Elysia Sincerely Asks the Audience a Question. (Continued)

Mei was a little confused, not expecting that even Elysia herself didn't know what had happened at that banquet.

Elysia laughed and said that she was just a memory.

Everyone was initially surprised, but quickly understood.

Although the memories, personality, and even way of doing things in the Elysian Realm are exactly the same as the original body, what is more important is that the original body needs to come over constantly to update the memories so that the memory can know what is happening in the outside world.

If Elysia had died at that banquet, she wouldn't have had the chance to come back and update her memories.

It's easy to understand why Elysia, the memory entity, didn't know what happened at the banquet.

It seems that the only way to find out what happened at that banquet, besides the island at the end, is probably through Eden, Aponia, and Kevin.

The two walked hand in hand toward the center.

Elysia suddenly felt a pang of emotion. Although the Flame-Chasers were a team, they had never fought together. If Mei could play the villain and fulfill her wish, she would be very happy.

"Then there's no need."

Mei was sweating profusely.

"Hmph, you stingy person."

Elysia gave a soft snort.

When they reached the center of the square, Elysia asked Mei about their views on these memory entities, the so-called virtual existences.

Whether the Flame-Chasers outside have sacrificed themselves or survived, it has nothing to do with them. They are just shadows of the past. They cannot touch the reality where Mei is, nor can they accompany Mei into the future.

"When you leave here and return to your normal, real life... you also know very well that everything that happened here is just a story, a virtual story."

"It may not be long before you forget these things, forget these words, forget... our existence."

Although Elysia's face still wore a bright smile, her tone was filled with sadness.

"You will meet someone better than me, or you may have already met them. You will eventually have your own life to live, and you should embrace your own tomorrow."

"In that case, do our emotions, our thoughts, our will, our actions... really still have meaning?"

"What do we mean to you, to anyone else?"

Originally, Mei was all smiles because Elysia asked her to play the Mei and take on the Flame-Chasers in one-on-one combat. However, when she suddenly heard Elysia ask Mei this question, the detective-type male character suddenly...

"Is this question not Mei?"

Mei blurted out.

It's less like Elysia is asking Mei, and more like she's asking the audience.

For Mei, the Elysian Realm is a virtual story, Flame-Chasers is a shadow of the past. She eventually leaves and returns to reality.

For these viewers, Honkai is just a virtual story.

So, after the Honkai ends, seeing a brand new anime that brings new emotions, will we forget the emotions we felt today? Will we forget their existence? Will we forget their determination to fight the Honkai and protect humanity?

"How could I possibly forget!"

Elysia was the first to refute.

How could she forget the story she left behind? How could she forget everything she gave?

"Me too."

Kevin didn't know why, but he felt a strong, inexplicable urge to refute.

It was as if he wouldn't allow the story of the Elysian Realm to end here, or rather, the story of the Flame-Chasers to come to a close.

"This storyline is truly unforgettable. If it were a few years ago, I wouldn't have believed that I would be on TV."

Sakura smiled.

She's just a corporate slave, and now she runs into fans whenever she goes out, all vying to take photos with her.

"That is precisely why we are the least likely to forget our Elysian Realm."

Su nodded.

"No, it's not just Elysian Realm, it's Honkai."

Vill-V refuted Sue's point of view.

"The Final Lesson, the Celestial Meteor, the Sinners Elegy, the Burning Flames Forever, Thus Spoke Apocalypse, and so on. I will never forget the emotions that Honkai 3rd brought me, the sadness that brought me, and the excitement that brought me."

Vill-V spoke gently but solemnly.

"Long time no see, my true self Vill-V."

Yaqing has learned to distinguish which one of the Vill-V by their tone of voice.

"Long time no see, Yaqing."

Vill-V smiled gently.

Mei did not answer Elysia immediately.

Elysia wasn't in a hurry to hear the answer. She just wanted Mei to answer her before leaving, even if it was just a simple "I don't know," she would be content.

Mei said she would seriously consider the issue.

"However... I think no matter how long I think about it, my answer will still not deviate from my consistent belief - you are exactly as I know you."

"I am here to talk to you, to touch your stories, to feel your emotions, and these facts will not change because you are memories."

"Your actions will also influence me and shape me, just like everyone else I know."

"As long as I firmly believe this, your existence has meaning for me, doesn't it?"

Mei never disappoints.

She gave Elysia a perfect score.

Elysia also said that Mei gave him a gift that he had always longed for but dared not ask for.

"Mei's words are so true."

Pardo was stunning.

"That's right. Perhaps none of us can answer as perfectly as Mei did."

Sakura sighed.

Perhaps this is what regret is.

Mei is destined to leave the Elysian Realm.

This also meant that separation was inevitable.

Even before the screenwriter had started to deliver the slash, Sakura already sensed a knife about to fall.

The sky gradually darkened.

Elysia and Mei made a promise to meet here again. She would find a way to open a path to that island, to that banquet, and together they would witness the birth and end of the Thirteen Herrscher.

Night had truly fallen. Mei thought about how she would learn the truth about the Thirteenth Herrscher tomorrow and leave Elysian Realm. Yet, she felt a pang of reluctance. So, she decided to learn more about Elysia's memories.

Mei unexpectedly encountered Hua while strolling around.

During her conversation with Hua, Mei suddenly mentioned that the Flame-Chasers system had never been approved.

Hua was puzzled that Elysia hadn't told Mei what happened next. Although the Thirteen Flame-Chasers system wasn't approved, the higher-ups came up with a compromise: the Five Flame-Chasers.

Elysia, Kevin, Sue, Hua, and Vill-V.

Elysia firmly opposed the proposal. Mei was also curious. She already knew the reasons why Kalpas, Mobius, and Aponia were rejected, but what about the others?

Hua Yiyi explained.

Eden's leadership explained that they didn't need people with no future.

Sakura, the decision-maker fears her past as Poison Cocoon, and also fears this sharp blade coming to their own throat.

Kosma is feared because the Honkai Beasts factor within him constantly corrodes his mind, making him prone to berserk behavior.

Griseo is too naive, and her power is uncontrollable.

Mei went through almost all the reasons why everyone refused before finally mentioning Pardo.

"What about Pardo? Is it because she's just a support staff member?"

"No, the person who made this decision... probably hasn't even heard of this name."

Fu Hua looked at her strangely and shook her head.

"Before the tragedy, Felice was just one of many second-stage Fusion Warrior, with no war achievements to speak of, and no one in the higher-ups of Chasing Fire even knew who she was."

"... Unexpected, yet reasonable."

Mei's lips curled into a speechless expression, but she showed no surprise whatsoever.

"Pfft."

One after another, people couldn't help but laugh.

Only Pardo puffed out her cheeks.

"Yaqing, how could you treat us like this!"

Pardo knew that she wasn't very strong, but she couldn't bring it up publicly.

Isn't this an insult to cats?

"Canned Food, go teach Brother Yaqing a lesson."

"Meow?"

The Canned Food perched on Mobius's head, gave its owner a human-like look, and then obediently lay back down on the Snakey's head.

"We don't care, we need the highlight lens too! Yaqing, if you don't give us the highlight lens, we'll... we..."

Pardo stammered for a long time, not knowing how to threaten Yaqing.

"Don't worry, Flame-Chasers have their moments of glory, and you, Pardo, are no exception."

Yaqing touched the Canned Food was lying on top of Mobius's head.

"Really?!"

Pardo looked delighted.

"Are we really going to have our moment in the spotlight?! Thank you, thank you, Brother Yaqing."

Pardo was overjoyed.

Yaqing couldn't hold back her laughter any longer.

He hadn't expected that Pardo would thank him; that was... wonderful.

"I don't really understand why Eden was rejected by the higher-ups. What does it mean to be someone with no future?"

Elysia scratched her head.

"When you figure out what those crazy executives are thinking, you'll be pretty much the same as them."

Kevin complains.

Mei was taken aback.

She had just figured out what the higher-ups were thinking.

The next second Kevin started cursing.

Mei swallowed back the words she was about to say.

She doesn't want to be one of the mentally ill people.

The scene shifts to Sakura's memories.

It was one evening when Elysia told Sakura about Rin becoming the Twelfth Herrscher, and it was she who released Sakura.

Sakura was confused about Rin being identified as the Twelfth Herrscher by the Moth Chasing Fire. Elysia gave her some more guidance, and Sakura also expressed that she did not want the memories in the Elysian Realm to know about this.

The recollection ends.

Sakura appeared silently outside the archives room, her hand tightly gripping the katana.

The bright moonlight reflected the shadows of the cherry blossoms.

The atmosphere was somewhat tense and strange.