Chapter Seven: Easily Taking Down Xia Ling and Flame Willow-This Was the Elysian Realm's Yuri Girl / Chapter Eight: What Was the Hardest Thing in the Elysian Realm?

The Beginning Was Announced

Nature's Kowald Tongue was triggered.

Having crossed mountains and rivers, they had finally arrived; fate could not be avoided. Ice shattered, stones cracked, and the hammer flew forth; Lin Yu dared not cry.

As the Cipher Plate activated, a flawless pink figure slowly appeared in the space between the two of them.

When Elysia opened her eyes, Xia Ling and Flame Willow, who had been waiting for a long time, were already before her.

Xia Ling met those pink crystal-like eyes, and a rare gentle smile appeared on her lips.

Before Elysia could speak, she beat her to it.

"Hi~ Did you miss me?"

Chapter Seven: Easily Taking Down Xia Ling and Flame Willow—This Was the Elysian Realm's Yuri Girl

"Of course I missed you~"

Xia Ling, who had been posing for ages, was pulled straight into Elysia's embrace. Her face was immediately pressed into something soft, and the overwhelming pressure of those massive breasts nearly left her unable to breathe.

"Mmph... Wait, let, let me go..."

"Mm-hmm, I won't let go. I held back for so long before, but now I can finally hug adorable Little Xia Ling as much as I want."

Holding petite Xia Ling entirely in her arms, Elysia savored the soft feel of the girl in her embrace while affectionately pinching Xia Ling's cheeks. Sure enough, just like in the Elysian Realm trials, Xia Ling had no resistance to such intimate contact. Before long, she had turned into a red-faced little steam girl.

Then Elysia suddenly raised her head and looked toward Flame Willow, who was already preparing to sneak away.

"Flame Willow, don't think you can escape either~"

"Come here, let Miss Fairy get a good feel of your horns. I've long been interested in that pair of slender, perfect dragon horns~"

Some time later, Xia Ling was already dazed in Elysia's arms. She had completely given up resisting and let Elysia's hands roam all over her. Flame Willow, who had only had her horns and tail touched thanks to Xia Ling drawing most of the fire, trembled beside Elysia.

"S-So this is what an assertive Pink Fairy Lady is capable of? She made Xia Ling lose her mind so easily. She's a thousand, ten thousand times scarier than Elysia was when she was the Mascot Girl!"

"Mhm, I'm finally no longer trapped in that body. Being able to interact on my own really is wonderful~"

Having replenished her Xia Ling energy, Elysia was refreshed and invigorated. Her left hand stroked the Xia Ling in her arms while her right hand petted Flame Willow's large tail, and she sighed like the winner of life.

"Sure enough, even if they can act tough around everyone else, they completely melt the moment they meet Elysia."

Thinking of how Xia Ling normally suppressed the Big Three with sheer presence, and how effortlessly Flame Willow had dealt with Anna yesterday, then looking at how easily Elysia had subdued both of them now, Dusk sighed as she watched.

"Is this the power of the Origin Herrscher's pure, unwavering confidence?"

Xia Ling had just been about to escape Elysia's clutches when Elysia gave her a smiling look. She obediently shrank back in, then simply gave up entirely and said irritably in the channel, "You do it, then. I'd like to see how you escape Elysia's clutches."

"All right, stop privately chatting in the channel~" Seeing Xia Ling's wandering gaze, Elysia unhappily pinched her cheek. "Now, shouldn't you tell me what exactly happened back then?"

"Let me think... I'll start with Flame Willow's resurrection."

Xia Ling simply rested her head against Elysia's soft breasts and slowly began explaining the system's resurrection function, laying out its costs and drawbacks one by one.

"I see. So you can be resurrected in reality too, but it comes at a huge price..."

Elysia nodded thoughtfully. The hand that had reached near the tip of Flame Willow's tail unconsciously tightened, making Flame Willow shudder all over.

"Hmm? So that's it..." Elysia instantly noticed Flame Willow's unusual reaction, and her mischievous gaze immediately fell upon the tail in her hand.

"Is it because this spot is always covered in flames during battle, so it becomes even more sensitive outside of combat?"

Elysia slowly lifted Flame Willow's tail, carefully examining the tip as it kept swaying in an attempt to escape. Then, beneath Flame Willow's pleading gaze, she suddenly stuck out her little pink tongue and licked the tip of the tail.

"Eek!" Under Xia Ling's shocked stare, Flame Willow immediately let out a sweet, pitiful cry completely unlike her usual voice. Her body suddenly tensed, then instantly went limp as she collapsed against Elysia.

"Wah... Don't... don't touch there..." Flame Willow let out a low moan that even sounded unfamiliar to herself.

"S-So Flame Willow has a weakness like that? We, we didn't even know ourselves..."

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Feeling Flame Willow's nearly tearful plea for help, Xia Ling even wanted to activate shared sensation and find out what it felt like. But to avoid losing control again in front of Elysia, she gave up on that extremely tempting idea and decided to change the subject, saving her poor other self.

"Oh, right. There's also something you might be interested in, Elysia, about how I crossed over..."

Before she could finish, a slender finger touched Xia Ling's lips.

"You don't need to explain it so clearly."

"Huh?"

"These are Little Xia Ling's deepest secrets, aren't they? Then you don't need to tell me every detail."

"As for that, I already learned what I needed to know when I heard you talking before. As for the rest, let them remain half-understood."

Elysia withdrew her hand and revealed a gentle smile.

"Of course, if Little Xia Ling ever misses home or has any worries, you're always welcome to talk to me. After all, I'm the only one who knows about this now, right?"

"Elysia..."

"After all, Miss Fairy is very understanding. Since you've given me one hundred percent of your trust, Miss Fairy must return trust of equal measure."

"It's just a pity that Xia Ling seems to know everything about me too. How sly. Doesn't that leave me no chance to repay you?"

Somewhat dissatisfied, Elysia rested her chin atop Xia Ling's head, her voice drifting down softly.

"So if there's anything you need me to help with, be sure to ask~"

After enjoying Elysia's affection and tenderness for a while, Xia Ling finally got down to business.

"I actually did summon you this time because there's something I want to ask of you."

"Come to think of it, it's related to Su and Kevin."

"But before you learn about our plan, let me first tell you Su's story..."

While Elysia was still enjoying adorable Xia Ling and Flame Willow over here, she had completely forgotten one thing.

The Cipher Plate's summoning was different from what had happened in the Elysian Realm trials. Temporary recruitment merely provided a character with a temporary body; the power within still had to be supplied by that person.

And since Elysia was a data entity, when she answered the summon, part of her power and all of her consciousness were transferred to Xia Ling's side. As a result, her presence in the Elysian Realm disappeared.

No, that description might not have been entirely accurate. To put it bluntly, only an empty shell of Elysia, along with most of her power, remained in the Elysian Realm.

The first to discover this was the Elysian Realm's administrator, Klein. While processing data, she glanced at the Elysian Realm and nearly fainted from fright.

"Mm... Huh?! E-Elysia's data has disappeared by so much?"

Klein hurriedly traced the source in reverse while attempting to contact Elysia.

"This is bad. I can't contact Elysia either. Something really seems to have happened."

Klein jumped down from her chair and hurriedly prepared to find someone.

Then she ran into Vill-V, who had come looking for her.

"You came because of Elysia too?" ×2

"Looks like it." Vill-V scooped Klein up in one hand. "Come on, let's find Aponia."

"Huh? We're not going to find the Doctor?"

"Mobius is researching how to leave the Elysian Realm herself. There's no need to find her; she'll come sniffing around on her own."

"The main issue now is finding Aponia and confirming whether Elysia's consciousness left of her own accord."

"Because among the traces Elysia left behind, I sensed the same traces as that person who invaded the Elysian Realm before."

Chapter Eight: What Was the Hardest Thing in the Elysian Realm?

Outside the Deepest Place of the Elysian Realm, all was darkness.

Just as Vill-V had said, she and Klein indeed encountered Mobius on the way to the Deepest Place.

"See, Klein." Vill-V wore an expression that said she knew it all along. "Great minds think alike."

"Hmph. Shut up."

Mobius took Klein from Vill-V's hands, then continued forward without another word.

"Hey, hey, you snatch Klein away and immediately turn your back on me? Do you have any thoughts on Elysia's situation this time?"

"No. Who knows what that woman is up to again? She causes us trouble every day."

"Sigh, so you don't have any leads either."

Vill-V was already accustomed to Mobius's way of speaking and followed after her without caring.

"I just wonder whether Elysia is all right. But since Elysia knows that mysterious invader, there probably isn't much of a problem. If nothing else, I know Elysia's social skills very well."

"Who cares about that woman? All she knows is how to cause me trouble!" Mobius gritted her teeth. "I only came because I'm curious about how she left the Elysian Realm!"

"Oh, sure, sure. You don't care about Elysia, which is why you immediately came to Aponia to confirm whether Elysia's consciousness is safe instead of examining the traces she left before departing."

"Dear Miss Serpent?"

"I said I don't care about her! And stop calling me that ridiculous nickname she came up with! My name isn't Serpent!"

"Fine, Serpent. No problem, Serpent."

Before the embarrassed and furious Mobius could retort, the pitch-black Deepest Place suddenly erupted with a gentle white radiance.

The next second, they had already arrived within the Deepest Place.

"Long time no see, Aponia." Vill-V greeted her.

"Hello, Vill-V. And Mobius and Klein as well."

"I already know why you have come."

Aponia calmly reassured them in her usual gentle voice.

"Elysia's consciousness has indeed left the Elysian Realm, but I am certain that she willingly answered the summon."

"You mean, a summon?" Mobius spoke in confusion. "I thought it was like last time..."

"If it were, Elysia would not have vanished without a trace. The traces she left behind would also be far more numerous than they are now."

"However, when Elysia was summoned, I did sense the pull of the same power from last time. Based only on my own judgment, that power will be unable to sustain this pull for more than four days. When that time comes, Elysia will naturally return to the Elysian Realm."

"She'll naturally return? Aponia, are you that confident? Or is this a future you saw?"

Mobius curled her lip and pressed on.

"Neither. Elysia told me so herself before she left."

"Tch. She really loves causing trouble for people."

Mobius gave a light snort and prepared to leave the Deepest Place without looking back.

"Hmm? Mobius, aren't you going to take a look at Elysia's place?" Vill-V asked as she watched Mobius prepare to leave without hesitation.

"I'll wait until she returns and make her explain it herself. I don't want to spend four days studying that stupid face of hers!"

"Sigh, that's just how our Miss Serpent is."

Vill-V shook her head. "Since Elysia is safe, I'm relieved. We'll talk about the rest when she returns."

After taking a few steps, Vill-V suddenly stopped.

"Aponia, that day, you entered the node under my control and altered part of its contents, didn't you?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Sigh, as I thought." Vill-V sighed. "Thanks, Aponia."

"There is no need to blame yourself, Vill-V. You and I saw different things, so it was only natural that we made different choices."

"Besides, even if I had not intervened, that child had ways to turn danger into safety."

"But it ultimately would not have turned out as well as it has now, would it?"

This time, Vill-V did not look back, but her steps were clearly a little lighter.

Elsewhere, after hearing Su's story, Elysia also fell into silence for once.