Mobius's final words were clearly intentional.
Elysia immediately picked up on Mobius's intent—or perhaps it should be called her feelings.
That flicker of emotion within her quickly settled down.
Then, she hesitated for a moment between two choices: to express some sort of "gratitude" toward Mobius, or to continue progressing the story.
Hmm...
Although she was quite eager to see whether Mobius, upon receiving her "thanks," would put on a "What are you talking about? I didn't want to hear that—but I heard all of it" kind of pouty tsundere act...
Right now, she still wanted more to see how the main story would unfold.
Having made her decision in her heart, she clicked to continue.
The story moved forward.
Mei didn't go straight to the Archives with Kevin. Instead, she took him to see Griseo first.
It turned out that Aponia had entrusted Mei with something to deliver to Griseo.
But Kosma blocked Mei. He clearly didn't trust Aponia.
The situation hit a stalemate.
Until Griseo stepped forward and explained—and gently touched Mei's neck.
Only then was Mei able to hand over something purple to Griseo.
However, this aroused Mei's suspicion.
Aponia touched her neck to place something on her, and now Griseo had touched her neck to take it away?
"Is that it? Did you two really pass anything between each other? I didn't feel a thing."
Mei voiced her confusion directly.
Upon hearing this, Griseo made a gesture that stunned everyone.
She crossed her arms and, using Kevin's tone, said: "Because... it doesn't concern you."
Griseo unlocked a brand-new stance—Grisevin.
Even players who had felt weighed down a moment ago couldn't help but smile.
Yes, but—the writers never disappoint when it comes to pulling stunts.
And it didn't end there.
Griseo's mimicry show had only just begun.
In the ensuing conversation with Mei, she went on to imitate both Mei and Kosma's classic "Forget it."
Griseei, Grisema...
The whole scene became even more delightful.
[Hahahaha, another iconic moment in the Realm!]
[A whole squad of Flame-Chasers can't do a thing about Griseo hhhh]
[You're underestimating our team mascot.]
[I know the writers want us to see how adorable Griseo is and give us a breather, but... Writers! You'd better not be pulling that sugar-then-knifeblade trick again!]
...
Facing Griseo, who kept changing who she was imitating—
Even Mei, while mimicking Elysia's speech style, ended up fleeing with Kevin.
This proved that Elysia's style of speech only worked perfectly when delivered by Elysia herself.
Anyone else trying it... 454564646... just couldn't pull it off.
And as Mei and Kevin rushed off, they didn't notice—
Griseo was quietly trailing behind them.
The player's perspective shifted to Griseo.
At that moment...
Their first thought was—Griseo's design is done? Is she joining the Hyperion soon?
Hmm... Hokuto might be planning to implement Griseo with the next main story update.
Their second thought was...
"Griseo sneaking around is too cute~~ maybe we should start saving Crystals?"
Elysia voiced what they were all thinking.
She controlled the sneaky Griseo as she followed Mei and Kevin, eavesdropping through the wall.
"I really didn't expect you to come in person."
"Times have changed. In the past, it was always Elysia handling these kinds of matters."
"And you? Just sat in your chair waiting for things to change?"
Kevin calmly replied, "The stronger one is, the more they must refrain from acting recklessly—that was her belief too."
...
As they walked a little farther, Mei asked:
"I've learned the truth about the [Flame-Chaser system]. Is that what you meant by one of the [influences]?"
"It's not just that. What she left behind marks not only humanity... but the [world] itself."
Kevin's replies were as cryptic as ever.
The chat was already spamming:
[Riddle-speak is a unique delicacy of the Realm—don't miss it]
Elysia blinked and, being great at metaphors, said:
"Leaving a story halfway is no good."
"It's like… if I told you, 'Ah, I need to tell you something. It's something I experienced recently that really moved me…'"
"And then, once everyone's curious, I say: 'Forget it. It's still too soon for you to hear it.'"
[Elysia, you actually used a very accurate metaphor (Otto chuckles).]
Elysia: ???
What, are you saying her metaphors aren't normally accurate??
[Not gonna lie, that did feel very Kevin.]
[Miss Elf, are you taking dyeing advice from Griseo too?]
[Congrats to Kevin for winning third place in the Kevin Impersonation Contest.]
But joke as they might...
Once players understood the complete Realm storyline, and looked back on Kevin's words—they'd see how insightful it really was.
Possibly too insightful. Which made it feel like riddle-speak.
In the story, Griseo kept trailing and eavesdropping.
But for Kevin and Mei, that level of stealth was like waving a lantern in a dark basement—blatantly obvious.
They quickly noticed Griseo and Kosma trailing behind—and silently chose to speed up and lose them.
Griseo, seeing this, pondered a moment, then decided to paint a picture.
Put simply, as a "summoner," she planned to summon two monsters to block Mei and Kevin, then circle around and reach the Archives first.
Kosma wanted to object but thought it over and said, "Forget it. Don't make it a habit."
...
The scene returned to Mei and Kevin.
"Looks like we lost them."
Mei thought she had successfully shaken Griseo.
Then two monsters abruptly appeared in their path.
Faced with the sudden monsters, Mei raised her blade and charged.
Kevin, meanwhile, stood still.
Watching this, Elysia couldn't help but comment: "Kevin, why are you just watching?"
"Hmm... with how powerful Kevin is, he could probably one-shot them. Maybe he's worried about interfering with the player's experience?"
"Is that it? Kevin, what do you think?"
Kevin: OMO
"Didn't I say already? A leader mustn't move rashly."
"..."
Elysia continued to roast Kevin as she swiftly cleared the two monsters.
After the battle, Mei was visibly dissatisfied with Kevin's inaction.
"You're just going to stand by... at a time like this?"
Kevin replied, "I had other considerations. Let's split up. Herrscher of Thunder, you should know whose power this is."
It was obviously Griseo's power—both of them realized that.
So Kevin volunteered to go back and "persuade" Griseo, letting Mei head to the Archives first.
But when Mei finally made it to the Archives...
That cold, stoic man also arrived at almost the exact same time.
"You're sure you 'persuaded' Griseo? I just got here myself," Mei said skeptically.
Kevin answered, "I temporarily froze all the paths."
Mei: "..."
Player: "..."
That persuasion method... was very on-brand.
No wonder you're Kevin.
["Physical Persuasion"]
[Straight to the point, just as expected.]
[Honestly, you can tell here—Kevin may look expressionless, but he's clearly anxious inside.]
Starting from that earlier Griseo scene, the tone of the story had been increasingly lighthearted.
The stream chat's mood had turned upbeat too.
But then...
"Something feels off."
Mobius suddenly spoke up, her voice low and flat, as if squinting her eyes.
"Mm."
Vill-V agreed, "In magic, this is called misdirection."
"Using a big distraction to hide a small one—here, they used comic relief to cover for a sudden…"
Creak~~—
As the two discussed, Elysia had already guided Mei into the Archives.
She gently pushed the door open.
What she saw shocked her—and the players—into silence.
The previously tidy Archives were now in utter chaos. Sheets of paper from a typewriter were scattered across the floor.
Players hesitated at the sight of all that white paper.
And the game began playing a strange, ominous track, right on cue.
Like a bucket of cold water, it washed away the earlier laughter.
For a moment, they didn't even dare move forward.
But MiHoYo had clearly anticipated this.
Whether the player did anything or not…
A sheet of white paper suddenly unfolded on screen.
It read:
Elysia is dead! Elysia is dead!
Elysia is dead! Elysia is dead!
Elysia is dead! Elysia is dead!
...
That moment.
Like an icy dagger, it pierced deep into the players' hearts.
They froze—then slowly snapped out of it.
And immediately after, emotion surged.
Writer, are you okay?
How could you even write something like this?!
Once they finally managed to suppress the storm inside and close the paper—
They moved forward with blank expressions.
Even when prompted by the game to [Investigate], they ignored it.
Trying to pretend the scene hadn't happened.
But the developers had thought of that too.
Without them clicking anything—
Another white sheet opened on its own, covering the screen.
With the same words again.
Elysia is dead! Elysia is dead!
Player: ????????????
Writer? Have you had enough yet?
If you have trauma, just say it—please stop dragging us into it!!!
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