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

He remembered in an interview, when talking about the Flame-Chasers, the writers would always immerse themselves in the roles during daily discussions—extremely dedicated, extremely serious.

Eternal Paradise would add new bricks to this story.

Give them a little taste of Werewolf shock!

Su Nian was finally about to start writing today. She had been looking forward to it all night, waiting for this very moment!

["Welcome to the deepest secret of The Past's Paradise, preserved by The Deepest Place—"]

["A heartscape world composed of Elysia's memories, perfectly recreating everything Elysia loved in her life."]

["It is the condensation of all beautiful things, a peaceful and eternal dreamlike wonderland, an immaculate paradise standing at the end of all ideals."]

[Eternal Paradise]

You thought that after meeting Elysia, the Thirteenth Herrscher, the truth would be revealed immediately?

How could it be?

Pull, pull back and forth, tug and drag.

Back then, the writers toyed with the players in the palm of their hands.

Now, Su Nian was reproducing all of it.

Making them feel the same pain.

Good things should be shared.

By now, they had already tasted the malice coming from Su Nian.

This wasn't what they had imagined!

They thought the truth would be unveiled today, that Su Nian was deliberately stringing them along, but now it seemed the story of The Past's Paradise was far from over.

Su Nian cut her chapters according to the story's natural breaks.

They could understand, but it still pissed them off!

[Chapter-cutting expert, huh? Give me your life!]

[The urge to kidnap Su Nian grows stronger. I'm pulling out the Saw and voice-typing plan.]

[What's the truth? Spit it out already! Don't play these roundabout games with me!]

[...Feels like it's because Elysia herself doesn't know either. A memory recorded before death—would she know what happened at the moment of dying?]

[But it doesn't feel like Elysia knows nothing either. Fifty thousand years—didn't her memory talk with the other Flame-Chasers' memories in The Past's Paradise to find out?]

[It's already painful enough that her comrades died. Having to tell her how she died feels so hellish...]

[Officially, it's said Kevin killed her... Given Kevin's "Herrscher must die" attitude back then, it really could have been him?]

[Kevin: Dead memories suddenly start attacking me!]

[That explains it too. No wonder Elysia is also a "riddler." Maybe everything Raiden Mei asked that she knew, she told her... and what she didn't know, she just didn't know.]

The comments happily started guessing the next part of the story based on what had come before.

They needed speculation to soothe their curiosity.

But this was also proof of their love for the work.

Only if you cared would you spend time and energy on things that seemed "meaningless."

Another thing was that someone had started a trend.

Fan works interpreting Su Nian's story.

She was too much of a riddler, forcing them to rely on guessing her thoughts just to make their own theories somewhat plausible.

Lacking key information—that's how it was.

But they still didn't know that Su Nian had dug another hole long ago.

["I wonder if the name Eternal Paradise... makes you curious?"]

["Frankly speaking, I don't have much of a feeling. Coming here will reveal the truth? Knowing you, I doubt it's that simple."]

["Oh my, how could you think that? Who made you like this?"]

I'm roasting myself!

Holy crap, Su Nian, you actually know what kind of person you are!

It was like she could see the audience's complaints straight through the screen.

But she couldn't. It was like she had predicted their every move.

Deliberate. Absolutely deliberate.

Who else could have made her, made them, like this?

Everything was Su Nian's fault!

["You've already proven yourself to most people. If I still beat around the bush, wouldn't that be too much?"]

[Elysia's other identity, the Thirteenth Herrscher, had already been told to Mei. But for her, it was just a confirmation, not a revelation.]

[She came to the Past's Paradise seeking the truth. The first to appear before her was Elysia. The one who guided her deeper was Elysia. And in the end... the one she knew nothing about was also Elysia.]

["I have many questions I want to ask you. About your authority, the truth of how you became a Herrscher, whether your connection to the Honkai goes deeper than what's on the surface... and... how should I face you?"]

["I thought so. Of course, you can find the answers to all these questions here, one by one. That is the meaning of Eternal Paradise's existence."]

[When Eternal Paradise opened, it wasn't just Raiden Mei who entered. The other Flame-Chasers were drawn in as well.]

[The Flame-Chasers clearly knew about the Thirteenth Herrscher too, but they still wouldn't get to the point.]

[Sakura told Mei that Elysia was the most innocent among the Flame-Chasers.]

[Eden told Mei that in her era, Elysia was never a Herrscher who opposed humanity, who brought suffering and scars to the world.]

[Elysia was not an enemy, not a threat to humanity... and she was also an irreplaceable friend.]

[Elysia wanted her to feel all of this for herself. After all, this was her memory. Mei was walking through her heart, able to glimpse, one by one, those feelings she had treasured deep within.]

Seeing this, the audience couldn't help but grow curious.

This story once again revolved around Elysia, that "bad woman."

But two Flame-Chasers in a row had said Elysia was a good person.

Sakura had already sacrificed herself during the Twelfth Honkai. She didn't know the truth about Elysia being a Herrscher, so that was understandable.

But Eden—her reaction clearly showed she knew. Yet she still considered Elysia her close friend.

Wait, this didn't match the guidance they'd been given before!

The feelings she had hidden deep in her heart... what were they?

[With this description, could Elysia actually be a good woman? Is Su Nian clearing her name?]

[I never thought Elysia was a bad woman from the start. At most, she just had a few girlish schemes.]

[I don't buy it. She's deep and speaks in riddles.]

[I don't buy it either. The way she teases Mei like that, she is a "bad" woman.]

[Pink on the outside, black on the inside.]

[Then why did Mobius call her a "traitor"? There has to be a reason, right?]

[Having lived through the Previous Civilization, none of the other Flame-Chasers have her energy. She's too cheerful... When something's out of the ordinary, there must be a reason.]

[Wake up. How could anyone in the world be nice to you for no reason? She latched onto Mei the moment they met!]

[She's hiding too much. It's hard for me to trust her. I feel like those two are being led around by the nose.]

[Heh, you have a point. But if Elysia came to trick me, I'd gladly be led around by the nose too!]

Su Nian had raised quite a few questions again, but the most controversial one was still Elysia.

Because, after Eternal Paradise came out, Elysia's image had indeed undergone its first reversal.

Back then, some people were wary of Elysia, while others felt she really was a good woman.

The writer had done it on purpose.

Because Elysia was the second-in-command of the Moth of the Fire, the deputy leader. She had to possess an aura no less imposing than Kevin's.

From that mysterious smile, to the set "seductive Merus" and "bad woman" image...

And Mobius deliberately using the word "traitor" in front of Raiden Mei, a Herrscher whose true nature she didn't know...

It was only natural for the audience in the bullet comments to be on guard against Elysia, retracing the players' old path.

As mentioned before, the easiest way to establish a character was to set up a stereotype, then break it.

Now was the time to shatter the false, distorted "mirror" and reveal the true Elysia in her real form.

The news that Su Nian had started writing again spread quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it flooded the judging panel's livestream room.

They had already finished reviewing the submissions, but the judges' room was surprisingly quiet.

What had just happened had caused a little, minor unpleasantness between them.

They had a teleprompter, so they could see the bullet comments.

[Su Nian is writing again!]

This message kept scrolling, urging them to continue reviewing Su Nian's subsequent work.

Harsh critiques and grillings were always a crowd-pleaser.

But Su Nian definitely wouldn't end up in that kind of situation.

They saw the bullet comments and some thoughts arose in their minds.

A new chapter was out? They'd finally been waiting for it!

There was originally no segment in today's schedule for reviewing the contestants' subsequent works.

But they all wanted to see it, that was beyond doubt.

The so-called "process" arranged by the production team wasn't really that important anyway...

Now I want to go straight to Su Nian's livestream!

If it were any other judges, naturally they couldn't act so freely.

But the three of them were the biggest financial backers of the show.

Beyond their roles as judges, they were also investors. Eden invested money, while the technical side was jointly sponsored by Schicksal and Anti-Entropy Entertainment.

Yet none of them spoke.

Because of what had just happened with recruiting Su Nian...

First, there was Eden, guilty of the sin of jumping the gun—she had ambushed the other two off guard and extended an olive branch first.

Second, there was Otto, guilty of the sin of arrogance—he had openly contradicted Eden, claiming she couldn't guide Su Nian, which was malicious competition.

Third, there was Welt, guilty of the sin of prejudice—Schicksal was rotten, Eden was out of her field, and the only one qualified to take in Su Nian was Anti-Entropy.

They wouldn't make things hard for Su Nian, but that earlier behavior had only worsened their already strained relationship.

Silence. They were deadlocked here.

"...Uh."

Kevin looked at the three of them. This situation... tough.

There was no segment to review the contestants' works right now.

But Elysia noticed Eden's expression. It seemed unchanged, yet her eyes darted to the barrage comments several more times.

Well then... now it was her turn to step in!

Even if she misread the situation, her dear Eden wouldn't say anything, right?

After all, this was technically "their" show. Tweaking things a little shouldn't be a problem.

"Wow~ Are all the barrage comments from Su Nian's fans? Everyone's so eager for the judges to rigorously review Su Nian's work."

"Su Nian's performance so far is indeed outstanding. I heard yesterday that his readers couldn't sleep all night because they couldn't see the continuation..."