Honkai: Star Rail – Banner Character, Delivering Knives to the Player [5]

Lingzhou flicked his wrist, and several silver needles shot from his sleeve toward the suspended Stelle.

Almost immediately, Himeko and the others noticed that the surging Stellaron energy began to settle.

Lingzhou spread his wings and dove, catching Stelle securely in his arms.

With a simple gesture, he recalled the needles midair.

The camera shifted — to a full view of Lingzhou’s face, and the scene of him floating down from midair, his wings folding gently behind him.

"Aaaaahhhh!!”
“He caught her! That was for me, I know it!”
“He’s so handsome I could dance across the crashing waves with this face alone!”

Earbud-wearing viewers nearly got tinnitus from Ah Xian’s screaming.

[I’m scared…]
[Delusional girl moment.]
[But seriously, that rescue was hot.]
[He opened with a bridal carry. I can’t imagine what comes next.]
[??]
[Why are y’all acting like your rescue form comes with optional poses?]
[The moment he took off — I felt nothing but pure safety.]
[My password is now: Hi, hubby!]

March 7th: “Is she okay, Lingzhou?”

Lingzhou: “Should be. Probably. Maybe… I’m not sure. Better keep an eye on her.”

March 7th: “…You’re not making me feel better.”

Himeko: “Let’s talk somewhere else.”

The game loaded into the next scene.

Chat activity surged again — even more intense than before.

Many viewers had multiple streams open, while some were playing the game themselves alongside watching.

A few of them noticed something: the plot had diverged.

Compared to Ah Xian’s stream, there was one obvious difference—

If no one died during the Doomsday Beast fight, Lingzhou wouldn’t appear.

Instead, the person who stabilized the Stellaron at the end would be Welt.

The moment she realized the event was conditional, Ah Xian was stunned.

But her attention quickly returned to the screen, where the next scene was beginning.

Stelle: (Is this… the space station?)

Lingzhou: “Hey there, good morning, young miss. Sleep well?”

Lingzhou waved casually from the center of the screen, his easygoing smile and roguish charm setting off another round of high-pitched screaming from Ah Xian.

Not even her first time seeing Jing Yuan had made her scream like this.

And then — she stood up.

Vanished from the webcam frame.

Or more precisely, her face disappeared from view.

[What the heck is Ah Xian doing?]
[Storm unchained, rivers quake — ten thousand tons fall from the heavens.】
[Uh... the guy above me okay?]
[Dramatic much? But honestly, Lingzhou really is that good-looking. I nearly started drooling. My poor maiden heart...]
[Even this humble monk is a little shaken. What now?]
[Wait — did anyone notice? If you picked male Trailblazer, even after meeting Lingzhou, you still wake up to March 7th.]
[Wait, really?]

As the simping subsided, more viewers turned their focus to Lingzhou’s character model.

And within seconds, the verdict was unanimous:

He’s hot.

Grey-white hair in a loose half-up ponytail, styled with a hint of classical flair.

Long bangs slanting toward the ears, covering one eye and half his ear, leaving a clean forehead exposed.

Asymmetrical temple strands framed his face — and that face looked like it had been carved from jade.

The overall impression: elegant, unrestrained, effortlessly cool.

His outfit had overlapping collars and flowing sleeves, the fabric lightly dyed in inky brushstrokes. The palette was soft and pale.

At a glance, he looked like a character who walked straight out of a wuxia MMO.

New players didn’t think much of it, but those with Honkai 3rd experience immediately recalled a certain Shenzhou tablet.

The last time they’d seen such a heavily Chinese-styled character?

Was the last time.

Except this time, it was a guy.

[No wonder Ah Xian turned into a power generator.]
[The more I look, the better he looks. I’m a guy and even I think he’s hot — is that normal?]
[Totally normal. He’s handsome by every metric: face, outfit, model — all top-tier.]
[And you’re telling me this modeling quality is just a four-star?!]
[If he were a five-star, I’d pull instantly.]
[But look at it this way — being a four-star means everyone can get him. That’s a win.]

Stelle:

① “Who are you?”
② “Who am I? Where even am I?”
③ “Even the mighty Doomsday Beast is no match for me!”

Ah Xian didn’t hesitate and picked the first option.

Lingzhou gave a soft chuckle.

“Just a nameless traveler passing through. But make sure you remember it — the space station’s danger has passed. You can rest easy now.”

Even knowing the girl in front of him was the player-controlled protagonist, Lingzhou didn’t put on a show. He spoke and acted with ease — simply being himself.

Stelle: “You were the one who helped me earlier, right? Thank you.”

Lingzhou: “You saved March once too — no need to thank me. Himeko wants to speak with you. If you’re free, go see her.”

Stelle: ① “Okay.”

Lingzhou: “Here’s my signal beacon number. I dabble in medicine — if you’re feeling off later, just give me a call.”

The dialogue ended, and a prompt appeared: Obtained: 1 Stelle Soul Material.

Ah Xian casually clicked confirm — and a new character splash screen popped up.

“Huh?”

She froze for a second.

“Wait, he’s free? Is he part of the starting trio?”

[Wait what?! I didn’t get him!!]
[Maybe you have to trigger the alternate cutscene during the Doomsday Beast fight to unlock him?]
[HoYo, say something!!]
[Don’t worry — even if you missed him here, he’ll probably show up again later.]

But Ah Xian wasn’t reading chat.

She immediately opened her party screen, added Lingzhou to the team, then zoomed in for a better look.

“Ahhh~ he’s so good-looking…”

“Don’t let anyone tell you HoYo can’t do Chinese character design. I will throw hands.”

“Only thing missing is a thigh strap. Would’ve made it peak ‘HoYo traditional.’”

“Wait — is he preening his wings now?!”

[Stop fangirling! Check his skills already!]

“Shush. Let me enjoy this.”

Ah Xian opened her friends list and called a fellow female streamer who specialized in game mechanics.

“What’s up, Xian? I’m live too, playing through the story.”

“Katia, I just unlocked a new character. Can you help me break down his kit?”

“What?!”

Katia scrambled to open the official wiki — and saw that the previously shadowed character was now visible.

She hadn’t lost anyone during the Doomsday Beast fight, so she hadn’t seen Lingzhou at all.

“Holy crap. He’s hot.”

That was her first reaction.

Ah Xian smirked.

“Yes, yes, he’s hot. Now get to the skills.”

“No need to analyze. Three days in bed.”

“Hey! That’s my line!”

[That explains everything. Both streamers, please calm down. I’m normal.]
[Zero-frame wing spread to the face — who could’ve seen that coming?]

“Okay okay, jokes aside. You got the wiki open?”

“Yeah — his full maxed stats are listed here. The game itself doesn’t show those yet.”

“Perfect. So he’s an Abundance Path, huh? Looks like launch is leaning hard into the gentle support meta — two free healers now.”

“Wait… does that mean Natasha isn’t free anymore?”

“That, I’m not sure…”

Katia tapped into Lingzhou’s page and maxed out his stats to start analyzing.

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T/N: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm crazy how hes dependent on ur choices in game thats crazyyy

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