Elysia pointed to where she had seen the purple-haired girl earlier, "A girl with purple hair... I did see one, I think over..."
The white-haired young man scratched his head, "Wow! Thanks so much. Oh, by the way, I haven't introduced myself yet... how rude of me."
Kevin, "My name is 'Kevin.' A new recruit in MOTHs. And you?"
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"So... this was your first encounter with Kevin?" Mei asked Elysia standing next to her.
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Elysia placed her hand on her chest and sighed emotionally, "Yeah, it really brings back memories. How young and impulsive we were—though, of course, I'm still very young now."
"Kevin has changed a lot, though. You see, when we first met, he actually knew how to make girls happy."
"Indeed. Even among the MOTHs of the Flame-Chasers, you two had quite a deep connection with them."
"But... what I'm more curious about is that other man. Who is he? Why have I never heard Kevin or any other Flame-Chasers mention him?"
Mei nodded in agreement, but after going through the entire file, she still couldn't uncover the identity of the mysterious man. In fact, he seemed even more enigmatic.
Elysia smiled sweetly, playing with a strand of her hair, "Maybe he was just a fleeting passerby. Over such a long time, it's only natural for people to forget some names and events. Perhaps I'm the only one who still remembers a bit."
Mei frowned, picked up the file from earlier, and placed it in front of Elysia, "I want more information about him."
Elysia was momentarily stunned but quickly returned to her usual demeanor and said, "Hmm? Then you might be disappointed, Mei."
Her fingers lightly tapped on the typewriter, which quickly produced a new page.
Mei took a deep breath, picked up the file, and fell into silence as she stared at the document filled with garbled text, "..."
"Fairy Ellie, what's going on?"
Fairy Ellie flew to Mei's side, also puzzled by the garbled text. She then went to the typewriter and said, "Uh... I don't know either. This is the first time something like this has happened."
"How strange. Has it broken down from disuse? Let me check the repair manual..."
Mei watched silently from the side. "Well?"
"It says to do this... then this... hmm... ugh... forget it! Watch this—hey!"
With a loud bang...
Elysia crossed her arms and looked a bit surprised, "Oh dear~ now it's completely broken."
Fairy Ellie, hugging her magic staff, said in confusion, "Hmm... strange... why isn't it fixed yet?"
Mei folded her arms and said, "No, you just hit it really hard with your staff. That doesn't count as a repair."
She let out a helpless sigh. "I have some doubts about your so-called repair expertise..."
"Forget it. While we wait for the typewriter to be fixed, let's go find Fu Lin."
Fairy Ellie, "Huh? Okay, okay! Maybe it'll be working by the time you get back."
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Meanwhile, as Mei was reading the file, a certain someone who had been kicked out of the archive room...
"Today is indeed a beautiful day. Lucky!"
Fu Lin put away his treasure pouch, looking at the newly drawn item in his hand with a satisfied smile. His gaze lingered on the glowing orb, especially pleased with this acquisition.
[Paradise Database: Contains all current records of the Elysian Realm and continuously updates...]
[Note: If the data of the Elysian Realm is ever lost, the host may try crushing the orb.]
"So this means, even if the Elysian Realm is destroyed, I can still restore it! But it seems to be a one-time use... what a pity. I'll give it to Mei later."
Leaning back in his chair, Fu Lin played with the glowing orb, his eyes drifting to the newly drawn world quest scroll in his other hand. A faint smile appeared on his lips.
"And I just happened to be running out of these... what perfect timing."
"I wonder what would happen if I used a world quest scroll during another mission?"
The thought suddenly crossed his mind, stirring his curiosity. His eyes remained fixed on the scroll in his hand.
At that moment, he heard Kevin and Su talking in the distance. Seeing them, Fu Lin put away the glowing orb and the quest scroll, stood up, and slowly walked toward them.
As he got closer, their conversation became clearer.
Su, "What are you thinking about, Kevin?"
"Or rather, what did you remember?"
Kevin remained calm and indifferent, "..."
"Nothing. I just saw someone today who resembles Hua, and for some reason, I felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if we've known each other for a long time... but I just can't remember."
Su opened his eyes, his violet-red gaze settling on the approaching Fu Lin. "Kevin, are you referring to him?"
At Su's words, Kevin raised his head and looked at Fu Lin walking toward them, his face immediately taking on a displeased expression. "What are you doing here? Where's Elysia?"
Fu Lin crossed his arms and looked at the cold-faced Kevin.
"Elysia is with Mei, and I was just wandering around. When I saw you two chatting, I thought I'd join in. What, am I not welcome?"
Su returned to his usual closed-eye expression and said, "You're welcome. In fact, Kevin was just talking to me about you."
Kevin, "..."
Fu Lin glanced at Kevin, who was still keeping a stiff face, then turned his attention to Su, who exuded a gentle and refreshing presence.
"You were discussing me? Whatever, I don't really care. But if we could take a photo together, that would be even better."
Su agreed readily. Seeing Su agree, Kevin crossed his arms, turned his head, and remained silent, but he did not refuse.