Y/N, THE 14TH MEMBER OF THE FLAMECHASERS: An [Honkai Impact 3rd] Mini-Story

54. ELYSIAN REALM: MEETING THE REVERIE, FINDING RAVEN, & RETURNING SAFELY

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IN THE ELYSIAN REALM...
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Mei:  "What's going on?"
Mei:  "When did this place become the start?"
Mei:  "..."

Mei was silently dumbfounded.
Normally, the first area she would start at is "The Forgotten City".
But now...
She found herself within the area of "The Last Grave" first.

Mei:  "..."
Mei:  "Elysia's gone as well..."
Mei:  "What's happening?"

After fighting her two waves of monsters in the area...
A certain familiar girl's voice echoes.

Elysia:  "Mei!"
Elysia:  "I finally found you!"

Mei:  "Elysia?"

Elysia:  "I don't know what happened, but the realm's in a mess."
Elysia:  "Woe!"
Elysia:  "Even our joined hearts cannot lead us to each other."
Elysia:  "Thanks to this baby, I was able to locate you."
Elysia:  "What's it called again?"
Elysia:  "The Eye of the Awakened?"
Elysia:  "Or Kevin Killer Mk 24?"
Elysia:  "Anyway, it's a device used to search and locate Herrschers."
Elysia:  "Cost me a crystal flower."

Mei:  'This device...'
Mei:  'Is worth less than that loudspeaker?'

Elysia:  "I come bearing better news, even!"
Elysia:  "Guess who I traded with?"

Mei:  "Pardofelis?"
Mei:  "She's back?"

Elysia:  "It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance, so don't miss out on it."
Elysia:  "I've opened the path to the shop for you."
Elysia:  "You gotta hurry—she's always on the move!"

As Elysia said, she opened the path to the Phyllis Shop.
Activating the anchor, Mei makes it towards the Phyllis Shop.
She looks towards where the shop always stood.
There, within her perimeter of sight, stood a cat-like human counting the silver coins obtained in the shop.

???:  "1113..."
???:  "1114..."
???:  "Wow, how many silvers are there?"
???:  "It'll take forever to count them all!"
???:  "Hmm, we have a customer?"

Mei:  "Greetings, Pardofelis."

Pardofelis:  "Huh?"
Pardofelis:  "How did you know my name?"
Pardofelis:  "Oh..."
Pardofelis:  "You're the customer whom Ellie said would be coming."
Pardofelis:  "Welcome to my humble shop!"
Pardofelis:  "Just call me Felis or Pardo, whichever suits your taste."
Pardofelis:  "Please look around!"
Pardofelis:  "Counterfeit reimbursed tenfold and no refunds accepted!"

Mei:  "The last line doesn't even add up."

Pardofelis:  "Wait."
Pardofelis:  "Are you..."
Pardofelis:  "Miss Raiden Mei?"

Mei:  "That's me."

Pardofelis:  "Wow!"
Pardofelis:  "Right in the flesh!"
Pardofelis:  "Ellie onee-chan told me all about you!"
Pardofelis:  "A successor whose head grows horns!"
Pardofelis:  "She's new to the realm and has soon captured everyone's heart!"
Pardofelis:  "Then for the peace of the realm, she gave Snakey a good beating!"
Pardofelis:  "Oh, Snakey is Dr. Mobius."
Pardofelis:  "I prefer calling her that way."
Pardofelis:  "You're incredible!"
Pardofelis:  "If Snakey gets serious, she's tougher than a hundred me..."
Pardofelis:  "No, two hundred me combined!"