That was simply her nature.
That was simply her duty.
They came from one person. They were all her. She was her. They were not her.
"I never expected so much to happen while I was asleep." Elysia let out a soft sigh. "I was wondering why I never saw Kevin and the others during those occasional times I woke up recently. And Kevin, honestly... Feng had clearly told him not to proceed with the Stigmata Project..."
"Aponia isn't without responsibility either." Vill-V narrowed her eyes at Aponia. "Aponia supported Kevin during that civil war."
"After this incident is over, will you go back, Elysia?" Aponia asked, ignoring Vill-V.
Griseo looked at Aponia, then at Elysia. "Sister Elysia, everyone needs you to take Kevin's place as our leader—to continue leading us, leading humanity."
"Griseo, it's Sister Elysia!" Elysia corrected her again. "And... I'm sorry, Griseo, but... I still can't be that leader. Humanity's future doesn't need our guidance either. Because I'm afraid too—afraid that if I stay awake too long, I'll become like Kevin and carry out the Stigmata Project."
"Elysia..."
"It's not that I can't understand Kevin." Elysia walked to the edge and looked down at the people below, encouraging one another. "Whenever I look at them, I think of the future he told me he saw. He said I should see this..."
"Then shouldn't we pull ourselves together and work to protect the future he carved out?" Vill-V said with a frown.
"Conductor, do you... truly think so?" Elysia turned to look at Vill-V. "Do the other Vill-Vs think so too?"
Vill-V fell silent.
"Actually, you're right. At first, that was what I thought too." Elysia spoke softly. "But... the appearance of Chi You, the Judgment-class Honkai Beast in the Divine Land, nearly destroyed all the efforts Hua