The Vixen's Gambit: Tonight We Hunt

Hydrangea pendant…?

Looking at the picture on the screen, Kosma's expression was momentarily dazed.

He remembered this thing—this was a gift he gave to Lee at the celebration party after he just joined Fire Moth and participated in the Fourth Herrscher subjugation.

Lee said she liked it very much and would keep it well… but why was it in the trash can?

Everything in the Elysian Realm was pieced together from everyone's impressions, and nothing's source was without reason, not even the location of a pendant.

Kosma didn't remember throwing such a thing into the trash can, and probably no one else would have such a memory. Then, the only thing that could contribute such an impression was the remnants of Lee's consciousness left in the Herrscher core that constituted the Elysian Realm.

Although Lee's consciousness didn't exist in the Elysian Realm, this Elysian Realm was, after all, constructed by Lee before her death, so many places retained her traces.

Since the [Dawn] Signet could be obtained through this item, it further proved that its origin was definitely related to Lee.

…The gift I gave, in Miss Lee's eyes, was something to be thrown into the trash can?

Indeed, it wasn't an expensive gift. What value could a pendant bought by a teenager from a gift shop have? For Lee, who had already become the most dazzling hero of Fire Moth at that time, wearing such a thing might even be undignified…

But even so, a trace of sadness still uncontrollably arose in Kosma's heart.

It was like giving the wildflowers you picked by the roadside to the big sister next door. She said she liked them and accepted them with a very gentle smile, but when you turned around, you saw them in the trash can on the street corner…

Unlike the sentimental Kosma, other people's focus at this time was on the so-called [Dawn] Signet itself.

"It's probably obtaining the power of Lee that originally remained in the Elysian Realm."

Vill-V didn't know when she had come to the trash can, opened the trash can and rummaged through it for a long time, but didn't find what she wanted, and said somewhat disappointedly, "After all, it's the power to construct the Elysian Realm. It's normal for it to allow Raiden Mei to obtain extremely high combat power in the Elysian Realm, but after leaving this place, it should be weakened."

"Pardo, you steal things in the Elysian Realm every day, have you ever seen anything similar?"

"Nope." Pardofelis wagged her tail, stroking the fat cat named Canned Food in her arms, "After all, my goods are things to be sold, no matter what, looking for them in the trash can is a bit too…"

Unable to get a definite answer from Pardofelis, Vill-V's gaze turned back to Elysia. "Your permissions should be able to scan the entire Elysian Realm, right? Can you find it?"

"I can't sense such a thing." Elysia shook her head somewhat distressedly. Although she was the administrator of the Elysian Realm, she was only the second owner of the Eighth Divine Key after all. And the previous owner, Lee, as the creator of the Elysian Realm, obviously had higher permissions than Elysia, so even she had no way to find Lee's power fragments.

Unable to find the [Dawn] Signet, everyone's attention could only return to the screen again.

But Lihua noticed some subtle clues.

This little cat Pardofelis seemed to be lying?

After synchronizing with Unit 03, Lihua, who had the same memories as Lee, could very clearly feel Pardofelis's subconscious lying movements. This little cat hid it very well, unless Elysia used her permissions to read Pardofelis's mind at this moment, otherwise she wouldn't be able to see it at all.

But Lee knew Pardofelis too well, and she was too familiar with every subconscious movement the other party made when lying—so much so that Lihua knew it even if she didn't want to know.

Good heavens, could it be that the reason why Raiden Mei in the real world had been stuck in the Elysian Realm for so long was because Pardofelis had taken away the walkthrough items in the scene in advance…?

Lihua felt that she seemed to know some incredible truth.

But she shouldn't know, and couldn't know, in her capacity, so she decisively chose to shut up and say nothing.

"Let's talk about this matter after it's over. Now let's see how others clear it first." Finally, at Elysia's suggestion, everyone temporarily put aside the Dawn Signet and the pendant, and continued to focus their attention back on the video.

And the streamer in the video obviously didn't know the complex emotions of everyone in the Elysian Realm, and continued his explanation unhurriedly.

"As everyone knows, the Elysian Realm, as a semi-open world, has many different areas, and each area has its own Boss. Everyone can choose Boss challenges according to their own preferences, without a fixed order. Generally speaking, everyone will choose enemies with simpler mechanics like Eden as a start. But after obtaining our [Dawn] Signet, there is no need to rush to beat the Bosses."

"We first need to find Pardo. Although this person who sells signets and items everywhere can also become a Boss, we are not in a hurry to fight her yet. When she refreshes, we talk to her. If we are still carrying the Hydrangea Pendant, we can trigger a special story here."

Following the streamer's actions, Raiden Mei on the screen showed the Hydrangea Pendant to Pardofelis. Pardofelis, who was still happily hawking and promoting her wares, suddenly became surprised and nervous.

[Pardofelis: Where did you find this?! Never mind, it's not important… Hehehe, boss, this thing, are you willing to sell it?]

[Pardofelis: Don't worry, I'll definitely make you satisfied with the price! Even if you want Kalpas's mask, I, Pardo, will steal it for you even if it costs me my life!]

Following Pardofelis's words, selectable dialogue branches appeared on the screen.

1. Yes.

2. No deal.

3. Gotta add more money.

"Here we need to pay attention. If we choose the first option, we can get a full set of [Decimation] series signets, but we will lose the [Dawn] Signet, so we can't choose it. If we choose the second option, Pardo will steal the pendant and directly enter the battle. For maximum profit, we need to choose the third option here."

[Raiden Mei put on an indifferent expression: I'm not interested in that kind of childish toy. This is something I got through hard work. If you want it, exchange it with something more valuable.]

And Raiden Mei's confident lines also made the bullet comments on the screen instantly increase.

[Hard work, refers to rummaging through trash cans]

[As expected of Daddy who runs a business, this low-buy-high-sell is effortless]

[I've also always wanted to complain about Kalpas's mask, every time I see his face I want to laugh~]

[Before fighting Kalpas, you can choose to ridicule his mask in the story dialogue, but the opponent will have an extra Enraged Buff that increases all attributes by 50%]

[It's okay, Mei will respawn at the entrance of the Elysian Realm even if she dies]