[Amidst the laughter and cheerful voices, he stood out like a sore thumb. It wasn't just because of his striking white hair, but also because of his expression—something between silence, remembrance... and mourning. "You rarely show such an expression."
Su approached Kevin's side and smiled as he reminisced about the past—how they went to Eden's concert together, and about "her"...
When Ellie was mentioned, Kevin assured Su: "Though it cannot be made public yet... I promise you, when the time comes, you will be the first to know."
Su shook his head in refusal. "You don't need to make promises to me."
"Even between close friends, not everything needs to be spoken. I only hope that when you need help, you remember there is someone who will always lend you a hand."
A faint smile touched Kevin's cold lips. "I'll remember."
Su bid farewell to Kevin with satisfaction. "Well then, Kevin, I'll leave you here to ponder alone. You've always needed time like this."
Su waved goodbye, but Kevin remained gazing distantly at the crowd, lost in thought. Kevin lowered his head, azure light rippling from his hand. He stared at that [flower]—it had never faded.]
[Theresa]: "So even Kevin trusted Elysia this much."
[Black Swan]: "Does Kevin seem somewhat sorrowful... or regretful?"
[Stelle]: "Wait, Kevin's still being cryptic even with Su? If you came to the universe, you'd at least be a mysterious emissary!"
[March 7th]: "But I've noticed you seem really excited lately when Earth is mentioned, Black Swan."
[Black Swan]: "Two civilizations on Earth, memories spanning fifty thousand years—how could a Memokeeper not be curious? If possible, I'd even want to preserve memories from Mars and Venus."
[Vita]: "Venus's memories aren't out of the question. What will you offer in exchange?"
[Silver Wolf]: "Translation: What Memokeeper wouldn't be tempted by memories of the solar system? This is basically that!"
[The scene shifts back to Mei: "Though, to think Mei saw such an innocent memory of mine—it's enough to make me blush."
Elysia pretended to be shy as she spoke to Mei. "Really? I think you were enjoying yourself."
"My... what a bold thing to say. But it would be a lie to say I wasn't happy."
Elysia clasped her hands behind her back, sweetly smiling as she stepped closer to Mei, her pink-blue eyes sparkling as she looked at her. "After all, Mei said she wanted to know everything about me, to deepen our relationship—of course I welcome that..."
Through their continuous exchanges, and perhaps because Mei learned about Elysia's past, their relationship grew more harmonious, and the boundaries between them gradually faded. Of course, no matter how close they became, it couldn't stop Mei from seeking the truth. Mei activated the typewriter again, but this time nothing happened. "Huh... why didn't it print anything?"
Mei after observing the tool, said: "Listen, there's a [click-clack] sound... is it jammed inside?"
"Uh... wait, let me see."
The tiny Fairy Elysia squeezed in front of Mei, peering at the typewriter. The little fairy took out her repair manual and muttered: "It says to do this here... then this... hmm... well... whatever! Watch me, hey!"
The fairy used her magic, dealing massive physical damage to the typewriter! "...This time, it's completely stopped working."
Fairy Elysia flew around in confusion, wondering why the machine still wasn't fixed.]
[Honkai: Star Rail - Seele]: "Something breaks, first reaction is to hit it—is this some universal constant?"
[Mobius]: "Heh, truly worthy of being a combat doll modeled after Elysia. Equally foolish."
[Vill-V]: "Something's wrong. The timing of this typewriter breaking is suspicious—Corruption?"
[Fu Hua]: "It really is Corruption. Earlier than expected too—right before Mei and Elysia's eyes, yet unnoticed."
[Vill-V]: "The Elysian Realm is essentially a data space. If Corruption couldn't manage this here, she wouldn't deserve to be called the Herrscher of Corruption."
[Dan Heng]: "The enemy hides in darkness while we're in the light. If we don't discover Corruption's presence soon, the longer the Flame-Chasers delay, the more disadvantageous it becomes."
[Stelle]: "How much of this typewriter's destruction was due to Corruption, and how much was due to Fairy Elysia?"
["But based on past experience, this is the most efficient repair method!"
Fairy Elysia flew around in confusion. "I have my doubts about the source of this experience of yours..."
Mei said while staring pointedly at a certain larger fairy. "Hmm?"
Elysia tilted her head in confusion.
Fairy Elysia knew she'd caused major trouble and quickly tried to explain, claiming the typewriter wasn't broken but just out of paper, trying to send Mei away so she could quietly repair it. Mei kindly played along and went with Elysia to find paper. Halfway there, Elysia secretly turned back, and Mei understood from her direction that she was also returning to help repair the typewriter.
Not wanting to embarrass both fairies, Mei didn't return but instead wandered familiarly through the Elysian Realm, arriving at the maze area. There, Mei saw Kosma and Aponia in a tense standoff. "If you insist on this path, I won't say more. But sometimes, letting the truth vanish with the wind... isn't necessarily the better choice."
"It would only be a bad thing," Kosma stated firmly. "I used the word [better]... What if Griseo wishes for it?"
"How can you prove this isn't just your excuse?"
"...And how can you prove you haven't unconsciously been putting [pressure] on her?"
For Griseo's sake, Kosma now spoke with unusual fluency, but the tension between him and Aponia only grew worse. Mei noticed little Griseo's fear. Though she shouldn't have interfered, because of Griseo's special circumstances, Mei decisively intervened.
But this intervention backfired—the two Flame-Chasers became even more opposed, and with Mei caught between them, it turned into a three-way standoff. At that moment, the arrival of Elysia and Fairy Elysia actually helped diffuse the awkward situation.]
[Kosma]: "..."
[Theresa]: "So what exactly is the truth?!"
[March 7th]: "Even though both Kosma and Aponia care deeply about Griseo, their relationship with each other is surprisingly not very good."