MGSFV?! Chapter 556. Theresa's Life Is as Stable as Her Height??; Wraith Teaching Manual
The last ti Theresa removed the Blood Knight's limiter was... the last ti.
Ahem, to be precise, it was during the incident in Sea Abyss City.
But that ti wasn't a full release. This ti, it was a full release—artificial Honkai Eruption included.
As for the danger of artificial Honkai Eruption...
Judging from other fusion warriors' experiences, no one has outright died from artificial Honkai Eruption. They just lost control and caused surrounding destruction.
After all, not every fusion warrior is capable of an artificial Honkai Eruption. The "qualification" threshold is already very high.
If not for Theresa throwing out one death flag after another and even offering herself up as Vishnu's food; if not for Hokuto saying things like "Goodbye, my lovely little Theresa" and "I didn't lie"...
Their reactions probably wouldn't have been this extre.
You could say the intense reactions in the livestream were the result of multiple factors stacking together.
However...
Elysia now felt sothing within herself stir.
So, not panicked, she calmly continued watching.
The upcoming part of the story—
In the ga.
After Theresa lifted Vishnu's seal and turned herself into fuel...
Corroded by Vishnu, she beca dazed, as if she had fallen into a dreamlike stupor.
Fragnts of the past surfaced like starlight over the sea—appearing, then vanishing instantly.
Her thoughts drifted like a small boat lost at sea in the depths of her mind, aimlessly wandering.
Simply put, it was flashback ti for the players.
First, it was the period when Theresa had just been "born," leaving the lab and adapting to the human world.
At that ti, she sotis couldn't even tell who she had t the day before.
She might've spoken to a Valkyrie nad Helen yesterday, but today soone else ca to interact with her. As long as they had a nose, two eyes, and a feminine slender figure, she would still think it was Helen from yesterday.
Unless they reminded her otherwise.
Next, ti moved forward. Theresa had already adapted to human life and t Cecilia.
"The night here is beautiful."
Theresa and Cecilia stood atop an ordinary residential building, gazing at the thousands of lights.
[This place feels like the rooftop where Eden and Elysia first t.]
...If this world had a Moonlit Encounter scenario, many would probably say it looked like the rooftop where Moonbeam and the Captain t.
Now, for Captains who haven't picked the "Shoot Kallen" or "Shoot Theresa" routes...
No chance of any nostalgic feelings here.
Hmm.
Speaking of which—should we let players catch up on that?
It's a delicious story arc… highly effective in treating low blood pressure.
Though perhaps it's best to check with Theresa first.
Hokuto pondered this.
Others tapped to continue the plot.
"Why?" Theresa glanced outside, slightly puzzled by the ordinary view of city lights.
"Don't you think the light shining through those windows is beautiful?"
"That's just standard civilian fluorescent lighting. Not bright enough, no fancy decor... completely incomparable to the ones at Schicksal HQ."
"But those lights are warm."
Cecilia looked toward a patch of that myriad lights. Several silhouettes—tall and short—moved about in the windows, busy but not chaotic.
"Each light represents a family. Even if the lights look the sa, each reflects a different kind of life."
She spoke softly, eyes glimring with emotion. The warmth and peace of those lights seed to ripple in her gaze.
"Who are the people behind those lights? What stories do they have? Are they waiting for soone?"
"Thinking about that... it makes happy, knowing such a night can be protected."
"..."
A small smile unconsciously ford at the corners of her lips.
And beside her, Theresa—moved by Cecilia's words about "protection"—
Curiously stepped to the edge of the rooftop, gripped the railing with both hands, stood on tiptoe, craned her neck, and tried her best to take in the view that brought Cecilia so much joy.
Soone walked their dog outside, leash in hand. Soone else took their family for a stroll by the river.
Soone, exhausted from work, slled dinner and quickened their pace.
Soone gathered friends, ready to "devour" a few smoking skewers downstairs.
The world ca alive.
She... seed to understand what Cecilia ant.
It really is a joy to protect a night like this.
The scene shifted in the ga.
To the familiar St. Freya Academy.
Which imdiately startled the players.
Why switch to St. Freya now?
Sothing feels off.
[Co to think of it, this feels like a death montage.]
[Don't say that! Theresa's life is as stable as her height.]
That line… it's hard to tell whether it was a blessing or a curse.
["Otto" just said all that, and you still call it stable? Might as well sharpen your blades now.]
[Now that I think about it calmly—any ti "Otto" says sothing like "I didn't lie," you know there's so twisted wordplay involved. Sothing's up! I swear, sothing's up!!]
[Then tell us—what exactly is the issue? He lied?]
[Well... maybe not exactly lied.]
The chat went wild.
So believed, so didn't, so jinxed it, so tried to reverse-jinx... all kinds of takes.
But none of that compared to—
"Done lecturing?"
Hiko's voice—long absent—suddenly appeared in the scene.
Players: ...
Players: FFS. They already said sothing's wrong. And now it's St. Freya… and then this?!
[Let's talk this through. Just don't display her CG.]
[I really can't handle it right now.]
This ti, miHoYo actually granted their wish.
Hiko's character sprite did not appear on screen.
They were spared the pain of seeing her again.
A rare mont of rcy?
"Sigh, it's more exhausting than a battle. These kids—none of them let relax."
"Haha, they're young. Energetic. Understandable."
"Wish I had your patience. After all the ntal gymnastics I do with them every day, it's either death by stress or exhaustion."
"Oh co on, didn't you say last month at the entrance ceremony..."
Hiko paused, then teased: "That Valkyries fight and bleed so that ordinary people can live in peace?"
…Don't!
To hear such words from soone who's long gone—soone who has already bled and died...
Too much emotional damage.
Now they understood why miHoYo skipped the sprite.
If they had made Hiko appear smiling right then… it'd have been unbearable.
It was considerate of them, really.
Phew~~
Back in the scene, hearing Hiko say that, Theresa naturally refused to agree.
"They're not ordinary people!"
"Aren't they?"
Theresa: "..."
At this mont, Theresa had to carefully consider her answer.
At this·very·mont.
Present-day Theresa would answer without hesitation:
They're all Herrschers.
But she would still wish they could live freely, like ordinary people.
That's the change in Theresa—what sets her now apart from her past self.
Regardless—
The Valkyries of Schicksal, Cecilia, Hiko... Theresa had witnessed everything.
She had talked to them, learned why they protected the world, understood their thoughts, feelings, and desires...
And so, the flas they carried left their mark on Theresa too.
Quietly, the wave of mories faded.
The screen went dark.
Only Theresa's inner monologue remained.
"What was I thinking back then…"
"It's hard to rember now. After all, I've changed so much since those days."
"Thanks to them. They helped see the world anew… helped realize how I'm both the sa as others, and different."
[Buffs fully stacked.]
[Strange feeling now: it's heavy, yet sohow uplifting?]
[Heavy, but not sad; hopeful, but not quite smile-worthy.]
[It's like standing at the edge of night, waiting for the dawn.]
[Thanks… I hope dawn really is coming. Though… I kinda feel like it's more likely…]
Clearly, the plot had reached a turning point.
Those who felt sothing off watched intently, though not too nervous.
Those who believed Hokuto's "sincere" farewell wore serious faces, eyes glued to the screen.
Everyone with their own thoughts, their own reactions, but all focused on what ca next.
And then...
The fla no longer flickered. It simply burned—quietly.
Theresa could feel its scorching heat...
Huh!! Sothing bad?!
But the chilling, soul-piercing cold never returned to her mind.
Hmm? Huh!!
At so point, she regained feeling in her limbs.
This… could it an?
[!!!] *N
[Is this the dawn?]
[Theresa fans rejoice!]
["Otto" was lying?! That whole "Goodbye, my lovely little Theresa" thing—I should've known not to trust a single word from that man.]
As joy bubbled up—
Theresa's internal monologue continued.
"Is it over?"
"But... after experiencing a complete artificial Honkai Eruption, I'm probably not the sa person anymore."
"I wonder… will Rita and the others still recognize ?"
[???]
[What does that an?]
[Is she saying she really did turn into a monster like we feared? And maybe… can't turn back?]
[Eh, it's fine. As a Theresa fan, I'm not shaken. Honestly, monster Theresa might be pretty cool.]
But the reality—
Theresa's transformation was even more "drastic" than players had imagined.
As they held their breath, clicked carefully, braced for what ca next...
Subtitles appeared silently, then faded.
After much hesitation, Theresa slowly opened her eyes.
The once-black screen now revealed its hidden truth.
Theresa—holding the fla.
[Huh? She doesn't look like she went through artificial Honkai Eruption. I kinda wanted to see what that would've looked like.]
[It's so obvious… can't you tell the difference…]
[Theresa... suddenly grew up.]
[Theresa—Artificial Honkai Eruption form: Kallen Kaslana.]
[Who says the next Kallen battlesuit has to be Kallen?（）]
Players quickly pointed out the truth.
She—
[Little Theresa beca Big Theresa!!]
[I take it back. Theresa's height really can improve.]
[...Now it makes sense why soone could say "Goodbye, little Theresa" and also say "I didn't lie."]
[I even said "Goodbye, little teacher"…]
Once all the dots connected...
Players realized—slightly speechless—that Hokuto's phrasing made perfect sense.
So that's what it ant. Truly...
When it cos to wordplay and semantics, Otto still reigns supre.
I…
So words ca to mind—
But, well, seeing that Theresa's okay this ti… I'll let it slide.
Hmm...
But then again—
Could this shift in our attitude… also be sothing Otto anticipated?
...Surely not.
After a pause, the players shook their heads and dismissed the thought.
That'd be a little too paranoid.
Even several monts after seeing Big Theresa—
The chat was still flooded with:
[Kosma just angrily left the livestream.]
[Kosma: Why does everyone's Honkai Eruption feel like a beauty treatnt?!]
This artificial Honkai Eruption form—
Was the very image Theresa once saw in a dream.
Though she never expected to fulfill that long-forgotten wish under such circumstances.
[Is it possible Theresa didn't consu as many Honkai beasts as Kosma did?]
[Theresa: Who wrote "Do Not Touch" on Stage Five? Show yourself!]
[↑Otto.]
[That old bastard Otto's so damn evil. Of course he didn't want to see his granddaughter turn into Kallen.]
[Still... we should probably thank Otto for protecting Theresa so well.]
[Thank Otto?]
Now they were wide awake.
[We can thank "Otto"—he just taught us how to react when soone else hits this part of the story.]
[Honestly, yeah. He really did give us a perfect crash course—like a textbook on how to wail like a ghost.]
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