"Otherwise, we can use the Cipher Plate to summon Elysia with Anger right now and clear everything up."
"So that means we have to wait until we're getting ready to go to London two months from now before we can see Elysia and explain things?"
"Not necessarily." Flame Willow suddenly remembered something. "Don't forget, Aponia should know that we can be resurrected. If she didn't know I could come back to life, she wouldn't have given me a commandment that was practically suicidal after saving me."
"She definitely couldn't bear to see Elysia sad for two months, so she should tell Elysia that I'm still alive."
"But Elysia still can't meet with us." Xia Ling helplessly looked toward the system sulking in a corner. "Anyway, it's entirely the system's fault."
"+1."
"+10086."
Wuwuwu, sorry, I'm useless.
Meanwhile, in the Elysian Realm, several Flame-Chasers had each shared all the information they knew.
"Ugh." The more Serpent listened, the more her head hurt. She sighed. "Vill-V, Vill-V... you really know how to cause trouble."
"Where's Eden? Where is she now?"
"Um... I saw Sister Eden going to find Sister Elysia." Pardo raised her hand and spoke quietly.
"That works... 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 was not as irritable as usual. He merely tossed out those stiff words before getting up and leaving the room.
"It seems there isn't much we can do about this." Su stroked his chin thoughtfully. "Vill-V, if possible, perhaps you could try contacting the thief who first infiltrated the Realm."
"Elysia's emotions are unstable right now. If we want to understand the full picture, perhaps that is where you should start."
"After all..."
"After all, she didn't enter the Realm by normal means." Mobius's eyes were already filled with curiosity. It was obvious that she found this matter very interesting.
"If someone enters the Realm normally, death means true death. But her case may not be the same. Perhaps she merely suffered severe mental trauma or became comatose. At the very least, I didn't sense that same dispersing feeling that accompanies the death of ordinary trial participants."
"How fascinating. Vill-V, if you find any clues, remember to tell me."
"As for that special little lab rat, whether she's dead or alive, I'm rather interested."
"Mobius, you'd better restrain yourself." After a long silence, Kevin finally spoke. "Elysia is already deeply saddened by what happened."
"If a turning point appears and you create more trouble because of it... I will stop you."
"Hmph... little lackey, I don't need you teaching me how to do things." Mobius snorted, but did not refute Kevin. She simply left on her own.
"Ah, no."
Vill-V suddenly remembered something, and her expression instantly became one of despair.
"The gift Elysia made for that friend of hers... is still in the Spiral Workshop..."
"How am I supposed to return it to her...?"
After that day, the atmosphere in the Realm changed slightly.
To everyone's surprise, Elysia regained her energy only two days later and returned to her former self. At the same time, she no longer brought up the matter.
Afraid of touching upon Elysia's grief, no one took the initiative to mention it to her either.
And the unfinished gift left in Vill-V's Spiral Workshop quietly disappeared that very night.
Naturally, no one suspected Pardo. Vill-V didn't need to use her hat to think to know that Elysia had definitely taken it herself so as not to make her feel awkward.
But that behavior only made Vill-V sleep even less. She worked day and night researching how to reestablish communication with the system.
Unfortunately, the system's antivirus software was no half-finished product made by system sprites. Vill-V could not achieve much in such a short time.
As for Chijie... he seemed to have secretly gone to see Elysia the next day. But because he happened to run into Aponia, who had also come to find Elysia, his apology did not go as smoothly as he had hoped.
Fortunately, Elysia did not say much. As always, she forgave him with a gentle smile.
Still, after this incident, Chijie became much more well-behaved. Even Pardo, who feared him most, dared to swagger past the edge of Chijie's territory these days.
As for why Elysia had changed so much...
"Anyway, that's the whole story. I can tell you with certainty that the girl named Xia Ling is fine."
"So, Elysia, you don't need to be so sad anymore."
"Ehehe, Aponia, playing with a cute girl's feelings is very bad of you~"
Elysia puffed out her cheeks and pretended to be angry.
"How could that be, Elysia?" Aponia smiled. "After seeing the future, this was the best choice I could make."
"By doing this, we could lessen the Flame-Chasers' hostility toward her and allow her to smoothly integrate into the Realm later on..."
"If you had known, Elysia, you would have agreed to it too, wouldn't you? But if you had known beforehand, you wouldn't have been able to act out such genuine sorrow that day."
"That's why I said you're very bad." Elysia filled both their wineglasses and said sincerely, "Still, thank you, Aponia..."
"Hehe, I only happened to discover this matter by chance, then decided on the spot to help you." Aponia gently shook her head. "Besides, I'm also very interested in this little one..."
Aponia suddenly fell silent and looked toward the door. "It seems we have a guest."
A short while later, Chijie left with his stomach full of anger.
Naturally, most of that anger was because Aponia had been there.
"Elysia, you were just saying that I was very bad..." With a hint of teasing, Aponia looked at Elysia. "Aren't you much the same?"
"Are you really not going to tell Chijie that Xia Ling can be resurrected? If things continue like this, he may feel guilty for a very long time."
"Hmph, a girl's heart is very delicate and fragile, you know." A rare mischievous smile appeared on Elysia's face. "Besides, if this matter ended so easily, everyone might become interested in her resurrection."
"Once they know Xia Ling can come back to life, it is easy to imagine that someone will try more extreme methods to uncover Little Xia Ling's secret."
"That would not be good."
"So, Chijie and Vill-V will just have to suffer a little for now. After all, when someone does something wrong, they really should receive a small punishment."
As she spoke, Elysia turned her gaze toward the nearby table. On it sat a completed storybook and a brilliantly golden crystal flower, carefully preserved.
"Miss Fairy has no intention of giving up on your future story just yet."
"So let me look forward to it..."
"To our reunion before long, shall we?"
End-of-Volume Notes
Hello, dear readers. This is Qingguang, the author of this book.
The story of Volume Two ends here. How was it? Did you expect the first phase of the Elysian Realm arc to conclude like this? Haha.
Speaking of which, the inspiration for this Elysian Realm arc actually came from Elysia's line, "Hi~ Did you miss me?"
One day, I suddenly had a thought. Almost every time I saw that line, it was either Elysia saying it or Corruption saying it.
So was there a chance for someone else to say it to Elysia instead?
And so this volume came to be—a brief parting.
At first, I wanted to write Elysia's final farewell in a more decisive way, without revealing even the slightest news of resurrection.
But then I thought about it. Wouldn't that be too cruel to Elysia? After thinking it over and over, I couldn't bear it, and that led to the current plot.
After all, I'm not a twisted Elysia fan, haha.
Still, this volume had some regrets as well. For example, due to certain real-life constraints, part of the plot had to be cut. Volume Two had originally been planned to run for more than sixty chapters.
That concludes the summary of this volume. Next comes a preview of the new volume.
In Volume Two, it has been mentioned many times that we would be heading to London for the Second Divine Key arc.
And as a transmigrator, if one wanted to accomplish certain goals without drastically changing the original plot, one naturally needed a heavyweight guest who could speak with Su.
That would be our Pink Fairy Lady!
At the same time, the Cipher Plate will make its first appearance in reality.
As for the goal mentioned above... hehe, it is related to Xia Ling's fourth character card.
The fourth character card was decided long ago and involves several important later plotlines. However, since its identity will be revealed in the first chapter of Volume Three, I will not leak any information here for everyone to guess.
By the way, someone in the comments said they wanted to see roguelike bosses enter reality... like the Twin Kings or something. Hehe, it may not happen in the way you imagine, but there really will be such a plot later on. As for why... perhaps you will understand once you see the fourth character card.
Aside from the Second Divine Key, Volume Three will also have two plot-event milestones. I will not reveal too much here, so everyone can savor them slowly.
Finally, this volume will also be the last volume before the main story begins... Starting from Volume Four, the story will enter the most classic beginning: Chapter One of the Honkai Impact 3rd main storyline.
And so, Volume Three—My Heart Belongs Solely to Schicksal—will begin serializing in grand fashion tomorrow!
Little Kong, Don't Tell Teacher
"Reed, this mission will probably take me a long time. While I'm gone, remember to take good care of Little Kong and the others."
Raven emerged from her room carrying a small suitcase and instructed Flame Willow, who was lying on the sofa in the living room watching television.
"Got it, got it. Changkong City is basically in perfect order now. As long as they don't leave the settlement, where would all that danger come from?"
Flame Willow waved her hand carelessly. "Be careful on the road. My intuition tells me this trip of yours probably won't be peaceful."
Hearing that, Raven walked over and knocked Flame Willow on the head in annoyance.
"Come on, I'm technically your superior now, aren't I? I'm leaving, and not only are you not wishing me well, you're even cursing me?"
"Hehe, it's a prophecy, understand? A prophecy. When you discover there's a problem, you'll thank me."
Flame Willow did not get angry. Still sprawled across the sofa, she muttered smugly.
"Hard to imagine an S-rank fighter being this lazy in everyday life."
"It's already good enough that I'm merely lazy. I heard the principal of the St. Freya academy next door even uses public funds to buy manga."
"Anyway, be careful. Don't accidentally wipe out."
"Got it." Raven waved her hand and walked straight out the door.
Before long, the roar of an engine and the sound of a car driving away came from outside.
A moment later, a little purple-pink-haired head poked out from the room.
"Big Sister Reed, has Teacher left?"
"Mm, she's gone. She'll probably be away for at least a month." Flame Willow sat up from the sofa and patted Little Kong's head.
"Then, Big Sister Reed, are you leaving in a few days too?"
"That's right. While I'm gone, remember to take good care of the other children. If anything comes up that you can't handle, call me anytime."
"Mm, I understand." Little Kong nodded. "Then when will Big Sister Reed come back?"
"Well... anyway, I'll definitely be back before your teacher is." Flame Willow could not guarantee it, so she answered somewhat uncertainly.
"Anyway, remember to keep it a secret from Teacher Raven~"
Seeing Little Kong nod obediently, Flame Willow simply pulled her into her arms.
As everyone knew, well-behaved human children were adorable creatures, an entirely different species from bratty kids.
Little Kong and the children at the orphanage clearly belonged to the former.
Little Kong was extremely smart—smart enough to easily see Raven's wariness when Flame Willow had first arrived. During that time, Raven returned nearly twice as often as usual.
But children had their own way of judging good and evil. Over several months of living together, Flame Willow had successfully earned the children's complete acceptance through her sincerity.
And now, after Flame Willow had spent a year at the House of Ciora, Raven could confidently dump the orphanage on her for one or two months.
Still, at this point, Raven had not realized that her children had already been successfully "turned" by Flame Willow.
In truth, Little Kong could clearly see the strange relationship of trust between Flame Willow and Raven. Both knew the other was hiding things, but that did not stop them from placing complete trust in each other.
Little Kong's attitude toward it was simple: as long as everyone could continue living together safely and peacefully, that was enough.
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