Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

"They've been in there for a long time. Who knows how much time has passed for them? Should we go in and check?"

The Flame-Chasers held a very serious meeting. They believed that Elysia and Noldrei had been in the memory recall device for far too long.

It had been so long that it surprised everyone. For all they knew, the two had become engrossed in the memory world and weren't planning on coming back.

Although they all knew the Stigma Project was akin to making all of humanity have a beautiful dream, they never expected Elysia herself to one day become addicted to a beautiful dream and be unable to pull herself out.

"The people of the Current Era are truly terrifying. I've never seen anyone able to get along with Elysia for so long."

Vill-V truly believed Elysia was someone who got along very well with everyone, but spending too much time with her could easily lead to strange and subtle feelings.

It wasn't that Ely was bad, but rather that her overly pure and beautiful emotions could feel a bit heavy. You'd think she was the main character of a next-gen girl band project planned by some Far East entertainment company.

Those who hadn't met Ely could easily be swept away by this beautiful emotion, but after being in contact for a long time, one would inevitably want to respond to this emotion in some way.

And once you tried to respond, it was a whole other story. It was like taking out a high-interest loan that you could never pay back.

How could this Noldrei newcomer manage to get along with such a terrifying woman for so long?

From this, one could tell that this newcomer from World Serpent was also an incredible person!

Eden pondered for a moment and felt they couldn't let this continue. Otherwise, what about the Honkai outside? Were the memory imprints of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers just going to sit here and watch the Current Era march towards destruction?

Just as they were preparing to charge in and drag the people out, the memory recall device finally stirred. The two, who had been playing wildly in the pony world, finally appeared before the Flame-Chasers.

"It was great! When I control the Stigma Space in the future, I'll definitely create a real Pony Continent. Then I'll graft a Stigma battlesuit onto you, and we can go play in the new Pony Continent together. By then, the people in the Pony Continent won't be just virtual memories, but real, thinking, and active individuals."

Noldrei explained his grand plan to Elysia.

"When the time comes, I'll let my beloved consort see the pony empire I've created!"

"That sounds wonderful! Your Majesty the Emperor, I will personally crown you on the coronation platform of the pony empire! ♪~" Ely didn't mind Noldrei's strange titles at all. She very simply took "beloved consort" to mean the emperor's playmate. The only difference was the "way" they played together.

The Flame-Chasers looked at each other, not knowing where the two had been. How did their titles change after they came back, suddenly calling each other "Your Majesty" and "beloved consort"?

If you didn't know any better, you'd think they had gone to participate in a King Zhou of Shang cosplay competition from The Investiture of the Gods.

"Huh? Isn't this Fu Hua? So you died a long time ago too... no, this is a memory imprint, which means Fu Hua doesn't remember creating her own memory imprint? What a pity..."

The first person Noldrei saw was Hua, who looked just like Fu Hua. Since she was a memory imprint, he decided to treat Hua and Fu Hua as separate individuals for now.

"Uh, this... just call me Hua." Hua felt like she was being insulted. She was an honest person, but that didn't mean she was a fool.

After learning that Fu Hua was still alive, Hua's expression flickered with a hint of emotion.

"Hua, since you're a memory imprint, I won't be polite. When you came to me, you said you wanted to turn into a giant panda. I forgot to ask why you chose that. Can you tell me, did you like pandas during the Previous Era, or did you only start liking them in the Current Era?"

Hua looked stunned. Even her long-time companions were looking at her strangely.

Who would have thought that the ever-honest Hua was into such kinky stuff? She lived into the Current Era and started researching the advanced experiences of furries.

"Hua, I never knew the modern you was like this."

Eden patted Hua's shoulder meaningfully. It was clear she also hadn't expected Hua to have such a strange hobby in the future.

"That's not... I... I..." Hua's face was full of frustration. How could she, a memory imprint, interfere with the growth of her original self? She had never liked the idea of turning into a giant panda, so why did he think she would do something like that in the future?

Noldrei quickly shifted his target and asked Pardofelis, "Did your Previous Era also research organ cultivation technology? Do your cat ears leak when it rains? We have people who researched similar things, but they all dismantled them later because they leaked."

"Dismantled?!" Pardo's ears flattened against her head instantly. The centuries-old young lady was startled by Noldrei's words.

Why were modern people so terrifying? Why would they dismantle a cat's ears?

"Yeah, because some people thought they looked good, but then found out that the cat ears were useless except as novelty items. Since everyone could make their own ears more advanced through genetic adjustment, these things, which had no practical use and were troublesome to clean, were dismantled. How do you wash your hair? Does water get into your ears?"

Noldrei had to say a lot, shocking the cat-girl into a tragic state.

She couldn't say she had encountered such troubles, nor could she say that as a memory imprint, she didn't actually need to bathe. But to say she hadn't bathed in tens of thousands of years would be a bit too strange.

"I... I, Pardo..."

Pardofelis stammered, looking pleadingly at everyone, hoping someone would give her a way out.

But everyone just looked at her ears thoughtfully, wondering if water would indeed get in.

"Why don't we try washing her hair? To be honest, now that you mention it, I'm actually a little curious," Vill-V said with great scientific spirit, ready to use her companion for a small experiment to determine the truth.

"No, don't!!!"

Pardo's face turned pale with horror. She covered her ears and scurried away, not giving anyone a chance to "pour water" into her ears.

"From the looks of it, her ears do get water in them."

Noldrei nodded affirmatively, confirming the unfortunate situation of Pardo's cat ears.

After Pardo ran off, everyone turned their attention to another Flame-Chaser with animal ears.

Sakura took a deep breath. Her ears immediately twitched and folded down against her head.

"No need. My ears are rainproof. I say... did you come here just to study our ears? Weren't we supposed to discuss the Previous Era or the Honkai?"

Sakura finally brought the topic back to the main point.

Noldrei looked at everyone in astonishment and asked back, "Is the Honkai a problem you need to ask for help with? I came here to ask everyone to join my little pony empire!"

His words left the few present speechless, not knowing whether to refute such a strange flex.