After all, things had reached this critical point. Wouldn't backing out now mean all their previous efforts had gone to waste?
To keep the fruits of her hard work from vanishing into thin air, and because she truly did not mind helping her "kind"...
"Fine. Right now, I can still feel the wills and powers of all the Herrschers continuously converging toward Kiana."
Mei finally made her request of Shishi.
"I hope you can sort through them... and remove any potentially dangerous elements."
"So you're asking me... to take on the consciousnesses of several Herrschers by myself? Wonderful."
Faced with Shishi's sarcastic reply, Mei instinctively used a move that had probably never failed her before.
"If you can't do it, I won't force you. But Bronya and I will still try to project our consciousnesses over there, at least to help Kiana stabilize the space."
"I... are you underestimating the 'Herrscher of Sentience' a little? Taking on the consciousnesses of several dead Herrschers? Even if they were living people like you, I wouldn't be scared at all!"
Shishi fell for it, quite tragically.
"Hehe~ How adorable. Maybe she actually likes this feeling too?"
A pink comment floated across the Live Stream...
Clearly, Shishi's stubborn bravado had amused Elysia.
The others were also amused by this old companion, who loved to complain but never slacked off when it was time to get things done.
"Or rather, her pride can't withstand the blow of a little provocation?"
"So childish~ But perhaps that childishness was what allowed her to become the Herrscher of Human rather than one of the Thousand?"
Comments full of emotion drifted through the Live Stream.
Sometimes, a simple provocation worked absurdly well on Shishi.
At least for now, it had successfully stirred up her competitive spirit.
"Heh... as expected