Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday, Title Lady Goes on Strike

Inazuma, within Tenshukaku, a woman with purple braids who had been meditating slowly opened her eyes.

The woman's eyes, once as still as dead water, suddenly grew lively. Her cherry-red lips parted to utter two words: "Sister." This woman was Inazuma's true Electro Archon—Beelzebul, or rather, Raiden Ei.

Ei stared at the word "Revive" on the screen, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

Just then, a voice rang out in her mind: "Inner self, this system is the enemy of eternity." That voice belonged to Inazuma's public-facing Electro Archon—or rather, the intelligent puppet Ei had created using her own body and Khaenri'ah's technology: the Raiden Shogun.

"But we can't affect it, can we?" In truth, the moment the Livestream Room appeared, the Raiden Shogun had tried to destroy it. Unfortunately, her blade struck only air, leaving no mark on the Livestream Room at all.

In the end, with no other choice, she could only order everyone in Inazuma to refrain from posting random comments.

But now, seeing that the system's reward truly had the power to revive, Ei was moved.

Sensing Ei's wavering, the Raiden Shogun spoke up to warn her: "Inner self, we must destroy this Livestream Room. It gravely threatens eternity."

Unlike Ei, the Shogun was a rigid artificial intelligence, devoid of human or divine emotion. To her, this revival ability would only disrupt Inazuma's eternity.

"Shogun, you needn't say more." As the Shogun's creator, Ei knew all too well how inflexible she was. Until she could confirm whether this Livestream Room could truly revive her sister, there was no need to fall out with the Shogun.

"But to destroy the Livestream Room, we need to test its strength."

"Inner self, what do you plan to do?"

"I intend to lift the ban on using the Livestream Room. Let them answer questions and earn rewards as much as they like. Then, through those rewards, we'll gauge the Livestream Room's true nature."

"Inner self, that is not what eternity requires!" The Shogun's tone hardened slightly.

"But it's necessary to destroy the Livestream Room," Ei replied coldly to the Shogun.

"...Very well. Then let it be as you say, inner self," the Shogun conceded reluctantly.

Ei summoned Kujou Sara, issued a new decree, and then returned to the Plane of Euthymia.

The Shogun took control again. Neither spoke further, but both knew that if Ei or anyone in Inazuma obtained the revival ability, a battle between them would be inevitable.

After all, to the Shogun, even the previous Electro Archon was an enemy of eternity.

In the world of Honkai, the atmosphere within the World Serpent was tense and bristling.

"Miss Raven, our Lord requires this item," Gray Serpent said coldly to the raven-haired woman before him.

"Oh~ is that so? But what's that got to do with me?" Raven wore her hood, her expression hidden. "I'm not one of your people. We're just in a working relationship. Besides, this is my reward."

"We wouldn't ask you to hand it over for nothing." Having worked together so long, Gray Serpent knew exactly what Raven meant. "As compensation, we can help you purchase that island you've had your eye on."

Raven was tempted, but still replied, "Heh~ I'm about to finish paying off that island. Thinking you can buy a revival item from me with pocket change like that is a bit naive, don't you think?"

"Add another island." Raven said nothing.

"You can choose the island yourself." Raven's body trembled slightly.

Gray Serpent knew Raven was already hooked, so he calmly raised the stakes.

"We can also merge the two islands for you. If you'd rather turn them into an archipelago, that's fine too."

Raven's heartbeat quickened. The longing in her eyes was nearly impossible to hide, even beneath her hood.

Seeing that Raven was about to break, Gray Serpent pressed his advantage.

"Not only that—we'll cover the remaining payments on your current island, plus the construction and decoration of the next two."

Hearing Gray Serpent's terms, Raven could no longer hold back. "Fine! Deal! But let me be clear—I'm not sure if this can be transferred."

"No matter. Even if it can't be transferred, as long as you're willing to hand it over to our Lord, that's enough."

Though her dream had always been to own her own island, who would turn down an even bigger one? Besides, a revival item might matter a lot to others, but to her, it was just so-so.

If she were still a child, maybe she'd want to revive her brother. But after all these years, she had long since made peace with it. Now, all she wanted was to spend her twilight years peacefully with the children.

So for Raven, trading a revival item for an island was an absolute steal!

[Raven: System, can this reward be transferred to someone else?]

[System: Yes.]

[Kiana: Oh, so it can be gifted?]

[System: Of course. This is your reward, so you may do with it as you wish.]

[Otto: In that case, Miss Raven, if you are willing to grant your reward to me, Schicksal will fulfill any request you have.]

[Welt: Anti-Entropy as well.]

[Tesla: That's right. Whatever you do, don't give it to that bastard Otto. Who knows what that scumbag would do with it!]

[Herta: A revival item? Name your price. I'll take it. @Asta, send the bill to you.]

[Asta: ...]

[Gray Serpent: I'm afraid I must disappoint everyone. Miss Raven has already decided to gift this reward to our Lord.]

[Raven: That's right. I've already made a deal with Gray Serpent.]

[Otto: What a pity.]

[Herta: Tch. No taste, kid.]

[Tesla: Well, as long as Otto doesn't get it, that's fine.]

[Raven: System, how can I send the reward out?]

[System: Ding! The system has enabled the red packet function. Everyone can transfer their rewards through this function.]

[Raven sends an exclusive red packet to Kevin.]

[Kevin claims the red packet.]

In the Sea of Quanta, Kevin looked at the blue orb that had suddenly appeared in his hand, and the method to use the "True Encounter Fate" instantly surfaced in his mind.

"Just toss it into the sky?" Kevin said as he threw the "True Encounter Fate" upward.

In an instant, the "True Encounter Fate" vanished, and the surroundings changed abruptly.

The Sea of Quanta had originally been filled with countless World Bubbles, but now Kevin was surrounded by a sky of blue and white clouds.

Kevin looked up, and a meteor suddenly streaked across the sky, falling toward him.

The meteor started blue, gradually turned purple, and then, just before it landed, shifted to gold.

Finally, the golden light landed before Kevin, slowly taking the shape of a human figure...

(Guess who it is?)