That was also why she now always stayed by Elysia's side, silently supporting and protecting everything Elysia did.
On the surface, it was the devotion of Elysia's number-one fan toward her idol, supporting that unfading brilliance with tenderness. But in truth, she could no longer become the dazzling superstar of an era herself, so she could only place what remained of her light in another sun that would never fall.
Without exaggeration, if Qianyi had not led everyone to defeat the Cocoon of the End with overwhelming speed, instead dragging out the front lines and drawing in forces from beyond the Solar System, then the Path Eden had set foot upon would not have been the current [Preservation], centered around "waiting, sacrifice, and protection," but Paths such as [Finality] or [Nihility].
Because back then, Honkai had truly beaten her into shutting herself away.
"What you need most right now, Eden, is to reclaim the self that was once erased. So I suggest you try tackling an extremely difficult challenge alone—for example, starting from nothing and becoming the head of the Market Expansion Department," Qianyi said.
"By myself?!" Eden was stunned. Her gaze instinctively shifted toward Elysia beside her, only to find Elysia turning her head away, clearly having no intention of helping.
"That's right, by yourself." Qianyi nodded, his tone firm.
"Qianyi." Eden's tone became solemn. "You cannot simply assume that everyone in this world is like you, Elysia, or Kevin."
"Even someone like Oswald could become the youngest head of the Market Expansion Department. Do you really think you would lose to someone like him?" Qianyi threw out the provocation at just the right moment.
"This... this is different..." Eden's gaze shifted away. Naturally, she did not want to admit she was inferior to someone as despicable as Oswald,