of piety and fate!"
Players: ?
"Can someone tell me where we even are?"
Players: ??
"D-Don't come near me... I—I don't want to talk to strangers... Papa... Mama..."
Players: ...
Some acted with strange fanaticism.
Some looked as confused as Seele.
Others, like a frightened child, were just searching for their parents.
But...
The odds of an entire family awakening their Stigmata together...
Might be lower than pulling triple 5★s in 30 pulls.
Perhaps for that child, being together in a dream would've been better?
And even if you're not a child—no one's truly without ties.
But the odds of awakening Stigmata with your family...
"What should I do? They seem even more lost than I am..."
Seele, who initially wanted to ask others for answers, now didn't know what to do.
Just as she hesitated, a voice rang out beside her:
"Ah—white-dress pretty onee-san! I'm so glad you're awake!"
Seele immediately turned.
The girl in her view might've been unfamiliar to Seele,
But the players?
They recognized her instantly.
[Whoa! It's Sora?!]
[Little Sora!]
[She's not even hooked up to an IV this time. Almost didn't recognize her.]
[That's Mark Bunny!]
Yes—Sora.
The little girl Mei once met in Nagazora. Raven was her mentor.
Of course, what made players remember Sora so well...
Wasn't her bond with Raven.
It was the time she vividly described Raven rolling on the ground and bawling after their island sank.
As long as Island Boom Raven memes live,
Sora will never be forgotten.
"Eh? You are...?"
Meeting Seele's gaze, the unfamiliar girl suddenly grew a little shy.
"I'm Sora... you can call me Little Sora."
"I'm Seele."
Seele introduced herself:
"Little Sora, did you see me before I woke up? Do you know where this place is?"
"—This is [New Atra]."
Sora explained that New Atra wasn't on Earth—it was a base on the Moon.
Unlike Seele, who ended up here passively, Sora was sent here on Raven's arrangement.
Raven told her they'd camp in New Atra for 40 days and then be able to return home.
[So the Stigmata Plan takes around 40 days to complete?]
[Everyone knows—Noah's Ark drifted for 40 days too.]
[Wait, where's Raven? She left Sora and the others alone here?]
[Raven is obviously farming SP somewhere (confirmed).]
[???? LOL I'm dying]
[Raven: "I can't handle the cyberbullying.jpg"]
Still, Sora figured it was probably Raven's "well-meaning lie."
It wasn't hard to tell.
Let alone Sora—who's been through so much and is quite mature for her age—
Even a normal kid would know something's off with these odd buildings and machines.
At least, most players agreed—
If it were them, they wouldn't believe it's just a "camping trip."
Learning she was on the Moon, Seele quickly decided to take action.
At this point, Sora honestly revealed something else:
Before Seele woke up, two Valkyries—one blonde, one black-haired—had already started investigating New Atra.
[Who are they?? Blonde and black hair? That's so vague.jpg]
[Valkyrie Otto and Valkyrie Welt, trust me (serious face)]
[Get real, that's Dudu and Lil Bro.]
[Finally someone honest.]
[One's got a ridiculously long name, the other's in Chinese. Totally understandable.]
"Why can't it be Susannah and Alvitr?"
Elysia threw out two super niche names.
So obscure that even the chat froze, unsure who "Alvitr" was for a second.
Hokuto, however, didn't pause at all—
He remembered every character in Honkai Impact 3rd clearly.
"Impossible."
"Hm?"
"Alvitr has gray hair, remember?"
"Mm... oh, right."
Anyway, regardless of who the two Valkyries were—
Seele decided to go find them.
"Seele-onee-san, are you heading out to explore too?"
"'Too'?"
"Yep! Those two Valkyrie onee-sans didn't stay here long.
They left to search for a way home."
A way home.
The players' expressions all changed.
[Thanks. My DNA just activated. The BGM's playing in my head.]
["PTSD" intensifies]
[This is... our journey... to return home...]
[The devs are making references so subtle, even they can't find them anymore.]
Truthfully—
Not every player gets emotionally triggered by a few lines of dialogue.
But if you're a "regular" Honkai player...
You are gonna be haunted.
Not eating mid-meal and suddenly pulling up a cutscene.
Not receiving divine inspiration and compulsively opening a certain app.
At the very least, gathering with other players in livestreams at night?
The more you "suffer" together, the more these stories stick with you.
Some can practically recite Honkai's plot from memory now (probably).
So their reactions were… eerily precise.
A side effect of collective Honkai brain-rot?
Ahem.
Anyway, that's where things stood.
Now—back to the main story.
In-game, Seele bid farewell to Sora and prepared to leave New Atra.
At this point, players reached the character selection screen.
A standard step before main story, nothing special.
Except...
Something strange caught their eye.
Why was Herrscher of Human: Ego in the trial character list?
[Why is Elysia here? Don't tell me her scenes aren't finished yet?]
[Are we getting more Elysia story??]
[I feel... both thrilled and ominous... If there really is more Elysia content, I don't think I'll be able to hold it together.]
Compared to other shocked players—
Elysia herself began choosing her character seriously.
Just then, Hokuto added,
"Elysia, maybe bring Kiana."
"Ah?" Elysia blinked, surprised.
Hokuto explained,
"To get familiar with the environment."
"...(‧_‧?)"
Though clearly puzzled, Elysia followed Hokuto's suggestion and picked Kiana.
With the characters selected, the story resumed.
Outside the ruins lay even more ruin.
Iron-gray cliffs loomed on both sides, hiding the sky and casting everything into dim shadows.
No people.
No sound.
Only desolation.
Seele: "..."
The sight made her gasp—
She trusted Sora's words, but such lifeless terrain still filled her with sorrow.
That said...
Is there oxygen on the Moon? Won't Seele suffocate?
Well... Honkai Energy explains everything.jpg
No need to overthink.
Meanwhile—
As the story advanced, the camera zoomed out over the lunar craters...
Until a familiar-yet-foreign blue planet filled the screen—
Facing everyone across space.
That blue—so familiar, so intimate—
Was now... almost terrifying.
Especially when covered in ominous, moving Signets.
[What's covering Earth??]
[Gives me chills...]
[Is this the Stigmata Plan?]
Once the graphics were maxed out—
The sheer visual impact was immense.
It felt like the actual Earth was right in front of them—
Each rune on it still pulsing.
Players—felt it.
So did Seele.
She forced herself to stay calm.
The Moon. The Stigmata Plan...
Dr. Einstein had mentioned them before.
And the only organization that could execute such a global plan in silence—
Undoubtedly—was World Serpent.
That conclusion alone explained why she had "dreamed" of the man who looked like Kevin.
"Looked like"? That was Kevin!
And Seele had mentioned Kevin again.
Not surprising, really.
To dream of a man all wrapped in bandages, radiating demon energy,
Dripping with dramatic flair...
Yeah—it's memorable.
Judging by how many players were still thinking about Flame-Chained Kevin—
It's clear.
Kevin's model...
Has awakened something in players who once only cared about Valkyries.
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