"Are you sure shouting like that will attract anyone?"
"I'm not sure, but it's worth a try. Besides, that clear sound when you bumped into it felt familiar. Could this door be made of Soulium?"
Eden stood in front of the iron door on the basement level, listening to the two voices emanating from behind it. One of them should be Hua, while the other was rather unfamiliar.
"Knock, knock."
The person behind the door knocked a few more times, seemingly analyzing the material of the door.
"Wow, it really is Soulium?! Eden is quite wealthy!" exclaimed the unfamiliar girl. "I remember this place was originally called the 'Golden Courtyard,' it was Eden's property, but later she transformed it into 'Elysian Realm'..."
"Come on, Luo Lin, Soulium might not have been particularly rare in the previous era, but it's not something Eden could easily acquire back then."
—Indeed, Soulium wasn't something she could easily buy. However, when Vill-V was renovating this place, she raised the flag of "using the best materials to make Elysian Realm sturdy and durable," and purchased a lot of Soulium from outside in one go, replacing various important parts of Elysian Realm.
Eden paused for a moment, then smiled and shook her head.
It seemed like Hua had brought a new visitor, and this visitor seemed to be quite knowledgeable about Elysian Realm?
"What should we do? We can't just conjure up the Cleaver of Shamash and make a hole in it, can we?"
The girl named Luo Lin hesitated.
"Alright, Hua, you two wait a moment, I'll open the door for you right away."
The woman with wine-red hair almost choked on Luo Lin's dangerous words. She quickly spoke up to assert her presence and pressed the button next to the door to quickly open the iron door.
Regardless, at least don't tamper with Elysian Realm's facilities using the "Divine Key"...
Luo Lin scratched her head, "Oh, there really is someone in the reception room? I thought there was no one..."
Normally, places like the reception room didn't have many people hanging around. Unlike in Honkai Impact 3rd's Elysian Realm, where there was a constant stream of visitors, the main reason was because the visitor was the Herrscher of Thunder willing to help humanity, Raiden Mei.
The sims were curious to see what this Herrscher was like and wanted to understand her. And Raiden Mei, in order to understand why Kevin Kaslana had sent her to Elysian Realm in reality, was also willing to talk to the Sims.
They mutually benefited.
Luo Lin felt that the lounge was just an ordinary room. The Flame Chasers in a data space like Elysian Realm should have their own territories, where they could do whatever they wanted most of the time and occasionally visit other people...
As the heavy Soulium door moved, creating friction, the scenery behind it appeared in front of Eden — an empty corridor.
"Huh?"
Eden became alert, conjuring firearms in her hands out of thin air. However, before she could aim her pistol at the empty corridor, Hua, dressed oddly, appeared with a girl.
"Uh... Hi?"
Luo Lin awkwardly waved her hand, watching Eden, who had a serious expression, aiming her pistol at the Herrscher of Sentience beside her.
"You're not Hua, who are you?" Eden questioned sharply.
"She is..."
Senti, seemingly unaware of the seriousness of the situation, smiled and said, "I am Herrscher of Sentience."
The woman with wine-red hair's pupils constricted. She could indeed feel a strong oppressive force from this person who looked like Hua. And a Herrscher... did look like a Herrscher...
Luo Lin felt like she was about to suffocate. She, a weak and helpless B-rank Logistics Valkyrie, was sandwiched between the "can-do-anything" Herrscher of Sentience and the fourth of the Thirteen Flame Chasers, Eden, with the Signet named "Gold"...
"What did you do to Hua?"
"That old hag? I didn't do anything."
Why did it feel like Senti was purposely provoking her?
The atmosphere grew increasingly tense. Luo Lin could see the woman with wine-red hair gradually tightening her grip on the gun handle. A terrifying power was gathering within her — oh, was she about to use her "AHR Form " at any moment?!
Come to think of it, singing and drinking, then suddenly a Herrscher shows up. Eden's mind was probably full of speculations like "Has the current era been invaded by Herrscher of Sentience?"
Seeing the semi-smiling expression on Senti's face, Luo Lin felt that this guy was just bored, and really ready to fight after seeing Hua's old friend, then wanting to spar and make friends through combat...
Luo Lin hurriedly stood between the two confronting figures and shouted, "Hey hey hey, calm down, calm down!"
"Herrscher—!"
"Do you want to... Wow! You..."
Luo Lin grabbed Eden's wrist amidst Senti's stunned gaze and pleaded, "Senti, please... even if you want to fight, this is not a place to let loose. Don't you agree?"
"...Then you have to calm Eden down too. I, I didn't really want to fight..." Senti blushed for some reason, coughed, and explained.
Luo Lin breathed a sigh of relief, shifting her gaze back to Eden.
"...You're Luo Lin, right? Can you explain what's going on here?"
The woman with wine-red hair bit her lip, still holding the luxurious firearm.
Luo Lin scratched her head, momentarily unsure where to start.
"Sigh, if Elysia were here, maybe... Miss Eden, could you please send a message to Elysia? It would be better for her to come and explain, and it would be easier for you to believe..."
"No."
Eden rejected Luo Lin's request in a short and firm statement, leaving the black-haired girl helpless.
Luo Lin looked at Senti beside her. Senti didn't seem to feel like she was the one causing the current situation. Instead, she had a look of wandering in a daze, even rubbing her wrist as if she regretted not having a fight...
What should she do? How could she calm the situation and bring Elysia here?
Luo Lin's brain spun rapidly, shifting her gaze to the pink-haired character in the Valkyrie squad...
"Um, Miss Eden, I'm going to do something next. Don't be afraid, I don't mean to replace anyone. I am me, and Elysia is Elysia..."
Eden: "?"
Senti: "Tsk."
Senti realized what Luo Lin wanted to do and made a dissatisfied clicking sound.
In a burst of light, Luo Lin disappeared, replaced by a pink-haired figure that widened Eden's eyes.
"...I think you look better in your original appearance."
"Ahaha... I'm just borrowing it for a moment..."
Without paying attention to Eden's reaction, the Luo Lin version of Elysia closed her eyes. Power surged within her body, condensing, and finally formed a purple crystal flower in her hand. As it blossomed, invisible ripples spread out —
"I'm here!"
Somewhere.
"Wow! It's Luo Lin, she's here!"
Elysia clapped her hands. Of course, she could feel the same kind of power that belonged to her and knew exactly which friend was calling her this way...
"But, by doing this, you'll probably alert all people in the Elysian Realm... This should be fun to watch." Miss Pink Elf giggled mischievously.