Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"Your final discussion with Mei...."

Möbius's memories begin to rewind, attempting to reconstruct memories from the distant past...

"You mean...your other bold conjecture?"

“That’s right, Möbius—I think we might have found the answer…”

Alicia looked at Miss Snow Apocalypse, who seemed somewhat curious.

"Hmm?...Does Dr. Mei have any other guesses?"

“That’s right, an even more incredible conjecture—although we still don’t know what kind of being this ‘Will of Honkai’ that you mentioned from this era is….”

"However, we might be able to answer your other question right now~"

You mean...?

“My good Snow. You—perhaps the great being from the heavens that May and I have been speculating about—are giving humanity a heavy embrace.”

*A special criticism of a group member who was discussing Qi Bao's book late last night, even suggesting crowdfunding to buy it!

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Eternal Paradise: Chapter 389 So, little Snow, what's the price?

“…”

"A heavy hug...?"

Snow Apocalypse, knowing what Alicia meant by "embrace," fell silent...

"Ah, it seems that what you said is indeed true, Miss Pink Fairy... the so-called unbearable weight of civilization and all that..."

Having finally confirmed something, the girl shook her head and looked at Alicia again—

"Well then, thank you very much for the answer, Miss Pink Fairy—as a reward... Miss Fairy, you may ask me any questions you like..."

"Of course, making small requests is fine, but please don't make any questions or requests that are really bothersome."

Putting aside the troublesome matter of finding a certain "Honkai consciousness" for the time being, the blonde girl looked at the two people in front of her who also seemed to have many problems on their faces and nodded.

"Then, my dear Snow—we won't stand on ceremony, let's dig in!"

"Please don't use such ambiguous language... I already have a girlfriend with whom I'm in a committed relationship—"

The blonde girl shuddered, her arms forming a cross to express her disapproval.

"Oh dear, pretty girls are always popular, no matter where they are—and even if you have a boyfriend, you still need a best friend!"

Miss Pink Fairy put on a heartbroken look as she looked at the blonde girl in front of her, her eyes seemingly glistening with tears—of course, Snow, who had already seen through the true nature of the pink-haired girl, wasn't buying it at all.

"...Enough, Alicia...Don't waste precious time on meaningless questions. I'll ask the questions myself—"

Somewhat impatient, Mebius interrupted Alicia, who was continuing to play the "Paradise Girl" card, and rushed impatiently in front of Snow, his pink-to-green snake eyes filled with endless desire.

"Kouyi—what are you doing? Sticking things on is prohibited!!"

Snow, startled by Mebius's eager rush, warily eyed the ancient snake spirit before him.

"If you're still not satisfied, go out into the research field and find your best armored doll—don't come near me."

"Cough cough cough...!!"

Under the latter's gaze, which seemed to regard him as a pervert, Dr. Möbius seemed to realize just how distorted his expression was, and coughed awkwardly, taking a few steps back.

"First of all, Klein is an armed puppet, Dr. Möbius's laboratory assistant and confidant—not some kind of *** doll, or some weird adult toy!!"

Möbius, taking a few steps back, first irritably corrected the blonde girl's perception of her assistant, the doll Klein, then addressed the blonde girl's bewildered expression—a question posed by researchers from 50,000 years ago.

"The heaviest embrace—this is what we privately call the Honkai disaster before the end arrives, but at that time the Fire Moth no longer had the strength to study the meaning of memory in it."

"With Alicia's departure, as we knew that the end was drawing ever closer, the purpose of the Fire Moths changed completely from fighting the Honkai to preserving the flame of civilization."

"The investigation into this purpose came to nothing..."

Möbius paused briefly, looking at the girl before him, his eyes still holding a hint of disbelief...

"And you, a 'god' who doesn't belong to our time... perhaps you can provide the true answer to this riddle."

"After all, as a deity and a party involved... your answer is more accurate than the researchers' guesses based on various phenomena, and it is also the only answer."

"Ah... just consider it us being lazy... Hmm, let's turn to the last page of the riddle book and find out what the so-called answer is..."

“…”

The blonde girl remained silent for a while... then spoke, under the expectant gazes of Mebius and Alicia—

"Then—speak your questions...what do you want to know, what do you yearn for...God's love offers countless answers and understandings for all living beings."

"What path do you want to know? What principle do you seek?"

The girl wore a gentle smile as she looked at the two people in front of her, awaiting their questions.

“We…no, I want to know—dear Snow, do you like humans? If possible…can you tell me what your expectations are for human civilization, for this race?”

Alicia was the first to ask a question. Although her expression still held a cheerful smile, a hint of seriousness crept into her words...

"Why wouldn't I like it? So full of energy, so indomitable... so fearless..."

In the deep blue eyes of the young goddess, she seemed to see the future—the “brave” warriors gathered before her, using all their strength and wisdom to prove the brilliance of civilization.

"And as for the expectations placed on this race... haven't you already received the answer—possessing [infinite] possibilities for life?"

The goddess girl pointed at their bodies—

“You are not an isolated case, I have said it before—this is the end of the ‘journey’....and those who are traveling with me... are not ‘Otto’, ‘Kallen’, ‘Kiana’ or even ‘Bronya’.”

"They are important to me... but... ultimately they are just individuals."

"Snow, you...?"

Alicia seemed to have thought of something and covered her mouth in surprise.

"I exist because of them, and they prosper because of me... Humanity uses 'humanity' as a bargaining chip to keep the supreme being in the mortal world..."

"And the great ones walk among men through this 'humanity'..."

"We are the same in a certain sense, the original Herrscher, the Origin Herrscher, Alicia - you love everyone around you, everyone you have met, and everyone you haven't met yet."

"You treat them with kindness and sincerity. I do the same—we love the human race, we deeply love this civilization..."

“However, Ellie—I am even more greedy than you... I want this civilization, this race... I want their future... transcending reincarnation, time never stopping.”

"...Wow, that's quite an impressive statement. So, all the gifts that fate bestows already have a price tag attached in secret—is that what they say?"

Alicia looked at Snow in front of her, the serious tone in her voice disappearing, replaced by a more relaxed one.

"So what price, or what bargaining chip, will humanity have to pay?"

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Despite it being a question, the pink-haired girl asked it in a cheerful tone, as if she already knew the answer—

She quietly gazed at the divine girl before her, awaiting her reply—

"The price—yes, everything bestowed by fate comes with a hidden markup...let alone something like this that's openly sold..."

The girl remained silent for a moment, then gave an answer that was unexpected by both of them, or rather, an answer that indicated cardiac arrest—

"...Using every ounce of wisdom, every drop of strength, every last bit of brute force—to defeat the gods...to transcend the gods—"

The blonde girl wore a mischievous grin that said, "You didn't expect that, did you?"

"...?"

"...Are you serious? Defeating a god? Even if we brought the Herrscher of the End over, if you were serious, one punch from you would undoubtedly crush humanity, right???"

Mebius glared at the blonde girl in front of him and pointed out that the price the goddess girl was paying for civilization was a bit too outrageous.

"Wow, wow—calm down..."

Snow, squinting, made a shushing gesture towards Möbius.

"Of course, of course—I know...humans cannot defeat gods. The difference in the essence of life and status between individuals makes all of this a zero possibility, that is, impossible, but..."

"but?"

Alicia looked at Snow, who was trying to keep her in suspense, with some anticipation.

"But I have given something interesting to the people of this era—something that makes them, in a way, comparable to the gods..."

The blonde girl recalled a very Japanese-style weapon that had been given to Walter Yang for a decisive battle...

Ah... the Glorious Covenant, I wonder how it's going—with Joyce around, it should be finished by now...

"Something interesting... What is it? A super robot? A peerless weapon? Or perhaps a lost, legendary martial arts manual?"

Intrigued by Snow's suspense, Alicia began circling the girl, engaging in a guessing game without any prize.

"None of them are correct..."

The latter immediately refuted all of Miss Pink Fairy's guesses—

"And... why would I even try to guess about lost martial arts manuals and super robots...?"

"Even the most lost secret manuals came from your previous era..."

"And super robots... This isn't some other timeline, a previous civilization that could use War Gods to slaughter Herrschers like chickens, and where there were more than fourteen Herrschers..."

"Don't even think about piloting a Gundam—you'll really get one-punched and killed."

"Huh—? None of these are right?!"

The fact that Snow rejected all of their guesses only made Alicia even more curious.

"So—Snow, my dear Snow, my most beloved Snow! Don't keep us in suspense any longer—tell us quickly! Otherwise, we're really worried about whether civilization in this era can continue!"

"It's bad manners to make pretty girls look sad—you'll be disliked!"