Chapter 81 Swan Castle (Second Update)
Among the viewers in the live stream, only a small portion worked backward from the mystery revealed by Yu Naixin, discovering some clues that Luosiluna had previously shown, and thus realizing the true identity of this head maid NPC.
But before they could even post their comments, Yu Naixin's "Queen" identity had already captured everyone's attention, causing the few viewers in that viewpoint to frantically type exclamation marks.
Just like Yu Naixin becoming the "Mountain God" in "Cocoon Village," this kind of magical operation, which is beyond everyone's imagination but can comply with the rules of the "Heartbeat 1000%" program, is unprecedented and will cause a frenzy of cheers once it is revealed.
For the "viewers," the most important thing about a show is that it is entertaining enough.
Yu Naixin definitely exceeded expectations in completing this task.
Yu Naixin had been paying close attention to the identity of "Your Majesty" ever since she first heard it from Luo Siluna.
Later, the evidence collected from various sources was very clear: "His Majesty" was just a background NPC who had no deeds other than asking the "Princess" to go on a blind date and leaving the castle to find other solutions. Even the fifth floor of the central round tower where he lived was full of perfunctory behavior.
Even the gender is not explicitly stated.
This identity is exactly what Yu Naixin wanted.
Just like the ethereal "Mountain God" in "Cocoon Village," the "His Majesty" in "Swan Castle" also has a very high status and can theoretically occupy the highest authority in the program's episode. Moreover, he is highly malleable and has no personality restrictions, allowing the actor to perform however he wants.
She can also conveniently return the "princess" title to her head maid.
Yu Naixin analyzed this in depth when she wrote "Cocoon Village". She said that as long as you meet all the conditions of a certain identity and do everything that the identity can do, then you can become the identity itself.
Yu Naixin has also successfully conducted experiments.
The "Mountain God" has never been explicitly stated to be male; he is always referred to as "He." It's just that the legend in Cocoon Village goes that the Mountain God takes a bride every month, which leads people to subconsciously assume that he is male.
In any case, when Yu Naixin became the "Mountain God" in a female body, she did not experience any other problems except that she could not control the vast spiritual power.
Of course, such an identity cannot be fabricated at will; it must be a character that already exists in the program segment itself in order to find clues and traces of that identity and to perfectly portray it.
Otherwise, if Yu Naixin's strongest wish were to be followed, she could have created the identity of "the moon" for herself in "Swan Castle," the particularly bright one hanging in the sky outside the castle.
Then she directly activated the meteorite descent skill, physically cleansing the entire program instance.
This is so much fun! No matter what kind of guest you are, you can all be attacked equally.
However, in practice, Yu Naixin still chose to obediently become "Your Majesty".
In the segment "Swan Castle," there isn't much difference between "Princess" and "His Majesty"—both are the owners of Swan Castle.
Switching between these two identities is not difficult for Yu Naixin.
After truly becoming Her Majesty the Queen of Neuschwanstein Castle, Yu Naixin was able to sense some noticeable differences in authority between the two.
For example, the 3D perspective of "Princess" is limited to the interior of Swan Castle, while the 3D perspective of "Her Majesty the Queen" includes the sea of blood-red roses surrounding the castle.
The rose garden appears boundless to the naked eye, but it is actually bounded, covering an area roughly the size of eight to ten Swan Castles.
For example, when Yu Naixin was still a "princess," she would have an instinctive fear of the red roses and moonlight outside the castle. But after becoming "Her Majesty the Queen," she was able to stand in the sea of flowers without any hindrance.
After all, in the setting, "His Majesty" is able to leave Swan Castle alone, and must have the ability to restrain and resist the red rose and moonlight.
However, Yu Naixin was able to easily rescue the Elf Prince from the sea of blood-red roses, relying on more than just her authority as "Her Majesty the Queen".
More help came from Rosiluna.
Yu Naixin had previously considered returning the title of "Princess" to the head maid, which might require her to hand over her long dress and crown to Rosiluna.
Yu Naixin also made relevant preparations for this.
However, in practice, as long as Yu Naixin officially switches to "Her Majesty the Queen", Luosiluna will be able to naturally and gradually recall her identity.
There must always be a princess at Neuschwanstein Castle.
After Yu Naixin relinquished that identity, the most legitimate princess in the entire castle became Rosiluna.
She was still wearing a formal black maid's dress and white apron, and her flaxen hair and kind but unremarkable face remained unchanged.
But without a doubt, she is the princess of this ancient castle.
"Thank you..." Rosluna sobbed uncontrollably, "Thank you..."
“If you hadn’t specifically given me the title of ‘princess,’ I would probably have been just like a real NPC, following the program set up for the head maid in ‘Swan Castle’…”
"Then, in the endless cycle of reincarnation, the last bit of divine soul and spiritual power remaining in my body was completely worn away, and I waited hopelessly for a guest on the show to complete this episode and give me a release..."
"Or wait for those four demons to break through this instance, turning me into nothingness..."
Once she started talking, Rosluna couldn't help but continue.
All those pent-up feelings that she had never confided in before, and could never confide in, could be poured out without any burden in front of this lovely and kind female guest who had specially awakened her memories.
She finally lowered her hand that had been covering her mouth, no longer caring about her NPC status, and instead, as a guest on the show, told her own story.
"I was actually an accident in the process of Rose Spire and Moonlight Town mutating and merging into Swan Castle."
"Those four demons slaughtered far too many female guests... Even if all that remains in the program's episodes is resentment, there will always be a tiny bit of normal humanity mixed in."
"When these human qualities come together, and through a special process of copy mutation and fusion, along with some wonderful luck, my existence is born."
At this point, Rosluna suddenly seemed to sense something and revealed a smile that was both sad and relieved.
"My existence is an accident outside the rules of 'Heartbeat 1000%'." Luna smiled and shook her head. "If I hadn't regained my memories, I might have been able to stay in this program instance for a while longer as an NPC."
"But now that I've regained my memory... I've become a loophole that the entire show needs to fix."
Rosluna looked down and saw her feet beginning to turn into specks of light.
She is gradually dissipating at a pace that is by no means slow.
Yu Naixin: "...!"
Yu Naixin's pupils contracted.
At this rate... in a minute and a half at most, Rosiluna will completely disappear!
“However, I am very fortunate to have been able to regain those memories with your help!” Rosluna’s voice was much louder than before. She looked intently into Yu Naixin’s eyes, her gaze filled with gratitude and sincerity.
"I have longed for this liberation for far too long. To be able to welcome it with self-awareness is a beautiful ending I never imagined before!"
Thank you! Thank you so much!
In those last moments, Luna took out the golden key, poured all her remaining spiritual power into it, and then handed it to Yu Naixin with both hands.
“My spiritual power is too weak right now, this key may not be of much use…” Rosluna lowered her eyelids, looking quite embarrassed. “It may only ensure that you won’t be affected by the red roses and moonlight in Swan Castle.”
"Once it leaves this program's runway, it'll probably become a useless decoration besides having some sentimental value..."
“I should have used the time I had just spent answering some of your questions about ‘Heartbeat 1000%’…” Rosluna’s tone grew increasingly apologetic. “I have a lot of experience, so I can help you a little…”
"It's all my fault, I was so focused on venting my emotions on you..."
Yu Naixin looked at the familiar golden key in her palm and put it into her inventory in front of Luosiluna.
Then, Yu Naixin took Luo Siluna's hand in return.
“I will find the answers to my questions myself.” Yu Naixin’s voice was as warm as her hands. “I also want to thank you, because you are the first person I met on ‘Heartbeat 1000%’ who is just like me, and such a good person at that.”
In the very beginning, when Yu Naixin first saw the lights of Cocoon Village using the simulator, she longed to meet her kind in this bizarre world.
Now, after experiencing so much, Yu Naixin no longer finds encouragement in meeting others like herself, but she still feels genuine joy when she meets kind-hearted fellow travelers like Luosiluna.
Almost the instant Yu Naixin finished speaking, Luo Siluna in front of her completely disappeared.
With a trace of the other person's warmth still lingering in her hand, Yu Naixin thought of the last, childlike, pure smile that Luosiluna revealed amidst the erosion of light fragments, and withdrew her hand.
Then, without any hesitation, Yu Naixin turned and walked downstairs, calling the paper puppy to follow her.
This was the last time she came to the fourth floor of the central round tower, the princess's residence.
Next, it was the Queen's time.
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