Chapter 461: Unexpected Guests (1)
Chapter 461: Unexpected Guests (1)
'I keep your promise, Sister Elena. Please wake up and let's spend your time outside with me~' Elysia was humming playfully in her mind just as she entered her room.
'Ah, um, well... Now?' Elena rolled over on the bed as if she felt a little reluctant to get up.
'Of course. But, we'll see Madam Lifa first.' Elysia answered confidently.
'You're still curious about memories, hm? Alright, I'm coming~' Elena hummed and emerged herself in the outside world.
"Master Elysia, please open the portal to the Nature Realm. If you are still curious and want to clear up your confusion or doubt, let's hear it directly from my mother." Rhea looked up at Elysia, but she noticed an energy fluctuation near her. "Ah, you've finally comes out of your comfy realm, Master Elena."
"Mm, Ely won't allow me to rest." Elena stretched her arms upwards, and her twin peaks seemed to be enlarged by it.
Elysia couldn't help but be a little embarrassed to witness that. Although, she had very often encountered similar things.
"Hm, can I ask you a little question, Elena?" Nell patted her cheek.
"Be my guest." Elena sat on the sofa and motioned for Nell to continue with a hand gesture.
"Why don't you decide to interrogate that evil spirit first? If you hypnotized him to reveal his thoughts out, maybe things would end up a little better." Nell subconsciously floated closer to Elysia. Her subconscious already knew that Elena was a bit unkind to her.
"Why? Why, huh... I guess, because it changes nothing but makes the people involved feel hopeless and fall into despair. Don't ask for more explanation from me because my decision is based on many considerations." Elena rolled her eyes and leaned back leisurely.
'Is it because of Queen Amelie's own circumstances, Sister Elena?' Elysia seemed to know the cause, but she knew no more than the subject.
'Yeah, but, we better not need to know anything involving the Amelie tragedy again. She is a pitiful woman. Although we don't know what happened, I know it was a terrible one.' Elena heaved a subtle sigh.
She couldn't imagine what Amelie might have been through for thirty-six years. However, that was all. There was no need to bring up the matter anymore. Or rather, she didn't want Elysia to imagine something terrible.
Elysia also just put the topic aside because she knew Elena didn't want her to think about the issue that concerned Amelie any further than that.
"O-oh, okay. I understand." Nell nodded. Since Elena said such a thing, then there was nothing more to question or argue about.
'Nature Realm access permission.' Elysia gripped the green gem in her necklace and recited the code in her mind.
*Bzzt*
An energy fluctuation appeared suddenly to create a dimensional hole. It turned instantly into a portal to the Nature Realm. Or instead to the Hill of Prosperity, the place where the Tree of Life was located.
Elysia sat beside Elena and put Rhea on her lap before she greeted Lifa. "Good afternoon, Madam Lifa. Are you feeling great on this beautiful day?"
"Hum, you opened a portal in a sealed room within a divine barrier." Lifa felt a little relieved to know the state on the other side.
She gave her attention to Elysia and everyone. She felt a little surprised to see their complex expressions. "Good afternoon to you too. My day was as beautiful as I expected. However, it seems like it's the opposite of your day. I can see that a lot has happened since we last met."
"Yes, a lot has happened, Lifa. Human's holy city has just been attacked by a bunch of devils. Also, we've encountered two troublesome evil spirits possessing human bodies here." Nell shook her head with her eyes closed.
"I see... That must be troublesome. However, I'm sure all of those issues have been resolved. So, what do you want to talk about now? Would you like to start a special formation to help my daughter grow up, Elysia?
My baby daughter needs about fourteen or fifteen more years of growth to ripen for you to have, hehe." Lifa threw a joke to change the conversation to a lighter one.
"Mou~ I'm an adult. I only need about ninety percent to fully recover to my peak strength." Rhea snorted like a spoiled baby.
"Alright, alright, you're an adult. But, when are you going to help my daughter, Elysia? The unexpected can happen at any time, and you need a protector who will always be with you in tip-top shape." Lifa seemed to demand a promise for Elysia to keep.
"As soon as possible, Madam Lifa. If possible, tonight, or maybe tomorrow night at the latest. My master will help Reha as well later. Right, master?" Elysia nudged Elena.
"Okay, no problem." Elena gave an ok hand gesture.
"Okay then. Let's get back to the topic of your concern now. Tell this old tree, what's bothering you?" Lifa seemed to know what the girls were thinking. After all, it was not without reason they came to her.
"Actually--" Rhea started talking about what had happened since the last time she saw her mother. Then, she asked for an insight into anything related to memory, for Elysia's sake.
"Memory lost because Elysia and Elena cleansed the mortal's curse contamindated body before they synchronized the mortal's spirit to that body? Hm, there are many possibilities that could happen actually." Lifa tried to recall a few things in her mind before she continued to speak.
"Sometimes, you can see that a person may lose his memory or be erased due to various factors. However, in that case, it is likely because it is an automatic system that activates because the brain and soul refuse to retain the memory of the spirit for good reasons. It's just a matter of time, or unexpected events, until some of those memories will come back, intact or not." Lifa explained some of the details casually, although what she said was a bit astonishing.
"Then..." Elysia seemed to know what might happen next.
"Yeah, it would be as you might be imagining, Elysia. That woman named Amelie might get a mental breakdown or something more terrifying if the memories she had from thirty-six years under the evil spirit's control came back. For good reasons, you should erase her terrible memories stored in her subconscious mind." Lifa gave confirmation and explanation to Elysia without waiting for the latter to finish speaking.
After that, she glanced at her daughter and smirked, but only in thought. "Or, you just need to help my daughter to recover her strength to twenty percent. The Almighty Baby Goddess will be at your service to get everything done with a swipe of a hand."
"I see. Then, we'd better get into that special formation as soon as possible. You'll be spending the night cultivating with me, Rhea." Elysia stroked Rhea's head gently.
"Mm, I'm ready any time." Rhea answered with a brilliant smile. Not only for Elysia but also for her mother.
For the next few moments, Elena and Elysia had a conversation about memory with Lifa. After an hour had passed, Elysia closed the portal after saying goodbye to Lifa.
"It's an eye opener for us. Lifa is like a living encyclopedia." Elena folded her arms and nodded as if she was sure of her own claim.
"Mm, I'm very grateful that Madam Lifa generously shared her knowledge with us." Elysia nodded in agreement, then she looked at the clock cube. "We'd better go back to the living room now. Let's hope no one gets into trouble or mess."
"Let's go back." Nell revoked her barriers and flew out of the room. Elysia and Elena followed her from behind.
*Stare*
Elysia blinked her eyes repeatedly as if she couldn't believe what she was seeing at that moment. It was like two opposing camps about to attack each other, but not before a stare competition.
However, what surprised her the most were the guests who had not been there an hour ago.
"Are you, are you a devil?" Rosa stuttered to point at the white-haired girl and the red-eyed girl.
"Hmph! If non-humans are devils in your eyes, then Ely and the divine beings are devils in your eyes too?" Yuuki snorted in annoyance. She didn't like the guests this time because they were pretty rude.
"Wait, why are you saying that Elysia is a non-human? Is that a satire or an assumption?" Rosie frowned. She didn't like anyone involving Elysia in any unkind thing.
"Who knows. One thing you need to know is I'm a beastkin. Oh, hey, Ely-" Yuuki just closed her eyes and turned her head to the side.
However, she cheered up instantly to see Elysia and the other Goddesses had left the room. However, she became a bit complicated at once. Well, the Goddesses in question increased by one.
Nevertheless, she needed to finish her sentence. "We have a rather unpleasant guests right now. They've all come looking for you. That Emperor Arthur, his wife, and their son came here too. They're downstairs right now and will be back in a few minutes."
"Un-unpleasant? When we haven't done anything but talk?" Fran furrowed her brow as well.
"Eh, wait, you said that as if you were going to do something after this." Sylvia rolled her eyes. She could easily translate what that male human wanted to imply.
"Uh, umm, could there be a misunderstanding here? Allow me to mediate your matter and let's talk with an open heart and a cool head." Elysia was feeling a little anxious about some things, especially from the unexpected guests.