Chapter 299: The Tragedy of Binding.
As Selune began to read the text recorded in the handbook with Teriri's avatar, Blood Embrace sensed a "killing intent" first—Theresa's footsteps. She performed a live demonstration for the Captains of what a "Time Fracture System" looks like. In a split second, she managed to clear the mess. Once finished, the sound of the door opening came from the entrance...
The story of the second chapter ended abruptly there, followed by the hypnotic ED once again.
"I'm dying laughing! It's exactly like a kid sneaking a look at the TV when their parents aren't home!" Blood Embrace's panicked state seemed to remind Senti of happy memories. Back when the "Old Antique" (Fu Hua) wasn't home, she played wildly. Every time Fu Hua went out, she'd tell Senti to do her homework and check it upon return. But who was Senti? If she wasn't mischievous, could she still be called Senti? She'd just slack off, lie on the sofa with chips and soda, and enjoy the TV! To avoid being caught, she developed an amazing ability to identify sounds, hearing Fu Hua's footsteps from far away. Then she'd destroy the evidence at light speed within a minute!
However, the "Devil" is always one step ahead. Returning home, the Old Antique would touch the back of the TV, then crack her knuckles and find her "dear sister" with a smile... Later, Senti got smart and used a wet towel to cool the TV. Yet the Old Antique always found ways to catch her. Even worse, Fu Hua mastered lightness techniques, walking without a sound to catch Senti in the act. That time nearly scared the soul out of Senti. The two sisters benefited much from their battle of wits... though poor Senti almost never escaped Fu Hua's eyes. This kid simply couldn't lie; as soon as Fu Hua asked a question, she knew the answer just by looking at Senti's face.
Thinking of her past "battles" with Fu Hua, Senti couldn't help but smile. Though she felt indignant at the time, looking back, it was a very happy period...
[Why is the host looking so nostalgic?] [Hilarious. The host was probably just like Blood Embrace! I bet she did similar things!] [Is the Old Antique not home today?] [Newcomers don't know? The host got beaten plenty as a kid! Fu Hua even hung her up to give her 'bamboo shoot fried meat' (a spanking)!] [Back then, the host kicked the ancestor's memorial tablet aside and sat on the altar, shouting 'Your ancestor is here!', becoming famous in one battle, right?] [Laughing my head off. I think it's a miracle Fu Hua didn't beat the host to death. This kid is straight-up a traitor to her master!!]
Seeing the audience bring up her embarrassing childhood stories, Senti's face turned shades of blue and green. "Is it... fun! Always clinging to the past! Besides, didn't you guys do bad things too? Humph!!" She shook her small fist, clearly threatening the viewers to stop.
[The host is going to bully the viewers!] [Oh no! The Iron Fist is coming!] [The Herrscher of Sentience is going to modify your consciousness, run!]
The viewers were joking around. Senti was angry but helpless; she couldn't exactly travel through the internet to beat them all. "Watch the animation, watch the animation!" she said, awkwardly ending the topic and clicking the third episode of Elf Academy to see what stunts it had in store.
Meanwhile, in Theresa's livestream: For some reason, Theresa had a persistent sense of unease, but she braced herself and clicked the third episode. The OP appeared immediately, making her internal feeling grow stronger.
As Theresa in casual clothes pushed open the door with a smile, Blood Embrace had changed back into her school clothes, while Selune was still reading from Teriri's handbook.
["Oh dear, I'm so clumsy, I left without even taking Judah..."]
["Ar-Da, did you bring a friend over to play? Little one, is there anything you'd like to eat..."]
Seeing Blood Embrace brought a classmate home, Theresa wanted to greet Selune properly. But the moment her gaze moved to the Teriri handbook in Selune's hand, her heart stopped! The next second, Theresa grabbed Selune by the neck and... no, she instantly pulled her off the sofa and rushed into the room with lightning speed, tossing her onto the bed! Selune was in a daze, her head full of question marks.
["Little one, where did you get that book in your hand?"]
Theresa, carrying the Oath of Judah on her shoulder, was looking at Selune with a "kind" face. It looked as if she would strike with the "World's Number One Cutie Judah Strike" if Selune didn't answer!!
["Can you give it to me, your sister?"]
Selune immediately shielded the Teriri handbook and shrunk back.
["I-Insolent! This is the original work of the Magical Girl Teriri, who conquered countless battlefields! It's not something for mortals like you to touch!"]
Selune's words made Theresa tremble, causing her to take a step back.
["Th-That's none of your business!"]
She reached out to snatch the handbook from Selune, but despite a great effort, she couldn't take it. Simultaneously, the title What Should I Do If My Sister Is a Magical Girl? appeared on the screen.
"Strange, why is Theresa so nervous?" At this point, Senti still hadn't fully understood why Theresa looked so panicked. "It's just a handbook... and if I remember correctly, Theresa is already an idol, right?" Since Theresa was an idol in reality, it wasn't exactly a secret. Of course, Senti was surprised when she first heard it, thinking Theresa might have become an idol to save St. Freya Academy from closing. This strange misunderstanding had caused Senti to admire Theresa for a while, as she thought the spirit of standing up to protect something important was cool!
[Pfft, host, I see you don't understand at all?] [Don't mention it. How could the host understand? Look at her—she's someone who says 'I shall turn all sentient beings' every day!] [The host is exactly like the Herrscher of Sentience; everyone knows her personality. It'd be a miracle if she understood!] [Hahahaha, true! Since the chuunibyou attribute is engraved in her bones, she's currently in her 'dark history' period and hasn't come out yet!!]
Watching the audience laugh, Senti remained confused. What chuunibyou? What dark history? "I don't know what you're talking about, but you're definitely mocking me!!"
While Senti was half-clueless, for Theresa, this was a massive public execution! The moment she saw that handbook, she sat up straight, breaking into a cold sweat, muttering: "No, it can't be real, right? H-How is this possible? I should have destroyed all the evidence... Su Mu, that guy, where on earth did he dig it up..."
Once. As the Magical Girl Teriri, everyone's idol, Theresa also had a handbook like that, recording various "great deeds." It was filled with embarrassing chuunibyou dark history—magical skills, items, and heroic battle stories of Magical Girl Teriri. Of course, they were all completely fictional works of a young girl's overactive imagination. Commonly known as "middle-schooler syndrome."
Ever since she actually became an idol and debuted as Magical Girl Teriri, Theresa had "graduated" from her chuunibyou phase. She realized being an idol wasn't a job for humans; the work and the fantasy were two different things. She could wear the cute Magical Girl Teriri costume and twirl for fans while saying shameful lines... because it was just a job, and she was just playing a character.
But—!!! If it was from her chuunibyou period, the meaning was entirely different!! Because back then, Theresa truly believed there was an evil villain organization and she was a righteous magical girl!
"This isn't real, this isn't real. I must be dreaming..." Theresa bit her thumb, feeling dizzy. she even wanted to end the stream and run away. Gulp! Ahead... ahead lies hell!!
In the animation, Theresa was trying everything to get the notebook back from Selune.
["Little one, I'll tell you a secret, okay? Actually, I'm very good friends with Teriri. If you give me this book, maybe I can help you get her autograph?"]
["L-Liar! Ms. Teriri wouldn't be friends with a bad auntie like you who steals from children!"]
["B-Bad auntie..."]
Theresa felt like she'd been hit by a critical strike of ten thousand points. Auntie? Was she... really that old?!
["She is a person of perfection, embodying honesty, elegance, and courage! How can mortals like you peek at her beauty! Insolent, taste the power of Ms. Teriri!!"]
["W-Wait!!"]
["I am the cutest Magical Girl Teriri of the first world, the savior of this world, the light of hyper-dimensions! You monsters, only destruction awaits you! O searing star magic, burn everything, Teriri!!"]
As Selune read the text, the animated Theresa and the real-life Theresa achieved perfect synchronization; both covered their ears and began rolling on the ground in agony! "Stop! Stop reading! Please, stop reading!!!"
[????] [Pfft!!] [What kind of massive public execution is this!] [My word, does Theresa really have a notebook like this in reality?] [Did the old thief actually find this notebook and write it into the animation?] [My word, old thief, are you a demon? You're publicly executing Theresa!]
The double-rolling scene of animated and real-life Theresa nearly made the viewers' heads fly off with laughter! This was the ultimate, invincible public execution! Having one's dark history chanted in front of so many viewers... was he trying to force her to live on Mars?!
["Theresa is the World's Number One Cutie" posted a highlight comment: As expected of my proudest granddaughter. Even when rolling on the ground in shame, she has a certain beauty!]
Undoubtedly, this comment was from Otto. "Aaah! Grandpa, don't make it worse!!"
["Theresa is the World's Number One Cutie" posted a highlight comment: Grandma is watching too.] ["Kallen? Grandma Kallen?!"]
Theresa knelt on the floor with a "thud," holding her head. She felt like Mars was hitting Earth—doomsday, catastrophe, Planetary Devastation... It was over (sadness)! When she woke up tomorrow, her "glorious deeds" would surely be passed down forever. If she cried now, her career as a streamer would probably end. She had to use loud shouting to cover it up—Humming, humming, humming, aaaaaaahhh—!!!
Under Theresa's despairing gaze, the animated Theresa finally broke under the torture—
["You forced me! Hyper-dimensional Account that seals the dark power, reveal your true power now! Miracle power turns to stardust, light magic gathers in my heart! Dimension Sonata!"]
In a flashy transformation sequence, Theresa transformed into Magical Girl Teriri!
["I'll 'Teriri' you, okay?"]
At the same time, Kiana, who was watching her aunt's stream, spat out her chips! "Pfft—!!!" She immediately sent a voice message to Theresa. "What is this! What is this! Magical girl? Auntie, what are you doing? This is too hilarious, hahahaha!!!!" She laughed so hard she pounded the table, nearly losing her breath. "You're over forty years old, yet you're acting young and doing a magical girl transformation! How do you have no sense of shame? Pfft-pfft-pfft—!!!"
Hearing Kiana's voice message, Theresa felt that human joys and sorrows were not shared. Looking at the "Hahaha" and "XSWL" (Dying from laughter) in the comments... even though the room was filled with joy, Theresa only found it noisy. Truly, when a person is speechless to a certain point, they really do laugh out loud.
Theresa picked up her phone with a smile and sent Kiana a message: "Kiana, do you know how to write the word 'death'?"
As the message sent, the animated Theresa finished her transformation, leaving Selune in awe and worship. At that moment, the door was burst open. Blood Embrace appeared before Theresa with Kiana.
["Theresa, sister, there's a white-haired big sister at the door looking for you..."]
["Auntie, I'm here for snacks... who are you? Y-You're Magical Girl Teriri!"]
["Sh-Shut up!!"]
Theresa struck with her wand, knocking Kiana to the ground instantly to meet her ancestors in dreamland!
["Ahaha, Kiana, why are you here? There was a mosquito on your face just now; I swatted it for you!"]
Selune's Elegy and Blood Embrace watched the unconscious Kiana and took a step back.
["Principal, it seems Bronya left her console here... Eh, you are..."]
Bronya pushed the door open. Before she could say "Teriri," she was hit by magic and instantly turned into a "Roasted Duck," unconscious!
["Bronya, why are you here? There was a loose thread on your clothes; I burned it off for you..."]
Selune and Blood Embrace were now holding hands, shivering as they witnessed the tragedy! But this was far from Theresa's—far from Magical Girl Teriri's—limit!
["Lord Theresa, the tea party is about to start, we..."]
["Principal, I made some dumplings, want to join..."]
["Principal, did Kiana run here to steal food again..."]
["My dear granddaughter, want to go with Grandpa..."]
Rita, Fu Hua, Mei, Otto, Jingwei... even Crystals and Cabbage-heads (Ai-chan). Kongming! The pony pulling Fallen Rosemary's carriage! The true Valkyrie Lewis! A salted fish! Kevin eating instant noodles! A supply crate printed with a thumbs-up Fu Hua! A red-haired Captain! And Big Brother Su Mu with "Su" written on his face!
Before long... Theresa's small room was filled with "corpses" of all sizes... In this "mountain of corpses and sea of blood," Judah and Selune, having witnessed the tragedy, were shaking like sieves from fear.
["Must... must leave here quickly..."]
In an eerie BGM, Theresa's laughter sounded like a voice from hell. With bitter melon juice on her face, she appeared behind the shivering Selune.
["TeRiRi—"]
It was the voice of the underworld summoning death. As the screen froze on this moment, a line of subtitles appeared.
[Honkai Ghost Story! Midnight Suspense! Screams heard from a private residence!]
[Why the screams from the residence? This episode of 'Honkai Ghost Story' will reveal the secret of the residence...]
With a static screen effect and Selune's scream, the third chapter of Elf Academy ended. In the livestream, Theresa's viewers were laughing so hard they were gasping for air! What does it mean to have "content"? This is content! Too much content, brother!
Everyone thought Elf Academy was just a moe, daily life animation. No one expected it to be this intense!
[O-One person wipes out all of Honkai; even the strongest MANTIS, Kevin, couldn't escape!] [I-Is this the full strength of Lord Teriri!] [Teriri's magic power is terrifying!!] [Wait, why were Crystals, Cabbage-heads, the pony, and Old Thief Su Mu mixed in too!] [Don't even mention it; Kongming and the Captain appeared too! Is Theresa's door some kind of strange 4D pocket? Why did everything come out!] [My word, is this something a carbon-based lifeform can think of? The old thief is too ridiculous, right?] [Where am I? Am I still watching Elf Academy? Are you sure this isn't some midnight ghost-hunting show?] [Understood: Magical Girl Teriri is Theresa's strongest form! She can even drag out Old Thief Su Mu for a beating. True magic that breaks the fourth wall—Teriri is too great!!] [My evaluation: I, Teriri, can also take the position of the Will of Honkai!]
This living "Tragedy of Binding" filled the room with joy. However... amidst this prosperity, only one person was not laughing. Looking at the flooding comments, Theresa held her head and screamed hysterically: "Stop reading! Stop reading! Aaaaaaahhhh—!!!!"
Shortly after, Su Mu in Canghai City received a call from Theresa.
"Teriri~"
The underworld voice from the phone made Su Mu feel a chill down his spine. Then... Theresa's avatar popped up. Su Mu clicked it and saw she had sent a photo. The content was simple: A flight ticket from Tianqiu City to Canghai City, scheduled for tonight.
Su Mu: "??!!"
END OF CHAPTER
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