Honkai Exposure, Starting with Iconic Scenes in the Elysian Realm

Hehe, just imagining that scene was pretty interesting.

Bronya: "The Deep... Why would Sister Mei want to go there? Is there some incredible secret?"

Pardofelis: "No idea. Eden funded the Previous Era Elysian Realm, and Sister Snake built it. It doesn't have much to do with me."

Eden: "I was merely an investor. How would I know the specifics of the project?"

Besides, the Previous Era Elysian Realm contained the Flame-Chasers' Memory Bodies. Though they were restricted by their identities as Memory Bodies, their ability to stir up trouble went without saying.

Forget Eden and the others—even Mobius herself might not know what the Previous Era Elysian Realm would become in the future.

Himeko Murata: "So, you don't know what the situation inside the Previous Era Elysian Realm is either?"

Pardofelis: "No, but if you want me to sneak in and swipe some things, I might be able to give it a try."

Elysia: "Forget the Previous Era Elysian Realm. I'm more curious about Mei's horns. I wonder what they feel like."

Kiana: "No! Absolutely not! How can girls just casually touch other girls? If anyone's touching them, it'll be me. I'll protect Mei's horns!"

Pardofelis: "...Did you accidentally say what you were really thinking?"

Bronya: "Idiot Kiana."

Raiden Mei: "Kiana, how can you say anything that comes to mind? Even food can't shut your mouth."

The Herrscher of Food grabbed a spatula and stuffed a huge spoonful of rice directly into Kiana's mouth, mixed with corn and red beans.

But St. Freya Academy's Head Chef had now lost the Herrscher of Food's authority.

The originally delicious food now felt to Kiana like swallowing a stack of dumpling wrappers whole, choking her miserably.

"Mei, Auntie Himeko... save me."

Kiana raised a hand for help, starlight beginning to flicker in her eyes as she looked ready to pass out.

Raiden Mei patted her back, and only after much effort did Kiana manage to cough the rice back up.

Bronya: "Shocking. This is the first time Kiana has failed to finish her food—and it was food made by Sister Mei."

Kiana: "What do you mean by that, Bronya? Are you saying I eat a lot? I only eat eight bowls per meal!"

Himeko planted her hands on her hips and spoke with complete conviction, seemingly unable to comprehend how an ordinary person could fail to eat eight bowls in one sitting.

After all, it was food Mei had made.

Fragrant and tender, with a delicious texture—was eight bowls in one meal really too much?

Public Execution of Raiden Mei

Eden: "Have I misunderstood Civilization's Diet fifty thousand years from now? Eight bowls? Were those bowls the size of teacups?"

Theresa: "No, it's simply because my dear niece eats a lot. Her mouth never stops moving all day long. I have no idea where all the nutrients she eats even go."

Bronya: "Thankfully, St. Freya Academy's funding is fairly sufficient, and Sister Mei is the one cooking. Otherwise, Kiana would definitely eat an ordinary family into bankruptcy."

Kiana: "Nonsense! I'm obviously easy to feed. I'm not picky—I'll eat anything as long as Mei made it."

Himeko gritted her teeth, picked up her bowl, and swallowed three huge bowls of rice without even needing side dishes.

Then her vision went dark, and she slumped limply onto the table.

Raiden Mei: "Kiana, are you an idiot? You knew this was a failed dish, tasteless as wax, and you still ate it?"

Kiana: "It's fine. I've even eaten dumplings that hadn't been put in the pot yet. At most, my stomach will hurt for a while. I won't end up in the hospital."

Theresa: "My dear niece, as expected of you."

Eating uncooked dumplings.

Good thing you traded one-third of your intelligence for an Indestructible Stomach. Otherwise, you'd be getting the full service package straight to the hospital.

Who knew what Kiana was thinking? Even a starving ghost reincarnated wouldn't be able to eat this much, right?

Pardofelis: "I think it's great. Having food to eat is already good enough. Eat when there's food. Back when I was scraping by on the streets, how could I possibly eat my fill every meal? I had to stockpile more Canned Food too."

Bronya: "I support this!"

What they stockpiled wasn't Canned Food—it was a soldier's dignity!

Elysia: "Look, I... my Memory Body has started touching Mei's horns."

Kiana: "Let me see! Let me see!"

Everyone's attention returned to the screen. Elysia had already reached an agreement with Mei and began touching the horns atop her head.

She gently touched the part that had only appeared due to special circumstances, sometimes stroking upward and sometimes brushing lightly downward.

The unusual sensation aroused Elysia's curiosity—and Raiden Mei's embarrassment.

Mei tried hard to suppress the excitement in her heart, but she still could not contain the emotions of the Original Stone and began letting out soft hums.

"Wow, this really is different from what I imagined."

Elysia said with a smile, like a little fox that had successfully caught its prey.

"Hmph..."

Perhaps because she did not want outsiders to hear, Mei kept her voice suppressed. Yet that only heightened Elysia's interest.

"Have you touched enough?"

Raiden Mei shouted, shooting Elysia a light glare.

"Alright, alright, that's enough. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity. I'll be happy all day."

Elysia released Mei's horns and spoke with satisfaction.

"So, the way to reach The Deep..."

"Don't worry, I'll work hard. I always keep my word. Set off once you're ready."

After speaking, Elysia left the room, seemingly intending to make preparations for the journey to The Deep.

Raiden Mei, meanwhile, stood frozen in place and nervously looked around. "No one saw that just now, right?"

Such an embarrassing scene would have been fine if it were only her and Elysia. But if a third person had witnessed it, Raiden Mei felt like killing them to silence them.

"..."

Reality, however, was cruel. A cloaked woman beside them had been watching everything unfold.

Raven lowered her hood and gave Raiden Mei a knowing look.

Raiden Mei: "Ah!!! Why was there a third person here at a time like this? Can't you build a few more doors in your Previous Era Elysian Realm?"

Mei wanted to die. She wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground and befriend Dragon Lizards.

What kind of humiliating Public Execution was this?!

Wouldn't it have been enough if only she and Elysia knew about something like this? Heaven knew, earth knew, you knew, and I knew.

It was over now.

By tomorrow, the entire Elysian Realm would probably know about it. She had utterly disgraced herself, all the way into the Previous Era Elysian Realm.

Elysia: "So Mei means that for this kind of secret nobody else knows, it's enough for just the two of us to know? How embarrassing."

Pardofelis: "Sister Mei, originally, only the Memory Bodies in the Elysian Realm knew, along with that person called Raven. But now, it seems like all of us know."

Theresa: "Pfft..."

Himeko Murata: "Pfft..."

Everyone held back their laughter, trying to preserve Mei's last shred of dignity. But the expressions they were struggling to restrain had already betrayed them completely.

Raiden Mei only felt her cheeks getting hotter and hotter, as though she were on the verge of exploding from embarrassment.

Raiden Mei: "Pardo, do you want to be taken apart?"

Pardofelis: "Sister Mei is angry! Sister Elysia, save me! This is trouble caused by your Memory Body. Sister Elysia, you wouldn't just stand by and watch me die, would you? You wouldn't, right?"

Elysia: "Phyllis, you should know that someone who has died once cannot die a second time. Even if you're split into Pardo and Phyllis, perhaps you can still be put back together."

Pardofelis: "That sounds painful! Don't take me apart, Sister Elysia!"

Elysia: "It's fine, Pardo. As long as I get to touch Mei's horns, even if Pardo gets taken apart once, it'll be worth it."

Kiana: "I want to touch them too. Being able to touch Mei's horns would be pure happiness."

But the first person to touch Mei's horns had actually been Elysia, which made Himeko furious.

Damn it, I should have been the first one to touch them!

You pink-haired fox who came out of nowhere, flirting with Mei right in front of me and doing something even I never got to do.

It's just so enviable... No, infuriating!

Raiden Mei: "Elysia, doesn't your Life Coin have a twenty-four-hour time limit? Is it really okay for you to stay here chatting instead of doing something important?"

Seeing the topic turning back to her horns, Raiden Mei hurriedly changed the subject.

At this rate, they might discuss her horns for the entire day.

Elysia: "I clearly made time to have a pleasant chat with everyone. How could you think that of me, Mei? But you're right. It's time for me to do something meaningful."

Pardofelis: "Something meaningful... Sister Elysia, are you about to pull off something big? Tell me quickly."

"..."

After not receiving a response from Elysia for a long time, everyone understood that she had probably gone off to do something important and could not be contacted for the time being.

Himeko Murata: "Looks like Miss Elysia has gone offline. But who knows what she meant by something meaningful?"

Bronya: "Could she be going back to slaughter everyone who ever stood in her way? That's how Transmigration Novels always write it."

Pardofelis: "Death Space preserved the power we had at the moment of our deaths. With Sister Elysia's strength, she could probably do anything."

Kiana: "Take down Herrschers, smash the Elysian Realm—then Honkai will be mine to rule!"

Eden: "That won't happen. Elysia, she... is probably going to correct some mistakes that could have been avoided."

Mei's Reason for Going to World Serpent

Fire Moth Headquarters.

Elysia had just held a team-building event with the Flame-Chasers. In her hands, she carried the gifts Kevin had given everyone before leaving.

Carefully selected noodles—everyone in Fire Moth had received a share. It had certainly cost Old Ancestor Kevin quite a bit.

"Hi, Apponia. I finally found you."

Elysia stepped forward, took the nun-clad girl's hand, and spoke happily.

The other woman slowly turned around. Her white headpiece could not conceal her breathtaking beauty, yet her beautiful face was filled with sorrow.

Apponia, the guilt-ridden nun who could not be lewded.

"Elysia, the meeting has already ended. Why have you come looking for me?"

Apponia opened her eyes, her expression as calm as ever. She did not react at all to Elysia holding both her hands.

"I came to find a sad girl and offer her comfort for both body and soul. Do I need a special reason for that?"

Elysia said with a smile, tightening her grip on Apponia's hands as if she did not want to let the other woman escape.

Though Apponia would not have run away in the first place.

"Elysia, you are free. You are not bound by the Shackles of sin, and I cannot impose Precepts upon you. I tried just now as well, only to find that I could not see your fate no matter what I did. I can feel it—you are different from before."

Apponia studied Elysia closely, but the other woman was no longer affected by her ability to foresee the future. She could see nothing.

"So you really can't be fooled, Apponia. Are you curious about what happened to me?"

Elysia clasped her hands behind her back and playfully leaned close to Apponia's neck.

Apponia shook her head. "Everyone has their own secrets. I have no right to pry into your privacy, nor would I do so. Because I trust you, Elysia."

She had once peered into many people's futures, imposed Precepts upon Chakravartin, and even been judged a sinner by the world.

But no matter what, Apponia would never doubt a person.