"Hubby!"
"Hessian!"
"You're really letting Wendy die just like that?"
Elysia wasn't actually angry—she never got angry with her husband. She just wanted to know why he did it.
As for this...
Hessian actually felt a bit embarrassed.
The plot had to be arranged this way; there was no helping it, right?
But he still had to give his wife an explanation.
How could a TV series be more important than his wife?
After thinking for a moment, he explained: "Actually, Wendy didn't die."
"What do you mean?"
Elysia was a little confused: "You mean she'll be resurrected?"
Hessian said: "Not resurrection exactly. I just feel that the company's development can't rely on one series alone. I've been working on the script for a second series lately, and she's actually more suited to that one."
"I see."
Elysia trusted him completely and hugged his arm again: "That's good then. You can arrange it however you want, hubby. These cute girls were all ones I worked hard to sign—we can't let them be neglected."
Hessian nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, I'll make proper arrangements for all of them."
Elysia thought for a moment: "Once you've arranged everything, I'll give you a reward."
A reward?
A reward!
Hessian got excited: "Then it's a deal. Tonight, I'll collect a little interest first."
...
Unlike Elysia, who knew everything.
The other fans had no idea and assumed there would be a reversal later.
After being stunned, they continued watching.
Cocolia continued: "I've already extracted the Honkai energy crystal from her body—that Desire Gem."
Theresa suppressed her anger: "Even if you extracted it, you can't use it!"
Cocolia snorted coldly: "Hmph, that's just because Schicksal's technical capabilities aren't sufficient. I've long since developed the technology to use the Desire Gem in machinery."
"Though, being able to obtain it so easily is truly thanks to you at Schicksal~"
Kiana was already furious beyond control: "You lunatic! You killed an innocent person just for a power source!"
Cocolia said indifferently: "Oh my~ Getting revenge on Schicksal was her wish to begin with. I merely fulfilled it for her."
"Not only that, I even let her say a few words to her beloved big sister Bronya at the end—"
"Unfortunately, it seems those words won't be delivered after all."
Kiana was enraged to the extreme, wishing she could drag Cocolia out.
Boom!!
A sudden loud explosion interrupted them.
It was an enormously massive mech.
"Farewell. You can keep my new creation company for a while and have some fun. Oh, right—its name is [MSR-7 Prajna]."
"I hope you can help me collect sufficient experimental data. Well then, I'll leave it to you~"
Cocolia's voice vanished completely.
Kiana, blocked by this giant robot, could not pursue her.
She was forced to battle the robot.
At the end of this episode, it was the battle between the four Valkyries and the mech.
The scene was grand and realistic, and the fight was extremely thrilling and dangerous—especially showcasing Theresa's combat prowess here.
Finally, after a grueling battle, Anti-Entropy's giant robot, Prajna, was destroyed.
Kiana and the others took the opportunity to escape from the ME Corporation headquarters. Although they rescued Mei, they lost Wendy, and Bronya remained in a coma. Even St. Freya Academy's technology could not cure her.
At this point.
The third episode came to an end.
The viewers finished this episode with heavy hearts.
The final plot had clearly stated it—Wendy was dead!
And their beloved Bronya's fate was unknown, hanging between life and death.
This simply infuriated them.
In an instant.
They all vented in the group chat.
"What the hell? What does this even mean? They had the heart to kill off such a cute Wendy just like that?"
"This damn episode made me feel awful. How can a person's heart be so evil? Killing her just for energy?"
"What an asshole. Which shitty writer came up with this plot? I'm gonna kill you."
"This is the so-called healthy, sunny, and positive story? Screw that!"
"Wendy ah, my Wendy ah—can we still see her in the live streams?"
"Probably not anymore, right? She's dead—how could we see her?"
"No way. When the stream happens, I absolutely have to ask about it."
"Who cares about streams anymore? Tomorrow I'm heading to Fire Moth company to chop the director."
"..."
For a time, the fans were all riled up in outrage, declaring one after another that they would march on Fire Moth.
Mobius, who had been constantly monitoring viewer feedback, now just wanted to bite Hessian to death.
This guy was really an asshole!
Every episode that aired caused the fans to riot once—couldn't he just write some sweet plots?
She immediately @'d Hessian in the company group: "Because Wendy died, the fans are rioting again. Can't you write some normal plots? Does someone have to die?"
This time, Hessian replied directly: "Don't worry, this is just the beginning. There won't be any problems."
Hm?
What did that mean?
Mobius rubbed her eyes, looked at the message again, and carefully pondered its implication.
Finally, she asked: "You mean the future plots will be even more heartbreaking?"
Hessian quickly replied: "I didn't say that. I just think the fans' tolerance is too low. And I never said Wendy died."
Mobius replied: "But Wendy did die."
Hessian replied: "Yeah, Wendy didn't die. Just have her go live—that'll solve it."
What?
Mobius was completely confused. What did he mean by dead or not dead? What was that supposed to mean?
It wasn't just her.
Everyone else in the company was equally baffled.
Kiana scratched her head, not understanding what the two were talking about at all.
It was Kevin who suddenly chimed in: "Director Hessian's meaning is that the actress Wendy isn't dead. We can have her play Wendy in a live stream and let the fans vent their emotions there."
Mobius instantly understood: "That approach would work, but it's only treating the symptoms, not the root. What reason would you give for the character to be alive in the live stream? You know we've always streamed the characters' daily lives."
Hessian replied: "Simple. Wendy didn't die—she became Venti."
Mobius: "??"
Kiana: "?"
Bronya: "?"
Kevin: "Now I'm lost."
Wendy: "I became Venti?"