Is Elio a Good Cat or a Bad Cat?

Remembrance flooded back like a tide, and Sera's thoughts drifted back to a starry sky.

"Oh, I see..."

Sera's voice carried a hint of understanding as he turned to look.

"But I have to say, Dreamseeker, you should at least have told me before sealing my Remembrance. If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have really thought I was murdered and that's why I lost my Remembrance."

"Cause and effect tell me that you can't carry your Remembrance with you~"

The Dreamseeker looked at Sera with a smile.

"So, by doing this, you've... become Herrscher too?"

"Yes, the Herrscher of Chronology."

"Really."

Sera wasn't too surprised and quickly changed the subject.

"That Holy Grail, did you make it?"

"I suppose so, but I'm not the only one. You'll have to find this secret yourself. Alright, you should go back now, Captain."

The Dreamseeker gently touched Sera's forehead.

Sera opened her eyes again, holding the now-dimmed Holy Grail in her hands.

"Sera?"

At this moment Cyrene approached Sera with a slightly worried expression. Coming to her senses, Sera smiled and took Cyrene's hand.

"I'm fine, I just went to settle some karmic debts."

"...?"

Cyrene's mouth was slightly open, her expression one of utter shock.

Xuzhao smiled without saying a word, simply pushed up his glasses, and silently pulled Feiying, who was unaware of the current situation, aside to watch the show.

When Herta heard Sera mention the word "cause and effect," his eyes lit up, and he slowly walked up to Sera, but his expression remained largely unchanged.

However, this little commotion could not be kept secret from Sera, who had only recently Sera with Miss Herta. Her old doubts and confusions surged in her heart, and finally turned into the most sincere greetings in her mouth.

"I'm back, Herta."

Sera extended her free hand and grasped the hesitant Miss Herta.

Herta was taken aback for a moment, but quickly recovered, her eyes softening. Without further hesitation, she took Sera's hand and embraced Sera.

The sound reached Sera's ears, carrying a slight breathiness and an indescribable excitement.

Welcome back, Sera.

A hint of surprise flashed in Cyrene's eyes, but she didn't misunderstand; instead, a sense of understanding appeared. Her eyes softened, and she quietly released her hand, gently tapping the back of Sera's hand before doing so.

Sera understood what Cyrene meant and hugged Herta. Ruan Mei's eyes were full of confusion; she was a little bewildered at the moment, but she quickly grasped the current situation.

Or rather, everyone present, except for the two naive Feiying and Himeko Suzi whose eyes still held clear vision, knew what had happened.

Although they didn't know what had happened, Himeko and Suzi exchanged a glance, knowing that now was not the time to be confused, and tacitly took a few steps back.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Sera gently patted Miss Herta's back, her mind still replaying Herta's forlorn expression at the end, and her tone softened unconsciously.

"It wasn't a long wait."

Herta smiled mysteriously, not finishing her sentence. She didn't have to wait long; less than half a system time later, when she came to her senses, she saw Sera again. But at that time... Sera didn't recognize her, and she felt somewhat lonely.

"I am the Herta. I told you, I would find you."

Look, I've found you.

Miss Herta loosened her grip on Sera, but remained very close, her bright and beautiful violet eyes gazing gently at him.

"Hmm..." Sera's voice was somewhat complicated. This experience had served as a wake-up call for him. In the future, he would definitely have to fix a lot of karmic issues, since there were many things that were obviously not right at first glance.

For example...

"Xuzhao."

Since the Xuzhao is using this mask, Sera will show her respect and won't call her Aha" directly.

"So, the Holy Grail was given to you by me, right?"

Although it was a question, Sera's tone carried an air of certainty. She had been asked before that the Holy Grail was given by someone else, and the Dreamseeker said that she had contributed the most.

The Xuzhao couldn't possibly resemble the one I could recognize, so the only possibility Sera Herrscher Dreamseeker. Looks like I'll be quite busy in the future!

"Um--Well... I can't say~"

Xuzhao chuckled and brushed off the topic.

Miss Herta now feels her impression of the Xuzhao has improved considerably, at least to some extent. The Xuzhao has played a crucial role in both Sera's and her own success.

Beep beep.

A message notification sounded.

[Elio]: Come to this spot and meet me.

[Elio]: (Positioning)

Sera put down her phone with a strange expression. The Voracity hadn't been solved yet, but the Dual-Phase Paradise had already been taken care of. Thinking of this, Sera cast a questioning glance at Xuzhao.

Xuzhao glanced at it and naturally saw the message on Sera's phone. She nodded.

"..." Sera was speechless for a moment. It seemed that he could not quickly clear the Dual-Phase Paradise and would have to come back to clear it again in the future.

Beep beep.

The message notification tone sounded again.

[Elio]: You came alone.

"..."

"Say it all in one breath, Elio, you naughty cat!" Sera let her hand fall limply, the hand she had just been about to use to call the others to leave together.

"It's alright, you can go ahead."

Cyrene smiled with her hands behind her back, and Miss Herta nodded beside her.

"Then... I'll go?"

Sera spoke hesitantly, and after the two nodded again, her body vanished from the spot.

Coffee shop.

A black cat with blue eyes sat elegantly on the sofa, licking its paws. Opposite it was a cup of extra-sweet coffee, which looked freshly placed and was still steaming.

Sera sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, blinking in confusion because she couldn't see the cat. She calmed down after scanning the area.

Elio nimbly leaped onto the table, appearing in Sera's line of sight.

"Elio, nice to meet you~"

Sera rested his chin on the back of his hands, looking at Elio with curiosity. He felt a little itchy and wanted to pet the cat, wondering if Elio would hiss at him.

"Nice to meet you, Seraphis."

Elio, looking quite intelligent, nodded his cat head.

So, what's the purpose?

Sera had a vague idea in her mind.

"Recruiting members."

Elio didn't waste any words.

"You should know, Tianyi V."

"Kafka."

Sera's eyes sparkled with amusement; whatever Kafka wanted, he could provide.

"Let me guess, without me—would you have sent a bunch of people to their deaths to create an opportunity for you to talk?"

"Um."

Elio nodded slightly, showing no surprise at Sera's words. Its eyes began to turn golden, the color of "destiny."

"135:7372124, 271:6372711, Kafka will appear in that abandoned building at 11:14 AM on Wednesday."