Chapter 207
[Mei appeared in the hall and once again began to tempt Raiden Mei, but at that moment, Elysia timely appeared on the scene:
"Oh my, look who's here! If it isn't the dear Dr. Mobius?"
"I didn't expect to meet you here. I thought... you only appeared in green, slimy places."
"...Elysia."
"So lovely to see you! But Mei and I already promised to go do something fun together. Ah, sorry, can't keep you company!"
Mobius stared at Elysia with a sinister gaze.
"Alright, can you return her to me? We had an agreement first."
"Elysia, what does this have to do with you?"
Elysia cutely pondered for a moment: "Hmm... friendship? The very close kind? No, it should be the super close kind? What do you think, Mei?"
Mobius's mood was completely ruined: "...Shut up. If I were you, I wouldn't show my face around like this..."
"[Traitor]." Mei turned her head in confusion to look at Elysia. Elysia looked quite puzzled: "Traitor? What are you talking about? I'm not Su, I can't see things that happen in the future."
"But I believe in myself, believe in [Elysia], just like I believe in every person here, including you."
After Mobius left, Mei began asking Elysia about the traitor matter, but Elysia remained completely silent about it, choosing to change the subject instead.]
[Kiana]:"Wait, Mobius said Elysia is a traitor? Between her and all the Flame-Chasers warning Mei to be cautious of Mobius, who should we believe!?"
[Stelle]:"I don't trust anyone! Because rules are meant to be broken!"
[Qingque]:"This Elysian Realm is really full of mysteries everywhere. This facility's purpose must hold deeper secrets."
[March 7th]:"About the traitor matter, Elysia completely avoided giving a direct answer. Could she really be connected to the traitor?"
[Dan Heng]:"[Traitor]... I'm more inclined to think this term carries specific implications."
[Silver Wolf]:"It's not impossible that Elysia is really the mastermind behind everything. After all, what's most popular online right now is 'pink hair turns dark' tropes, and Elysia happens to have pink hair."
[Unable to get information about the [Traitor] from Elysia, Mei didn't give up either, choosing to continue exploring within the Elysian Realm, trying to learn about Elysia from other Flame-Chasers.
Kevin believed Mobius hadn't deviated from the path of fighting against the Honkai at all, and that Elysia was never any traitor. Then, whether it was Elysia, Sakura, or Kalpas, none of them told her the answer about the so-called traitor.
But judging by the changes in their tones when speaking, something must have happened regarding this matter. After Mei spoke with all the Flame-Chasers who appeared, somehow the surrounding environment began undergoing very strange changes. "This is..."
"This kind of situation has never occurred in the Elysian Realm before. Did I reach another area, or..."
"No, the Elysian Realm... it's indeed developed some problems."
An unknown voice spoke up, informing Mei of the current situation and indicating that by following its instructions, Mei could quickly return to reality. But after interacting with so many Flame-Chasers in the Realm, Mei was no longer someone easily deceived. Moreover, this voice's speech patterns closely resembled Mobius's.
However, after the environment around her changed, Mei ultimately chose to trust this voice that seemed to belong to someone overworked from overtime.]
[Kiana]:"The Elysian Realm is experiencing abnormalities! Mei, please don't get hurt!"
[Klein]:"The Realm... future systems are malfunctioning again..."
[Book of Xuanyuan]:"Klein, spare me! I don't want overtime!!"
[Klein]:"Although your technology is as useless as your two creators', what I need is just your Soulsteel computing capabilities."
[Honkai: Star Rail - Welt]:"Could this abnormality in the Elysian Realm also be related to the Herrscher of Corruption?"
[Herrscher of Sentience]:"But... what does 'traitor' actually mean? Why all this mysterious secrecy?"
[Bronya Zaychik]:"Herrscher of Sentience, don't you have Class Monitor's complete memories? Why don't you know either?"
[Herrscher of Sentience]:"Hah? What would that old fossil know about anything?"
[Following the unknown voice's instructions, Mei easily returned to reality. When she opened her eyes, a cute doll was looking at her. "This voice... you're the one from just now..."
"Sorry, your appearance is somewhat... distinctive. I didn't notice immediately."
"So... can you introduce yourself to me now, stranger?"
Klein looked at Mei with slight confusion, seemingly puzzled why Mei cared so much about her name, but still introduced herself:
"I am Klein, Dr. Mobius's assistant. Currently my main responsibility is the daily maintenance work of [Elysian Realm]."
"[Elysian Realm] maintainer... then, are you also one of the Flame-Chasers?"
Klein looked at Mei with an expression suggesting she thought Mei was an idiot:
"Recording: Abnormal conditions appearing in the Elysian Realm may cause irreversible damage to test subjects' visual or logical processing functions."
"...Alright, I understand you're not a Flame-Chaser. Then why do you exist here?"
"...Because this is my job."
"As you can see, I am a combat doll designed and manufactured by Dr. Mobius. Like you, I exist in reality."
"But you don't need to use any honorifics reserved for elders when addressing me. Just call me [Klein] directly."
Mei also introduced herself: "...Hello, Klein. My name is Raiden Mei."
Klein interrupted:"From an efficiency standpoint, self-introduction is unnecessary,"]
[March 7th]:"Mei got looked down upon by Klein so many times here."
[Klein]:"Because I cannot understand the test subject's behavioral logic. Why insist on knowing who I am?"
[Stelle]:"Klein would fit right into the great organization—[Four-Foot Sanctuary]!"
[Qingque]:"How long ago was that organization from the videos? You still remember it?"
[Guinaifen]:"This... shouldn't the most impressive thing be that Klein worked overtime for the Elysian Realm for a full fifty thousand years!?"
[Mobius]:"Welt, after eliminating the Herrscher of Corruption... how is Klein doing?"
[Honkai: Star Rail - Welt]:"She's fine, just... suddenly having free time and not knowing what to do. From what I know, she's currently at the moon base."
[Stelle]:"I get it now! After the Elysian Realm exploded, Mobius's mouth is still around!"