Speaking of Elysia and Jyahnar.
The weather was lovely today, so they went off to the Imaginary Space again to hang out with the Herrscher girls.
Even though Jyahnar no longer needed Elysia's tutoring sessions, the truth was, she'd grown genuinely fond of those Herrscher girls, along with Miss Sesha and the Queen.
Because, well... she still felt a certain distaste for humans.
At home, she could just grin and bear it.
But if given the choice, she'd much rather spend the entire day in the Imaginary Space. It truly felt like home here!
Just look.
There's Miss Herrscher of Heavenly Punishment, Miss Herrscher of Streaming Winds, Miss Herrscher of Falling Ice, Miss Queen...
And most importantly! There's Sesha~
Miss Sesha and herself were both companion Honkai beasts.
That alone made her feel a much stronger connection.
After all, they're of the same kin!
You could see it clearly. The number of Herrschers in the Imaginary Cages was growing.
Except for the still-withdrawn Miss Herrscher of Falling Ice, who acted like a little monastic, silently meditating all day without playing with the others.
The rest had gotten into the habit of teaming up.
Even when playing single-player games, if it couldn't be multiplayer, they'd still gather together, creating a certain atmosphere.
Thanks to that, their relationships were naturally getting closer and closer.
Take Miss Herrscher of Heavenly Punishment, for example—she hadn't mentioned a word about her mission to defeat Kiana and destroy the world with Sesha.
Miss Herrscher of Streaming Winds couldn't be bothered with her tsundere act anymore.
Before, she'd claim she was undercover, waiting here for more sisters to arrive so they could rise up together.
Now she just ate ice cream every day.
Muttering things like, "Humans aren't completely useless... right? If we destroyed humanity... well... there'd be no more ice cream..."
"I don't want that!"
Elysia was, of course, delighted to see them like this.
Even though the Herrscher of Falling Ice still used her ice to seal off her entire cell, as if encasing herself alone in a block of ice, untouched by dust.
Every time Elysia visited, she'd still greet the Herrscher of Falling Ice from outside.
She'd also share any interesting tidbits she knew.
In fact, all the news about what was happening outside, including Kiana's daily life, came from Elysia telling these Herrscher girls.
They called it "knowing yourself and knowing your enemy," a surefire way to victory.
That's what they used to say, anyway.
Nowadays...They just treated it as gossip.
They didn't even bother pretending anymore.
"So why does the new little sister get to skip living here?" The Queen grumbled, displeased.
She took her frustration out on the monsters in her game.
And then... got utterly wrecked by them. This "Black Fairy Tale: Thumbelina" was full of ridiculously huge monsters.
One moment of carelessness, one slap from them, and you were flattened. Absolutely absurd!
She hit the monsters, chipping away slowly like scraping dead skin. The monsters hit her? One slap, one kill.
"Which brain-dead planner came up with this game?! Damn it!" As expected, the Queen lost her cool. It felt like this happened multiple times a day, so everyone was used to it.
"Because the Sixth Herrscher has her sights set on the Herrscher of Finality. That's why we say she's clever!"
Miss Herrscher of Heavenly Punishment glanced at the Queen, only to get killed herself moments later.
Suddenly, the silence was deafening.
"She's not like us... She found herself a backer right from the start. Hmph~ I'm ashamed to be associated with her!"
Miss Herrscher of Streaming Winds crunched on potato chips as she chimed in. Jyahnar listened without much reaction.
But Elysia, even though she was used to it, couldn't help but laugh.
So what are you all still hung up on?! Coming over to my wife's side is the path to a bright future, alright!
"The biggest difference between you and Seele is that Seele adores my dear Kiana, while you all are just stubbornly talking big. Since you don't like her, how can we let you out?"
Elysia did feel a little jealous sometimes. But more often, she actually hoped there would be more girls around Kiana.
Because of that, she'd even started, intentionally or not, working on these girls tucked away in their gilded cages.
Too bad these guys were still all talk.
Plus, they really didn't seem to have any interest in Kiana. Nothing to be done about that.
It wasn't like every girl had to fall for Kiana. She respected their choices and let them be.
At most, she might say a thing or two when the topic came up.
But generally, she didn't push it anymore.
Miss Sesha cast a quiet glance at Elysia and couldn't help but sigh.
Lady Elysia... The one they all like is you.
Even if you love the Herrscher of Finality, and even married her—which, by extension, kinda means you married yourself too—
But! They still aren't exactly willing, you know~
"So... what's her Herrscher title?" The Queen had started reading manga.
Lying on her side languidly, she looked utterly indolent.
"Herrscher of Life and Death," Jyahnar replied flatly.
But saying that...
Everyone here knew that Seele had the authority, she just couldn't use it.
With her Honkai energy concentration so pitifully weak, barely different from an ordinary human's, she probably couldn't even heal a minor scrape or bump.
Heck, forget healing. By the time she got around to doing anything, the wound might have already healed on its own!
It could all be summed up with one word: pathetic.
Although.
The Herrschers and Honkai beasts present didn't particularly look down on her.
But a Herrscher this weak was still kinda... hard to comment on.
Look at it from another angle. If any of them had started with such a disastrous setup, they'd also be thinking of every way possible to cling to the Herrscher of Finality's coattails.
After all, the higher-ups were far away; the Cocoon of Finality couldn't do anything about it.
She was smart.
That in itself was a major advantage.
It's worth mentioning that the only one who truly couldn't leave was our Queen.
Because Miss Herrscher of Heavenly Punishment could leave if she wanted, she just refused. Miss Herrscher of Streaming Winds was never meant to be imprisoned; she walked in on her own.
As for Miss Herrscher of Falling Ice, Elysia would be thrilled if she went out for a walk instead of stewing in her room, practically growing mold.
A shut-in with extreme social anxiety—
Elysia was really worried about her, you know!
And so, the Queen couldn't help but wonder.
Maybe I should stir up some trouble too, if I want more privileges?
After all... the squeaky wheel gets the grease!
Everyone knows that!
Speaking of which, every time Elysia returned, she'd tell Kiana about what happened over here. Kiana often found it hard to keep a straight face.
Although the original purpose of the cages was to create a comfort zone exclusively for Herrschers and Honkai beasts.
So they could settle down and live their lives without having to interact too much with humans.
Because not every natural-born Herrscher was like Elysia, fond of getting close to humans.
Sometimes, if they weren't willing and you forced them, it could easily backfire. Better not to push it, then.
Actually, when Kiana handed over the authority of the prison to Elysia, she told her it'd be fine if everyone wanted to come out and look around or have some fun.
Elysia could take charge of it.
Elysia agreed readily, saying she knew what she was doing.
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