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Signets[]
Granting Signets 1[]
Hua
Nice to meet you, successor. My name is Hua, and I'll help familiarize you with the Signets of Vicissitude.
Mei
...Hua?
Hua
Hmm?
Mei
...
Mei
Nothing. I should have known.
Mei
Thanks for your help. Will we... meet again?
Hua
That depends on how far you can go. It's a far more treacherous place than you might expect. Keep your guard up.
Granting Signets 2[]
Hua
I'm not under the illusion that I can teach you. I can only travel by your side.
Granting Signets 3[]
Hua
Keep moving. You shouldn't stop here. You're not like the mediocre ones.
Granting Signets 4[]
Hua
I don't want you to retrace our path, but you should know where we came from and where we fell.
Granting Signets 5[]
Hua
The power has belonged to you from the beginning. You just need some time to master it. Even expert fighters keep training the basics.
Granting Signets 6[]
Hua
You don't have to follow anyone, let alone me. We can help you, but no one can hand you the answers.
Granting Signets 7[]
Hua
We can achieve success by learning from our failures.
Granting Signets 8[]
Hua
Sorry, I may not have a colorful personality like my partners. I only have experience, and I hope it can help you.
Granting Signets 9[]
Hua
If I could do everything, there would be no such thing as a "necessary sacrifice". I can't fix the past, but you can still change the present.
Granting Signets 10[]
Hua
The journey is long but you're not alone. Stay true to your heart.
Granting Signets 11[]
Hua
When you feel lost, remember what brought you here. I believe you'll find the answers you came here for.
Granting Signets 12[]
Hua
I can't help you much, but I'll do everything I can. That's my only mission now.
Granting Signets 13[]
Hua
I'll show you some combat moves. Don't try to get them all at once. There will be plenty of time for you to learn.
Granting Signets 14[]
Hua
Put your mind at ease and don't let the things that have happened in the Elysian Realm affect you.
Granting Signets 15[]
Hua
You're a lot better than I was when I started. You can do it.
Granting Signets 16[]
Hua
I'll be waiting for you up ahead. The answers may or may not be there.
Granting Signets 17[]
Hua
Sorry, I didn't mean to lecture you, but I couldn't find a better way. I'd hate to see you repeat the mistakes I made.
Granting Signets 18[]
Hua
These Signets guided us this far, and they've determined our fate from the very beginning.
Granting Signets 19[]
Hua
You have perfect vision now. Try to see things we wouldn't normally have noticed.
Soldier's Memory 1[]
Mei
Hua...
Mei
Sorry, I... mistook you for someone else.
Hua
It's alright. You can take me for someone else if it helps you.
Mei
Someone else...
Mei
Hua, if I tell you something, will it become a part of your memory?
Hua
For the others here, maybe, but not for me.
Hua
I regularly reset my memory to a certain point in time, so everything you tell me beyond that point will be lost.
Mei
Why would you do that?
Hua
It was the real Hua's decision — to make sure I stay "myself".
Hua
Maybe it's the ICHOR, my memory doesn't fade away like ordinary people and I don't forget.
Hua
Past moments keep stacking up in my mind... hard to say how they would influence or change me.
Hua
So I have to resort to special measures and forget things voluntarily to make sure I stay focused on the mission.
Hua
If someday I suddenly forget who you are... you'll have to forgive me.
Mei
...I see.
Mei
That might actually be a good choice for you.
Soldier's Memory 2[]
Mei
We meet again, Hua.
Hua
Hello.
Mei
I'd like to ask you a question.
Mei
I know a MANTIS can live far longer than ordinary people. If it were up to you...
Mei
Would you protect humanity in the new era for thousands of years until they cancan finally stand on their own feet?
Hua
...
Hua
Miss Raiden, I'm just an ordinary soldier.
Hua
And what you just said... sorry, I can't even begin to imagine how heavy the burden would be.
Hua
I'd love to make it happen, but I'm afraid I'd inevitably fail.
Hua
Wading alone in the river of time... I believe only Kevin is capable of that.
Mei
...
Mei
(No, you can do it too.)
Mei
(And you have. You've done it even better than Kevin... Hua.)
Soldier's Memory 3[]
Mei
...Hua?
Hua
...
Mei
Hua?
Hua
...Sorry, my mind was wandering. What is it?
Mei
Are you looking at a picture?
Hua
Mmm, just a habit of mine.
Hua
But for me, this picture doesn't bring back any memories now.
Mei
...Sorry, maybe that question was too personal.
Hua
You misunderstood. I wasn't trying to hide anything.
Hua
This picture... I don't have any memory of it now.
Hua
Maybe a certain reset went wrong, or maybe the memory wasn't there to start with. Now it's just a picture to me.
Mei
...
Mei
I'll be here for a long time. I'll tell you if I come across any clues.
Hua
Thanks, but there's no need. You know my situation.
Hua
Finding clues about a piece of memory shouldn't be the objective of your trip.
Soldier's Memory 4[]
Mei
Hua, I have another question.
Hua
Go ahead.
Mei
Project Ember doesn't seem to include the tech to create a MANTIS. Why?
Hua
...
Hua
I don't know, but if you ask me, this tech shouldn't even exist.
Hua
You haven't met all of the MANTIS soldiers, and that's a good thing.
Hua
Some of them would be of no use to you...Not...Not all of MANTIS isis at the level of the Flame-Chasers.
Hua
Those who died without a name... they were the strongest among all those who sacrificed themselves.
Hua
But in the end... they could only match the strength of a gifted individual who didn't go through the mutation.
Hua
...No, sorry, that was just a single case. I shouldn't jump to conclusions.
Mei
Making an ordinary soldier a super fighter sounds like a giant leap to me already.
Hua
But still, it falls short of people's expectations for a hero.
Hua
In terms of results, the MANTIS program wasn't a success. It only stalled Honkai slightly at the cost of many lives.
Soldier's Memory 5[]
Mei
Hua, do you still remember me?
Hua
Yes, it's been a long time, Miss Raiden.
Mei
...
Mei
Just call me Mei, Hua.
Hua
Mei...
Mei
Yes.
Hua
Seems like you're used to this place now.
Mei
Maybe... apart from dealing with certain weird individuals.
Hua
You mean Dr. Mobius? She didn't operate on you, did she?
Mei
No. Why?
Hua
She has a lot of crazy ideas, and she's never afraid to make them happen.
Hua
No one knows what will come off of her operating table but her... no one wishes to know.
Hua
So if she wants to do something to you, better say no. She won't force you.
Mei
She tried, but I wouldn't let her.
Mei
Dr. Mobius... what's she like?
Hua
In my eyes, she's going to change the world just like Dr. MEI.
Hua
But the change she wants to make requires cruelty and malice, which I can never agree to.
Soldier's Memory 6[]
Hua
A new visitor?
Mei
No, it's me.
Mei
(Wait...)
Mei
Hua, we met before. You told me you'd reset your memory to a certain point regularly.
Hua
Yes... I'm sorry.
Mei
You've apologized to me before, Hua.
Hua
Is that so...
Mei
...
Mei
Hua, can you retain a certain part of your memory duringduring the reset?
Hua
It depends. The reset is to avoid memory overflow. Only necessary info is kept.
Mei
I feel like I should tell you something.
Mei
I know the real you. You became a remarkable person, a hero.
Hua
...
Hua
You saw something from another world at Su's place, right?
Hua
The life you just described... I've seen something similar, but it's not my reality yet.
Hua
I am still myself. There is a long way to go before I become my future self. There is only one kind of fate, and it cannot be bypassed.
Mei
...So that's how you take it.
Mei
Alright... but at least you showed me how you became the Hua I know.
Soldier's Memory 7[]
Hua was stroking a broken blade, seemingly immersed in past memories.
Mei
Hua?
Hua
Hmm? Oh, it's you, Mei.
Mei
Is that... the Xuanyuan Sword?
Hua
Xuanyuan Sword?
Hua
Strange name, but it reminds me of my hometown.
Hua
This is the Key of Domination, a Divine Key forged to select qualified individuals for the MANTIS program.
Hua
As for the "Xuanyuan Sword"... I guess that's what people call it in the new era.
Mei
Qualified individuals for the MANTIS program...
Hua
Yeah, that's how I became a MANTIS.
Mei
I see... but I saw other Keys of Domination at World Serpent, and they look different.
Hua
Those you saw have transformed under the influence of the wielder's ICHOR, but this one is still in its original form.
Mei
You're still keeping it even though it's broken.
Hua
It can no longer function as a Divine Key... but to me, it's both the beginning and the end.
Hua
I think it's a reminder of something very important to me.
Mei
Which is?
Hua
How much we have sacrificed for a chance to defeat Honkai.
Soldier's Memory 8[]
Hua
Hi, Mei.
Mei
...
Mei
Do you still remember me, Hua?
Hua
You don't have to worry about my memory. I won't reset it until you leave.
Mei
...Why?
Hua
I have this feeling that there's something important about you. I don't fully understand it yet, but I'd like to keep trying.
Hua
After all... time is the only resource I have left.
Mei
(Fu Hua...)
Mei
Becoming a MANTIS does require a lot of determination.
Mei
The side effects of the surgery... they seem to be more severe for you.
Hua
It's fine. I'm used to it now. Everything comes with a price.
Hua
And when I first noticed the side effect, it was more beneficial than harmful.
Mei
Beneficial?
Hua
Yes, regardless of what happened later... the ability to remember every single detail is precious.
Hua
When it comes to combat, it enabled me to learn much more from experience. I think it's what qualified me to be a Flame-Chaser.
Mei
...Yeah, you can analyze the details of every battle and improve faster than anyone else.
Hua
That's why I've never seen this as a "side effect".
Hua
It only became an inconvenience after everything I'd experienced piled up and became too heavy of a burden.
Hua
But as Eden once said to me -- memory makes time meaningless.
Hua
The fact that we gradually forget things is exactly the reason why our memories and our past moments are valuable.
Soldier's Memory 9[]
Mei
It seems to me that you and the others weren't made into sims at the same time, were you?
Hua
That's right. When I was created in the Elysian Realm, there were only Su, Sakura, and Mobius.
Hua
But it didn't last long. Our group of thirteen was complete when the next batch of sims arrived.
Mei
But wouldn't that bring unnecessary trouble?
Mei
I noticed not long ago you seemed to be keeping something from Sakura.
Hua
...She's the most special one among us.
Hua
In fact, the sims in the Elysian Realm can be synced with their sources.
Mei
Synced?
Hua
Yes, with the help of a psychic MANTIS soldier, the source can copy their current memory state to their sim.
Hua
You may have noticed that the sims in the Elysian Realm are not simply backups. The sync process is a way to avoid problems.
Hua
Sakura was the first to have lost her life. Without any sync capabilities, she knows less than the others.
Mei
So that's why. Before, you said the experience of her death might destabilize her sim.
Mei
What about you, Hua? Have you undergone any syncs?
Hua
Maybe, maybe not. I don't remember.
Soldier's Memory 10[]
Hua
Elysia told me... your family had a martial arts style.
Mei
That Elysia... she's always talking about other people's business.
Hua
You've misunderstood. I bear you no ill will. It's just that my family once started a dojo and developed a style.
Hua
After I grew up, people paid martial arts less and less respect. I rarely met anyone with a similar background.
Mei
(The martial arts Fu Hua demonstrated... that's where they came from?)
Hua
Sadly, martial arts weren't very effective against Honkai. It's not part of the Flame-Chasers' legacy, I suppose.
Mei
You have taught me much, Hua.
Mei
I was thinking... what will you do if Honkai waswas defeated? Will you go home and continue running the dojo?
Hua
Time has answered your question. It wasn't, so there's nothing to say.
Mei
Let's say we hypothetically won. What will you do? Hua, your duty... hasn't gotten to the point of forbidding "imagination."
Hua
...
Hua
My apologies. I haven't given it any thought. To soldiers on the battlefield... tomorrow was a luxury.
Hua
But if we are talking hypothetically, then you're right. But for me... going home is likely the final stop.
Mei
Final stop? What are the other things you want to do before that?
Hua
Hmm, I would probably use my strength to help rebuild the world.
Hua
After that, maybe I would travel around before heading home.
Mei
That sounds like your thing. Will you travel with other people?
Hua
I'm doing this for the person who should've gone with me.
Hua
She... once taught me how to appreciate this world. But before I could put her teachings into practice, she... the world was destroyed.
Chapter 1[]
About The MOTHs[]
Mei
Hua, the Flame-Chasers... was it actually a squad?
Mei
Hard to imagine what could bring these distinct individuals together... Fighting against Honkai doesn't seem enough.
Mei
And... as far as I see, some of you don't even care about fighting against Honkai.
Hua
It was Elysia who made it happen.
Hua
She persuaded everyone who once rejected the offer to join us... I don't know what she did, but it worked.
Mei
...What's her goal?
Hua
From what I've learned about her, the reason she does something is usually just that she finds it interesting.
Mei
She finds it interesting... a cover-up for so many things.
Hua
So you're not fooled.
Hua
But still... I can't give you an answer. Only she knows why.
About Elysian Realm 1[]
Mei
Elysia said there are 13 Flame-Chasers here, but I didn't see nearly that many. Do you know why?
Hua
Mmm... I guess you can consider it a precautionary measure.
Hua
At the beginning, we tried to pass on the memories of the 13 to one person... and the calculations said it was a bad idea.
Hua
You're a special individual, but I still suggest you take it step by step and don't overwhelm yourself.
Hua
Don't take it lightly... even if you're confident.
💬
And why is passing all the memories to one person a bad idea?
💬
Are there other successors?
💬
I see.
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Hua
The succession of Signets is done in the Elysian Realm, but the succession tech is flawed.
Hua
Receiving the power of all 13 MANTIS soldiers is more than ordinary humans can withstand.
Hua
We've run dozens of calculations, and every time the simulated successor became a horrible monster... no exceptions.
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< If [Are there other successors?] was chosen: >
Hua
Yes. The Elysian Realm can take more than one successor at a time.
Mei
So there's someone else here?
Hua
No, just you at the moment.
Hua
But not long ago... there was someone else.
Hua
I didn't see her, but Sakura said... she chose to leave.
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< If [I see.] was chosen: >
Hua
Good.
About Fenghuang Down 1[]
Elysia
Don't be mean, Hua. I just need to borrow it this once, I promise.
Hua
But you've borrowed it at least 16 times.
Elysia
Huh? Haven't you reset your memory? Why do you still remember?
Hua
Because I deem it important.
Elysia
...But this is the last time, really.
Hua
...
Hua
Fine.
Elysia
Love you, Hua!
Hua
Can you tell me what you plan to use it for?
Elysia
Uh... some kind of... detective business?
About Elysia 1[]
Mei
Elysia appears a lot more often than the others.
Hua
So you've noticed.
Mei
Is it because more of her memory was preserved by the realm? Or because she assumes more responsibilities?
Hua
No, if we're talking about the volume of memories, no one comes even close to Eden.
Hua
As for Elysia... I believe that's just her nature. Something about you is attracting her powerfully.
Mei
Because... I'm a Herrscher?
Hua
I'm not sure, but she isn't interested in everyone. Most successors didn't even see her once.
Mei
Is this a good thing for me?
Hua
For your journey, yes.
Mei
And in other ways?
Hua
...
Hua
I can only wish you good luck.
About Flame-Chasers 1[]
Mei
Hua.
Hua
Hi, Mei. How is it going?
Mei
Mostly fine, except for a certain individual that I can't seem to figure out.
Hua
Who do you mean?
💬
Elysia.
💬
Kalpas.
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< If [Elysia.] was chosen: >
Hua
She... keeps many things to herself. She always appears friendly and gracious, but she can be unsettling at times.
Mei
...Agreed.
Hua
Few know what's on her mind, but... considering the purpose of the Elysian Realm, I don't think she would hurt you.
Mei
Are there some kind of restrictions on you here in the Elysian Realm?
Hua
No, but the foundation of the Elysian Realm had a lot to do with Elysia, so I doubt she'd hurt any visitors.
Hua
But if you were referring to physical limitations, yes, there are some.
Mei
Hmm?
Hua
The Elysian Realm is a simulation facility after all, therefore it's naturally subject to certain limitations.
Hua
Take KevinKevin for example... the Kevin sim here is by no means his full form due to the Elysian Realm's limited capacity.
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< If [Kalpas.] was chosen: >
Hua
He can be difficult to deal with. I can't help you with that, sorry.
Hua
His hostility towards me... is perhaps even greater than towards the others.
Mei
Did something happen between you two?
Hua
I'd rather not say.
Hua
Sometimes, we don't have a choice. We knew how it would end from the beginning, but still, someone had to bear the responsibility.
Hua
Which was how Kalpas became like this.
Mei
...Was it a certain Honkai event?
Hua
Maybe it began even before his first encounter with Honkai.
About Flame-Chasers 2[]
Mei
We meet again, Hua.
Hua
Hi.
Mei
There's something I don't quite understand. Can I ask you?
Hua
Go ahead. That's what we're here for.
💬
About the Flame-Chasers who survived...
💬
About the end of the Flame-Chasers...
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< If [About the Flame-Chasers who survived...] was chosen: >
Mei
Out there I met Kevin and...
Mei
...
Mei
Never mind, I just want to know... did any more of you survive in reality?
Hua
I'm just a sim and I can't say for sure. Things were pretty bad... but only Dr. Mobius can activate the Elysian Realm.
Hua
So theoretically, she should be one of the survivors, if nothing unexpected happened in your era.
Mei
Mobius...
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< If [About the end of the Flame-Chasers...] was chosen: >
Mei
Could you tell me how it ended for you?
Hua
We... we didn't share the same fate, that's for sure.
Hua
And, when I came to this place, some of us were still waiting for an ending to happen.
Mei
Then let's talk about...
💬
Kalpas.
💬
Elysia.
💬
Sakura.
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Hua
It didn't end for Kalpas when I left my sim here. At that time, he was making impressive progress every day.
Hua
Even among the Flame-Chasers, I believe only Kevin and Elysia can best him.
Mei
Elysia?
Hua
She can harness Honkai energy in unimaginable ways, and the Honkai Beast she integrated with was the strongest of all.
Hua
I saw her suppressing Kalpas effortlessly throughout an entire training session, which was quite a feat.
Hua
You must have seen Kalpas at his wildest in battle, but... he couldn't even touch Elysia while training.
Mei
I see. Thanks for the info.
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< If [Elysia.] was chosen: >
Hua
Sorry, not that I wish to keep you in the dark.
Hua
But I had been looking into Elysia's whereabouts for a long time, and nothing came up.
Hua
The only thing I know is that she caused a conflict, and only she knows if she got what she wanted.
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< If [Sakura.] was chosen: >
Hua
The Herrscher of Corruption... she died in the accident, and I wasn't able to help her.
Mei
Can we talk about this in detail?
Hua
Sorry, I don't want to lie to you, but I can't risk letting Sakura know what went down.
Mei
Why?
Hua
It would be more than devastating to her, even for her sim, and no one can foresee the consequences.
Hua
We've learned a hard lesson, and we're not taking the risk again.
About Mobius 1[]
Mei
Why do I feel all of you are somehow displeased with Mobius?
Hua
I don't remember a lot of things, but I'll never forget what happened in the First Institute.
Mei
...Can you tell me?
Hua
We accepted an emergency mission, and the location was the First InstituteInstitute managed by Dr. Mobius.
Hua
Runaway Honkai Beasts, berserk test subjects, machines out of control... her lab was known for these things.
Mei
But what awaited you was none of these things.
Hua
...
Hua
Su arrived first. His lab was nearby. But we lost contact with him very soon.
Hua
When I got there, I saw Su fighting something in the shadows.
Hua
I was preparing to help him when something knocked me out all of a sudden.
Hua
Later I found out that it wasn't any test subject or Honkai Beast... it was Mobius herself.
Mei
But why? Weren't you partners?
Hua
That's why I told you to be on guard against her.
Hua
In her eyes, all progress comes with sacrifice, but she rarely cares about what the sacrifice is.
Hua
It could be an enemy, a partner, or even herself.
About Eden 1[]
Mei
Hua, have you ever heard Eden sing?
Hua
Yes, I have. A friend gave me an album of hers when I was a student.
Mei
How was it?
Hua
I'm not an expert in music, but I think her voice was beautiful.
Hua
My friend even dragged me to her album signing event, but the line was huge, and every copy was sold out before our turn.
Mei
You didn't expect to become her comrade, did you?
Hua
No, I didn't, but she wasn't the star I had pictured. After joining the MOTHs, she gave me... and others a lot of help.
Mei
Yeah, she's indeed an elegant, gracious lady.
Hua
Ah, had my friend known I was working with Eden, she would die of envy.
Hua
But sadly...
Mei
...
About Kalpas 1[]
Mei
This place is for the later generations to inherit the Flame-Chasers' power, but some of you aren't friendly to visitors.
Hua
You mean Kalpas? He put you up for additional trials, didn't he?
Hua
When I first joined the Flame-Chasers, he was just a bit withdrawn, but now he's totally different.
Mei
Things changed after he joined the Flame-Chasers?
Hua
The surgery... it had very different side effects on each of us.
Hua
For Kalpas... it was worsening cognitive disorientation.
Mei
Worsening? So his situation will deteriorate?
Hua
Not for his sim, no, but it was the case for Kalpas himself.
Hua
The Honkai Beast genes he received were very special... there might be a connection, but I can't say for sure.
About Rankings 1[]
Mei
So you rank last in the group?
Hua
That's the way it should be, and not many of us really care about the rankings.
Mei
Su told me why he was ranked seventh. Does the number twelve have some special meaning to you?
Hua
Elysia said it was Mobius's idea.
Hua
She designed my armor. The number twelve represents her initial idea for transforming armor.
Hua
Unfortunately, her idea wasn't fully realized, but she couldn't let it go.
Hua
Maybe for her, it's a reminder of her past failure.
Mei
Determining your rank that way sounds... irresponsible.
Mei
(And Elysia told me a completely different story...)
Hua
Maybe there were some other reasons, but Elysia didn't tell meme and I'm not going to ask.
Chapter 2[]
About Mobius 2[]
Mei
In the Previous Era, was Mobius such a passionate surgeon?
Hua
...
Mei
...Seems like I triggered some unpleasant memories.
Hua
No matter what she asks of you, just say no.
Hua
Even if you think yes is the best answer at the moment, you've got to say no. Dr. Mobius may set you up.
Mei
Seems like something happened between you two.
Hua
Yes. The others would warn you about her too, but I might be more convincing.
Mei
Any examples?
Hua
Too many of them... I don't know where to start.
Hua
Dr. Mobius has her meritsmerits of course. She values fairness and always tries everything on herself before she uses it on others.
Hua
But there's something she's failed to grasp... the same thing may have different effects on different individuals.
Hua
The snake can survive the long night, but without a torch, humanity can only be devoured by despair in the darkness.
Mei
You're talking about... her research on the 12th Herrscher?
Hua
Right, even though her research on Herrschers was viewed with some suspicion all along...
Hua
At that time we didn't know she didn't care about the form in which humanity would be sustained...
Hua
This caused certain... disputes, and you know at a time like that, dispute meant destruction.
Hua
If humanity's enemy didn't show up again, maybe we would have destroyed civilization ourselves.
About Experiments 1[]
Mobius
...Yeah, I've heard some interesting rumors... about you.
Mobius
You are indeed different. I guess it wasn't just luck that carried you through all the experiments.
Mobius
Wanna hear it? I feel... if that Herrscher is here too, things might just get a lot more interesting.
Hua
Dr. Mobius, please don't waste your time. Everything you say to me will be removed from my memory.
Hua
Let's just focus on our duties.
Hua
And, Dr. Mobius, I only agreed to these experiments because you were fighting Honkai. I don't share your vision.
Mobius
Ah, you're suddenly full of courage now... Are you still the Hua I remember? Or has the new girl said something to you?
Hua
...
Mobius
Besides, did you even hear yourself? Sharing my vision? I don't need that. I don't need anyone's approval.
Mobius
To achieve progress, you shouldn't listen to everyone's opinion... not even the majority opinion.
Hua
...
Hua
(No, it's not like that...)
Hua
(You never listened to anyone... Dr. Mobius.)
About Elysian Realm 2[]
Mei
Hua, I'm not sure if you've kept this memory...
Mei
You told me that to avoid unpredictable consequences, you kept Sakura from the truth.
Hua
Yes... in the Herrscher of Corruption invasion, the real Sakura made a choice none of us foresaw.
Hua
I might have made the same choice if I were in her shoes, but for the MOTHs back then, her choice meant betrayal.
Mei
Betrayal... Hua, so this is what you meant by the "hard lesson",lesson", right?
Hua
No, that's something that already happened in reality.
Hua
What I'm trying to avoid is... the sims of Flame-Chasers undergo unpredictable changes under the influence of successors.
Mei
Sounds like it hashas happened before I came here.
Hua
...Yes
Mei
So, who is it?
Hua
...Dr. Mobius.
Hua
Flame-ChasersFlame-Chasers had more or less some ideas about their endings and comecome to reconciliation with it, including Dr. Mobius.
Hua
But after learning something about the outside world, she became visibly irritated.
Mei
Wait, something about the outside world? As far as I know, the name Mobius never showed up in the real world...
Hua
And that's exactly the problem.
Hua
No one knows her MANTIS better than herself. She couldn't have died in reality, but why was her name never heard?
Hua
Even a brilliant mind like Dr. Mobius can be trapped by her own curiosity.
Mei
Curiosity... She looks like someone who'd do something about it.
Hua
Hmm, the problem is... no one knows what she did.
Hua
At the beginning, she only seemed anxious, and when I realized it, she was already planning something.
Hua
And her anxiousness grew into something like a frenzy, the kind she showed in her previous experiments.
Mei
But it's impossible for her to influence reality in any way.
Hua
It's too early to tell now.
Hua
In her research, she has demonstrated the ability to redefine what's possible.
Hua
And I'm not sure it's connected to her plan, but this situation did arise after that.
Mei
Hmm?
Hua
Some successors went missing for no reason.
Mei
Missing?
Hua
Yes, they didn't pass the trial or linger in the realm. No one knows where they went.
Hua
If there is indeed a connection, I'm afraid she has fundamentally changed the way the realm works, and it's dangerous.
Mei
...
Hua
Kevin told me not long ago, a successor sensed something wrong with Dr. Mobius and left the realm abruptly.
Hua
Maybe she saw the underlying dangers.
Mei
(Someone who left the realm not long ago... that would be...)
About Active Honkai Reaction 1[]
Hua
Impressive. Though I don't know why you fought Mobius...
Hua
If a successor's defeated her in that form, I'd definitely have recorded it in my backup.
Hua
This means you should be the first person to have done it.
Mei
Thank you, Hua. But like Elysia, I don't think Mobius has exerted herself.
Mei
After all... Fighting isn't her expertise.
Mei
And judging from everyone's version of the First Institute incident, Mobius in the Elysian Realm...
Mei
Has likely never displayed the level of power that the real Mobius once had.
Hua
... The First Institute?
Mei
That's right, Hua. You mentioned an incident that took place there to me.
Mei
It was in that incident that Mobius revealed her serpentine form.
Mei
Maybe I'm speaking too soon, but since she was able to resist multiple Flame-Chasers, I doubt she's an opponent whom I could defeat.
Hua
Don't underestimate yourself, Mei. You've beaten opponents like that before.
Mei
... I hope I can again.
Mei
Mobius once told me... taking that form is instinctual for MANTISes after they've undergone the surgery.
Mei
Is it the same for you?
Mei
I don't think I've seen anything similar happening to you.
Hua
...
Hua
Not only me... Besides Mobius, all the MANTISes do their best to suppress that instinct.
Hua
The essence of MANTISes is that we use the power of Honkai to counter Honkai.
Hua
Compared to average people, we... were naturally more inclined to slip towards the Honkai side.
Hua
When we received the Meta-Morph Surgery, we were taking the first step towards transforming into Honkai Beasts.
Hua
And the first step is usually the most difficult. Things get easier after that.
Mei
Are you worried that one day you might turn into a monster like Mobius?
Hua
... Yes.
Hua
But I'm more worried that in order to defeat Honkai, a day may come when we'll be forced to make the same decision as Mobius.
Hua
I'm afraid that there will be no viable alternative.
About the Past 1[]
Hua
Huh? It's like that?
Su
When I noticed that, I was also surprised. Before I heard how your name was pronounced, I was just guessing.
Hua
So I guess we have the same hometown.
Hua
Had we known this earlier, maybe it would have been easier for us to get along.
Hua
...
Hua
I'm sorry that I didn't tell you earlier.
Su
No, maybe this is a better time to mention it.
Hua
Why?
Su
In those stressful conditions, even if we were able to chat about our hometown, it would bring us little comfort.
Su
But here, where time has come to a standstill and nothing can be changed, we can relax and talk about the past.
Su
After all, the only thing sims like us have is our memories.
About the Past 2[]
Su
My apologies. For various reasons, I've never told you the whole truth.
Hua
No problem, Su. I don't think there's any misunderstanding between us, and the incident is in the past.
Su
But the one who attacked you wasn't Mobius... it was me. You came to help, but I accidentally hurt you. I've felt terrible about it ever since.
Hua
I should be the one apologizing. I did go there to help, but I only got in your way.
Hua
If I didn't carelessly burst in, I wouldn't have disrupted the deadlock between you two and given Mobius the chance to strike.
Su
No, my chances of winning that fight were slim. It was just a question of who could endure the longest.
Su
So I should really apologize for accidentally attacking you.
Hua
I didn't even help you, and added to your trouble. I should apologize to you.
Su
No, it's my fault...
Hua
...
Su
...
Hua
... Or maybe we should just forget it?