After shutting down all of Schicksal’s human experiments and even attending classes for a few days, Kiana felt Rin’s call and headed to the Elysian Realm once again.
“Hello, visitor…
Kiana.” The Flame-Chaser of Setsuna, a young girl named Yae Sakura, stood in the hall of the Elysian Realm.
Perhaps because she was accompanied by her younger sister, Yae Sakura’s demeanor did not feel cold at all.
“Hello, Yae Sakura, and Sister Elysia.
Please allow me to praise you—a noble and pure soul.
Even in the depths of darkness, your beauty blooms like a rose, and your soul shines as brilliantly as the stars.”
Kiana’s words made Elysia cover her face in embarrassment; usually, she was the one teasing and complimenting others, and she never expected Kiana to turn the tables on her.
“Oh my~ Such praise makes me so shy♪” Elysia covered her face, feeling bashful.
After all, she was essentially a glass cannon; when facing an opponent who was evenly matched or even of a higher caliber, her defenses would crumble.
“It is not mere praise, Elysia.
In my eyes, your soul shines as brilliantly as a diamond.
Please forgive my clumsy tongue, for I cannot find the words to describe the pure beauty within you—it is a nobility that even diamond novae and golden galaxies cannot compare to.”
Kiana always seemed to be so inadvertently charming.
Watching the conversation between Kiana and Elysia, Yae Sakura couldn’t help but ask Rin, “Is she always like this?”
“Yes, Big Sister Kiana is always like this.” Rin nodded, her expression carrying a hint of helplessness as she whispered to her sister, “I’m even afraid that one day, if someone suggests splitting Big Sister Kiana apart, she would just smile and actually agree.”
Hearing Rin’s words, Yae Sakura recalled the gravity field Kiana had unleashed upon the Flame-Chasers when she first arrived in the Elysian Realm.
If Kiana’s feelings were truly as she described…
then what Rin said might not be impossible.
“Alright, Big Sister Kiana!
It was my sister and I who called you here this time, so why are you only paying attention to Sister Elysia?” Rin put her hands on her hips and puffed out her cheeks in dissatisfaction.
Compared to when they first met, she was becoming more and more like the little girl she used to be after reuniting with her sister.
“My apologies, dear Rin.
I did not mean to ignore you.
You and your sister have just reunited, and I am sure you have many things you wish to share with each other.
I did not realize that my desire not to intrude would cause a misunderstanding.
Please accept my sincerest apologies.”
Kiana’s apology did not seem fake; she genuinely wanted Rin to talk more with Yae Sakura.
these two sisters were truly a tragic pair.
“I, I’m not angry…” Rin blushed as she looked at Kiana’s sincere expression, her fox Tails swaying back and forth, looking very cute.
“Then, dear Rin, what do you need my help with?
Don’t be shy.
I said I would shoulder your lives.
I have obtained a coordinate from Kevin, so resurrecting all the Flame-Chasers will be no problem when the time comes.”
Kiana’s words surprised Elysia.
They were strangers who had known each other for less than a day, and they didn’t really understand each other, so why was Kiana willing to go this far?
“Because we are a Community of Fate.” Kiana understood the look on Elysia’s face and gently repeated her view on the Community of Fate: “To give care to the weak, to give warmth to the lonely, to give happiness to the unhappy…
I said it before, didn’t I?
I will shoulder your lives, so of course, I must fulfill your wishes as well.”
Kiana’s smile was as warm as ever, but…
Elysia felt a strange pang of heartache.
Her voice was very soft, like a feather: “But you don’t have to do this…
Kiana, you don’t have to force yourself.”
“I have never forced myself.” Kiana calmly refuted Elysia.
She never felt that shouldering the lives of everyone in the Community of Fate was a burden; on the contrary, she was very happy to carry them.
“To me, every encounter and every reunion is fate.
People understanding each other, building connections, creating a place to dwell, and forging a Community of Fate…
Elysia, I like everyone very much, I like you all.
It might seem absurd to you, but—I have liked all of you for at least thirty-eight years.”
Elysia just took Kiana’s words as an exaggeration; after all, Kiana only looked to be sixteen years old.
“Because I like everyone, I have never had any reluctance.
And since you have all agreed to entrust the rest of your lives to me, then—I will never let you leave.”
Kiana’s voice once again carried a gravity even stronger than that of the Herrscher of Earth: “If anyone wants to leave, then even if it is to the highest heavens or the lowest depths of the underworld, I will break in and bring you back.”
“See, Sister?
This is why I chose her.” Rin smiled softly, looking at her sister, and remembered her first meeting with Kiana: “She treats me very well.
“Rin…” Yae Sakura looked at Kiana.
Yes, Kiana was so persistent, perhaps even obsessive, toward those who entrusted their lives to her.
If Rin had truly known Kiana in the Previous Era, then…
perhaps she wouldn’t have died.
“Big Sister Kiana, take me with you.” Rin reached out to Kiana.
Facing her puzzled look, Rin just smiled and explained: “I have already seen my sister, and we talked a lot.
But…
I think Big Sister Kiana needs me more, right?
My sister is right here, and if I miss her, I can always come back.
But if Big Sister Kiana is missing a weapon like me, handling things will become troublesome, won’t it?”
Rin was right; Jizo Mitama, especially the PRI-ARM version, was indeed useful in many places.
But more than utility, Kiana just wanted Rin to be happy.
“This is the mutual wish of Rin and me.
Rin is still alive.
Compared to staying with us, who are already dead, as her sister, I hope she can continue to live under the sun.” Yae Sakura bowed to Kiana.
This was a request from a sister; after all, staying with her, a Remembrance entity who could not leave the Elysian Realm, was just another form of imprisonment.
“…I understand.
Since it is your joint will, then I promise—” Kiana looked at Yae Sakura and solemnly made a vow: “I will absolutely ensure that Rin lives happily every single day.
Until the day I resurrect all of you, I will bring Rin back to your true self.”
“I am eternally grateful.” Yae Sakura smiled faintly.
She looked at Kiana and reached out her hand.
Seeing Kiana’s stunned expression, her voice finally carried a hint of a smile: “Do you remember?
The last time you came, you asked us if we could entrust our lives to you.
I did not answer then, but now…
Kiana Kaslana, I am willing.”
It might not seem tempting right now but who knows what the future holds?
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”