"Cough cough~, Elysia, are you serious?"
Eden was caught off guard and choked on her red wine, her throat tightening and her eyes turning red from the coughing.
After a few light coughs, she looked up at the fox-like Elysia. Her usually calm eyes were now filled with shock and embarrassment.
"Of course."
Elysia lightly parted her red lips.
Hmm?
Just as she finished speaking, she noticed that Eden's expression and attitude were a bit off.
Amidst the surprise, there was also panic, hesitation, and even a tiny bit of expectation.
Elysia's eyes flashed, and her smile became mischievous.
She slowly approached from within the bathtub, the water rippling in circles.
She didn't stop until she was close to Eden's exquisite face.
"Hmm? My dear Eden, your reaction isn't right. Could it be that you..."
Elysia chuckled.
Being teased, a layer of crimson suddenly dyed Eden's pretty face. Fortunately, her skin was already slightly pink from the bath, so it wasn't immediately obvious.
However, the sound of her heart racing like a panicked deer betrayed her.
Eden gritted her teeth and suddenly raised her hand, pushing away the flawless face that was inches away.
Then she grabbed the red wine next to her and tilted her head back to gulp it down.
"Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp—"
The red wine slid down the corners of her lips, soaking her collarbone and winding down her neck.
After drinking half a bottle in one breath, Eden finally managed to calm the overwhelming emotions in her heart.
"Cough cough~"
The alcohol surged up, causing another slight cough in her throat.
"Elysia, what I mean is, you're Ryuga's girlfriend, right? I've never encountered someone trying to find a girlfriend for their own boyfriend."
Eden paused and looked directly into Elysia's eyes, puzzled.
She seemed to want to discern from those clear eyes if it was a joke.
Unfortunately.
It didn't seem like it.
Perhaps Elysia's level was too high?
"What else can I do?"
"Who told me to fall for such a fickle playboy?"
Elysia lazily shrugged her shoulders, let out a soft sigh, and then slowly leaned against the edge of the bathtub.
Water droplets slid down her shoulders, sparkling like crushed diamonds under the light.
Eden frowned: "Elysia, that excuse won't fool me."
She admitted she had a good impression of Ryuga.
After all, a hero saving a beauty is the easiest way to win a girl's heart.
Of course, the prerequisite is that the hero has to be handsome enough.
Otherwise, it would be "this little woman has no way to repay you, only to serve as an ox or a horse in the next life to repay this great kindness."
"Sigh."
Elysia let out a soft sigh and suddenly submerged herself slowly, leaving only her small head visible.
Pouting her lips, she gathered her courage for a long time before slowly revealing the secret.
"Because... because I can't have children."
In an instant, the atmosphere in the bathroom froze.
Eden froze completely and then coughed violently again: "Cough cough~, you..."
She opened her mouth, for a moment not knowing how to comfort her.
But she also felt something was wrong.
Wait?
You've never tried, so how do you know you can't?
Did you specifically go to check?
In a normal relationship, who would check for that?
Isn't it usually after several years of marriage without conceiving that people go to the hospital for a check-up?
Unless there was some major illness since childhood that was accidentally discovered during a physical exam.
Eden's gaze couldn't help but soften, a hint of pity surfacing.
But she soon shook her head.
"Elysia, that's not a reason either, right?"
"Even if there really is a problem with your body, with The MOTHs' technical conditions, it shouldn't be difficult to synthesize an embryo using your and Ryuga's DNA, right?"
Eden paused; she felt Elysia wasn't telling the whole truth.
"Oh my, my dear Eden is truly sharp."
"My secrets are being peeled away layer by layer by you, just like peeling an egg, bit by bit, revealing the yolk inside."
Elysia suddenly laughed playfully.
Her smile was very bright, but in the next instant, her eyes dimmed.
Looking at the flickering light and shadows in the bath, her gaze became somewhat distant.
"Eden, tell me... what could a Herrscher and a human give birth to?"
One sentence struck like a thunderclap.
Boom!
Eden's mind instantly buzzed, her cherry lips slightly parted, shocked to the point of being almost speechless: "Are you saying... Ryuga is a Herrscher?"
But in the next second, she suddenly realized that the other party didn't mean that.
So her eyes widened even further.
"Elysia?"
"You are a Herrscher?"
Elysia nodded gently and blinked playfully: "My dear Eden, this is my deepest secret. You must keep it well for me."
Boom!
Eden's mind buzzed again. Elysia was actually a Herrscher?
Aren't Herrschers those 'creatures' that lose their sanity upon birth, going on a killing spree and leaving nothing but destruction in their wake?
But the Elysia in front of her seemed completely different.
She was gentle, wise, understanding, and had even been helping humanity fight other Herrschers.
Eden shook her head vigorously, trying to shake off this absurd realization.
"You're lying to me, right?"
"If you were really a Herrscher, would you easily tell such a secret to someone else?"
Eden looked her up and down suspiciously.
"Because, Eden, in the future, you will be my best friend."
"Well, that's what Susu said. He can glimpse some fate from the long river of time."
"I believe him, so I also believe in you, Eden."
Elysia suddenly smiled, her eyes curving like gentle crescent moons.
Eden was stunned.
You've probably been poisoned by Ryuga, haven't you?
This woman in front of her was telling the most shocking truth in the softest way.
"Uh... so, you're really a Herrscher?"
Eden rubbed her brow, feeling the information overload.
Then she looked up, staring directly into Elysia's eyes, as if confirming the final answer.
"Yes, were you startled?"
"Although I've known I was different since I was a child, when I learned the truth, I was still startled."
Elysia covered her red lips with her fingertips and said exaggeratedly.
"..."
Eden felt her head growing even larger. After a long time, she barely accepted this fact.
Since Ryuga didn't care about her identity, why should she worry? She couldn't help but glance at Elysia again.
"No one knows if a Herrscher can have children. You... could try to have one?"
"And before becoming Herrschers, they were all humans."
Hearing this, Elysia's small face dimmed again.
"That's why I said I'm special. I'm a natural-born Herrscher. I opened my eyes under an ancient tree, and back then, I was just a tiny thing."
As she spoke, Elysia gestured with her hand:
"Just this big."
Uh!
Eden was completely dumbfounded.
That height was probably only five or six years old.
A natural-born Herrscher?
Then she might not have a human genetic sequence; whether she could give birth was truly hard to say.
"Oh, dear Eden, just agree to it."
"Please?"
Elysia suddenly regained her vitality, splashing water as she approached, her hands pressed together, her eyes sparkling as she acted spoiled.
"..."
Eden helplessly rubbed her brow, but still couldn't help but point out: "If I'm not mistaken, that Master Yixuan from Mt. Yunkuo is also Ryuga's girlfriend, right?"
"She can't also be unable to have children, can she? I think Ryuga shouldn't lack descendants."
"Uh?"
Elysia opened her mouth, her gaze flickering for a moment, then she had a sudden inspiration: "She's an alien, not from the same world as Susu. What if she also can't have children?"
"So, the more the merrier."
"..."
Eden was completely speechless.
Looking at the girl in front of her who was clearly a Herrscher but more like a little fox than anyone else, she didn't know what to say anymore.
You're clearly building a harem for your own boyfriend.
She didn't even know how to complain.
"Ah, I know! Is it because you feel a lack of a sense of ceremony?"
Elysia suddenly clapped her hands, her eyes lighting up, smiling exceptionally mischievously.
"Then how about this, I'll have Susu pursue you. It's a deal!"
Wait... did I agree?
Eden didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and was just about to say something...
Rumble!
The entire hotel suddenly shook, the ceiling trembling, and fine dust particles fell like rain.
In the bathroom, the mirror shook, and the water suddenly churned.
"What happened?"
"Has another Honkai erupted?"
Elysia and Eden's expressions changed abruptly. They looked at each other and instantly put away all their laughter.
They quickly dried their bodies, got dressed, and rushed out of the suite.
...
One hour ago.
Ryuga returned to the suite alertly.
Elysia had left with Eden, the two girls chatting and laughing.
Before closing the door, Elysia looked back and blinked mischievously at him.
Although the "Elysia fans" often joked that Elysia would attack your harem, Ryuga knew that Elysia just preferred spending time with beautiful girls.
Like a certain "Little Island Explosive Crow" without a hat.
The wings wouldn't get tangled.
As for the "blink" signal?
He always had a sense of déjà vu, as if the scheming Master Yixuan was setting him up to pick up girls.
Scheming just right, with mischief hidden in tenderness, yet making it impossible for him to get angry.
As a result, the incident with Miyabi Hoshimi happened.
In the latter half of the night, he explained over and over again to make Miyabi Hoshimi believe that the "service remuneration" was definitely not his idea.
And now, was Elysia planning something similar?
Furina and Yixuan had already left.
After The MOTHs and the local New Zealand authorities quickly intervened, their rescue was no longer needed.
They had come to see Eden's concert, but this whole mess happened.
However, they did end up listening to four songs.
Ryuga leaned against the headboard, closing his eyes to reminisce.
Jingliu still had a fight with Skirk.
The moonlight poured down, and as the two figures crossed, sword qi crisscrossed, like wind sweeping through clouds.
Jingliu's sword strikes were extremely simple, yet she precisely broke through Skirk's offensive every time, deciding the outcome silently.
Without any suspense, Skirk lost.
She lost gracefully, but also shockingly.
After all, the 1800-year-old Jingliu was stronger than Skirk in both realm and experience.
Then, the two talked for a long time at the top of the tower.
Ryuga speculated that Jingliu probably told Skirk some things others didn't know to gain Jing Yuan's trust.
Actually, he felt it was quite unnecessary.
As long as Skirk blindfolded herself, crossed her arms, and stood there posing without saying a word, Jing Yuan might not be able to tell.
After all, the two were similar in form and very much in sync in spirit.
Skirk naturally possessed a loftiness and coldness similar to Jingliu.
It was agreed that when Ryuga went to the Xianzhou to ask Jing Yuan for Baiheng's blood, he would have Skirk pose as Jingliu.
She didn't want to see Jing Yuan, but the timing was unknown.
What timing?
Ryuga didn't understand.
Probably, the war of the gods?
Skirk readily agreed.
She originally wanted to see the experts of the Luofu.
On the Xianzhou, experts gathered, making it the perfect place for her to hone herself and her sword.
Looking at the brilliant starlight outside the window, Ryuga let out a soft sigh.
Then he took out the LOL templates he had activated after killing the Herrscher of Wind.
"Renekton the Desert Butcher," "Lunar Guardian Nasus," and two epic weapons, "Staff of Flowing Water" and "The Collector."
The staff was suitable for Furina.
"The Collector" was a pistol, and crucially, it would drop gold coins, which suited Eden very well.
So, Ryuga decisively chose "Lunar Guardian Nasus."
At the moment of activation, the world fell silent.
It was as if a 'will' that had been dormant for ages woke up from the void and descended with a crash.
In an instant, the energy around him erupted like a volcanic eruption, surging out like a raging tide hitting the shore, exploding layer by layer.
Surging, wildly increasing, exploding, powerfully increasing!
Every inch of flesh was roaring, every bone was being reshaped, and in the depths of his soul, it felt as if stars were being born, exploding, and reorganizing.
Power poured down like a vast sea of stars, flowing into his limbs and bones, completely cleansing and transforming him.
Ryuga felt his strength growing at a geometric rate.
At this moment, he had stepped past the shackles of the mundane and had already entered the "Emanator" level.
And he was an existence standing at the peak of that level.
He didn't know that at the moment he activated "Lunar Guardian Nasus," the firmament trembled, triggering a celestial phenomenon.
The night sky suddenly split open, a hole spanning across the horizon.
Then, dazzling golden light poured down from the hole, piercing through layers of clouds and painting the entire sky golden.
The golden glow was holy, majestic, and impossible to look at directly.
People saw the clouds stacking up like stairs, circle after circle, looking exactly like a divine path leading to the celestial realm.
And in the center of the light pillar, a golden Dog God giant shadow, connecting heaven and earth, slowly emerged.
It was over a thousand feet high.
Its eyes were like the sun and moon hanging in the sky, looking down upon the world.
Flowing golden runes surrounded its body, ancient and mysterious.
Its long hair danced wildly like golden flames, emitting a pressure that made all things submit.
Its divine power was majestic, shocking the eight directions.
The people of all of New Zealand witnessed the descent of a deity.
Looking up at the sky, their knees went soft, and they involuntarily knelt on the ground.
Those who had just escaped from the Herrscher disaster had only awe in their eyes, tremblingly pressing their hands together and bowing devoutly.
Nasus guarded the northern gate of the celestial realm, responsible for protecting it from ancient darkness and extinguishing all enemies that threatened it.
A stellar deity born above the nine heavens.
Ryuga sighed silently.
In terms of the LOL skin background story, he was already among the top tier of the LOL universe.
Aside from the naturally transcendent existences like Aurelion Sol and Bard, he could only think of some from the "Mythmaker series," "Lunar Revel series," and "Immortal Journey series" that could have an actual increase.
After all, the Lunar Guardian had long protected the Lunar Empress.
And above that, there was the Lunar Emperor.
Just as they ran out, they saw the phenomenon outside the window. Elysia and Eden looked up at the sky and were instantly frozen on the spot.
"This, this is..."
"Ryuga!"
Elysia realized it instantly.
The two reacted almost simultaneously, turning their heads together to look at Ryuga's room.
Knock knock.
Ryuga was just reminiscing when two knocks sounded, and he was slightly startled.
"Ryuga, are you there?"
Elysia's urgent voice sounded outside the door.
"I'm here. The door isn't locked, just come in."
Ryuga looked over.
Click.
The door hinge sounded softly, and the wooden door was slowly pushed open. Elysia and Eden walked in one after the other.
At this time, Ryuga was standing quietly by the window, surrounded by faint golden flames. The fire didn't burn, but it emitted a heart-pounding pressure.
Elysia suddenly patted her chest and let out a long breath: "Phew~ I knew it was you again."
"Ha, what do you mean?"
Ryuga was a bit puzzled.
"Of course..."
Elysia walked forward quickly, suddenly pulled open the curtains, and pointed outside: "See for yourself."
"Uh."
Ryuga then noticed that he had triggered a phenomenon. Should he say that as expected of an existence guarding the celestial realm?
He quickly closed his eyes, restrained his aura, and dispersed the divine shadow in the night sky.
"Alright."
The golden light dissipated, and the night sky returned to darkness.
The crowd wailed in panic, praying for the deity not to leave.
...
Ryuga, Elysia, and Eden didn't know that at the moment the "Lunar Guardian" shadow swept across the sky, a tiny tremor surfaced deep within the moon.
"Honkai," for the first time, felt a trace of almost instinctive fear.
A variable transcending reincarnation was quietly descending.
To be continued…
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