In Honkai, but Integrated Strategies Activated

"Hmm? Copying the Fairy's body data is one thing, but you even want her emotional data too? How greedy, that's so mean."

Within the data space, Elysia discovered this hidden thief was trying to steal her emotional data as well, and she pouted in dissatisfaction.

"Let me see who's so bold..."

She split off a wisp of her consciousness, carefully attaching it to the copied data. Then, she watched as it flowed along with a large amount of external data.

However, a few minutes later, Elysia noticed something was wrong.

"Wait, the direction this data is flowing..." Elysia's small mouth parted slightly. In her perception, this data wasn't flowing to any Herrscher. Instead, it was slowly flowing out of the Elysian Realm.

"It's going outside?" Elysia blinked. "This is quite a big secret I've stumbled upon by accident... But I can't let Mobius know about this."

"As for who's behind this..." Elysia focused her attention on the wisp of consciousness she had split off. "Let me see what your purpose is for stealing this data?"

Opening her eyes again, Elysia found that her wisp of consciousness had arrived in a space that was both unfamiliar and familiar.

The layout was identical to the reception hall in the Elysian Realm, but Elysia could clearly sense that this was absolutely not the Elysian Realm.

Continuing to expand her perception, Elysia discovered that the wisp of consciousness she had sent out was "trapped" within this body, which had been formed from her copied data.

However, it was clear that this thief's skill in creating people wasn't very good. At the very least, Elysia could feel that while she could speak, her range was limited to a pre-set voice library. Furthermore, she couldn't seem to move freely.

"Elysia?!"

"Huh?"

Elysia finally noticed that, at some point, two "guests" had appeared in the reception hall.

And it looked like these two beautiful girls seemed to recognize her?

But who were they?

In the Elysian Realm, Elysia meticulously searched her memories. She could guarantee that she remembered every passerby and encounter in her life, but she truly had no impression of these two girls.

Why not try to probe them? Elysia brought up her voice library, made a selection, and then spoke:

"Still not sleeping this late? You're thinking of me, aren't you?"

Chapter 3: Giving Elysia a Little Shock of Information

The probing effect was clearly quite good. The two girls were startled by her sudden speech. The smaller, black-haired girl even darted to her side, staring at her with black eyes that seemed to glow.

"Say another one?"

Another one? Elysia looked at her language pack and said softly, "Did you finish all your tasks today? That's great, let me praise you?"

The two girls seemed to have realized something and looked in unison at a light screen floating in the air... Their synchronization seemed abnormally high, even their small movements were the same. And did this light screen also talk?

Then, Elysia heard an explanation that surprised even her.

Host? Data? Trial Realm?

Good heavens, judging by this, it seems like I'm currently in someone's training device?

And what does "poster girl" mean? Oh, it seems to mean I'm the face of the Realm. Well, that's fine then.

After listening for a while, Elysia realized that these three people (?) didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards her or the Realm.

These two girls seemed to be her... admirers? No, perhaps even more fanatical than that. Their attitude towards Elysia was one of undisguised adoration.

And that mysterious light screen seemed to be completely at the command of this girl. It looked like an AI, similar to Prometheus.

In the Elysian Realm, Elysia stopped on her way to visit Vill-V.

"Since they are my admirers, I should be more accommodating to them~ They haven't done anything to harm the world yet anyway. I'll observe the situation for a while longer before deciding how to handle it."

Elysia refocused her attention on that wisp of consciousness, intently eavesdropping on their conversation.

Then, she saw the taller, blonde girl also run over and cautiously poke her cheek.

Hmm... this is truly a peculiar experience. Usually, she's the one teasing others, but now she's the one being teased, and she can't even move. This novel experience left Elysia momentarily flustered.

However, this girl also seemed to be the shy type... perhaps...

"When you're alone with a girl, you should look her in the eyes, okay?"

Oh my, she instantly covered her face and ran away. What a cute expression. Are Fairy's charms really that powerful? Elysia thought contentedly, admiring Flame Willow's expression.

However, after being shy, she immediately came back. And in this girl's eyes... besides joy, there was also a hint of sadness? Did she have a sad past with the Fairy? But I really don't remember who you are?

Enjoying Flame Willow's poking with a hint of confusion, Elysia continued to eavesdrop on Xia Ling and the light screen's conversation.

Transmigrator? Does she mean the Sea of Quantum? It doesn't seem quite right, but this girl said she doesn't intend to hide anything from me... Hmm, I must ask her personally when I have the chance.

Also, it turns out these two girls are the same person. I was wondering why there was a sense of similarity to Vill-V, but their situation isn't entirely the same. The degree of overlap between the two is too high. It feels more like our memory cores, with almost a hundred percent similarity to the original body?

Sigh, we've never met before, yet they trust me so much? This makes me feel a little embarrassed... They wouldn't have said this deliberately for me to hear, would they? It seems this matter must be resolved by me alone, after all, I can't let down their trust and expectations.

Although Elysia on the sofa didn't show much change in expression, her thoughts were unusually active. In just a few sentences, Elysia's mind had raced through several possibilities. At this moment, the small, black-haired girl pulled the other girl up.

"A hero's tomb in a land of beauties! You can't be infatuated with Elysia's beauty. It's my turn... no, it's time to fight the trial!"

"Okay, okay... as if you're not the same..."

Oh? They're going to fight that so-called Trial Realm? Elysia's spirits immediately lifted. She wanted to see what interesting things this "system" could piece together from the scraps of data from the Realm.

With a few virtual taps on the screen by Flame Willow, her figure immediately disappeared from the reception hall.

In the center of the drawing-room, a massive light screen materialized out of thin air. On it, Flame Willow's figure appeared in a place that looked remarkably familiar.

(Isn't this the edge of the Elysian Realm?)

"Isn't this the edge of the Elysian Realm?" Xia Ling blurted out.

(Oh, so this child knows what the inside of the Elysian Realm looks like too?)

Elysia was momentarily stunned to hear Xia Ling voice the same question she had.

[Host, be careful of your surroundings, monsters are about to appear.]

As the system's voice faded, several dead soldiers appeared around Flame Willow.

At the same time, a small screen split off from the system's light screen beside Xia Ling, displaying Flame Willow's status, as well as the health bars, statuses, and descriptions of the dead soldiers.

(Flame Shadow Reed Grass / Xia Ling? Are those their names? And those dead soldiers next to her, I don't think I've seen them in the Elysian Realm. Also, what's this 'Bloodline' status on the dead soldiers' status bars?)

"As expected, I knew this wouldn't be simple," Xia Ling said, her face already contorted in pain. "Bloodline monsters are already appearing. System, I can't even imagine what else you'll come up with later."

[It can't be helped. To increase the combat power of these dead soldiers, just adding health bars isn't enough, so I had to stack buffs on them. However, this is just the simplest, Safe difficulty in the Elysian Realm. If you reach Dangerous difficulty, the status bars of the small monsters might stack up to seven or eight.]

"Speaking of which, System, you still haven't explained clearly how the rewards and difficulty of the Elysian Realm trials are divided."

[Regarding this, the system has simplified the difficulty of the Elysian Realm trials to a certain extent. Now, the difficulty of the Elysian Realm is divided into only three levels: Safe, Normal, and Dangerous.]

[Among them, clearing the Safe difficulty will reward a total of 6 Originium Ingots and 3 Hope. The rewards are distributed in three stages, with a reward issued after passing each boss.]

[After passing 17 nodes, you can choose to challenge the Herrscher trial on the 18th floor. If you pass the Herrscher trial, you will receive an additional 1 Originium Ingot. Yes, this should be the same as the Elysian Realm you know.]

[The Normal difficulty afterwards will have double the rewards of the Safe difficulty, and the Dangerous difficulty will have triple the rewards.]

"It sounds like... a bit more than the rewards from Sami's Integrated Strategies?" Xia Ling mused. "In any case, let's see how far Flame Willow can go this time."

(By the way... what are Originium Ingots and Hope? They look like currencies they use to exchange for something?)

(And this system mentioned the Elysian Realm in my perception. It seems this child named Xia Ling has visited or understood the Elysian Realm for some reason. That's not surprising, after all, the fairy lady's charm is quite strong, isn't it?)

Chapter 4: Eli, Soft, Fragrant, Hehe

While Xia Ling was still standing by the light screen discussing rewards with the system, Flame Willow had already finished the battle on her end.

Although the Bloodline buff was indeed disgusting, this was only the first layer of Safe difficulty. Flame Willow hadn't even revealed her horns or tail. Even in energy-saving mode, she easily dealt with three waves of bizarrely shaped dead soldiers.

Moreover, Flame Willow's abilities were more geared towards area-of-effect attacks. Dealing with a few fragile dead soldiers, the Bloodline buff only made them die faster.

After successfully clearing the three waves of monsters, three different portals appeared in front of Flame Willow.

"Unexpected Encounter, Combat, Combat. Uh, System, a tutorial?"

[This is literally what it means. Since this simplified trial Elysian Realm doesn't have an inscription system, combat doesn't provide any effective attributes.]

[However, this doesn't mean you have to rely entirely on your own strength to get through it. In some special nodes, you might have a chance to get some peculiar help.]

[If you choose Unexpected Encounter, you might face more troublesome combat, or you might skip the battle directly, or get some help. In short, it depends on your choice, Host.]

"If this were a high difficulty, I might hesitate, but since it's Safe difficulty..." Flame Willow unhesitatingly walked into the portal representing Unexpected Encounter. "Then I'll definitely choose the path with more fun."

Stepping through the green portal representing Unexpected Encounter, Flame Willow found herself in a strange area.

Large amounts of floating debris, mechanical fragments, and monster limbs were scattered around, making it look like a junkyard.

At this moment, in the Elysian Realm drawing-room, the text on the light screen changed.

Next to the light screen representing Flame Willow's perspective, a section displaying status bars began to show lines of text. Combined with the third-person perspective of Flame Willow on the left, it gave Xia Ling a strange sense of déjà vu.

[Unexpected Encounter]

[After a bout of dizziness, you were teleported to a peculiar place. Everything here is messy and chaotic.]

[At this moment, an armed puppet with green hair appears beside you. She claims to be a maintenance worker for the Elysian Realm equipment, and this is the discarded data deletion area of the Elysian Realm. She asks for your help to assist her in cleaning up some unruly data here.]

[Help her with all your might (Gain Klein's gratitude and may change the course of subsequent events)]

[Help her perfunctorily (Gain Klein's gratitude)]

[None of my business, leave directly (May change the course of subsequent events)]

"Wow, the first event is this outrageous?" Xia Ling's eyes widened. "And this event UI of yours, nice, it has that authentic feel."

(This is... Klein? Why is she involved? And this event looks so familiar, didn't Klein ask me to do something similar before?)

While the two were contemplating, Flame Willow had already made her choice.

"Alright, Klein, just stay by my side." Flame Willow flashed a "healthy" smile. "Burning trash, I'm familiar with that. It's right up my alley!"

At the same time, as Flame Willow made her decision, the first option on the screen was automatically locked.

[Seeing your confidence, Klein is greatly relieved and directly removes the permission lock on all the garbage data here. You see the various floating limbs and fragments in the air rapidly revert to their original data streams and combine with each other. Then, several large monsters appear before you.]

[Enter Combat (Encounter a difficult battle)]

At this moment, in the trial, just as the light screen described, several strangely shaped monsters had already assembled around Flame Willow.

"Good heavens, Thorn-class Honkai Beasts, Machina Bardel, and a whole family of Imaginary Skeletons... This is truly a monster medley."

[Host, you must understand that the diversity of this data junkyard is very rich. The types of monsters here are like the properties of impurity bottles in a laboratory; you never know what they might react with.]

"That's a very vivid analogy."

Flame Willow sighed, and a wave of fire erupted from her body, pushing back all the approaching monsters. Her dragon horns and large, flaming tail also appeared, showing that even when facing a so-called emergency operation, Flame Willow wouldn't take it lightly.

She shielded Klein behind her with one hand, while the other instantly conjured a staff made of flame. The small flame on her tail also began to flicker restlessly.

In an instant, the battlefield turned into a sea of fire.

"Wow, what a cool effect! And that feature where the flames on her tail get bigger – that's Flame Willow's third skill, right?"

[Yes, strictly speaking, it should be called Life Ember. But since no one seems to be injured here, let her utilize her Curse Healer characteristics.]

"Injured? Isn't Klein the only teammate here?"

As Xia Ling spoke, she shivered. "Then let's not. If Klein gets hurt, I'm afraid Snake Snake will go block the entrance at the next node. Speaking of which, if we choose to let Klein fend for herself here, we'll probably run into Snake Snake directly later too, right?"

[That is for the host to explore on their own.]

The two who were chatting merrily didn't seem to notice that on the nearby sofa, Elysia's eyes were practically sparkling.

(Such beautiful horns! And a tail! I really want to touch it and see how it feels, I'm so curious, so curious~ Little Flame Willow's ability is fire, so her tail and horns must have a warm touch, hehehe...)

(Snake Snake? She must mean Mobius, hahaha, what a cute nickname. I've decided, I'll use my little megaphone to spread this nickname around when I get back!)

(But, little Xia Ling's understanding of the Elysian Realm is really... No, I've had this thought so many times today. I should probably set my expectations higher, otherwise, Miss Fairy might not be able to sleep tonight~)

However, just as the fairy was still pondering the texture of Flame Willow's horns, Xia Ling, who had been standing for a while and seemed a bit tired, looked around and then turned her gaze to Ai Li on the sofa.

(Hmm?)

"Hehe, I've wanted to do this for a long time!" Xia Ling cheered and pounced, sitting on Ai Li's lap. She then leaned back, nestling into Ai Li's embrace.

Although Ai Li wasn't very tall, Xia Ling herself was only slightly larger than Duck Duck, with a build somewhere between a loli and a young girl, perfectly fitting into Ai Li's arms.

"Ah~ As expected of Ai Li, your embrace is so soft and comfortable~"

Xia Ling closed her eyes, murmuring happily and comfortably.