MGSFV?! Chapter 504. i, Truly Bold; Natural Counter to Tsundere; Silly Goose Stealing Electricity
i explained it so logically, it really gave the impression that she had deeply understood Elysia.
Therefore, it was only natural for Kiana to think that way.
And how did i respond?
"Know yourself and know your enemy."
"i~~ why do you have to 'know yourself and know your enemy' when it cos to ?" Elysia interjected.
She was quite curious why i would say that.
Because usually, that phrase is used when you want to be cautious of soone, right?
"Mm..."
i looked at Elysia. "Although you often make all sorts of excuses when doing voiceovers, hoping..."
She recalled how Elysia had once held up the Herrscher of Thunder horns (a decorative prop), gazing at her expectantly...
"...It's not entirely out of personal motives, but I still think I should be prepared with basic defense."
"Oh my, i... what a bold statent that is." Elysia's tone suddenly beca "cheerful."
i: "...?"
"Telling you've prepared yourself—what an unexpected turn of events."
As always, Elysia had a very unique perspective.
"That's not what I ant..."
"Even if it was, I wouldn't mind~" she replied, even winking playfully.
i: "..."
"Alright, alright, thank you for satisfying my curiosity. Now I know your reason for wanting to 'know yourself and know your enemy' regarding . It's not what I thought, so I feel much better now."
Then… what exactly did she think it was?
...
Elysia clearly didn't intend to explain.
She had already shifted her attention back to the ga and gently tapped the screen to continue the story.
Anyway, i had switched to the "Elysia-style baby-soothing mode," first affirming that Little Sentience was a "Herrscher of Freedom," then praising her for surely "keeping her promise to protect everyone."
This combo attack left Little Sentience speechless, glaring off to the side for a mont.
"..."
"I finally see through you people."
Little Sentience rolled her eyes. "Trying every thod to ask for my help. Can't do without —huh?"
Still being stubborn, obviously.
Today, she was going to show everyone that the Herrscher of Sentience is not soone you can boss around with just a few complints!
However, what if Theresa sent in another baby-soothing "expert" to pincer attack the second-personality weapon—Seele?
"...Um, everyone, please don't fight."
"...?"
Little Sentience slowly typed out a question mark and looked at Seele, who had sohow shown up here too.
"Seele-chan, stop getting involved. These people can't even help themselves, I'm just about to give them so psychological counseling."
[Seele-chan???]
[Little Senti, how can you call her Seele-chan? What's going on? (pointing.jpg)]
[Exactly, Sentience is clearly much younger than Seele.]
There was this amusing "little adult" feeling—clearly a child herself, but acting grown-up and calling another "younger sister."
The writers really knew how to create these character "contrasts."
But Seele didn't mind Little Sentience calling her that.
She just kept speaking seriously.
"But right now is when we all need to unite the most… we can't do without anyone's strength."
"Just like when we t Susannah before, she was just an ordinary Valkyrie—"
"—But without her help, we would've made a lot of wasted efforts in Abyss City, wouldn't we?"
Little Senti: "..."
She never expected the counterattack to be this strong.
What now? She felt like she couldn't say no anymore.
There was no helping it—she was naturally countered by this kind of sincerity ( )
Better give in obediently.
"...Fine."
Little Sentience finally gave up, though… she still shrugged exaggeratedly to show the others how "magnanimous" she was.
This was her final stubborn act!
[Little Senti's small detail animations are amazing... hahaha.]
[Yeah, they're so vivid and realistic.]
After all, it was Hokuto who had observed Little Sentience for a long ti and summarized these.
He had spent quite a bit of ti with Little Sentience while learning self-defense at Taixun.
So of course it was realistic.
...
And so it went.
In the end, Little Sentience obediently set out with Theresa and the others to Salt Lake Base.
Several hours later, at Salt Lake Base.
The two scientists from Anti-Entropy had already co up with quite a few hypotheses based on the collected samples.
Einstein was in charge of researching the Stigma Plan and the Power of the End.
Tesla was in charge of researching the compass i had brought back.
This compass had been repeatedly emitting signals into the Imaginary Space, but had yet to find its target.
"According to current conclusions, we can indeed treat the beacon i found as a kind of transmission device, it's just that..."
"...it's trying to send a signal to a non-existent recipient."
[A non-existent recipient?? Who could that be?]
"Based on our current asurents, the beacon draws power from i's core and continuously sends a simple, repetitive signal into the Imaginary Space."
"Although we don't know what this repetitive signal ans, from the design of the device, it likely ans it has never found its communication target..."
Tesla paused briefly.
After a mont of thought, Einstein proposed a guess that made everyone's heart skip a beat.
"...Could it be the Herrscher of Origin?"
[Herrscher of Origin? Isn't that Elysia?]
[Could it be… Elysia is actually still alive…]
[Even Elysia herself didn't know what would happen after returning to the Cocoon, so… anything's possible?]
[I'm starting to believe it.]
[Elysia will respond to your expectations, no matter when or where.jpg]
But perhaps no one would respond to that expectation again... (fog)
Of course, it was less about the Herrscher of Origin and more about the players caring for Elysia herself.
The two scientists, however, were more pragmatic.
If the compass really could point to the Herrscher of Origin, then perhaps they could leverage her power to face the Stigma Plan and the End.
And to achieve the goal of "exploring" Origin, the most critical person now—was undoubtedly i.
Even though she was currently being targeted by the Stigma Plan for so unknown "reason," a crisis could also be an opportunity.
Change brings possibility.
Therefore...
After a brief discussion about the compass, the Stigma Plan, and Origin, the two scientists left the lab and summoned everyone—including Durandal's group back from Schicksal Headquarters—for a joint combat strategy eting regarding Earth's current situation.
Reclaim Earth, explore Origin, transcend the End.
These were the three strategic goals of the eting—and coincidentally, Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and World Serpent each proposed a plan for one of them.
At this point in the story, it was clearly the final preparation before a big battle.
A lot of important information would likely be revealed now, in a straightforward way.
After all, every participant had to understand.
Like... certain people.
But the players' attention wasn't even as focused as it was when Tesla and Einstein were just chatting earlier.
It wasn't because they weren't interested in the three-step plan, nor because sothing else was distracting them.
It was because...
[Traditionally, this is when they skip the discussion and jump straight into action, then gradually reveal the detailed plan through flashbacks, right?]
["Leaving us hanging"]
[Writer's little trick.]
But relying on old patterns isn't always reliable.
Maybe a certain soone occasionally doesn't like cliffhangers... at least, only "occasionally."
So...
While a few comnts floated by in the stream chat—
Elysia tapped lightly, and the ga screen changed.
All the familiar characters appeared via projection in a conference room.
Everyone looked energized and resolute.
A strong, indescribable atmosphere rose within the room.
Paired with increasingly stirring background music—
As Anti-Entropy's long-absent leader—Welt Yang—stood at the podium and solemnly declared:
"Joint combat strategy eting, officially begins!"
[Strangely fired up all of a sudden!]
[Feeling a bit stirred—wait, are they really going to explain it this ti?]
[The writer predicted my prediction? Or is this just a coincidence (tsundere.jpg)]
[Looks like this operation is really important if it needs to be explained beforehand.]
...
First: Schicksal's mission to reclaim Earth.
Actually, it was the island operation plan left by that certain soone whose na is better left unspoken.
So people are clearly gone but feel like they're still around.jpg
The plan was to convert the other Imaginary-Reford spaces affected by the Stigma Plan into stable points like Schicksal HQ on Earth.
This would require enormous energy.
But as it happened, the Stigma Plan was constantly absorbing power from the Imaginary Space—and as the Celestial of Genesis, Durandal, the strongest Stigma Awakened, possessed unparalleled Stigma weaving abilities.
[So… silly goose can steal electricity from the Stigma Plan?]
[Stealing electricity???]
[Don't use weird taphors that damage my impression of Durandal and the Stigma Plan! (angry)]
Still, while the analogy was odd, it wasn't wrong.
At least, it was more accurate than Elysia's usual taphors.
Elysia: ?
...
Next: exploring Origin.
The key to this plan—
Was naturally the compass i brought back. Anti-Entropy planned to use it as a beacon (?) pointing toward Origin, guiding i toward the Herrscher of Origin.
At least, that's how it looked for now.
And how to make full use of this beacon was the issue up for discussion.
After deliberation—
They decided to exploit the strange "pull" the Stigma Plan had on i.
Find a chance to hack into the Stigma Plan, then send i into the Earth zone closest to the Cocoon of Finality: the "Planetary Directory."
Then, follow the "potential" guidance of the compass to find the Herrscher of Origin.
[I get it—this is like a treasure hunt, and Elysia is the treasure we're looking for (serious)]
[You're quick on the draw now—and your taphor's actually pretty good (appreciative)]
[Thanks to everyone's teaching (doge)(humble)]
[We should thank our great taphors professor—Miss Fairy, instead~~]
Elysia: Mm mm mm.
[I think your taphor skills have surpassed Elysia already (Mobius: sneer.jpg)]
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Elysia: ??
...
Finally: transcend the End.
The core of this strategy was Anti-Entropy's proposed [Second-Generation Moonlight Throne Plan].
And if there's a second generation, then naturally the first failed.
The first-gen Moonlight Throne Plan aid to mass-produce devices that could convert Honkai energy into ordinary energy, neutralizing the Honkai.
It was essentially the sa plan as the Previous Era's Moonlight Throne.
If we assu a linear relationship between Honkai and civilization, it was originally a perfectly industrial solution.
But... it failed.
As for why...
Honkai—or more precisely, the End—is fundantally an "existence from outside the world."
When facing such an outsider, a first-gen plan that treated the enemy as an unchanging force of nature was bound to run into unforeseen dangers.
Like when you play an RTS ga online—skilled players don't wait for you to build a full top-tier army before attacking.
They'll harass you from the start—and if the timing's right, wipe you out in one swift strike.
[So the original Honkai selection chanism just sent a few Honkai beasts, but once so higher civilization interfered, Earth got thrown into hell mode?]
[Exactly. If so many "monstrous" Previous Era civilizations couldn't survive the selection, it's hard to imagine any civilization winning against Honkai. You'd probably need everyone to be a Serpent or v2v to succeed.]
[The fact that Earth is resisting the End this fiercely is already amazing. The End feels like dinsional annihilation.]
[Yeah, if I were facing the End, even if I survived, I'd definitely be traumatized and avoid it forever.]
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