Chapter 54: Cries of a Streamer

Van and Fu Hua were chatting idly, on and off.

Suddenly, a puffed-up angry voice interrupted, "Fu Hua, why didn't you wait for me to eat together!"

The two looked up, and saw Ji Xuanyuan standing at the table holding a tray, her eyes full of grievance and dissatisfaction.

Her gaze swept back and forth between Van and Fu Hua, and finally locked onto Van, her tone carrying obvious hostility, "Why are you here again? Are you up to something bad again?"

Van looked innocent and spread his hands, "I'm just here to eat, how did I become the bad guy from your mouth?"

Ji Xuanyuan snorted coldly and plopped down next to Fu Hua, glaring at Van. "Who knows if you have ulterior motives. Fu Hua, you better be careful, this guy doesn't look like a good person."

Fu Hua looked at the two of them and calmly tried to ease the atmosphere, "Xuanyuan, Van is just here to eat, don't overthink."

Ji Xuanyuan still wanted to say something, but was interrupted by surprised exclamations from not far inside the cafeteria.

"It updated! Honkai Impact 3 updated again!"

"It updated? Hmph! Even if it updated, I'm not watching!"

"Exactly, made me eat so many knives, and still expect me to keep following?"

"Unless Mihoyo revives Van!"

"I saw it, Van revived."

"Really?"

"Fake."

"What the f*!"**

"..."

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[Elsewhere, at the cafeteria entrance.]

Himeko was watching from a distance toward the area where Van and the others were.

Seeing the three chatting and laughing, Himeko's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and a complicated emotion rose in her heart.

"What exactly are you hiding?" Himeko murmured softly.

She recalled the conversation with Van earlier that morning, and the scene of Fu Hua and Van interacting now, and couldn't help but grow suspicious.

'His relationship with Fu Hua seems much closer than I imagined... Could it be he really knows something but is deliberately hiding it from me?'

The more Himeko thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, and she secretly made up her mind. 'Looks like I'll need to find a chance to probe him a bit... right, for the upcoming academic exchange student representative, let's have Van go.'

———

[Meanwhile, across major internet platforms.]

Although the "Last Lesson" storyline had already ended, it stirred up a wave online.

Why are heroes admired? Because such people are rare and precious in the real world.

Van's action of sacrificing his life for others especially moved many people online. Together with the excellent plot and exquisite special effects of the video, Honkai Impact 3 once again went viral online.

Many streamers were dragged into the fandom by their own fans, unable to extricate themselves afterward.

Among them, the uploader Guinaifen was one of them.

Before being dragged into the pit by her fans, Guinaifen had confidently declared, "Guys, are you that fragile? Just one video, can it really make someone cry?"

[Exactly, just one video, how could it make someone cry!]

[I want to believe you, so prove it to them!]

[Ohhh, so that's how we're playing it, huh brothers?]

[Looks like the streamer doesn't yet realize the seriousness of this situation.]

Looking at the chat stoking the flames nonstop, Guinaifen swore she wouldn't shed a single tear.

And then… she finished watching "The Last Lesson"...

Guinaifen broke down crying, "Wahhh! Mihoyo, you have no heart!!!"

Seeing Van fall into the abyss like shattered jade and broken pearls, Guinaifen wished she could jump into the video and stretch out her hand to catch the falling Van.

[Streamer, streamer, I still liked your defiant attitude before watching the video.]

[The smile won't disappear, just transfer, I finally understand why my roommate dragged me to watch Honkai 3.]

[WTF, where did this ghost come from?]

[Don't cry, Van will appear again in a bit.]

"Really? Will my husband appear again soon?" Guinaifen, sobbing, stared at the computer screen, not caring at all that her makeup was ruined.

At this moment, she had no mind to care about the mocking "boomerang" comments in the chat. Right now, she just wanted to know whether Van was safe.

Just then, the video scene shifted, to the Sea of Quanta.

When she saw her long-awaited Van wasn't dead, Guinaifen finally relaxed her anxious heart.

"I told you, such a popular character, there's no way Mihoyo's writers would take him off-screen..."

However, before she could finish her sentence,

Pa!

A loud sound was heard from the video.

Van was swallowed whole by a dark green giant serpent.

Everything happened too fast, Guinaifen couldn't even react.

Seeing the dazed Guinaifen, the livestream chat had already erupted in ghostly glee.

[So satisfying!]

[Here it comes, girl! Mihoyo's combo-blade attack!!!]

[Brothers, look, Little Gui's been slashed dumb!]

[Kekeke, truly delicious.]

[Main host, don't just cry, say something!]

Seeing the mocking barrage reappear, Guinaifen finally couldn't take it anymore...

"Mihoyo, I'm coming for you, waaaaa!!!"

Although the system backend kept sending gift notifications, Guinaifen had no mind to livestream anymore. Her heart had already died along with Van.

"Guys, that's it for today's stream. I'm going to log off and calm down. Bye."

With that, Guinaifen instantly ended the stream.

[WTF, she really ended the stream!]

[It's over. Another one slashed dumb.]

[Why do you say another one?]

[Little Gui's endurance isn't great. I haven't had enough ghost fun yet. Brothers, any streamer recommendations to haunt?]

[Got it, brother, got it.]

[@NotFree Wonton @Penguin Dummy PolarBear @Boss Moeki_. All worth haunting.]

[Good good good, thanks Command Center, I'm off too!]

———

Guinaifen could no longer see the chat barrage. Right now, she was lying blankly on her bed, staring at the ceiling.

Recalling the just-ended livestream and the humiliation of being slashed into tears by her fans, Guinaifen thought long and hard, then decided to recommend this video to her roommate Sushang.

There's an old saying, 'It's better to be slashed together than alone.' Even better, let's just watch others get slashed.

So, to avenge the ghostly fans in her livestream, Guinaifen decided, if you can't beat them, join them.

Imagining her roommate Sushang crying so hard she couldn't speak, Guinaifen's lips curled up uncontrollably in mad glee.

"Kekeke, Sushang, although this might be a little inhumane, you'll definitely thank me in the future~"

"After all, there aren't many works this healthy, sunny, and full of positive energy anymore~"

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