Honkai Exposed, Starting with Iconic Elysian Realm Scenes

With a new playmate, Pardo was overjoyed.

No wonder the System didn't give her any Life Coins.

In this deathly boring Death Space, Elysia and Eden were doing alright, one singing and the other listening.

But the kitty was bored enough to scratch its belly!

Pardofelis: "Canned Food, I'll take you to eat well and drink heartily from now on, and we'll go get supplies from other places. Come, let me introduce you. This is Sister Eden, and this is Sister Elysia."

Elysia: "Come on, Canned Food, reach out your paw."

Canned Food: "Meow~"

Pardofelis: "Canned Food, why are you listening to Sister Elysia so well? You haven't even shaken hands with me yet. Come on, Canned Food, reach out your paw."

Canned Food: "Meow!!!"

Looking at the cat, who was sulking with her, Pardo wondered if it was holding a grudge because she had shaken it too much inside the can earlier.

Raiden Mei: "I can tell Pardo is exceptionally happy right now, having a blast."

Theresa: "Strange, why do I feel like I can understand what that cat is trying to say? Wait, I think I need to get my brain checked. Did I learn animal languages at some point?"

Kiana: "Auntie, Canned Food's meaning is so obvious, we all understood it too."

Himeko shrugged and let out a helpless sigh, then noticed that the screen began to change.

[On the screen, Mei, Pardofelis, and Canned Food were in the same room, the harmonious atmosphere a rare sight in the Elysian Realm.

"Canned Food, reach out your paw."

Pardofelis squatted in front of Canned Food, starting her daily routine of playing with the cat.

"Meow."

"That's your tail, not your paw. Again, reach out your paw~"

The two cats' cooperation didn't seem very harmonious, at least Canned Food wasn't too willing to cooperate.

"When I first saw it, I was very curious. I heard that the Elysian Realm only stored the memories of thirteen Flame-Chasers. This cat couldn't possibly be one of the Flame-Chasers, could it?" Mei asked jokingly.

Or perhaps, was this cat Pardofelis's true form?

"So Sister Mei cares about that? If I had to say, Canned Food was brought in by me, right? According to Sister Snake, it's a mapping of memories? A manifestation of the mental space? In short, it's one of those difficult-to-understand terms."

Pardofelis tapped her chin, explaining as simply as possible.

"Back then, I was lying on the experimental platform to collect data for the Elysian Realm, and I accidentally fell asleep."

"When I woke up, there was a cat in my data. It seems I was the only one like this."

In short, Pardofelis vaguely ended up with a cat.

Then, as a Memory Body, she and Canned Food spent their days causing trouble in the Elysian Realm, getting supplies from other Flame-Chasers and such.

"So, Canned Food is the cat you raised in reality?" Mei asked.

"No, ever since I joined Fire Moth, I haven't raised my own cat. If I had to say, I hadn't raised a cat of my own before that either."

Pardofelis shook her head and explained.

"I only lived with stray cats in Dusk Street. But back then, the stray cats couldn't get enough to eat, they were thin and small, nothing like this fat cat, Canned Food."

"Meow!!"

Canned Food let out an audible protest, clearly taking great offense at the word "fat cat."

Pardofelis continued, "In my opinion, that was the happiest time for me. The Honkai hadn't arrived yet, and peace hadn't disappeared."

She spent her days carefree, looking for food when she woke up, basking in the sun with stray cats at noon, and huddling together for warmth at night.

Thanks to her one-in-a-million luck, Pardofelis never really went hungry, and the junk she found could always be sold.

Only then was she truly free.

Perhaps it was because of those most cherished, most precious times that Canned Food was preserved in this way.

"I don't think about things much, unlike leader Kevin and the others who worry about the survival of the world. That's probably why only my data came with a cat,"

Pardofelis scratched her head, continuing somewhat sheepishly.

And Canned Food's chubby appearance was the best proof that she liked seeing those stray cats from back then living happily.

"Oh right, Sister Mei, I'll give you this catnip toy. Canned Food loves it."

Pardofelis took out something resembling a cat teaser and handed it to Mei.

"Ah, thank you, Pardo."

Mei picked up the catnip toy and, just like Pardofelis had done earlier, dangled it for Canned Food. "Canned Food, reach out your paw."

"Meow~"

This time, Canned Food didn't resist. Instead, it obediently and gently raised its paw, leaving Pardofelis stunned.

"Huh? Canned Food, you little thing, why are you only listening to Sister Mei?!"

It was obvious that Pardofelis, also a cat-lover, was jealous.

Raiden Mei: "What a cute cat. I wish I could find Canned Food to play with for a while."

Canned Food: "Meow~"

Pardofelis: "Ah! Canned Food, you're choosing favorites! Why don't you listen when I call you, but you'll obey when Mei-sis and Eli-sis call you?" Canned Food: "Meow!!!"

Himeko Murata: "It seems Canned Food really doesn't like being teased by Pardo. Even I can understand what she's saying."

Pardofelis: "Damn it, Canned Food, you can't just prioritize them over me like this."

Kiana: "Speaking rationally, do you think there's a possibility that, as fellow cats, Canned Food doesn't want to be teased by its own kind?"

Pardofelis: "..."

Pardo glanced at her own tail and ears. For a moment, she actually thought Kiana's guess made sense.

But so far, no one had ever treated her like a cat to tease her.

She had been in the group for so long, and no one had ever said they wanted to pet her ears or stroke her tail.

Eden: "So, is this Canned Food still Pardo's emotional data, just like the Memory Bodies in the Previous Era Elysian Realm?"

Bronya: "Not necessarily. Memory Bodies should exist in data form, but this Canned Food appearing beside you shouldn't be data."

Elysia: "After all, we call this place the Death Space. Perhaps the System backed up Canned Food from the Previous Era Elysian Realm and changed its form of existence. In Mobius's words, Canned Food is a part of Pardo."

[Correct.]

The System responded, confirming Elysia's guess was right.

Pardofelis: "So that's how it is. If I get a Life Coin, can Canned Food go back with me?"

Pardofelis: "Hehe, I know all the good spots in Dusk Street like the back of my hand. Canned Food, when we get back, I'll treat you to the best of everything!"

Canned Food: "Meow!"

Chapter 36: Who Disarmed the Bomb in Sky-Piercing City

Fu Hua: "Pardo, isn't it a shame to use such a precious thing as a Life Coin just to restock?"

Immortal Crimson Bird had a general understanding of the Life Coin's function from Elysia's explanation and knew that the Previous Era now had new possibilities.

Although Eden had a Life Coin, she could probably ask for it if she was shameless enough.

After all, Eden was generous.

However, she was a living person in the present, unable to use a Life Coin belonging to the dead.

Otherwise, Fu Hua wanted to try going back to the Previous Era to find the captain who once saved her and reverse the cruel reality of her becoming a Herrscher.

Hearing that Pardo was actually planning to use the Life Coin like game currency made her so angry she almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Pardofelis: "Hehe, Hua, you know me. Let's not even talk about how I don't have a Life Coin right now. Even if I did, I couldn't do anything earth-shattering or awe-inspiring."

Elysia: "Judging by Hua's words, do you have any special unfulfilled wishes?"

Fu Hua: "Yes. When I first joined Fire Moth, there was a captain who was very good to me. I want to change the reality of her becoming a Herrscher."

[Eden uses Life Coin, gains twenty-four hours of life. The time is set one month after Fu Hua joined Fire Moth.]

Pardofelis: "Eden-sis, you're that fast?"

Eden: "Hua's request, of course I can't just stand by."

Fu Hua: "Eden, I know your kindness, but right now we don't know why Captain Himiko became a Herrscher, and Fire Moth wasn't strong enough back then to have effective ways to fight Herrschers."

Himiko, the captain of the Fire Moth squad who had once helped Fu Hua.

When Fu Hua first joined Fire Moth, the Flame Herrscher had not yet appeared.

Fire Moth was just one of the organizations under the United Nations fighting the Honkai, and its reputation wasn't great.

Eden: "I want to try to buy Fire Moth, or rather, have us Thirteen Flame-Chasers gain absolute say in Fire Moth sooner."

Pardofelis: "!!!"

Elysia: "This is quite a bold idea, Eden."

Eden: "Eli, didn't you do something similar before? I've noticed many things are different from my memories."

For example, the higher-ups who used to target the Flame-Chasers and had strong opinions about Fire Moth's existence were almost all gone.

Eden didn't need to think to know Elysia was responsible.

Elysia: "Hehe, you found me out."

Bronya: "Won't there be any trouble? Controlling Fire Moth sounds like a very dangerous thing."

Pardofelis: "It's not dangerous. With Eden-sis's current strength, no place is dangerous enough... well, maybe Dusk Street is an exception."

After all, several Flame-Chasers came from the talented Dusk Street.

Eden: "Don't worry, I'm going to buy things, not fight. I just want to infiltrate Fire Moth's upper echelons. Violence is only a last resort."

Elysia: "Then I'll leave it to you, my dear Eden."

Elysia was very confident in Eden's efficiency.

Not to mention that she had already cleared the obstacles for her last time, but with those profit-driven high-ranking officials of the Fire Moth, Elysia didn't believe they wouldn't be tempted by Eden's wealth.

She recalled that during a critical period of fighting the Honkai, when they were on the verge of collapse if they didn't act, those idiots were still fighting amongst themselves.

Even though the world was about to be destroyed if they continued to fight, they still wouldn't stop their infighting.

It was a clear case of the selfish mentality of "we can all lose together, but you can't be better than me after winning."

Elysia felt she couldn't handle it.

She really couldn't handle it!

Eden: "It's fine. Even if this doesn't succeed this time, we can still infiltrate. At worst, we'll just use a few more Life Coins later."

Bronya: "But are you sure there won't be any problems with you guys doing this? I remember the time Elysia chose last time was after Eden's, and the timeline is getting messed up!"

Elysia: "That's a question for the System."

[Please rest assured, System delivery guarantees quality products, with after-sales service to boot. Feel free to mess with the timeline; the Imaginary Law will handle the rest.]

Kiana: "Can the Imaginary Law explain everything?"

Himeko Murata: "Who knows? But this involves time travel and quantum uncertainty. For authoritative answers, you should ask Dr. Einstein at Anti-Entropy."

Bronya: "No, no, no, this is completely beyond the scope of science, isn't it?"

Raiden Mei: "Putting aside the miraculous nature of Life Coins, I think the Honkai itself is quite unscientific."

Kiana: "Unscientific, but very Honkai."

[Q&A begins.]

[Question: In Sky-Piercing City, who pushed the Honkai Energy Fission Bomb into the sky at the critical moment, saving countless lives?]

[A: Theresa.]