It was Saturday, noon. The game had just reopened after maintenance.
Countless players flooded in instantly.
Naturally, the pink fairy lady, already deeply hooked on Honkai Impact 3rd, was no exception.
She started streaming right away.
As the stream chat filled with "She's here! She's here!" messages—
The screen displayed a completely different opening from Elysia's previous stream.
First came a starry radiance.
And that same soft, ethereal voice:
"On the road ahead, the stars shine bright~♪"
The pink fairy lady walked out from the depths of darkness, step by step, stepping over rippling waves.
Beneath her feet bloomed flowers, pink like crystal.
"Flowers in full bloom~♪"
She twirled gracefully to the center of the screen.
Her beautiful face was ever adorned with a lovely smile, her star-filled eyes occasionally glinting with light.
"Hi~ Did you miss me?♪"
"A new day begins with a wonderful encounter~~"
[Ah~! Thank goodness I came early. I never want to miss the fairy lady's opening line~♪ Love you!]
["I Will Always Love the Fairy Lady" gifted 10 Small TVs]
[This opening must've cost a lot again, huh? I'll pay for it!]
[Let me show some support too!]
["Uninvited pilipili姛" gifted 3 Small TVs]
"The intro's all made by me. I didn't spend money on it, so no need for that."
Elysia stopped her viewers from showering her with more gifts. "Just stepping aboard the fairy lady's little boat is enough."
"Boarding the boat" meant becoming a channel member.
In pilipili, it referred to purchasing a special membership for a streamer—giving them a share of the revenue.
It was a way to support their streaming career.
"As long as you do that~ I'll be ve~~~ry happy."
[Ugh~~ I know I'm just one fish in the fairy lady's pond, but I can't bring myself to leave.]
[I'm addicted, family.]
Aside from excited fans, there were some who were focused on the content of today's stream.
[Is the fairy lady playing Honkai Impact 3rd today? I heard the main story is super sweet—I'm really looking forward to it.]
"Hmph~♪ Of course I'm playing Honkai Impact 3rd today~ I'm excited for the new main story too. But…"
Elysia paused for effect, "Before we begin the game, I've invited a special guest to join the call today."
She opened her chat software with a mysterious smile.
The viewers in chat began guessing wildly.
[Who is it? Eden maybe? She hasn't been in any events lately—probably has free time.]
[Is it really Eden?? (excited)]
"It's not Eden~ She's been grinding Honkai Impact 3rd so hard she passed out. She's sleeping on my bed right now~♪"
Elysia chuckled as she denied the audience's guess.
[Isn't there a bit too much information in that one sentence???]
[In conclusion, Eden is on the fairy lady's bed.]
[Everyone, say it with me—Beware of 姛!]
"Ah~ Let's get back to tonight's special guest. I bet you'll never guess who it is."
As she spoke, Elysia connected the call.
She dismissed every guess the chat threw out.
Then finally, when they could guess no more, she revealed the truth.
"It's Mei from Honkai Impact 3rd~~"
"Mei~ Mei~ say something~♪"
The first sentence was for the viewers, the second was to the person on the call.
"Hello, I'm Mei."
When Mei's voice rang out, the stream went silent for a brief moment—then exploded.
[Whoa! It's Mei!]
[Move aside! I have Mei at 3★S, let me speak first!]
[More accurately, it's Mei's voice actress, right? The fairy lady really has connections.]
"Everyone, please don't get too excited." Mei's voice was a bit nervous.
"Alright, alright~ Don't scare Mei. And besides, Mei isn't just voicing Raiden Mei… that little secret I won't be sharing with you."
Elysia smoothly redirected the viewers' focus with practiced skill.
She smirked playfully and, amid their curiosity, opened the newly updated Honkai Impact 3rd.
She logged in and headed straight to the main story.
Meanwhile, Mei watched Elysia play and chatted with her.
Then she saw—
After finishing Tundra Reunion, during the scene where Theresa misunderstood Kiana as Siegfried's illegitimate child, the chat spammed "Theresa dummy is not Theresa."
After Babylon's Prisoner, the chat fired off lines like "As expected of the paramecium," "It's just like you, bug-bug."
Mei couldn't help but feel relieved—thankfully, the players hadn't given Honkai Impact 3rd's Mei any weird nickname.
Thank you, scriptwriter, for not killing me.
"Kiana! My white-haired beautiful girl!"
Elysia was now fully drawn into the story, her emotions rising with the plot. "Mei~ don't worry, I'll definitely save Kiana for you~~"
"Two radiant, dazzling souls meet~♪ How can they be torn apart before they shine together~~"
[Now that's what I expect from the fairy lady.]
[Not gonna lie, Honkai Impact 3rd really is different from the other mobile games I've played. The main story's great.]
[Anyone else feel the story's going off the rails? I thought this was supposed to be cheerful and wholesome?]
[No rainbow without rain. There are still a bunch of chapters ahead—don't panic.]
Just as Elysia, caught in the viewers' discussion, tapped to start the next stage—
She realized she was out of stamina.
"Hold on, everyone. I'm gonna buy some stamina."
Just then, a message popped up in chat:
[Fairy lady, you haven't claimed the Lunch from the Cooking Lady yet today.]
"Lunch from the Cooking Lady?"
Isn't the daily stamina in the game called "Mei's Lunch"?
"Does that mean the Cooking Lady is Mei?"
How should she put this… That nickname was just way too weird.
Thankfully, the lovely flower-like pink fairy lady had no such strange nickname.
And just moments ago, Mei had still been thanking the writers for not killing her off—her mood now did a complete 180.
Mei quickly spoke up in protest: "There's no way I'm the Cooking Lady! No way! Absolutely not!"
[Uh… Mei getting this worked up makes it hard for me to tell the truth now.]
[Cooking Lady is a term of endearment~ Mei~]
[Yeah, yeah! It's such a gentle nickname!]
"..."
Can't you players give someone a normal nickname?
If you can't think of one, just don't give one at all!
Mei felt her blood pressure spike.
Cooking Lady? Infuriating!
"Hmph, I'm telling miHoYo tomorrow to remove your daily stamina."
[???]
[???]
...
As the stream filled with question marks—
Elysia ate Mei's lunch, recovered her stamina,
and entered Chapter 7: Lift the Sword of Rebellion.