["Indeed… I can sense the meaning behind these memories, and… they truly are easily forgotten."
"Mhm, I knew it. Mei understands me."
Seeing that Mei understood her meaning, Elysia also appeared quite happy:
"As you said, the outcome is important too."
"Look, even in the [Elysian Realm] where everything is already settled, people still value results."
"For example… don't mention his hometown to Kalpas… don't eat anything Mobius gives…"
"Don't refuse Elysia's requests… don't tell Sakura…"
"Hmm? What were you going to tell me?"
In the archives, Sakura abruptly appeared here, startling Elysia for a moment. She quickly brushed it off using this photo as an excuse. Sakura was naturally drawn to this memory-filled photo, but she didn't ask further. She just inquired about Vill-V's whereabouts from Mei before leaving. Seeing Sakura walk away, Elysia relaxed:
"If she were to discover the truth about [that matter]… how shocked… how sad she would be."]
[Pardo]: "Sister Sakura!?"
[Elysia]: "Sakura… you…"
[Sakura]: "'That matter's' truth… how shocked, how sad… What are you all hiding from me!?"
[Sakura]: "Something that could shock and sadden me… Is it about Rin?"
[Sakura]: "Since you all remain silent, it must be. If none of you will speak, then I'll find the truth myself!!"
["Who is that girl crying in my dreams?"
"Her tears feel so real, damp, full of sorrow… and [hatred]."
"Dripping onto my face, drop by drop from the darkness."
Sakura gasped awake, not knowing why. But after learning Vill-V's location, Sakura went straight to her workshop. Upon seeing her workshop, Sakura couldn't help but be amazed that Vill-V could create such a large workshop in such a short time. Vill-V also knew why Sakura had come - the Seven Thunders of Retribution, the Divine Key that now belongs to Raven but was wielded by Sakura during the Previous Era. "The Third Divine Key. After all, it's an early work by the [Expert], the design is still somewhat conservative."
"Though that random mood system was indeed whimsical… Unfortunately, it can no longer change forms in the Realm."
"That's exactly why it deserves to be repaired," Sakura said. "Oh, is that so?" Vill-V somewhat disagreed: "I think the way you freely switch between seven forms in combat fits the definition of [surprise] better."
Watching Sakura sheathe her blade, Vill-V nodded: "Well then, I hope… both you and I… can [get what we wish for] next."
"You know, Vill-V, I've been thinking about a question lately."
Her hand finally rested on the Seven Thunders of Retribution's hilt. "That girl who keeps crying in my dreams… who exactly is she?"
"Where does her hatred… come from?"
Only then did Vill-V realize she might have made a mistake. ...But it was absolutely… absolutely an [interesting enough] mistake. "Now, I can finally know."
That Divine Key, meant only to punish enemies and traitors, was drawn for the first time in the Realm.]
[Raven]: "What do you mean random mood system? You call a weapon suddenly transforming on the battlefield a fucking surprise?"
[Vill-V]: "Isn't that quite interesting?"
[Sparkle]: "It really is interesting. If you were with us, you could definitely make many delightful little gadgets~"
[March 7th]: "This doesn't make sense! How could Vill-V build such a massive workshop in such a short time? Where did the materials come from?"
[Vill-V]: "Isn't this completely normal?"
[Herta]: "Good execution ability, high resource utilization rate. Impressive skills."
[March 7th]: "Alright, forget I said anything."
"It's beginning to [spread]."
"The scent of [conspiracy]… stirring restlessly in the corners."
"It seems… I won't be first this time."
Mobius was examining the page in her hand with great interest. It had been destroyed, most of it turned to charred marks, leaving only some text [encrypted] for Mobius. Clearly, this was someone's memory. And an unpleasant memory at that. "Hehe… what a jackpot. Thanks to the little white mouse, I'll make sure to cherish her properly in our next experiment."
As if having realized something, Mobius went straight to find Kalpas and prepared to fight him without another word. From their conversation, the Thirteen Flame-Chasers were themselves fragmented, seen by others as a pieced-together organization. ......
Meanwhile, Elysia brought Mei back to the Realm hall, where they first met. Here, Elysia told Mei about the birth of the Flame-Chasers - it was in this very place that Elysia proudly announced this name to the world! Unfortunately, the higher-ups never approved of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers as an organization.
Even after the tragedy of the Binding, when MOTH's strength had weakened to only thirteen MANTISes, the higher-ups still distrusted them. Elysia didn't dwell on these discouraging words, instead taking Mei back to where they first met and guiding her through various spaces in the Elysian Realm. Slowly recalling Mei's previous days of trials in the Realm. These were precious memories unique to Mei, shared with the Flame-Chasers.
As they strolled through the Realm, somewhat dully and melancholically reminiscing about the past, the bond between Elysia and Mei grew stronger. After this, Mei and Elysia returned to the Eternal Realm, where Elysia said playfully:
"You know, even among visitors, Mei is quite a [special] existence."
"Who would have thought a Herrscher could become friends with [all the Flame-Chasers]?"]
[Tesla]: "Seriously, what era is this? Those ******* higher-ups are still thinking about internal conflict!? They're **** worse than ******* Otto!"
[Sparkle]: "Human infighting… you have to taste it! It's tradition!"
[Raiden Mei]: "Mobius wouldn't pick a fight without reason. She must have discovered something - could it be the Corruption?"
[Black Swan]: "Elysia taking Mei to reminisce about the past together is really a good way to strengthen their bond."
[Qingque]: "Elysia is way too smooth! Mei doesn't stand a chance against this!"
[Kiana]: "Elysia! You… you... you..."
[Stelle]: "Poor Kiana, so angry she can't even speak clearly."