PDLP Chapter 582 - 581: Accident-Prone Zone; What Kind of Short Was That? The Aftershock Hits Hard
Chapter 582 - 581: Accident-Prone Zone; What Kind of Short Was That? The Aftershock Hits Hard
MGSFV?! Chapter 581: Accident-Prone Zone; What Kind of Short Was That? The Aftershock Hits Hard[Happy Graduation, Kiana.]
[Come home soon.]
[Toward tomorrow.]
Before the short even started—or rather, long before—many had already thought about what they would write once it ended.
Some wrote simple but heartfelt blessings.
Others had so much emotion that even multiple comments or barrage messages couldn't contain it.
Of course, even if the barrage couldn't carry it, that didn't mean they had no outlet.
For example, under the video on the other side, the comment section was overflowing—so much so it felt like a spontaneous emotional essay fair had broken out.
Simple and ordinary:
"The two route maps in the train car were really interesting. One was the animated short, the other the story stage—Honkai Impact 3rd's story condensed in this form."
(Strictly speaking, there was also a gray line connecting The Final Lesson and Flamescion Station—probably representing that even though Himeko is no longer around, she's still always been by Kiana's side.)
Deep analysis:
"It was hard to hold it in during the snowfield scene. From the Moon to Earth on foot—it would take exactly ten years."
Genuine feelings:
"Thank you, Honkai Impact 3rd, for accompanying me all this time.
From someone once considered below average, with no future—a failure—
To pushing through undergrad, then graduate school, and all the way to a Ph.D.
Whenever I felt I couldn't go on, I'd open the game, watch their stories, see every one of them...
And then I'd find the courage to move forward again.
So even if the story ends, I'll always carry this feeling in my heart."
These emotional comments weren't few—and not a single one was repeated.
You couldn't find two that said the same thing.
Which, undoubtedly, made them all the more credible.
You could say—maybe one person was just doing it for show.
But ten? A hundred? Even more?
All different?
It didn't seem realistic.
So...
Of course—there were still the indispensable jokes.
Like...
"Holy crap, the CG of the silver-haired beauty leaping off the battleship is so cool! (What kind of comment is this, it took six years to pass review.)"
"'I'm also the official account, notice me QAQ'" (Alysia's earlier comment using the official account got repeatedly quoted in the comment section.)
???? "After going through Honkai Impact 3rd, my heart is already hard as steel."
Himeko: Kiana;
???? → ????️???????????? (Revealing your mask)
But when it came to comedy, miHoYo always seemed to be on the same wavelength as the players.
You could tell just from the usual staff credits at the end of the short:
"Rebirth: From Finality to Origin,"
"Tap me: Graduation package 9.9,"
"Honkai brand tissues—spot the logo before wiping,"...
"Iron-Blooded Kevin Solo Stan,"
"Want to be pinched in Succubus Kevin's hand,"
"Kevin the Godfather,"
"Kevin his *,"
"Escape from Kevin's Hell"...
All the way to:
"Answer me, dear Planner~"
Every name in the credits was a goldmine of jokes.
As for why it was like this—
Perhaps they were all somewhat influenced by Hokuto.
Hokuto: ?
Why does this end up on me?
What else? Don't you always say the same thing?
Hokuto: What did I say?
"It's all Otto's fault~~"
Hokuto: ???
...
After losing control, getting emotional, composing themselves again...
When the credits fully rolled and the livestream screen finally went black,
A good while passed.
Only then did many people slowly exhale and recover.
Then they remembered—
Normally, after the short ends, there would be an epilogue.
And now that the short was publicly released, miHoYo should no longer lock the follow-up story.
Thinking of this—
They all picked up their phones and reopened the game.
As expected, the previously locked story segment had been hot-updated and unlocked.
Only...
When they swiped the screen to enter the story, they noticed something very important:
That "Graduation Trip" short—they had just watched it in the livestream room.
So...
If they wanted to proceed to the epilogue—
They'd have to rewatch "Graduation Trip" inside the game.
Well... the game lets you skip it.
That was...
They lightly tapped it—
The short's opening scene again. Kiana again.
"..."
They had planned to skip it—
But seeing the scene, their fingers subtly froze mid-air, motionless, unable to press the skip button.
Instead, they watched the short unfold again, taking in everything bit by bit.
Gradually, some thoughts began to surface.
Watching again... doesn't seem to hurt.
It's already the second time—could it really hit people with preparation?
Impossible! Absolutely not!!
So—no problem.
Just a good chance to appreciate the details.
With that mindset, they seriously started their second watch.
Otto, Sentience, Corruption...
Alright, alright, we know you all wanted a curtain call.
Let the past stay in the past, and as for Corruption—
Even the Queen isn't tsundere anymore, and yet you're still...
The Queen...
Hearing her words to Kiana change from "struggle with all your might" to "well done" was truly emotional.
What she once thought Kiana could never do—
Kiana ended up accomplishing.
Mei...
Kiana x Mei sugar. Just sweet. Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet!
Raven...
miHoYo, it's the last time—why didn't you give Raven her own island?
Let her stay on it?
Sigh~~
You really are heartless.
If it were us, we'd give Raven the coolest, flashiest island—
Even if it meant whitewashing a Herrscher, we wouldn't care.
Hokuto: ...
Honestly, if the animation really gave Raven her own island—
Putting logic aside (can Raven really get her second island in life?)—
She probably wouldn't be happy about it.
After all, there's a saying: "The past is too painful to look back on."
Li Sushang...
Besides the Da Hua BBQ pork bun larger than any pillow, that candied hawthorn sign in the background—
First-time viewers might not have noticed, but now they burst out laughing.
Isn't that Theresa's emoji face?
Durandal and Rita... Arlene sisters, Seele, Bronya...
They practically picked out every possible detail in the story worth commenting on.
Gotta admit—
Even though the short was highly conceptual, the level of detail was insane.
(Like in the group reunion of the Flame-Chasers—
besides Elysia, careful viewers would notice Griseo looking at Mei.
Just like what Griseo said in Elysium Everlasting when saying goodbye to Mei...
"I and the stars will both watch over Sister Mei.")
miHoYo even stuffed a "VME50" ad in the corner.
Hokuto: I'm a time traveler. Send me 50 V coins. I'll transfer you 5GB of knowledge from another world.
Players: My review? I'd sooner believe I'm Qin Shi Huang.
And so—
As they joked through the story, their confidence surged.
The second watch? Not that bad at all. Totally manageable.
(Puts down box of tissues.jpg)
With this smug mood—
They once again arrived at the accident-prone zone.
First came the sound of a door closing—Canon stopped instantly.
Next shot—
Kiana switched back to Moonlight battlesuit.
Due to the angle, her eyes weren't shown—
The mood suddenly grew heavy.
Players: ...
They knew—
The heaviest moment wasn't this atmosphere...
It was what came next...
Still—no problem.
This time they were prepared.
It's just...
"Kiana."
[...]
[...] *N
Something got in their eyes.
Let's just say—you can't prepare for that.
What kind of short is this—why does the second time hit even harder than the first?!
This wasn't sarcasm—
This was how they truly felt.
Proof?
The first time, they used only one-third of the tissues they'd prepped.
This time? That box was empty.
I'M OUT OF TISSUES!!
As for why they cried so hard—
Honestly, they didn't think it was something worth analyzing right now...
Maybe it was Kiana's familiar nose-rubbing gesture—
That made them remember the bright girl they met in Honkai's summer years ago.
And the version of themselves who found everything new and fascinating.
Maybe it was little Kiana stumbling through the snow—
So innocent, so pure—
And knowing what ten years awaited her, all that suffering, that unavoidable fate.
Maybe it was seeing Kiana smile as she walked toward the Moon—
This world was not beautiful.
She had endured more than almost anyone else—
Yet her heart had never changed.
Maybe it was...
Seeing them move forward.
Seeing them live their own colors.
Seeing them find their purpose—and work toward it.
This journey.
This story.
It didn't tell you what to do.
It simply showed what they chose to do.
And left behind something radiant.
Some smiled at it.
Some lingered by it.
Some stepped forward...
Hearing the blessing whispered to both the girls in the game—
And to the players outside it:
"You are the beauty of the world—shining forever."
...
The short.
The atmosphere.
The lyrics...
The seamless blend of these elements created an experience like no other—
The true reason why they couldn't stop their emotions over and over again.
They were so immersed, they forgot the short had ended.
Didn't notice the story had shifted.
Actually...
The real reason was probably because they were still frantically looking for more tissues. (cough cough)
Anyway—
The short came to an end.
The game moved to the next segment.
[This is a story we created together.]
[Every story has an ending. But the memories left behind won't disappear. The feelings shared won't disappear.]
[They'll become keys for those who follow—remembered, passed on... into the future, existing forever.]
"For example—every time we open this time capsule—
We'll meet again a girl named [Kiana Kaslana]."
With Kiana's narration—
Little Kiana appeared in the void—
Taking big steps toward Earth, continuing from the end of the previous scene.
Then—no visual style change.
No sudden plot twists.
Just a simple, straightforward walk forward.
Maybe because little Kiana's thoughts were simple right now.
Find her missing dad. That's it.
Hmm... if someone's willing to help—
Like spotting an uncle who looks just like her and bringing him over—
She'd personally make a hot, toasty pizza toast in gratitude.
...Honestly, that sounds pretty tempting?
After all, while the Kaslanas inherited Mei's kitchen-killer gene—
They could still barely pull off something simple like pizza toast.
So time to go find Kevin—
The uncle who looks like Kiana. ()
Ahem, digression over—
Back to the story.
"At that time, she still knew nothing about the world..."
"And we knew—on the road she chose—hardship awaited, and a fate she couldn't escape."
Little Kiana, so pure—couldn't possibly imagine what lay ahead.
She'd meet friends who cooked amazing meals.
Friends who were gaming pros.
"Friends" who'd teach her all sorts of things...
There'd be laughter and sadness.
Joy and pain.
"But more importantly... after all that—she'd also encounter the most beautiful thing in the world."
"A treasure called [Love]."
"..."
...
The screen darkened.
Bzz~~ bzz~~
Two vibrations rang out—so realistic that people thought their phones buzzed.
As they lowered their heads in confusion—
The screen lit up again.
Ah... it was Mei's message.
Mei: "Kiana, are you awake? :-) With the new Earth-Moon comm station, Dr. Tesla is ready to go wild."
Bronya: [image] ← new bandwidth
[St. Freya is now the new broadband, HAHAHAHA]
[It's bandwidth, not broadband ()]
[I have a feeling... this is another future accident-prone term. 9 out of 10 people will misread it.]
"Yeah... new work will begin soon."
"Then—before that—"
With the same feelings—
She took a picture of the lunar surface.
Kiana exited the chat window—
Raised her phone—
Focused on herself.
Everyone wondered: what was she going to do?
"Feels like something's missing."
"Ah, right! Like this... then this..."
She thought, then did something they were all too familiar with.
Raised her right hand—
Struck a battle-ready pose forward.
Then—
A crisp sound echoed—just like that distant afternoon—
When she leapt from the drone.
"Kiana—launching!"
[...]
[Hahaha, I'm so happy.]
[I'm dying of joy (inhale inhale)]
[Ending with that—was perfect!! (tissues tissues)]
[At the story's end, return to its beginning—you did good! You did good!]
And to reward miHoYo for playing such a good hand—
They decided to immediately order a box of Honkai brand tissues.
After all—they just ran out.
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