You asked for healing, but you wrote Honkai Impact 3rd?

At its root, it's because Elysia is also a Herrscher!

Although Elysia is the second of the Flame-Chasing Heroes, compared to Kevin in combat...

She should be no less formidable.

["And now that you know this... I think you must also know the fate of most Flame Chasers, right?"]

["...You mean the event where many Flame Chasers sacrificed themselves in the battle against the Eleventh Herrscher. Even the World Serpent only has vague records of that disaster."]

["Many sacrifices? That record is quite conservative. It seems even Kevin is unwilling to recall that day..."]

How were the Thirteen Heroes of Fire formed?

Su Nian had only mentioned earlier that Elysia organized them.

Now, it was time to set the record straight.

[The origin of the Thirteen Heroes of Fire?

After the "Tragedy of Constraint," even the most unruly among them, Chijie, finally realized—

If their top combatants couldn't unite, humanity would surely be annihilated before the Honkai.

So from a management perspective, establishing an independent organization was necessary.]

["It was at this moment that a beautiful, warm-hearted, and highly capable girl stepped forward. With her push, the Hero system came into being."]

[By this point, Mei had already guessed who that person was.]

[Elysia's radiant face seemed to be screaming one thing—Praise me!]

But unfortunately, the final outcome... wasn't very optimistic.

On the surface, it was a failure, but they left behind seeds of hope.

And now, that seed of hope stood right before Elysia.

The Honkai's control over Herrschers is strong, but Elysia happened to sever that part. If the Honkai tried to maintain control, it would only make It seem useless.

The reason Mei could become a Herrscher while retaining her humanity was precisely because of Elysia.

Without Elysia, the hope for the current civilization might have been rather slim.

The current civilization's self-developed means to counter Herrschers aren't many. Compared to the Moth of the Fire, which had advanced tech trees across the board, they fall short in the number of countermeasures.

Valkyries... Anti-Entropy mechs...

And then, Herrschers.

Thanks to her sacrifice, the current civilization achieved the plan of using Herrschers to defeat Herrschers.

Because Herrschers can possess humanity, that's how Kiana and Mei could be happily together.

And because Herrschers can possess humanity, countless fan works were born.

Before miHoYo revealed that the Will of Honkai was actually Prometheus, there were plenty of wild fan creations.

If the Will of Honkai weren't Prometheus, but a true Will of Honkai...

Seeing the current state of Herrschers in this civilization, It would probably be furious.

What's wrong with the current civilization's Herrschers?!

How did It get cuckolded? Even this can be stolen?

Seeing the previous civilization's Herrschers turned into Divine Keys, used to fight against Its few loyal Herrschers?

Hilarious. Absolutely hilarious.

Remembering those absurd fan dialogues, a smile crept back onto Su Nian's face.

But now, his smile no longer seemed to earn the trust of the livestream audience.

Just like those words all put in quotation marks: "sunny," "positive," "healing"...

After all, someone who could write an ending like that—the audience wouldn't believe he didn't write tragedy.

When Su Nian smiles, life and death hang in the balance.

[He's smiling again. He's definitely brewing something sinister.]

[Danger ahead! There's definitely tragedy coming!]

[Ah, what's wrong with you guys?]

[When Su Nian wrote this story, he added some heroes... not enough activity—thirteen left, unknown how many remain—added some regrets... poured them all in—added some tragedy... overflowed—added happiness and fulfillment... empty...]

The distrust kept growing.

But Su Nian truly didn't have such thoughts right now.

If he saw these comments, he'd definitely cry out in injustice!

From Elysia's words, there was no way to insert tragedy.

Even if it were a tragedy, she brushed it off lightly, didn't she?

[Mei looked around. Here, there was only Elysia, no one else in sight. She then asked another question: "Elysia, are you the owner here? Or the manager?"]

[Elysia gave Mei a rundown on the origins of the Thirteen Heroes of Fire and explained the situation of the other Heroes. Though The Past's Paradise was named after her, the actual owner was Mobius, and the original owner was Eden—she seemed to only have naming rights.]

[But unfortunately, neither of those identities belonged to Elysia.]

["I prefer to take the initiative, to have a wonderful encounter with lovely visitors. As for my companions, they're waiting for you deeper inside."]

[Elysia patiently answered Mei's three questions about the general situation of The Past's Paradise.]

But this was only an introduction to the general situation of The Past's Paradise.

It still wasn't the truth Mei was seeking.

[Kevin didn't give anyone a "newbie guide." It wasn't just Mei—everyone who came in was completely lost at first.]

[For now, nothing was clear. She could only slowly explore here, doing "inefficient" exploration, to learn more information.]

This method was combat.

Through combat, go deeper, meet more Heroes, gather more intel.

And then, obtain the truth she wanted to know.

Ah, there was another possibility...

Maybe she'd come to understand Kevin better, and then become Kevin.

Like... some funny skits.

Suppose Raiden Mei became Kevin...

When Raiden Mei learned the whole truth, left The Past's Paradise, and met Kevin in the tunnel:

Kevin: "Raiden Mei..."

Mei: "No matter what, humanity will definitely defeat the Honkai."

Kevin: "Looks like you found your answer."

Mei: "No matter the cost, humanity will definitely defeat the Honkai."

Kevin (slurping noodles): "Where's my The Past's Paradise?"

Mei (gazing firmly into the distance): "You don't have the right to know the answer yet."

Kevin (shocked): "What's going on? Just tell me!"

Mei: "Kevin Kaslana, you're not qualified to question me."

What do you do when faced with a riddle-talking Kevin?

Beat Kevin with Kevin!

I'm just a poor college student who has two evening classes every night until 9:10.

On Hela, the next day starts at 6 AM, so as long as I update before tomorrow morning, it's still the same day!

Total owed from the bounty: 13 chapters. This is the sixth chapter paid back. There should be one more later tonight.

Chapter 46, The Paradise Retirement Home

Su Nian wrote the main text, saying a bunch of stuff, pulling out the settings written in Kevin's character card earlier.

Understandable, but not comprehensible.

Su Nian was now putting on a full riddle-talking face.

[Completely lost, living in a dream...]

[I can't understand it, but Elysia talks so much it's hurting my eyes. Suggest she write more and keep hurting my eyes.]

[Actually, it's not that hard to understand. Coming here to seek an answer, it's just about listening to their stories.]

[So... is The Past's Paradise actually a retirement home?]

[As long as you butter them up or use various methods to hear the past stories from the Heroes, you can know the whole truth...]

[I get it! I get it!]

[Can't unsee it. Elysia really is like an old person who finally caught a young'un and is rambling on about how she was back in the day...]

[As for the Heroes who don't want to come out, some are grumpy old coots, some are kind elders, some are...]

[What the hell are these weird descriptions! I'll pay a heavy bounty for eyes that haven't seen these comments!]

[Wait, what retirement home makes you fight monsters to get in? What kind of lunatics!]

Maiden Elysia?

Granny Elysia!

Though memory bodies probably don't have a concept of age, The Past's Paradise is a structure that has truly existed for fifty thousand years.

Plus, with the Heroes' physical conditions, they wouldn't have any problems or age for thousands or tens of thousands of years.

The memory Heroes were almost exactly the same as the real Heroes.

Ninety-nine percent similar in traits.

The only difference lies in the form of the individual.

That line of reasoning actually seemed hard to refute.

Watching the barrage of comments flood with "Granny Elysia," the victim herself puffed out her cheeks in a rare show of indignation.

Then she immediately went to pester Mobius.

Eden had just left, saying she needed to contact her agent to follow through on what she'd said earlier.

Now, there were only the two of them left in the conference room, weren't there?

"Dr. Mobius? Dr. Mobius~" Elysia pressed herself against the small Mobius's back.

Wicked womanly curves! Truly too wicked!

They even strained the clothes Eden had specially made for her, making it feel like the poor fabric might burst at any moment.

"Elysia..."

"Sorry, sorry, I meant to give you a deeper hug, but this outfit is a little tight."

"Lately I keep feeling... aren't the clothes Eden custom-makes for me getting a bit snug? Ah, they used to fit fine—I suppose this is the trouble of growing up..."

"Elysia... you've gotten fat—"

"It's okay, Dr. Mobius, you'll grow up again someday, right? Just like me?"

A head-on clash.

The only thing tougher than Mobius's life was probably her mouth.

But then again... no matter how hard a mouth is, it's still soft when you kiss it.

The two bickered and tussled, but Raiden Mei's journey through The Past's Paradise wouldn't pause just because they were at a loss.

[Due to certain reasons, visitors are more likely to encounter Flame-Chasers who share the same will as themselves.]