In Honkai, But Integrated Strategies Activated

"Otherwise, we could summon Elysia with the Cipher Plate [Wrath] right now and clear things up."

"So, you're saying we have to wait two months until we're ready to go to London to see Elysia and sort things out?"

"Not necessarily," Flame Willow suddenly recalled something. "Don't forget, Aponia should know we can revive. If she didn't know I could revive, she wouldn't have given me such a near-suicidal commandment after saving me."

"She definitely wouldn't bear to see Elysia sad for two months, so she should have told Elysia I'm alive."

"But Elysia still can't meet with us," Xia Ling said helplessly, looking at a certain system sulking in the corner. "In short, the system is entirely to blame."

"+1."

"+10086."

[Wuwuwu, I'm sorry, I'm useless.]

Meanwhile, in the Elysian Realm, several Herrschers also shared the information they had.

"Sigh," Serpent sighed, her head hurting more the more she listened. "Vill-V, Vill-V, you really know how to stir up trouble."

"Eden? Where is she now?"

"Um... I saw Sister Eden seemed to have gone to find Sister Elysia," Pardo raised her hand and said softly.

"That's fine too... At a time like this, only Eden can comfort Elysia."

"Chijie, you..." Sakura discreetly tugged at Chijie's sleeve.

"I know. I'll go apologize to her later." Unexpectedly, Chijie wasn't as irritable as usual. He just curtly dropped a sentence and got up to leave the room.

"It seems we can't help much with this matter," Su mused, stroking his chin. "Vill-V, if possible, perhaps you could try to contact the thief who initially invaded the Elysian Realm."

"Elysia's emotions are unstable right now. To understand the whole picture, perhaps you could start from here."

"After all..."

"After all, she didn't enter the Elysian Realm through normal means," Mobius's eyes were already full of curiosity. It was clear she was very interested in this matter.

"If one enters the Elysian Realm normally, death means true death. But her situation might not be like that. Perhaps she just suffered severe mental trauma or became a vegetative state. At least, I didn't feel that dissipating sensation like when trial-takers usually die."

"How interesting. If you find any clues, Vill-V, remember to tell me."

"I'm interested in this special little test subject, whether she's dead or alive."

"Mobius, you'd better restrain yourself," Kevin finally spoke after a long silence. "Elysia is already heartbroken by what happened."

"If there's a turn of events and then more trouble arises because of you... I will intervene."

"Hmph... Little follower, I don't need you to teach me how to do things," Mobius snorted, not refuting Kevin's words, and left on her own.

"Ah, wait."

Vill-V suddenly thought of something, and her expression instantly became one of near tears.

"Elysia's gift for her friend... is still in the Spiral Workshop..."

"How am I supposed to return it to her..."

After this day, the atmosphere in the Elysian Realm changed slightly.

To everyone's surprise, just two days later, Elysia regained her vitality, returning to her previous self, and no longer mentioning the matter.

Fearing they might touch upon Elysia's pain, no one brought it up with her.

The unfinished gift left in Vill-V's Spiral Workshop also mysteriously disappeared that night.

Of course, no one suspected Pardo. Vill-V knew with her hat on that Elysia must have secretly taken it herself to avoid embarrassing her.

But this action made Vill-V even more unable to sleep, and she worked overtime researching how to re-establish communication with the system.

Unfortunately, the system's built-in antivirus software wasn't like the half-finished product made by the system sprite, so Vill-V couldn't achieve any results in a short time.

As for Chijie... he seemed to have secretly gone to find Elysia the next day, but because he ran into Aponia, who was also looking for Elysia, his apology wasn't very successful.

However, Elysia didn't say anything and forgave him with her usual gentle smile.

After this incident, Chijie also became much more well-behaved. Even the cats, who were most afraid of Chijie, dared to swagger past his area during this period.

As for why our Elysia changed like this...

"In short, that's the whole story. I can tell you with certainty that the girl named Xia Ling is fine."

"So, Elysia, you don't have to be so sad anymore."

"Eh, Aponia, playing with a cute girl's feelings, that's very mean~"

Elysia pouted, pretending to be angry.

"How could that be, Elysia," Aponia smiled. "This was the best choice I could make after seeing the future."

"By doing this, we reduce the Herrschers' hostility towards her, allowing her to integrate into the Elysian Realm smoothly in the future..."

"If Elysia knew, she would have agreed with this approach. However, if you had known in advance, you wouldn't have been able to act out such genuine sadness that day."

"That's why I say you're mean," Elysia poured them both wine glasses and said sincerely, "But, thank you, Aponia..."

"Heh, I only stumbled upon this matter by chance, and then I decided on the spur of the moment to lend you a hand," Aponia gently shook her head. "Besides, I'm also very interested in this little one..."

Aponia suddenly stopped speaking and looked towards the door. "It seems a guest has arrived."

A moment later, Chijie left, his belly full of anger.

Of course, most of his fury was due to Aponia being by his side.

"Elysia, you just said I was bad..." Aponia looked at Elysia with a hint of teasing. "Aren't you pretty much the same?"

"Are you really not going to tell Chijie that Xia Ling can be resurrected? If things stay like this, he might feel guilty for a long time."

"Hmph, a girl's heart is delicate and fragile," Elysia rarely showed a mischievous smile. "Moreover, if this matter were to end so easily, perhaps everyone would become interested in her resurrection."

"And once they know Xia Ling can be resurrected, it's foreseeable that someone will try to use radical methods to uncover Little Xia Ling's secrets."

"That wouldn't be good."

"So, let's inconvenience Chijie and Vill-V for now. After all, one must receive a little punishment for doing something wrong."

As she spoke, Elysia's gaze fell upon the table beside her, where a completed storybook and a well-preserved, brilliant golden crystal flower were displayed.

"The Pink Fairy Lady isn't planning to give up on your future story just yet."

"So, allow me to look forward to..."

"Our reunion not too long from now?"

Author's Note

Hello, dear readers, this is the author, Qingguang.

The story of the second volume has come to an end. How was it? Did you not expect the first phase of the Elysian Realm's plot to conclude like this (laughs)?

Speaking of which, the inspiration for this Elysian Realm plot actually came from Elysia's line, "Hi~ Miss me?"

One day, I had a sudden thought: almost all instances of this line I've seen are either Elysia saying it or an Honkai saying it.

So, wouldn't there be an opportunity for someone else to say it to Elysia?

Thus, this volume was born, a brief separation.

Actually, at first, I wanted to make Elysia's farewell at the end more decisive, not revealing any news of resurrection at all.

But then I thought, wouldn't that be too harsh on Elysia? After much consideration, I couldn't bring myself to do it, and thus the current plot came about.

After all, I'm not a twisted Elysia fan (laughs).

However, there are some regrets in this volume. For example, due to some real-world issues, a portion of the plot had to be cut. The second volume was originally planned to have over sixty chapters.

So, the summary of this volume ends here. Next, here's a preview of the new volume.

In the second volume, it has been mentioned multiple times that we will be going to London to participate in the plot of the Second Divine Key.

And as a transmigrator, to achieve certain goals without drastically changing the original plot, one naturally needs a heavyweight guest who can speak with Su.

That is our Pink Fairy Lady!

At the same time, the Cipher Plate will also make its first appearance in reality.

As for the aforementioned goal... Hmph, this is related to Xia Ling's fourth character card.

The fourth character card has also been decided long ago and involves several important plot points later on. However, since her identity will be revealed in the first chapter of the third volume, I won't reveal any information here for you to guess.

On a side note, a brother in the comments section said he wanted to see roguelike bosses enter reality... like the Twin Kings or something. Hmph, although it might not be in the way you imagine, such a plot will indeed happen later. As for why... perhaps you'll understand when you see the fourth character card.

Besides the Second Divine Key, the third volume will also have two plot event nodes. I won't reveal too much here, so please enjoy it slowly.

Finally, this volume will also be the last one before the main story begins... Starting from the fourth volume, the story will enter the most classic beginning, which is the first chapter of Honkai Impact 3rd's main story.

So, the third volume—I'm devoted to Schicksal, coming tomorrow!

Chapter 1: Little Kong, absolutely don't tell Teacher!

"Reed Grass, my mission this time will probably take a long time. During this period, remember to take good care of Little Kong and the others."

Raven, carrying a small box, walked out of the room and instructed Flame Willow, who was lying on the sofa watching TV in the living room.

"Got it, got it. Changkong City is basically running smoothly now. As long as they don't run out of the residential area, where are all these dangers?"

Flame Willow waved her hand carelessly. "Be careful on your way. My intuition tells me this trip of yours won't be peaceful."

Hearing this, Raven walked over and playfully tapped Flame Willow's head.

"I say, I'm your superior now, aren't I? I'm leaving, and instead of giving me a blessing, you're cursing me."

"Hmph, this is a prophecy, do you understand prophecy? When you discover the problem, you'll thank me."

Flame Willow wasn't angry and continued to lounge on the sofa, mumbling.

"I can't imagine you, an S-rank combat power, being so lazy normally."

"I'm just lazy, which is already quite good. I heard the Headmaster of St. Freya next door even uses public funds to buy manga."

"Anyway, be careful, don't accidentally flip over."

"Got it." Raven waved her hand and walked straight out the door.

The sound of engines roaring and cars driving away could be heard from outside the door shortly after.

A moment later, a small head with purple-pink hair peeked out from the room.

"Sister Reed Grass, is Teacher gone?"

"Yes, she's already left. As for how long, probably at least a month or so," Flame Willow said, sitting up from the sofa and ruffling Little Kong's hair.

"Then, Sister Reed Grass, are you also leaving in a few days?"

"That's right. In the meantime, remember to take good care of the other children. If you encounter anything you can't handle, call me anytime."

"Okay, I understand," Little Kong nodded. "When will Sister Reed Grass be back?"

"Hmm... well, it'll definitely be sooner than your teacher gets back," Flame Willow said uncertainly, not daring to make a firm promise.

"In any case, remember to keep this a secret from Teacher Raven~"

Seeing Little Kong nod obediently, Flame Willow simply hugged her tightly.

As everyone knows, a sensible human child is a creature of great charm, a completely different species from a bratty kid.

Little Kong and the children at the orphanage clearly belonged to the former category.

Little Kong was very intelligent, so intelligent that she could easily see Raven's wariness when Flame Willow first arrived. During that period, Raven's frequency of visits almost doubled compared to usual.

However, the children had their own ways of judging good from evil. After several months of interaction, Flame Willow, with her genuine sincerity, had successfully won over the children completely.

Now, after a year at the House of Ciora, Raven could confidently leave the orphanage to Flame Willow for a month or two.

But at this point, Raven hadn't realized that her children had already been successfully "turned" by Flame Willow.

In fact, Little Kong could clearly see the strange trust between Flame Willow and Raven. Both knew the other was hiding something, but this didn't affect their full trust in each other.

Little Kong's attitude towards this was simply that as long as everyone could live together safely and peacefully, that was all that mattered.