Elysia let out a playful hum.
Then, she continued advancing the plot.
i's conversation with Kosma had co to an end.
Elysia didn't imdiately move the character onward, but instead rotated the cara from Kosma's position, overlooking this Elysian Realm from above.
Cotton candy–like pink clouds drifted across the sky. The ground was filled with dreamlike decorations like sothing from a fairytale...
And in the distance—an island shrouded in mist.
Of course, the most, most, most important thing was that if players looked closely, they'd realize the map of the Elysian Realm was shaped like Elysia's [Ego] Signet.
Everything appeared resplendent and filled with that unmistakably cute girlish charm—or more precisely, that special sense of romanticism unique to Elysia.
Elysia even said, "Actually, the locations where the Fla-Chasers stand were all arranged for a reason."
"'Otto'-san told this is his recomnded sightseeing spot. When you're progressing through the story and finish talking to each Fla-Chaser, don't rush to find the next one—stand here for a bit and enjoy the view."
"Don't let 'Otto'-san's thoughtfulness go to waste."
[So there's aning even in that? MiHoYo's attention to detail never fails.]
[Rather than calling it MiHoYo's detail, it's probably his obsessive-compulsiveness.]
[Having a ga producer who truly loves the ga—what a blessing for us.]
[I have such mixed feelings about that MiHoYo guy.]
Elysia took the audience on a tour of the beautiful Elysian Realm before she finally controlled i to move forward.
Soon, they encountered Sakura.
To be precise, Sakura found i.
As it turned out, Sakura had just arrived in the Elysian Realm and ran into Elysia, who then asked her to keep i company.
Naturally, i had no objection to Sakura accompanying her.
The two began to stroll through the Elysian Realm.
And along the way, the atmosphere gradually grew more harmonious.
i took the chance to ask, "Sakura... what kind of person do you think Elysia really is?"
Sakura replied, "Elysia? Among the Fla-Chasers... I'd say she's the purest one."
"Pure?? Elysia??"
i was visibly stunned.
Even Elysia, outside the ga, was a little indignant.
What? What? Does Elysia not look pure??
Sakura clearly understood why i was surprised.
"I get what you're thinking, Miss i. Her actions are always unpredictable, her thoughts elusive... her wild ideas have given quite a bit of trouble."
Players, anwhile, grew curious—what kind of "trouble" did Sakura suffer?
As they thought about it...
Their gaze instinctively drifted toward Sakura's model—and those long fox ears.
Is that what they were imagining?
Sakura continued.
"But there's one thing I'm certain of—she's always sincere toward everyone around her."
i countered, "But I've heard more than one person call her a [traitor]."
"I rember you bringing that up before, so it wasn't just my imagination. But... facts aren't always as others describe them—sotis not even as they appear to be."
"This is sothing I, who once lived in darkness, have co to understand deeply—regardless of the truth, what matters is what you believe."
"Sotis, even the truth itself isn't what's important. What you choose to believe about the [truth] carries more weight."
Facts... Truth...
After hearing Sakura's words, i seed to understand Elysia's intent a bit more.
She decided to seek out others to talk to as well.
After bidding farewell to Sakura—
i continued her ascent.
In this beautiful Elysian Realm, she ca across all kinds of mories from the Previous Era.
These included, but weren't limited to, Eden's advertisents, Pardofelis's wanted posters, and Mobius's lab recruitnt flyers.
These posters were interactive for the players.
For example—
Mobius's lab recruiting volunteers... Transparent, open, absolutely safe...
["Absolutely safe"]
[Now I'm curious—was Mobius recruiting researchers or research subjects?]
[Why not both? (sarcastic emoji)]
["Hello, new colleague. What's your field of study?" "Being studied."]
[LMAO. Netizens never disappoint.]
While the audience bantered away—
Eden paused in front of an old costics ad posted on the wall, a little sentintal.
"To think there's even one of my old makeup ads here."
It was an actual ad she had fild in the real world.
She had been so inexperienced back then.
That was also when she first t Elysia—
A girl... difficult to describe in re words.
"It was my idea with 'Otto'-san to add this into the Elysian Realm~~"
Elysia adjusted the cara view as she spoke: "Eden, what do you think of this little addition of mine?"
"Mm... it's very you, Elysia. You always like recording every little interesting detail."
Knowing Elysia well, Eden didn't find it strange that she would suggest to Hokuto to add those posters into the new map.
"As expected, Eden, you understand best~~"
Elysia cheerfully responded and, after admiring the posters, guided i into the residential area.
There, i encountered Eden.
The two began to discuss the [Thirteenth Herrscher].
Unlike Hua, Kosma, or Sakura before her, Eden clearly knew more about the [Thirteenth Herrscher].
However, she was vague in her response.
"The [Thirteenth Herrscher]... it's more like... the [wedding dress] Elysia prepared for herself."
["Wedding dress"? That sounds so romantic.]
[Knowing Elysia's personality and her ending, that "wedding dress" must be her way of marrying the world, huh?]
[No... is this going to be another knife?]
[Sob sob sob, thank goodness we still have the mory version of her.]
...
Hearing Eden's words, i couldn't help but feel puzzled.
It was clear Eden knew sothing, but she didn't say it.
Was that for i's sake?
Or for Elysia's?
Eden didn't explain further—only saying she was off to visit an old friend, then took her leave.
If i had known that Eden's so-called "old friend" was Aponia, she might've had a different reaction.
After all, Eden once said—
Only Elysia could guide i to the depths, which is what allowed Elysia to sneakily grab her horns.
But clearly, Eden could've helped i too.
Would i start to wonder if she was tricked—by a sche between Elysia and Eden?
Maybe that pink-haired girl had rolled around on the floor in front of Eden for a long ti before Eden finally agreed to help.
Like this story Leave a review ; it would really help out a lot.
Want to Read Ahead in Advance?
Join my Patreon!
75 Chapters
Support in
Patreon/BestElysium
Reviews
All reviews (0)