"Finally resolved." Irene scratched her head and shook her clothes slightly. A white light swept over her, repairing the damaged areas of the fabric.
"Kalpas is actually concerned about you, you know," Elysia said, looking at Irene. She added the explanation unnecessarily, as she didn't want Irene to be frightened by Kalpas.
"Don't worry, I know." Irene nodded. She was very clear about Kalpas's attitude. If he truly had murderous intent toward her, she would probably be pressed against the ground and rubbed into it right now.
If nothing else, the moment Kalpas charged, Irene would have been helpless. Unlike Pardo—who could literally vanish from this world unless faced with an attack targeting the quantum level—Irene didn't have that luxury.
If necessary, Pardo could briefly turn her head into a quantum state, avoiding death as long as it wasn't for an extended period.
But Irene was different. Her technique only used black mist to decompose her body, but she still needed a head first. If her head was blown off, it would take Irene a long time to reconstruct a body.
Needless to say, Kalpas could do plenty in that time. She wasn't someone accustomed to 'sit-ups' like a certain someone, nor had she learned to store her consciousness in her Core yet.
Or rather, neither Irene nor [Irene] could sense exactly where their Core was, aside from the fact that they had turned into a Herrscher and could use Authorities.
Irene really hadn't felt the existence of a Core anywhere in her body, so naturally, she couldn't speak of storing her consciousness inside it.
Even [Irene], as the Herrscher personality, couldn't explain this situation. But since it didn't delay their use of Authority, it didn't matter.
Moreover, Irene had now completely rid herself of her awkward situation. With the enhancement of Herrscher abilities and the skills [Irene] had researched, Irene possessed sufficient combat power even without transforming.
It was normal that she still couldn't beat Kalpas—after all, he was one of the strongest soldiers of the Previous Era. But this proved she had the ability to stand on that stage, and that was enough.
Elysia patted Irene's head. Watching Irene prepare to leave and return to Mobius to continue studying, Elysia suddenly spoke up.
"Oh, right, Irene, do you want to take a break? You've been studying at Mobius's place for two days and haven't properly toured the Realm yet."
"It just so happens there's a wine party at Eden's today. Oh, do you want to join?"
"But I don't have an invitation. Would it be bad if I went suddenly?" Irene looked at Elysia, tempted, but worried about the propriety of crashing the party.
"Oh my, it doesn't matter~" Elysia shook her head. "Eden won't mind such things. Besides, she also wants to find a chance to thank you, you know?"
"You aren't in a hurry to go back anyway, right? You've already been soaking at Mobius's place for five whole days."
"Alright, alright." Irene nodded, the cross in her eyes and the scarlet color gradually fading. "Speaking of which, how are Pardo, Kallen, and Lixue doing now?"
"Little Pardo should be sunbathing somewhere with Pardo right now, I suppose?" Elysia counted on her fingers. "Miss Kallen should be training with Kevin."
"As for Miss Lixue, she should be having an 'intimate interaction' with Hua. Mm, it's just a pity those two little doctors are still at Mobius's place."
As 'Elysia · The Alien Who Would Die If She Doesn't Watch The Drama · Sia', she had always wanted to pry those two little doctors out of the laboratory to add more fuel to Hua's fire.
However, it was a pity that Mobius refused, and those two little doctors were currently still in the laboratory, enduring the hell of overtime.
"Oh, it's not different from what I knew." Irene nodded. It seemed everyone was living quite well in the Realm. What? Danzhu and Cangxuan disagree?
Well, Irene could only express that they should go talk to Mobius about it. She didn't want to bump heads with Mobius. Besides, when she was studying a while ago, she saw them working overtime and they seemed quite happy about it.
Confirmed.
While they chatted, Elysia led Irene back to the main hall. As soon as they returned to the hall, Irene smelled the aroma of wine wafting through the air.
"Hi, my good Eden~" Elysia held Irene's hand and waved to Eden. "I brought Irene to drink."
"Hello, Miss Eden." Irene greeted Eden politely. Since she had come unannounced, even with Elysia bringing her, it was better to be a bit apologetic.
"Hello, Miss Irene." Eden looked at Irene and raised the wine glass in her hand. "As for not receiving an invitation, it does not matter. Please, sit down with peace of mind."
"Everyone is very grateful to you because of Rin. After all, Rin's matter was a regret for us."
"I wanted to have a chat with you before, but hearing from Elysia that you were studying with the Doctor, I did not disturb you. It seems you have finished now?"
"Consider the first round of study completed." Irene walked forward and honestly found a seat to sit down. Hearing this, Irene suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Elysia.
"Speaking of which, the Doctor suggested earlier that I come to find Ellie to learn from her experience."
"Oh, is it the Abyss Flower?" Eden nodded knowingly. Eden knew that Irene was the Herrscher of Death. How did she know?
A certain pink little elf was quite excited when she came back from Mobius's place earlier. As her best friend, Eden naturally learned the reason for Elysia's excitement immediately.
So now that Irene said Dr. Mobius told her to learn from Ellie, Eden immediately understood Mobius's purpose. "That weapon was indeed used by Ellie originally, though Ellie did not use it for very long."
"I know this." Irene nodded and looked at Ellie beside her. "Ellie felt the Abyss Flower wasn't cute enough, so she returned it to the Fire Moth after using it for a while, and switched to using a bow and arrow later."
"Oh my, don't mention such small problems~" Elysia waved her hand, feigning shyness. "But regarding teaching, hmm, I don't know how to teach."
"Like I just said, I didn't use it for very long, and regarding Creation, my experience is also not very sufficient."
"And we aren't talking about this now~" Elysia grabbed a wine bottle from the side, took out another ornate golden goblet from under the table, filled it with liquor, and pushed it in front of Irene.
"This is a beautiful girls' wine party now. Don't talk about troublesome topics, and don't add pressure to yourself anymore. You've worked hard enough; give yourself a chance to relax."
"...Thank you." Irene took the goblet, glancing at Eden. Eden also seemed to be waiting for her to take a sip. In a beautiful girls' wine party, there couldn't be a single person who hadn't had a drop yet.
Irene lifted the glass and took a light sip. The mellow fragrance of the wine accompanied the liquid down her throat. Delicious—that was the only adjective Irene could search for in her mind.
As for deeper aspects, she didn't know. After all, she had never drunk such good wine before. Aside from it being delicious, she couldn't offer any other evaluation.
As for getting drunk, her alcohol tolerance was decent to begin with, and with her current physical constitution, getting drunk was impossible.
"Thank you, it's very delicious." Irene put down the glass and looked at Eden. "I'm sorry, I'm not very cultured, mm, so I can only say this."
"It does not matter." Eden patted Irene's head, a smile on her face. "I have heard enough gorgeous piles of words. 'Delicious' does not need any piling of words."
"According to custom, I should give you a gem. It is a pity that you will leave sooner or later, and gems formed by data accumulation cannot be taken outside."
"I'm not lacking money, actually." Irene scratched her head. As an A-Rank Valkyrie, her salary was quite substantial. "If I wanted money, it would be very simple..."
Irene hadn't finished speaking when she saw Eden take out something from her pocket that looked like it had been prepared long ago and handed it over.
Irene lowered her head, looking at the gem shining with golden light in Eden's hand. The imprint, resembling a golden cup within the gem, was reflected in Irene's eyes.
"The Signet of Gold?" Irene looked up at Eden, confusion in her eyes. "One should not accept a reward without deserving it. Why give me this now?"
She hadn't met Eden more than a few times; did Eden hand over the Signet so easily?
"Just as I said, this is my habit, a gift for you," Eden smiled at Irene. "Data gems cannot be taken outside, but my Signet can accompany your growth."
"As for what Miss Irene said about not deserving it," Eden looked at Irene, "Everything Miss Irene has done needs no further words. You are worthy of this gem-like brilliance."
"Accept it, Miss Irene. I think this gift suits you very well. Your past is as brilliant as the stars, and I also wish your future will be as dazzling as gold."
"...Thank you." Irene, seeing Eden say this, could only nod and accept the gem. "But I still feel it's a bit sudden. Suddenly getting two Signets."
Elysia smiled and wrapped her arm around Irene's shoulder. "Rather, you should say everyone is a bit shy. Otherwise, when you first came in, everyone would have found a chance to stuff their Signets on you~"
"Sakura is probably also thinking about what kind of method she should use to give her Signet to you."
Elysia grinningly refilled Irene's empty glass. "However, compared to Signets, I still feel that at this moment, enjoying fine wine and leisure with cute girls is the more important treasure~"
Irene nodded with a smile, just wanting to take another sip of this mellow wine. After all, once she left here, it would probably be hard to find such delicious wine again.
This couldn't be mentioned in the same breath as the beer Himeko usually drank. This was wine that had truly undergone the precipitation of time—one less bottle with every one drunk.
[My Dear, stop drinking for a moment~] [Irene]'s voice suddenly appeared in Irene's ear. [There seems to be some movement from the System's side?]
Irene's action of raising her glass paused slightly. Her smile remained unchanged, but her heart stirred. The System hadn't had any movement since Chiyou last time; was there finally a mission now?
Irene put down the wine glass, a smile appearing on her face as if she had suddenly thought of an interesting idea. She said to Elysia and Eden, "Elysia, Miss Eden, would you like to meet the other 'Me'?"
"Of course~" Elysia immediately expressed her welcome, her pink eyes full of curiosity. "We also want to talk to one more cute Miss Irene!"
Last time was just a fleeting glimpse at Mobius's place before Irene took [Irene] back, and she hadn't spoken to [Irene] at all.
Eden also nodded elegantly. She also wanted to see exactly what kind of child the other Herrscher personality within Irene's body—who was willing to fight for humanity—was.
Irene closed her eyes, her consciousness sinking deep, transferring control to [Irene]. The next moment, [Irene] opened her blue-red eyes.
"Good afternoon to you two, two beautiful ladies~"
Palace of Consciousness
Irene opened her eyes, sitting on a stool she had just conjured. Without any hesitation, she moved her mind and called out the long-silent System interface.
At this moment, the mission log was flashing constantly. Irene opened the mission log and sure enough, saw a mission.
[Hidden Mission: Gold Sand Under the Tree (Completed)]
[Mission Brief: Persuade and save Su.]
[Mission Reward: One Character Card]
[Description: The yellow sand under the tree is boundless, but the hidden gold sand within is pitifully scarce. If one hears the Dao in the morning, one can die content in the evening.]
Irene scratched her head looking at the mission before her. She didn't expect that this action would count. By the way, why "save Su"? Su shouldn't count as dead originally, right? He just lacked a body.
But since the mission was completed, there was indeed nothing more to say. And she was indeed lacking combat power right now.
The more combat power, the better. She wondered which Valkyrie who had transcended Destined Death this would be. If possible, it would be best to have one with strong combat capabilities to properly supplement her combat power deficiency.
The card fell from the air, landing in Irene's hand. The image on the card was Elysia, only the colors of this Elysia were biased towards blue tones.
"Co... Corruption?" Irene recognized the situation of the Elysia on the card at a glance. Or rather, this one merely possessed Elysia's image.
In reality, she was the Herrscher of Corruption of the Current Era, who would be born in the future. But how did this one transcend Destined Death? Wasn't Kevin blocking the door?
Irene looked at the card's name with a doubtful gaze.
[[Regret Realm] · Little Corruption · Miss Faded Elf]
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