[Under the guise of her own sweet talk, the Vill-V of Malevolence gained some trust from the Corruption. Thus, Vill-V sought out Kevin.
Using her status as the builder of the Elysian Realm as a pretext, Malevolence revealed the existence of the Herrscher of Corruption to Kevin. After gaining his trust, she told Kevin about her 'plan'.
To prevent Kevin from being controlled by the Herrscher of Corruption, she had to delete it first, but this deletion was reversible. This was Vill-V's 'plan'.
Naturally, Kevin had no objections to this:
"...I understand. I'll give you my answer. But there's one more question..."
"...Who are you?"
...
"Stop hiding, Vill-V. Get out here!"
(Fine then, Mobius... You're next.)
For the more intelligent Mobius, she had a different approach compared to dealing with Kevin.
This time, Vill-V pretended to be a victim and confronted Mobius to question her, because Vill-V knew that Mobius had indeed conducted experiments imitating the Herrscher of Corruption.
But soon, Mobius saw through Vill-V's scheme and didn't take her seriously:
"But then, before you completely disappear, I have one last question..."
"Just... who are you!"]
[Stelle]: "Sigh... My head itches, feels like I'm about to grow a brain."
[March 7th]: "Looking at it this way, both Kevin and Mobius noticed something was off about Vill-V, right? So why did Kevin still agree to Vill-V's plan?"
[Siegfried]: "Haha, maybe the old ancestor Kevin wanted to play along with her scheme?"
[Mobius]: "That little follower? He doesn't have the brains for that."
[Qingque]: "This round... if Mobius really has a plan, then it's Mobius thinking Vill-V is on the second layer, but actually Vill-V is on the third layer, while Mobius herself is on the fourth layer!"
[Guinaifen]: "Can you be more straightforward? Little Gui and Sushang are getting dizzy watching this!"
[March 7th]: 'Exactly!'
["Yes... I... just who... am I?"
In the Theater of Dominion, the Malevolence, looking at the memories in the mirror, couldn't help but murmur to herself, falling into confusion.
Then, through continuous recollection and contemplation, she recalled who she truly was—Raiden Mei!
Having regained her sense of self, Mei looked at the mirror, panting heavily, her face full of lingering fear. She had almost been lost in the memories of the Malevolence Vill-V.
"What happened? Was that... the memories of [Malevolence]?"
She lowered her head and examined her own body for a long time, as if it originally belonged to someone else.
Mei said, somewhat puzzled, "I'm still here, safe and sound... and not [imprisoned] like she said..."
"Then, is it [you]...?"
"Have you... finally [appeared]?"
Mei knew someone was helping her, giving constant hints within the memories, allowing her to awaken within them.
"Hi, you're finally here."
"This voice... It's really you!"
The face that appeared before Mei was still so familiar, but seeing such a calm expression on that face was something Mei would have found hard to believe in the past.
She was like an ordinary person, gently reading a book on the sofa.
"How should I introduce myself to you?"
Vill-V shyly raised her right hand and waved at Mei: "Long time no see, or should I say..."
"Nice to meet you?"
Mei wasn't too surprised by this: "It really is you... the original [Vill-V], her Ego."
"A... [Deceiver]."]
[Mobius]: "As expected, Vill-V's Ego is still alive. Not surprising in the least."
[March 7th]: "No way? The [Ego] looks so different from the other Vill-Vs? She seems like such a gentle young girl."
[Bronya Zaychik]: "Wait, earlier I thought Kevin had noticed Vill-V's abnormality, but now it seems he didn't."
[Herrscher of Sentience]: "LMAO, if it weren't for Vill-V's Ego, Mei would have been completely overwhelmed by the Malevolence's 50,000 years of memories and started thinking she was Vill-V!"
[Hi3rd - Void Archives]: "Pfft, hahahaha, Herrscher of Sentience, you saying something like that... hahaha..."
[Silver Wolf]: "Great, next up we get to see Vill-V fight herself!"
["Is it... a bit too ordinary? Are you disappointed?"
"You don't seem surprised at all."
Mei questioned: "So... the so-called [Segmentation of Thought]..."
"Those were all true... It's just that even before I had this ability, I could easily become [another person]. Not much different from now, right?"
"...The [Evil] said that all thought sectors no longer exist."
Having just been tricked by one Vill-V, Mei found it hard to trust another Vill-V so soon: "Is this another one of her lies, or... is it your [lie]?"
"How should I put it? She did indeed destroy all sectors, including the [Ego]."
"But no one said the [Ego] has to stay in the sector named [Ego], right? There was never anything there from the start. Just a little habit of mine..."
"A spider does have eight legs, but they all grow from a single body after all."
"It's just a pity... without legs, the body can't move an inch. So, I can only meet you in this way."
Vill-V apologized to Mei with deep sincerity: "I'm sorry... If I apologize seriously, will you accept it?"
"...Can I trust you?" Mei was still somewhat doubtful.
"Though I might not have the right to say this... I hope you can believe me."
"It really was you who saved me from [Malevolence]."
"After all, this is [my] mind. A little disguise is quite simple."
With the Ego, Mei once again confirmed that the Herrscher of Corruption had descended upon the Elysian Realm because of her. Mei felt deep regret and self-blame over this. Vill-V gently comforted her:
"Look at it from another angle. If you hadn't thrown yourself into the Elysian Realm immediately after that [meeting]... [reality] would probably be in complete chaos by now."
"..." Mei didn't respond.
"...Sigh, you're the type who cares deeply about [making mistakes], just like me."]
[Kiana]: "This is Vill-V's Ego? Why does she feel so different from the other Vill-Vs?"
[Silver Wolf]: "What are you talking about? Aren't all these Vill-Vs distinct in style?"
[Stelle]: "As expected of the Ego Vill-V, she can even gently and sweetly comfort the self-blaming Mei!"
[March 7th]: "Weren't you just shouting earlier about being sworn enemies with Vill-V, that you are Vill-V, you'll be Vill-V for life?"
[Stelle]: "March, ever heard of righteous cutting ties?"
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Dear viewers, tomorrow night, please enjoy to your heart's content—
The Finale of 'Helix'!
A minimum of four updates, I promise. If I don't push myself, how will I know my potential?
Ever since returning home, I've actually been wanting to procrastinate because I have too much free time.