[Facing Mei's surprise, Vill-V was quite nonchalant:
"Memory constructs are originally deceased individuals. For us, [death] isn't an unfamiliar concept."
"—Oh, I know what you want to say—not [everyone] has died, right?"
"But that's from your perspective.
When the Flame-Chasers left behind their memory constructs, without exception, they all held the determination to face certain death and were prepared for sacrifice."
Regarding Kevin's death, though Vill-V appeared calm, she was actually quite curious now. About Sakura's matter, Vill-V also frankly admitted that Sakura had obtained the Seven Thunders of Retribution from her. "You're saying you noticed her abnormal behavior but didn't try to stop her?"
Mei noticed something was wrong. "Don't put it that way. What do you think I could have done? Stand in front of her and get split into two Vill-Vs?"
"Why are you so concerned about Sakura's affairs? Could it be... you suspect Sakura killed Kevin?"
The Great Magician's face was filled with curiosity. "Before you continue, let me add one thing—you'd better abandon that thought. To take down Kevin alone without alerting anyone? Impossible."
"In this regard, I am undoubtedly the expert. The attempts I've made probably outnumber the clothes Kalpas has burned by several dozen times."
Speaking of this matter, Vill-V's face was filled with pride: "All the Anti-Kevin weapons developed by the Vill-Vs total over four digits combined, yet to this day not a single one has achieved this goal—whether in reality or in Elysian Realm."
"No one can accomplish this—I spend every day racking my brains trying to figure out how to take him down."]
[Stelle]:"Vill-V: I have ample theoretical experience in how to take down Kevin!"
[Silver Wolf]:"LMAO, since there's never been any success, is Kevin basically cheating?"
[Pardofelis]:"Pretty normal though. I also can't figure out no matter what—how could Boss Kevin defeat a Chariot-class Honkai beast as tall as a building with just a baseball bat when he was still an ordinary person?"
[Bronya Zaychik]:"No, Bronya thinks there's a certain numerical value that was filled in with feet-level beauty."
[As Vill-V spoke, Mei's look toward her grew increasingly strange. "Could it be... our lovely audience suspects me? Suspects that my Anti-Kevin weapon finally worked?"
"...That's hard to say."
To prove her innocence, Vill-V brought out three of her Anti-Kevin weapons for Mei to experience, each one more abstract than the last.
Then she came across one device—Anti-Kevin Weapon Type 666. "Model 666, official name is [Elysian Realm Data Indiscriminate Irreversible Big Surprise Cleaning Tool]."
Seeing Mei still didn't quite understand, she added: "It's basically a [command] that can delete the entire Elysian Realm with one click."
Vill-V clearly didn't want to continue this topic, so she actively brought up the other Flame-Chasers. In Vill-V's words, everyone had suspicion, even the already deceased Kevin. "So you see—the culprit obviously couldn't be any one of us."
"This conclusion... seems completely opposite to your previous stance."
Vill-V said to Mei as if it were being aware of something: "I still choose to believe in my comrades. And for that, I must first suspect them, then gradually clear each person's suspicion until we find the truth."]
[Pardofelis]:"Wow, I never expected Sister Vill-V to trust us so much!"
[Theresa]:'Are all Anti-Kevin weapons this abstract? Except for that Weapon 666.'
[Stelle]:"If Kevin could be solo-killed by something like this, I'd laugh at him for a lifetime."
[Fu Hua]:"It seems the Weapon 666 that Miss Vill-V mentioned earlier in the group should be the key to this battle—the key to perishing together with the Corruption."
[March 7th]:"The Corruption in Elysian Realm should be able to investigate this clue too. Please don't let her destroy this!"
[After this, Vill-V also invited Mei to investigate the truth behind Elysia and Kevin's deaths together with her. "This way, you can also serve as my [witness]. After all, as a detective, the most important thing is to prove one's innocence."
Mei still had some doubts about this proposal. Vill-V was too mysterious; she couldn't fully trust her yet. Vill-V also knew what impression she made on Mei, so she first let Mei and Fairy Elysia stroll around this amusement park. Facing Fairy Elysia, who closely resembled Elysia herself, Mei's voice became choked with emotion.
Fairy Elysia treated Elysia's disappearance as hide-and-seek and began touring Mei around this amusement park. Here, Mei could constantly feel Elysia's whimsical ideas and the care put into building this amusement park. Then, accompanied by Fairy Elysia's strikingly similar voice, Mei's heart grew even more sorrowful.
After bidding farewell to Fairy Elysia, Mei returned to find Vill-V. But just as they were preparing to depart, many peculiar faded monsters appeared around them. Of course, this wasn't difficult for the combination of a Flame-Chaser and a Herrscher.
After the battle ended, Mei asked Vill-V about the origin of these monsters, but Vill-V didn't know either. Only then did Mei understand—she had always assumed these monsters were Griseo's creations, but now it seemed that wasn't the case. Hearing Mei's explanation, Vill-V suggested simply asking little Griseo directly.
The scene shifts to Griseo's location
After so many events had occurred, even the little artist couldn't paint anything. So Kosma suggested they go for a walk together to clear their minds. Along the way, Griseo noticed some strange colors. Following them, she discovered a group of monsters.
After easily eliminating them, Griseo also found the source of the strange colors—a faded Charge-level Honkai beast. After wiping it down, even more spawned around them. At this point, Kosma couldn't just watch anymore and protected Griseo behind him. But before he could act, these Honkai beasts were all struck down by lightning from the arriving Mei.]
[Stelle]:"Great, Mei has completely become shaped by Elysia now. What kind of deceased white moonlight is Elysia holding here?"
[Argenti]:"Such a pure maiden radiating with the brilliance of pure beauty..."
[Sushang]:"The Universal Praise Cult has started again. Is this just praising everyone they meet?"
[Guinaifen]:'ShangShang, you need to understand—if someone doesn't receive praise from a Knight of Beauty, I, Little Guizi, can only wish them strength.'
[March 7th]:"Is the Corruption almost fully developed now? Why are these faded monsters everywhere now? It's completely different from when Mei first entered the Eternal Elysian Realm."
[Theresa]:"Whatever it is, the Flame-Chasers need to bring out their plans now. Otherwise, it really will be too late."