The collapse started when Kiana came to the door

"Yes, that's right, little Gray is really smart." Weiwei nodded with a smile, "Then, Aponya, Hua, the two of you, go find Eden now. I have used Yuduchen to temporarily open up a large enough temporary consciousness space in the paradise. After the four crystal flowers are given to Mei, Su will find a way to send her consciousness into that space. Mei will have the last dance with Alicia in that consciousness space, so here I have to let you two arrange that consciousness space well."

Aponia glanced at the two Alicias and a gentle smile appeared on her face: "If this is Alicia's wish, I will do my best."

Hua was silent for a moment, then nodded: "I understand."

"Sister Wei Wei! What about me? What about me?" After knowing that all this was just a farce without any danger, Padufilis's emotions were unprecedentedly high. Her cat tail and ears stood up excitedly. Before Wei Wei gave any orders, she raised her hands again and again, and enthusiastically volunteered, "As long as the reward is enough, we can do anything!"

"Well, Padu..." Velvet touched her chin and hesitated for a moment, "It seems that there is really nothing I can do for you and Mebius for the time being?"

"Ah...why is this happening?" Padofelius's cat ears drooped suddenly.

"Humph, wouldn't it be better for us to spend less energy on such meaningless things?" Mebius played with his curly hair in boredom, with a nonchalant look on his face. "I really don't understand why you guys go to such great lengths for something like a dance. Have you all been infected by that woman?"

"..."

Everyone silently glanced at the innocent curly hair that was about to be tied into a knot by Mobius, pondered for a moment, and finally, in order to prevent Mobius from losing face on the spot, they wisely and tacitly chose not to point out her duplicity.

Just as Wei Erwei, who was appointed as the chief director by Li Shubai, gave tasks to everyone and launched their respective actions in full swing, Raiden Mei, who was transferred to a pure white space by Su using the Sumeru mustard seed, slowly opened her eyes.

Apart from the overflowing white light, the only things before her eyes were the crystal flower that both Alicia and Velvet had given her at different times, and a thin Bodhi leaf. The leaf was so light and ethereal that it seemed as if it would be blown away without any resistance by the breeze in the next second.

The moment she saw the bodhi leaf, Raiden Mei's pupils slightly dilated: "Su?"

"it's me."

It was a gentle voice that resounded not in the ears but directly in the depths of the consciousness.

"So... this is your real plan?" Raiden Mei's voice sounded trembling, "Letting Sakura come to support me, just so that you can... take me away from the Herrscher of Corrosion?"

If that's the case... then, from the beginning, Sakura was prepared to die? Raiden Mei felt very uncomfortable. Although everything was indeed developing in the direction Su expected, this tactic based on sacrificing her companions... still made Raiden Mei feel an indescribable pain in her heart.

Mei Raiden does not disagree with sacrifice. She also understands that sacrifice is always inevitable in necessary and extreme circumstances.

However, if she could do better and be stronger, would Su not need to establish this kind of tactics?

If she could have Kevin's strength, if she could be a little stronger...

"It seems that you have already judged the current situation, so I will not repeat it." After hearing the sadness and heartache in Raiden Mei's words, Su was silent for a moment, and said the lines that Eden had rehearsed countless times with an extremely strict attitude before, "This realm is a stagnant space opened up in the paradise after Sakura used her unique skills. After asking Sakura to meet up with you, I have been here, waiting for the Herrscher of Corrosion to show a flaw."

This is a lie.

The first moment she met Alicia, Sakura did use a sudden slash to freeze part of the space in the Paradise Archives Room, but... a sudden slash is not something that cannot be released once it is released.

In order to track down the memories that were transferred outside of Paradise by Alicia, Ying had already released the stagnant space and allowed herself to be taken out by Yu Duchen used by Alicia.

Of course, Raiden Mei, who didn't know all this, just showed an understanding expression and came to her own conclusion: "It was Weierwei's arrangement, right?"

Su hummed, and explained in detail to Raiden Mei the three puzzles contained in the codeword left by Weiwei. After interpreting them one by one, he put forward his request in a very logical way.

"Vilvi left a spiral imprint in your mind, and I will use it as a beacon...reproduce the operation called [SO-1129] here."

Of course, this is also a lie.

Velvet did give her complete imprint to Mei Raiden, but in fact, what Su really wanted to do was to allow Mei Raiden's consciousness to be transferred to the [stage] that Velvet had prepared in advance.

"But, if that's the case..." After agreeing to Su's request, Raiden Mei said in a very low voice: "No matter what you do, there is only one ending...right?"

Looking at Mei Raiden's expressionless but still sad face, Su, who couldn't tell the truth, was on pins and needles. He said to Mei Raiden in great agony: "Don't worry about the visitor."

Although according to the script, at this time, Su should tell Raiden Mei that their memories are just phantoms of the past, and then talk about some relatively profound truths.

But when he thought about the fact that everyone had nothing to do, and that the theater was being transformed into a busy place outside, after he gave a dry word of comfort to Mei Raiden, Su couldn't say any more words and could only fall into awkward silence.

Chapter 4: Su: What a sin... (k)

Although Mei Raiden is not emotionally indifferent or the type of person who can hide her thoughts from others, her ability to adjust herself is also very strong.

Without waiting for Su to persuade her further, Mei Raiden came to her senses on her own. Or rather, in order to prevent Su from worrying more, she suppressed her emotions, suppressed her sadness and heartache, and smiled bravely: "In that case, I will be able to see them again soon, right?"

"...You can think so." Su agreed with Raiden Mei's words in a gentle tone.

After saying that, the Bodhi leaf stopped making any sound, and the blue crystal flower quietly floated up and slowly moved in front of Raiden Mei.

"Take her away." Su urged, "The remaining two will be handed over to you by Eden."

Mei Raiden took the crystal flower and nodded heavily.

Then, the endless pure white once again completely enveloped Raiden Mei's consciousness.

In the pure white ocean of memories, one picture after another, accompanied by mottled and concentrated spots of light, flashed rapidly in front of Raiden Mei's eyes.

Images from the past violently awakened, rushing towards her consciousness like a tide. In this rapidly flashing picture, Raiden Mei wandered her consciousness while focusing on the memories that she and Alicia had constructed together.

Mei Raiden recalled the moment she first entered the paradise, when she saw the pink figure wearing a long white tube top, black hot pants, and over-the-knee boots. She had a waist-length ponytail and let the long hem of her dress sit under her butt without any scruples.

Her eyes were so bright and clear that they seemed to glow in the dim hall of Paradise. When we first met, she looked at my face with those bright pupils full of smiles.

The screen flickered, and Mei Raiden recalled the scene after her first victory over Alicia. Standing in the Tomb of the Dead Fire where the sound of death kept echoing, her pretty and calm figure turned her back to the pillar of light that reached the sky. The expression on her face changed several times, from the helplessness of "losing unfortunately" to the sincerity when they were opening their hearts to each other - it was in that tomb that Mei Raiden received a gorgeous and flawless crystal flower from Alicia for the first time.

At that time, she had not yet known that the crystal flower, which looked no different from a handicraft and had no special power or use, actually had such profound meaning.

Then, there was a scene that made Mei Raiden burst out laughing. Alicia was holding a phonograph, with a look of dissatisfaction on her face, and then she said these words in an unbearable voice - I really want to touch her horns, I care so much, I care so much~

Looking at Alicia twisting her body to hold the phonograph, Raiden Mei sighed and murmured hesitantly: "If I could see her again..."

"..."

The mouth that was about to say "No, let's forget about this" suddenly closed.

Anyway, I have been touched by more than one person, maybe... it shouldn’t be a big deal to let Alicia touch me again?

Huh? Raiden Mei was stunned.

Why do I feel like my horns have been touched by someone other than Alicia?

The originally vague memories became clear again as the images kept flashing before her eyes. Important things, unimportant things; the elegant and awe-inspiring demeanor in battle, the frustration and headaches she brought to others when playing around; from the first time she met Alicia to the news of her death, all the scenes of getting along with her were layered in the surging memories, and gradually outlined the graceful and lovely outline of the fairy lady in Mei Raiden's eyes.

She looked at the silhouette of Alicia standing in front of her and took a step forward without hesitation. Raiden Mei ran while chasing Alicia's back in this pure and flawless memory space.

Every time she ran two steps forward, the outline of Alicia became more and more solid, from an outline to a shadow, and then filled with colors from light to dark. Finally, in Raiden Mei's eyes, it gradually became real.

At this point, to bring Alicia back, all that is missing are memories and feelings.

Above Mei Raiden's head, Kiana, whose body was completely engulfed by a dazzling white light, pouted her face angrily. She looked at Mei Raiden who was chasing after Alicia, her eyes filled with tears of grievance.

Kiana witnessed how Mei Raiden no longer concealed her emotions because she was alone, and she reviewed the memories of her time with Alicia scene by scene with a nostalgic expression. At the end, she couldn't help but smile with a twisted mouth, and she felt the weight on her head getting heavier.

——There is no doubt that although Mei Raiden thought that these scenes were all scenes in her memory, she also firmly believed that she was the only one around, or at most one Eden. But in fact... except for Kiana who was responsible for using the power of the sky to unfold the scenes of Alicia and Mei Raiden together in front of Mei Raiden one by one, even Su, who should have left in her cognition, actually did not go far.

Su raised his head and glanced at Kiana, whose expression was distorted and disguised by the Second God's Key and his own mental perception ability. He then looked at Raiden Mei, who was completely unaware of their existence and was completely immersed in the memories of herself and Alicia. While admiring the deep relationship between Alicia and Raiden Mei, he could not help but shook his head and sighed softly.

What a sin...Su Xin said.

In fact, after Weiwei arranged the work for everyone, Li Shubai originally didn't want Kiana to do this kind of work, but he couldn't resist Kiana's extremely positive attitude and volunteered to do it for him, saying that she wanted to understand everything that Mei had experienced in the paradise of the past life. She also firmly stated that she would never have any useless emotions such as breaking defense and grievance because of such a small matter, so Li Shubai successfully got the job in his hands.

From a rational point of view, Kiana felt that she should be happy for Mei Raiden's experience. She found her goal in the World Snake, and also had a close friend. Moreover, she had so many colorful experiences in this data space composed of Yingjie's memory, and also met such a good girl as Alicia.

Kiana originally thought that she could control her mood perfectly and send her sincere blessings to Raiden Mei with a calm attitude, but... when she saw the expression of Raiden Mei, who was extremely important to her, when she recalled the memories of herself and Alicia, the emotional bitterness and melancholy still rushed into her mind uncontrollably.

On the one hand, Kiana was indeed comforted by Mei Raiden's experience, but on the other hand... the fact that [she might no longer be her only one] still made Kiana feel a little awkward.

Soon, Mei Raiden's pursuit of Alicia reached its end. After completing her body recovery, she stopped in front of the final gate and looked at the two figures, one large and one small, who had been waiting at the gate of her memory with a lost expression: "Eden, and... Fairy Ali?"

Eden, who was sitting in front of the gate in a lazy manner, smiled slightly: "Sorry for the wait, Miss Mei."

"Great, you're all safe." Raiden Mei was genuinely happy that she could meet Eden and Fairy Ellie again here. "So, this was also arranged by Velvet and Su?"

"Yeah." Eden nodded and gently shook the goblet in his hand. The blood-like wine formed an elegant arc in the golden cup.

She spoke calmly, her eyes full of encouragement for Mei Raiden: "I already know everything that happened before, and now, I am probably the only one who has the memory left in this world."

"I'm sorry..." Mei Raiden pursed her lips, lowered her head, and blended the apology into her voice: "It's my fault. If I could be faster... stronger..."

"Please don't blame yourself, Miss Mei." Eden gently closed her eyes. The graceful and beautiful features on this artist's face formed a kindness that made Mei Raiden feel a little ashamed. She closed her eyes, as if recalling something: "You can come here and restore her carrier to such a perfect level, which is the best you can do. Next, [all memories] and [Alicia's feelings] will be left to me, who has been with Ai Li the longest, and the fairy Ai Li, who has completely replicated Ai Li's feelings, to help you complete them."

"Yes, yes!" Fairy Ellie held the magic wand in her hand, "Who said she is me when I grow up?"

"..." Mei Raiden did not ask what price Eden, as a memory, would have to pay to help her complete Alicia.

She knew that Eden had already prepared himself to die, and she also clearly realized that for Eden, who regarded Alicia as extremely important, perhaps... knowing that he could have such an ending, Eden would probably only be happy about it from the bottom of his heart.

Mei Raiden just nodded very solemnly. At this time, other than perfectly completing the final task assigned to her by these heroes, any other words would be superfluous.

Seeing that Mei Raiden was ready, Eden's eyes flashed with unconcealed approval.

Although she was just acting, she knew that no one was injured in this incident.

But at the same time, Eden also knew how precious it was for Mei Raiden to have such a firm awareness and clear belief that everything she encountered and all the scenes she saw were real.

It seems that the reason why Ai Li likes Miss Mei so much, besides her identity as a Herrscher, is more because of Miss Mei's own personality.

...Well, maybe her appearance should also be added?

With this slightly playful thought in mind, Eden spread out her white palm and handed the crystal flower that originally belonged to her and Aponia to Raiden Mei.

"The four crystal flowers and four keys have been handed over to you." Eden said with a smile, "Now, the witnesses of the banquet and the four keepers of the secret have acknowledged your will. Next, it is time to let everything see the light of day again."

Eden raised his hand, and Mei Raiden understood and held Eden's hand. At this moment, the Herrscher who regarded Alicia as an important person in the present civilization era took over the baton from Alicia's best friend in the previous civilization era.

Mei Raiden forced a smile. She looked at Eden's figure which gradually turned into tiny rays of light and disappeared. She said nothing, but quietly paid her final respects to this singer from the previous civilization.

Before entering this pure white area where Su unfolded her memories into space, Mei Raiden actually had one last thing she didn't understand. She originally wanted to ask this question before Eden dissipated, but in the end, Mei Raiden didn't say a word.

It’s not because this question is inconvenient to ask, but because, after accepting Eden’s [memories of being with Alicia] which far surpass his own, this last question has been fully answered.

Mei Raiden has understood everything from Eden's memory, including the fact that Alicia is not one of the Thirteen Herrschers.

The so-called Thirteenth Herrscher was a lie from the beginning.

"Goodbye, Eden."

The voice of farewell was so firm. After taking a last look at the cowhide sofa where Eden once sat, which was now slowly disappearing, Mei Raiden ran towards the last door.

The opened door let in a golden glow of morning light.

"Hmm..." After passing through the final gate, Mei Raiden narrowed her eyes slightly.

The golden morning light slowly rose from the distant sea level, and the stagnant air gradually blew a soft breeze mixed with the fragrance of flowers, and the sound of the fountain could be heard in her ears. Mei Raiden opened her eyes again and looked around. The classical European garden with lush vegetation and the towering walls not far away, all of which told Mei Raiden that she had returned to the eternal paradise.

But soon, Mei Raiden noticed something was wrong. Although the layout of the street view and the decoration style of the buildings were similar to those of the Eternal Paradise, so much so that she even thought she had made a mistake at first glance, this place... was still quite different from the Eternal Paradise.

At least, Mei Raiden never knew that this marble space in the center of the garden would be surrounded by so many spotlights.

Chapter 4 The Last Dance (Part ) (k)

The morning mist shrouded this eternal paradise. The green belt next to the open space was trimmed neatly and squarely. The dew on the grass leaves reflected the sunlight through the morning mist, looking crystal clear.

Mei Raiden carefully observed the surrounding environment while slowly walking towards the depths of this paradise.

Although she had never had this feeling before, for some reason, when Mei Raiden looked at the surrounding area illuminated by the morning light, she inexplicably had the illusion that she was walking in an old photo.

Perhaps this moment is the last time in Mei Raiden's life that she can observe the scenery in this eternal paradise. Although the main purpose of coming here is to welcome back the real Alicia, before meeting Alicia, Mei Raiden does not mind deeply remembering this ancient paradise that records the story of the Thirteen Heroes in her heart.

At this moment, a pink petal fell on Raiden Mei's shoulder. Raiden Mei gently turned her face and used her white fingertips to pick up the petal that fell on her red and black shoulder armor.

She suddenly raised her head as if she had telepathy, and a breeze mixed with the fragrance of flowers brushed across her cheeks, as if welcoming her visit. In the breeze blowing in her face, a white figure stood silently with its back to her.

"Finally, you found me. I've been waiting for you for a long time." The jade-white figure was facing the east. The morning sun gilded her outline with a layer of gorgeous gold. Perhaps because she noticed the footsteps of the visitor, she shook her head and slowly turned her body. "If we meet again... we should say hello to each other properly - Hi, did you miss me?"

The girl, who was exactly the same as in my memory, stood smiling in the rain of falling flowers, just as when I first met her.

Looking at Alicia who was dressed in a gorgeous outfit in front of her, Mei Raiden's eyes were slightly sore. After experiencing continuous failures, she finally accomplished this most important task.

The increasingly bright sunlight was like a tide rushing into the shoreline, illuminating this ancient paradise that originally looked like a retro photo. The petals turned their backs to the sunlight from the east, casting mottled black spots like noise on the bodies of Raiden Mei and Alicia.

In the silence, time passed slowly, and finally it was Mei Raiden who broke the silence first.

"Aren't you going to say anything? It's not like you to be so silent." Raiden Mei asked softly.

"Then..." Alicia smiled, "...I'm back?"

"Yeah." Raiden Mei's lips curled up slightly, "Welcome back."

"..." In just a moment, two red clouds suddenly appeared on Alicia's fair and flawless cheeks, and even her neck turned red.

Although she knew the general development of the next step from Li Shubai and others early on, and even memorized most of Raiden Mei's lines, but... when she really met Raiden Mei who became so proactive overnight, Alicia's heart couldn't help but pound.

On the other side, above the two people, hidden in the dazzling sunlight, Kiana, who was using the power of the Herrscher of the Sky to act as a photographer and filming every move of the two people below, was almost biting her silver teeth off.

(Lines! Lines!)

At the same time, hiding behind the spotlight, Velvi lowered her voice and issued a desperate warning to Alicia from a distance.