Trust in Elysia, Trust Doesn't Need a Reason!

"Lee..."

Looking at the Divine Key in the other party's hand, Elysia could do nothing but whisper the other party's name.

The Seven Thunders of Retribution. This Divine Key was originally created by Vill-V for Lee.

Except for the period when Lee was physically weakened due to the Sixth Herrscher incident and it was taken back from her by the top leadership of Fire Moth, it had always been with Lee, and during the Herrscher of Legion incident, Lee had used it to behead countless Herrschers.

However, such a powerful Divine Key placed a great burden on Lee's body. Therefore, she did not use the Seven Thunders of Retribution when performing ordinary tasks.

Judging from the corpses of the Honkai beasts at Lee's feet, they were obviously not killed by the Seven Thunders of Retribution—so who was the enemy that this weapon was now drawn against?

Obviously, there was no other choice but Elysia herself.

"Herrscher, any last words?" Lee's eyes were calm, only the blade of the Seven Thunders of Retribution pointed coldly at Elysia. "If you don't say them now, you won't have the chance."

It was rare. There was a day when Lee actually gave a Herrscher time to leave last words... Was it because she was her good friend?

Elysia didn't even know whether she should be happy or sad. She should be happy that Lee, who was so ruthless towards the Honkai, showed a rare softening of emotions when facing her. She should be sad that even so, Lee still had no intention of letting her go.

"...I am indeed a Herrscher," Elysia tried to explain with a smile, but there was still a bit of sadness in her smile. "But I haven't hurt anyone! My mind hasn't changed either. I just—I just don't know why I'm a Herrscher..."

"If you want to kill me... I won't resist," Elysia lowered her head silently. "But I hope you can believe me, Lee. I have really never been an enemy of humanity."

Elysia used almost all of her sincerity. She did not expect Lee to let her go because of her words, but—she at least didn't want to die while still being regarded as an enemy by her best friend, Lee.

And facing Elysia, who was on the verge of tears, Lee spoke softly.

"Finished with your last words?"

"...Mm," In the end, Elysia could only nod with a bitter smile.

Yes, what was I fantasizing about?

The sound of thunder exploded, and purple lightning surged with killing intent. Elysia could feel that even though she had now become a Herrscher, if she was hit, she would end up with her head separated from her body.

But if she wanted to, she still had a chance to stop it.

The Seven Thunders of Retribution was designed for Lee, who could kill Herrschers with her own strength at that time. The burden on her body was extremely heavy, and few others could wield it as easily as she could—even the current Lee couldn't.

Due to her body not being able to bear it, Lee's killing move contained a slight flaw at this time. Even though this flaw was so small that it was difficult to detect, for Elysia, it was an opportunity to subdue Lee in one blow.

Not just simply knocking her down, she could even cause enough damage to the Herrscher core in Lee's body to make her lose her combat ability... And if Elysia wanted to, it wouldn't be difficult to use this opportunity to directly kill Lee.

But Elysia did nothing.

She gently closed her eyes, waiting for the pain of death to come.

"..."

But the imagined attack did not come. When Elysia opened her eyes again, the sharp blade tip trembled and stopped in front of her eyes.

The distance was so close that Lee only needed to take a gentle step forward to easily pierce Elysia's head with the Seven Thunders of Retribution.

But at this moment, Lee did not do so. She didn't even have her usual composure. She just stared at Elysia in front of her with bloodshot eyes.

"Why didn't you do it?!"

For a sword master like Lee, unless her physical condition was so bad that she couldn't even stand, it was impossible for her to make such a low-level mistake as her weapon trembling.

And the trembling Seven Thunders of Retribution now could only prove one thing—that was Lee's wavering heart.

"...Because I am indeed a Herrscher."

Elysia smiled, but this time, there was no sadness in her smile.

No matter what the final result was, Lee's hesitation at this moment showed that she had emotions towards her that should not have appeared.

She was an important person to Lee, even important enough to make her hesitate when facing an enemy like a Herrscher—what dissatisfaction could Elysia have?

"I've already said that if Lee wants to kill me, I won't resist... Although I'm still a little reluctant." As if the blade tip was not threatening her life, Elysia said briskly, "So how could I hurt my dear Lee~"

"Stop joking!"

Elysia had never seen such an out-of-control Lee. She gripped the sword tightly, as if she would chop herself into eight pieces in the next second, but she could never take that step.

"You are... a Herrscher!" Lee roared in a hoarse voice. "All Herrschers should die. Even if they temporarily pretend to be harmless to humans and animals, they will definitely attack humans in the end!"

"I know, Lee, but I'm different," Elysia silently placed her hand on her chest, showing a serious look. "I won't hurt humans, although I don't know how to prove it myself. But if possible, I hope you can believe me."

"You can't even give a reason, how am I supposed to believe you?" Lee's heavy breathing reflected her uneasy heart. "And if I just believe you because you haven't hurt anyone yet... I also killed Klein, who hadn't hurt anyone! It's not that I can kill people I don't trust, and I can't do it to people I trust—how am I supposed to explain this to the Doctor? How am I supposed to say such things to others...!"

"And if I let you go, and you destroy humanity..." Lee's voice weakened, and there was even a hint of imperceptible fear. "Who can be responsible for so many lives...?"

"I don't know, Lee," Elysia said honestly. "If you feel pain, then you can kill me, but... I hope you can give me a chance."

"A Herrscher with a human heart is indeed unheard of, but miracles do exist—isn't that the truth you told us today?"

"..." Lee didn't speak, she just looked at the ground in front of her with a blank stare, and after a long time, she whispered.

"Miracles do exist, and you are the proof that fate can be changed—can I think like that?"

"Mm," Elysia nodded solemnly. "Believe me, Lee."

"...Can you not tell the Doctor and the others about this?" Lee lowered her eyes slightly. "I, I'm afraid that if she knows..."

Elysia nodded heavily, knowing that she had passed this hurdle.

She had survived, and Elysia had become the only Herrscher to survive Lee's hands.

Although it was very dangerous, she had successfully proven that she was a special person in Lee's heart, and she had also seen a completely different Lee from usual—it was quite a bargain~