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……
When I saw this...
Many viewers have already sensed that something is wrong.
They looked at the four large words "The Last Lesson" on the title page.
A sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in my mind.
But thankfully, the next scene showed...
Facing the Herrscher of the Void's all-out attack.
Himeko swung her greatsword directly.
It instantly destroyed all the offensive efforts.
The final line reads, "I'll guide you home."
The full-length animated short film will be released soon.
The short 30-second trailer ended there.
Countless fans witnessed this.
His expression immediately furrowed, like an elderly person on the subway looking at their phone.
——【？ ？ ？】
—【What? That's it?】
—[Although it's a trailer for a short film, it's way too short.]
—【It's so short, really short! Teacher Xia Yu's writing is too short.】
—【Damn it, after watching this trailer, I'm actually more looking forward to the full animated short!】
— [Well, a short film is only five minutes long, so using thirty seconds as a trailer seems quite normal to me.]
—[The Herrscher of the Void truly lives up to her name; her presence alone exudes domineering power. Just thinking about how she wiped out the Anti-Entropy army with a single snap of her fingers gets my blood pumping. I can't take it anymore; I need to watch "Queen's Arrival" again later.]
—[Kiana, the Herrscher of the Void, seems to have a much higher level of prestige than the gods in Genshin Impact.]
—[After all, the one from Genshin Impact didn't have much buildup; she only exchanged a couple of blows with the male and female protagonists at the beginning and then disappeared. It's normal that she doesn't have the same imposing presence as the Herrscher of the Void.]
—[Speaking of which, I thought the Queen would face off against Theresa, Otto, Fu Hua, and the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal, but I really didn't expect her to face off against Himeko. In my memory, wasn't Himeko defeated and captured by Rita and Fu Hua?]
—[Furthermore, even if we assume these two actually fight, Himeko is only at the A-rank Valkyrie level, right? How could she possibly defeat the Herrscher of the Void? This Herrscher is clearly not someone like Wendy, who's a disgrace to Herrschers.]
——【Wendy: pinching sore sfjsnvgwoeig (censored due to excessive profanity)】
—【That's not necessarily true. Himeko changed into a new outfit, didn't she? Maybe that's a power-up, similar to armors like White Knight Moonlight, Lightning Queen's Shadow Armor, Snow Sniper, and Shadow Knight Moonlit Blade.】
— [Hmm, to be honest, I wasn't particularly concerned about this title at first, but now the more I look at it, the more something seems off.]
—【It's even stranger when paired with that 30-second trailer.】
—【Yes, upon closer inspection, this "Last Lesson" has some really bad problems! Teacher Xia Yu, please don't tell me this is Teacher Ji Zi's last lesson!】
—【What does this mean? Himeko-sensei's last lesson? Does it mean this character will die?】
—【Huh? Is this what the last lesson means?】
—[Could it be that Himeko died in front of Herrscher of the Void and Kiana suddenly regained consciousness? Holy crap, that would be too tragic.]
—【No, no, no, since Himeko has obtained a new armor, the one who was defeated must be the Herrscher of the Void. Otherwise, there would be no need to make another animated short. This time, the protagonist is obviously Himeko.】
—【Yes, no one said Himeko was definitely going to die. You have to understand, this is a story about fighting for a better world.】
—【I prefer Himeko to rescue Kiana in this battle, and then lose her Honkai energy and become an ordinary human, unable to fight as a Valkyrie anymore. That's the best ending I can imagine.】
—【I also hope for this ending. If the Herrscher of the Void killed Himeko and then recovered, it would be too devastating for Kiana.】
—[Ahem, everyone must trust Xia Yu's character. Someone like him probably, really, almost never writes this kind of plot... right?]
—【I feel like this scoundrel would actually dare to write something like this.】
—【Please, no! I'm begging you, Teacher Xia Yu, please don't kill off my Kiana and Himeko!】
—【I'm also begging Teacher Xia Yu, please don't release anything angsty.】
—【I can't stand this kind of melodramatic plot.】
— [Don't be so anxious, everyone. Himeko-sensei isn't dead yet. We'll only know the answer after the "Last Lesson" animated short is released in two weeks. In the meantime, we can only wait patiently.]
—【Oh my god, it'll still be another two weeks...】
—[I can't help but recall the days when I waited for Genshin Impact and Goddess of the Moon to be released.]
—[By the way, is anyone going to the Great Xia Festival in a week? Let's form a group!]
—【I'm going. I was just planning to meet Alicia and Eden-sensei in person.】
—[I heard that Professor Xia Yu will also be there. I'll see if I can get any information about "The Last Lesson".]
—【What? Professor Xia Yu is going too? When did he say that? I didn't know.】
— [Didn't the official account of the Great Xia Celebration post the list of 100 selected positive energy ambassadors a few hours ago? Teacher Xia Yu's name was on that list.]
—【Holy crap, Professor Xia Yu is going to do an offline event?!】
—【They actually got selected? That's amazing!】
—【There was a minor celebrity who spent over 500,000 yuan but still wasn't selected.】
—[While the prestige of this positive energy ambassador position may not be as high as it was a few years ago, it still carries weight; otherwise, even celebrities from Taiwan wouldn't be vying to be selected.]
—【Well, after all, Genshin Impact and Goddess of the Moon's Cleave are game songs that caused a nationwide craze and were highly sought after by national teams. Their popularity is even higher than that of some third- or fourth-tier celebrities. It would be strange if Teacher Xia Yu didn't choose them.】
—【Damn it, does this mean Teacher Xia Yu will be setting off with Alicia and Eden?】
—【Wait, does this mean Teacher Xia Yu will be performing? What will he be performing?】
—【Could it be "The Last Lesson"...? It's obviously impossible. It's probably something like "Queen's Descent" or "Goddess Splits the Temple," or maybe a new song.】
—【Didn't Teacher Xia Yu mention before that a new work in the Honkai Impact series would be released next month? Is it possible that it's a song for the new work?】
—【It's possible, it's possible. The song "Goddess of the Moon" was sung before Genshin Impact was released.】
— [Wow, I'm really looking forward to it!]
—【I wasn't planning on going at first, but I've changed my mind. I missed a live performance of "The Goddess Splits the Temple" last time, so I can't miss it this time no matter what.】
—【Hehe, I was originally planning to see Eden and Alicia's performance, and now Xia Yu's performance is added to the list, awesome!!!】
—[Hopefully the tickets won't be too expensive.]
……
Xia Yu was initially engrossed in reading the comments.
But this time.
His phone suddenly received a message.
Xia Yu subconsciously opened it and took a look.
I discovered that the message was actually from Theresa.
Theresa: I heard you've been chosen as the promotional ambassador for the Great Xia Festival!
Xia Yu: Yes, I'm really amazing.
Theresa: ...
Theresa: So you're probably going to the capital, right?
Theresa: When are you leaving? How long will you be staying there?
Xia Yu pondered for a moment.
Xia Yu: I'm going with the main group. We'll set off tomorrow night, and it'll probably take at least a week.
Theresa: A whole week...
[Xia Yu: What's wrong?]
Theresa: It's nothing.
[Theresa: By the way, you produced that song "Goddess Splitting the Temple," right?]
Theresa: It's like this, I need your help. My junior classmates Barbara and Nel are also going to the Great Xia Festival, so I'd like you to help look after them.
Theresa: Of course, if it's convenient for you now, it would be even better if you could come over and help them check if there's anything wrong with the song or dance.
Xia Yu: Oh, I understand.
[Xia Yu: You know I'm leaving for seven days and you're reluctant to part with me, so you want to see me now, but what reason can you come up with? You can only use these two girls as an excuse.]
Theresa was immediately furious.
Theresa: Nonsense.
Theresa: It's only been seven days, what's there to be sad about?
Theresa: I wish you'd get as far away as possible.
Theresa: So you won't try to touch me the moment you see me.