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

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..."

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Mei looked at Elysia, hesitating to speak. If it weren't for Fu Lin, she would have actually said such an embarrassing thing. Thinking of this, a blush rose on her face.

Elysia chuckled, placed her hands on her hips, raised her head, and puffed out her chest, saying, "Mei's shy expression never gets old, but it's such a pity that I didn't get to hear you call me 'my dear Elysia'~?"

Mei, "..."

"Indeed, a shy Mei is very cute."

Fu Lin nodded in agreement and praised her.

Then, looking at Elysia, he felt a bit surprised. He had thought that, given Elysia's personality, she would be curious about how he knew the awakening word.

"Fu Lin, if you praise me like that, I can't be happy about it... Does this mean I have a chance?!"

Mei kept a straight face and looked at Fu Lin coldly, but inside, she was jumping with joy. Then, she covered her face, steam practically rising from her head...

Elysia covered her mouth and giggled, "Ahaha, you're really saying one thing but thinking another, Mei~"

Mei pursed her lips and gripped her sword tightly. The desire to stab someone was obvious in her eyes. But if she scared Fu Lin away, where would she find her again?!

With a helpless sigh, Mei crossed her arms and looked at Fairy Ellie, asking, "Elysia, back to the topic—what exactly is this fairy administrator? And why are you so sure that I would awaken it?"

Elysia smiled knowingly, as if she had Mei completely figured out, and said, "My dear Mei, weren't you just asking how to operate the typewriter?"

"Ta-da! If you want to use the typewriter, you can't do it without the fairy administrator of the Elysium Archive. The truth you seek is inseparable from it."

"And besides, there's only one way to activate it—the method Fu Lin mentioned~"

Mei's body stiffened. She glanced at Fu Lin, who was speaking with Fairy Ellie, then smirked slightly,

"..."

"So, in that case, I really should thank Fu Lin properly for foiling your scheme."

Fu Lin scratched her head and said, "It's no problem, just a small effort."

Elysia pouted, hugged Mei, and buried her face in Mei's chest, saying,

"My dear Mei, you're really so unromantic~"

"Elysia, my time is very valuable."

Mei pushed Elysia away. Ignoring Elysia's pitiful expression, she stepped forward to face Fairy Ellie and impatiently asked,

"You are the administrator of this archive, correct? Then, you should know how to start this typewriter, right?"

Fairy Ellie placed her tiny hands on her chest, widened her big eyes, and said,

"What a rude human. You haven't even introduced yourself, and you already want to command the delicate and frail Fairy Ellie?"

Mei put one hand on her hip. "My name is Raiden Mei. Is that good enough?"

"Hmph~ There's just no helping you. But since I'm a gentle and kind fairy..."

Fairy Ellie flew a circle around Mei, then stopped beside the typewriter and said,

"Let me introduce you to this machine—'Elysium Information Database Digital Collection Control Console Interactive Output'... Uh..."

"..."

Fu Lin smiled knowingly. "You forgot the full name, didn't you?"

Fairy Ellie glared at Fu Lin. Ever since waking up, he had taken advantage of her, and now he was exposing her mistake. This fairy would remember this grudge and note it down in her small fairybook.

Even so, maintaining her dignity was the priority. She quickly continued, "How could I forget? I'm a professional! Anyway, let me introduce you to this magical typewriter!"

"This typewriter can retrieve all the information stored in Elysium. If left undisturbed, it will automatically print out the latest major events."

Fairy Ellie lightly tapped the typewriter, and it started up, spitting out a new document.

Mei picked up the freshly printed paper, looked at the contents, and read slowly,

"'Elysium Entrance Opened' 'Mysterious Man Arrives in Elysium'... I see. It does record things objectively and fairly. But what if I want to search for specific information?"

"Is the 'mysterious man' referring to me?" Fu Lin pointed at himself. He hadn't expected Elysium to record this event as well. But no one answered his question—after all, the answer was obvious.

Fairy Ellie spread her hands, a little helpless, but still let Mei give it a try. She said, "That's a bit difficult. Instead of explaining, it's probably faster to try it yourself. Here, type out your question."

Mei, "Tell me the truth about the Thirteenth Herrscher."

Elysia teased, "Oh my, Mei, you really don't beat around the bush."

The typewriter roared to life and ran for a long time, but in the end, it only spat out a single sheet of paper. Mei took it, raising an eyebrow.

Fu Lin, however, already knew the paper was blank. But she still leaned in curiously—just for the sake of feeling included.