Help! My Honkai Impact 3rd Livestream Attracted the Actual Characters!

Chapter 5: The Stream Ends, But the Mystery Deepens

"Of course, I—" Seele instinctively began to type.

But before she could send her message, the system's warning popped up.

[Do not reveal personal information. Any consequences will be your responsibility.]

Consequences…

What kind of consequences?

Would something terrifying happen?

The thought alone made Seele hesitate.

"I only knew because the game displayed it," she quickly typed instead.

"Oh? Is that so? Haha, looks like I was overthinking it."

Hokuto felt slightly disappointed by her response.

From his earlier interactions with the system, he had figured out that he couldn't directly reveal his identity or expose his viewers.

But the system never said he couldn't lead the viewers into revealing their own identities.

He was genuinely curious—what would happen if a viewer voluntarily exposed themselves?

Yet Seele had deliberately changed the subject.

If it were her outer persona, she wouldn't have been shy about admitting something so harmless.

So… the system had restrictions not just on him, but on the viewers as well?

Haha, interesting… So this was a double-layered safeguard, huh?

At that moment, the game screen displayed Bronya, newly awakened from the Sea of Quanta with the Herrscher of Reason's core.

Her entire aura had transformed.

Draped in her stunning blue-and-white Valkyrie battlesuit, she looked far more majestic than ever before. And when she revved up her bike, turning into a streak of azure lightning, it was impossible to look away.

In the later game versions, Herrscher Bronya would eventually be overshadowed by Big Duck—er, Herrscher of Truth.

But that was still many updates away.

Right now, this Bronya was absolutely broken. If you pulled her, you could basically breeze through the main story!

"Alright… Let's test my luck…"

"Brother Da Wei! Please, bless me this time!"

"Single pull miracles! Trust in Da Wei for eternal fortune!"

Muttering his prayers, Hokuto pressed the gacha button.

Blue skies and white clouds…

Damn, a dud.

Unwilling to give up, he rolled again.

Twin Soul Crystals…

His face darkened.

Just as Hokuto was about to curse his rotten luck, a comment popped up.

"Streamer, you're rolling again? What's the difference between this Expansion Supply and the standard gacha from earlier?"

It was from "Hard Work Will Be Rewarded."

Ah, so Durandal was asking this time.

"This is a limited character banner," Hokuto explained patiently. "It's the only way to pull Herrscher of Reason Bronya."

By now, he was used to the sheer lack of gaming knowledge his viewers had.

Honestly, they probably hadn't even played one gacha game before.

Something told him he'd be explaining basic gaming mechanics a lot in future streams…

"Herrscher of Reason? You mean this character card?"

"Yep."

"Why do you call her 'Li Duck'…? Also, is this character strong?"

Before Hokuto could respond, another viewer suddenly sent a message.

"A Herrscher… That must be a powerful character card, right?"

"Haha, 'Today's Performance Wasn't Perfect Enough' is absolutely right," Hokuto chuckled. "This was the Bronya-dominated version—3.3 was her kingdom. As for why she's called 'Li Duck'…"

Hokuto rubbed his chin before explaining:

"When Honkai Impact 2—the predecessor to Honkai Impact 3—was in development, Bronya's original design was named 'Banya.' The pronunciation eventually led to the nickname 'Ban Duck' (板鸭)."

"Plus, back when she was a boss character, she carried a huge shield and had insanely high defense. So people started calling her that."

He had first heard this trivia from veteran captains when he first joined the game.

Back then, he had thought Bronya's nickname came only from the fact that her name contained the character '娅' (which sounds like 'duck' in Chinese).

But now, as a streamer, it was his turn to pass down Honkai knowledge to the next generation of newbies.

"…That's it?"

Durandal clearly wasn't convinced.

"Haha, yep. Did you expect some deep, philosophical reason for a meme nickname?"

Hokuto continued rolling as he casually dropped more gaming trivia.

"For example, your nickname—'Dumb Goose'—is even simpler. It's just a play on 'Dale' (呆鹅), plus the fact that you're… well, a bit adorably clueless sometimes."

"???"

"Uh, why the question marks?"

As Hokuto stared at the screen in confusion, his peripheral vision caught a flash—

Wait…

Did he… actually just pull Herrscher of Reason Bronya?!

"LET'S GOOOOOO!!!"

But before he could celebrate properly, one of his viewers had an even bigger reaction.

"WOW! Big Brother Streamer! Bronya-nee looks so cool! She's really strong, right? How strong??"

No doubt about it—that was "My Favorite Sister Bronya."

So… this is Seele, right? It has to be.

Hokuto stroked his chin in thought before answering.

"Of course she's strong! Right now, she's literally the meta queen. If Seele saw this, she'd definitely be thrilled! Don't you think so?"

The chat went completely silent.

Hokuto narrowed his eyes at the empty screen.

Were they… scared? Or just confused?

After a long pause, a single comment finally appeared.

"I… don't know."

…Huh.

Hokuto stared at the screen for a moment, then glanced out the window. The sky had already darkened.

If he kept streaming, he'd have to stay up late in an empty Schicksal Airport.

That would basically be overtime.

And overtime was never an option. Not now, not ever!

"Alright, folks, it's getting late. Let's end today's stream here."

"Eh? Big Brother Streamer, you're stopping already? You just pulled Bronya-nee…!"

"Ahem! I've been working all day, and I'm exhausted! I'll stream earlier tomorrow, okay?"

His tone left no room for negotiation.

Since he had made up his mind, the viewers had no choice but to accept it.

"Alright then… Until next time."

With that, Hokuto closed the game and stopped paying attention to the stream.

But just before the feed cut out, several final messages floated across the screen.

"Okay, Big Brother Streamer, I'll visit your stream often from now on…" Seele politely said her goodbyes.

"Until next time. This place is… unique. I'll keep an eye on it."

Durandal, standing in her training room, gazed at the exhausted Valkyries sprawled across the floor.

Her expression turned serious.

So, in this game, Bronya became the Herrscher of Reason?

And she… was apparently nicknamed Dumb Goose?

Unbelievable.

At first, she had thought this was just some silly game.

But now, things seemed far more complicated than she had imagined.

She would definitely need to keep watching this stream.

Durandal fell into deep thought, her mind filled with questions.

If Bronya really was destined to become a Herrscher…

Then maybe—just maybe—she should report this to Archbishop Otto.

End of Chapter 5