This video was clearly different from yesterday's short film.
Right from the opening, the "MiHoYo" logo flashed by.
Then came the title of this video: "Kafka Character PV—Dramatic Irony."
After a smooth gradient transition, a gloved purple hand slowly slid across a wall.
Between her fingers, she held a coin. Under the dim light,
the coin's reflection became the visual focal point, as if reminding everyone—
This coin is important. Pay attention.
The video was released on Bilibili, which had a natural advantage—its highly interactive bullet comments.
Coincidentally, Bilibili had recently launched a "Watch Party" feature,
essentially allowing videos to be streamed live. The downside was no fast-forwarding or rewinding—what you saw was what you got.
But now, everyone became part of the live chat, greatly enhancing the fun of interaction. Reactions and discussions happened in real time.
[Oh! They finally credited the character! The purple-haired beauty is called Kafka!]
[Miss Kafka! So cool, so my type!]
[Where are my loyal subjects? Someone! Fetch me all of Miss Kafka's information!]
[Pfft, who do you think you are?]
[30 battery bounty!]
[Yes, Your Majesty!]
[Yes, Your Majesty!]
[Yes, Your Majesty!]
[...]
As the bullet comments flew, the video continued playing.
The shot of the purple glove and white dress shirt cuff flashed by.
The scene cut to a new perspective.
Two guards stood in a room, wearing cyberpunk-inspired uniforms blending suits and machinery.
At the same time, a broadcast echoed through the space.
"All units, target sighted! Target sighted!"
Instantly, the two guards raised their firearms, poised to attack at any moment.
The perspective shifted back to the gloved hand sliding across the wall. The lighting grew even dimmer, the coin's reflection now the only point of light.
"Do not hesitate! Repeat, do not hesitate!"
"Engage and eliminate on contact!"
As the warnings blared, the guards' fingers hovered over their triggers.
But then—
Kafka flicked her wrist. The camera zoomed rapidly onto the coin.
A few rose petals drifted down, seamlessly transitioning the scene.
Now, the screen flickered with rapid cuts, each element lingering only briefly.
Black, red, and purple dominated the frame.
Inkblot test patterns, spiders, cobwebs, and trapped text appeared.
"WHAT DO YOU SEE?"
Next came a fragmented montage—
Upside-down soldiers, glass eyes, spiraling patterns...
In just a few seconds, it was dizzyingly mesmerizing.
Finally—finally—
Kafka stepped out of the darkness, rose petals fluttering by her cheeks.
——
[Yohohohoho! Miss Kafka, may I see your panties?]
[Ah! This must be love! Madam Kafka!]
[I feel like she's smiling at me!]
[Elegant! Truly elegant!]
[Combined with the last video, Kafka gives off such a mysterious vibe—now even more so.]
[Right? In yesterday's video, I knew Kafka wasn't ordinary. While everyone in the space station was running, she was just "playing the violin." Definitely not normal!]
[Hehe, I love this kind of feeling!]
[In just over 20 seconds, the creator packed in so much symbolism. That fragmented sequence alone is packed with details. I need to watch the original frame by frame!]
[Exactly! No matter how good the acting is, don't forget the director, scriptwriter, lighting, music, set design—everyone's effort builds a great series.]
[It takes every single person's hard work!]
——
Kafka's gentle voice whispered, "Don't be afraid... Listen to me..."
As soon as she spoke, she waved her hand, sending rose petals swirling.
The camera followed the petals before pulling back to reveal the guards from earlier.
Shot from a low angle, their imposing presence was magnified.
Suddenly, the frame tilted slightly toward Kafka. The camera shook faintly.
Despite being surrounded by three armed guards, she remained utterly composed.
"So... you're the one who invited me?"
The camera zoomed in for an extreme close-up of Kafka's face.
Her breathtaking beauty was impossible to look away from.
The familiar violin melody played as purple threads materialized around her hands.
With a graceful outward sweep, the threads spread across the screen.
Another seamless transition—now the frame was entirely Kafka.
She spread her arms wide. At the bottom of the screen, bold text appeared:
"KAFKA"
Alongside an astronomical bounty.
——
[Stop spamming! I need to screenshot this!]
[Wuwuwu, I'm seriously in love!]
[She's so beautiful!]
[Goosebumps! Absolute goosebumps!]
[The BGM goes so hard!]
[This transition is PEAK. PEAK. PEAK.]
[MD! Whoever made this is a freaking genius!]
[That violin segment is heavenly. Now I get why Kafka loves playing it!]
[It's such a breath of fresh air. I haven't been this excited by a short film in ages!]
[Same! Last time I felt like this was when Zack Snyder's Justice League director's cut dropped!]
[Look at the numbers below—is that a bounty?]
[No idea! The creator hasn't revealed anything. We can only guess. Let's wait for more.]
[Damn it, if this web series doesn't drop like 100 episodes today, I won't sleep!]
[+1.]
[+1.]
[+1.]
[...]
——
The scene returned to Kafka's thread-laced hand. With a gentle pull—
Five guards were impaled by the threads.
The screen flashed white. When it cleared, all the guards had collapsed, heads bowed.
Clearly, they'd been eliminated.
Then came a montage sequence.
Kafka, eyes closed, elegantly swayed her hands as if conducting music.
Her movements perfectly synced with the BGM's rhythm.
Rose petals flickered across the frame, forever binding Kafka to the concept of beauty.
Meanwhile, the remaining guards crumpled to the ground.
She walked past them with grace, leaving carnage in her wake.
Instantly, viewers connected this to yesterday's footage—
Kafka in the space station, just as poised, just as lethal.
Everyone's screens filled with question marks.
[?]
[?]
[?]
[This is so similar to A Short Scene! The rapid cuts, everyone panicking while Kafka stays calm.]
[Right? That's why it felt so familiar!]
[Wait—wanted posters? Guards? Were the space station people the good guys? So does that mean—?]
[Does that mean Kafka's a villain?]
[Kafka's a bad woman?]
[So what if she's a villain? I'm defecting first!]
[So what if she's bad? She's so bad, I love it!]