Elysia, on her side, habitually took a deep breath after opening her eyes.
Then Elysia's eyes widened, and she covered her chest, coughing.
After a while, Elysia finally recovered.
Looking at her surroundings, Elysia knew she was in the laboratory.
But why was there no one in the laboratory now?
She extended her senses to the experimental table, glanced at the time, and Elysia breathed a sigh of relief.
It was late at night, so it was normal for everyone to be asleep.
Controlling the program of the healing pod, she drained the nutrient solution from inside.
After the water level dropped, Elysia coughed violently a few times, expelling all the nutrient solution that had entered her lungs.
Once all the nutrient solution was drained, Elysia opened the hatch and stepped out.
Stepping onto the ground, Elysia sighed with relief.
At this moment, she felt that her current body was completely different from the body she used during the Second Eruption.
Now she finally had a sense of physical presence.
"You're back."
Fu Hua opened the door and walked over.
"Mm, Hua, I'm back. How about it, did you miss me ♬ ~" Elysia went straight up and hugged Fu Hua.
"Mm."
Fu Hua breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Elysia awake.
After letting go of Fu Hua, "Hua, I saw the past you ♬ ~"
"The past me?"
Fu Hua asked with some curiosity.
"Yes, it was you during the Second Eruption, and you were very, very cool! And the Tai Xu Sword God, that was just too cool!"
"Hua, when do you think I can use Tai Xu Sword God with ease?"
Elysia held Fu Hua's hand and walked upstairs.
Looking at Elysia, who was holding her hand and still asking her questions, Fu Hua was a little dazed.
"Hua? Hua? What's wrong?"
After reaching upstairs, Elysia, who hadn't heard Fu Hua's reply, turned her head and saw Fu Hua lost in thought.
"Tai Xu Sword God... for you now, it shouldn't be much of a burden," Fu Hua said.
"Alright, go and get some good rest. Tai Xu Sword God... after you've rested well, I'll teach you the essentials properly again."
After Fu Hua finished speaking, she walked towards her own room.
Looking at Fu Hua, who had suddenly left, Elysia touched her hair. Had she said something wrong just now?
But when her hand touched her hair, feeling the sticky sensation, Elysia immediately walked towards her room.
After grabbing a change of clothes, she immediately ran to the bathroom to take a shower.
After showering, Elysia lay on the bed, feeling no sleepiness at all.
Now, she actually regretted leaving so early.
But if she were to go back now, she wouldn't really want to; going back would definitely still be in the process of jumping off a building.
Thus, she played with her phone until morning.
When she walked out, she happened to run into Mei, who was about to wash up.
Mei froze in place for a moment, then ran over and hugged Elysia.
"Elysia, long time no see."
"Oh, Mei, I'll be shy if you do that, but long time no see ♬ ~" Elysia said, stroking Mei's head.
After a while, Mei, whose emotions had calmed down, finally let go of Elysia.
"Elysia, please explain clearly next time. When you suddenly fell asleep for so long, we were all very worried about you."
"Mm-hm, it's my fault this time, but I didn't know it would take this long," Elysia said, scratching her cheek, a little embarrassed.
"But it's good that you're awake," Mei said after scrutinizing Elysia up and down, confirming that there was nothing wrong with her.
"Mm, I made you all worry," Elysia replied with a smile.
"If Elysia has already washed up, please wait a moment. I'll go make breakfast now."
With that, Mei hurried downstairs.
'This time was indeed a bit too much,' Elysia thought with a wry smile.
However, she didn't know the Second Eruption would take so long.
It took nearly a month in total.
But she went there using the Second Divine Key, which means that place was a World Bubble. When she has time, she'll go borrow the Second Divine Key from Otto. That way, she can see how they're living.
Sitting in the living room, Elysia waited for the others to come down.
But seeing her suddenly, they should be very happy.
With the aroma of breakfast, the others upstairs slowly woke up.
"Elysia! You're awake!"
Kiana shouted loudly as soon as she saw Elysia after coming downstairs.
"Yes, I'm back ♬ ~" Elysia greeted with a smile.
Following Kiana's exclamation, Bronya directly darted past Kiana, jogging and pouncing towards Elysia.
After hugging Elysia, Bronya finally breathed a sigh of relief. After a while, Bronya let go and sat next to Elysia.
"Elysia, welcome back," Bronya said softly.
"Mm-hm, I'm back. I made you all worry."
Elysia gently rubbed Bronya's head.
Before long, Himeko and Theresa also saw Elysia and gathered around to ask her how she was.
Rita just smiled at Elysia from the living room doorway.
She already knew Elysia was awake when she went upstairs last night.
Otherwise, the footprints made of nutrient solution on the floor would be impossible to clean up by morning.
After breakfast, everyone sat in the living room, wanting to know what Elysia had been doing.
When Elysia began to recount her experience of reliving the Second Eruption, everyone's eyes widened.
They had only read about the Second Eruption in textbooks. Although Kiana and Bronya had accessed the database, those were just data constructs.
What Elysia experienced was the real Second Eruption, although the final outcome was different.
"So, you mean you went through the Second Eruption and even changed its outcome?"
Theresa asked with a frown.
"Yes, Theresa during the Second Eruption was very cool ♬ ~"
"The Second Eruption, but during the Second Eruption, I was clearly confined by my grandpa."
Theresa said with a frown.
"You can ask your grandpa about that," Elysia did not directly reveal the truth of the Second Eruption.
Or rather, not many people knew the truth of the Second Eruption; those few from Anti-Entropy should know.
Siegfried also knew.
"Ask my grandpa? I don't really want to, because it was because of the Second Eruption that I left Schicksal Headquarters."
Theresa's tone at this moment held some reluctance.
"I was confined by my grandpa in Schicksal Headquarters, which led to Cecilia's death in battle."
When she said this, Theresa clenched her fists.
"So I will not forgive him."
"In the Second Eruption I experienced, Theresa protected Cecilia very well ♬ ~" Elysia pulled Theresa into her embrace.
"So, if there's truly any fault, it's your grandpa's fault. The Second Eruption I experienced proved that Theresa could have saved Cecilia."
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