"Task complete, reward automatically distributed."
"Su, is that you?"
Elysia cautiously walked towards the figure.
"..."
After a long silence, hearing that familiar voice, Su unconsciously slowly opened his eyes.
How long had it been since he had actively opened his eyes?
So long that even he himself couldn't remember.
At this moment, a rare ripple surged in his heart... How could it be? Elysia?
He never would have imagined that in this silent time and space, he would once again hear this familiar voice and see this familiar figure.
Su didn't believe the person in front of him was an illusion; not even a dying hallucination could affect him.
"Why aren't you speaking? Did I scare you?"
Elysia smiled as she looked at Su, her smile as radiant as ever.
"...I'm not sure if you are the one I know."
Su's voice was a bit hoarse, after all, it had been too long since he had spoken.
He gazed at Elysia, feeling a very familiar sensation.
"Relax~ I should be the Elysia you know~"
Elysia winked mischievously.
"Let me think, how can I make you believe me?"
"After all, you yourself asked me to come find you. I'll ask him now..."
Saying that, she was about to ask the Su in the live stream.
Hearing that he himself had asked Elysia to find him, Su's heart trembled, and those chaotic thoughts seemed to find direction at this moment.
He slowly closed his eyes, let out a long sigh, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart, and said, "Never mind, I believe you. Past, or future?"
"Hmm, it should be the future. They say it's a very nice and beautiful future ♪~"
Elysia said happily.
"Fate plays tricks on people..."
Su murmured in a low voice, some of his doubts resolved before they could even be verified.
He slowly stood up, patting away non-existent dust from his body.
His eyes were full of emotion, "Elysia, indeed, long time no see."
Just before leaving, he met an old friend again. He didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing... Su walked with steady steps to the lakeside, gently waving his hand.
The lake surface shimmered with a strange light, slowly changing, revealing the figure standing in the Sea of Quanta, resolute, seemingly unchanging through the ages... That was Kevin. Even if it was just an image, one could feel the powerful aura emanating from him.
Elysia, holding the elf kevin, curiously followed along the lakeside to watch.
Looking at Kevin in the image, she couldn't help but ask, "It seems something happened between you and Kevin, why is that?"
"This was Mei's entrustment. At that time, Kevin wanted to directly implement the Stigma Project. I couldn't bear it, so I could only do this."
Su sighed, a trace of helplessness in his eyes.
He looked back at the elf kevin in Elysia's hand, as if recalling the scene from back then: Kevin's persistence, Mei's entrustment, and his own choice.
Everything was as clear as if it had happened yesterday.
Kevin had never changed; his dedication to his mission, his firm resolve to save the world, had never wavered.
[Su: Regarding that matter, Kevin, perhaps I should say I'm sorry.]
[Kevin: ...We don't need that between us.]
...Next, Elysia excitedly told Su about the live stream system.
She explained it very clearly, trying to help Su understand this miraculous system better.
"Is it the live stream I understand?"
Su was a little surprised.
"That's right, there are so many people watching in there now~"
Elysia said excitedly, "Not only everyone from the future, but also people from other worlds~"
Su pondered for a moment and said, "Tell the future me that I can't see anything unusual right now."
"However, since you came to this timeline, the original timeline must have branched."
"Perhaps with the guidance of those who know the future, you can lead this place to a better future..."
He paused, his expression becoming serious, "But I don't recommend you make too many changes to this world; you never know what unforeseen events might occur."
"Mhm, alright, then I'll listen to you~"
Elysia nodded obediently; she knew Su's concerns were not unfounded.
"All things have their fairness; it's not easy to change anything."
Su emphasized again... "Alright, Elysia, you should go."
Su's voice carried a hint of fatigue.
He knew his time was running out, and he still had to wait for the next person worthy of entrusting the second divine key to.
"Won't you chat with me a bit longer~"
Elysia said with some reluctance; it was so hard for her to see Su.
"It's enough."
"And my time is running out. I still have to wait for the one worthy of entrusting the second divine key to."
Su said, his gaze fixed on the distance.
His mission was not yet complete.
"Sigh... why does it feel like a sad farewell?"
Elysia said.
"No need to worry, Elysia. The future me has already found that answer, and now I should also follow the predetermined destiny."
Su comforted her.
"Alright, alright~"
Elysia forced a smile, "One last thing..."
She paused, then said loudly:
"Su, you've worked hard~"
"Mhm, thank you, Elysia."
Su rarely showed a smile, and this smile was full of emotion and relief.
It had been a long time since he had smiled so genuinely from the heart.
Elysia's arrival brought a touch of warmth to his long and lonely wait.
After the ripples, Su glanced at Kevin in the lake again.
"Kevin, I really hope you can see this too..."
He whispered, his eyes filled with anticipation and helplessness.
Then, he turned and walked towards the tree... once again sitting cross-legged like an old monk in meditation, waiting for the fated person who was soon to arrive... [Pardofelis: Eh, why does the atmosphere feel so heavy?]
[Eden: Perhaps it's a farewell.]
[Pardofelis: But Brother Su should always be there, right?]
[Su: ...That's right, I'm always here.]
[Black Swan: If you don't experience it yourself, it's hard to understand that feeling of things changing, people changing, and parting again after a long-awaited reunion.]
[Black Swan: This is a memory worth cherishing.]
[Sparkle: I think the streamer could move that tree, keeping it as a souvenir wouldn't be bad either?]
[Vita: You could also go find Little Vita from that time, I guarantee she'll give you a lot of convenience.]
[Griseo: Sister Elysia, don't trust Vita.]
[Fu Hua: Vita is not trustworthy.]
[Senti: Exactly, exactly, she tricked me several times back then!]
[Vita: Don't say that, Little Senti, didn't you successfully trick me once too?]
[Senti: Last time you cheated! Do you dare to fight me now!?]