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Mobius glanced at it curiously.

You know, when Mei went to see her, there weren't so many people stopping her. How come when it came to Aponia, one after another suddenly appeared?

She wondered, could Aponia be more dangerous than she was?

On second thought, it seems that's really the case.

"I don't know, but I think Amo must have his own reasons for stopping Mei."

Even so, a hint of melancholy lingered in Aponia's eyes.

"Why am I still here?"

Kevin looked completely bewildered.

Hearing Pardo say that helping Mei go to the Depths would attract a large group of people, including his own name, he realized that before this, he had never stopped Mei from finding Flame-Chasers.

After Pardo's words, Aponia's perceived level of danger rose several notches in the eyes of the audience.

Back in the hall, Mei, as usual, asked around for information.

First, he learned from Kevin that Kosma had once been one of his team members. Then he found Pardo and asked her about the special place. From Pardo, he learned that the scene that looked like a painting was called "The Painter's Dream" and was Griseo's studio.

Mei finally found Elysia and learned from her that the Painter's Dream are the only way to reach the Depths.

Whenever Griseo was focused on her painting, Kosma would play the role of a knight, preventing outsiders from disturbing her.

Elysia explained that Kosma is actually a gentle and sensitive person, but he is not good at communicating with others. So she introduced Mei to a book called "100 Questions for a Silent Boy", which is in the same series as "100 Questions for Kalpas's Mask".

However, Mei rejected him.

Afterwards, Pardo approached Mei again, unusually volunteering to be her guide and help Mei take another path to bypass Kosma.

Mei frowned. Since there were countless paths in the Elysian Realm, why didn't Pardo take her directly to the Depths?

Pardo looked troubled. If it was just Kosma was angry, she would at most suffer the consequences. But if she provoked both Kalpas and Aponia at the same time, she might really be split into [Pardo] and [Felice].

Anyway, once past the art studio lies the Depths, and if they really encounter Kosma, she can act as a translator. Seeing Mei nod in agreement, Pardo's eyes lit up instantly. They then discussed the fees.

Mei wasn't surprised at all when she heard that there would be a fee, but Pardo said that Mei could write an IOU first, since Mei was a special case guaranteed by Elysia.

"Just in case, let me confirm, Elysia... what did she say to you?"

When Pardo said that Elysia had assured her that Mei was a person of her word, Mei suddenly felt a sense of foreboding.

"It's about you promising to let her touch your corner, what happened? She's been going around talking about it with a megaphone."

Pardo did not hesitate at all.

"Elysia!!!"

Mei gritted her teeth, not at the silly Pardo, but at Elysia. She finally understood how Mobius had felt back then.

"Hahahaha, as expected of me~?"

Elysia burst into laughter, her body going limp as she collapsed onto Eden's body.

"You're really good at manipulating people's minds, Elysia."

Mobius snorted, but upon closer inspection, a hint of a smile appeared on her lips.

If she were the only one being pranked like this by Elysia, she would definitely be unhappy, but if she saw someone else experiencing the same thing, she would feel inexplicably relieved.

"Hahaha, as expected of you, Elysia."

As the Little Knowledge most familiar with Mei among them, Xiao Shi laughed unrestrainedly when he saw that the cool Mei had actually broken down by Elysia.

"Yaqing, I didn't expect you to include Elysia's book in it too, wait..."

Kevin suddenly seemed to have thought of something.

"Elysia, could it be that you really wrote 100 questions about Jie's mask?"

Elysia, feeling weak all over, thought about it carefully and shook her head.

"Idiot, the plot is the plot, and reality is reality. When have you ever seen Brother Jie wear a mask in public?"

Yaqing rolled her eyes in annoyance.

Kevin thought about it and realized that Kalpas rarely used masks. He mostly used face masks and sunglasses when he was outside, and face masks when he was in the courtyard.

"No, what they wrote was '100 Questions for Kalpas's Face Covering'!"

Elysia smiled radiantly.

"... As expected of you."

Kevin struggled for a long time before finally managing to utter those four words.

"So, next up is to see little Griseo, right?!"

As the darling of the Golden Courtyard, everyone was filled with curiosity and anticipation for little Griseo's appearance, wondering what kind of role this little painter would play in the Honkai anime.

Why is there such a young child among the Thirteen Flame-Chasers? Could it be that in the end, even such young children were sent to the battlefield in the Previous Era?

[Pardo and Mei walked along the path and did not encounter Kosma, but they did encounter Griseo's soldiers. Mei wanted Pardo to fight, after all, Pardo was also a Flame-Chasers.]

But the result was unexpected for Mei; Pardo really wasn't good at fighting.

Then they met Griseo, who was painting.

Mei was quite surprised to see that Griseo was such a young child.

"Holy crap, barefoot, jade feet, blue hair, and loli buffs are all stacked up!"

"No, I was already wondering when I watched the PV, why is such a young child also Flame-Chasers?"

"Mobius could be said to have shrunk due to shedding his skin like a snake, but Griseo doesn't appear to have shrunk at all; she's actually..."

The comments section was filled with discussions about Griseo's age.

The people in the courtyard had already anticipated this, since Griseo in reality wasn't that old either, although she seemed to be even younger in the story.

Just as Pardo and Mei were about to get around Griseo, Kosma unexpectedly returned.

With the help of the Kitty -themed translator, Mei finally understood the expression on Kosma's face. However, sometimes Kosma's inner thoughts would cause the Kitty translator to malfunction.

"Pfft."

Elysia couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Pardo, it's so funny how you're mimicking Amo's tone so seriously."

"Hehe, actually it's all thanks to the book that Sister Elysia wrote."

Pardo scratched the back of her head.

"That book Elysia wrote actually worked?!"

Mobius was just as shocked as Mei in the story.

She had assumed that Pardo could understand Kosma's thoughts because Kosma was a close friend, but she never expected it was because of the book written by Elysia.

Kevin and Yaqing exchanged a glance.

They were already somewhat used to Elysia's whimsical ideas.

After all, she's the woman who could write "Kalpas Mask / 100 Questions on Covering the Face".

Griseo asked Kosma to accompany her back to the hall of the Elysian Realm. Before leaving, to thank Mei for bringing new colors to the Elysian Realm, she gave Mei her own Signets.

The Signets of [Stars].

After obtaining the Signets, Mei can come to the art studio at any time.

After Kosma and Griseo left, Canned Food couldn't find the entrance to the Depths. Pardo looked embarrassed, and only after Canned Food reminded her did she tell Mei that Aponia herself refused to open the door, and no matter which way she went, she couldn't get in.

With no other option, Mei had to return home. Fortunately, after obtaining the Stars Signets, she could go to the art studio at any time.

"I always feel like little Griseo talks in a mysterious way."

Mobius narrowed his eyes.

Griseo's use of terms like "color" and "other colors" was completely incomprehensible.

"Don't tell me that little Griseo is also a riddle person."

Little Knowledge looked helpless.

Since entering Elysian Realm, all I've met are riddle-solving people. Is there really no one who can learn from the old-fashioned?

Little Knowledge was internally ranting and raving.

Little Griseo was speaking incomprehensible, Kosma remained completely silent.

Mei is incredibly lucky to have met these two Flame-Chasers.

"Little Griseo does really love drawing, but..."

Kevin found it difficult to speak.

As one of only two people in the Golden Courtyard who had seen Painter Teacher's works, Su and others... ever since they saw those paintings, the way he looked at Griseo had taken on a different hue.

Mei returned to the Elysian Realm Hall, where Raven was spending time with Kosma and Little Griseo. Before she could even exchange a few words, Aponia's voice rang in her ears again.

"It seems you've already met those two children."

Aponia recounts how Mei's arrival brought changes to the Elysian Realm, and how Griseo and Kosma left the Dreamland—a decision rarely made since the Elysian Realm's founding.

Aponia's originally gentle voice was suddenly filled with regret.

"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes... I wish that tragedy hadn't happened ten days later."

"A tragedy that no one could have foreseen and no one wants to look back on."

"Your arrival will bring destruction to this Elysian Realm, and none of us want to see it reduced to rubble because of you. Therefore, in ten days, I will have to..."

"End your life with your own hands."

"That's a story that's already been written, and it's also our... predetermined ending."

Mei found it utterly absurd; she never believed in fate, only in herself.

Everyone in the courtyard, except for Yaqing who already knew the plot, stood up in surprise.

"Ah?!!!"

Little Knowledge's face was filled with disbelief.

Meanwhile, viewers in the live stream chat were flooded with comments, some even abandoning the term "sister" and calling her Aponia instead.

"My god! Is Aponia going crazy from being stuck in the Depths like this?!"

"I thought Aponia was gentle, but I didn't expect her to be even more ruthless than Mobius. At least Mobius wanted to leave Elysian Realm to possess Mei's body, but Aponia wants to kill Mei just because of a prophecy?!"

"No, if Mei will bring destruction to the Elysian Realm in ten days, why does Apollia wait ten days to kill Mei? Isn't that redundant?!"

"Who knows what Aponia was thinking?!"

The comments section was filled with diverse opinions and lively discussions.

But in their hearts, only this one sentence echoed.

The true nature of Honkai is about to arrive.

527

Chapter 527 Kosma likes...

Aponia's ten-day prophecy struck like a thunderbolt, leaving everyone in the courtyard in shock as they looked at Aponia.

Since her debut, Aponia's voice has been so gentle that it gives people the illusion of a mother. No one would have thought that this gentle and mysterious mother Aponia would be even more ruthless Mobius.

"What?! Prophecy?! Sister Nia actually has this ability?!"

Little Knowledge looked astonished.

Prediction is practically a conceptual ability. If one could truly see the future, wouldn't that mean being able to avoid things in advance? What's the difference between that and being invincible?

"It shouldn't be that bad... right? If Sister Nia could really see the future, how could so many people have died when the Previous Era Honkai? Or even... been wiped out?"

Kevin himself became a little insecure by the end.

The Honkai is inevitable.

"Is it possible that Sister Nia wasn't lying, that she really can see the future, but that the future can't be changed?"