My Game Studio is Full of Valkyries?!

Some viewers brought up the idea: "Is Otto about to show his health bar?"

A bunch of others immediately chimed in.

[Very likely! The direction this short film is going in really feels like we're about to fight Otto!]

[Otto's about to show his HP bar? For real? For real? FOR REAL? I'm so excited I typed it three times.]

[Since Miss Elf got the short film early, does she know any insider info too?]

...

Seeing herself mentioned, Elysia blinked.

She'd been too busy discussing Pink Miss Mobius with Hokuto earlier and hadn't watched the short film yet, let alone asked him for any behind-the-scenes details.

But… even if she didn't have the answers…

"You're better off asking Mei and Kiana. They're actual miHoYo employees."

[That's right! I almost forgot! Mei and Kiana are miHoYo employees!]

"Kiana, Mei, is there anything you can reveal to us?"

Elysia immediately passed on the audience's question—she was curious too, after all.

Kiana spoke first: "Actually… I'm not too sure. I just know that sis… I mean, Bianca has been doing a lot of recording lately."

"So yeah, I guess the upcoming main story does involve Schicksal and Otto."

"And also that thing Bronya and the others were working on… something K-k-k… what was it…"

Kiana got stuck. Mei quickly stepped in.

"We even developed a dedicated Kolosten open-world area for the next arc… it used to be the headquarters of Schicksal, and will probably be the main battlefield going forward."

With their additional info, the idea of a future fight against Otto now seemed practically set in stone.

The players got excited.

[Otto's finally getting a health bar!]

[Time to pop champagne!]

[Just the thought of fighting Otto soon has me too hyped to sleep!]

"Open-world? What kind of open-world?"

Elysia, however, was more interested in Mei's earlier hesitation.

"Um… I'm not supposed to spoil it too early."

Mei thought about it and replied a bit cautiously: "Let's just say… you can jump?"

"Jump? What do you mean?"

Elysia was even more confused by Mei's cryptic answer.

"Well… you'll see when the time comes."

Mei kept her lips sealed.

Elysia, though very curious, didn't press further.

As a professional streamer, her priority was still the live broadcast.

She continued chatting with Mei while watching Kiana play through the [Elysian Realm], discussing the story, poking fun at plot developments, and sharing anecdotes from recording sessions.

"Sometimes I'll redo a line over and over, and Mobius will just sit there saying, 'It's all basically the same.'"

"Sigh~~ I know I always deliver perfect lines, but I still want to get even better, you know? But if she keeps complimenting me like that, I'll get too full of myself and stop improving!"

Mei: "..."

Is that really what Mobius meant?

Whenever moments like this happened, Mei never knew how to respond to Elysia.

Which is why she could actually relate quite deeply to the Mei inside the Elysian Realm.

She barely had to prep emotionally to voice her.

...

Elysia, Kiana, and Mei's stream continued.

Meanwhile…

At the miHoYo studio.

"This should be fine now."

Hokuto organized the script in his hands.

It wasn't a main story script—but rather an event—one that didn't exist in the previous timeline.

"Kallen Kaslana"

Told from Otto's perspective, this event compiled material from previous Honkai Impact 3rd official comics and supplemented it with new content.

From Otto's childhood encounter with Kallen—how he, rejected by his family, received his first affirmation from her. A ray of light piercing the gloom of his world.

To growing up alongside her.

After Kallen's father Francis died, Otto tried to console the grieving Kallen. He unsealed the Void Archives, used a mimicry of Black Abyss White Flower, and attempted to sacrifice his own life to resurrect Francis—only to be stopped by Kallen.

Then came the Black Plague.

In his search for a cure—and to earn merit in Schicksal through that success—

He became a genius inventor. A man worthy of standing beside Kallen.

Countless patients perished in his experiments.

Then came Schicksal's Eastern Crusade (where he was beaten down by Fu Hua). The expedition ended in defeat for Schicksal.

Returning to Europe, Kallen and Otto began masquerading as phantom thieves—stealing from the rich to give to the poor.

It was a happy time.

...

Otto and Kallen's story was long and complex—full of love, hatred, intrigue, and political maneuvering.

Yet, on closer inspection, it sometimes seemed surprisingly simple. So simple, it was almost unbelievable.

Otto's life was entirely defined by Kallen. Everything he did was because of her.

Kallen Kaslana could practically summarize Otto's entire life.

He was, perhaps, Honkai Impact 3rd's number one pure love warrior.

Hokuto believed that after this event, players would fully understand Otto's obsession with Kallen.

And once they knew that it was a naive Otto—tricked by his sister into releasing a Honkai Beast—that ultimately caused Kallen's death…

In that moment—

They would surely feel that same, indescribable emotion Otto felt.

He'd now filled in the last few remaining gaps in the script.

What remained was to let players fully experience the sword Otto Apocalypse was about to swing.

Knock knock knock~~

Hokuto was still deep in thought when the sound of knocking came from outside the door.

"Come in."

Click—

Dressed in black stockings and an office lady outfit, Rita stepped into the room.

She walked forward and placed several documents onto his desk.

"Take a look at these breweries. If everything checks out, I'll go ahead and place the order."

"Honestly, you can decide this yourself, Rita. I trust your judgment." Hokuto glanced through the paperwork and responded.

"Official matters must be handled properly," Rita replied, all serious business.

Seeing that, Hokuto blinked. "But this isn't exactly an official matter. Just a whim of mine."

Rita looked mildly surprised. "I thought you had something important planned when you suddenly asked me to order champagne for the studio."

"Well..."

Hokuto tried to explain: "I just thought it would be the perfect time to pop some champagne soon."

"Perfect time?"

"You've seen Pre-Apocalypse too, right? The next bit really is the long-awaited Otto HP bar segment."

"Hmm… Oh."

Hearing that, Rita—herself a veteran Honkai Impact 3rd player—instantly understood.

Then her expression turned… odd.

"So, Hokuto, you're planning to pop champagne when that happens? You're Otto's voice actor."

Just imagine Hokuto dressed as Otto, using Otto's voice to lead a champagne toast with a "Good riddance!"

That image was just… too bizarre.

"Haha~~"

Hokuto noticed Rita's expression and chuckled, shaking his head.

"It might not go exactly how you think."