MGSFV?! Chapter 584. I'm Your Fan! (Pounce); Urban Legends About Honkai Impact 3rd
"...?" *N
At first glance it looked strange—then on closer inspection, those weirdly cute big eyeballs of the Herrscher of Corruption appeared on every display screen in the train car.
Of course, to avoid startling regular passengers, the screens didn't play any audio for atmospheric effect.
Anyway, in the animated short, the Herrscher of Corruption was very quiet, so silence matched the original plot.
But…
As everyone looked at the corruption emblem appearing on the screens, they couldn't help but show a mix of reactions—none had expected to encounter this scene in real life.
Just monts before, because of Hokuto's movent and voice that so perfectly mimicked Otto's from the short—
They were already starting to suspect…
Was this Otto cosplayer actually…
The sa guy who posted on the forums saying he was going on a "pilgrimage to sacred sites"?!
Otherwise, how could he imitate Otto so perfectly? Clearly ca prepared!
So even nearly believed he was the real Otto himself.
Well… almost.
Why "almost"? Because this guy didn't give off Otto's "scumbag" energy.
???
If soone familiar with Hokuto—say, a few mbers of the Golden Courtyard—heard what these players were thinking…
Their expressions would probably be very colorful.
Do you guys even know who's in front of you? Complaining he's not "scummy" enough? Where's that roasting energy you show in his livestreams?
He's the number one na on your "assassination list"!
All the others combined don't hold a candle to him.
Or…
Have you all been fooled by appearances (fog.png)?
Everyone mocks Li Sushang… and everyone is Li Sushang?
He looks like a good guy, but actually…
Hokuto: ?
Hokuto: Are you saying I'm not a good guy?
Hmm…
Objectively speaking, Hokuto could be considered a "good guy" in a broad sense—he just had so odd little "hobbies," like watching strears.
But compared to truly bad behavior, that "hobby" was honestly quite wholeso and upbeat.
Totally legit.jpg
Tsk (redacted).
...
Back to the topic.
At this ti, no one in the train car knew anything about Hokuto.
Especially since their attention was currently captured by the strange changes happening in the carriage.
"This is…"
"Why did the Herrscher of Corruption suddenly show up on the screens?"
Looking surprised, they murmured among themselves.
Then the extroverted Captain who'd approached Hokuto earlier turned to look at him, who had just slowly lowered his hand.
"Could it be because of that line you shouted earlier?"
"I an… look. Right after he reenacted that scene, the carriage suddenly changed. No way it's just a coincidence, right?"
Sorry.
Sotis it really is just that much of a coincidence.
"Oh!?" soone imdiately nodded. "miHoYo's so powerful now they've installed voice recognition in the subway?"
"Amazing~!"
Hokuto: "..."
"Then… if I shout other lines from the short, will we see other effects?" soone wondered aloud, curious.
"Ehh, but in public… wouldn't that be kind of embarrassing?" another chid in with so hesitation.
"Even if it's embarrassing, I kind of want to try. This might be a once-in-a-lifeti thing…"
Soone glanced around, looking tempted. "But what should we say…"
"'Answer …'" soone blurted out.
"Don't joke around!" But they were imdiately interrupted.
"I'm not joking," the person replied. "Think about it—what if yelling 'Answer , Elysia!' really got Elysia to respond? Wouldn't that be amazing?"
"Hmm? Now that you say it… it is worth trying."
As the conversation went on, what started as jokes began turning into real intentions to act.
After all, everyone in this train car was a Captain. Surrounded by fellow fans, it wasn't as embarrassing to do silly things.
Just like how everyone naturally joins in when the mood hits and shouts catchphrases together.
...
Speaking of Elysia.
What was she doing right now…?
"Golden Courtyard: One Big Loving Family"
Mobius: [I think the car next to mine got randomly selected as the special carriage. Soone's pretty lucky.]
Hua: [So, should we go find him?]
Mobius: [Ask Elysia.]
Hokuto: [@Elysia (Answer , Elysia.jpg)]
Kevin: [@Elysia (Answer , Elysia.jpg)]
Kosma: [@Elysia (Answer , Elysia.jpg)]
Kosma: […]?
Kosma had instinctively copy-pasted the tag, and only after sending it did he realize sothing was off—he slowly typed out a question mark.
Everyone: [@Elysia (Answer , Elysia.jpg) *N]
But clearly, not everyone cared about Hokuto's antics.
Let's just say, thank goodness i wasn't in this group chat ( )
After a while.
Elysia still hadn't responded, which was… a bit out of character.
Given how far they'd taken the joke, normally she'd have popped out instantly.
Aponia: [It seems like Elysia isn't checking the chat right now.]
Kevin: [What happened? Eden's not here either.]
Elysia: [Eden and I ran into a few enthusiastic fans—might take so ti to calm them down. You guys go ahead, we'll catch up soon.]
Elysia suddenly popped in and quickly explained the situation.
Kevin: [Is this that thing…?]
Hua: [That thing? Which thing?]
Hokuto: [Kevin probably ans… "Elyrin-chan! I'm your fan! (Pounce!)"]
Hua: […]
It reminded her of so… not-so-pleasant mories.
So Much Fun in the VA Room.jpg
After all, Hua had shouted that very line during a previous event.
Fortunately, no one pursued that topic further.
Vill-V: [Looks like it's our ti to shine! Kalpas, with !]
Kalpas: [Don't involve… Fine, fine.]
Hokuto: [In public, please avoid doing anything too drastic. If you have any "great ideas," save them for the venue.]
Vill-V: [Relax, I've got this.]
Hokuto: [Thumbs up.jpg]
...
After that, the Golden Courtyard family chat finished, and everyone went off to do their own thing.
anwhile, on the subway, the Captains heading to the Carnival had reached a decision.
They were going to…
"Shout?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Do it!"
"You like watching drama so much—why don't you shout?"
"Fine, I will… Ahem—'Answer ! Elysia!'"
As soon as the shout rang out—
The car went slightly quiet.
The screens still showed the big-eyed Herrscher of Corruption, and nothing changed because soone yelled a classic line.
…Well, obviously. The whole "voice recognition" idea had been pure speculation from the start.
So naturally, nothing happened.
But…
Sotis things really do just line up like that.
Just like in the story, the impossible gave birth to possibility.
"Nothing happened."
"Told you—there's no voice-activated system."
"Don't act all smug now."
"Maybe the phrase was wrong?"
"Or maybe it wasn't loud enough? Soone else try?"
Soone tried to pass the responsibility—but everyone around him took a step aside in perfect sync, leaving him exposed.
"You go. You go." *N
"...Fine, I'll…—"
Suddenly, a musical chord rang out.
🎵 "When forr friends part ways…" 🎵
Everyone: ???
Everyone: That song?!
Tap—tap—tap~~
As the music's beat played, soone entered the car.
"Aiya~~"
"Didn't expect to arrive and hear so many people calling my na."
A familiar voice to every Captain echoed through the carriage.
"Well then…"
"Shouldn't I return the greeting properly?"
Everyone looked up toward the source of the voice.
A flash of pink leapt into view.
"Hi~♪ How's everyone doing?"
Elysia raised her hand with a smile, greeting them.
Everyone: …?
They froze, ntally drawing a giant question mark.
Then—
Everyone: !!!
"No way—saying that line actually summoned Elysia into the real world?!"
"I'm scared, I'm scared—did miHoYo invent so kind of alien tech that breaks the dinsional wall?"
"Can I report this to the authorities and get a 500k reward?"
"???"
"Are you guys being serious, or are you still joking? Miss Pink Elf is obviously—"
"Just kidding, just kidding."
People were thrilled by Elysia's appearance, but that wasn't all—
Other mbers of the Golden Courtyard also showed up (along with so players from other train cars who'd realized "the real deal" had arrived).
"Class Monitor, Mr. D.V., Kalpas…"
"Everyone's here! Amazing."
"I'm gonna post on the forums—just say if you shout 'Elysia, answer ' in X line's X car, you can summon Elysia. If you're lucky, maybe even other Fla-Chasers."
It sounded ridiculous…
That's what they should've thought.
But… faced with the actual scene before them, they began to feel it wasn't that ridiculous after all.
Because this really had happened, hadn't it?
Cough cough.
Okay, maybe it was just coincidence.
Many had already figured it out.
There's no way shouting a catchphrase actually summons characters. This isn't a ga.
Still… they didn't abandon the idea of posting about it on the forums.
Because the topic itself was just too fun.
And so, very soon, on the official miHoYo forums, a thread appeared with the flavor of an urban legend…
Legend says:
If you ride subway Line X at noon, stand in the middle of car X, spread your arms wide, and shout classic Honkai lines, you might randomly summon real-life counterparts of Honkai characters.
PS: Cosplaying a character—especially Otto—increases your chances.
And it started spreading widely.
Yes, widely.
Because in the days that followed, so people tried it just for laughs—and so actually succeeded.
Even though it was really just Hokuto's friends riding the sa train and showing up when they heard soone yelling Honkai quotes.
But with urban legends, the process and truth never really matter. What matters is the cause and effect.
A bizarre beginning leading to an even more bizarre result.
The weirder it is, the more people want to talk about it.
...
That's enough on that.
Back to the real world.
Once people realized Elysia and the others seed to be gathered together…
"Fla-Chasers' team-building? Are they riding the subway to the Carnival? Who organized this?"
"Obviously Miss Pink Elf. Kevin would just organize everyone to slurp noodles."
"That's kind of a stereotype."
Who says Kevin can only organize noodle slurping?
He can also…
He can also…
Hmm. No one could think of any other events Kevin might organize—but he definitely could.
Confidence.jpg
As the discussions continued, more and more people gathered around Elysia's group.
"Elysia, I'm your fan!"
"Make room—I want to get closer!"
"No way! Don't shove!"
"Ahh, we're too late—no room left to squeeze in."
"Let's not crowd. Girls should protect themselves in public."
"Huh? Sotis you actually say sothing wise. I thought you were just our parrot."
With things playing out like this—
Hokuto, who had been prepared to repeat his old trick—standing up and calmly saying: "Don't you want to know how Kiana gets ho?" to distract everyone—
Now realized he didn't need to use any of those tactics.
As long as he didn't deliberately reveal himself, no one would notice anything unusual about this Otto cosplayer.
So…
He sat back and calmly listened to "Da Capo" playing in the carriage.
"...
When good old friends are going away
Will you wish them to rember your na?
Never can we suspend the ti
Having to leave the tracks behind
...
There used to be a storyteller
Who always painted the sunshine and the rain
One has to eventually grow up
Spending a lifeti to taste the love and pain
..."
He humd along now and then, looking very content.
Amidst the noise of the train car, he instead gave off a sense of quiet serenity.
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