"Understood! Then..." Vill-V suddenly remembered something, a mysterious smile appearing on her face.
She reached into her pocket, which seemed to connect to a fourth-dimensional space, rummaged around for a moment, and then "swish"—pulled out a disc shimmering with metallic luster.
"Ta-da! Look! I fixed it!"
She held the disc up proudly in front of her, as if displaying a magnificent trophy.
The others present might have been confused, but Elysia's pink eyes widened slightly, revealing a hint of genuine surprise: "Oh my? Vill-V, you actually fixed that...?"
She remembered clearly that when Kalpas had been rampaging in the recreation room before, he had already destroyed that batch of "explosive content" collector's discs.
She hadn't expected Vill-V to restore them without a sound.
"Of course!"
Vill-V tossed her gradient-colored hair confidently. "Mere physical damage, how could it stump the almighty genius engineer, me, Vill-V? Although reassembling it took some effort, the result is perfect!"
She specifically added, "I haven't even had a chance to watch it yet, I just thought I'd bring it to 'appreciate' it with everyone!"
Eden set down her wine glass, her golden eyes filled with gentle curiosity: "Oh? Vill-V, is this some special... performance recording?"
She remembered that Vill-V sometimes recorded snippets of the Flame-Chasers' daily lives or battles for "artistic analysis" or "technical improvement."
The smile on Elysia's face became a bit subtle. She responded vaguely: "Uh... well, let's watch and see. Actually, I'm not entirely sure what's in it myself~ ♪"
She tried to play dumb to get through it.
Vill-V chuckled, her gaze scanning the hall sneakily, specifically confirming that a certain irritable chef was not present.
"Very good, Kalpas is not here... Safe!"
She snapped her fingers and walked with light steps toward the giant playback screen embedded in the wall of the hall.
"Then, everyone! Let us reveal the true face of this 'mysterious restored archive' together!"
As she spoke, Vill-V pushed the disc into the reader.
The screen lit up, and after a slightly flashy opening animation, several artistic characters, seemingly with their own sparkling effects, slowly emerged on a black background:
[As everyone knows, among the thirteen Flame-Chasers, there is a King!]
"Eh?"
Li Sushang blinked her large eyes, taking the lead in asking, "There is also a 'King'? Grand Master, is there anyone among you who claims to be King?"
She turned to look at Fu Hua beside her.
A hint of confusion also appeared on Fu Hua's usually calm face. She shook her head and said firmly: "Among the Flame-Chasers, there is no such title. Kevin is the leader, but he is not a 'King'."
This strange title successfully piqued the curiosity of almost everyone present.
Even Yae Sakura tilted her head slightly, casting her gaze toward the screen.
The next moment, the title text dissipated, replaced by three more prominent large characters, accompanied by sound effects like flowers blooming in a shoujo manga:
[Girl · Bronze · King!]
Then, below the word "King," a slightly smaller line of text quickly appeared and froze:
[Elysia ♪]
"..."
The air seemed to freeze in that instant.
Everyone's gaze, as if attracted by an invisible magnet, focused uniformly on the pink-haired girl sitting on the sofa with an innocent (?) expression.
The smile on Elysia's face stiffened for a rare 0.1 seconds, then quickly adjusted, turning into a subtle expression that said, "Oh my, I've been found out": "Ah, my? Is this... me?"
Cyrene and Li Sushang looked at each other, seeing the same confusion in each other's eyes.
Li Sushang asked in a low voice: "'Girl Bronze'... what is that? Some new martial arts realm? Or a position in the Paradise?"
Cyrene also shook her head, indicating she had never heard of this term that didn't exist in Amphoreus.
However, before they could delve deeper, the video had already started playing.
The first case was a terrace after a banquet in the Previous Era; the moonlight was beautiful.
In the footage, a tipsy Elysia leaned intimately against Eden's shoulder, her fingers gently twirling the other's wine-red hair, saying, "Eden's hair is more dazzling than the starry sky; I really want to watch it like this forever ♪," and Eden responded with a gentle, indulgent smile, not pushing her away.
The camera even gave a close-up of their lips, which were almost touching.
The second case was in the laboratory.
Elysia "accidentally" knocked over the reagent Mobius had just prepared, then used helping to clean up as an excuse to get close to the irritable Mobius, her fingers "inadvertently" brushing against the other's cold wrists and cheeks, her tone sickeningly sweet: "Doctor~ Don't be angry, getting angry will make you old, although the Doctor looks good no matter what ♪"
Mobius's expression at the time looked like she wanted to bite someone.
The third case, the corridor of the Paradise.
Elysia "ran into" Pardo, showing great "research interest" in the cat-girl's fluffy ears and Tail, not only reaching out to touch them again and again, but also leaning her face in to rub against them, exclaiming, "So soft and warm! Pardo, do your ears have magic? ♪," scaring Pardo so much that the fur on her Tail stood on end.
The fourth, the fifth...
The video, in a fast-cut style, accompanied by sensational background music and appropriately pink filters, listed various interactions between Elysia and several female Flame-Chasers: leaning in close to observe Fu Hua's eyes while discussing sword techniques; hugging Vill-V from behind and praising her as "so amazing" while she was showing off a new invention; deliberately posing ambiguously while modeling for Griseo's painting; and even saying to Aponia, "Your voice always calms me down, like a gentle restraint ~ ♪"...
Interspersed in between were compilations of Elysia's "classic quotes," including but not limited to:
"Girls are, of course, cute when they are fragrant and soft ~ ♪"
"Why must one choose? I like everyone; they are all my wings! ♪"
"Isn't it human nature to feel better when seeing beautiful things? ♪"
...
The video ended, and the screen went dark.
The Elysian Realm Hall fell into a deathly silence.
Time seemed to have stretched several times over.
The warm golden light still flowed, but it seemed to carry a scorching temperature.
Eden slowly raised her hand, elegantly covering her lips, her eyes looking at Elysia with complexity, containing a hint of helplessness.
Fu Hua's poker face seemed even more paralyzed; she silently moved her gaze away, staring at the ground as if a rare Epiphyllum had suddenly grown there.
Only her earlobes seemed to have a faint, imperceptible reddish tint.
Yae Sakura's figure seemed even fainter in the shadows, almost merging with the background.
Li Sushang was still clueless, but seeing the strange reactions of the immortals around her, she vaguely felt as if she had seen something she shouldn't have, subconsciously shrinking closer to Fu Hua.
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