Kosma Likes... (Continued)
A sudden idea flashed in Elysia's mind.
Eden's expression was strange.
"Elysia, since the future cannot be changed, why does Aponia want to end Mei's life in ten days?"
"That's true~"
Elysia couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Instead of discussing prophecies and the future, let's discuss why Aponia killed Mei?"
Mobius leaned against Yaqing's chest.
"What else could it be? It's just because..."
Elysia blurted it out, but quickly realized something was wrong.
"Wait, right, why did Aponia want to kill Mei? If Mei is going to destroy Elysian Realm in ten days, then shouldn't Mei at least demonstrate the ability to destroy Elysian Realm?"
It's not that Elysia looks down on Mei, but judging from Mei's current combat strength, she might not necessarily be able to destroy Elysian Realm.
Let alone whether Kevin outside would allow it, Kevin's memory could definitely defeat it, let alone if thirteen Flame-Chasers attacked together.
Everyone fell into deep thought upon hearing Mei's claim that she had destroyed Elysian Realm.
"Yeah, Mei is going to destroy Elysian Realm. Putting aside whether Mei would actually do that, just in terms of ability, Mei is no match for Boss Kevin!"
Pardo was extremely puzzled.
Upon hearing Pardo's indirect praise, Kevin instinctively sat up straight, puffed out his chest, and raised his head.
"That's right."
Kevin's pride made me roll my eyes.
"Well."
Aponia sighed.
"I never said that Mei would destroy Elysian Realm, but rather that Mei's arrival would destroy Elysian Realm."
Even Aponia couldn't stand it anymore and made a special appearance to give a reminder.
"The key point is that I had not shown myself before, but after Mei left Elysian Realm and met with the Collapse Consciousness, I used my influence to bring Mei to me and gave her the ten-day prophecy."
Anyone with a brain should be able to understand Aponia's warning.
Mei isn't important; what's important is that Mei met with the Collapse Consciousness.
It is highly likely that the Collapse Consciousness did something to Mei, leading to the tragedy that occurred in the Elysian Realm ten days later.
"My head hurts so much, I feel like my brain is growing out of it."
Kevin covered his head with both hands.
Whenever a mystery is solved, the Elysian Realm always brings a new mystery to the audience. This is not Herrscher, but a detective.
"So... will Sister Nia really kill Mei in ten days?"
As soon as Pardo said this, she realized that everyone was looking at her like she was an idiot.
"W-what's wrong? Why... why is everyone looking at us like that?"
Pardo unconsciously tightened her grip on the Canned Food.
"Meow!!!"
"Pardo, Mei can run wild in the Elysian Realm without getting hurt. Have you forgotten about Post-Honkai Odyssey?"
Elysia said with a smile.
It was only then that Pardo recalled the Post-Honkai Odyssey: Mei not only did not die during the Great Honkai, but also became the captain of the Schicksal Special Honkai Squad eight years after the Great Honkai ended.
"So... Sister Nia failed?"
"It's not so much a failure as I think. I feel that things won't develop as simply as Aponia says."
Eden swirled the wine glass in his hand.
The speculation he made surprised both the viewers in the live stream and everyone present.
A game within a game, a mystery within a mystery.
It's impossible to tell them apart.
While Mei was pondering the death prophecy issued by Aponia, Pardo excitedly came over with an invitation to Vill-V's magic show, partly to go to the Depths and partly to see the final Flame-Chasers.
Mei resolutely chose to keep the appointment and, guided by Pardo, once again entered the Land of the Past.
She also got teased by Elysia.
"Pfft."
Unable to contain their laughter, people burst into laughter.
It's all because Pardo's description was too vivid; what does it mean to say that several Sister Snake are flying in the sky?
Mobius looked at Yaqing with displeasure.
Enjoying the Snakey's deathly gaze, Yaqing suddenly felt a suffocating sensation as if he were being coiled by a python.
"Well..."
The Elysian Realm was in chaos. After going through several magic shows, Mei finally met the last of the thirteen Flame-Chasers she hadn't met before, the name of the spiral, Vill-V.
The audience felt that Vill-V was a passionate madwoman who was immersed in her own world, or perhaps that all geniuses are like that. She was passionate about everything, but seemed to only care about magic.
From the moment the Elysian Realm Disorder appeared, Vill-V's performance had already begun. After a conversation, Mei felt that Vill-V could not help her and turned to leave.
But suddenly, Vill-V handed her Signets to Mei.
"Reversing the meaning, subverting common sense."
"Use reality to create illusion, and use the unknown to forge miracles."
"The curtain has been drawn. Listen to the cheers of the gears meshing, and behold the contradictory and inverted spiral!"
Mei suddenly felt a darkness before her eyes. The voices of Vill-V and Pardo gradually faded into the distance, and then Aponia's voice suddenly rang in her ears, her words still shrouded in mystery.
Mei finally heard Pardo's voice, seemingly grieving for her own death. She was already preparing to dig a hole and bury her.
Just then, Mei slowly opened her eyes, and their eyes met, making the scene extremely awkward.
Pardo thought Mei had come back to life, and like a cat experiencing stress, the fur on her tail stood on end.
"Huh? Hahaha, Pardo, you're so cute. You're such a responsible guide."
Hearing that Pardo wanted to bury Mei, Elysia burst out laughing.
"Hiss, I'm curious, the Elysian Realm Hall looks like it's all made of metal, how did you manage to dig a hole and bury Mei with a shovel?"
Little Knowledge said jokingly.
"Hehe, I don't know either, but I'm sure I have a way. After all, Mei gave me an IOU and hired me to be her guide."
Pardo scratched her head.
"I'd almost forgotten about the Vill-V if you hadn't mentioned it, but wasn't that invitation for Mei? I didn't expect you to actually make a profit from it."
Little Knowledge put his arm around Pardo's shoulder.
"Pardo, you're quite the money-maker."
"Well..."
Pardo was speechless for a moment.
The Canned Food felt constricted again, meowed in dissatisfaction, and jumped onto Little Knowledge's head.
Little Knowledge suddenly felt a weight on his head and shook his head.
"To be honest, this character design is quite in line with my impression of Vill-V."
Mobius gave a cold laugh.
When Vill-V's great magician personality comes into play, she always loves to drag others to watch her magic performances, never caring what important things others are doing.
On one occasion, both Mobius and Yaqing were disturbed by Vill-V.
"Kevin, why aren't you saying anything?"
While everyone was discussing animatedly, Kevin remained silent, which seemed quite unusual, prompting Yaqing to ask him about it.
"I'm thinking, what exactly did I do to offend Vill-V? How many models of Anti-Kevin Weapon already?"
Kevin felt he was innocent; firstly, he hadn't provoked anyone, and secondly, he hadn't provoked anyone.
"Tsk tsk, if you think about it, isn't designing Anti-Kevin Weapon a recognition of your combat strength? Why doesn't Vill-V set up weapons for others, like weapons for Pardo?"
Yaqing appeased Kevin with just one sentence.
Kevin then realized that Yaqing was right.
Pardo was immediately flustered.
"Yaqing, stop joking. How could we possibly let Sister Vill-V design our own weapons?"
"To be honest, since Mei's heart had already stopped beating at that point in time, does that mean Mei was already dead at that time? She only came back to life because of Aponia's interference."
Eden took a sip of the red wine in his glass.
"Is it possible that Mei really did die, but was brought back to life by Aponia? After all, the prophecy was just made. If Mei didn't die in ten days, wouldn't that be a slap in the face?"
Just as Eden had guessed, Mei woke up and figured out the situation, then held a knife to Vill-V's neck.
When Mei mentioned Aponia's name, Vill-V was somewhat surprised that Mei also hated Aponia to this extent.
Vill-V quickly admitted that it was indeed Aponia who saved Mei's life, and that she was supposed to be the one to revive Mei in the final step.
But this time, Aponia was particularly concerned about her prophecy; as long as the time hadn't come, she wouldn't allow anything to happen ahead of schedule.
"Ah?!"
All the viewers who witnessed this scene were incredulous at Aponia's actions.
Eden shook his wine glass.
"That means we're now caught in a paradox. If Mei dies before the ten-day prophecy, it means Aponia's prophecy has failed, which means Mei can go crazy and do whatever she wants during those ten days."
Elysia frowned.
"Mei can't possibly use her own life to prove it, can she? If the prophecy fails, at most Sister Nia will be proven wrong, but Mei will really die."
"It's actually very simple. Mei go and provoke her little follower, and see if Sister Nia dares to stop the Judgement of Shamash?"
Mobius was clearly enjoying the spectacle.
"Sister Vill-V was really dangerous; Mei died during a magic show."
Pardo shrank back in fear.
Pardo secretly ran away.
Mei ran into Griseo, who was painting, in the lobby of the Elysian Realm, and went up to talk to her. Kosma suddenly appeared and told her to stay away from Griseo.
"You two seem to have a good relationship; I often see you two together."
"Yes, Kosma especially likes girls under ten years old."
Griseo nodded.
"Puff!"
Even the precious red wine that Eden had just drunk was all spat out.
"Cough cough..."
"Ah?!"
Elysia's tone was as strange as her expression.
Both the viewers in the live stream and the people in the courtyard were shocked by Griseo's answer.
Fortunately, Griseo corrected the situation in time, preventing Kosma's reputation from being damaged...
"..."
"Sorry, I misspoke. It should be under twelve years old."