In a city near the Schicksal Headquarters, Elysia stood on the street, holding the Gray Serpent summoner. She raised her hand and called out, "Gray Serpent summoner! Activate~!"
After shouting, she stood still, waiting quietly.
It's worth noting that Gray Serpent's clones are spread all over the world, so finding their way here was actually a very simple matter.
Not far away, Griseo was eating something while drawing on a canvas with a paintbrush.
It was normal for her to be eating, after all, she had been on the spaceship for so long, and the ecological circulation system in the spaceship could only produce vegetables.
She naturally wanted to try more of the snacks on Earth.
"Mmm... don't move, oh? Did you not move? My apologies, I'll be done in a moment."
Griseo held a small cake she had just bought with Elysia in one hand, and a paintbrush in the other, meticulously outlining something on the canvas.
In front of her, elf Kevin stood steadily, not daring to move.
Elysia had specifically brought him out to be Griseo's model.
"Hmm~ Let me see how the painting is coming along?"
Elysia leaned over to look, then said to little Kevin,
"Oh dear~ Little Kevin, could you make your expression a bit more lively? Always looking so stern doesn't make for a good painting, you know."
Elf Kevin remained standing there, motionless, and spoke in a flat tone:
"No."
"Oh my~ Is this child going through a rebellious phase? Why is he always disobedient?"
Elysia said with some helplessness.
Griseo bit into her small cake and smiled:
"Perhaps he inherited Uncle Kevin's personality; he really would be like this."
"Oh dear, then maybe only when he meets Mei will his personality truly change~"
Elysia teased,
"By then, won't they be a family of three~?"
Griseo heard this and didn't respond, just lowered her head to look at the canvas, wondering what she was thinking.
Just then, a voice came:
"Apologies, we're a bit late."
Elysia and Griseo turned their heads at the sound, only to see several people dressed in black approaching.
"No, you're just in time; you even allowed us some time to rest~"
Elysia responded with a smile.
The leading Gray Serpent bowed politely and said,
"A pleasure to meet you for the first time, Miss Elysia and... Miss Griseo."
Elysia asked with some confusion:
"Huh? I'm not surprised, but why aren't you surprised to see Griseo at all?"
The leading Gray Serpent still spoke in his uninflected voice:
"Obtaining information is not difficult for us. The executor of the Ark Project returning to Earth is naturally a big deal, and we received the news long ago."
"Given your unique nature, we will not inquire too much about the reason. Of course, if you are willing to inform us voluntarily, we would be very happy to listen."
"The reason, well, it's a bit complicated. You'll probably understand it gradually in the future."
Elysia said with a smile,
"For now, could you take us to the World Serpent Headquarters first?"
"Of course."
Gray Serpent did not ask any more questions and readily agreed.
"Hmm, but let's wait a moment before that. Let Griseo finish this painting for little Kevin first."
Elysia pointed to Griseo's canvas.
"Of course, no problem."
Gray Serpent responded.
So, several Gray Serpents waited silently nearby, without any unnecessary movements.
Although this was Schicksal's territory, they seemed to have no qualms—after all, they never lacked companions and were not afraid of trouble.
Not long after, Griseo put down her paintbrush and said,
"It's finished."
As her final stroke fell, the painting floating in the air slowly drifted down and flew into Griseo's portable notebook.
Afterward, the group set off for the World Serpent Headquarters. The journey was smooth, and they arrived in no time.
Raven and Jackal were there to greet them, as Elysia had met them last time in London.
"Oh, it's you two. Long time no see."
Elysia greeted them with a smile.
Raven responded faintly:
"Strictly speaking, not much time has actually passed."
Elysia smiled:
"Oh dear, so much has happened recently that it feels like ages."
Jackal looked at them and asked,
"But, who is this...? Lady Elysia, may I ask if you need any assistance on this visit?"
Elysia deliberately teased them:
"If I said I wanted to replace Kevin as the leader of World Serpent, would you help me?"
Raven was stunned for a moment, "Huh?"
Jackal, however, was much calmer and replied directly:
"Regrettably, no."
"Alright, alright, just kidding~"
Elysia waved her hand, "What about the Elysian Realm? Can you take me to see it?"
Jackal nodded: "That's not a problem."
She turned to Raven and said,
"Raven, I'll leave this to you; I have other matters to attend to."
Perhaps having seen Elysia before, she wasn't too surprised to see Griseo now.
Raven looked a bit helpless but still agreed.
On the way, Raven walked beside Elysia and Griseo, feeling a bit awkward.
She had seen Griseo as 'Stars' in the Elysian Realm.
But that Griseo was still a little girl, and now she had grown so much, it took some getting used to.
"Speaking of which, why do all of you wear masks?"
Elysia suddenly asked curiously.
Raven replied:
"Perhaps it's some kind of tradition, like to match our codenames?"
"Is that how it is?"
Elysia said thoughtfully.
As they spoke, Raven stopped and pointed ahead:
"We've arrived. You should know the way from here better than I do, so I won't need to guide you further."
...So, Elysia and Griseo stood at the entrance of the Elysian Realm for a long time.
Even elf Kevin behind them was a bit puzzled, not understanding why they weren't going in.
Elysia turned to Griseo and asked with a smile:
"So, aren't you going in to take a look?"
Griseo smiled:
"I think Sister Elysia is actually more interested."
Elysia sighed:
"Actually, I was wondering how to face them."
After all, they hadn't met the memory-entities in the Elysian Realm yet, and she didn't know what the meeting would be like.
Griseo also nodded:
"Yes, that certainly is a problem."
Elysia thought for a moment and said,
"How about this then? At least we've been here~ Just looking around and reminiscing about the past here is pretty good!"
... (Actually, the author doesn't want to write about the Elysian Realm anymore... The next chapter will summarize the first live broadcast and then it's over.