Cosmo, You're Short

Aponia and the others watched Zhang Wei with great vigilance, as if he were a creepy uncle trying to abduct a child. They also wanted to look at him like he was trash. Griseo was the pampered darling of their Elysian Realm, their number one, even surpassing Kevin, the leader of the Flame-Chasers.

If Zhang Wei dared to do anything "criminal" to Griseo, Cosmo would be the first to lose control and show him what a man-made Honkai was.

"Sweet, it's delicious!"

Taking the candy Zhang Wei offered, Griseo didn't bother checking if it was poisoned and popped it into her small cherry mouth, savoring it. Her eyes lit up with starlight, clearly indicating it suited her taste perfectly.

"I have a question. Brother has my color on him, it's so strange, why?" Griseo tilted her little head, looking at Zhang Wei with confusion. It was her color, but there were differences.

Swish, swish, swish!

The people of the Elysian Realm all turned to look at Zhang Wei. They were absolutely certain they hadn't seen Zhang Wei before. Griseo's words at this moment were quite intriguing. They knew one of Griseo's abilities: she could see colors on others, and she wouldn't lie.

"Mom Aponia, Uncle Kevin, Uncle Su, Sister Hua... Grandma Mobius."

At this moment, the older Griseo also emerged from the Hyperion's cabin. Even though these people were memory fragments, it didn't matter. She felt her eyes burning, crying and laughing.

"You're... Griseo!?"

Even Aponia, who was usually unfazed, changed her tone, looking at the drastically transformed older Griseo with a complex expression. She recognized this Griseo at a glance.

The younger Griseo curiously looked at her grown-up self. So mature, and her figure is amazing too. She looks a bit like Mom.

"Griseo, call me sister!" Mobius's face turned green at being called grandma. Why was it amplified for her, pushing her seniority to the absolute highest among the Flame-Chasers?

She clearly had a loli physique, how could she look like a grandma?

"Sister Elysia said that Grandma Mobius would like this nickname." Both the young and old Griseo said in unison. However, unlike the younger Griseo's innocence, the older Griseo had a mischievous smile on her face.

"Elysia, you fatty, you're dead!" Mobius glared furiously at Elysia, who was looking up at the sky. So you're feeling guilty now? I knew I couldn't get along with Elysia.

"Aunt Mobius, I missed you all so much!"

The older Griseo hugged Mobius. However, she was no longer a child now. Mobius was so petite, and she once again experienced the feeling of being "washed" by a chest, a completely different feeling from Elysia, but equally unpleasant for her.

"Let go of me quickly!"

However, Mobius was all talk. She gently patted the older Griseo's back with her small hands, her voice uncharacteristically soft: "It's good that you're back. You've worked hard, Griseo."

Such a young child, traveling on the Ark with such a heavy burden, must have been very lonely all these years. Thinking about it made her feel terrible.

"Griseo looks so beautiful now, she has many similarities with Blanca," Elysia said, looking at the older Griseo with sparkling eyes. While the younger Griseo was cute, the mature Griseo had a unique charm.

"Of course, she does. Blanca was a beautiful assistant in my lab back then, but she was snatched away by that guy, Hen!" Mobius's voice carried a hint of resentment.

"Cosmo... you've gotten shorter!" The older Griseo looked at her best friend, unsure how much of a blow her words would be to Cosmo.

She hadn't thought much about it. Now that she had become an adult, Cosmo was shorter than her, and she wasn't used to it.

Cosmo: "..."

Cosmo, already silent, became even more so. He had intended to greet the older Griseo, but now, the entire Cosmo was sunk by the older Griseo's words.

Griseo had become an adult and was taller than him. His sister had suddenly grown up, and he felt helpless. What was there to say?

Elysia had a sudden inspiration and whispered a few words into the older Griseo's ear.

"Cosmo, you have to call me big sister now!"

"Griseo is an adult now, taller than Cosmo, and no longer little sister Griseo!" The older Griseo nodded, hands on her hips, and solemnly corrected Cosmo.

Cosmo: "..."

Cosmo was completely speechless and felt incredibly dejected. Being poor at expressing himself, he simply remained silent.

"Pfft..."

"Hahaha..."

Everyone was amused by Griseo's serious correction. However, looking closely, there was nothing wrong with what she said. The older Griseo was so mature; she truly was like an older sister.

"My grown-up self has such a great figure~" the younger Griseo exclaimed. She hadn't expected that her future self, fifty thousand years later, would have such an enviable physique.

Even Fu Hua from the outside would sigh. We're both Fusion Warriors, could the difference be due to our different Honkai Beast factors?

"It's alright, just my shoulders get tired!" The older Griseo actually missed her childhood. Now, the heavy "human heart" in front of her had taken a long time to adapt to.

Hua understood and lowered her head to look. Hmm... I can clearly see my toes. Since Griseo could become the older Griseo, then she, who is still alive outside, should have grown quite a bit after tens of thousands of years. Even if she doesn't reach Aponia's exaggerated level, she should have a noticeable curve. I'm really looking forward to it!

(Captain: Don't get your hopes up. Flat has five, grown-up has three. Fu Hua, you're not one of them.)

Even Theresa could become a "large" Theresa during man-made Honkai, but Fu Hua's man-made Honkai remained...

"Although I cannot see your fate, I thank you for bringing Griseo back!" Aponia thanked Zhang Wei and the others. If there was anyone they missed the most, it was Griseo, who had been lost for a long time on the Ark.

"Huh? You believe we're not bad guys now? If it was this easy to resolve, I would have had the older Griseo meet you first!" Zhang Wei shook his head helplessly.

"Elysia certainly believes you're not bad guys. But shouldn't you introduce yourselves now? If you're perfunctory with us again, Elysia will get angry!" Elysia said playfully.

"We weren't being perfunctory. We just sailed the Hyperion and entered the Elysian Realm normally. What else do you want us to explain?" Zhang Wei rolled his eyes, his face displaying a large "speechless" expression.