Hi? (cont.)

Although the girl in front of her immediately showed a sad expression, as Elysia's friend, Su certainly wouldn't think that the other party was really sad.

The quirky girl in front of them clearly saw that the atmosphere between the two was too heavy due to their discussion, so she wanted to use this prank to lighten the mood a bit.

Su felt that she didn't need to do anything more in response to Elysia's actions.

"It's been a long time, Elysia."

In these situations, a normal greeting is sufficient.

"Hey, you don't seem surprised at all."

Seeing Su looking at her with a smile, Elysia, who had just manifested, finally confirmed after two seconds of effort that there was not a trace of surprise in the other person's eyes.

"I thought I'd give you a surprise by suddenly showing up."

Well... how should I put it...?

Seeing that Lin Yu still seemed confused, Su gently shook her head.

"I consider myself a professional, and after seeing Mr. Lin Yu as the biggest variable, I won't panic no matter what happens."

As for now, Lin Yu, whom the two believe is clueless about the situation, is asking the system what exactly is going on.

Elysia was able to win the revival match??

Is something wrong with this world?

[Oh, wait a minute, let this system take a look... Oh, I see.]

Fifty thousand years ago, the Herrscher Core of the Origin Herrscher transformed into the Flawless Key, and according to the world's setting, the Flawless Key actually exists within everyone's heart.

In other words, as long as new humans are born in this era, they will possess a portion of the Flawless Key.

The characteristics of the Herrscher of Reason allow it to manifest a physical body again even when only the Herrscher Core remains. The Origin Herrscher, in essence, has already linked the powers and characteristics of all Herrscher, and can perfectly utilize the Herrscher Authority except for the Herrscher of Finality.

Even if she herself didn't have this desire, her nature as the Origin Herrscher destined this situation to occur the moment she scattered the Flawless Key.

As long as humanity exists in this world, and as long as the 'love' in people's hearts has not completely disappeared, then the Flawless Key will exist. And the existence of the Flawless Key guides out the remaining souls of flawless people—this isn't so hard to understand, is it?

Oh, well said.

Such a long passage—so you were already prepared to make things up?

[No, after discovering that this woman's soul fragments were still there, this system simply took the laziness and asked its senior.]

You really are slacking off all the time!

Two seconds later, the senior forwarded his prepared statement to the system.

Was it even a repost?

According to him, he thought this explanation was reasonable and planned to use it to gloss over the matter when his host asked about it.

Is it even just a way to fool people? What is the truth?

What is the truth, and does it even matter?

[Isn't the important thing that a beautiful girl is right in front of you? What are you waiting for?! What?!]

Even if you want to go for the usual low-class stuff, the problem is— Elysia doesn't have a physical form right now.

Oh, I forgot about that.

That's alright then.

After saying that, the system vanished instantly.

Just as he disappeared, a character introduction template suddenly popped up in front of Lin Yu's eyes.

Name: Elysia

[Identity: One of the Thirteen Heroes of the Previous Era, the Origin Herrscher, currently manifesting only as a fragment of her soul.]

Current favorability rating: 99

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That's terrifying.

Even if the Herrscher of Humanity loves humans, this level of affection is just too high—and how did the materialization even happen?

"Um, after talking to Su for so long, aren't you going to say a single word?"

After walking up to Lin Yu, Elysia waved her hand in front of Lin Yu and then sighed helplessly.

"Sigh, Elysia knows she's cute, but even if Elysia is cute, she shouldn't be able to make Lin Yu, a warrior who can directly beat up beautiful girls, so stunned right now."

"... So, you still remember what happened in the illusion?"

"Of course I remember."

Although Lin Yu maintained his calm expression, Elysia, after getting close to Lin Yu, seemed to see through Lin Yu inner panic and revealed a mischievous smile.

"Please, besides you, no one else would stab someone's body until it bleeds and then despise a part of it while merging with it."

Ah, although in a sense these things are true, but...

Damn it, sometimes if you put the truth in a different way, it can turn into a lie!

The truth is, I took out your Herrscher Core, washed away the blood with water, and then swallowed the core.

How could this woman describe such a bloody process in such a lewd way? Anyone who didn't know better would think that I had sex with her until I bled and then became an irresponsible scumbag.

"Hey, why aren't you saying anything?"

Looking at the boy in front of her, Elysia finally gave up on teasing him and sighed helplessly.

"Compared to the you in the illusion, the you in reality is much more boring."

"You always have a long face. You look like you're thirty-eight when you're not even eighteen. Why do you do that?"

"Smile, smile!"

"I couldn't laugh; I swallowed my tears."

After seeing Elysia, Lin Yu had indeed recovered from his shock.

But what followed was fear.

He had assumed that Su and he had become allies, and that as long as Otto could keep Otto in check and prevent him from acting recklessly, the difficulties for Lin Yu would be greatly reduced.

After Otto and the other top players in Su Town obtained the [Full Vitality Recovery Potion], many problems ceased to be problems.

However, the idea was nice, but the reality was harsh.

After Elysia appeared, Lin Yu remembered something.

The Inheritance arc was brought forward by a year, and the arrival of the Herrscher of Origin was originally scheduled to happen after the Elysian Realm arc... In fact, these weren't even the same thing!

After the Honkai was penetrated into its interior by Prometheus, it had long been able to microscopically regulate itself.

Now that Elysia has appeared, and Prometheus is still unaware that he is a human traitor, this will definitely accelerate the process of Honkai's birth!

Oh no, something terrible has happened.

"Hey, don't cry."

Staring at the boy in front of her, Elysia suddenly stretched out her hands and pulled Lin Yu's face to both sides at the same time, forcing Lin Yu to show a 'smile'.

"Don't think the future is so bleak. Everyone in this era has already taken the situation under control very well."

"Yes, you're right."

After grabbing Elysia's hands and forcibly pressing them back down, Lin Yu let out a long, helpless sigh.

"With the help of you predecessors from Previous Era, and thanks to the Divine Key and the technology and intelligence left behind by Previous Era, even with Otto, the super traitor, our era has still progressed relatively smoothly compared to yours."

"But Otto is always watching – if that old man goes crazy, he could lead humanity astray at any moment."

"Please don't worry about that."

Seeing the obvious helplessness on Lin Yu's face, Su could only smile bitterly and say...

"After I leave the Sumeru Mustard Seed, I will keep an eye on Mr. Otto and make sure he doesn't do anything reckless."

"Mr. Su, I believe in your abilities, but even you cannot suppress him."

"That man doesn't care about others when he acts; no one knows what cards he's hiding."

"In fact, because his actions often benefit the Honkai, even the Honkai will cooperate with his actions to some extent when he is preparing to cause trouble."

"This person definitely has a lot of backup plans—you're too nice to beat him."

Silence.

Faced with Lin Yu's words, Su Zhen couldn't think of any rebuttal.

Sue, who was just about to make his move, thought that with him outside, Otto wouldn't have a chance to act recklessly.

However, after Lin Yu reminded her, Su realized that she had been taking things for granted in this regard.

His viewpoint is based on the assumption that Otto simply needs to be rational and have a normal mind.

From a purely rational perspective, as long as Otto is of sound mind, he wouldn't go against Sue, who holds the Void Key.

But Otto —he wasn't a normal person to begin with.

I was actually trying to think about Mr. Otto's future using common sense...

That's a bit too presumptuous.

Elysia's appearance was originally intended to lighten the atmosphere.

But now, she realized with great helplessness that Lin Yu's psychological burden in the real world was much more severe than his psychological burden in the environment.

In this situation, no matter how cheerful Elysia was, she couldn't ease the already tense atmosphere even slightly.

After all, the line between adjusting the atmosphere and being unreasonable is quite blurry.

Elysia loves the humans in this world.

Having realized that her actions had failed, how could she possibly continue to make trouble and put more pressure on her two comrades?

However, Lin Yu was not someone who was completely oblivious to the atmosphere.

After calming down, he briefly reviewed everything Elysia had just done and realized that it was a bit inappropriate for him to spread the pressure around.

"I'm so sorry, you two. Reuniting with old friends should be a joyous occasion, but because of me..."

Seeing the two people in front of him suddenly look at each other and let out a long sigh at the same time, Lin Yu abruptly stopped his apology.

"What's wrong?"

"Well, Mr. Lin Yu, although it's a bit strange for me to say this, but... you're being too considerate of our feelings."

"Yes, that's right. If you're under a lot of pressure, you should speak up. We should all work together to find a way to cope with things."

After the two finished speaking, Elysia looked at Lin Yu, whose face showed a hint of astonishment, and immediately said to Lin Yu in a slightly angry tone.

"What makes us human is that we cannot always maintain a rational and objective attitude in the face of everything."

"We humans experience joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. We should laugh when we feel like laughing, cry when we feel like crying, and boldly do what we want to do. This is the attitude that humans should have."

"I'm not saying you should be dissolute or do bad things, but..."

"Whether in a fantasy world or in reality, Lin Yu, can you live a little more 'self'?"

Self...?

But if I'm not acting according to my true feelings right now, then what exactly is my 'true self'?

Actually, there was never any system. The so-called "cheat skills" are all abilities you forgot in your past life as a transmigrator due to severe injuries.

[Rider↗Junior↘Forest↗Feather↘]

Why are you able to resist Honkai Energy without undergoing modification surgery?

No, your introduction didn't mention that I was modified, but my body has been treated.

Why are you able to create a barrier that suppresses energy?

Damn, the Phantasm Lantern Barrier already has this ability. You don't mean to say that this barrier that can improve other people's perception is the same thing as a certain barrier, right? They're even different colors.

Why do I get a headache after a battle?