Chapter 244

Now they're chatting and joking around in the Death Space, and suddenly they feel that there are some things that still need to be debated.

Vill-V: "What's there to be so smug about? It wasn't your doing. You might fool others, but do you really think you can fool me?"

She, Vill-V, has always been the one who uses her Trickster persona to deceive others; no one has ever managed to fool her.

Mobius: "Heh, you have a good eye, Vill-V."

Raiden Mei: "Mobius, you really didn't do it?"

Mobius: "Hey, when will this rumor that everyone who has a health problem is Mobius stop?"

Mobius shrugged, indicating that he was truly wronged.

Kiana: "What evidence do you have to prove you didn't do it?"

Mobius: "Believe it or not, I don't have any evidence."

Although it wasn't Mobius who did it, in the Previous Era Elysian Realm, the first person one could think of to do such a thing is her.

There is simply no evidence to support this claim.

Kiana glanced at Mobius suspiciously; she still didn't believe him.

Kiana: "That's so suspicious. If this wasn't made by Mobius, I'll eat thirty bowls of white rice tonight."

Not only did he eat thirty bowls of white rice, but he also didn't drink a drop of water, and he didn't even want any vegetables!

Bronya: "Idiot Kiana, if you want to finish everyone's dinner, just say so."

Wendy: "Wouldn't this be considered freeloading?"

After counting, there weren't many people in the dormitory; one bowl was enough for the girls who had small appetites.

Raiden Mei might cook a meal that amounts to no more than thirty servings.

Wendy strongly suspects that Kiana is simply a glutton, and that's why she wants Raiden Mei to make dozens more servings so she can eat to her heart's content with her Gluttony abilities.

Raiden Mei: "Alright, Kiana, no one's going to steal your food."

With that, Raiden Mei ran to the storage room and took out two more rice cookers. She was going to pull off something big tonight.

Himeko Murata: "Ahem, let's talk about dinner later. Let's first figure out the anomaly that's been appearing on Cosmo."

Mobius is not the kind of person who reneges on his promises.

Since she claims she wasn't responsible for Cosmo's resurrection, there might indeed be some hidden story behind it.

In other words, there are indeed people in the Previous Era Elysian Realm who can enable Cosmo to do something similar to resurrection.

Sakura: "Besides Mobius, I can't think of anyone else who could do something like that."

Su: "It's clearly not Mobius."

Sakura: "What do you mean?"

Sue: "If it were Mobius, [Infinity] certainly wouldn't have only resurrected Cosmo once."

Everyone was taken aback; it seemed to be true.

If Mobius truly possesses the technology to revive after being deleted once by Herrscher of Corruption, he would likely try to extend it Infinity.

She herself would not be forced to the point of being reduced to a state of consciousness by the Herrscher of Corruption.

Elysia: "Perhaps we were looking for the wrong clues from the start. It's not necessarily Infinity that could make Cosmo reappear before the Herrscher of Corruption."

The Herrscher of Corruption's final line, in particular, is so vivid that it easily leads to certain speculations.

Elysia preferred that her guess was wrong.

Fu Hua: "Elysia, do you mean that the second Cosmo that appeared was not the Cosmo itself?"

If the second person to appear is a clone, and the real Cosmo died when it was first deleted by the Herrscher of Corruption, then the scope of the person behind it can be expanded.

Sakura: "Lifelike, the second Cosmo... Elysia, you wouldn't be talking about that, would you?!"

In Setsuna, most people in the Chat Group realized what was happening and focused their attention on Griseo.

Griseo a Cosmo so lifelike that two Cosmo appeared in the Elysian Realm at the same time, and the Cosmo she drew could change according to the artist's requirements.

Griseo: "So, that person was me?"

Little Griseo blinked, her little head not quite grasping the essence of the matter, only knowing that she seemed to have helped everyone.

Cosmo: "I'm sorry, Griseo, it's not your fault, it was my own choice."

Griseo: "Cosmo, why are you apologizing?"

Cosmo didn't want to answer this question, but feeling Griseo's innocent gaze, he simply couldn't lie.

Cosmo: "Because... to carry out this plan would be tantamount to killing me with my own hands."

--Pat.

A crisp sound rang out, Griseo's hand holding the paintbrush trembled slightly. The paintbrush, stained with paint, fell to the ground, and she stared at her own white hand in horror.

Just now, without me noticing, my fair hands were stained red with paint from the paintbrush.

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Griseo: "I... will kill Cosmo?"

Little Griseo looked up, her face filled with panic as she stared at Cosmo behind her.

The young girl was too young to understand complex emotions or the terror of death.

But Griseo knew who was good to her; they would cover her with a blanket when it got cold, and when she ate too much candy, Cosmo would secretly hide the candy.

Griseo knew that death was a terrible thing.

Sister Pardo often says that she is afraid of death and wants to live. When she encounters danger, she wants to find a safe place to hide. Therefore, death is a terrible thing.

She didn't want Cosmo to die, and she couldn't accept killing Cosmo with her own hands.

So when she heard that she would kill Cosmo, Little Griseo naturally panicked and dropped her paintbrush without even realizing it.

Cosmo: "It's alright, Griseo. You didn't kill me; you gave me a chance."

Griseo: "An opportunity?"

Cosmo: "Yes, it's a rare and valuable opportunity, so I shouldn't just apologize, I should also say thank you."

In this way, he has fulfilled his responsibilities Flame-Chasers and lived up to the name of Morning Light.

He twice unleashed his Hypermutation Overload ability to hinder the Herrscher of Corruption's progress, forcing the Herrscher of Corruption to use its deletion ability. Shouldn't he have done a good job?

All of this is thanks to Griseo.

Griseo: "I don't understand, but I know I don't want to kill Cosmo."

Little Griseo clenched her fists, shook her adorable little head, and stared at Cosmo with her pure and innocent eyes.

She knew that death was a painful thing, Griseo didn't want to see Cosmo suffer.

Pardofelis: "Hey, don't be so pessimistic. Little Griseo would never do something like that. Maybe we're just wrong."

[Q&A begins.]

[Whom did Cosmo ask for help to get Griseo's assistance in carrying out his plan?]

[A: Apponia.]

[B: Su.]

[C: Hua.]

[D: Eden.]

Pardofelis had just been trying to ease the tension, was speechless. This exchange practically confirmed that Cosmo had asked Griseo to help him kill him.

Moreover, it was through other people's help to persuade her that Kosmo approached Griseo to explain the situation, rather than Cosmo taking the initiative to do so.

In a sense, this can be considered a form of deception, albeit a well-intentioned lie.

Raiden Mei: "Cosmo, this isn't right."

Cosmo: "I understand, but extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures, and I can't very well make such a request of Griseo."

After all, he was Griseo's guardian; what kind of guardian would ask their child to kill them?

If he were to actually make such a request to Griseo, he would surely be rejected.

Griseo: "Cosmo, did I do something wrong? You look unhappy."

Little Griseo scratched her head. Adult topics always tend to get complicated suddenly, and their emotions can easily fluctuate.

Cosmo, who just moments ago thought this was the best possible arrangement, is now radiating a low-pressure atmosphere.

Cosmo: "No, I was just reflecting on myself."

Regardless of the circumstances, the fact remains that he deceived Griseo; the good or bad intentions behind the lie cannot negate the factual action.

Cosmo was wondering if it would be better if he just spoke frankly with Griseo.

And if you're asking for help, what was your original intention—to offer advice or to deceive?

Cosmo stared at the four options in the answer key.

Sue went to rescue Raiden Mei and has an important mission. There was a time gap in the process, so it's unlikely she was looking for his help.

As for Apponia... it concerns Griseo, Cosmo doesn't want her to have any contact with Griseo unless absolutely necessary, when they're entrusting each other with their lives.

He shouldn't have even bothered to argue Apponia about handing the key to Griseo.

The remaining two, Hua and Eden, are people we can entrust with this task.

Cosmo: "Eden, if I were to ask you, do you have a way to persuade Griseo?"

Subconsciously, Cosmo placed Hua after Eden as an option. He understood that if he asked Hua for help, what he would have to do to Griseo might not be so honorable.

It could even be behavior that would invite criticism and lectures from others.

Cosmo felt that perhaps he could try to fight it out a little longer.

Eden: "Me? I 'Flame-Chasers sorry, but it's not my wish to persuade one Flame-Chasers to kill another."

She couldn't do that, or rather, none of the thirteen members of the Flame-Chaser would be willing to do it.

Cosmo: "Is that so? Then I choose C, Hua."

[Correct answer.]

Cosmo couldn't help but shake his head; in the end, things turned out exactly the way he least expected.

Fu Hua: "Wait, Cosmo, how can you be so sure it's me?"

Mobius: "Ha, you actually ask why? Do you really not understand, or are you just pretending?"

Among all the Flame-Chasers, who can change someone's mind without them even realizing it...? It seems that Hua is not the only one.

However, given the predicament of Apponia, the only person Cosmo could choose, and the most suitable one, was clearly Hua.

Fu Hua: "You mean, the Eighth Divine Key, Fenghuang Down?"

The Immortal Crimson Bird slapped his forehead. "Cosmo, you're putting her in a terrible situation!"

Cosmo: "Sorry."

Fu Hua: "Actually, there's no need for such a serious apology. I understand your predicament."

Ultimately, it was Morning Light's Flame-Chasers that allowed him to make the right judgment under such immense psychological pressure during such a critical moment, which was already quite remarkable.

[Congratulations to Cosmo for winning the reward: Concept Card - Cosmo.]

[Description: Using this Concept Card summons Cosmo in its Hypermutation Overload state, lasting for one day.]

Cosmo: "Hypermutation Overload State..."

The golden card landed in his hand, Cosmo noticed that it was engraved with the image of a Honkai Beast, which was himself in his Hypermutation Overload state.

After thinking about it, Cosmo felt that having this Concept Card in his hands was of little use.

After being released from his Hypermutation Overload state, he truly became a beast-like being, and his remaining rationality could be crushed at any moment.

If they really encounter a powerful enemy, and the two of them unleash their Hypermutation Overload together, they might end up fighting each other.

Cosmo: "Griseo, here, take this."