[Once upon a time~ there was a little purple-haired girl.]
[She was bullied by a big bald egg.]
[She cried her eyes out, wailing like a baby~]
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The chibi Sparkle smiled like a little mischief-maker, yet didn't seem like a true villain at all. If you had to describe her! She looked… just like a classic 'bratty girl'.
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[Huh? Wha?]
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The chibi Yuzu yelped in surprise, seemingly shocked by Sparkle's words.
But Sparkle paid no mind. She just kept going in that playful, teasing tone.
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[And then…]
[The little purple-haired girl got mad, drew her sword, and tearfully chased that bald egg all over the place, trying to chop it.]
[She hacked and slashed, but couldn't hit it… which made her so mad.]
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She giggled.
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[So, left with no other choice, she went and found her 'hubby'.]
[Her hubby said, 'Don't cry, baby~ Watch your hubby catch that bald egg and bring it back for you to use as a soccer ball.']
[And so!]
[The once strongest Aeon thus fell.]
[And became the little purple-haired girl's hand warmer, her little cuddle pillow…]
[How delightful, simply delightful~]
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"???"
"…"
"?"
"Huh?"
"O.o"
Offline.
Audiences all across the world stared at each other, wide-eyed, each person looking at the next, all wearing expressions of utter bewilderment.
It was so sudden.
Even online, every single person, without exception. Question marks flooded everywhere.
When I type a question mark, it's not because I have a question, it's because, damn it, you're the one with the problem!
"This… must be a joke, right?"
"She's an Emanator of Elation, you know how they are~"
"Exactly, exactly! The experts all analyzed it. With Elation, if you take it seriously, you've already lost!"
"Wouldn't the Aeon of Nihility be among the strongest?"
"I'd rather believe they battled until the very cosmos was ground to dust, and it was only then that the victor was crowned and the loser cast out."
"That's it! The old god is dead, a new one ascends. That's how it should be!"
Some, holding wine glasses, drank heartily and stood on tables, holding forth loudly.
Others slammed tables, arguing vehemently for their point.
Meanwhile, in the video, the dazed chibi Yuzu seemed to finally snap back to reality.
Flustered, she almost threw herself onto the chibi Sparkle.
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[Lady Sparkle!]
[Hmm?]
[Big Sis Sparkle…]
[Mmm…]
[What is it, little Yuzu~?]
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Sparkle smiled, looking like a little fox that had just stolen a chick.
Miss Yuzu became even more distraught.
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[Please don't disrupt my rhythm like that!]
[And besides! That's not how it happened at all… You'll have to take responsibility for saying things like that!]
[It's fiiine~ Let them come find Sparkle if they have a problem!]
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Sparkle wasn't scared in the slightest.
If she were, she wouldn't be a Masked Fool.
"I think I get it now, it's all this girl stirring up trouble," Kiana's mom couldn't help but shake her head.
But Mobius said, "Not entirely. At the very least, the broad strokes, or the basic premise, probably line up."
"So, that means it's likely true that 'Acheron' declared war on the original Aeon of Nihility, and then received Kiana's help…"
Conductor Vill-V crossed her arms, accentuating her generous curves, then adorably adjusted her non-prescription glasses.
In the real world, many experts, scholars, and elites, after careful analysis, had also reached the same conclusion.
Simultaneously.
Miss Yuzu began to speak.
And indeed confirmed this point.
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[Alrighty…Okay then~]
[Even though… I have to admit.]
[What Big Sis Sparkle said was flippant and very irreverent, and it sounds like a joke, but it's roughly, generally, not too far off from the truth.]
[That is essentially what happened.]
[But it was nowhere near as jokey as all that!]
The chibi Yuzu paused for a moment, then got to the main subject.
[In truth, the lady known as Acheron, her original name is Raiden Bosenmori Mei.]
[Here, 'Bosenmori' is an official title.]
[Strictly speaking, her name should be Raiden Mei.]
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"Raiden Mei?"
"Alright, alright…"
"So her name didn't even change?!"
"Honkai Impact 3rd's Mei is like, 'Am I that awesome? Is that even me?'"
"Alternate universe counterpart, my dude!"
Many people found it amusing.
These kinds of differences between the same famous actress across different worlds were always a treat you just had to savor.
Who could blame our big star for not being picky at all?
She wanted the Honkai Impact 3rd Raiden Mei.
She also wanted the Honkai: Star Rail Raiden Mei.
She certainly wouldn't let the Genshin Impact Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei slip away either.
She really must love that face.
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[The Mei big sister in the Star Rail universe was born into a renowned samurai family.]
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"So, family legacy, I guess…" Kevin couldn't help but mutter.
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[From a young age, she trained and mastered excellent sword skills.]
[But if that was all… it would just be an extracurricular activity, a way to stay fit, nothing more…]
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"Going by everyone's logic…"
Dr. Mei adjusted her glasses, "…am I the only one with this face who has no combat prowess? The one who gets dead tired after walking just a few more steps?"
Beside her, Himeko chuckled.
"Well, there's still Raiden Makoto."
"But Raiden Makoto was originally a god…" Dystopia couldn't help but point out.
They were all at Fire Moth headquarters anyway, so they'd simply gathered together.
And honestly? Thinking about it like this made Dr. Mei's feelings even more complicated.
Do I really have the face of someone destined for martial supremacy?
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[The place where Mei big sister was born is located on the frontier of the Star Rail universe, within a rare binary planet system.]
[The planet she lived on is called Izumo. And opposite Izumo is Takamagahara.]
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Miss Sparkle winked at the camera.
She said,
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[Everyone can take a guess~]
[What exactly are these two planets orbiting around?]
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"Could it be… there's a meaning behind this too?" A high-ranking official from some nation wondered suspiciously.
But since it was brought up, there surely was.
In the video, the chibi Yuzu didn't refute this point either.
Instead, picking up from Miss Sparkle's cue, she began to explain.
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[In fact, they are like two satellites, orbiting a central presence. Normally, one would assume it's a star, like a sun, something that can act as the center of a system.]
[But this binary system is indeed not like that.]
[Because what they orbit… is the Shadow of IX, the Aeon of Nihility.]
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"The Aeon of Nihility, IX?"
"Quick, write that down, write it down!"
"Underline that! It's important!"
"That must be the name of the previous Aeon of Nihility, right? The one from the old era."
Some were astonished.
Others treated it like finding a priceless treasure.
This was all secret history!
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[By chance, they ended up orbiting near the Aeon of Nihility, IX. Even though they were only on the outermost fringes, they were still tainted by Nihility.]
[This destined them to tragedy.]
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Miss Yuzu spoke calmly.
But she was very serious, very precise.
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