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After the appearance of the Herrscher of Domination, MEI had already made contingency plans to deal with this kind of situation.
After being tried for their respective sins, they will be sent to the 'Deepest Place' under the administration of Aponia—unlike before, although it is still a prison built by Velvey, it now serves not only as a cage for the most heinous criminals, but also as an 'experimental field'.
These 'samples' will be used to adjust the 'Avalon' plan that will be launched in the future.
"...How did you find me?"
Eden, sitting next to 'Alice' in the Moth Chaser's private car, was somewhat puzzled.
From the time she was tied up until 'Alicia' appeared, it probably took less than an hour.
This efficiency is so impressive that even the police officers were sweating bullets.
Of course, the most crucial issue here is not the speed, but how they knew she had been kidnapped—it should be noted that Eden's agency had not actually filed a police report!
Part of the reason for this is that some of the people who kidnapped Eden were from his agency. Another reason is that some people interfered with the process through improper means. As a result, those in Eden's agency who cared about Eden were completely unaware that something had happened to him, and those who noticed Eden's abnormality and wanted to take action were simply brushed off.
Many people in the agency didn't even know why Eden's concert was postponed.
Please note—this is the last show of Eden's tour in Mu Continent.
And it is undoubtedly the most important game.
Because Mu Continent was the most prosperous place in the pre-civilization era, completing this last concert on Mu Continent would basically mean that Eden's career had reached its peak.
Could it be that...
Has she been... paying attention to me?
Eden subconsciously had some 'lowering' thoughts.
After all, if it weren't for this, there would be no way to explain it, right?
"Hmm~ It's all thanks to Fimiris." The girl raised her phone, and the next moment, a blonde, red-eyed little girl with a devilish look popped up on the screen.
"[Excitement] Eden is a very popular superstar!"
"【Pride】Hello, I am Femilis!"
'Alicia' smiled as she rested her chin on her hand, watching Eden, who was startled by Femilis.
Even for Jiang Qiao, finding Eden in a short period of time is not an easy task.
After all, Eden is not the fusion warrior he became later, and there is no Honkai energy in his body at all.
Fortunately, this is not a problem for Fimilis, who is a 'super AI'.
By hacking into, collecting, and analyzing all the road video data along Eden's trail, along with some online information and analysis of the surrounding area, it would be easy to find out exactly where Eden was taken.
"Um... hello..."
Eden was caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the little man, but still waved politely.
Then, some confusion arose:
"Is this... AI?"
Eden has actually paid attention to this field. Although it has nothing to do with art, Eden, representing art, naturally puts a lot of effort into it because of its opposition to the idea that 'AI will eventually replace humans'.
With her talent and wealth, she could easily access the world's so-called 'top AI'.
However, those top AIs were nothing special to her.
AI's 'creation' is incredibly rigid, devoid of any emotion or soul, and lacks the driving force for innovation.
From an artistic point of view, this is extremely disastrous.
But unlike the rigid AI he had seen before, Eden could easily see... 'spirituality' in the little guy in front of him.
Jiang Qiao, however, was clearly not interested in giving a long speech like Iserline. He concisely introduced 'Fimilis' and revealed her needs for Eden.
"Would you like to... borrow some of my 'art'?"
Eden paused for a moment, then smiled. "It's my honor."
She does not agree that machines can replace humanity's desire and pursuit of 'art'.
But Eden does not deny the significance of machines to humankind.
One of the meanings of art is to help humanity move forward in a more distant direction and to contribute to this endeavor.
Moreover.
Even without such a request, she would still continue with tomorrow's concert.
After all, Eden has never broken his promise to his audience.
This will not change because of being 'betrayed'.
Just before that.
A little relaxation isn't too much for a human being, is it?
His gaze never left Alicia for even a second; at this moment, Eden undoubtedly had so much he wanted to say to the girl before him.
Noticing Eden's gaze fixed intently on her, his expression hesitant and as if he wanted to say something, the girl chuckled softly:
"I think Eden needs a good rest after what happened, right?"
"Would you mind if I stayed with you, Eden?"
“Of course, it’s my honor… Ellie.” Eden, who had already learned the name [Elliesia] from Jiang, smiled upon hearing this request.
Unaware that someone was using her account to have a great time with another girl, the pink-haired fat lady was currently in a border city in Southeast Asia near Barrett when she sneezed.
The temperature was unexpectedly cold, with bone-chilling frost covering most of the city—and the culprit behind all this was the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, Ganesha, which was born with this large-scale Honkai outbreak.
This is also known as the Ice Pig or the Model Pig, and the 'genes' that Kevin later used came from it.
Logically, it should have appeared as the companion Honkai Beast of the Fifth Herrscher, but with the Herrscher unable to be born easily due to the psychological trauma inflicted by Jiang Qiao'ai Li blocking the door, the hardworking pig could only make its lonely appearance.
According to the Fire Moths' monitoring, Ganesha was born in South Asia, but South Asia... that place is somewhat magical. It is one of the few countries in the world that the Fire Moths have no right to govern or enter, at least until its political system completely collapsed.
They even said during their previous contact with Verviers at the United Nations: "If you forcefully intervene, we will use high-powered weapons."
...Well, it seems that's how that country always dealt with the Great Collapse.
They do not consider the necessity of 'people's relief'.
To put it in simpler terms—what? What is the public?
Fortunately, the appearance of the Herald of Domination caused the already divided government of this country to fall apart, with each faction fighting its own battles. This finally gave the Moths of Fire the opportunity to intervene.
And there is no doubt about it.
Miss Alicia, who was attacking in Jiang Qiao form, was undoubtedly quite angry at this big guy.
They destroyed so many cities and even interrupted my important business, Ellie...
Ganesha...you deserve to die!!
While the enraged fairy was beating up the hardworking pig, Jiang was in a rather secluded courtyard with Eden—one of the properties of the Second Research Department, intended for researchers to relax and find inspiration. Unfortunately, this place had rarely been visited since its construction, except for Ai Yin, who used it to entertain important people... Well, given her habits, she wouldn't bring anyone to such a place.
Most of the time, only Iserly comes to this place; she often hides here to sneak desserts—and then gets caught red-handed.
Sitting in the courtyard, looking at the pink-clad girl sitting opposite him, Eden undoubtedly had many things to say.
But like most people, when it came time to actually say it, she felt a little lost.
What should I say?
She didn't really understand the 'girl' in front of her.
Just that one stunning glance was enough to make her take a liking to 'Alicia'.
Fortunately, the girl took the initiative to start a conversation.
"Eden, could you play a song for me?" Sensing the big star's nervousness, 'Alicia' smiled and made this request.
Looking at Jiang like this, Eden was naturally willing—you've found the right person, and art is her favorite thing too.
If Alicia likes it, that would be wonderful.
only...
"Ellie, there's no piano here either," Eden said, looking at the courtyard with a mix of amusement and exasperation.
Although this place is very clean and secluded due to mechanical cleaning, that seems to be its only characteristic.
Aside from sunbathing and drinking black tea, there are absolutely no other recreational facilities.
Not to mention the piano.
"That seems to be the case..."
The girl raised her head slightly, her fair neck as white as jade was incredibly eye-catching. Just as Eden thought that this was the end of it and was quite regretful, intending to promise to make up for this regret later, her slender fingers gently fell into the air under the breeze.
Hey~
The crisp chirping sound struck a chord in my heart.
To Eden's astonishment, the clear water from the artificial fountain seemed to be drawn up by some invisible force, transforming into ribbons that drifted down around the two of them.
The sounds of wind and flowing water echoed gently, intertwining to create a harmonious symphony played by nature.
The afterglow of dusk bathed the two of them, and a crystal 'gramophone' played classical records.
Through the raised cover, you can see the crystal record spinning gently.