Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"Among the heroes of the past paradise, there are no elements that could give birth to such a... 'strange?' creature, are there?"

"Su...I think...this must be the essence of that Judgment-class Honkai Beast—the dragon shape represents its identity, and its tenacious, even resurrected, vitality represents its indomitable spirit..."

"And what are those eight tentacles...?"

"I think it's because she wants to hold onto someone tightly and protect them without ever letting go..."

Aponia shook her head as she watched Bellenas slowly awaken again...

"Okay—but this also..."

"Isn't that too abstract?!"

Vilvi cursed loudly—to completely evaporate this tentacle monster, which had abandoned its original form, from Paradise...

"...Ah, what a tenacious nature."

Damn, what an ultimate renovation hell! Neighbors, downstairs, and across the hall—three electric drills running all day long!

I need the force to crack.

Eternal Paradise: Chapter 406 The Strange Cats Have Increased!

Outside of Paradise, at Ellie's insistence, the group strolled towards the World Serpent's base as if they were just going shopping.

"Ah, right upstairs...Speaking of which, should we go straight back, or—?"

The blonde girl was interrupted by Alicia before she could finish speaking—

"Of course we're going to find Kevin and Qianjie!"

"Oh right—and Kiana, the adorable girl that Hua and Mei mentioned!"

The pink fairy clenched her fists at her two companions, one gold and one green—

"I want them all!!!"

“My dear Miss Ellie—although I know you are very excited right now... and want to do a lot of things... I must remind you that Dr. Möbius has been away from her laboratory for 3 hours, 24 minutes and 56 seconds.”

"Right now, she probably just wants to slice the cat in her hand into pieces—"

The blonde girl was referring to Dr. Mebius, who had a strange cat attached to him... a cat that was almost transparent.

Meanwhile, Stan, who had been taken out earlier, was now being held in Ellie's arms, being rubbed and rubbed, his eyes half-closed in happiness... resembling the legendary Lu Bu of the Central Plains.

[What kind of cat is this, a three-surname domestic cat... or a canned food cat?]

Snow looked at Stan in Ellie's arms, then touched the tin can sitting cross-legged on his head... The latter, a prime example of someone who's hairy and hates heat, was currently nestled happily on the girl's head, enjoying the cool air conditioning...

As for where the extra cat in Mebius's hand came from......

...Let's rewind to ten minutes ago.

The scene inside the Tree of Imaginary Numbers was completely silent, solely because the blonde girl had earlier blurted out a question to the white question-and-answer machine—

"Together—or how about you turn into a cat?"

Miss Snow Apocalypse, making a casual joke, forgot that this white Ditto was, in a sense, always there for all his children, answering their every request and question...

The pure white humanoid figure pondered for a moment—then its white body began to change and split...

The small white clump that detached did not change the size of the main humanoid shape. After thrashing around on the ground, it transformed into a pure white, semi-transparent cat. After looking at the group of people for a few moments, it jumped onto Möbius, who still had space on him.

".......?"

"take away?"

Mebius glanced uncertainly at Snow, who was equally shocked, and sought her opinion... As for Alicia—the pink fairy lady always loved watching the drama unfold.

"Take it with you... just think of it as a 'Ten Thousand Whys'—if you get stuck on any questions, you can probably ask Him. After all, it was separated from Him... its functions should be similar, right?"

Looking at the "fake cat," Snow quickly finished his thought, weighed the pros and cons, and gestured to Möbius to bring the cat along.

"In a sense, can we consider this thing a kind of Laplace's demon?"

"An omniscient demon?"

Mebius stroked his chin and nodded.

"That's quite fitting! I can't wait to get back to my lab!"

.......

Then let's turn our attention back to the present—

“Aside from Dr. Mebius having to return to her lab... I promised Miss Eden I'd take you out and come back as soon as possible.”

Seeing Alicia seemingly about to cause a scene, Snow broke out in a cold sweat...

"Ah... how could this happen—!"

Hearing the blonde girl's words, Alicia stomped her foot in frustration... seemingly a little unhappy.

"Well... actually, there is some good news—"

"Good news... Snow, what do you mean?"

After hearing that something good was about to happen, the disheartened Alicia cheered up and looked at the blonde girl beside her.

"It's a message from Ancestor Su..."

Snow took out his phone and carefully read the text message...

“Ancestor Su said that the Herrscher of the End entered the Paradise of the Past not long ago as a guest... and it was Pado who brought her here.”

"We can go back and say hello to Paddo first, and then meet up with Su, whom you haven't seen before, Ellie..."

"And then go and get intimate with that Miss End?"

Snow proposed a new course of action...

"Hmm... then let's leave it at that!"

"By the way! Snow—you said that Herrscher of the End...is she pretty?"

Miss Pink Fairy gave a curious look... seemingly concerned about the differences between herself, the true first and last one.

"Beautiful...? Hmm—it's not a matter of whether she's beautiful or not... she's really that kind of... very rare Herrscher... you know what I mean?"

"Like you, Airi, there is only one of you, an unbreakable sequence of the Twelve Herrschers—the last and the first to be forged."

"Her eyes were golden, like the golden apples of Eden; her hair was snow-white, like the vast snowfield at the ends of the earth—she wore a little white dress, and as long as it wasn't time for work, she was an adorable, goofy kitten—"

"...Hmm~ I'm suddenly feeling a little tempted—then Snow, let's set off now!!"

"Let's return to Paradise! The last little sister from the mystery! Big sister Alicia is coming to see you~"

The girl clasped her hands together, making an expectant expression, then turned to look at Snow as if she had thought of something—

"Snow Snow—this is the first time I've met her, should I bring her a gift? What do you think would be a good idea?"

"......"

Hey, silly cat—are you there?

While the Herrscher of the End was still watching the heroes entertaining the children, a familiar voice rang in her mind—it was her boss.

【Dumb Cat...? Are you calling me?】

Somewhat confused, the Herrscher of the End tilted her head, but quickly responded to the girl's call.

[That's right—is there anything you like?]

Snow, on the other side of the conversation, didn't waste any time and went straight to the point.

What do you like?

The Herrscher of the End tilted her head in confusion...

Yes, is there anything you want?

[...a life-sized body pillow?]

Miss End brought up something strange...

【.......？ ？ ？】

[Girl, what do you need this for?? To draw Alicia and rub against her every day?]

Clearly, even gods sometimes can't keep up with the thought processes of their apostles...

[Would it be very comfortable to hold while sleeping?]

Miss End, who usually just sleeps and can sleep for ages, revealed her thoughts...

【...Would you like to customize a design?】

【pattern?】

[It's that pattern on the cushion—it's quite trendy these days, isn't it? Want me to get you one too?]

【......good.】

The communication ended, leaving behind the white-haired Herrscher who still somewhat understood the seriousness of the situation. She shook her head and turned her attention back to the group comforting the child...

*Good evening--

*A strange request from a group member—referring to the virtual tree cat ( )

I also want an Ellie body pillow (

*Thanks to @诸葛小羽 and @哪一种 for the spicy snacks! Yay!

Eternal Paradise: Chapter 407 Möbius - No Friends Left (Part 1)

"Hmm... let's get her a throw pillow—"

After finishing her call with Kara in the "Honkai Impact" version, the blonde girl looked at the pink fairy lady who was still racking her brains about what gift to give.

"Huh? A body pillow?!"

"Would the Herrscher at the bottom of the list like this?"

Alicia looked at Miss Snow with some suspicion.