MGSFV?! Chapter 497. Even a Paracium Could Solve It; Don't Doubt Elysia!
What does it an for the student to surpass the master?
Perhaps this is exactly that.
After accompanying Honkai Impact 3rd for so long, the players finally ca up with a theory even more outrageous than the writer imagined.
Truly touching—
Touching your head with a hamr.
miHoYo, you've truly ruined them (misty fog).
Ahem, back to business.
Since even Hokuto hadn't considered such an amusent park attraction, the players' feared "defy-the-heavens level drama" clearly wouldn't appear in the story.
Elysia only planned to bring i and the others to participate in a treasure hunt ga.
"But there doesn't seem to be anything here..."
Kiana looked around, puzzled.
"Mm~!"
Elysia placed one hand on her hip, raised her index finger with the other, and wagged it lightly.
"Since it's a treasure hunt ga, it'd be too boring if the treasure was right at the starting point, wouldn't it? But... if we really did that, I suppose it'd be quite original too."
She suddenly had a great idea.
"—Of course, if Kiana prefers straightforward gas, like jumping into my arms and acting spoiled... then I might be persuaded to hand over the real treasure right away."
Elysia's voice was full of irresistible charm.
And honestly?
It really was tempting.
At least the players definitely wanted to see that.
Kiana jumping into Elysia's arms to act spoiled?
Just imagining that scene...
i silently watching from the side as Kiana and Elysia got all close...
Sigh~~ The "smile" on her face suddenly couldn't be hidden.
Why was that?
Who knows?
Don't ask —ask yourselves.
Who exactly made you all like this?
The answer is likely already in each person's heart.
No need to say more.
In-ga—
Kiana hurriedly shook her head after hearing Elysia's words.
"N-no, that's not what I ant..."
i even cleared her throat twice, a bit on edge.
"Ahem, Elysia."
The tone was full of warning.
Their reactions were... rather amusing.
i continued, steering the topic back on track:
"Since the treasure hunt is supposedly a hidden attraction... what exactly is the treasure we're supposed to be looking for?"
"Hehe, that's a secret~ You'll find out what they are and what makes them special once you discover them!"
Elysia giggled and walked over to a treasure chest set at the edge of the area.
Of course, the chest was just a scene prop and couldn't actually be opened.
However...
Off-screen Elysia blinked slowly.
Maybe it was because Hokuto often puts a lot of detail into his scenes?
And because she knew a bit about what happens later?
This setup made her feel like Hokuto might be subtly hinting at sothing.
But...
Just like the "blue curtains" trope—maybe she was overanalyzing it?
Hmm. If there's ever a developer Q&A, she might take the chance to ask what exact details Hokuto added in this chapter.
Let's bookmark that thought.
...
Back to the plot.
After saying "it's a secret," Elysia signaled i and the others to begin their search for the so-called "treasure."
But i didn't leave imdiately.
She spoke with Elysia again.
"What's wrong? Need the tour guide to cheat and give so useful hints?"
Elysia touched her cheek with a finger, as if considering it.
Would she really give hints so easily?
Please.
At least get i to agree to be touched ten tis... three tis... just once on the horn?
Otherwise, wouldn't she be at a loss...?
Ahem. Fairy Miss Elysia is a dutiful tour guide, okay?
She just wants guests to fully experience this hidden attraction, the treasure hunt ga.
It has nothing to do with getting "touched."
Really—absolutely nothing~~ (Fairy Miss · Serious.jpg)
So she gently declined.
"But this kind of ga is more fun if you discover the treasure yourself."
And added a bit of genuine emotion:
"I believe in you, i. If it's you, I'm sure you'll find the true treasure."
With that, she fell silent.
Even if players tried to get the character to chat more—
Elysia would just respond with a mischievous wink.
[Fairy Miss gazes at you gently in silence.jpg]
[Fairy Miss doesn't know anything, okay~]
And with Elysia acting like this,
Both the players and i could only go try out this treasure hunt ga she'd worked so hard to recomnd.
...
Let's go! Let's go~!
The treasure hunt ga officially began.
Worth ntioning—
To make the treasure hunt more fun, Hokuto had actually added so riddle-style clues.
Stuff like, "Appears at the start of humanity's will; head toward the land where the sun never sets; take what you need..."
All were "simple" riddles prepared after Hokuto gathered everyone for a eting thed "Fun puzzles even a paracium could solve."
Naturally, Elysia—who'd been "involved with" miHoYo for a long ti—knew all about it.
"As expected of everyone's carefully crafted riddles—this is really fun."
And sure enough, they really were "solvable by a paracium"... not too hard. Thank goodness.
Elysia silently rejoiced.
Because if it wasn't hard—she'd get a chance to shine.
And then—
"Let Detective Elysia analyze where these clues are pointing~!"
She struck a classic detective pose in the stream, analyzing each riddle and directing the character to the correct locations.
A guidebook soone left behind...
A perfectly folded amusent park ticket with no date...
A slightly torn student ID card—its cover stamped with the emblem of Senba Academy...
"Senba Academy...?"
Opening it, i froze.
"Why is my own student ID... showing up here?"
[Because this is just a dream.]
[Wait—this raises a major issue...]
"...Ah!"
Kiana suddenly spoke.
"If we're judging by uniqueness—maybe this is the first treasure Elysia ntioned."
[Why does Dream Elysia treat i's student ID as part of the treasure hunt?]
[Could it be... that this fairy tour guide—has sothing suspicious going on?]
The contradiction was too obvious for anyone to miss.
However—
[Don't doubt Elysia!!!]
Soone fired off a purely emotional bullet comnt.
[If the Stigma Plan is using Elysia to trap i, then it's precisely exploiting her feelings... Elysia doesn't lie, but this might not be the real Elysia.]
A new theory quickly erged.
[...That's not completely unreasonable. But I still believe—no matter the form—Elysia can always be trusted!!!]
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[Honestly, I agree with you more.]
Despite differing opinions—
The players still seed to agree on one thing:
As long as it's the pink Fairy Miss—there's no problem.
To inspire unconditional trust—regardless of whether it's truly her—
Elysia was truly a unique character.
Still, even if the players had monts of doubt—
In the plot—
i...
"Looks like I had the wrong idea about what counts as 'treasure.'"
She didn't seem to find anything strange at all.
Well, of course—because this was Kiana explaining things.
On second thought—
Maybe this is also what makes the "dream" so dangerous.
Whenever you start noticing sothing strange—
It'll always use soone you love and trust to feed you a false answer—
To interfere with your judgnt.
One trap after another.
Trying to wake from a dream... isn't so easy.
...
But—
i isn't "fighting" alone now.
Elysia cleverly used the treasure hunt to get i to rediscover her student ID.
And Elysia had probably expected what kind of reaction that would cause.
And that reaction—
Would stir up... what kind of ripple effect?
"But I never expected to find it again... I don't even rember when or where I lost it."
i looked at the ID in her hand.
She stared at the girl in the photo—young and smiling shyly—
Feeling a sense of detachnt.
As if it weren't her at all, but so stranger from a distant world with the sa face.
Suddenly—mories ca flooding back.
"—Wealthy background, excellent grades, but quiet and withdrawn... always picked up and dropped off by others... anyone who wanted to befriend soone like that had to clear high hurdles."
"...And were probably driven by personal gain."
"Back then, I thought those unnatural relationships were normal. It wasn't until my family collapsed... that I realized I'd been living in a glass castle."
"I think... maybe back then, all I really needed was a true friend..."
As she said this, i looked toward Kiana.
Her eyes were filled with layers of aning.
But Kiana...
"..."
After a short silence, she only replied with two words.
"Yeah."
"Hm?"
That response caught i off guard.
She'd thought Kiana would have a lot to say—
About their past at Senba Academy.
But Kiana just...
This isn't how Kiana would react.
The person before her...
["Kiana"]: "What's wrong, i?"
[Notice! "Kiana" is in brackets now.]
[So i's starting to realize, right?]
[Honestly, I feel like i should wake up right now. Kiana's behavior is already way too out of character.]
[...But if we ignore those "cut corners," this dream is kind of beautiful. Maybe i subconsciously doesn't want to let it go?]
[If i's like this—what about ordinary people caught in the Stigma Plan...]
...
In the stream:
"Maybe we could try to trust 'everyone' a bit more."
Elysia understood why the players wrote those comnts.
So she paused and softly said:
"Even if there are tis we want to give up... you can't deny that sotis, people really do stand up and keep going."
"The worst and best possibilities have always existed side-by-side," i added.
"Because people have always been that complex."
"Yeah... even when civilization teeters in darkness, light can still be born from within.
Even with the end looming, there are still people who hope for tomorrow."
"If that's all real—then why not believe in 'everyone' a little more?"
[The power of belief.]
[Here's an imperfect analogy...
Even though i's journey is truly extraordinary—
From a high school girl to 'General i'—
In the scope of humanity, her circumstances are unmatched...
But in terms of emotional weight, she's not alone.
So if given the chance, there must be many others willing to awaken like i.]
[Wait a sec—i hasn't woken up yet. How are you assuming she will?]
[Of course she will—i's part of the main cast! She can't just sleep forever!]
[If this were any other story, sure.
But this is Honkai Impact 3rd.
Anyone can get the blade.]
True.
In Honkai Impact 3rd—anyone can be "cut."
Realizing that, players resud progressing the plot.
They solved more riddles and followed the clues to their target locations.
And the guidance for these missions—
Had additional functions.
It led players to discover several charming environntal details.
For instance—
A cute little drawing of mini-Elysia.
[Mini-Elysia's drawing is adorable.]
[Why's she holding up two pinkies at us?]
[...Even as a little one, she's so cute!]
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