"W-Wait... hold on a second!"
Elysia flustered, completely taken aback.
"How could you think that way?!"
She was dumbfounded.
Even though they were enemies, seeing the Herrscher of Streaming Winds like this brought her no joy—instead, it made her heart ache.
"How could you be so irresponsible toward yourself?! Don't you know how precious life is?"
"?" The Fourth Herrscher tilted her head slightly, wearing a clueless expression that seemed to say, "What are you even talking about?"
She looked so silly...
Elysia put away her Divine Key.
There was no point in fighting now—not that she could even bring herself to do it.
She was starting to realize something.
Whether it was the Third Herrscher or the Fourth, they both had this foolishly endearing quality about them.
Neither seemed particularly bright.
With a little sweet-talking, you could probably convince them to have a whole litter.
Elysia stared intently at the Herrscher of Streaming Winds, who simply gazed back calmly.
Suddenly, Elysia felt like the Fourth Herrscher possessed a certain kind of beauty—the kind that came with a missing brainstem.
She was familiar with the type.
The Third Herrscher had been stubborn, after all.
It wasn't so much that she was being defiant—more like she genuinely believed that staying tough in prison was her own way of resisting.
Though she'd given up on that now...
But the Fourth Herrscher? She was like a fresh-faced newbie, a mere monkey, thinking she could take on Sun Wukong right from the start—and then just giving up on the spot.
Living was fine, but dying wouldn't be so bad either.
It never even crossed her mind that if a head-on confrontation wasn't working, she could try another approach.
As an enemy, Elysia should have been pleased.
But...
It was precisely because the Herrscher of Streaming Winds was like this that Elysia wanted even more to change this girl's defeatist attitude.
Because! She was Elysia, after all!
"Listen to me... alright?"
Elysia raised her hands slightly, offering a not-quite-standard "French salute" to show she meant no harm.
Only then did she continue.
"Life is beautiful. Giving up on it is just foolish."
"Think of things that make you happy..."
"Isn't there anything you really like, anything worth holding onto?"
Her voice was soft, her tone sweet, as she watched the Fourth Herrscher's calm face closely.
The Herrscher of Streaming Winds looked at her with an expression that seemed to say, "What in the world are you going on about?"
She didn't understand what Elysia meant.
Her face remained completely blank.
As if to say:
'I'm just a baby who's been born for less than an hour.'
'How am I supposed to know what you're talking about?'
"Alright, alright..."
Elysia wasn't embarrassed.
She kept on, as if coaxing a child.
She'd already won over Miss Heavenly Punishment—she refused to believe she couldn't handle a mere Fourth Herrscher!
"Do you like eating? The human world has so, so many delicious foods~"
She was trying to tempt the Herrscher of Streaming Winds.
But the other girl remained unmoved.
Seriously? She didn't even know what "eating" was—what was the point?
"The human world also has lots of fun things~"
"Like comics, games, novels... If you don't want to stay home, you can travel—go to the beach, visit ancient ruins, or check out amusement parks, water parks..."
Elysia clasped her hands together, smiling brightly as she made her suggestions, her eyes full of hope as she watched the Herrscher of Streaming Winds.
However.
The Herrscher of Streaming Winds still looked completely unimpressed, staring at Elysia as if she were an idiot.
"Elysia, you dummy." Kiana had been watching ever since the Fourth Herrscher descended.
Seeing that the Herrscher of Streaming Winds was clearly the "clueless and foolish" type, she knew this was in the bag.
But she hadn't expected Elysia to overlook the most important point, stuck in her usual way of thinking.
It was downright frustrating.
"She doesn't understand what you're saying—probably doesn't even get what 'death' means. What's the use of saying all that?" Kiana reminded Elysia in her mind.
"Just take her out to experience things for herself."
"..." Easier said than done.
Elysia couldn't guarantee what might happen if she took this blank-slate Herrscher into the city to have fun.
But she knew the risks were high.
That's why she wanted to try calming the Fourth Herrscher first, taking things step by step.
Like having Ato from the outer perimeter buy the things she wanted and bring them back...
Then!
With her own supervision to prevent any surprises, it should be fine! She wasn't dumb, okay!
Still.
Kiana had a point.
Looking at the situation, this seemed to be the only way.
Dealing with someone so stubborn called for taking a few risks.
Besides, the Herrscher of Streaming Winds wasn't truly stubborn—she just hadn't experienced anything yet, hadn't tasted what life had to offer.
Elysia was sure that once she did, she wouldn't be like this.
After all, if you've never even tasted a plum, how can you possibly quench your thirst by thinking of one?
"Let me take you out to have some fun." Elysia looked at the Herrscher of Streaming Winds hopefully.
The Herrscher of Streaming Winds had no idea what Elysia was up to.
Still, she didn't refuse.
In her view, even if Elysia had some trick up her sleeve, even if she was planning to ambush her, it didn't matter.
Dying sooner or later—it was all the same.
The only reason she was dragging her feet was that she didn't want to die the moment she arrived.
Beyond that, nothing else mattered.
"But we need to set some ground rules!" Elysia made a gesture.
The Herrscher of Streaming Winds didn't care.
"First, you can't use your powers."
"Fine."
"Second, no messing around—you have to listen to me."
"Fine."
Whoa!
She agreed just like that?!
Elysia was shocked.
But she continued, "Third, you said your name is Wendy, right? From now on, I'll call you Wendy, and you'll call me Elysia."
"Fine."
Miss Wendy seemed completely indifferent, as if to say, "Whatever you say."
Seeing this, Elysia ventured, "Then... will you give up on the Honkai eruption?"
"No." Miss Wendy replied without hesitation.
Yeah, that was the one thing she wouldn't agree to.
Alright then~
Elysia felt a little disappointed.
But... chin up, Elysia.
Next, it was time to let Wendy experience the joys of the human world!
And so.
In the blink of an eye.
Elysia brought Wendy, who had suppressed her power and aura, to the temporary Fire Moth base in the New Zealand region.
She asked Ato to arrange a private jet for her and Wendy.
They were headed to Sapphire City.
To be honest.
The reason there were no people in the nearby cities was precisely because of the Honkai eruption.
Even though Wendy didn't have much desire to attack, by the time she descended, the area around her was already in ruins.
But if she had to choose a city to visit, Sapphire City was Elysia's only option.
After all, it was closer to Kiana, which made her feel more at ease.
It was only natural.
Ato looked at Wendy, hesitating to speak.
He truly didn't know what had happened inside the pink dome.
But even now, as the storm calmed and the rain was about to stop, the fact that Elysia had gone in alone and come out with another person—even if she looked like an ordinary, pretty girl—was definitely not normal, right?
"..." She's a Herrscher, isn't she? She absolutely is, right?
Ato kept shooting meaningful glances at Elysia.
Elysia blinked her big, adorable eyes twice.
Okay.
Ato understood.
He didn't know what to say. Anyway, with the higher-ups keeping an eye on the situation, a small fry like him didn't need to worry.
"We'll gradually clean up the Honkai beasts and zombies from the fourth Honkai eruption," Ato said, sneaking a glance at Wendy as he spoke.
Wendy replied calmly, "There are no Honkai beasts or zombies near me. It's clean."
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