Chapter 112: Post-Credits Scene, A Snake Comes from the Darkness
The credits were still rolling. Except for Shigure Kira and her group who needed to attend the premiere, no one else seemed to be getting up to leave, even though the lights in the screening room had already come on.
Because the first row had emptied, Ya Qing moved to the last row, taking the empty seat next to Kevin.
The credits were scrolling.
They attracted the audience's attention.
The screenwriters for the first two Honkai series movies were not the same person, which made them even more curious about who the screenwriter for this critically acclaimed, breakout hit was.
Was it the writer of the first movie, Welt Yang, who had been a director for the Arahato tokusatsu series for ten years and had written a story with rich emotion and perfect character designs, defining the foundation of the Honkai universe?
Or was it the "rookie" screenwriter of the second movie, Ya Qing Schariac, who was brutally flamed by the entire internet for a plot that was too bland and for power scaling that was all over the place?
Kevin and the others were also very curious.
Their curiosity was different from the audience's.
They were curious whether Ya Qing would actually write his own name.
The credits scrolled, and on it was written in bold:
Screenwriter: Otto Apocalypse.
"???"
This was something no one had expected.
After all, their guesses were a choice between Welt Yang and Ya Qing.
"Grandpa?!" Theresa's small face was filled with disbelief. She subconsciously cried out. Her impression of Otto was still stuck on Kallen Fantasy and The Redemption of a Saint, but she quickly came to her senses.
"I didn't expect President Otto's literary foundation to be so profound," Himeko also guessed the general idea and deliberately went along with the topic.
Bronya, who had just returned from the restroom, looked at the name on the screen with a strange expression.
Although she had long guessed that Ya Qing was unlikely to write his own name, to write the name of his direct superior, wasn't that a bit too bold?
In the back row, everyone's gaze simultaneously turned to Ya Qing.
"Why are you all looking at me?" Ya Qing said, drinking his soda.
"The soda you're drinking is Mobius's, you know~?" Elysia smiled cutely.
Mobius turned her face away.
Ya Qing was stunned. Wasn't he drinking Kevin's?
"This one is mine," Kevin said, dangling the already finished soda cup in his hand, a mischievous taunt in his eyes.
"Hehe."
Central Europe, in Kallen and Otto's little love nest.
Otto looked at the screenwriter credit, which surprisingly had his own name, and was very surprised in his heart, but his face remained perfectly calm.
"Otto, you actually wrote this movie?" Kallen was extremely astonished. In her opinion, Otto didn't have the ability to write a script.
"People always believe what they see with their eyes, thus forgetting their inherent perception and self-awareness..."
Before Otto could finish his sentence, Kallen had already sat up cross-legged, and her two somewhat cold and soft little hands pinched Otto's neck, not using any force.
"You try speaking gibberish again?"
Otto played along with Kallen, pretending to be suffocating and sticking out his tongue.
This made Kallen laugh.
"Pfft-hahahahaha."
Seeing Kallen laugh, Otto laughed too.
North America.
"Do you believe it?" Einstein asked.
"Who knows?" Joyce smiled.
Einstein turned her head and stared at Joyce.
"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Joyce was puzzled.
"Joyce, don't you think you're acting more and more like Otto now?" Einstein said, serious and solemn.
"Am I?" Joyce smiled slightly.
"Stop smiling!"
[The credits finished rolling.
The screen remained dark.
Otto's voice is heard, as if making a recording.
"The Hyperion has escaped the encirclement. The whereabouts of K-423 and the prototype Godsbane battlesuit are unknown."
"The Herrscher has fallen into a deep sleep again, but the Honkai she has caused throughout the world has not stopped."
"Under this crisis, Anti-Entropy may also reunite and form an alliance with Theresa."
"In addition, she is also an uncertain factor."
"The power of the feather, the Eighth God Key, 'Fenghuang Down', seems to still hide secrets I don't know."
"But no matter. The experiment will not be affected by these things."
The screen lights up. It's a beach. An empty syringe is half-buried in the sand. With the sound of waves crashing on the shore, the camera pans up.
Kiana, having reverted from her Herrscher form, is lying face down on the beach, seemingly still unconscious.]
"The story is definitely not over, or rather, Otto's plan isn't over."
"I didn't expect the screenwriter of this movie to be Otto himself. No wonder the Otto in the movie is a villain. I'm afraid no one else would dare to write him like that."
"Family, I haven't seen it yet. Can someone tell me how the movie is? The last one scared me."
"Dude above, I can tell you for sure, it's absolutely worth the price. In this movie, you can not only see the deep mother-daughter bond between Kiana and Cecilia, but also a touching teacher-student relationship."
Reply: "Really?"
"I'm a dog if I'm lying to you!"
After the epilogue, online comments exploded, instantly jumping from a few thousand to hundreds of thousands. Most of them were angry, but the ratings remained high. The target of the anger was basically Otto alone.
"Bastard Otto, give me back my Class Monitor Fu Hua!"
"Bastard Otto, give me back my Teacher Himeko!"
Summary: Bastard Otto!
"Let's go, my back hurts from sitting!" Kevin stood up and stretched. His office-worker body could no longer handle sitting still for long periods.
"Don't be in a hurry, Kevin," Ya Qing still hadn't gotten up.
[The screen cuts again.
"...So this is your plan? You want to end the Honkai this way...?"
Welt Yang's voice, filled with unconcealable anger, is heard.
"To bring permanent liberation to mankind...? No, I disagree. I can never agree to such a plan. This isn't saving at all..."
The screen lights up again. Welt Yang is confronting a large, ethereal, intertwined snake. A faint green light glows in the snake's eyes.
"Whether you accept it or not, I will return... to judge, and to save you."
Welt Yang tells Einstein, who is preparing to approach, to stop. The being before them is not something she can handle.
"I'm very sorry, Doctor... I didn't listen to your advice. This was my mistake, and I must be the one to rectify it."
Einstein does not agree.
"Sovereign, let me take you away from here."
"No. Listen to your reason. Just be calm, as you advised me to be."
A system prompt sounds. The return coordinates have been reached.
"Welt..."
"Ein, no matter what, don't look back."
Welt Yang turns around, the Star of Eden in his hand glowing with a strange purple light. He once again uses the Zeroth Power of the Star of Eden.
"Star of Eden, Zeroth Power, release!"
"Yang!!!"
To Einstein's final cry of "Yang," a black hole swallows both him and the snake.]
Chapter 113: A Tear? No, That's Just a Drop of Ice Crystal
"Welt used Zeroth Power again? Fu Hua lived for fifty thousand years and had to pay the price of amnesia just for using First Power. Is he just using it willy-nilly?"
"Welt's going to die again. How many times is this now?"
"I've lost count."
"This is hilarious. Does he get special privileges because he's a collaborator? How come he can't die?"
"If Welt can be revived so many times, it wouldn't be too much to ask for our Teacher Himeko to be revived once, right?"
"I still don't believe Himeko is dead. The story never explicitly said so, just that the space collapsed. Since Kiana ended up washed ashore on a beach, could Himeko also be somewhere in the world?"
"The opinion above, it's hard not to agree."
"If Himeko is dead, I'm going straight to the Schicksal official website to rage."
Unlike the online speculation about whether Welt would die and whether Himeko was truly dead, inside the screening room, the people of the Golden Courtyard all looked at Ya Qing and Mobius.
Although the movie didn't explicitly state it, upon seeing the ethereal snake shadow in the post-credits scene, the first thing everyone thought of was Mobius, especially since the snake's eyes were green.
Even Mobius herself was starting to lack confidence.
"Hey, hey, what does this surprise have to do with me?" Kevin said, speechless. He had been looking forward to it, thinking he might make an appearance.
Ya Qing just smiled without a word.
"Why is it Ya Qing's voice?" Elysia recognized the voice coming from the snake.
"Sis Elysia, you can even tell that?" Pardofelis was surprised. The single line of dialogue had been modified into a mechanical voice.
"Of course~"
The group got up and began to leave the screening room one after another.
After every movie premiere, it was Ya Qing's treat to celebrate the film's success. He hadn't forgotten this tradition even after the last movie.
"Cheers!" ×N
The lights were a warm white as glasses clinked.
The group was seated around a large round table in the center.
This restaurant had been carefully selected by Ya Qing. It was also where Kalpas worked. A single meal here cost as much as an ordinary person's annual salary; it was a restaurant that catered to the upper class.
Kiana always stuffed her cheeks like a hamster.
"Kiana, eat slowly. Don't choke," Mei said helplessly.
As soon as Mei finished speaking, Kiana started pounding her chest.
Mei frantically handed her a glass of water.
Ya Qing and Mobius had once again chosen the wrong seats.
To their left.
"MEI, this is also delicious!" Kevin placed the deshelled lobster meat onto MEI's plate.
To their right.
"Eden, Eden, I want to eat that~?"
Eden elegantly held her red wine glass, while her other hand used chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat and intimately feed it to Elysia.
This made Ya Qing and Mobius extremely awkward.
"Was that really my character in the movie's post-credits scene?" Mobius started a topic, boredly poking at a delicious steak with her knife and fork.
"If I said I don't know either, would you believe me?" Ya Qing picked up a slice of meat from the Sichuan boiled pork dish on the table.
"Say it or don't," Mobius deliberately picked up the same dish as Ya Qing, but her pretty face turned bright red from the spice, and she couldn't stop coughing.
"Cough, cough, cough."
Ya Qing quickly poured Mobius a glass of cold water.
Mobius took it and drank it all in one go.
"You can't even handle spicy food. Why did you eat it when you saw so many chilies?" Ya Qing said helplessly.
"Cough, cough, so spicy!" If it weren't for the outsiders present, Mobius really would have stuck out her little tongue to fan it.
"Drink some more water," Ya Qing poured Mobius another glass and also gave her a piece of sweet corn cake.
Their actions were all seen by Patrick and the others sitting opposite them.
Shigure Kira looked a little lonely.
Salome could only pat her on the shoulder in a gesture of comfort.
Rita secretly took a photo with her phone. It was the scene of Ya Qing giving food to Mobius. Mobius's face, red from the spice, looked more like she was blushing in the photo.
Abyss Flower & Black Orchid: "!!!"
Seeing Durandal's reply, Rita could almost picture Bianka's surprised expression.
"Sister Sakura, look, I've long suspected there was something going on between Ya Qing-bro and Snake-sis," Pardofelis whispered.
"Mhm!" Sakura, sitting on the front line of shipping, watched the interaction between Mobius and Ya Qing with a comfortable, fox-like smile.
Nearby, Aponia was taking care of three or four children by herself.
The three doctors of World Serpent now all had men sitting beside them.
MEI had Kevin beside her.
Mobius had Ya Qing beside her.
Vill-V had... Kalpas?
"Kalpas, give me the recipe. I can build you a robot that can perfectly replicate it!" Vill-V's eyes were shining.
"Hmph, how can those things compare to me?!" Kalpas crossed his arms. With his sunglasses and mask, to avoid letting others see his face, he hadn't eaten a single bite.
"What a pity. You missed an opportunity," Vill-V said, drinking her sweet soup, her eyes squinting.
"Griseo, you can't just eat meat. You need to eat some vegetables!"
"I know... Mom."
Hua pulled Su aside and asked, "Brother Su, my chest has been hurting a bit these past few days. What's going on?"
"Brother Hua, I'm a doctor, not a god. I can't tell just by looking."
Senti and Kiana were stuffing their faces.
Fu Hua and Mei exchanged a helpless smile.
Kosma looked at the sumptuous feast on the table, which was comparable to a Manchu-Han Imperial Feast, and hadn't touched his chopsticks, his mind full of drama.
Just then, Pardofelis put some food on Kosma's plate and gave him a "you're welcome" smile.
"Big sister, help me get some of that," Rin said, holding a Boston lobster in her left hand and pointing to the scallops with vermicelli with her right.
"Finish what's on your plate first," Sakura gently tapped Rin on the head.
Everything seemed so real.
Everything seemed so fake.
Beautiful and happy.
Ya Qing was chatting with Mobius when he suddenly glanced at a corner of the private room and seemed to see a figure standing there. When he looked carefully again, it was empty.
Ya Qing thought he had seen wrong.
"What are you looking at?" Mobius followed Ya Qing's gaze but only saw a precious decorative vase in the corner.
"I probably saw wrong," Ya Qing retracted his gaze.
Just now, he thought he had seen Kevin, the Kevin from his dream. Seeing the happy scene before him, a trace of emotion had appeared on his cold face, and a single tear had fallen, but before it could slide down, it had already frozen into an ice crystal.
"Wait, what am I even thinking?" Ya Qing looked at the Kevin beside him and couldn't help but laugh.
"Were you just cursing me?" Kevin swallowed the delicious food in his mouth and glared at Ya Qing with dead fish eyes.
"I wasn't. You continue eating."
"Good."
Kevin continued to enjoy the delicacy.
After they were full, the group was about to disperse.
They left the private room one after another.
Ya Qing was the last to leave.
Looking at the ice crystal on the floor by the vase, he was lost in thought.
Perhaps Kevin had really seen this scene.
"How is that possible?" Ya Qing smiled to himself.
Chapter 114: Ya Qing's Little Girlfriend??
Ya Qing slept very soundly.
Especially when he thought of the netizens who had angrily complained about the bland plot of Honkai Impact 2nd, and their shock when they saw Honkai Impact 3rd, which led to their mental breakdown, and their rage against Otto all over the internet, both in reality and in the movie.
This made Ya Qing feel extremely happy before he went to sleep.
"Morning, Brother Jie."
Ya Qing, who had finished washing up, greeted Kalpas, who was wearing an apron and making breakfast in the kitchen, with messy hair.
"Hmph, you're really lazy now."
Kalpas snorted coldly.
He placed a bowl of hot wontons and a delicately plated sunnyside-up egg on the table in front of Ya Qing, and also poured him a glass of warm milk.
"Ah, it's..." Ya Qing answered subconsciously.
Ya Qing hadn't even opened his eyes, washing up and coming downstairs purely on willpower.
"Morning, Kalpas."
On the stairs, a flash of green appeared, swaying. Mobius's green hair was sticking up, but she didn't care at all, her eyes sleepy as she sat down next to Ya Qing.
Kalpas brought out the same breakfast as Ya Qing's from the kitchen.
Watching the two of them, who were in a similar state and even had the same movements, Kalpas actually leaned against the sliding door of the kitchen and watched with great interest.
Ya Qing and Mobius picked up their spoons at the same time, scooped up a wonton, blew on it, and put it in their mouths.
And then... they both got burned.
"Hot, hot, hot," Mobius opened her small mouth and kept fanning it with her little hand.
"Hot, hot, hot," Ya Qing almost spat out the wonton, but seeing Kalpas's look, he forced himself to hold it in. After being burned, he woke up a little.
"Morning, senpai," Ya Qing stirred the wontons in his bowl with a spoon.
"Morning."
During breakfast, Ya Qing's phone rang. He took out the still-vibrating phone from the pocket of his dinosaur pajamas and looked at the caller ID, completely baffled.
"Sis, it should be the middle of the night over there, right? Why are you calling me in the middle of the night? Is there something important?" Ya Qing couldn't figure it out.
9 AM in the Far East, it should be 2 or 3 AM at Schicksal Headquarters.
Far away in a suburban villa in Central Europe...
Cecilia, in a sexy white silk nightgown, sat on the bay window of her bedroom. The bright moonlight streamed in through the window, shining on her, making her look so beautiful.
Unfortunately, the only person who could appreciate such a beautiful sight was already fast asleep on the bed, snoring loudly enough to shake the heavens.
"Can't I call you if there's nothing important? Little brother~" Cecilia's tone was teasing.
"No, no," Ya Qing replied.
As the saying goes, the eldest sister is like a mother. Whenever Ya Qing heard Cecilia speak in this tone, he would have a bad feeling. He knew his sister was about to tease him.
"I heard from Kira that you're in a relationship, little brother?"
Ya Qing, who was just about to take a sip of milk, silently put down the glass, thankful that he hadn't drunk it, or he would have spat it out.
Shigure Kira, spreading rumors about me?
"Sister, you believe what Kira says?" Ya Qing said helplessly.
"I don't, but Sister Kallen does. She's preparing to go to the Far East right now~ half to see Theresa, and half to see your 'little girlfriend'." Cecilia drew the curtains.
"Cough, cough, cough, Aunt Kallen is coming?!" Ya Qing coughed a few times, not because he was surprised by Kallen's arrival, but because he knew that once Kallen came to the Far East, someone would definitely follow her.
"Well, little brother, if you call her Auntie in front of Sister Kallen, you might suffer a bit." Cecilia reminded him.
Ya Qing couldn't be bothered with that now.
"Wait, what little girlfriend?!"
Ya Qing's voice attracted the attention of Mobius, Kalpas, and Elysia and Pardofelis, who had come downstairs at some point.
"Then I'm not clear. Little brother, you'll have to explain it to Kallen yourself. Don't tell anyone that your sister told you in advance, okay? Ehe."
Cecilia hung up the phone.
But Ya Qing was stunned. Based on his understanding of Kallen, even if he explained that he wasn't in a relationship, Kallen probably wouldn't believe him, and would even think he was lying.
After all, Kallen's impression of him was that of a smooth-talking kid.
"Damn you, Shigure Kira!"
Elysia curiously asked, "Ya Qing, the fae lady just heard 'little girlfriend'. Could it be that you and..."
Elysia's gaze darted back and forth between Ya Qing and Mobius.
"It's not that. My elder, that is, President Otto's lover Kallen, thinks I have a partner and is preparing to come to the Far East to see me," Ya Qing said, sitting on the sofa. "But where would I get a little girlfriend?"
"Then just explain it to her, Ya Qing-bro," Pardofelis said.
"She won't believe me," Ya Qing shook his head.
Elysia leaned next to Ya Qing and suggested an idea.
"Then just find someone to pretend to be your girlfriend. There are many beautiful girls in the Golden Courtyard, you know~" Elysia's eyes kept signaling Mobius to Ya Qing.
Mobius, who was "seriously" watching cartoons, had already perked up her ears to eavesdrop.
"Pretending is an idea," Ya Qing stroked his chin and began to consider the candidates.
"MEI? No, Kevin will fight me to the death."
"Sakura? That won't work either. She and Aunt Kallen are best friends."
"Eden? No, no, a big star would be easily exposed."
"Fu Hua and Senti are too young, and they know Kiana and the others. Theresa would easily let it slip."
"Elysia... forget it. I'm afraid Aunt Kallen would be in danger."
Ya Qing muttered to himself.
"Hey! How would I be a danger?" Elysia asked, dissatisfied, her hands on her slender hips.
Hearing Ya Qing list out name after name, but not her own, Mobius's pretty face grew darker and darker.
"Aponia probably doesn't have time. Vill-V is too unpredictable. It would be better if her true personality came out. I've decided!"
Mobius snorted coldly.
Ya Qing got up and sat next to Mobius.
"I think I'm most familiar with you, senpai. I'm counting on you, senpai."
Mobius's beautiful eyes narrowed.
Elysia had a "my ship is sailing" look on her face.
Pardofelis took a photo and sent it to Sakura.
aaa·Cat-man·PurchasingAgent: "『Image』"
Sakura·Blossom: "You're... Pardofelis? Why did you change your username?"
aaa·Cat-man·PurchasingAgent: "Sister Sakura, don't worry about that. Look at the picture!"
Sakura·Blossom: "Nice."
Ya Qing had never thought that Cecilia thought he was in a relationship because Shigure Kira had told her. Then how did Kallen find out?
If Ya Qing had thought about it, he definitely would have said.
Damn you, pink-haired fox!
Only after Mobius agreed to pretend to be his girlfriend did he breathe a sigh of relief.
An hour later.
Ya Qing suddenly remembered that he still didn't know when Kallen would arrive in the Far East. If she came tomorrow, he wouldn't even have a chance to prepare.
Ya Qing got up to go to the restroom.
He took out his phone and dialed a certain contact.
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