Chapter 104: Ailixiya

Perspective shift, arriving at the Past World Paradise that has been quietly brought under Heimu's control, yet still retains its original appearance.

In a core hall adorned elegantly, with a more relaxed style that even carries a dreamy bar atmosphere, warm‑toned light gently pours down, reflecting on the sleek bar counter and the comfortable, soft sofa.

At this moment, a girl is lying on her back lazily on a wide velvet sofa, without any pretense.

She has pink long hair as delicate as newly blossomed cherry blossoms, the tips slightly curled, a pair of deep blue eyes like the purest lake, and pointed ears indicating she is not purely human.

Dressed in exquisite attire, black over‑knee socks and gloves add a touch of playfulness and allure to her sweet demeanor.

She is the second of the Thirteen Heroes, Ailixiya.

"Sigh... so—bor—ing—? ~"

She elongates her tone, mumbling to herself as if singing, her voice sweet and lively, as if each syllable ends with a hopping note.

Ailixiya rolls over, lying on her side on the sofa, propping her head with a hand, pink strands falling across her cheek.

"That Qianjie fellow, either fights or roars, has no sense of fun? ~"

"Kesi Mo is quiet, but way too quiet~ Little Ge Lei Xiu is cute, yet always drawing and never plays with me? ~"

Ailixiya extends a finger, casually drawing circles in the air as if sketching a nonexistent pattern.

"Wei Er Wei's Magic is fun, but you have to guess which one is her each time, so tiring? ~ A Bo Ni Ya... hmm, staying with her makes me feel I have to become serious too? ~ Sakura... sigh, she carries too many things in her heart? ~"

She rattles off complaints about her companions like reciting familiar tales, then lets out a long sigh, her sapphire‑like eyes gazing toward the hall's dome.

"Could it be... there's no lively, cute, beautiful girl visitor who understands me and would play with me?"

She voiced a sincere wish, a hint of yearning on her face, "For example... a girl as cute as 'me'? Hmm?"

Just as Ailixiya was immersed in the expectation that the next visitor would be a beautiful girl, a faint footstep suddenly broke the hall's silence.

(Is it Yidian?)

She turned her head with that thought, a sweet smile on her face.

However, what caught her eye was a completely unfamiliar figure.

It was a girl dressed in a violet‑black Lolita Dress, the hem intricately elaborate, wearing a matching Mo Nu Mao, from whose brim dangled a few skull‑head ornaments that swayed gently with her steps.

She had long gray‑white hair, as if forged from moonlight, reaching her waist, highlighting her delicate, doll‑like face even more fair.

Most striking were her eyes—purple‑black irises like the deepest night sky, yet lacking the usual highlights, appearing hollow and mysterious.

The unfamiliar girl, with a Calm demeanor, walked straight past the sofa toward the bar on the opposite side of the hall, scanning the surroundings as if checking whether the furnishings matched some memory.

Ailixiya blinked her beautiful eyes, as clear as the purest sapphire, a flash of genuine surprise and deep curiosity crossing her face.

(A new visitor? But... why didn't I sense any wave of a newcomer entering Letu? And... her aura, how peculiar? ~)

As one of Letu's self‑proclaimed "hosts", Ailixiya holds great enthusiasm for every visitor, especially this uniquely‑auraed girl before her, unlike anyone she has seen before.

She instantly rose lightly from the sofa, like a fluttering butterfly, and in a few steps reached the stranger's side.

"That—?"

Ailixiya spoke, her voice as sweet and lively as herself, "Hello! Stranger visitor? ~ I am Ailixiya, as you can see, a beautiful girl as radiant as flying blossoms? ~ Could you tell me... your name?"

The called girl—Heimu—stopped, slowly turned her head, and looked at Ailixiya.

When those highlight‑less purple‑black eyes stared quietly, even someone as lively and bright as Ailixiya felt an inexplicable shiver.

That gaze was too Calm, too deep, as if it could devour all light and emotion.

But who is Ailixiya? She is the embodiment of love!

She immediately brushed aside the odd feeling, her face blooming again with an even more friendly smile, awaiting a response.

Heimu fell silent for a moment.

(Ailixiya... really Ailixiya! A living, moving, talking Ailixiya! My god!!!)

(That familiar face, that sweet voice, that tone... exactly the same as in Memory! No, even more vivid!)

Heimu's heart was already roiled by a massive surge, a tangle of emotions.

Yet, on her doll‑like face, there remained an unruffled Calm, almost expressionless.

Only she knew that her fingertip twitched slightly.

As for why Heimu is here, time must be turned back a little…

In front of the System Space·Past World Paradise apparatus

Heimu stood before the massive device, looking at the system doll beside her.

"Besides storing Memory, what practical function can it serve?" Heimu asked.

The system doll replied in its flat electronic tone: "Reporting, Master, according to preliminary analysis, the core function of Past World Paradise is the Trial. Visitors can here clash with or communicate with the memory cores of the Thirteen Heroes, acquiring their power and knowledge imprints, i. e., Imprints."

Heimu nodded thoughtfully: "I see... then, summon an Ailixiya for me to see first."

(Thinking: Seeing a 'familiar' first can't hurt, right?)

The system doll fell into brief silence, then replied in a measured tone: "Warning: Directly 'summoning' a specific Hero memory core is impossible. You must enter Letu, using your own will, words, or power to perform Persuasion, thereby establishing a stable link and gaining its approval."

Heimu: "…"

She slowly turned her head, those colorless purple‑black eyes staring unblinking at the system doll, the gaze so hollow it seemed stripped of all hue, as if dead.

"You... are serious?"

Heimu's voice sounded a bit ethereal.

The system doll continued in its professional tone: "Alternatively, you may choose the 'villain' route, defeating them one by one until they kneel. Calculations indicate this is the most efficient method."

Heimu's mouth twitched involuntarily.

(One trope, played twice?!)

(Golden Descendant is like this, what the—, the Thirteen Heroes are the same? System, you're not boring, I find it boring already!)