Players were deeply imrsed in the story, experiencing it as though they were the daughter of a single-parent family asking: "Daddy, when is Mommy coming ho? Is she playing hide-and-seek with us?"
It left a bitter feeling in their hearts.
But soon after, they were t with an emotional shift brought by MiHoYo's trademark tonal modulation—once again falling right into the trap.
They really couldn't win against the writers.jpg
However, this ti, MiHoYo's way of balancing their emotions was a bit different.
It didn't co from the story itself, but rather...
Elysia, controlling i, approached a fully-prepped Vill-V.
After a short exchange, the two prepared to set off, aiming to clear the fog and uncover the truth.
"First, let's start with the unusual elents rarely seen in daily life… Look, a group of guests we've never seen before."
And then! The main event began!
Vill-V took the lead up front, which was fine in itself, but the way Vill-V moved… that was the issue…
She was flying!!
Flying in itself wasn't a big deal—there were already characters with aerial movent in Honkai Impact 3rd.
However...
Strapping a rocket-propelled jetpack to hover mid-air could be excused—barely—but that spread-eagle flight pose?
Wasn't that just way too flashy?!
To be honest, once players saw Vill-V's movent style, no matter what expression or mood they had earlier, they instantly broke.
[V2V Li what the hell are you doing?!]
[That flying pose is so weird. The more I look, the weirder it gets. Hahaha.]
[I've played Honkai Impact 3rd for so long—I've seen people leaping, sword-riding, galloping on horseback, even flying like they learned "Sky Dance Technique"… But no matter how extra their movents were, they all pale in comparison to Vill-V.]
[This is the most cursed movent animation I've ever seen.]
"Pfft~~"
Elysia chuckled lightly as she watched Vill-V travel across the map.
She couldn't help but laugh and asked Vill-V:
"Vill-V, you didn't expect yourself to move like that in the ga, did you?"
"Well…"
Vill-V chose her words carefully: "Actually… that rocket-propelled backpack used by in-ga Vill-V? I designed that myself…"
"Huh?"
Elysia was a little surprised: "That rocket backpack was designed by you?"
"Mhm. Though technically, it's not called a rocket-propelled backpack," Vill-V clarified. "It's the Anti-Kevin Armant: Universal Model, created by Vill-V."
Kevin: ...???
So basically, Vill-V nas everything she makes "Anti-Kevin Armant," huh?
"But like the 'Box of Fools,' this na was rejected by experts, and it ended up being called 'Helical Contraption.'"
Kevin nodded silently to the side. Thank goodness for experts.
"It's a multi-functional device developed by Vill-V."
As she spoke, Vill-V's voice gradually grew louder.
"It will beco the prototype of all existing and non-existent tools. From the mont of design, its purpose was to handle any situation!"
"Wow~! That sounds so amazing~~"
Elysia clapped along in sync, full of admiration.
But Snake-sis couldn't help but mock her: "Oh? Any situation, you say? Just look at that half-flying pose. Feels like this contraption's functionality is... questionable. Not exactly living up to your hype."
"Uhh…"
Vill-V explained to Mobius: "It's because soone among us gets extrely motion-sick, so we had to moderate the speed."
"No need to bring that realism into the ga."
"Realism is the core, okay? For example, I even optimized the power supply system of the Helical Contraption so that in an 'ergency' situation, it can double as a makeshift food heater for Baiwei."
Mobius: "..."
You call that optimization?
I an, if it's for heating food for Baiwei, we all know what it's being used for.
That said, Elysia actually seed to like the idea.
"Food, shelter, and transportation—if we had the Helical Contraption in real life, it could solve at least half of life's problems. I wish we had such a convenient tool…"
"Well, we could have it."
Vill-V suddenly got fired up: "Just fund . I'll make it. For only 998, you can take ho your very own Helical Contraption, Vill-V style, with every function completely intact."
And by "completely intact," she ant those bizarre designs would be 100% faithfully recreated.
"998? That cheap?"
Elysia was surprised by the price. Wasn't that too low?
"It's 998 million, Elysia. Cost-effective and premium~" Vill-V coaxed.
Elysia: "..."
In the end, no one really expressed any interest in Vill-V's offer.
Well, apart from the one and only designated rich lady of the Golden Courtyard…
Everyone else's wallets just couldn't handle Vill-V's flashy gadgets.
Vill-V felt a bit regretful. Aside from Eden and Hokuto, finding new investors was really hard.
...
After chatting a bit more—
Elysia resud progressing through the main story. The source of thɪs content is ɴovelfire
With Vill-V's lead, i encountered a few bizarrely-shaped Honkai Beasts.
Before Elysia could make i charge forward to fight—
In-ga Vill-V gave her another surprise.
Ratatatatata…
The sound of heavy weapon fire erupted from the ga.
Vill-V had sohow used her Helical Contraption to summon a Gatling gun, planted one foot on it, and with a dazzling smile, mowed down the Honkai Beasts while ratatat-ing away—
Every player watching was stunned.
They had expected Vill-V's combat to involve tossing out a few magician's hats, drawing so cards, or at most summoning so "Honkai Beast phantoms" for flair.
But MiHoYo said: NO! That's nowhere near surprising enough! Bring in the Gatling gun!!
Even though her Gatling didn't shoot blue flas, the crisp ratatat rhythm gave every player an unshakable sense of adrenaline.
After all, the Gatling gun is the very embodint of pure, violent beauty.
[Namo Gatling Bodhisattva—480 million spins per breath, boundless rcy across the world (divine).]
[Humanity's fear of the Honkai usually stems from insufficient firepower —Vill-V]
[There's red text. Must be a fire-damage unit.]
[Go bold: quantum backend, fire-support V2V.]
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