Honkai Impact 3rd: Catching the Herrscher of Sentience at the Start

Mei, watching the two whispering to each other so closely, felt a little jealous and quickly interrupted, "What are you two talking about, Elysia?"

Elysia, acting as if nothing had happened, took Mei's hand and said,

"Alright, everything's settled. You're already this eager? I know you want to learn about the Thirteenth Herrscher, so let's talk while we walk, shall we?"

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"Please wait a moment, Elysia." Hearing Fu Lin's shout, Elysia turned around, saw the camera in Fu Lin's hand, and immediately guessed Fu Lin's intention. Pointing at herself, she said:

"You want to take a photo with me? That comes with a price, dear Fu Lin."

Fu Lin searched his pockets, but he had nothing, so he shook his head and said, "I have no money..."

Elysia squinted her eyes, glanced at Mei, and seeing that she didn't say anything, she said, "Is that so... Well, you can trade something else with me."

Fu Lin scratched his head, then his eyes lit up. He took out a fresh, vibrant rose and handed it to Elysia, looking at her expectantly. "Will this do?"

Elysia took the rose, brought it to her nose, and inhaled its unique fragrance. "Wow~ Are you confessing to me? Mei might get jealous."

Mei turned her head away, crossed her arms, and said, "Don't mind me, I'm not that petty..."

As long as I can stay by Fu Lin's side, it's enough. Fu Lin is destined not to belong to me alone, and besides, Fu Lin and Elysia are innocent. Don't overthink it...

Fu Lin shook his head in denial. "No, I just don't have anything else on me."

"Aw, that's disappointing~ But still, thank you for the rose."

Elysia held the rose, walked to Fu Lin's side, snatched the camera, then raised it high above their heads, aiming it at herself and Fu Lin.

"One, two, three, cheese!"

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Afterward, Fu Lin and Mei followed Elysia into a room.

Looking at the spacious and quiet room, Mei asked Elysia in confusion, "This place is...?"

Elysia placed one hand on her hip and smiled calmly. "Let's just call it... the 'Land of the Past Archive Room.' Isn't that a simple and easy-to-understand name?"

"As long as you read the documents stacked beside the typewriter, someone as smart as you, Mei, will surely understand immediately."

Mei casually picked up a piece of paper.

The text on the paper, which was initially in an unrecognizable script, gradually transformed into the language she was most familiar with—

"When the support squad arrived, the Eleventh Herrscher had already been suspended on an incomprehensible cross, lifeless."

"Even the most steadfast warriors shed tears—for they believed they too would soon meet their end, buried together with all the warriors here, alongside their former comrades."

"'Red Ice'... I've read this file before. It's about Kevin—"

As Mei and Elysia discussed the typewriter, Fu Lin crouched down and picked up the dormant armed puppet, "Fairy Ellie," which was leaning against the wall.

Rubbing his chin, he murmured, "So this is the fairy administrator of the Land of the Past Archive Room. If I remember correctly, the wake-up phrase should be 'Dear Elysia.'"

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(Startup sound effect)

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System booting...

...System calibration, complete.

...Personality module loading, complete.

Once the startup was complete, Fairy Ellie opened her eyes, saw Fu Lin right in front of her, and exclaimed, "Wow! A human!"

"Hello, adorable human! I am Fairy Ellie from the La~La Land, here to greet you~!"

Fu Lin covered his face, his blue eyes sparkling as he grinned foolishly. "So cute (/ω＼)"

"Hello, little Ellie, you can call me Dad."

Fairy Ellie widened her eyes, feeling like her brain was burning wildly. "Huh?"

Fu Lin cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, just kidding. My name is Fu Lin."

Fairy Ellie floated into the air, hugged a magic staff, and puffed up her cheeks in frustration. "Ugh, what a cunning human. I almost believed you."

Fu Lin scratched his head and shamelessly said, "How about you just believe it?"

Fairy Ellie, "...."

Mei, drawn by Fairy Ellie's voice, turned around and looked at the fairy chatting with Fu Lin. She asked in confusion, "This is...?"

Elysia was also drawn over. Seeing that Fairy Ellie had already awakened, she clenched her small fists and stomped her foot angrily.

"Why did you wake up the fairy administrator? I wanted Mei to say the wake-up phrase! You ruined it again, my dear Fu Lin— so annoying!"

"Well, my bad," Fu Lin crossed his arms and winked proudly. After all, I'm a transmigrator and already know the plot, sigh~

Mei crossed her arms, her eyes fixed on Elysia, feeling like she was up to something again. "You wanted me to say the wake-up phrase?"

Fu Lin placed his left arm across his chest, rested his right fist against his chin, and smirked as his gaze shifted between Mei and Elysia. "You mean 'Dear Elysia,' right?"

"Oh dear, my apologies—I accidentally stole Mei's line."

"Elysia, you..."