Chapter 44: Aftermath of Solving the Puzzle
Trying to comfort Mei, who was once again falling into self-blame...
For Elysia, the world is so beautiful, and the most beautiful thing is the smiles of those beautiful girls who are like flowers.
But in the cruel and destructive world at that moment, all those beautiful flowers withered.
At this moment, Elysia looked at Mei with eyes full of heartache.
"I really shouldn't blame Kevin in this world for what Kevin in another world did"
"I can only blame myself for not being by the captain's side at the critical moment..."
'Maybe if I was stronger at that time...' Mei looked at her hands, closed her eyes, and thought painfully, 'Would I have been able to protect the captain'
'That's right! Since the dead still exist in this world! Then Captain...' Mei suddenly reacted, turning around and pressing Elysia's shoulder.
"whoa!" Elysia was startled by the sudden action. "Mei, what's wrong with you? Have you figured it out?"
"Elysia, I want to ask you a question." Mei's face was more serious than ever before. "You must answer me..."
There was hope and a hint of pleading in that moving look.
"Oh, as long as I can answer it," Elysia replied cautiously.
"Elysia... have you ever seen the captain in this world?"
"Captain?" Elysia tilted her head cutely.
"..."
Elysia suddenly fell silent and turned her head away stiffly.
She was panicking, thinking: 'Oh my god...what should I say?'
Very flustered. Elysia was now really flustered, which was rare.
The brain, filled with all kinds of beautiful girls, began to run at an unprecedented speed.
'If I had known that Mei would suddenly ask such a question, I wouldn't have sent Kevin away.'
'At least leaving Kevin here can help share some of Mei's firepower... At least it would be good to let Mei beat Kevin up to cool off.'
'It's all Kevin's fault. You did it in another world...'
Seeing Elysia's strange behavior, Mei's eyes suddenly became as sharp as a hawk: "Elysia, do you know something about the captain?"
"Um... ah..." Elysia opened her mouth, but in the end, she could only nod helplessly.
"You don't want to say it?" Mei put her hands down. "Is the captain not living well in this world?"
"Huh?" Elysia's face twisted as she recalled the wedding she attended, where the newlyweds were showing off their affection as if no one was around.
Elysia shook her head vigorously...
"..." Mei.
"..." Elysia.
The two of them just stood there staring at each other in silence.
"Haha..." Mei suddenly laughed carefreely. "It's really great that the captain is still alive in this world and seems to be living well?"
Mei then said to Elysia: "Elysia, since you are unwilling to reveal the captain's specific situation now, is it because his current situation is a little special?"
"It's inconvenient. The 'attention' from people in 'my' world? Maybe it's because of the captain's own peculiarity? Or is it because of the unknown huge energy that was guided during the final decisive battle?"
Mei pinched her chin and analyzed the problem carefully. It had been a long time since she had felt this way when faced with a puzzle.
"..." Elysia looked at Mei with a hint of heartache in her eyes.
'This silly child, it seems that she was tormented a lot in the Elysian Realm before... is everything she sees like a riddle?'
"Huh..." But Elysia also felt vaguely relieved in her heart, at least before she figured out how to explain to Mei.
The most important thing is to stabilize Mei first...
"Elysia, do you think my analysis is correct?" Mei asked Elysia for her opinion.
And Elysia could only stand there, her whole body stiff.
"Is it inconvenient to even reveal it indirectly?" Mei sighed deeply. "It seems that this journey to find the captain is more complicated and difficult than I thought"
"Don't worry, Elysia. Thank you for your support. Now we finally have a clue about the captain..." Mei smiled brightly from the bottom of her heart at this moment.
"Thank you, Elysia..."
Elysia was sweating profusely at this moment, and the sweat from nervousness soaked through the clothes on her back, although she remained silent on the surface.
But in her heart, she was already going crazy: 'It's not me who did anything, you're thanking me! I didn't support you at all.'
At this moment, Elysia suddenly had a premonition in her heart.
No matter how happy Mei is now, she may become even angrier towards her after she finds out the truth.
But facing such a dead end, Elysia really had no other options. In the end, she could only nod stiffly.
Mei took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, and felt that she had hope for her future again.
'Captain, you must wait for me. Mei will definitely find you.' There was hope in those lavender eyes again, filled with anticipation for future life.
'At that time...when you return I will fulfill the promise I made before the final battle' Mei couldn't help but imagine a beautiful future.
'Marry me... and stuff like that...' Mei even imagined herself wearing a wedding dress and walking down the aisle with the captain.
Of course, although she had made an agreement with Kiana and Bronya before, it was just a joke...
Mei was thinking: 'Maybe, it doesn't count?'
After all, this is another world, and I am the only one who knows the captain's whereabouts...
"... I'm sorry, Kiana and Bronya."
Just when Mei was preparing to hit the road with full confidence, suddenly, she was struck by an intense sleepiness again.
"What is this?" Mei tried hard not to fall asleep.
"Oh?" Seeing Mei like this, Elysia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that Mei's stay in this world is about to end," Elysia said helplessly on the surface, but in her heart, she had already opened champagne to celebrate...
"Elysia..." Mei grabbed Elysia's arm tightly, "When can I come to this world next time?"
"I can't say for sure. Maybe tomorrow, maybe next year..." Elysia gently closed Mei's eyes, which were trying hard to stay open. "Go to sleep. Just treat this world as a dream..."
"Damn it! why no when I have a clue finally about the captain..." Mei closed her eyes slowly and unwillingly.
At the same time, Elysia stretched out her other hand and gently stroked Mei's back.
Trying to comfort Mei, who was once again falling into self-blame...
For Elysia, the world is so beautiful, and the most beautiful thing is the smiles of those beautiful girls who are like flowers.
But in the cruel and destructive world at that moment, all those beautiful flowers withered.
At this moment, Elysia looked at Mei with eyes full of heartache.
"I really shouldn't blame Kevin in this world for what Kevin in another world did"
"I can only blame myself for not being by the captain's side at the critical moment..."
'Maybe if I was stronger at that time...' Mei looked at her hands, closed her eyes, and thought painfully, 'Would I have been able to protect the captain'
'That's right! Since the dead still exist in this world! Then Captain...' Mei suddenly reacted, turning around and pressing Elysia's shoulder.
"whoa!" Elysia was startled by the sudden action. "Mei, what's wrong with you? Have you figured it out?"
"Elysia, I want to ask you a question." Mei's face was more serious than ever before. "You must answer me..."
There was hope and a hint of pleading in that moving look.
"Oh, as long as I can answer it," Elysia replied cautiously.
"Elysia... have you ever seen the captain in this world?"
"Captain?" Elysia tilted her head cutely.
"..."
Elysia suddenly fell silent and turned her head away stiffly.
She was panicking, thinking: 'Oh my god...what should I say?'
Very flustered. Elysia was now really flustered, which was rare.
The brain, filled with all kinds of beautiful girls, began to run at an unprecedented speed.
'If I had known that Mei would suddenly ask such a question, I wouldn't have sent Kevin away.'
'At least leaving Kevin here can help share some of Mei's firepower... At least it would be good to let Mei beat Kevin up to cool off.'
'It's all Kevin's fault. You did it in another world...'
Seeing Elysia's strange behavior, Mei's eyes suddenly became as sharp as a hawk: "Elysia, do you know something about the captain?"
"Um... ah..." Elysia opened her mouth, but in the end, she could only nod helplessly.
"You don't want to say it?" Mei put her hands down. "Is the captain not living well in this world?"
"Huh?" Elysia's face twisted as she recalled the wedding she attended, where the newlyweds were showing off their affection as if no one was around.
Elysia shook her head vigorously...
"..." Mei.
"..." Elysia.
The two of them just stood there staring at each other in silence.
"Haha..." Mei suddenly laughed carefreely. "It's really great that the captain is still alive in this world and seems to be living well?"
Mei then said to Elysia: "Elysia, since you are unwilling to reveal the captain's specific situation now, is it because his current situation is a little special?"
"It's inconvenient. The 'attention' from people in 'my' world? Maybe it's because of the captain's own peculiarity? Or is it because of the unknown huge energy that was guided during the final decisive battle?"
Mei pinched her chin and analyzed the problem carefully. It had been a long time since she had felt this way when faced with a puzzle.
"..." Elysia looked at Mei with a hint of heartache in her eyes.
'This silly child, it seems that she was tormented a lot in the Elysian Realm before... is everything she sees like a riddle?'
"Huh..." But Elysia also felt vaguely relieved in her heart, at least before she figured out how to explain to Mei.
The most important thing is to stabilize Mei first...
"Elysia, do you think my analysis is correct?" Mei asked Elysia for her opinion.
And Elysia could only stand there, her whole body stiff.
"Is it inconvenient to even reveal it indirectly?" Mei sighed deeply. "It seems that this journey to find the captain is more complicated and difficult than I thought"
"Don't worry, Elysia. Thank you for your support. Now we finally have a clue about the captain..." Mei smiled brightly from the bottom of her heart at this moment.
"Thank you, Elysia..."
Elysia was sweating profusely at this moment, and the sweat from nervousness soaked through the clothes on her back, although she remained silent on the surface.
But in her heart, she was already going crazy: 'It's not me who did anything, you're thanking me! I didn't support you at all.'
At this moment, Elysia suddenly had a premonition in her heart.
No matter how happy Mei is now, she may become even angrier towards her after she finds out the truth.
But facing such a dead end, Elysia really had no other options. In the end, she could only nod stiffly.
Mei took a deep breath, looked up at the sky, and felt that she had hope for her future again.
'Captain, you must wait for me. Mei will definitely find you.' There was hope in those lavender eyes again, filled with anticipation for future life.
'At that time...when you return I will fulfill the promise I made before the final battle' Mei couldn't help but imagine a beautiful future.
'Marry me... and stuff like that...' Mei even imagined herself wearing a wedding dress and walking down the aisle with the captain.
Of course, although she had made an agreement with Kiana and Bronya before, it was just a joke...
Mei was thinking: 'Maybe, it doesn't count?'
After all, this is another world, and I am the only one who knows the captain's whereabouts...
"... I'm sorry, Kiana and Bronya."
Just when Mei was preparing to hit the road with full confidence, suddenly, she was struck by an intense sleepiness again.
"What is this?" Mei tried hard not to fall asleep.
"Oh?" Seeing Mei like this, Elysia secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that Mei's stay in this world is about to end," Elysia said helplessly on the surface, but in her heart, she had already opened champagne to celebrate...
"Elysia..." Mei grabbed Elysia's arm tightly, "When can I come to this world next time?"
"I can't say for sure. Maybe tomorrow, maybe next year..." Elysia gently closed Mei's eyes, which were trying hard to stay open. "Go to sleep. Just treat this world as a dream..."
"Damn it! why no when I have a clue finally about the captain..." Mei closed her eyes slowly and unwillingly.
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