My Game Studio is Full of Valkyries?!

Chapter 578 - 577: “Little Senti” Is Fu Hua’s Exclusive Nickname; Shocking! miHoYo’s Surprise Russian Executive

MGSFV?! Chapter 577: "Little Senti" Is Fu Hua's Exclusive Nickname; Shocking! miHoYo's Surprise Russian Executive"Squad Leader's voice... really does sound heavier than usual."

Although no one knew who first started it, the people in the livestream chat had a habit of exaggerating in odd ways whenever expressing their opinions.

Still—

Fu Hua's voice sounding different wasn't just imagination.

So it was... a bit concerning.

Elysia turned to look at Hokuto.

And Hokuto's response, of course, was...

"Maybe she's just worried Kiana will feel lonely knowing she has to stay on the Moon for 5 to 10 years."

"I see..."

"Yeah... It's not like she suddenly realized all the people around her age are... well, gone, so now she feels she has to act like a proper elder or anything..."

[???]

Case closed. Clearly, the crooked beam came from a crooked rafter.

These livestream watchers had watched too many official streams and picked up Hokuto's bad habits.

[Understanding fate is easy.]

[Today's certified shill remains consistent. I am... deeply bubble teapot'd! (Theresa flying kick.jpg)]

[Quick! Someone cover this person's mouth!]

Elysia: "..."

Elysia fell silent after hearing Hokuto's comment.

She didn't respond—just gently tapped ahead.

...

The story continued.

"Don't use that tone, Squad Leader. If anything, I'm just taking a vacation."

Naturally, Kiana had noticed the subtle change in Fu Hua's tone.

So after replying, she very obviously changed the subject.

She wasn't the one who needed concern.

Let's talk about Fu Hua instead.

"By the way... with your mission finally complete, do you have any plans going forward?"

"Let me guess... traveling, returning to your old lifestyle, opening a martial arts school? Ah! Maybe continuing your studies?"

[Studies? Who could possibly teach her?]

[Everyone knows the Immortal never got to finish college in the Previous Era.]

[How about returning to Taixuan Mountain to raise Chiyou? (）The Immortal leads the charge—young and old villagers roll up their sleeves and fire the first shot for Earth's revitalization. Want to get rich? Raise Chiyou. I'll recite the seven treasures one by one…]

[666... You all really are too "talented."]

So many gifted individuals. So many.

[Stop, stop, stop. I think the best thing would be if Fu Hua and Little Senti wrote their memoirs.]

[Yes! I really want to know what happened back on Taixuan Mountain.]

[So curious~~ So curious!]

Speaking of which...

Hokuto had planned to ask Little Senti whether the "Shenzhou Broken Sword Chronicles" would get updated.

It's just that the past few days were fully booked. No time to move.

But once today's work was done, he'd probably finally have a free moment.

[...]

[Maybe... that memory's already been burned away.]

[Then Little Senti should still remember. Let the great Herrscher of Sentience write it!]

And that's exactly the issue.

[Mm... Herrschers of Sentience can lack inspiration too. Ahem. The Herrscher of Sentience has her own important matters to attend to. Memoirs can wait—but some things, once missed, can never be done again.]

[...?]

...

Like traveling the world with Fu Hua?

"Let's call it traveling."

Fu Hua picked up from Kiana's question:

"The Herrscher of Sentience said she wanted to tour Shenzhou—and insisted I, the person she knows best, act as her guide."

"Knows best..."

Kiana snuck a glance at Little Senti.

That word—was it saying Fu Hua was the one Little Senti knows best, or that Fu Hua knows Shenzhou best?

Or maybe...

The Herrscher of Sentience just thought having an Immortal as a tour guide sounded more impressive?

Well... it does sound classy—"The Immortal guides the way."

Herrscher of Sentience: "..."

Only, Kiana seemed to forget to mute Little Senti.

Because...

"I'm right here, you know!"

These old antiques and Kiana—discussing her so blatantly in front of her, were they serious?

"What do you mean 'she insisted'? What does it have to do with me? I said I'm totally fine! Even without a Herrscher Core I'm still just as carefree—and you still had your doubts!"

Was it really that important who invited who?

Well... to the Herrscher of Sentience, maybe it was important.

After all, even if the kid really wanted it deep down...

Little Senti: ???

Fine, fine—maybe she really wanted it.

But she never wanted to openly admit she liked being with Fu Hua.

"Those two things... whatever, let's just go with what Little Senti said."

So Fu Hua merely hesitated for a moment, then gently shook her head.

"Anyway, the arrangement is—I meet her regularly and take her to places she wouldn't understand alone."

[Define "wouldn't understand alone."]

[Like… You think I'm going to give examples? Don't bring in weird thoughts now.]

[I wouldn't have had weird thoughts if you hadn't said that.]

[Neither of them can let go of the other. Fu Hua and Little Senti feel more like family now.]

Back when they first started playing Honkai Impact 3rd, people shipped FuKiana.

Then when the Herrscher of Sentience showed up, they started shipping FuSenti.

And eventually, they started wondering—which ship could survive the ending.

Wait a sec—

That's kind of a weird transition, isn't it?

Is it?

Thinking about which ship will survive the ending—

Doesn't that sound... odd?

Hmm... maybe a little. But that's very Honkai.

In short, they'd come to a new understanding of shipping.

FuKiana, FuSenti... or anything else, really.

They were all one big family now—mix and match at will.

It's all good.

...

Back to the story.

Watching Fu Hua and Little Senti interact,

Kiana couldn't help but smile and sigh.

"Still the same as always, huh."

Maybe this kind of playful bickering was just their natural way of being together.

Now then—

Watching the argument go from

"You antique! What do you mean I wouldn't understand a place? Is there anywhere the Herrscher of Sentience can't understand? Don't underestimate me!"

To

"Little Senti, I'm not underestimating you. It's just... there are places really not suitable for you to go alone. You might get lost... never mind, let's just say I misspoke."

Thinking about it,

She'd said all she needed to.

So...

"See you for now, Squad Leader."

She bid Fu Hua farewell.

"Little Senti, make sure to take care of yourself too."

Naturally, she wouldn't forget the Herrscher of Sentience.

"Sure sure sure sure sure."

Just from those words, you could tell who said them.

The style was unmistakable.

Clearly dismissive—

Or maybe more like a kid pretending not to care because she got embarrassed.

"That's enough out of you."

"We're both just going on vacation. No need to act like it's life and death. Besides—"

The Herrscher of Sentience paused solemnly.

Just when everyone thought she was about to say something heartfelt...

She blurted: "『Little Senti』 is unnecessary!"

Huh?

What's wrong with "Little Senti"?

The players blinked—then quickly realized.

Ahh—

She meant the nickname "Little Senti" was unnecessary.

Almost misunderstood that on a corporate level.

[No! The great Herrscher of Sentience could never be unnecessary!]

[But the Squad Leader never rejected the name "Little Senti," right? (lol)]

["Little Senti" is Fu Hua's exclusive nickname ()]

[Double standards! Reported (strikethrough) Good job! GOOD JOB!!]

...

"Hahaha, fair enough. Well, this time... really goodbye."

Kiana smiled at Little Senti, then turned to walk away.

"Hey!"

But she had barely taken a few steps before Little Senti called out.

"...Hm?" Kiana turned halfway.

"You... Never mind."

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"Anyway—

You're... pretty decent! Not bad at all!"

Though it seemed the symptoms weren't too serious.

"Pfft~~"

Kiana couldn't help but giggle.

Then replied: "I'm way more than just 'not bad.'"

...

With Fu Hua and the Herrscher of Sentience behind her,

Kiana was off to see the next people—

And unsurprisingly...

Back to the very beginning.

The original trio.

"Hey, I'm back."

Even her greeting was slightly different from the others.

"So... Kiana, you already spoke with the others?"

Who knew her better than Mei?

She immediately understood what Kiana had been doing during that disconnected time.

Their mutual understanding...

Hard to describe—but easy to feel.

"Let me think... Aunt Theresa, Dad, Durandal, Squad Leader, and the Herrscher of Sentience..."

"Mei and Bronya must be the last ones—

Before I fully absorb the Cocoon of Finality's power."

As soon as she finished speaking,

Bronya suddenly interjected.

"In that case, let's leave Mei for last."

Kiana: ?

[?!!]

Everyone watching immediately exploded with joy.

[Duckie, my superhero!!]

[Duckie ships hard. As expected of the Kiana×Mei boss.]

[Objection. The Kiana×Mei boss is clearly Miss Fairy ()]

[Bronya: The red scarf on my chest... the halo above my head shines even brighter.]

[Bronya: "Wise men adapt to the times." PS: Though that line sounds better coming from Little Senti.]

[Why? Just because it has the word "Sentience" in it?]

[...Can't explain. It's just a sixth sense.]

[? I'm putting a question mark right on screen.]

"Actually, during that time... Bronya thought a lot.

But also realized—those things don't need to be said."

"After all, Bronya isn't worried at all about Kiana's future."

"Ugh... that sounds a little heartless."

"Because... you're Kiana."

"Because you're Kiana,

You'll adapt to life over there better than anyone."

Bronya paused, then spoke with greater seriousness:

"Because you're Kiana,

You'll accomplish that special mission more easily than anyone."

[Not to ruin the mood, but Bronya's starting to sound like my boss who loves empty promises ()]

[You have a boss like that, and you still took Monday off to watch the livestream? (suspicious.jpg)]

[I said 'like,' not 'exactly the same.']

"...Bronya really does have that boss-lady energy now."

Elysia thought about how much Bronya had matured over the years.

When it came to change,

Bronya always impressed.

Compared to... well, let's not go there.

"She doesn't just have it—

Bronya is now team leader on several miHoYo projects...

She's one of our core tech leads."

Hokuto corrected the flaw in Elysia's earlier statement.

"I was just... reflecting on how much she's changed.

Sometimes I see her at the studio during work hours and feel like those online rumors might be true."

"Rumors?"

"'Russian executive parachuted into miHoYo.'"

Elysia blinked.

"Oh, that one."

High-level net surfer Hokuto knew exactly what she meant.

In fact... that meme really had nothing to do with him.

"I think the full version was...

'Shocking! Russian female executive parachutes into miHoYo HQ! Founder Otto usurped!'"

Honestly, even Hokuto thought there were way too many flaws in that rumor.

First of all—it completely reversed who was the parachuted exec and who was the founder.

"Just listen to it, don't take it seriously."

"I know, I know."

Elysia, who had some understanding of miHoYo's real situation, nodded gently.

"Reality at miHoYo is nothing like the rumors."

"If they were truly trying to take over... or if they even had the chance..."

The fact that Hokuto didn't dismiss what looked like "liabilities" back then,

But actually nurtured each one of them—

Was kind of unbelievable.

"After all..."

Hokuto gave a "false answer" as usual:

"If even Theresa didn't get sidelined, then I've got nothing to worry about, right?"

Why...

Did that sound a bit too convincing? (not serious)

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