"Mm...
Gwen, this was all my idea. You can't blame Little Ai, okay~?"
"Little Ai" had been the nickname for the Herrscher of Erosion back when she was still Alicia's electronic pet.
Her full name was Little Alicia. Alicia had hoped that this final Herrscher would love humanity and this world as much as she did, and enjoy the beauty of the world.
"All right, you're the clever one."
Gwen glanced at Alicia before finally smiling indulgently and pouring her a cup of coffee.
"Hehe~?"
Alicia showed an adorable smile as she accepted the coffee cup from Gwen with both hands, while also shooting a look at the Herrscher of Erosion beside her.
"Tell me what exactly happened."
As though he had not noticed Alicia's little gesture, Gwen looked at the two nearly identical pretty faces and spoke with a smile.
"Mm..."
After taking a small sip of coffee, Alicia was about to speak, only for Gwen to glare at her.
"Don't say anything. I want to hear Little Ai's perspective. Don't lead her astray."
"How could Little Ai possibly learn bad things from me!"
As though she had suffered an enormous injustice, Alicia wore an adorably indignant expression as she looked toward Little Ai.
"Little Ai, you tell him."
"Okay..."
Little Ai, who had quietly watched the scene before her, blinked and revealed a perfectly timed smile before softly recounting the events of the past few days.
After Alicia brought her to Elysian Realm, Little Ai, who had already been growing rapidly under Alicia's influence, became increasingly mature and gained an ever-deeper understanding of humanity's many emotions.
And during Alicia's spar with Kalpas, Little Ai also experienced the final emotion—and the one most important to her as the Herrscher of Erosion—
Fear and the desire to survive.
However, knowing