The golden light gradually faded, and from within it emerged a cute girl with long pink hair, elf-like ears, a Flame-Moth combat uniform, and a bow in hand, like a fairy.
Kevin looked at the girl before him and slowly uttered two words. "Elysia..."
"Hi~ Kevin, long time no see?" Elysia said with a gentle smile. "Did you miss me?"
"Elysia... you..." Kevin looked at the companion who had once died before his eyes, now appearing before him again, and for a moment, he did not know what to say.
"My, my, the sunny young man from back then has turned into such a cold person?" Elysia teased. "To be honest, I still miss the old you more."
Elysia suddenly changed her tone. "You've worked hard all these years, Kevin." (When Elysia was revived, the system had also told her about some events of the Current Era.)
"But I didn't expect that I'd be revived in such a boring place?" Elysia quickly returned to her usual self. "I thought my revival would take place in a magnificent, grand setting?"
"It's all right, Elysia. We'll be leaving here soon." Looking at the familiar girl before him, the corners of Kevin's mouth, which had not changed for years due to his obsession, curled into a faint smile.
[Elysia has joined the Livestream Room]
[Elysia: Oh my! There are so many pretty girls here.]
[Elysia: Hi~ Hello, everyone. I'm Elysia, a beautiful girl as radiant as a flower.]
[March 7th: This person is so narcissistic~ (muttering quietly)]
[Stelle: Exactly, exactly. I'm good-looking too, but I'm not as narcissistic as her. (muttering quietly too)]
[Lumine: Even us protagonists aren't as narcissistic as she is. (still muttering quietly)]
[System: Don't think nobody can hear you just because you added "muttering quietly" afterward!]
[Elysia: Oh my, it seems Elysia is being disliked~ Sob, sob, sob, I'm so sad? Elysia crying.jpg]
[Lumine: !]
[Stelle: !]
[Stelle: Mom, I'm in love.]
[Lumine: Would this young lady be interested in adopting a pet~ Woof!]
[March 7th: Stelle, don't let a pretty big sister trick you!]
[Paimon: Traveler, act normal!]
At Schicksal Headquarters, Otto asked Void Archives beside him, "Void Archives, is that really Elysia, one of the Flame-Chasers from the Previous Era?"
Void Archives looked at the image Elysia had sent and replied, "It should be her. Although there is only one image, according to what the system said, she should have already met Kevin. Since Kevin had no reaction, that proves she really is the Flame-Chaser who fought to protect humanity in the Previous Era."
"So this Livestream Room really can revive people?"
"From the current situation, that appears to be the case."
After hearing Void Archives' response, Otto said nothing more. The only sound left in the office was the gentle tapping of fingers against the desk.
[Next video playing.]
[Homework!? There's only one day left until school starts!]
(The video came from the 2023 Honkai Impact 3rd New Year Festival.)
The video began, showing Kiana and the others' dormitory in winter.
"Ugh~" Kiana yawned as she dozed off on the sofa.
Beside her, Bronya was focused on playing a game. "Over here, over here, over here! Hurry up, Kiana, why are you still dozing off!?"
Kiana instantly woke up. "Ah, I almost died. Sorry about that."
At that moment, the door suddenly opened. The person pushing it open was their teacher—Murata Himeko. "Kiana, you're playing games again? Could you go do your homework?"
Himeko pointed at the calendar hanging on the wall. "Take a look at the date yourself."
Following Himeko's finger, a scarlet "6" on the calendar entered their sight. It meant their vacation was about to end.
!!!
The three little ones were horrified!
"Oh no! So much time has already passed? Bronya thought we'd only been playing for a few days."
"There's only one day left!? I still have almost half of mine undone!?"
"I only wrote my name on the cover!"
Just as the three little ones were beside themselves with anxiety, the angel who would save them descended.
"It's okay, Sister Bronya. I've finished mine, so you can copy it." The newcomer was none other than little angel Seele.
Hope instantly lit up in the eyes of the three little ones.
"Give it to me, give it to me! I'm copying it first!"
Seeing Sin Mal, who had appeared out of nowhere and shoved her aside to fight over Seele's homework, Bronya instantly saw red.
A trace of killing intent appeared in Bronya's eyes. Just as Bronya was about to explode at Sin Mal—
A gust of wind suddenly swept through, blowing Seele's homework away. Everyone looked in the direction the wind had come from, and the one who had blown away Seele's homework was the Herrscher of Wind—"Wendy."
[Wendy: That's me?]
[Welt: That appearance... You're a Herrscher!]
[Theresa: Wendy, how did you become a Herrscher? Weren't you undergoing rehabilitation training in New Zealand?]
[Himeko: But it looks like Wendy hasn't been controlled by Honkai Impact.]
[Welt: Could it be that another Herrscher who fights for humanity has been born?]
At that moment, at Schicksal's New Zealand branch, Wendy sat in her wheelchair and fell into self-doubt as she watched herself on the screen.
"What's going on? I clearly wanted revenge against Schicksal, but why does the me in the video seem to get along with them so well?"
At this point, Wendy had already resolved to take revenge on Schicksal, but seeing herself in the video made her hesitate.
"Could something happen during this period that changes my mind?"
Wendy could not figure it out, so she decided not to think about it for now. She should just keep watching the video.
The video continued.
Himeko also took out a whip and warned the three little ones and Sin Mal, "No copying homework. Anyone who fails to finish will receive a severe punishment! Drink the Principal's favorite bitter gourd juice for an entire semester!"
Upon hearing Himeko's words, terrified expressions immediately appeared on the three little ones' faces.
"One!"
"Semester of!"
"Bitter gourd juice!?"
[Theresa: What do you mean, Kiana!? Bitter gourd juice is obviously so delicious. Why don't any of you know how to appreciate it?]
[Fu Xuan: Bitter gourd juice? How could anyone in the world enjoy drinking something so bitter?]
[Hu Tao: Bitter gourd juice sounds more normal than Slime mixed with Qingxin.]
[Silver Wolf: Slime? The kind of sticky low-level monster from games? People in your world can actually eat that?]
[Xingqiu: Don't misunderstand. That is only because Xiangling likes using unusual ingredients to experiment with new dishes.]
[Chongyun: That's right. It's only her personal hobby and has nothing to do with us.]
[Xiangling: @Hu Tao @Xingqiu @Chongyun Everyone, come try the new dish! This time it's "Electro Slime Stir-Fried with Jueyun Chili"! This time, it'll definitely have that "crackle-pop" feeling!]
[Hu Tao: ...]
[Xingqiu: ...]
[Chongyun: ...]
(Last night, I received a call from the cutest Theresa in the world. I'm happy )
(The author would like to explain the matter of reviving Elysia. The author saw that many people thought reviving Mei would be better, but the author felt that if Kevin and Mei left the Sea of Quanta, Mei's scientific research ability would be too overpowered for the Current Era. That was why she was ruled out and replaced with Elysia.)
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