After dealing with the troublesome fellow—Otto—Elias devoted the remainder of this time-travel journey entirely to accompanying Cecilia.
At the same time, he also took part in the establishment of St. Freya Academy—or rather, it would be more accurate to say he built the whole thing himself...
Back then, Elias, Cecilia, and Theresa purchased a plot of land in the Far East roughly the size of a small town, and immediately began construction on St. Freya Academy. As for the construction crew... there was only Elias.
Elias declared, "Let me show you what true infrastructure madness looks like!"
He directly activated the authority of the Herrscher of Reason, using his memories as a blueprint to reconstruct the 2014-era St. Freya Academy upon this land.
Theresa and the others were completely dumbfounded. Shigure Kira even slapped herself across the face, and even the ever-graceful Cecilia stood there in shock, her mouth slightly open.
"W-What is going on here?!"
"That was only a few seconds! Is there anything in this world you can't do, Elias?"
"It feels like we could start classes tomorrow."
"Basic operation. Everyone spam 6."
Elias stood there proudly with his hands on his hips.
The future 2014 St. Freya Academy, as a militarized Valkyrie academy, could easily be described as the largest, most technologically advanced, and most luxuriously decorated academy in the world.
If Welt were the one attempting to reconstruct it directly with authority like this, he would likely be drained dry before even completing a fifth of it.
But for Elias—who had once accomplished the feat of constructing an entire world—building a St. Freya Academy was child's play. Since most of it consisted of relatively simple buildings, it was even less difficult than constructing the Selene.
"But... doesn't this architectural style clash a bit too much with the Far East? It looks more like some kind of Viennese royal art palace."
"Hm? The future St. Freya looks exactly like this. Besides, being distinctive shows what makes us unique."
Elias was extremely satisfied with his masterpiece.
Anyone seeing St. Freya Academy for the first time would likely think of one phrase—City of Art.
Leaving aside its staggering land area, which hardly resembled an academy at all, every dormitory villa, every teaching building, and every statue was exquisitely crafted.
Anyone might suspect that a group of master artists had personally rolled up their sleeves and built the academy brick by brick. The entire campus felt like a single, unified work of art.
"But isn't this a bit too over-the-top? The Far East authorities might explode."
"Alright then. I'll just add a little something."
With that, Elias snapped his fingers again.
Theresa and the others' eyeballs nearly popped out.
"W-Warships?!"
"And so many of them!"
"Are those... Honkai Fissile Bombs?!"
Before their eyes appeared ten Selene-class battleships and one Hyperion, along with dozens of Honkai Fissile Bombs—and even several nuclear bombs waiting to happen.
"There. Now the Far East authorities definitely won't have any objections."
"Y-Yes... certainly..."
Who the hell would dare object to that?
This was outright nuclear deterrence!
Leaving aside the dozens of Honkai Fissile Bombs, those nuclear bombs had been designed by the genius inventor Vill-V. Their destructive power was beyond question.
In the original storyline, the Herrscher of Corruption from the Previous Era had used three of her nuclear bombs to destroy humanity's last remaining city. Elias conservatively estimated that three would be enough to sink the entire Far East.
"We might be the first academy in the world to possess nuclear bombs. Isn't our martial virtue a little too abundant?"
"Oh, don't say that. An academy with nuclear bombs sounds cool, okay? If you advertised that, I can't guarantee girls—but there'd definitely be countless boys lining up to enroll. Oh, right. We don't accept boys."
Elias blinked as he remembered that St. Freya was an all-girls school. Aside from himself, not even a male mouse was allowed inside.
Ah... just imagining it feels amazing. And in reality, it really is amazing!
Thinking back to the wonderful campus life of the future—everywhere he looked, there were beautiful girls—and the only male teacher at the academy, Welt, had already been kicked out by him.
If Elias' moral standards had been even slightly lower, he probably would have devoured every single Valkyrie in St. Freya by now.
"Anyway, I've done everything I can. The rest is up to you two, Cecilia and Theresa. If any enemies show up, just fire the Selene's main cannon at them."
At this stage, St. Freya Academy already had the qualifications to clash head-on with Schicksal. With ten Selenes alone, it was practically an invincible lineup.
The more Elias thought about it, the more he looked forward to what St. Freya would become after he returned to the original timeline.
(I don't ask for much. If the number of Valkyries could multiply several times over, that'd be perfect. After all, the more cute girls, the better. Hehe~)
...
In the final days before this time-travel journey ended, Cecilia gave Elias a tremendous surprise.
Inside the Valkyrie dormitory of St. Freya Academy, silver-white moonlight streamed through the window, illuminating Cecilia and making her white hair shimmer brilliantly.
Holy. Elegant. Exquisite. Gentle.
In that moment, Cecilia resembled a moon goddess descended to earth—fully worthy of the title of saintess—captivating the white-haired youth's gaze.
And then she slowly removed her dress.
"Elias... before you leave, I want to offer you the most important thing I have. Will you accept it?" Cecilia asked, her face flushed red.
"I do, my lady."
Elias casually constructed a music box.
As soft, ethereal music began to play, he wrapped his arms around the girl's delicate body. Beneath the romantic moonlight, their silhouettes gradually overlapped.
Soon, a smear of crimson stained the pure silver glow of the night.
They branded one another upon their bodies.
From this moment onward, they belonged to each other.
Cecilia nestled in Elias' embrace, her cheeks tinged red, her expression filled with happiness and satisfaction.
However, to Elias' great surprise, the woman he remembered as most worthy of the title of saintess was astonishingly assertive in this regard... at the very least, far more so than a certain pink elf who was currently being completely overwhelmed by him every night.
Some people, even after awakening the full power of Origin and becoming a complete Herrscher of Origin, were still nothing more than small fry... yes, Elysia, I'm talking about you!
But Elias quickly realized that he had celebrated too early—the real surprise was yet to come.
Because the next day...
Misteln: "Mind if I join~"
Cecilia: "Mm, that's fine."
Elias: "???"
Looking at the two women before him—identical in appearance—one radiating a natural little-devil aura, the other like a holy angel, Elias had to admit he was thrilled.
"Ich liebe dich, Elias."
That night, Cecilia cupped the boy's flawless face and confessed, then kissed him deeply.
To think someone would say that magic spell to me... this is... wonderful!
Elias' excitement peaked, and by the third day, Cecilia ended up lying in the Valkyrie dorm from morning until night.
But where there was joy, there was also sorrow.
"Waaah, Elias, be gentler!"
"My Lady Cecilia—ahhh!"
Seeing the woman they admired become a true woman, Theresa and Shigure Kira clung to each other and wailed like defeated strays.
"Ah~ you two came at just the right time."
Elias opened the door and saw the two losers. Having just finished with Cecilia, he greeted them with a bright yet mischievous smile.
They had been secretly watching and listening since the first night. Not only Elias, even Cecilia had noticed—but the two of them had tacitly chosen not to expose it.
After all, in a certain sense, it made things even more enjoyable.
Theresa / Shigure Kira: "So we were part of your play all along?!"
Elias: "Hehe, more or less~"
Their frustration instantly maxed out, and the two launched an attack. But the gap between them was too great—they were casually suppressed by Elias and even threatened harshly.
Elias: "Don't interfere, or tomorrow I'll stuff the two of you under the bed."
Theresa / Shigure Kira: "...Do it, then!"
Elias: "Uh... are you two getting excited?"
Theresa / Shigure Kira: "That's slander! We're not!!"
In the end, Theresa and Shigure Kira were thoroughly bullied by Elias. After all, Cecilia was now his wife, yet these two—a white-haired gremlin and a tone-deaf idiot—kept trying to "steal" her away.
That was something Elias absolutely could not tolerate.
And with his return to the original timeline approaching, he worried that if he stayed away too long, he might come back only to find Cecilia turned into a full-fledged lesbien by the two of them.
If that happened, he would definitely hang Theresa and Shigure Kira up and give them a proper beating.
Speaking of lesbiens...
Elias: "Oh right, come to think of it, Elysia swings that way too... though I probably don't need to worry. Right now she's busy fighting with the others in the Elysian Realm—literally."
There was a famous saying: beware of the women in the Elysian Realm.
Much like Elias, that pink elf also loved getting close to beautiful girls.
Over the past fifty thousand years, Elysia hadn't expanded her social circle much. Otherwise, given enough time, she could have befriended the entire world. Instead, her daily interactions were limited to the women within the Realm.
Though they were close companions, they were also fierce rivals.
"Ah~ how did things end up like this? We were such good friends, yet everyone insists on opposing me. That's so mean. I won't cuddle with you anymore!"
Sitting atop Mobius' back, Elysia looked at the battlefield where no one remained standing, her expression entirely free of sorrow.
"Guh! You're heavy—get off!"
Mobius gritted her teeth. This pink menace was playing dead again. She decided that next time, before any infighting began, they would all team up to "finish off" Elysia for ten minutes straight.
"Elysia, aren't you going to deal with that Cecilia? She's not a small threat."
Mobius attempted to divert trouble onto someone else.
"No rush~ As they say in Shenzhou, you must settle internal matters before dealing with external ones. Besides... why should I fight Cecilia and the others? I could just join them!"
"Huh? Elysia, did you get kicked in the head? Listen to yourself!"
"Oh my~ I do want to keep Elias all to myself, but since that's impossible, I might as well try something new. As long as I get the most delicious part, I won't lose out."
Elysia had come to terms with it.
Continuing to fight would lead nowhere.
No matter how high her affection was, Elias would never abandon the others for her alone. In that case, the only option was to change strategies.
And thinking about it carefully, she was actually gaining quite a lot—she could be intimate with Elias and also get close to beautiful girls.
Elysia suddenly felt that sometimes, raising the banner of a harmonious harem wasn't such a bad thing.
When Elias later heard about this, he gave a thumbs-up in approval, thinking his Ely was truly insightful.
As for whether things would become chaotic later, he wasn't worried at all.
First, tangled wings were better than fighting wings. Second, only Elysia leaned that way—everyone else had normal preferences. And in truth, Elysia simply appreciated beautiful things.
Like admiring a flawless gemstone—anyone would want to appreciate and touch it.
Moreover, Elysia was very measured. Though she excelled at growing close to others, she always maintained a precise boundary.
Back in the Previous Era, she had always kept everyone's affection for her at the level of friendship. If someone tried to go further, she would immediately "escape."
After all, her heart had long belonged to Elias. What remained for others was only friendship—and even that friendship was reserved for beautiful girls. Just like her boyfriend, she was very much appearance-driven.
"Speaking of which, Cecilia's squad—it was called the Snowwolf Squad, right? All the girls there are so pretty. I heard one of them is Hua's disciple."
"Oh? Hua actually took a disciple? Does that blockhead even know how to teach?"
"Oh, come on, Mobius. Hua just has low emotional intelligence—her intellect is perfectly fine. Hehe~ I'll go chat with that girl and share some of Hua's embarrassing—ah, I mean interesting—stories!"
"You were about to say embarrassing stories, weren't you..."
Mobius rolled her eyes and silently mourned for Fu Hua for a few seconds. Incidentally, she had already given up struggling.
She let the pink menace treat her like a cushion, though the weight pressing down on her made breathing slightly difficult.
"Oh right, there's another interesting girl."
Elysia suddenly recalled something.
"That girl named Shigure Kira—her singing almost knocked Eden unconscious back then. And... it seems she has special feelings for Elias as well."
"What? You're serious? I thought that girl didn't get along with him!"
Mobius was shocked—but she believed it.
She would never doubt Elysia's judgment in this regard.
"Oh my, my dear Mobius, you're not the only tsundere in this world."
"Elysia, who are you calling a tsundere?!"
"Alright, alright~ There are quite a few tsunderes in this world—but none quite as stubborn as you."