Elysia was briefly stunned by Kiana's sudden comnt.
But she quickly recovered.
Her little mind spun, and she beca quite excited as she began, "Kiana, let tell you—"
"Ahem." i let out two heavy coughs before she could finish.
"Ehh~~" Elysia had no choice but to shut up.
But Kiana, seeing Elysia stop mid-sentence, asked curiously, "Elysia, what were you about to say?"
"Hmm… it's nothing special, really. Kiana, didn't you already see it once?"
"See it once?"
Kiana clearly didn't get the point.
"Mhm." Elysia only let out a mischievous hum. With i nearby, she couldn't be too blunt.
Kiana blinked but didn't ask further.
Given Elysia's personality, it probably wasn't anything important anyway.
So, not knowing was fine.
No big deal.
They continued the story.
After i let Elysia touch her horn, which made Elysia happy enough for a whole day, she agreed to tell i how to reach the Deepest Layer.
If things ended there, it would've been fine.
Only she, Elysia, and i would know—i could pretend it never happened.
But i hadn't expected there to be a third person present—Raven, who happened to pass by and saw the whole thing.
Now the situation beca a bit…
Well, the stream chat had already exploded with laughter.
...
Kiana controlled i to proceed with the story, entering the Elysian Realm through a Realm Anchor.
Elysia was already prepared.
"Hi, i, I've been waiting for you! I've figured out how to open the path to the Deepest Layer. After you pass through the golden forest, you should see the entrance."
"But… I rember only promising to take you there. A second guest… will require an extra fee, you know?"
No ti to roast her for that "extra fee"—was she asking i to let her touch the horn again?
The second guest, Raven, appeared before them.
She offered her red claws as compensation since she didn't have horns, hoping Elysia would cut her so slack.
Elysia didn't touch Raven's claws, but she found the situation amusing and decided to let both Raven and i through.
"Wish you two a wonderful ti in the Deepest Layer~"
i and Raven entered the gate together.
Facing the Honkai beasts ahead, i still had sothing on her mind.
She cautiously asked if Raven had seen her getting her horn touched.
Raven casually replied, "I only saw the whole process of you getting your horn touched. Nothing more."
i instantly considered using "physical mory deletion" on Raven.
[Sothing subtle is stirring in General i's heart.]
[The mood's getting weird.]
[i is gritting her teeth, hahaha.]
But before i could decide whether to sneak-attack Raven—
The two of them passed through a gate in the golden forest.
A landscape like an oil painting opened up before them.
Background music: Kosma's harmonica.
This surreal scene stunned them both.
Kiana blinked and thought aloud, "Isn't this the place from the Elysian Realm promo PV where Griseo and Kosma were?"
"So next up… we'll et Griseo and Kosma?"
"But Elysia was supposed to guide i to Aponia, right? Why did she lead her here instead?"
"Could it be… Elysia tricked i?"
Elysia imdiately responded to Kiana's suspicion, "Kiana, it's a bad habit to jump to conclusions before knowing the full story~"
Hokuto also chid in, "Indeed. When you make judgnts too early about certain people or things… you'll regret it when the twist cos."
"Ugh… then I'll just keep watching."
Kiana tapped the screen lightly, and the story continued.
Raven and i finally spotted a boy sitting on a rock not far ahead, quietly playing his harmonica in the sunset glow.
i approached and greeted him.
"Hello, I'm Raiden i. This is my friend, Raven."
"Ninth of the Fla-Chasers, Kosma."
Things started smoothly enough, but soon left both i and the players confused.
No matter what i asked, Kosma would fall into a strange silence.
Then he'd respond with sothing very Kevin-like.
"Let's leave it at that."
"This is not sothing you should know."
The players were already flooding chat with: [Kosma is basically mini-Kevin.]
But as they'd soon learn, Kosma and Kevin were nothing alike. Kosma's silence ca from overthinking and shyness.
Kevin… was just a cryptic edgelord.
Back to the plot—Kosma refused to let i and Raven go any deeper, while they refused to back off.
Both sides stared each other down.
The tension grew thicker.
Just as a fight was about to break out, Pardofelis suddenly intervened.
With Kosma standing firm and Pardofelis "negotiating" in the middle—
"I really don't wanna pick a fight with that many people at once… A-Mo, Snake-sis, Sakura-sis, Bro Kalpas, Miss Nyia… maybe even Boss Kevin…"
"I'd die. Seriously, I'd die. Absolutely not happening!"
"So… let's listen to A-Mo this ti and go back for now, okay? You two can find Elysia and ask her what's really going on. Right?"
[Little Cat is peak coward.]
[Cat, don't be afraid. You're a mory—how could you even die?]
[Humble Cat hahaha. Pardofelis is carrying all the cody today.]
Seeing how terrified Pardofelis was, i and Raven didn't have the heart to push her further.
They returned to the hall to look for Elysia.
But instead of Elysia, i ran into Kevin.
"Kevin, I just t soone who's a lot like you."
Kevin: "..."
Seeing his reaction—
Everyone instantly understood what i ant by "a lot like Kevin."
She ant soone who couldn't squeeze out a full sentence.
Another ellipsis warrior. Soone call the stopwatch.
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