The Elysian Realm Retirement Home

At its core, it was because Elysia was also a Herrscher!

Although Elysia ranked second among the Thirteen Heroes of Fire, compared to Kevin in terms of combat ability...

She was probably no less capable.

"And since you already know all this... then I suppose you must also know how most Flame Chasers met their ends, right?"

"...You mean the incident where a large number of Flame Chasers died in the battle against the Eleventh Herrscher? World Serpent only retained very vague records of that disaster."

"A large number died? That record was written rather conservatively. It seems even Kevin was unwilling to recall that day..."

How were the Thirteen Heroes of Fire formed?

Su Nian had only briefly mentioned before that they were organized by Elysia.

Now, it was time to establish the setting.

The origins of the Thirteen Heroes of Fire?

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

If those at the pinnacle of their strength could not unite, humanity would be utterly annihilated before Honkai.

Therefore, from a management perspective, it was necessary to establish an independent organization.

"It was at that time that a beautiful, warmhearted, and highly capable girl stepped forward. With her efforts, the Flame-Chaser system came into being."

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

Elysia's radiant face seemed to have a single sentence written all over it—Praise me, praise me.

Unfortunately, the final outcome... was far from optimistic.

On the surface, they had failed, but they left behind the seeds of hope.

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

Honkai's control over Herrschers was powerful, but Elysia had severed precisely that part. If Honkai still wanted to maintain control, it might make It look rather useless.

The reason Mei could become a Herrscher while retaining her humanity was also because of Ai Li.

Without Elysia, the hopes of the Current Civilization might have been rather slim.

The Current Civilization had not independently developed many means of countering Herrschers. Compared to Moth of the Fire, which had invested in every branch of the tech tree, it lagged somewhat behind in the sheer number of available countermeasures.

Valkyries... Anti-Entropy mechs...

And then there were Herrschers.

Thanks to her efforts, the Current Civilization managed to devise a plan to use Herrschers to defeat Herrschers.

Because Herrschers could possess humanity, Kiana and Mei could be happily together.

And because Herrschers could possess humanity, so many fan creations came into existence.

Before miHoYo revealed that the Will of Honkai was actually Prometheus, there had been countless ridiculous fan creations.

If the Will of Honkai had not been Prometheus, but a genuine Will of Honkai...

Seeing the state of the Current Civilization's Herrschers, It would surely have been furious.

What was wrong with the Current Civilization's Herrschers?!

How had Its people been poached? Could they even be stolen away like that?

Then It saw the Previous Civilization's Herrschers being turned into Divine Keys and used to fight the few Herrschers still loyal to It?

Hilarious. Absolutely hilarious.

Remembering those absurd fan-created conversations, a smile appeared on Su Nian's face again.

Unfortunately, the livestream viewers no longer seemed willing to trust his smile.

Just like all those words wrapped in quotation marks—"sunny," "positive," "healing"...

After all, no one believed that someone capable of writing an ending like this would not write something heartbreaking.

When Su Nian smiled, life and death became unpredictable.

He smiled again. He was definitely plotting something awful.

High-energy warning ahead! There was definitely going to be heartbreak!

Ah, what was wrong with you all?

When Su Nian wrote this story, he added some heroes... the cast was not lively enough, and no one knew how many of the thirteen would remain. He added some regrets... and poured in the whole lot. He added some heartbreak... and it overflowed. He added some happiness and fulfillment... the container was empty...

The distrust continued to grow.

But Su Nian truly had no such intentions right now.

If he saw those comments, he would definitely cry out that he had been wronged!

Nothing in Elysia's words sounded like the sort of thing that could fit heartbreak into it.

Even if it was a tragedy, she had brushed over it lightly, hadn't she?

Mei looked around. There was only Elysia here, with no sign of anyone else, so she asked another question. "Elysia, are you the owner here? Or the administrator?"

Elysia gave Mei an overview of the origins of the Thirteen Heroes of Fire and explained the situations of the other Flame-Chasers. Although The Past's Paradise bore her name, its owner was Mobius, and its original owner was Eden. Elysia seemingly only held the naming rights.

Unfortunately, neither of those identities belonged to Elysia.

"I like taking the initiative and having wonderful encounters with adorable visitors. As for my companions, they are still waiting deeper inside for your arrival."

Elysia patiently answered Mei's three questions one by one, explaining the general situation of The Past's Paradise.

But that was only a general introduction to The Past's Paradise.

It still did not contain the truth Mei sought.

Kevin had not given anyone a "beginner's guide." It was not just Mei; everyone who entered for the first time had been completely confused.

For now, it seemed impossible to know anything. She could only slowly explore this place, conducting "inefficient" investigations to learn more.

And that method was battle.

Through battle, she would proceed deeper, meet more Flame-Chasers, and obtain more intelligence.

Then, she would uncover the truth she wanted to know.

Ah, there was another possibility...

Perhaps she would come to understand Kevin better, and then become Kevin.

Just like... some amusing jokes.

What if Raiden Mei became Kevin-ified?

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

Kevin: "Raiden Mei..."

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

Kevin: "It seems you found your answer."

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

Kevin, slurping noodles: "Where's my Elysian Realm?"

Mei, gazing resolutely into the distance: "The current you does not yet have the right to know the answer."

Kevin, shocked: "What's going on? Tell me already!"

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

How should one deal with Kevin, the riddle-speaker?

Use Kevin to defeat Kevin!

I'm just a pitiful college student with two evening self-study classes every night until 9:10.

On Ciweimao, the next day does not begin until six in the morning, so as long as I update before tomorrow morning, it still will not count as the next day!

I still owe thirteen bonus chapters in total. This is the sixth one I'm paying back. There should be another one later tonight.

The Elysian Realm Retirement Home

Su Nian's main text had rambled on about a lot of things, pulling out the settings he had previously written into Kevin's character card and using them.

They could understand the words, but not the meaning.

Su Nian now looked exactly like a riddle-speaker.

Lost in the clouds, living in a dream...

Even though I don't understand it, Elysia talks so much that she's hurting my eyes. I suggest writing more so she can keep hurting my eyes.

It's actually not that hard to understand, right? She came here seeking an answer, and the only thing to do is listen to them tell stories.

So... The Past's Paradise was actually a retirement home?

As long as you pleased the Flame-Chasers or used whatever methods you could to get them to talk about the past, you could learn the whole truth...

I get it! I get it now!

There's no going back. Elysia really does feel like an old lady who finally caught a young person and immediately started rambling about how amazing she was when she was young...

As for the Flame-Chasers who were unwilling to come out, some had strange tempers, some were kind elders, and some...

What kind of bizarre description is that?! I'll pay heavily for eyes that haven't read the comments!

No, what kind of retirement home makes you fight monsters when you enter? What kind of lunatic asylum is this?!

Young girl Elysia?

Grandma Elysia!

Although memory entities presumably did not have such a thing as age, The Past's Paradise was a building that had truly existed for fifty thousand years.

And considering the Flame-Chasers' physical condition, nothing would happen to them even after thousands or tens of thousands of years. They would not grow old, either.

The memory entity Flame-Chasers were almost exactly the same as the real Flame-Chasers.

Their characteristics were ninety-nine percent identical.

The only difference lay in the form of the individual.

There really did not seem to be anything wrong with that argument.

As the comments flooded with "Grandma Elysia," Elysia, the victim of this persecution, rarely puffed out her cheeks.

Then she immediately went to bother Mobius.

Eden had just left, saying she was going to contact her manager and make good on what she had said earlier.

Now, there were only the two of them in the conference room?

"Dr. Mobius? Dr. Mobius~" Ai Li pressed herself against tiny Mobius's back.

Evil human hearts! Absolutely evil!

Even the clothes Eden had specially made for her were stretched tight, as though the poor fabric might burst at any moment.

"Elysia..."

"Sorry, sorry. I should have given you a deeper hug, but this outfit is just a little tight."

"Recently, I've been wondering... could the clothes Eden had tailored for me be a little tight? Sigh, they used to fit fine. Is this also one of the troubles of growing up...?"

"Elysia... you've gotten fat—"

"It's all right, Dr. Mobius. You'll grow more too, just like me, right?"

A head-on showdown.

There was probably nothing tougher than Mobius's life except for her mouth.

But no matter how tough someone's mouth was... it was still soft when kissed.

The two played around, but Raiden Mei's journey through The Past's Paradise would not stop just because they had no idea what to do.

For certain reasons, visitors were more likely to encounter Flame-Chasers who possessed the same will as themselves.