Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

Elysia had expected a person to come in.

After all, she had received many talented individuals from World Serpent throughout its long history. But could this thing that just entered truly be considered a person?

"Um... hi?"

Elysia cautiously greeted it. This monster, which looked even more like a chimera than Kevin, didn't seem like a proper human in any way.

"Excellent. I am currently adjusting my physical form. It's a bit disorienting with this strange world membrane in the way."

Noldrei was scanning his own physical condition. He had to assume the human form they expected within a suitable timeframe.

At this moment, Noldrei was completely unaware that these people couldn't be considered normal humans. After all, he had spent a long time interacting with normal humans outside, so he subconsciously assumed that those inside the Elysian Realm were also normal.

Elysia watched, wide-eyed, as he began to undergo a massive, grotesque transformation within this space.

Perhaps because she had seen all sorts of bizarre Herrschers, Ely had no intention of leaving and swapping with someone else. She crossed her legs, curiously observing the newcomer's new form.

She wasn't too worried either. Since Kevin had let him in, he must be trustworthy. If he wasn't, it meant Kevin had already been defeated by this being.

In that case, what was the rush to run? If this being could defeat Kevin, then no one here could escape either.

"Ooh?! Oh!!!"

Ely watched with great interest, letting out cries of surprise from time to time.

Before her eyes, this being transformed into a human, then a Honkai Beast, and even various strange organic and inorganic forms. When necessary, it could even become something resembling a state of particles.

It didn't look like a normal human at all!

'Did Kevin bring in a new member who's gone through Honkai Corruption? It's been so many years, this is the first time I've seen one.'

"Oh?! A new human with pointed ears. I didn't expect this kind of genetic modification to have been researched tens of thousands of years ago in ancient times."

A stark-naked Noldrei made his grand entrance. The first thing he saw was a beautiful, slightly plump young woman with pink hair and pointed ears.

"..."

"Although your figure is indeed nice, and you look quite similar to Kevin, don't you feel shy showing off your assets like this all the time?"

Elysia was quite surprised. She had no idea when a warrior who liked to be naked had appeared in the outside world.

"Hmm? I remember that humans from tens of thousands of years ago were all primitive Homo sapiens, right? Most of them were naked and frank with each other. Am I mistaken?"

A hint of confusion flashed across Noldrei's face. Although his body had been reshaped, there were still bugs remaining. Patches of mosaic flickered intermittently, revealing bizarre, thick, dark green, twisted flesh.

Elysia could even smell an aroma from these exposed areas that could only be described as delicious, like an excellent dish from some unknown source.

The Pink Elf couldn't possibly say that smelling this scent made her feel hungry. That would be a very unladylike thing to do.

"My mistake. I didn't expect your Previous Era hadn't yet developed to the point of not wearing clothes."

Disappointed, Noldrei conjured a new set of clothes for himself.

Right in front of Elysia, as if he had control over the Golden Courtyard itself, he simply materialized a new outfit out of thin air.

"What on earth would make you think that humanity would one day abandon clothes? I don't think anyone who loves beauty would refuse to adorn themselves with more beautiful things, would they?"

Elysia was a natural at getting along with people. Even without introducing themselves, the two chatted as if they were old friends who hadn't seen each other in a long time.

"I don't want to explain this matter any further. What's the use of explaining it anyway? Are you going to embrace a new era without clothes with me?"

Noldrei waved his hand, not wanting to dwell on the issue, otherwise it would feel like he was just padding out the word count.

He had mainly seen that the Previous Era had developed to Kevin's level, even creating a marvelous existence like the Golden Courtyard, and thought that the humans of that era must have also developed to the point of casting off all external things.

But this young woman before him made him understand. The high technology of the Previous Era had not shattered their old ethical relationships. They were most likely still living in a state similar to an industrial civilization.

Elysia tilted her head, sizing up this new-era human who was just like Kevin. She thought to herself that Jackal and Raven hadn't acted like this when they came down.

"Hmm? Are you that disappointed that you didn't see me naked?"

Elysia felt that something wasn't right here. Although she did love humanity, she had to say "dame" to humans with certain perverted hobbies.

"Nudity is a stepping stone for humanity to abandon its boring sense of shame. How could it be useless? You've all become so strong, with such an amazing civilization, yet you're still concerned with operations like covering up and enduring shame. What will you do when you go to space? You can't possibly spare the energy to protect these easily damaged clothes, can you?"

Noldrei didn't think the quality of these clothes was more reliable than the bodies of these Previous Era MANTISes.

In fact, his feeling wasn't wrong. In the future, Kevin would indeed strike at his descendants in a half-naked state.

Elysia thought Noldrei was a bit strange.

Elysia had indeed never thought about how things would be in space, but she couldn't agree with the idea of having to be naked to go to space.

"Let's not talk about nudity for now. Talking about such topics in front of a beautiful girl will lower your impression score, you know? Why don't you tell us the reason you came in?"

Only then did Noldrei remember why he had listened to Kevin and come here.

He sized up Elysia, nodded, and said, "That's right. Do you have any plans to become my little pony? I want to take you out of here."

Elysia, who had always preferred directness, had never encountered a situation this direct. She hesitated for two seconds, her mind racing to figure out what "little pony" meant, wondering if it was this newcomer's new way of flirting.

"Ah, this 'little pony' saying is quite ambiguous. You're not some strange Herrscher, are you? Though you do look quite strange. Are people in the Current Era all this direct? ♪~"

Noldrei wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but he thought he saw a strange musical note float out from her mouth.

'Is she this cool? Can she design her own language and text in this space?'

"Of course! Just tell me if you'll be my little pony or not?!"

As Noldrei's words left his mouth, they transformed into comic-book-style text and flew toward Elysia.

The Pink Elf's beautiful eyes widened slightly. She did a backflip off the sofa, her graceful figure performing a beautiful acrobatic feat.

She hadn't even had a chance to act against this bastard who had hit on her the moment he arrived, and he had already struck first.

'I haven't even refused yet, and he's already preparing to take me by force?'