Just as Hessian and Elysia entered their tender moment,
Kalpas was in the kitchen recording a video, following the curry rice that Mei had made in the live stream recording.
Ever since he watched the drama Honkai Impact 3rd, he had taken a liking to the characters Kiana and Mei—not because of how beautiful they were.
It was simply because Kiana loved eating the food Mei cooked, and the dishes Mei made truly looked incredibly delicious!
This made Kalpas, who loved cooking, feel like he had found kindred spirits, along with an indescribable sense of belonging.
Even in that world of Honkai, Mei still persisted in cooking.
What a great thing that was!
Humming a little tune, he followed Mei's tutorial to make dinner, then ate the curry rice all by himself.
Finally, he edited the video and posted it on his short video account, with the title: "Learning to Cook from Mei—The Taste Is Simply Amazing."
If one looked closely, they would notice that he actually had three million followers, and he had posted over two hundred cooking videos.
As soon as the video was released,
the likes quickly surpassed ten thousand.
There were also a ton of comments.
He habitually clicked to check the comments.
Unlike before, where people mostly praised how well he recreated the dish, this time they were asking him: "As a fan of Kiana and Mei, what are your thoughts after watching the latest episode?"
Kalpas replied very objectively: "Director He said this is a healthy, positive, and uplifting story. I believe they will all have a good ending."
Someone immediately followed up: "What if next week is still full of knives?"
Kalpas replied: "When that time comes, I'll compare with him—see whether a chef's knife is sharper, or his."
After replying to the comments,
he went to bed peacefully.
After all, he had already gotten a promise from Elysia to visit the director. As a food blogger, bringing a knife along would be perfectly normal, right?
…
Hessian was completely unaware of this.
He dove straight into filming the fifth episode.
This episode was extremely difficult to shoot—not only were there many scene changes, but the characters that appeared and the battle scenes were all at a level that could support an entire movie.
This left him with no time to attend to anything else.
Over the course of this week,
he was basically at the company filming as soon as he woke up, only returning home late at night.
Sometimes he simply squeezed in to sleep with Kevin in the company's dorm.
Under such hard work,
the filming of the fifth episode was finally completed.
To boost the hype for this episode,
after filming wrapped, Hessian had all the actors post declarations of war on their Douyin and Weibo accounts.
Theresa: "Wait for me, Kiana. I will definitely save you."
Mei: "Kiana, when you come back, I'll make curry rice for you again."
Bronya: "Idiot Kiana, please wait for Bronya."
Himeko: "Even if it costs everything, I will save you."
Tesla: "I'll make Schicksal taste the power of an iron torrent!"
Einstein: "No need for more words—let's go to war!"
…
Countless declarations were posted online, instantly igniting the emotions of the audience.
Everyone could feel that the plot of this episode was absolutely extraordinary!
Countless people across the internet sounded the horn to save Kiana.
The Honkai Impact 3rd drama once again trended on hot searches because of this.
Golden Court.
Eden was sitting with Elysia, savoring her red wine while chatting about Honkai Impact 3rd.
She looked at the countless declarations being projected on the wall: "Your husband really is something else. To come up with this kind of marketing tactic—tonight's viewership ratings are bound to break records."
Elysia revealed a happy smile: "Of course. This is something my husband worked on for an entire week to finish filming. It will definitely make history."
Eden looked at her slightly flushed cheeks and asked: "Don't you need to keep him company tonight? Why did you come specifically to watch with me?"
Elysia took a sip of red wine and answered honestly: "He said he'd be very busy tonight and was worried I'd be lonely at home alone, so he told me to come drink with you and watch TV together."
Eden swirled her wine glass.
A smile involuntarily appeared on her lips. She understood Hessian's intentions.
What an… interesting man.
"He probably won't be coming home tonight. After we finish watching Honkai Impact 3rd, stay and watch some plays with me. You can sleep here tonight."
Elysia wasn't stupid.
She had actually guessed Hessian's intentions long ago, but to save face for her husband, she hadn't pointed it out.
"Okay~"
Elysia nodded.
Unknowingly, the time arrived for Honkai Impact 3rd to air.
Viewers across the internet sat in front of their TVs. Even those who couldn't watch on TV because they were at work quietly took out their phones to watch.
As the opening theme ended,
the plot officially began.
Location: Schicksal Headquarters.
Time: 22 hours after Kiana was captured.
Otto Apocalypse stood in front of the experimental pod, looking at the Kiana inside: "Continue injecting Honkai energy into the pod. This level of concentration won't be enough to wake her."
"Heh… long time no see. Welcome home, K423!"
Meanwhile, in Kiana's mind within the experimental pod, a consciousness was awakening.
"Return to my side, my kin!"
This consciousness's call instantly spread across the globe, awakening the Honkai beasts that had been sleeping on the battlefield of the Second Honkai Eruption.
Otto Apocalypse had long prepared everything. He watched the Honkai beasts flying toward Schicksal headquarters.
He said faintly: "Oh? Coming to protect your queen?"
"Deploy full-domain satellite defenses. All Valkyrie troops, prepare for Level 1 combat."
"Get ready to welcome the world's transformation!"
Watching this scene,
almost all the viewers showed expressions of disbelief.
They subconsciously pointed at Otto Apocalypse on the screen and asked: "This is Hessian? This is that director?"
Even Eden was stunned: "This is your husband?"
Elysia nodded: "Yes… although his aura has changed dramatically, and he's wearing a golden wig, I'm certain it's him."
"Uh…"
Eden suddenly downed a large gulp of wine.
She was truly too shocked.
The Hessian in her impression had a completely different aura from Otto Apocalypse.
This acting… even a big star like her had to say she was impressed.
The scene then switched to Theresa's side.
They were aboard the Helios transport ship and had already entered the airspace of Schicksal headquarters.
Himeko looked at the enemies already lying in ambush ahead: "Hmph, if we had the Hyperion, these enemies wouldn't be anything."
Theresa said: "Stop complaining, Himeko. Until 'that thing' is finished being refitted, we can't let the Hyperion sortie."
"Helios, prepare for engagement!"