[Although all the Flame-Chasers present were trying their best to mediate, even Hua who had just arrived attempted to persuade him, but if Kalpas would actually listen, he wouldn't be Kalpas anymore.
Kalpas grinned ferociously: "After I kill all of you, I'll go find the remaining ones one by one."
"Only this way will that piece of trash, that traitor, not think they can get away after doing such things!"
Step by step, Kalpas approached the group. That Kalpas whose enemy kill count stood at the top of the organization. This Kalpas who very likely viewed everyone as potential [enemies]. Facing the approaching Kalpas, Hua resolutely stepped forward, but even before her, Su stepped up and asked Kalpas about Sakura, because the data anomaly Kalpas previously showed was completely identical to what Sakura was now displaying. Instead, when Kalpas heard Su mention Sakura, he became even angrier, furiously declaring that Su had no right to mention her, and that Sakura would never be a traitor! "When we deceived her, we should have expected this day would come—but she is definitely not a traitor! Neither then, nor now!"
"Shouldn't Aponia pay the price for this? If Sakura was willing to speak, I would have killed that woman for her long ago!"
With Su continuously mentioning Sakura, Kalpas chose to directly attack, so Su immediately activated the Thousand Key, temporarily banishing Kalpas.]
[Stelle]: "Kalpas and Sakura were actually really good friends?"
[Silver Wolf]: "This is really unexpected. Perhaps aside from Elysia, the Flame-Chaser Kalpas trusted most was Sakura."
[March 7th]: "Why does Kalpas think there's a traitor among the Flame-Chasers? It's been 50,000 years, why wait until now to act?"
[Tail]: "Why not? The Herrscher who came to Elysian Realm is Corruption. It's perfectly reasonable that one Flame-Chaser got controlled, or that Corruption directly impersonated one to create chaos in the Realm."
[At this moment, Mei, who had been watching the spectacle, said: "It seems during my absence, something... has changed here?"
This needed no answer. Even after Kalpas disappeared, Kosma still didn't let Griseo leave from behind him—and ensured he stood where he could see everyone present.
It was only then that Mei noticed everyone maintained some distance from each other—a distance [far] too great to maintain with [comrades]. While maintaining this distance, Su explained the current situation to everyone: "Although we don't have any clues yet, we have reason to believe that among the Flame-Chasters, there appears one, or at least one traitor..."
"...and he or they."
"are attempting to [erase] the other memory constructs one by one."
Regarding this matter, the first one who went to investigate is currently missing,生死不知 (life or death unknown), the second one Elysia is confirmed dead, Aponia cannot act due to her special circumstances, and Eden will now take charge. Under Eden's gaze, Su keenly sensed that Eden still held hope for Elysia's survival.
As everyone departed, only Su, Hua, and Mei remained at the scene. Regarding Hua's questions, Su also told her about his conversation with Kevin. Hua understood that in her memories, Kevin's previous entrustment was for a mission with ninety percent chance of death. This time would be no exception. "So, Hua, you should understand why I said earlier... handing over [command] to Eden was my original intention?"
The girl didn't hesitate. She nodded firmly. "Then..."
Familiar white light emerged again, enveloping both Su and Hua. "...let's go."
[Kiana]: "Could there really be a Flame-Chaser who betrayed them?"
[Herrscher of Sentience]: "Hey, didn't they say it's the Herrscher of Corruption's doing? I know the Flame-Chasers well—how could they betray? Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
[Qingque]: "With all that internal conflict ready to explode at any moment, wanting to kill each other—that kind of trust?"
[Stelle]: "Little Sparrow, you're not using inequalities properly. I trust him ≠ I don't want to kill him. Inequality solved!"
[March 7th]: "But the relationship between Eden and Elysia is really beautiful. Just like between Kevin and Su—absolute trust, unconditional trust."
[Elysia]: "Of course~ That's my dear Eden we're talking about♪"
[Pardofelis]: "Big Brother Kevin and Brother Su are basically childhood friends. According to Fire Moth gossip, if either Big Brother Kevin or Brother Su were a girl, there wouldn't be anything for Sister Mei."
[Kevin]: "..."
[Su]: "..."
[Sparkle]: "Isn't this interesting~ Don't you think so, Miss Vita who abandoned Griseo~"
[Kosma]: "...!"
[The white light that had previously transported everyone away from the [beast] gradually faded, taking with it Hua and Su's [presence]. At the same time, the distant phenomenon... or rather [obituary], finally descended from the sky—it was the message they had been waiting for since earlier, attempting to place the final piece of cold iron upon everyone's hearts. Countless white papers fluttered down from the sky. Mei caught one, and the words written on it made her pupils shake with complete disbelief—
Dense tactical terminology covered it, carrying a terrifying similarity. "This can't be."
Mei instinctively denied it. Leaving aside that she'd never heard about the [typewriter] being repaired. —At the very least, the content of those words was unbelievable enough. Faced with this situation, what would wise sages throughout history say? Su recalled the scene from Kevin's previous entrustment: "Su, Hua. I leave what comes next to you."
"Before we bear bitter fruit, this is our final chance."
"For this... I must press my own heart into the rifle chamber."
—Different from last time. "If one day, pulling the trigger like this could save the [majority]..."
"Kevin, what would you do?"
—On those pages where lies could never appear, only one sentence lay there in constantly repeated form. "Kevin... died?!"
Mei held a white paper, silent for a moment before reading out this unbelievable news in shock.]
[Stelle]: "Kevin... died?!"
[Theresa]: "It seems Kevin and that mysterious person's plan failed. Was that ten percent success rate ultimately too low?"
[March 7th]: "How can we fight like this? Our strongest fighter has been taken out, but we haven't even seen Corruption's face yet."
[Aventurine]: "Perhaps... Kevin's current state is also part of the plan?"
[Aventurine]: "Pressing one's life into the rifle chamber, going through certain death to be reborn—that sounds more like a plan fitting for the [Savior]
Flame-Chaser."