MGSFV?! Chapter 467. Bronya Becomes a VTuber?! The Virtue Missing from Honkai's Big Villains Has Been Found
"The Herrscher of Reason… is nothing special."
The stream chat instantly filled with rows upon rows of question marks.
Everyone was clearly stunned by Hokuto's edgy line.
The vibe…
Well—
Imagine discovering Heavy Bunny had been moonlighting as a VTuber behind Bronya's back, between coding sessions.
What? You didn't know?
Well… now you do.
Shhh—don't go around spreading it.
Ahem, in short—
That's the exact emotional whiplash the players felt just now: shock layered over confusion.
And Bronya, already shocked, heard Hokuto say that about the Herrscher of Reason—
Then saw her face, completely serious, without a hint of irony.
Hokuto's snark meter: MAXED OUT.
[ANGRY DUCK!!]
[Bronya is puffing up her cheeks!]
[Whoa ⊙∀⊙! This is great! (troll) Fight! Fight!]
Some people just want to watch the world burn.
Well, of course they do (lol)
[Bronya: Yeah yeah, say whatever. But how about you let me transform? I'm still wearing this Drive Kometa armor—let's fight fair.]
Don't worry. That chance will come.
[Hokuto: Herrscher of Reason is tough. Drive Kometa? Easy pickings. (doge)]
[Say that again but with context.]
[???]
[But doesn't Hokuto pulling this stunt now feel like a giant flag being raised?
We all know arrogant villains get humbled later.]
[Maybe Hokuto's doing it on purpose—to provoke Bronya?]
Whether Hokuto meant to provoke Bronya… or how sincere her words even were—
That was hard to say.
After all, Hokuto isn't someone you can understand with normal logic.
Put simply, her thought patterns are… uniquely abnormal.
It wouldn't be a stretch to say there's a generational gap between her and normal people.
Yes, please forgive the word gap, but it just fits so well for Hokuto.
Her "non-human" vibe is intense.
Even her armor design reflects this:
Fully concealed, symbolic totems formed by her back-mounted plating—
the design emphasizes her otherness.
A human… and a non-human.
The divide between them—might as well call it a generational gap.
...
But let's not get sidetracked.
The point is, you can't analyze Hokuto with a standard human lens.
In the story—
Upon hearing "The Herrscher of Reason is nothing special,"
Bronya really couldn't keep her cool.
Her expression turned truly "hostile."
"Don't get me wrong. I greatly admire his deeds."
Hokuto then, strangely, tried to walk it back?
Some players who thought she was goading Bronya began to second-guess themselves.
Had they misunderstood?
"The time has come. This is the day we devour the tyrant above."
—That line was what Joyce declared before sacrificing himself in the New York chapter.
A true hero.
The moment he raised the pseudo-Eden Star toward the enemy…
A refusal to surrender to fate.
It was unforgettable.
But Hokuto didn't bring it up to praise him.
Quite the opposite—
"And precisely because of that… for me personally, he's nothing special."
"He didn't transcend the pain I experienced. The only difference between us is—he was born bearing a gift. I was born bearing a curse."
[...]*n
[If Hokuto had read the Antientropy novel, she wouldn't be talking about Joyce like this.]
[You sure about that? Hokuto probably knows more about Joyce than we do.]
[So does she really believe what she's saying?]
[…Feels more like Mistelin's worldview—dark and bitter, seeing her entire life as a curse.]
[But understandable, considering all that Mistelin went through—grief after grief, powerless again and again.]
What Mistelin endured…
Anyone would sigh if they saw it.
But still—
Pity doesn't justify such a dismissal of the Herrscher of Reason.
Just like Bronya argued:
"What matters is the choices he made—not how he was born."
"I know that," Hokuto replied, "but that's not the answer I want."
"Tell me, in your eyes—
Which of my choices were so wrong?"
"And the results… what did they bring?"
Bronya probably didn't catch the full meaning of "my choices."
But players did.
Mistelin's choices—
Self-sealing.
Self-erasure.
Offering hope to those near death in hopes of awakening Stigma.
Protecting Duck Mom.
Respecting her wish to die.
Retracting the Stigma at her request.
Which of those were "wrong"?
And the outcome…?
Not one ended well.
To her, only good results justify those choices.
Is that her belief?
Players: "..."
Elysia: "..."
Even if the ending can't be changed,
The journey still matters.
Choosing your path gives meaning to the end.
You create a story that exists because of you.
That's how the others think.
...
"Bronya understands."
Seeing that Hokuto remained utterly unmoved—
not even slightly swayed by her words—
Bronya realized something.
The BGM shifted suddenly—
Becoming sharp, urgent, storm-brewing.
DUN! DUN! DUN!
She spoke solemnly:
"It seems… if we want to reverse the Stigma Plan…
Then before we can face Kevin, we must first defeat you."
"Heh."
Hokuto let out a quiet laugh—
but was that a trace of anticipation?
Excitement?
Curiosity?
"If you're treating this like a game of stages…
Then yes, I'm the next boss."
"But now—what can you do to defeat me?"
"Returning to reality was praiseworthy…
But in the process, you've lost the only power you had."
Bronya: "..."
"You're right."
"But… Welt once did something—
He left behind mechanical memories inside himself, via the distributed core…"
Huh?
Something Welt once did?
What—
Welt Sit-Up™?
"!"
A light went on in the players' minds.
[Wait… is Bronya finally pulling off the ultimate Herrscher of Reason move?!]
"Bronya admits—
In terms of raw power, the Stigma Plan surpasses the Herrscher of Reason.
But don't forget…"
Light began to bloom around Bronya's Drive Kometa armor.
"Bronya… is also one of the 300,000."
Even if she could no longer draw on their full power, thanks to Hokuto's interference—
Even as a 1-in-300,000 fragment—
She was still genuinely a Herrscher of Reason.
"Eden Star!"
The deep light of Eden's Star flared in her hands—
and her armor rose once more to Herrscher form.
This… was the Sit-Up of Reason!
Time to turn the tables!
[Herrscher Skill: Sit-Up—ACTIVATE!]
[Bronya: Hokuto! This is our ultimate move—FEEL THE POWER OF THE SIT-UP!!]
...
"I see."
But Hokuto remained unshaken.
In fact, she almost looked like this was what she wanted—
For Bronya to regain control of Herrscher powers by her own will.
"After all… once they acknowledged you,
You became a part of their consciousness too."
"But even then—
Your power hasn't really increased."
Being one of 300,000 wasn't enough.
"And I won't… hold back."
[...]
[She's arrogant—but… she might have the right to be.
Bronya couldn't beat her before. Now, with only 1/300,000 of the power? Even worse odds.]
Hokuto had the Stigma Plan.
She could borrow power from Kevin, who stole the strength of Finality itself.
[Bronya's always been limited in what she can draw. So maybe this isn't a huge downgrade.]
[She was already wielding the will of 300,000 during Corosten, remember?]
But still—
Even with an epic nerf—
The Herrscher of Reason isn't defined by raw numbers.
Big or small—
So long as it's used right,
The effect can be decisive.
Bronya began channeling the Eden Star.
Come to think of it, every Herrscher of Reason loves using Eden Star.
Joyce & Welt & Bronya:
"It's just that good."
Joyce & Bronya:
"So good we basically engraved it into our DNA."
Welt: ...…
Fair enough.
Right now—Eden Star could do what no other God Key could.
"If it were just for fighting you,
This might not be enough.
But in practical use…"
"You've underestimated me again."
"Since you've been so polite to Bronya…
I hope you'll be equally welcoming to them."
With her final word—
The threads of space cracked again.
By fully understanding the weave of the net,
Bronya used her familiar authority to tear it apart.
And next—
Familiar voices echoed in.
"Thanks, Bronya!"
[It's Kiana?!]*n
To the players' surprise—
Kiana and Mei emerged from the shattered space.
[If you can't win—summon backup. Classic.]
...
Seeing them, Hokuto's expression finally shifted.
"So… you've been plotting against me all along?"
"Well—
Looks like I'm back to 1v3.
And they say the same trick can't work twice.
I doubt I can deal with this situation easily…"
[You should be grateful Seele wasn't summoned too.]
"Wait, didn't Seele already show up earlier?"
"She's close. Just… not here yet."
"Ah, timeline mismatch."
With that sorted—
Attention returned to the story.
After Hokuto's slightly off-kilter lines—
Mei stepped forward.
And Mei doesn't take nonsense from villains.
This is the woman who once said, "Qianjie—get over here."
So she responded in kind:
"Heh… no need for false modesty.
Turning the Stigma Plan into your personal weapon—
Your underhanded tactics aren't easy to counter."
"In my view—
Taking you down while Kevin's still sealed is our only chance."
That name—Kevin—jogged Bronya's memory.
"Wait, Mei."
"Hm?"
"The simulated black hole is long gone.
Kevin…
He's probably already left this place."
[Huh? Kevin just left?]
[What else would he do?]
[Wasn't he supposed to finish his fight with Kiana?]
[Why? He's only focused on executing the Stigma Plan now.
Fighting the squad would be meaningless.]
[Well, good riddance. 3v1? Let's go. Bronya! Kiana! Mei! Show Hokuto what's up!]
But just as players got excited—
Kiana spotted someone behind them.
"—Fu Hua?!"
Bronya turned toward her—
"Kiana, Mei.
Can I ask you to take care of class monitor?"
"This battle—Bronya can handle it alone."
Players: Huh???
You're not going to enjoy the glorious 3v1?!
But Bronya—
She chose to solo this fight.
Such honor…
Such martial virtue…
At last—
The lost virtue of Honkai's big villains… has been found.
And it lives in Bronya Zaychik.
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