Chapter 452

Mei really didn't expect that Kevin would be the one to act with her. In Mei's mind, Kevin was usually hard to get things done, but now, in order to investigate Elysia's matter, he was unusually active.

"Times have changed. In the past, it was Elysia handled these kinds of matters."

"And what about you? Just sit in that chair and wait for things to change?"

I recalled how Kevin always sat on the throne of the World Serpent in the real world and rarely took any action. Was this behavior a habit he developed from that time?

"The more powerful a person is, the less they should act rashly; this is also her principle."

Is this what Elysia said before? It seems she has a profound influence on Kevin. There's still a long way to go to the archives. This is a rare opportunity for Mei to have a calm conversation with Kevin. Mei wants to take advantage of this moment to get more information.

"I've learned the truth about the Flame-Chasers system. Is this one of the effects you mentioned?"

"Not only that. Besides humans, the world has also left its mark on her."

Kevin's words were profound, but Mei didn't quite understand them. What did he mean by "world"?

Chapter 178 Following and Persuading

"Forget that saying."

And so it happened again. Just when Mei wanted to delve deeper, Kevin brushed it off with the same excuse. Did he think it was shameful to explain things clearly? If she weren't outmatched, Mei would have drawn her sword against Kevin. What's wrong with this guy? How did he develop this kind of personality? Is it really that hard to explain things clearly?

Shen Gonglin was already used to this. He no longer expected to get any direct answers from Flame-Chasers. He would leave everything to Mei to investigate, and he would just be a quiet, handsome man.

"Don't get me wrong, I mean language itself, which is far too inadequate in the face of that matter."

Mei didn't understand what Kevin was saying, but Mei knew that even if she pressed him for an answer, she wouldn't get the answer she wanted. The girl took a deep breath and started asking other questions. At the same time, she could also sense that the footsteps were getting louder and louder. Was this Griseo and Kosma?

I never expected that child would be so disobedient.

"So... is there a deeper reason for not letting others know about this?"

Mei deliberately didn't make things clear, perhaps because she wanted to experience what it's like to be a riddle Mei. She's always been the one being ridiculed, and sometimes she wants to Mei others like that.

"You're asking this question because you don't yet understand what Elysia means to them. And reality has already proven that."

Kevin knew what Elysia meant to others, so keeping the news under wraps was the best option. The fewer people who knew, the less danger there was. The fewer people who knew about this, the better.

"Hmm... you noticed, didn't you, Kevin?"

"So... can you keep up?"

"That's a question I should be asking you."

Suddenly, Mei blurted out something that didn't make sense. Shen Gonglin didn't understand, but Kevin knew what she was talking about and was asking if he could keep up. He had never been looked down upon like this before.

"Huh? What are you talking about? What did you notice? What should we notice?"

Shen Gonglin was completely bewildered. This behavior made Kevin hesitate. Was he serious? Did he really not notice that someone was following him? With such great strength, how could Shen Gonglin seem so unguarded in certain situations?

"Sorry, I'll take care of him."

Mei activated her full Shen Gonglin of Herrscher of Thunder form, tucked Mei under her arm, and transformed into a bolt of lightning, rushing out. Kevin also suddenly increased his speed, and the three of them quickly disappeared. Griseo and Kosma, who had been following from their hiding place, also emerged, and this time they couldn't keep up.

"It's been detected."

Kosma looked at the empty garden and said, unsurprisingly, that it was only natural that their clumsy tracking would be discovered. He couldn't refuse Griseo's request; since she said she wanted to follow, he had no choice but to come along.

"Is it because we're standing too close?"

Griseo felt a little disappointed. She wished she had heard more. Was it because she was too impatient that she was discovered?

"That's Kevin after all, and there's also Herrscher ... If it were just Shen Gonglin, I don't think he would have noticed that they're heading in that direction. Do you still want to continue?"

Judging from their behavior just now, Shen Gonglin seemed completely unaware, which was indeed a bit unexpected. However, that guy just looked unreliable, so maybe it would be easy to follow him.

"Hmm. But... I'd like to have a picture drawn first, is that alright, Kosma?"

She took out her easel, seemingly making a request, but Griseo had already started mixing colors. Knowing what Griseo's painting meant, this girl wanted to cause them some trouble... But, since it was Griseo's request, what could they do?

"Okay, this won't happen again."

"It seems we've shaken them off here... Shen Gonglin, how are you?"

After transforming into the Herrscher of Thunder quickly shook off the two incompetent pursuers. When Mei put Shen Gonglin down, he immediately knelt on the ground. Mei patted Shen Gonglin's back with concern. She had no choice but to carry him like that earlier, and now... was he carsick?

Shen Gonglin does indeed have this problem.

"Not yet. It seems Griseo is trying to stall us and buy time to catch up. Herrscher, can you handle this?"

Kevin stood to the side with his arms crossed, watching the monster that was chasing after him. He knew it was Griseo's doing. At this level, he shouldn't need to intervene; she could handle it.

"At a time like this, you just stand by and do nothing."

After a little while, when Mei defeated the monster drawn by Griseo, the Herrscher girl glanced at Kevin, who was standing there motionless, and couldn't help but mock him. It was only natural for her to help Shen Gonglin fight, but what about Kevin? Did he also want her to work for free? Didn't he say that he didn't want others to know about Elysia's disappearance?

"I've considered some other things. Let's split up, Herrscher of Thunder. You should know whose power this is."

Ignoring Mei's taunts, Kevin offered his next course of action: with Griseo by his side, splitting up was the best strategy.

"I see... Did Griseo also like to get to the bottom of things in the past?"

Mei understood Kevin's meaning. Indeed, splitting up would not only be more efficient, but would also allow them to handle Griseo's situation. Who would have thought that seemingly ordinary little girl would have such a curious and inquisitive personality? It's really strange.

"It wasn't like that before I met you."

Kevin maintained his cool and handsome demeanor and spoke coldly, leaving Mei speechless. Considering Griseo's tendency to be influenced by others, she realized that her current predicament might indeed be closely related to her own situation. It was her fault, and she couldn't shirk the responsibility.

After all, Mei is the kind of person who gets to the bottom of things.

"Okay, now that you say you've considered that... so, what's the next step?"

Having admitted that it was her fault, Kevin suggested that they split up, and Mei was now willing to temporarily follow his advice.

"You all continue on your way, I'll go back and persuade Griseo."

Kevin's answer surprised Mei. He actually told her and Shen Gonglin to go ahead while he went to deal with Griseo's problem. That didn't seem right, especially since if it were Mei herself...

Chapter 179 Disappointment

"Are you sure? If it were me, I would never have agreed to let you get there first. Otherwise, I wouldn't have asked you to come with me to see Griseo."

Mei was highly suspicious. Putting herself in Kevin's shoes, she knew she would never agree to let Kevin go to the archives first. So she felt Kevin probably felt the same way. But now he was dragging her into the investigation. Could it be that she was judging him by her own petty standards?

"... You don't need to worry about me."

The cool and handsome guy turned and left. Shen Gonglin, who had recovered, also stood up and looked at Kevin's back. He said he was going to persuade Griseo. Hopefully, it wasn't a physical persuasion. Otherwise, just thinking about someone like Kevin beating up a little girl... tsk tsk, how scary.

"Alright, let's go. Let's slow down from here on out... Hmm? I've encountered this kind of monster before."

After parting ways with Kevin, Mei continued her journey with Shen Gonglin. This journey was destined to be fraught with peril. Looking at the monsters that appeared before them, Mei sensed their incompatibility with this Elysian Realm, recalling the monsters Griseo had previously sent to block their path...

Indeed, no wonder their previous appearances were so erratic and unlike any other monsters here. But now it seems... is this also Griseo's creation? But were these monsters created by her, or... like Kosma back then, are they someone's inner self?

After eliminating the monster blocking her way, Mei continued towards the archives. She decided to take care of business first; she'd already wasted too much time.

However, just as Mei and Shen Gonglin arrived at the door of the archives, the icy-cold man arrived at almost the same time. How could he be so fast?

"Are you sure you've convinced Griseo? I've only just arrived here myself."

Although she was slightly delayed by those monsters, Kevin arrived so quickly. Mei was very curious about how he had persuaded Griseo. How did he do it?

"I have temporarily frozen all the roads."

Kevin's answer was as cold and brief as ever, leaving Shen Gonglin and Mei speechless and freezing all paths leading here. So this is how he persuades people? Very well, that's very Kevin.

Well, Mei was speechless. The three of them looked at the door to the archives. Didn't Fairy Elysia say the door was locked? But now... Mei pushed open the door and went inside. The archives were a mess, with all sorts of documents scattered everywhere. What happened? How could there be so much...?

Elysia is dead.

Mei picked up a document. The paper was covered with this kind of writing. All the papers were covered with this kind of writing. What was going on?

Mei looked at the documents on the floor one by one. The text on them varied, but they all contained the same words. Mei's face turned incredibly grim. This was...

"The Herrscher of Thunder".

Kevin called Mei over and handed Mei a piece of paper. As always, he was very concise with his words. Mei took the document and looked at it. It wasn't the same text she had seen before. Mei read it carefully and realized that it... seemed to be about Sakura's sister.

"I've seen this record before. Since you have this attitude, then... it's true?"

"Um."

Having received confirmation from Kevin, Mei's last shred of hope vanished; it was indeed true.

"Although it wasn't their intention, ultimately it was the rules of Aponia that distorted the minds of those guards, leading to Sakura's sister's murder?"

"As you expected."

The atmosphere between Mei and Kevin seemed a bit awkward. Shen Gonglin didn't want to get involved. He started searching through the archives, trying to find traces of Fairy Elysia. She wasn't in the drawers, under the table... um?

Shen Gonglin saw a pair of beautiful pale purple eyes under the table. A girl was hiding there, trying to make herself as inconspicuous as possible. It was Griseo! Kevin had tried to persuade someone who wasn't there. Seeing that Shen Gonglin had noticed her, Griseo silently raised a finger to Shen Gonglin. Although her expression changed very little, this...

Shen Gonglin nodded silently, agreeing to the girl's request. It was something he should do; after all, Gracie was so cute, could draw, and had a somewhat emotionless aura, giving Shen Gonglin a sense of déjà vu, making him want to spoil her.

"Kevin, have you looked at the other files? The contents all seem to be the same... So, that typewriter really only records objective facts? By the way, that typewriter..."

Remembering something very important, Mei, whose attention had been completely drawn to the documents filling the room, suddenly remembered the typewriter. The girl looked towards where the typewriter had been, but all she saw was a pile of wreckage. The typewriter lay on the floor, completely destroyed. It was too late.

Looking at the wreckage of the typewriter in front of her, Mei remembered what the Fairy Administrator had said: the door to the archives was locked last night, perhaps...

"Kevin, what do you think? Who would do something like this?"

"..."

"Let me put it another way. Why would that file about Sakura appear in this situation...?"

Kevin remained silent in the face of Mei's question, and Mei's gaze toward him grew increasingly disappointed. Faced with this situation, this was his choice.

"So, what about Elysia? You're not suggesting... that these files can serve as irrefutable proof that she's dead, are you?"

Mei seemed somewhat aggressive, and Kevin finally spoke up in Mei, but his answer was still not the answer Mei wanted.

"I will confirm it again."

"So what are you going to do? In any case... I don't believe she would die so mysteriously..."

"As I said, I will double-check."

"... I knew it. In that case, there's no need for us to continue traveling together. Kevin, as a leader, you really... disappoint me."

After leaving those words, Mei pulled Shen Gonglin away from the archives. Shen Gonglin didn't even have time to say goodbye to Griseo. Mei seemed to be in a bad mood. Shen Gonglin was unusually well-behaved and didn't say much. After a long time, Kevin also left in silence. Silence seemed to be his usual practice.

Chapter 180 Adult Topics

Long after the group left, footsteps sounded again outside the door. As the wingman, Kosma carried out his mission well. The frost on his clothes made him look a bit disheveled. As expected of Kevin, blocking the road made it difficult for him to get here. However, his mission was to confuse the situation. As long as Griseo arrived, that was fine.

Am I spoiling Griseo a little too much?

"Griseo, are you here?"

She spoke these words to the empty room. Upon hearing Kosma's voice, Griseo, who had been crouching under the table, finally crawled out. The girl climbed out using a chair as support, straightened her slightly disheveled clothes, and looked at the boy at the door.

"Kosma, you're catching up."

The girl calmly looked at Kosma. Fortunately, he had drawn the attention of others, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to get here first and wouldn't have heard those things, although she still didn't quite understand them.

"Hmm, Griseo, you knew from the beginning that they were coming here?"

Looking at the messy archives, Kosma's eyes showed no change. As always, this boy liked to keep all his thoughts to himself. His reputation as an autistic boy was well-deserved.

"No... just... follow the colors."

The way she answered was still very Griseo. Some colors that only Griseo could see guided her and brought her here, while some colors that she hadn't noticed were gradually coloring Griseo.

"What happened? Are you alright...?"

Could it be that the Herrscher of Thunder and Kevin had a fight here? Otherwise, how could this place have turned out like this? Their fight didn't affect Griseo? Kosma looked at Griseo, who seemed to be fine. That's for the best. They can fight each other to the point of having their brains pop out, as long as Griseo isn't hurt.

"No... it's some... adult topics. Kosma... are you... an adult too?"

Griseo's expressionless face showed distress. Although she was eavesdropping, she couldn't understand what they were saying at all. Was this something only adults could understand? She was just a child and couldn't understand it at all. But Griseo that she should participate in some of the adults' conversations now.

Kosma remained silent, and the boy looked away. Unbeknownst to him, the purple light, transmitted through someone, was now intermittently appearing on the girl's body in the dark room.

"Are you feeling better now?"

In one corner of the Elysian Realm, Shen Gonglin followed closely behind Mei. He only spoke after seeing that the girl's complexion had improved slightly. Mei had been in a bad mood ever since she parted ways with Kevin in the archives. The girl seemed to be wandering aimlessly. This time, Shen Gonglin wasn't lost and stayed close to Mei. After all, Mei's state made Shen Gonglin a little worried.