Chapter 231: The Day You and the Stars Disappeared Concludes! Otto: Peacefully "Deceased."
[Whoa? Is Lord Otto okay?]
[Lord Otto? Lord Otto, speak to us! Lord Otto, you didn't actually faint from anger, did you!]
[It's over! I said it before, there was a high probability of something going wrong with this stream!]
[Is this an actual broadcasting accident, brothers?]
Theresa's livestream was in absolute chaos. Although they couldn't see Otto foaming at the mouth on the floor, judging by the sound alone, they knew his condition was as miserable as it could possibly be. This caused the viewers to feel a sense of pity for Otto, while simultaneously fueling their rage and hatred toward the Old Thief who thought up the sequence of a hundred different ways for Kongming to die!
Due to the accident in Theresa's room, the stream had to be cut short, leading a massive influx of players to flood into Senti's livestream. There, Senti was indignantly roaring at the camera, denouncing Su Mu's inhumane behavior.
[Just a moment ago I called the streamer a demon, but compared to the Old Thief, she's practically an angel!]
[How many times has the Captain looped? It has to be thousands or tens of thousands of times at least, right?]
[The streamer's guess of a hundred loops was way too conservative!]
[If the streamer is a demon, the Old Thief is the Devil among devils! Satan himself!]
[Is the Old Thief even human? To knife us, he specifically hired someone to draw a hundred ways for Kongming to die??]
[Wait, brothers, I'm getting confused. Does the Old Thief love Kongming or hate her? Who does this kind of thing?]
[So all the money we spent on gacha automatically turned into blades? I'm done!]
For a time, Senti's chat was a landscape of grief. Many viewers expressed that the pain was simply too much! Watching the Captain loop endlessly in despair, unable to save Kongming, with that hopeless monologue paired with the CGs of a hundred deaths... the agony of this experience was beyond what an ordinary person could endure.
At this moment, countless Honkai 3rd players reached a clear, unified realization—Su Mu's "inhumanity" had reached a new peak, and their future days were likely going to be very difficult...
Since Theresa's stream ended, the crowd gathered around Senti to wait for the conclusion. As the saying goes, "one won't shed tears until seeing the coffin"—having been cried out by the knives, everyone was now somewhat numb and determined to see it through.
Bring it on! Let the storm be even more violent! You damn Old Thief, if you have the guts, let it rain blades and kill me!!
Senti, adhering to the principle of "breaking a cracked jar," continued the plot. Suddenly, amidst the Captain's millions of cycles, a turning point finally appeared.
[Tesla.Zero rebooting... Warning, awakening imminent, dialogue module restoring...]
The scene changed, and Senti discovered with surprise that her playable character had become Xiao Te. She was standing on the surface of a river filled with reeds. Under Senti's control, she walked forward across the water.
As she moved, the vocal BGM of The Day You and the Stars Disappeared began to play. The gentle song felt like it was soothing the Captain's long-shattered heart. Simultaneously, the warm and powerful melody caused the emotions of the previously numb players to fluctuate again...
Xiao Te's voice rang out during the walk.
[I once spent the future with you, yet I never knew your past.]
[In the time you have lived, you have been forced to repeat the past.]
[you are still in pain, but you have never forgotten your suffering.]
[And I have finally come to your past,]
[To write the starting notes for that long journey through the "fragments of the world."]
[Cry, just cry,]
[If it hurts, cry until you are exhausted, like a child.]
[Pain is not scary; what is scary is getting used to pain until you can no longer feel it.]
[Just like the current me, witnessing the tragedies you have experienced.]... [If there are other onlookers, they must be filled with expectation for you right now.]
[Expecting you to transcend more deaths, until you reach a perfect ending where no one is hurt.]... [Things that cannot be done will not be achieved simply through persistence.]
[Miracles do not happen just because of the words "I can do it."]
[I know, and in truth, you know it too.]
[Even if you have fought desperately enough, the current you does not have that power.]
[But I am here, attempting to provide you with the chance to break the deadlock.]
[This is... the meaning of my existence here.]
Xiao Te's monologue, the BGM, and the scroll-like game visuals deeply moved every viewer. This unique gameplay style possessed terrifying emotional resonance. she had been watching over the Captain as he struggled in the cycle. He was not alone.
And now, the foreshadowing from Honkai Kingdoms: ZERO was finally revealed. This was why the Captain had left Xiao Te behind back then—she was the aid he left for himself.
The Captain's journey, from Midsummer Night to Sanka Saga, the Honkai Kingdoms series, and now The Day You and the Stars Disappeared... his strength and courage had subtly permeated the hearts of every player. Seeing that he had looped over eight digits' worth of times just to save Kongming, the players only wanted to give the Captain a thumbs-up and say:
"Captain, you are a real man!"
If the millions of cycles and Kongming's deaths pushed the sorrow to its peak, then Xiao Te's performance was the light that pierced the gloom. The Captain's persistence finally summoned a miracle... and at that moment, countless players who had been tormented to their limits burst into tears!
[Damn it! Old Thief Su Mu, why did you have to write an event plot so well!]
[Why does this event feel more heartfelt than the main story! only 'Final Lesson' made me cry this hard! I didn't expect to be broken by an event today!]
[The Old Thief really went all out! Top-tier music + top-tier writing + top-tier visuals... I can't imagine how much budget went into this!]
[True, though those hundred death CGs were pure evil... but it's clear the Old Thief put immense heart into this story!]
[Sigh! I think I'm sick! I'm tortured until I'm half-dead, yet I want to play Honkai 3rd for the rest of my life!]
[Meow! I truly have a love-hate relationship with the Old Thief!]
The event received unanimous praise. It made players realize Su Mu was Satan incarnate, but they also "sadly" realized they had become masochists. Many male players lamented that they had never felt such a love-hate conflict for another man in their lives! They finally understood how the female lead in a drama feels when she falls for the enemy who killed her family!
Can't kill him, can't stop loving him! What else can we do? Just have to take it! Sigh!
In the subsequent plot, the Captain woke up in Kongming's room. Millions of loops had left his spirit nearly numb. Facing Kongming's expectant gaze, he finally broke down completely.
["I am not Mr. Assassin. The Assassin in your memories can do anything, but I..."]
["do you know how many times I have experienced the Qixi festival? you know, don't you? I watch you disappear before me again and again!"]
["I am afraid. I am afraid of seeing your face when I wake up... starting over means there is still a chance to save you, but it also proves I haven't succeeded yet..."]
["Even if I wanted to run, where would I go? I don't even have the choice to escape..."]
Before Kongming, the Captain confessed his impotence and his inability to save her. He promised to save her, but he... The players sighed, knowing the Captain had tried his best. No one could have done better. If anything, the fact that his mind hadn't completely shattered was a miracle. Watching a loved one die countless times is a pain an ordinary person cannot bear.
Kongming comforted him gently.
["Captain, you have a choice. you can choose to give up on saving me, and you can escape this nightmare."]
["Even if I am gone, Rita and Theresa will look after you. you can forget everything about me and live in this world as a truly ordinary person."]
["If you give up now, I will not hate you. How could I hate the Captain?"]
["In the distant past, if not for you, I would have perished in that forest."]
["But I know that in the future, you cannot always appear by my side like that... I must become stronger, I must rely on myself to prove that your saving my life was not in vain."]
["It was you who saved me so many times."]
["Even if you achieved these things, do you still not believe in yourself?"]
["Even if each time you can only achieve a small thing, or make a tiny change... judging that you can do nothing just because you haven't reached the end is a grave mistake."]
Kongming's gentle voice infected every player. As she said, the Captain could have avoided this pain by giving up. Yet, despite failing millions of times, he chose to step back into the cycle. That persistence proved he was anything but incompetent. He was a remarkable person.
As they talked, the awakened Xiao Te finally spoke, startling them both. she asked how many loops he had done, but then decided to just check the records.
["Wh-this abnormal count... Helmsman, you are truly ruthless to yourself."]
["—don't misunderstand, I mean the 'future' you. This threshold was set by that person in advance."]
The eight-digit number that popped out of Xiao Te's mouth terrified the audience! They thought thousands of loops were bad enough... but when ten million was mentioned, everyone gasped.
"Gosh?!" Senti's face changed. That number was too absurd! she suddenly felt she was too merciful; she had only guessed a hundred deaths. Compared to this... she was an angel! Is this even human? looping ten million times just to save her...? Whoa, that is... too badass.
[Holy crap, no wonder Kongming is so devoted to the Captain. A man willing to loop ten million times just to save you... forget Kongming, I'm a man and I'm falling in love!]
[So I'm actually that awesome? Guess I have to be a bit narcissistic now!]
[The Old Thief wrote the MC so coolly; I'm actually embarrassed...]
[Damn, the Old Thief is the bastard among bastards! ten million times? Is that a human number? He's literally grinding the Captain to death!]
[you really aren't afraid of the Captain dying... wait, the Captain set the threshold himself? So he's playing himself?]
[What kind of 'I kill myself' logic is this? He's too ruthless!]
The chat hummed with praise for the "Captain" and "torture" for the shameless Old Thief.
[I'm sorry, I spoke too loud before. I almost thought Kongming was a victim of the Old Thief's internal bias... but with this production quality and performance... I think it's confirmed.]
[The Old Thief is the biggest Theresa fan in Honkai 3rd! This fan-devotion is MAX!]
[To do this much for Theresa, Old Thief, you really are a Pure Love God!]
[Will Teriri really be moved by this? Is the Old Thief actually going to win Teriri over?]
[Damn! Old Thief, you bastard using company funds to chase a star! you're surrounded by beauties and already have something going with President Kiana, and now you're picking up girls with company money? you've really lost it!]
[Well, although he's hateful... he is capable... I mean, maybe don't limit the gender so much, I wouldn't mind either...]
[WTF brother, for real? There's a 'Southbound' (gay) person here, I'm out!!]
Clearly, this plot further solidified the rumors between Su Mu and Theresa. The evidence was too strong; "Old Thief fanboying with company funds" was now considered an undisputed fact among players.
"Su Mu, oh Su Mu, I wanted to believe you, but now..." Senti sighed, thinking that Su Mu was truly "hungry"—how old was Theresa? Her idol debut was over twenty years ago! Su Mu was just a kid then! she'd seen "solo-stans" before, but this was a different level. Su Mu, have you been a Teriri fan since birth?
Su Mu naturally didn't know Senti's thoughts. He was in Otto's hospital room. Theresa was there, looking helplessly at Otto in bed. Despite being on an IV and looking pale as paper, Otto was using his phone to watch Senti's stream, stubbornly following the plot.
"Grandpa, the doctor said you need to rest..." "No, absolutely not! I will not close my eyes until I see Kongming saved!!" Otto widened his eyes with all his might, staring at the screen.
A similar scene was playing out in a European hospital where Kallen was also staring at her phone, her trembling fingers clicking through the game... and Amber could only let out a helpless sigh...
In the final part of the game, Xiao Te explained everything. The culprit wasn't Gray Serpent, but Golem. Since Golem was damaged by the beast, it rescanned and archived its data. At that time, Kongming was on the deserted island, not in this world. When she returned, Golem identified her as an anomaly from another world-bubble. It sent a swarm of "Gray Serpents" to eliminate her. As long as she existed, Golem would keep trying to kill her, even if it meant destroying the entire world-bubble.
The solution was for Kongming to leave this world and join the Captain on the Hyperion. Before leaving, they visited Rita's room. Kongming stood at the door for a long time, eventually placing a blanket over the sleeping Rita. she stood behind her, watching silently. she tried to reach out several times but ultimately pulled her hand back.
["This is enough."]she watched the Prime Minister silently. ["It was the same back then... I really am... not good at goodbyes."]
["we live in a world where everyone leaves without permission..."]
The Captain, seeing her sorrow, decided to be the "villain" and pulled her out, gently closing the door. In the distance, TeslaZero flickered with an unusual light. The Captain looked at Kongming; she seemed to say something without making a sound, her lips just moving slightly. The Captain nodded.
["Let us meet again in the near future."]
Shortly after, a guard woke Rita. she learned that Kongming was nowhere to be found in the city. sensing something, she dismissed the guard. only after he left did Rita raise her hand to stroke the blanket and look at the small cyan folding fan on the windowsill.
["Lady Kongming... this time, it seems you will be gone for a very long time..."]
Outside, fireworks rose, lighting up the sky of Huanyue City. They were magnificent, and the streets were crowded and lively. But in the vast city, one person was missing...
Never to meet in this life, moving like the stars Shen and Shang. In the end, Kongming never saw the fireworks of that year.
Amidst the brilliant display, the story of The Day You and the Stars Disappeared reached its conclusion. witnessing Kongming being saved, Otto in his hospital bed looked as if a great weight had been lifted; his entire being became instantly peaceful.
"Grandpa? Grandpa! Say something, Grandpa!" Theresa's cries seemed to drift away. But Otto felt none of it mattered anymore... Ah... finally...
Just as Otto prepared to peacefully close his eyes, the door was pushed open. Yae Sakura rushed in, saw Otto's "near-death" state, and walked to his bedside.
"Theresa is right here beside you." Otto didn't speak, remaining peaceful. "Eleanor will be sad." Otto didn't speak, remaining peaceful.
Sakura sighed and used her final trump card. "Kallen has been hospitalized, just moments ago."
The "nearly deceased" Otto snapped his eyes open and did a kip-up straight out of the bed. "What? Something happened to Kallen? who dares hurt my Kallen! I shall end their life!!"
He looked so full of vigor it was hard to imagine he was foaming at the mouth and heading for the ICU moments ago. Watching Otto recover in a second, the doctor standing by stared with wide eyes.
A miracle cure indeed, Doctor Yae!!
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