A space made of pink crystal, the battle about to break out at any moment.
Elysia elegantly pulled the bow in her hand, the pink arrow like scattering flying flowers shooting toward Raiden Mei.
"My feelings~ you must accept them well~"
Raiden Mei gripped the sword in her hand tightly, skillfully slicing out purple sword light, cutting down each of the incoming pink beams.
"Take this~"
Elysia suddenly appeared behind Mei, drawing her bowstring aimed at the sky.
"How about adding a bit of romantic atmosphere~"
With her sweet voice falling, an arrow shining with pink light cut through the sky.
At the highest point, the arrow suddenly blossomed, becoming a beautiful crystal flower, scattering down like dreamy starlight.
These points of light wove into a brilliant curtain of light in the air, deeply enveloping the two on the battlefield.
Every point of light, during the process of falling, transformed into tiny arrows, colliding and refracting with the surrounding curtain of light, attacking Raiden Mei from all directions.
Raiden Mei raised her head to look at this dreamy yet deadly "scenery," a trace of concentration flashing in her eyes.
The Herrscher's authority fully released, Raiden Mei instantly became lightning and dispersed.
After dodging Elysia's dreamy strike, Raiden Mei reorganized her form in midair, sword tip pointed at Elysia.
The two figures crossed each other, the purple lightning and pink flowing light colliding in fierce battle to produce dazzling brilliance.
In the end, the sword tip shining with lightning stopped at Elysia's neck, while the opponent's arrow was also pressed against her chest.
"Ah, lost, lost~" Elysia was the first to put away her weapon, dramatically sighing, "Aren't you just too amazing? If others found out, the second place would have to change hands~"
Saying this, she playfully blinked and said, "But, after all, against a Herrscher, I think I still performed not too badly, right?"
"You didn't even fight me seriously, Elysia." Raiden Mei helplessly sheathed her sword. "You were just playing."
"Aiya, didn't you also not use your full strength?" Elysia smiled. "Maybe it's just telepathy, we both stopped short~"
Saying this, Elysia pointed toward the mysterious door that suddenly appeared in the distance.
"In any case, the current you should have no problem facing Mobius. Here, as promised, she's just beyond that door, go ahead boldly without worry~"
Seeing Mei unmoving for a long time, Elysia smiled slyly, "Hm? What's wrong~ could it be... you can't bear to leave me?"
"What is the true meaning of the existence of the Elysian Realm?" Raiden Mei suddenly asked.
"As a database, its operating method is far too inefficient; as a trial ground for inheritance, the cost it consumes is too extravagant."
"I don't believe a proposal made just for interest could get everyone's approval." Raiden Mei frowned as she spoke.
"For you all, its construction must have some important meaning, and that is the true reason World Serpent has preserved it until today."
A trace of nostalgia was in Elysia's smile, and she lightly shook her head as she spoke, "Aiya, what secrets could there be between us? The meaning of the existence of the Elysian Realm... hmm, I'd have to think carefully before answering you~"
"Perhaps, I can't give you a 'correct answer.' Because in different people's hearts, the Elysian Realm has completely different meanings."
"For Eden..." Elysia spoke gently, "it is the sediment of beautiful bygone days... for Kalpas, it is the continuation of a war..."
In the crystal space appeared corresponding images, Eden playing piano in a golden hall, Kalpas fighting amid blazing flames.
"For Mobius," Elysia continued, "it is the derivative of the Stigmata Project, the vessel of her lifelong dreams and pursuit."
The image shifted to Mobius's side profile, deeply focused on research in her laboratory.
"For Kevin..." Elysia's gaze grew faraway, "it might be more like a kind of symbol, a symbol that the Flame-Chasers once existed in the world."
At this, Elysia paused, her gaze softening.
"And for Su, this is his most cherished place, a paradise where he can continue to be with us Flame-Chasers."
The crystal space rippled with her words, reflecting countless fragmented images,
Fourteen people eating instant noodles together in the meeting room, tirelessly accompanying Mobius in experiment after experiment, playing under the cherry blossoms with Sakura and her younger sister...
"That stubborn guy..." Elysia softly laughed, "clearly bearing the heaviest mission, yet always thinking of creating such little happiness for us."
"And for me, it is a storybook, recording a beautiful fairy tale. About an era, a journey, and the entirety of the lives of fourteen people."
"In that world about to perish, people still discussed tomorrow's breakfast, still harbored hopes for the future."
"Even if civilization was on the verge of collapse, light continued to be born."
Finishing, she turned to Mei, eyes shining with unusual light.
"We left behind these memories to tell future generations, the meaning of fighting is not only in the mission, but also in those beautiful things worth protecting."
"What the Elysian Realm records is just such a simple story."
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[Tears in my eyes...]
[This is the true inheritance]
[Not just power, but the continuation of will]
[Elysia, my Elysia TAT]
[Elysia, take me away! Elysia! Without you, how can I possibly live!]
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