Honkai Impact 3rd: Catching the Herrscher of Sentience at the Start

The screen displayed a scene of the moon. As the camera zoomed in, the figures of the Second Herrscher, Sirin, and the First Herrscher, Welt Yang, came into view.

At this moment, Welt appeared battered and exhausted, kneeling in front of Sirin.

"It seems you've exhausted all your strength. The fight is over~"

"Now, let me claim my spoils of war" Sirin declared with a smirk.

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Sirin looked pleased as she watched Welt kneeling on the ground. She extended her hand, reaching for Welt's chest.

Slap!

"...Are you still trying to resist?" Sirin sneered at Welt, as if he were just a lamb awaiting slaughter.

Using the last of his strength, Welt grabbed Sirin's outstretched wrist. His eyes were filled with determination as he looked up at her, though his face was already covered in marks of corrosion from Honkai energy.

The marks spread, traveling along Welt's hand and even appearing on Sirin's body.

Sirin's expression shifted to one of terror as she looked at Welt and asked, "What is this?! What trick are you playing, First Herrscher?!"

Welt recalled Dr. Tesla's words. With a resolute gaze, he decided to detonate his own Herrscher Core, intending to perish together with Sirin.

But just before the explosion, Sirin managed to pull the Herrscher Core out of Welt's body, making it hover in her hand.

"Hehehe... That was way too close!"

"You really thought you could use a god's power to kill the apostle of a god? How naive!" Sirin was visibly shaken; she had almost lost control of the situation!

"Just a little bit more... I'm sorry... Joyce..."

"I'm sorry... Einstein..."

"I'm sorry... Tesla..."

Welt lay exhausted on the ground, helplessly watching Sirin as she prepared to leave.

"No... I... can't... leave..." Using sheer willpower, Welt struggled to get up, but as he tried to raise his arm, his body disintegrated into fragments and vanished into the air.

"Hahahahaha!" Sirin laughed triumphantly, swallowing the Herrscher Core of Reason. Her power surged, swelling like an inflated pufferfish.

〈Leader!〉Einstein, watching the video of Welt, couldn't hold back her grief despite knowing he was still alive.

Meanwhile, in his office, sipping tea, Welt Yang scratched his head as he read Einstein's message.

"Why does this Welt Yang look like the history teacher at our academy," Mei observed, watching the video.

〈That... shouldn't be possible〉Theresa replied nervously. If the leader of Anti-Entropy, their mortal enemy, was secretly teaching at St. Freya Academy, and she, the principal, hadn't realized it — how embarrassing would that be?

Kiana watched the video of Sirin, feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if she were looking at another version of herself.

The screen then shifted, showing Cecilia and Siegfried. Sirin floated above them, looking down with a face full of anger.

Suddenly, Welt appeared on the battlefield, summoning Anti-Entropy Titans to hold off Sirin. He quickly carried Siegfried and Cecilia away from the scene.

The video accelerated, flashing through a series of events. In the final scene, Welt lay on the ground once more, an Abyss Flower spear impaled through his chest.

"So that's my mother, Cecilia..." Kiana murmured as she gazed at the woman beside Siegfried. It was her first time seeing her mother, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Kiana..." Mei hugged Kiana from behind, trying to comfort her.

"It smells like Mei!" Kiana wiped away her tears, burying her sadness as she nestled into Mei's embrace.

The onlookers,〈....〉

The video changed once again. The previously ruined scene transformed into a warm and peaceful environment, with birds chirping all around.

The camera zoomed in to show Welt Yang walking along a small path, holding a textbook and smiling as he greeted passing female students.

Kiana, Mei, and Bronya appeared on screen, happily waving at their Teacher Yang.

"Auntie, this scene is from St. Freya Academy, isn't it? Even I, Mei, and Bronya are here," Kiana said, giving Theresa a suspicious look. Wasn't St. Freya's security system supposed to be top-notch? How did the leader of Anti-Entropy sneak in?

〈....〉Theresa tried to act nonchalant, avoiding eye contact with Kiana.

The video changed again, showing Welt Yang and Einstein as they channeled energy into the "Eye of the Deep." Suddenly, the spatial structure collapsed.

Welt used the Star of Eden to stabilize the spatial distortion, but he and Einstein were still sucked into a bubble universe of the "Sea of Quanta."

In a flash, the scene shifted to Welt encountering Kevin in the Sea of Quanta. After learning about Kevin's plans, Welt decided to stop him from returning to reality.

After finding Einstein, he sent her back to the real world and continued the battle, fighting until his last breath.

〈This time, Teacher Yang should be dead for real...〉Kiana, now certain that Welt was her history teacher, had changed her tone of address.

〈Sorry for being alive, Kiana...〉Welt finally spoke up, pushing up his glasses with a sorrowful expression.

〈Teacher Yang, that's not what I meant〉Kiana hurriedly explained. Seeing how powerful he was in the video, she definitely couldn't beat him.

〈Leader, when are you coming back to Anti-Entropy?〉Einstein asked directly upon seeing Welt.

〈Since I've been exposed, I'll return shortly. I didn't expect this live stream to show even future events. We need to figure out a way to stop that man named Kevin〉Welt said, gazing longingly out the window, though he knew the future scenes must be taken seriously.

Grey Serpent watched Welt's words, his thoughts unreadable, before disappearing into the darkness.

The video changed once more, showing Bronya in her Herrscher of Reason form standing before Kevin. She was easily defeated, and her body, unable to withstand the Herrscher Core's corruption, forcibly expelled it.

Welt, in an attempt to protect Bronya, reconstructed his physical form using the powers of the Herrscher of Reason and lunged for the Gem of Reason in Kevin's hand, but was sent flying.

Kevin, the Sovereign of World Serpent, used the energy from the Gem of Reason to return to reality.

Later, Einstein found Bronya and Seele, and they used the coordinates to open a portal from the 'Eye of the Deep' and retreat.

Welt left the Sea of Quanta with the help of Einstein, returning to reality.

Kevin looked at the Herrscher of Reason on screen, "A Herrscher fighting for humanity... Elysia, you succeeded."

〈... He survived again?! And why did Bronya end up in the Sea of Quanta and become the Herrscher of Reason?〉Kiana was speechless, realizing that Welt truly lived up to the legend described in the question — someone who constantly hovered between life and death.

Bronya, after watching herself and Seele in the Sea of Quanta, felt an increasing resolve. She wished she could rush to the 'Eye of the Deep' right now and save Seele right now.

"Audience members, please raise your hand if you don't agree with the title 'Welt Yang, the Sit-up King,'" the host, Fu Lin, announced.

Everyone: "..." He died multiple times, yet he's still alive in the end. This is just too much.

Welt Yang: "...I don't agree!"

"Your vote doesn't count. Congratulations to Welt Yang for officially receiving the title 'Welt the Sit-up King.' Let's give him a big round of applause!" Fu Lin used his authority to assign the exclusive title to Welt.