"Looks like everyone's here."
Looking at the two girls outside the door, Brian knew it was time to set off for Flourisha.
However...
"It's all your fault." Elysia trotted over to his side, kicked his ankle, and then went back to support Vita.
???
So, why am I the one getting kicked?
But a great person has a great capacity for tolerance. After rescuing Griseo from Sa's clutches, he would let this pink Fatso know what a huge amount of trouble she'd receive for kicking him.
"Since we're all here, let's head to Flourisha."
To traverse a distance of nearly a light-year in a short time, conventional means were obviously not an option.
The Ark that Great Griseo had taken back then took decades to cover this distance; the three of them didn't have that kind of time to spare.
It had to be fast and accurate, directly entering the depths of Sa's soul to conduct a deep 'girl-on-girl' battle with this several-hundred-million-year-old woman.
Through the Imaginary Space, distances that were difficult to cross in the Real World were traversed in an extremely short amount of time.
"This is Flourisha?"
"It has a very classical feel," Brian commented.
Vita: "Well, I can't help it. Although the civilizations on this dwarf planet were all created under Sa's will, the genetic source of these lives are all from the human gene samples on the Ark. It's only natural that they would develop like this."
In short.
Hardware from Earth was installed with a system from Venus under the arrangement of the user, Sa.
The wisdom of two civilizations intertwined to form the current appearance of Flourisha. Some of its underlying colors couldn't be changed even by Sa, the god of Flourisha.
"Flourisha..." The wind blew through the girl's pink hair. Elysia looked down from a high place at this city, which resembled Greece on Earth.
"Hey, Brian, when you're fighting Sa, can you protect this city a little?"
She made a request.
Her equal love for all living beings made her unable to bear seeing this city destroyed because of some past mistakes.
Brian: "Since it is the princess's request, I will naturally do my utmost."
The black-haired youth took the girl's slender hand and gently kissed the back of it, like a knight swearing an oath to his princess.
The warm and solemn scene made Vita feel like an outsider, like a daily-use item.
But for the sake of her new friend Elysia, the cute and beautiful Ms. Vita did not intend to ruin such a beautiful atmosphere.
A great change was imminent. It was time to let the little ones of Flourisha prepare.
The green-haired, red-eyed girl quietly left and came to Flourisha city, where she met a very cute little Vita.
"It's Sister Vita!"
A white robe, identical to Vita's, with green trim at the edges.
Like discovering a new continent, the Vita of Light bounced over to Vita.
The two Vitas, one big and one small, both had green hair and red eyes. Apart from a few minor details, they could almost be said to have come from the same production line.
Of course, that was the truth.
Sa created the unique her, and she created seven cute little Vitas.
Unfortunately...
Their grandmother, Sa, was about to face an unbearable weight from the third planet of the solar system.
The other few little ones scattered around Flourisha heard the news of Vita's return and immediately gathered around her.
The little Yixin, with red decorations on her, was caught off guard and threw herself directly into Vita's arms. "Sister Vita, you're finally back!"
Her cute head hit Vita's stomach, and the sensation of liquid flowing down her intestines due to the impact made Vita can't help but suck in a cold breath.
The harvest from this trip was perfect, but this kind of feeling that sent shivers down to her soul made her legs weak.
Vita tightened her legs to keep herself from falling under the siege of the little Vitas. "Yixin, you're a big, reliable kid now. You can't just pounce on me like that next time, okay?"
Her warm fingertips pressed on Yixin's little nose, making him look aggrieved.
"Yixin understands, Yixin won't do it again."
These sensible children were not only the children Vita had personally created, but also the administrators of the city of Flourisha.
Although they were often childish in their actions, Vita didn't mind these lovely children causing her a little trouble.
The seven children chattered away, asking Vita what she had experienced on her trip this time, as they missed her very much.
"Sister Vita, did you bring back lots and lots of delicious food for everyone again this time?"
"No delicious food." Vita stroked the gluttonous child's head. "But this time, Sister Vita brought back a big brother for you."
"What big brother?"
"Perhaps... Sister Vita's husband?"
"!!!"
Oh no, the seven little Vitas' status was in jeopardy!
"Just kidding."
"Sister Vita, you're so mean!" The little Vitas breathed a sigh of relief.
"Actually, Sister Vita came back this time with a very powerful helper to eliminate the Great Demon King who is hiding in the darkness and has been planning to subvert Flourisha."
"Sister Vita is lying again." After what had just happened, the little Vitas didn't believe this evil, bad woman at all.
However...
"Sister Vita isn't lying this time." Stroking the little Vita's head, Vita's smile was as bright as ever.
In a way, she could be considered a truly filial daughter.
After all, Sa was her creator and could be considered her mother, yet she brought outsiders back to pay her respects.
It was truly hilarious.
If Sa was sensible, they could still be mother and daughter in name for a lifetime; if Sa was not sensible...
Then she would have no choice but to let her be buried in time, like the past generations of civilization in Flourisha.
...
Flourisha Forbidden Land...
On a bottomless cliff, a piece of steel structure, eroded by time, spanned across, becoming the only passage between the two worlds.
Elysia's slender fingertips brushed over the time-ravaged steel, confirming the Fire Moth symbol on it.
"This is indeed a work belonging to the Fire Moth."
The moth-like symbol lit up a flame of hope. The girl, who had been worried about Griseo's safety, finally confirmed that what Vita and the man beside her had said was not false.
This wasn't a matter of trust or not, but a natural concern for a friend and partner, unrelated to trust.
But even though she had confirmed that Griseo was sleeping somewhere in this place, Elysia was still concerned about Griseo's current situation.
The Ark, capable of traversing the stars, had become so dilapidated. Of the massive facility in the blueprints, only this small section remained.
One could imagine that Griseo and her Ark must have been beaten to their knees by the two bad women, Vita and Sa, and then suffered all sorts of torture in their sleep, finally being forced to give birth to seven cute little Vitas.
"Griseo has suffered so much. I must give her a good hug later."
Two fingers pinched the beautiful girl's sharp, elf-like ears, completely dispelling the feigned pitifulness on Elysia's body.
Brian pulled hard with his fingers. "Let's go, it's time to wake Griseo up. Stop adding drama for yourself here."
"Ehehe~~~" Elysia stuck out her small pink tongue. "I was just thinking about how much pain Griseo has gone through all these years, so I got a little sad."
"Stop pulling, it hurts," Elysia said pitifully, but she couldn't resist the pulling force from her ear and could only be pulled forward, stumbling.
Mist shrouded the entire Flourisha Forbidden Land. This place was all bare rock, without a trace of life.
Elysia and Brian went deep, dispelling all the mist in the forbidden land, and found the main body of the Fire Moth's Ark.
Huge, damaged, dilapidated, decaying...
From all the traces, it seemed that an external attack had destroyed the Ark's main power system, but it did not cause significant damage to the Ark's other facilities.
After all, what Sa and Vita needed was the life information of humans from Earth to create a new Flourisha, not for simple destruction.
After the baptism of a long time, this Ark, which could no longer traverse the starry sky, still had the faint breath of operating instruments.
Obviously, Vita had not lied.
"Lovely Great Griseo, your little sister Elysia is here to take you home♪"
The smell of dust made the beautiful girl can't help but cover her nose and mouth, but as soon as she thought of Griseo having grown into a beautiful adult like her mother, Elysia couldn't help but be happy.
"The Griseo of today must be a reliable adult, right?"
"Yeah, she's already the mother of seven children."
The word 'mom' triggered a keyword in Elysia's mind, causing the beautiful girl who was venturing deep into the Ark to stop, her hands on her hips as she looked at Brian with a face full of anger.
"You bastard, you're not thinking of making my Great Griseo the mom of an eighth child, are you?"
The black-haired youth waved his power, pulling the dust off an oval-shaped object, revealing the well-built, blue-haired girl inside.
"Why not?"
"Isn't your home my home? Since we're all family, why be such strangers?"
"Pervert!"
Suddenly, Elysia was pulled by a force, and her footsteps staggered as she fell onto Griseo's hibernation pod.
The transparent lid was no obstacle; Elysia could see almost every detail on Griseo's body.
The little painter from her memories, whom she had tricked into calling her 'little sister Elysia' and 'Grandma Mobius', had finally become a mature adult.
But!
"You... you wouldn't!"
Behind her was the Inner World Protagonist with the power of a false god. On his body was a divine might that could destroy the world.
In short—the divine might from behind!
Elysia had no doubt that this guy wanted to use his invincible divine might to awaken Griseo, who had been sleeping for a long time.
"Elysia, to celebrate the addition of a new member to our family, let's have a good celebration here."
"..." The beautiful girl's elf-like ears were almost flushed red with anger by this guy.
"You bastard~~~ Mmm~~~"
Elysia trembled with anger, tears of anger and regret streaming from her eyes.
...
"Mr. Knight, I... I think..." In a splendid, oil-painting-like world, a little blue-haired girl finished another painting.
Usually at this time, Griseo would continue with her next work until all the paint was used up and she had to go out to find new colors.
But...
"This place is beautiful, but it's time for Griseo to leave."
Griseo raised her head and looked at the tall knight beside her. "Mr. Knight, let's leave here together."
A deep male voice came from under the armor. "Of course, my lovely Griseo. I will always protect your safety."
"Mm." Putting down her paintbrush, the cute little painter bravely took the first step to leave.
Kosma, Mobius, Aponia...
Her works, the lady, the knight, the servant, the empress...
"Goodbye, everyone."
The tall knight beside her said nothing, silently watching Griseo bid farewell to the people here, and then walked towards the end of the dream.
Just like an unrelated witness.
Suddenly...
"Mr. Knight, you are the real me, aren't you?"
"..." The knight was silent, then a voice similar to little Griseo's but more mature came out. "Yes, I am the real you, the you after you've grown up."
"Then how many times has such a scene occurred?"
"I don't know. I don't know how long we have been here either."
The real Griseo was not lying.
From the moment she realized she was trapped in a dream, she began to try various methods to leave.
But no matter what, it didn't work. In the end, she chose the current method—to create another herself, let her try, and let herself discover the problem from a third-person perspective.
Such a scene had already happened countless times, just another ordinary attempt.
It should have been like that.
"Mr. Knight, I think... I should say goodbye to you."
"..." The knight was silent, because everything was already different.
This attempt seemed to have found the correct way to wake up, without having to wander in this dream anymore.
"Griseo..."
The little painter smiled and shook her head. "Mr. Knight, there's no need to be sad."
"You and I are both Griseo. I am the past Griseo, you are the grown-up Griseo. We have always been the same person."
"..." The heavy armor concealed Great Griseo's expression. "Thank you, little Griseo."
But it couldn't conceal the expression in her voice.
"..."
The dream shattered.
The girl in the hibernation pod opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was...
"Hi♪, did you miss me?" A beautiful pink-haired girl waved enthusiastically in front of Griseo. Her appearance, identical to the one in her memory, made Griseo think she was still in a dream.
"Outside the dream, is there another layer of dream?" Griseo was very troubled.
If the outside of the dream was a nesting doll of dreams, she didn't know when she would be able to truly wake up.
Even if she did wake up, it would cause serious mental problems, confusing the dream world with the real world.
Seeing this, Elysia very 'good at undressing people' explained, "Our cute little painter, don't you recognize your little sister Elysia anymore?"
Griseo: "..."
One look in her eyes confirmed it. This was the bad woman who had tricked her!
"Are you... the real Elysia?"
"Could there be a second cute and beautiful girl in this world as pure and flawless as me?"
One look in her eyes confirmed it. It was that narcissistic woman!
But why was this person resurrected!?
Griseo's eyes were full of confusion.
In her memory, Elysia had returned to her origin fifty thousand years ago to fight for a chance for the civilization of this era to overcome the Honkai.
In theory... she shouldn't be resurrected, nor should she have found this place.
Seeing the mature great painter so confused, Elysia pulled Griseo out of the hibernation pod, pointed in a direction, and explained, "Let me introduce you. This is my great benefactor, and also my little lover."
Little lover?
Elysia, a well-known lesbian with social butterfly syndrome, actually found herself a lover?
How can you say that so calmly?
And...
"..."
Griseo looked down and saw the dust under her feet, caked together from the moisture of the liquid. In some places, puddles had even formed.
Before she woke up, what on earth were these two doing in this dilapidated Ark!?
Griseo said nothing, just remained silent.
...
Flourisha City...
"My dear little Vitas, the final device in your hearts that protects Flourisha doesn't actually represent peace, but rather the destruction of Flourisha once again."
A single sentence made the cute little Vitas look at each other in dismay.
The so-called final device was the thing in the center of Flourisha. In the eyes of the seven little Vitas, no matter what kind of turmoil occurred, activating that thing would return Flourisha to a state of peace.
But now, in Vita's words...
"Sister Vita is lying again," the little Vitas said in unison.
The feeling of having their cognition overturned was not pleasant. They didn't want to accept this reality.
The green-haired, red-eyed girl smiled and stroked the little Vitas' heads as usual. "But don't worry, Sister Vita came back this time to solve the problem of the Great Demon King hidden behind Flourisha, so that Flourisha will not repeat the same mistakes."
Open the door! Pay filial respects!
Of course, this wasn't the only way to find Sa, but having that person come to them on her own was undoubtedly the most labor-saving way.
In order to save her little lover some trouble, the 'good at undressing people' Vita had worried herself sick.
Of course, if Sa wasn't sensible, a simple death would be her easiest end.
If Sa was sensible...
Jie jie jie~~~
She was going to gouge out this woman's gills!
"For the future of Flourisha, Sister Vita hopes that everyone will work together and use their own power to lure out that evil Great Demon King."
"..." The little Vitas looked at each other.
Although they all looked like children, it didn't mean they were as naive as children.
But since even Vita said so, and if it wasn't the Great Demon King that was lured out in the end, Flourisha wouldn't suffer any loss.
The little Vitas made their decision. "Sister Vita, we promise we will definitely protect the safety of Flourisha."
"Of course, Sister Vita will definitely leave you a completely intact Flourisha."
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