In the Schicksal experimental facility, Otto was silent for a moment, then smacked his lips:
"Miss Elysia, I understand."
His tone was calm, betraying little emotion.
Elysia tilted her head, smiling as she pressed, "Oh, don't you think I have some mysterious motive?"
Otto responded unperturbed, "Not at all."
"Then what about my infiltration here?"
Elysia asked again, a hint of slyness in her eyes.
"That was the dereliction of duty of those Valkyries; they will be punished."
Otto's tone was flat, as if he were discussing the most ordinary of official matters.
"Oh, could you please not punish them?"
Elysia's voice held a touch of pleading.
Otto glanced at her and said very straightforwardly, "Of course."
Durandal and Rita, standing nearby, exchanged a look, both with a hint of confusion in their eyes.
They had always found Otto Apocalypse's temperament unfathomable; one moment he might be stern, the next he would be all smiles.
His easy agreement to Elysia's request was somewhat unexpected, but not entirely so—after all, the Archbishop's thoughts were inherently hard to guess.
Elysia seemed to recall something and added, "Then I also want to use the second divine key once, how about that?"
Hearing this, Otto said unhurriedly, "Strictly speaking, the second divine key isn't ours. Does it matter who uses it?"
Elysia's eyes curved into a smile: "Oh, as expected, you're an interesting person too~"
Otto nodded slightly: "Thank you for your compliment."
...[March 7th: Oh, I thought we were going to fight again, but I didn't expect it to be resolved so easily.]
[Dan Heng: The key should be in the conversation between Miss Elysia and Archbishop Otto.]
[Welt Yang: Such a development is indeed possible.]
[Tesla: Knowing that the rotten thing he's about to do has succeeded, that old geezer must be secretly delighted in his heart!]
[Otto: That's right, joy does not overflow in expression, it merely lingers in the heart.]
[Theresa: But Grandpa... you must be thinking more than that.]
[Void Archives: Naturally, Otto is inherently suspicious. Faced with this half-true, half-false matter, his extreme curiosity will instead make him calmer.]
[Otto: As expected of one of the people who understands me best, my old friend, I look forward to our reunion.]
[Void Archives: There's no need for that.]
...High up in the Schicksal experimental facility, with an open view, it was a good place for a conversation.
Otto had already given orders not to let anyone else approach. Elysia led Fu Hua to the top of the Thousand Worlds Bridge. The wind here was light, and they could clearly see the distant scenery.
Fu Hua looked at Elysia and asked directly, "Now, can you tell me?"
Elysia turned around, looking at her earnestly, her tone tinged with heartache: "Of course I can~ But now it's time to open our hearts. Looking at you, I always feel so heartbroken~"
Hearing this, Fu Hua felt even more confused, but she patiently listened.
"Perhaps it really has been too long, and all those changes that happened during that time. It must have been hard on you."
Elysia said softly.
Fu Hua gently shook her head, "I only did what I should have done."
"Oh, that's just how Fu Hua is."
Elysia smiled.
Fu Hua asked again, "So, we do know each other?"
"That's right, it was a very long time ago."
Elysia nodded in affirmation.
A hint of wistfulness entered Fu Hua's eyes: "I see, but I'm sorry, I still can't remember..."
"It's alright. Sometimes too many memories can be a burden."
Elysia consoled her, "As for me, I don't really wish for you to remember too much, because it's too long, even with the Feather of Sentience to share the burden for you."
Fu Hua, however, was persistent: "But... that's what I should bear."
Elysia looked at her, her eyes full of gratification: "Fu Hua has become so mature, I'm really happy~"
In Elysia's impression, the past Hua was innocent yet incredibly resilient, always striving to find what she should do.
And the current Hua, though her youthful appearance hadn't changed at all from back then, had experienced the vicissitudes of life, and her eyes had changed, gaining a sense of calm and world-weariness.
Fu Hua seemed to recall something and asked, "Then what are you going to do by activating the second divine key?"
"I'm going to find an old friend we both share."
Elysia answered very straightforwardly.
Fu Hua nodded, "Understood."
After a moment of silence, Elysia suddenly asked, "Hua, do you want to see your past?"
Fu Hua answered without hesitation, "Of course."
"Then let's give it a try~"
Elysia took out an exquisite butterfly and held it out in front of Fu Hua.
Fu Hua looked at the butterfly, a little puzzled: "This is?"
"Think of it as... an item similar to the Feather of Sentience."
Elysia explained, "It can let people dream what they want to dream~"
Fu Hua didn't ask any more questions, nodding gently: "Okay, let's do it..."
The moment the butterfly flapped its wings, a faint halo enveloped Fu Hua, and her eyes gradually became hazy, clearly falling into a dream.
Even though she was the owner of the Key of Sentience, she couldn't completely resist this special dream power.
In the dream, she would likely see her important memories. As for whether she would be willing to recall those past events, that remained unknown.
Elysia looked at the sleeping Fu Hua and whispered, "The memories might not be too beautiful, but, hang in there~"
She carefully picked up the sleeping Fu Hua and jumped down from the top of the Thousand Worlds Bridge.
Seeing Rita not far away, she walked over: "Rita, could you please help settle her? She might be sleeping for a while~"
Rita politely replied, "Of course, Miss Elysia."
After settling Fu Hua, Elysia's gaze returned to the second divine key.
Next, she needed to carefully consider how to operate it to precisely project herself to that place called the City of Salt and Snow.
[March 7th: Eh, why is everyone speaking so little?]
[Dan Heng: March, not everyone always has time to watch the live stream.]
[March 7th: @Stelle Why are you also speaking so little? You're usually quite free, aren't you?]
[Stelle: ? I need to maintain my cool persona.]
[March 7th: What cool persona do you have?]
[Stelle: But I did notice a problem.]
[March 7th: What is it?]
[Stelle: I rarely speak.]
[Dan Heng: ...]
[March 7th: ...]
[March 7th: Oh, everyone's busy. Being busy is good.]
[March 7th: Perhaps it'll be livelier when Miss Elysia comes to visit us here.]
[Dan Heng: Given the current situation, the total number of people in the live stream isn't very high. While there are indeed people interested in the events of another world being broadcast now, we also need to consider the practical circumstances.]
Watching the live stream is not mandatory.
[Herta: Indeed, the information that can be revealed through the live stream is still too little, even with many novel things.]
[Screwllum: Precisely. Learning and drawing lessons still require combining them with practical reality.]
[Himeko (Astral Express): Mr. Welt's hometown is a place the Trailblaze has never reached.]
[Black Swan: Perhaps some of my colleagues might know something.]
[Sparkle: Lame! Lady Sparkle has been there.]
[Vita: That's right, Little Vita can guarantee it.]
[Sampo: That's not cool, sis, not sharing news like that.]
[Sparkle: Nya nya nya, I just won't tell you~!]