The little girl heard Raiden Ei agree with her, and a pure smile immediately bloomed on her face. Her milky voice sounded even more excited. She said happily:
"Really? Really? Don't lie to me! ♪ ♪ ♪ Otherwise, I won't talk to you anymore."
Raiden Ei nodded and said, "How could I lie to you!"
"Now, can you introduce yourself? Little one."
The little girl said proudly, "Of course, I can! I promised you, I won't go back on my word."
"Listen carefully, my name is Elysia. How about that? Isn't my name very cute? ♪ ♪ ♪"
Raiden Ei froze for a moment. What Elysia? Did she hear that correctly? She carefully examined the little person sitting in her arms.
She did look a bit like the Elysia in her memory. Her pupils also had a hint of pink, but her ears weren't pointed like an elf's; they were just normally shaped, small, and looked very soft.
She had never seen Elysia as a child. If this little girl was Elysia, how could she appear here?
This was the world of the One Piece! It had nothing to do with Honkai Impact 3rd!
Could there be some kind of Honkai phenomenon here too?
If not, how could Elysia appear here?
No! Wasn't she also appearing here? And in the form of the Raiden Ei.
She was able to reincarnate here because of the System. So how did Elysia get here?
Could she also be a Transmigrator? That wasn't impossible; she wasn't the only one who could be a Transmigrator.
Were there other people who had crossed over too?
Uh... With so many Transmigrators, transmigration suddenly seemed less special!
In the end, she still hadn't confirmed whether this little girl was the Elysia she knew, or if someone else, like how she became the Raiden Ei, had transmigrated to become Elysia.
In the brief moment in reality, thoughts about whether this little girl was Elysia flashed through Raiden Ei's mind. However, these were all just her guesses; she hadn't reached an answer yet.
While Raiden Ei was brainstorming, she didn't interrupt the little girl's self-introduction. The girl continued speaking:
"I am a girl as beautiful as a flower! ♪ ♪ ♪"
"What's with that look? I won't talk to you anymore, hmph!"
The little girl who called herself Elysia saw Raiden Ei scrutinizing her with a peculiar gaze after finishing her introduction.
She immediately seemed unhappy. Her slightly baby-faced little face turned to the side, no longer looking at her, and she even snorted at her.
Raiden Ei didn't pay attention to the little girl's tantrum. She wanted to know which Elysia this was.
Based on the familiar lines from the little girl's self-introduction, she was certain that this Elysia definitely didn't belong here; she must have crossed over too.
Now she needed to confirm whether this Elysia was the real person or if some modern person had transmigrated into Elysia.
What should she do?
Raiden Ei couldn't think of a good solution right away. She could only resort to some common tropes used by novel protagonists to distinguish Transmigrators.
She reached out and stroked the little girl's head. Her soft, fine pink hair slipped through her fingers, and she felt the silky smooth touch from her fingertips.
Activating Observation Haki and paying attention to the little girl's every action and emotion, she slowly and solemnly spoke in Chinese:
"I suddenly sat up from my deathbed."
The little girl seemed to sense the gravity of the atmosphere. She turned her head and looked at Raiden Ei doubtfully, then heard her recite the poem in Chinese.
"Jingzuo Qi?? Ei-jiejie, what's wrong with you?"
The little girl looked bewildered and recited a line along with Raiden Ei, staring at her questioningly, as if asking for an explanation.
Elysia was still too young right now. She didn't understand the world she was in and found it difficult to even gather external information.
Therefore, in her daily life, she didn't know that there was no Chinese in this world of the One Piece, nor did she know that this poem was a test for her.
"I just feel like Little Ai Li is too smart and too cute, so I suddenly wanted to test you. As expected, Little Ai Li is very smart!"
Raiden Ei smiled at Little Ai Li, planning to just gloss over it for now. She just didn't know if the girl could see through her little scheme. Probably yes, after all, this was Elysia reborn.
Should she confess to Elysia now? Tell her that she had also transmigrated like her? How would she explain that?
But after thinking about it, she gave up on telling Elysia actively. It would be no fun to just tell her directly. It would be much more interesting to wait for her to discover it herself!
Now Raiden Ei was almost certain that this Elysia was not transmigrated by someone else, but the real Elysia—that pink fairy lady.
She just wasn't sure how she got here. Recalling the scenes when she first met her, her mood became a bit excited. After all, who wouldn't like Elysia!
Amen.
"Eh~ Is that true? If you praise me for being smart, then I'll forgive you this time! ♪ ♪"
Little Ai Li seemed completely unaware of what Raiden Ei had just done, taking it only as praise.
She sat in Raiden Ei's arms, happily swinging her little feet. A pure smile reappeared on her slightly baby-faced little face.
"It's a deal! We have to go save everyone at the Orphanage, you can't go back on your word!" Little Ai Li pulled on Raiden Ei's clothes and continued to say.
Seeing that Elysia wasn't pursuing the previous matter, Raiden Ei didn't think about it anymore. Since she had promised Elysia just now, they should go now! After all, holding the little Elysia in her arms wasn't a loss.
"Okay! We'll go now. Little Ai Li, do you know which direction the bad guys went?" Raiden Ei slowly lifted into the sky while holding Little Ai Li.
Little Ai Li tightly gripped Raiden Ei's clothes. The little expression on her face froze for a rare moment; she never expected to be able to fly so easily.
The sea breeze gently blew, lifting the hems of their clothes and hair, letting them flutter freely in the wind. The morning light of the sunrise spilled over the deserted town, making it look somewhat dilapidated.
Little Ai Li scanned her surroundings. Upon seeing the corpses scattered haphazardly throughout the town, a trace of sadness appeared in her eyes. Finally, she faced Raiden Ei, who was close at hand, and said in a slightly weak voice:
"I don't know! I don't know where the bad guys took everyone from the Orphanage. Ei-jiejie, are everyone not coming back?"
Raiden Ei saw that Little Ai Li's tears were about to fall again, so she quickly said, "They will! Little Ai Li, don't worry! How could I fail to do what I promised you! I'll think of a way."
A layer of watery light appeared in Little Ai Li's eyes. When she looked at Raiden Ei, her eyes were full of hope. Her smile reappeared, "Really? That's great! I knew Ei-jiejie was the most amazing! ♪ ♪ ♪"
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