Chapter 289: Senti Crushed by Kiana's IQ! Two Adults Teaming Up to Bully a Baby!
Seeing Kiana's IQ occupy the high ground the moment her feet left the floor, everyone in the livestream was dumbfounded.
Was this breathtaking wisdom truly Kiana's real strength?
Love it!
Originally, everyone was saying that Fu Hua's request was a bit much—asking Kiana to both question Senti and prevent her from being pushed toward the Honkai.
But who could have guessed that Kiana would take the intellectual high ground right from the start?
"Good grief, Su Mu, you did this on purpose, didn't you!"
Senti almost fainted from anger on the spot.
"What happened to my highlight moment? My 'Turning the Tides of All Things'? Why am I either being hoodwinked by Otto or constantly bullied by the Old Timer, and now I'm being outsmarted by Kiana!"
She lodged a sorrowful protest against Su Mu.
Su Mu looked at Senti with some confusion: "Did Kiana and Bronya manage to hit you?"
Senti froze: "No."
"And did you defeat Bronya easily?"
"Yes..."
"Well, there you go then."
"No, that's not how it works! Even if I won, Bronya and Kiana are currently incomplete Herrschers. Beating them is nothing to be proud of!"
Su Mu just laughed at Senti's aggrieved look. This was only the beginning; Senti was going to feel even worse soon!
[To be honest, Senti's track record is actually quite good.]
[I agree. Senti really did her best; look at the opponents she's facing. Bronya's highlight was killing a giant monster, only to have her driver's license revoked by Kevin immediately after...]
[Bronya's highlight really only lasts for a second, doesn't it? LOL.]
[Isn't that right? Didn't she just have her license revoked again in Senti's illusion?]
[This shows that those who love speeding will eventually be sanctioned by the traffic police! The net of heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through!]
["Unsafe driving leads to family tears." Is the Old Thief trying to tell us to obey traffic rules? Do you understand his good intentions, children?]
Even Su Mu couldn't help but be amused by these bullet chat comments.
The internet trolls are all geniuses; they talk so well, and he absolutely loves it here!
"Mmm~ Kiana's way of handling it is indeed very good. No matter which question Senti answers now, she falls into Kiana's trap~"
Elysia analyzed the situation briefly and realized the brilliance of Kiana's question.
Believing that humans can control Herrscher powers is Fu Hua's conviction. If Senti says she believes it, then there is no difference between her and Fu Hua.
But if she says she doesn't believe it, it conflicts with her previous story about the Previous Era captain who became the Herrscher of Flame—whom she believed could still be reasoned with.
This is why Senti is such a contradictory existence. Even as she continues to deny it, she is gradually realizing that she is not Fu Hua.
However, she can only force herself to try and find excuses to prove that she is Fu Hua.
In the game, Senti was unable to answer the question and wavered, eventually only giving a weak answer about how Herrschers must be eliminated.
Kiana didn't press further but followed Senti's lead, asking what she would do if she defeated her.
["After that... I'll eliminate that pest, Otto!!"]
At this thought, the corners of her mouth curled up into a healthy, sunny smile.
The illusion shifted to the scene at Schicksal HQ where Otto held the Might of An-Utu pointed at Fu Hua.
Senti stared at the Overseer with undisguised killing intent.
["He is nothing. Just a tool of Dr. MEI's, he doesn't even reach her heels... It's this kind of person who played with the whole world and fooled me for years... He is nothing!"]
Senti waved her hand as if shooing away a buzzing insect.
However, Otto's phantom did not disappear as she intended.
In the phantom's hand, a golden feather emitted a warm glow.
["So... right, he can also mimic Fenghuang Down... Damn Void Archives! Damn it! Curse you, this is clearly my illusion! Even for the sake of realism, he shouldn't have gotten one over on me—who does he think he is!"]
Senti muttered, gritting her teeth with an expression that was a mix of anger and frustration.
This golden feather in Otto's hand was actually a subtle move made by Fu Hua while Senti wasn't paying attention. Senti, in her fit of rage, failed to notice.
Although this teamwork was brilliant, for some reason, seeing Senti's frustrated and angry look made everyone feel...
This was exactly like Kiana and Fu Hua teaming up to bully a child...
Who's the villain here, exactly?
Everyone was stuck between laughing and crying.
Senti was indeed too reasonable; otherwise, she wouldn't have been "hard-controlled" by Kiana. Unfortunately, she had no talent for logic. After all, she was a newborn baby whose experience came entirely from the Old Timer's memories. Facing this situation, she couldn't argue back even if she wanted to.
You, a 50,000-year-old Old Timer, coming to lie to and sneak attack me, a 6.9-hour-old Herrscher of Sentience? Is that okay? It's not okay. You have no martial ethics!
As the game scene shifted, they arrived at the space within Fenghuang Down.
In this white space, Fu Hua sat on the ground as the music—a tune that gave Honkai Impact 3rd players PTSD—began to play.
The moment this BGM appeared, the livestream's bullet chat exploded.
[WTF? No way, right?]
[Are they really going to kill off the Class Monitor?]
[Dammit, I get goosebumps just hearing this BGM!]
[The first time this BGM played, Himeko fell into the Imaginary Space. The second time, Mei became a Herrscher and left Kiana...]
[Is the third time really going to be the death of the Class Monitor? No!!]
[No, wait! I thought if they communicated well, they could recruit Senti. Why is this BGM playing? You 'Old Thief' bastard, stop right now!]
For a moment, the bullet chat was filled with wails. The lethality of this BGM was simply too high!
Furthermore, they knew Su Mu's nature; he was truly capable of anything!
In the game, the cross-legged Fu Hua was deep in thought.
["Thank you for your hard work, Kiana."]
Her power was so fragile that even a simple action almost exhausted her existence.
Currently, she was only able to remain because of Senti's generous sharing of power.
However, what Senti didn't expect was that this insignificant feather was thinking of ways to defeat her.
How was that possible? If she died, wouldn't the Fenghuang Down feather attached to her also disappear?
Senti didn't believe in such a possibility. She hadn't even considered it from the start.
—This was exactly the difference between her and the real Fu Hua.
["This time, it should finally be the end..."]
Fu Hua, carrying the resolve of the dying, felt a sliver of guilt at the very end of her life.
["Everyone..."]
Fu Hua's sigh left everyone in the livestream collectively stunned.
"No, that's not right! This is wrong! Why is the Old Timer about to die again out of nowhere?!"
Senti was completely frozen. Earlier, she was being teased about her IQ being occupied by a "tuna" (Kiana), and everyone was laughing, but now the Old Timer was already prepared to die?
"The Old Timer wants to go down with me? Su Mu, you wouldn't really write it this way, would you?!"
Now, not just Senti, but even Fu Hua looked at Su Mu with shock written all over her face.
"Su Mu, I beg you, be human for once! The Old Timer has been through so much already, and you're going to make her die again? You, you..."
Senti was so angry she almost jumped up. As the world's number one "Old Timer" fan, if she really saw her favorite character killed off—and because of her own actions...
She might actually end up in the hospital just like Otto did that one time!
Senti finally understood why Otto had been sent to the ICU.
The present moment is just like that past moment!!
"Su Mu, say something! Give me a straight answer! Did you kill off the Old Timer or not?!"
Senti really couldn't hold it in anymore, trying desperately to fish for information from Su Mu.
Su Mu didn't speak; he just looked at Senti with a smile, remaining silent.
"Forget it, his mouth is sealed tight. He would never spoil something like this unless he was intentionally throwing out a smoke screen."
Kiana shrugged helplessly. She had completely figured out Su Mu's personality.
"Then what is Su Mu doing here at the livestream? Is he just going to watch and say nothing?"
Senti was filled with indignation.
"He..."
Kiana wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and exchanged a glance with Elysia.
"I think it's better if you don't know... everyone has their own hobbies, after all..."
The two had very helpless expressions, which left Senti even more confused.
Outside the live room, Bronya couldn't help but nod: "Su Mu is just like that."
Seele echoed: "Indeed, Brother Su Mu is just like that."
And in the recording room, Sparkle also nodded as if she felt the same way: "Su Mu is just like that, because I'm like that too, heehee~ As the culprit, it's only interesting to personally return to the scene of the crime~"
Sparkle had put a lot of effort into this animation as well, and Su Mu had given her quite a "surprise."
When she was reading the script, Sparkle also thought Su Mu was really going to kill off Fu Hua. She thought it would be hilarious to see the players' hearts breaking again.
It was only later that she realized there was a twist at the end.
But that made it even more interesting to her.
Aha!
Sometimes you need these unexpected turns to make things fun!
Everyone thinks you're going to kill someone, and then I give you a reversal—I'm not killing them! Surprised, aren't you?
In a sense, the joke is even bigger this way!
"Hmm? That child from Sparkle Studio is here again. Is she also a part-time recording director for us?"
"Not sure, but she's an acquaintance of Director Su. It's likely his arrangement."
"Could she be Director Su's girlfriend or something? I think it's possible."
"That child is quite cute, but the possibility of her being Director Su's girlfriend isn't high, right? After all, Director Su only has eyes for games..."
"Yeah, Director Su's head is filled with games, sigh... I used to find Director Su quite attractive, but thinking about being with him—he'd be busy with work every day and never come home—it feels like I'd be living as a widow... so I decisively gave up on pursuing him."
"Haha... to be honest, I feel like only someone like CEO Bronya is suitable for Director Su. Both of them are workaholics..."
"Talking about work even after getting home? That's just too much..."
The staff at miHoYo were, of course, unaware of the relationships between Su Mu, Bronya, and Seele. It wasn't that Su Mu and Bronya were intentionally hiding it; it was just that even after becoming a couple, there was no difference in how they acted—at least in everyone's eyes.
Seeing them together, everyone just assumed Director Su and CEO Bronya were discussing work again.
In a sense, the probability of this office romance being discovered was about as low as Elysia suddenly announcing she was no longer the "Girls' Love Queen" and was closing off her heart.
Some other miHoYo staff were also discussing Sparkle. This girl seemed to appear and disappear like a ghost, showing up at several version livestreams.
But by the time people remembered her, she would have vanished.
If it weren't for the name "Sparkle from Sparkle Studio" on the guest list, everyone would have thought it was a haunting...
The livestream continued.
After the illusion of Schicksal HQ ended, Senti clearly looked like she was losing her patience.
But Kiana said she had already seen Senti's tough side, but she didn't yet understand the "everyday" Senti.
Back in Arc City, when Kiana acted with Fu Hua, she had seen the gentle and strong side of the Class Monitor.
Even though Fu Hua had lost her body and had little power left, she was always thinking of ways to help Kiana fight the Herrscher's erosion.
What would Senti do if she were in that position?
["Of course I would do everything I could to help you."]
Senti answered without hesitation.
But she couldn't imagine herself without a body. Fu Hua said she could recreate that scene.
Senti didn't think twice and lent her power to Fu Hua, completely unguarded.
Seeing Senti lend her power to Fu Hua so straightforwardly, this scene made Kiana and Fu Hua in the livestream feel quite uneasy.
"Class Monitor..."
"Student Kiana..."
Kiana and Fu Hua exchanged a glance, both feeling incredibly awkward at this moment.
Guilt... yes.
A massive sense of guilt instantly enveloped their hearts.
What a good child Senti was... and the two of them were teaming up to trick and deceive her. This was just too much!!
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