"Ara, it does seem that way."
Elysia appeared to have "realized" the issue.
"The Mei of the Elysian Realm is battle-hardened and has slowly become more open, but the real-world Mei hasn't gone through any of that and is still very shy."
"I shouldn't dive in too fast—I need to give her time to adjust."
"Miss Mei probably hopes you'll abandon the idea of making that line her custom ringtone altogether," Eden said truthfully.
"Mhm, I know, I know. But we can't just give up at the first sign of trouble."
Elysia spoke earnestly: "As long as the mindset doesn't collapse, there are more solutions than problems."
"Then... what's your mindset?" Eden asked.
"To become best friends with everyone, of course~♪" Elysia replied without hesitation.
"Pfft~~"
Eden chuckled softly and said, "When that sort of incredible thing comes out of your mouth, it somehow sounds very convincing."
"Because it's my true heartfelt wish—that's why it's touching."
"Hmm..."
"Talking with you is always so pleasant, Eden, but it also makes me forget—I'm still streaming."
Elysia took the initiative to cut the topic and refocus her attention.
"Alright, alright, I'll continue the story."
She tapped the screen gently.
After Mei gritted her teeth and spoke the activation phrase—
The Elysia-like puppet finally responded.
"Program initializing…"
"System calibration… complete."
"Personality loadout… complete."
With a mechanical voice distinctly flavored like Elysia's—
The next second—
The puppet opened its big eyes, its tiny wings and halo lit up with white light, and it cheerfully exclaimed:
"Wow! A human! A cute human! Hello! I'm Fairy Elysia from the Kingdom of Sonata, here to meet someone as important as you!"
Upon hearing this—
Both Mei in-game and players outside the game reacted in unison in their hearts:
Of course the puppet's prototype is Elysia.
So good at this!
[If this goes live I'm pulling no matter what!]
[Please MiHoYo give us Fairy Elysia merch!]
[Adorable! Absolutely adorable!]
[Mass-produce her! Hurry! I'm ready to whale!!]
[Help! I need a medic!]
Fairy Elysia only said a few lines, but the players were already completely charmed.
Seeing the players love Fairy Elysia made Elysia herself very happy.
After all, she voiced her too.
And after actually trying to voice two roles in one scene, she realized—it wasn't that hard?
Hmm, maybe because Fairy Elysia and Elysia have very similar personalities?
Not like Kiana and the Queen—those two are way too different.
Maybe she should be thankful for that?
...
Mei was momentarily thrown off by Fairy Elysia's eccentric greeting.
But as the real-world Elysia said—
The Mei of the Elysian Realm had endured much "refinement" from Elysia. Faced with a puppet bearing her personality, she didn't lose her composure.
She quickly steadied herself and got to the point.
She hoped Fairy Elysia could activate the Realm's typewriter.
"Ara ara, such an impatient human. Haven't even finished introductions, and already ordering around a frail fairy?"
"...Can't be helped. After all, I'm a kind and gentle fairy, aren't I?"
After a very Elysia-like little speech, Fairy Elysia still helped Mei.
She activated the [Elysian Realm Data Library Digitization Collection Console Interactive Output…]—a typewriter with a name even she couldn't remember fully.
"This typewriter can access all information stored in the Realm. Ask any question, and it will return a fair and objective answer."
"Go ahead—type your question!"
Mei in the game hadn't even reacted yet.
But the stream chat was already exploding with questions.
[I want to know what Hokuto's garden is growing? Cabbage?]
[I want to know how many masks Kalpas has in his wardrobe!?]
[Elysia, did you gain weight today?]
[What's the hardest thing in the Realm?]
[...]
A flood of bizarre questions filled the chat.
Elysia originally wanted to play along with the enthusiasm, but after seeing a few of those, she suddenly decided it might be better to move the story forward.
"Let's see what Mei is going to ask instead, okay?"
She continued the scene and changed the subject that way.
Only, she may have forgotten what the next part of the story involved—something about Elysia's weight.
In the plot, Mei wanted to understand the truth about the Thirteenth Herrscher, so she decided to begin by looking into Elysia's past.
"Ah, she typed it out! Let's see what kind of memory it is?"
The screen faded to black.
Then a familiar Elysia intro appeared.
[Good morning! A new day begins with a wonderful encounter! Don't forget to weigh yourself right after getting out of bed~~]
Elysia's tapping hand on the screen froze.
She now remembered what the first memory Mei saw was.
"Elysia, you spaced out."
Maybe because she paused too long, Eden reminded her from the side.
"Ugh…"
Elysia thought for a moment and realized—there was no escape.
Well, it's fine. At worst, she'd just become a meme for a while.
Still… why does "Otto"-san like clinging to this weight gag of hers so much?
Is it because she once "treated" him to some [bitter gourd juice that even Theresa doesn't like]?
Sigh…
So what was the story that got Elysia so worked up?
It was this line from the next scene:
"Mm~~ New day, new joy. Let's go, Elysia!"
"Up we go, now weigh in before getting dressed… alright, delete the record!"
She didn't say a single number, but somehow every line screamed weight joke.
The chat responded just as Elysia predicted—with a barrage of flying comments:
["Alright, delete the record."]
[Mobius: You gained weight again (doge emoji)]
[You dared to add 'again'? Bold.]
[I can already hear Mobius whispering in my ear.]
"Ah, so there really was this scene in the game."
Eden looked surprised, then smiled gently: "Still, it's quite grounded in reality."
"Eden~~ what are you saying~?" Elysia quickly interjected.
But Eden replied unhurriedly:
"I didn't say that you had also… deleted a record in real life or anything."
Elysia: "..."
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