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“Of course,” Little Ellie hummed.

"You know how powerful the other Alicia is. Even if more imaginary creations came, they would be like ants in front of her. How could they possibly restrain her?"

"Furthermore, if they really wanted to stop you, why didn't they just deploy the void artifacts directly in your location instead of deploying them on the outskirts?"

"It could even be said that reclaiming the power of the Origin is just a matter of a thought for me, because this power originally came from me."

"Even now, with my newfound consciousness, I can reclaim this part of my power at any time."

"Of course, I'm not saying this to prove to you, Mei, how powerful I am. Rather, I'm saying that from the very beginning, I have had no hostility or dissatisfaction with what Alicia from another world is doing here."

"On the contrary, I should thank her now. If it weren't for her arrow that created a gap in the cocoon of the end, I wouldn't have been able to develop self-awareness."

After hearing what Airi said, Raiden Mei also remembered what had happened back then.

Just as Little Ellie said, the imaginary creations at that time all descended into the outer region, and then died one after another in the defenses set up by Ellie.

If the Cocoon of the End truly didn't want her to become the Herrscher of Origin, then, just as Ellie said, it did prevent her from becoming the Herrscher of Origin in various ways.

Chapter 184 Perfection That Can Only Exist in Memory

"Then what is your purpose in coming here?" Raiden Mei lowered her head and thought for a moment before asking this question.

"Of course, I'd become good friends with Alicia from another world!"

Little Ellie blinked her big, bright eyes.

"As I said before, although I don't understand why she suddenly shot me with an arrow, I am also very angry about her behavior."

"But if it weren't for her, my consciousness wouldn't have arisen."

"I never imagined that after gaining self-awareness, everything in the world would be so clear to me now."

At this point, Little Ellie stretched her arms above her head, then let out a long breath.

"This feels great, it's a completely different experience!"

"But Alicia isn't here right now."

“Of course I know that,” Ellie replied naturally.

"She left the solar system not long ago, taking Alicia of this world with her and the star god from outside the solar system."

"Besides, now is not the time to meet, so I plan to travel around this world alone, just like she did at the beginning."

"Perhaps I can also discover the beauty of humanity during my travels now."

At this point, Little Ellie turned her back and looked up at the bustling street not far away.

From Raiden Mei's perspective, you can see that little Airi's long pink hair, reaching her waist, is tied up at the shoulder with a rubber band.

Judging from the way the other person tied their hair, it's very much in Alicia's style.

After all, this is how Alicia usually styles her hair.

However, both Alicia and the pink fat lady have longer hair than little Alicia.

Her naturally falling long hair could reach the back of her knees.

Little Airi tilted her head back, putting her little hands behind her back: "Mei, do you know?"

Raiden Mei was taken aback: "Know what?"

"Actually, nothing in this world can be perfect," Little Ellie said softly.

"Whether it is life or objects, they all have a flaw called 'existence'."

"Just like the seemingly perfect gods."

"They will have their own principles and their own reasons for existence, just like those beings outside the solar system that are called star gods."

"Destruction, harmony, knowledge, hunting, abundance, joy, balance, preservation..."

"They were also elevated because of their strong obsession. Therefore, the various destinies they embarked on after becoming star gods were their strongest desires before they became star gods."

"Memory is the only thing that is truly special."

"I don't know what words to use to describe Him, or rather, His appearance is a paradox in itself."

"In my view, He is an existence that is infinitely close to perfection."

"Why is memory the closest thing to perfection?" Raiden Mei was puzzled by this.

"That's because perfection only exists in the memories of life." Little Ellie turned around and winked mischievously at Raiden Mei.

"Because of different environments, everyone's definition of perfection is naturally different."

"Just like how, for humans in the previous era, due to the impact of the Honkai disaster, they longed for a peaceful world without any Honkai."

"But if humans in the previous era had lived in a peaceful world, they would have had all sorts of ideas, such as gaining powerful superpowers or wanting to travel to the stars and see the vast universe with their own eyes."

"In other words, as long as they are normal intelligent beings, their desires will never be satisfied."

"They constantly set their own ideal of 'perfection' as their goal and will stop at nothing to achieve it."

"But even if they do achieve their initial definition of 'perfection,' they will only be satisfied for a period of time before redefining 'perfection' in their minds."

"Living beings in war yearn for a peaceful world, while living beings in peace yearn for novelty."

"Those who are ugly want to become beautiful, those with flaws want to become perfect, and those with regrets in their hearts want to build a world that they believe to be perfect."

"It goes on and on, endlessly."

After hearing what Airi said, Raiden Mei fell into a long silence.

Her silence was not because she thought Ellie was wrong, nor because she completely agreed with Ellie's words.

She was just thinking about something.

It's undeniable that what Little Ellie said makes sense.

But Raiden Mei felt that the other party shouldn't view the world from such an detached, bystander's perspective.

But none of these are the most important things. What Raiden Mei is thinking about is why Airi would say those things to her.

What is her real purpose?

After thinking for a while, Raiden Mei still couldn't come up with any relevant thoughts, so she directly asked the other party, "Why are you telling me all this?"

"What you're saying seems to have nothing to do with your being here, doesn't it?"

"Of course there is." Little Airi wagged her index finger at Raiden Mei.

"What I told you, Mei, is actually the premise for why I developed self-awareness."

"It was Alicia's arrow that caused the originally perfect Cocoon of the End to become flawed."

"It is precisely because of this impossible flaw that I was born."

"After all, true perfection only exists in the imagination of intelligent beings."

"Because of another kind of so-called 'perfection,' the Cocoon of the End cannot possibly give birth to a consciousness that is inherently flawed and belongs to living beings."

"You could say that I am now both the final cocoon and not the final cocoon."

"I am who I am, Alicia, a beautiful girl as radiant as a falling flower."

Raiden Mei: "..."

Hearing Little Airi's familiar self-introduction, Raiden Mei's expression suddenly became somewhat strange.

Is it fair to say that she is just like Alicia?

Even their self-introductions and tone of voice were based on a template.

"Hmph, alright, let's stop with the chit-chat." Little Ellie said, putting her linen cloak back on.

She put the hood she had taken off back on her head, leaving only her small face and pink strands of hair at her temples exposed.

She gave Raiden Mei a bright, summery smile: "Mei, I'm also embarking on a new journey. I look forward to our next meeting."

"I believe that the next time we meet, you will see a completely different me."

After saying that, without waiting for Raiden Mei's reply, Airi turned around and walked towards the street in the distance.

Raiden Mei watched quietly as Airi's figure disappeared into the crowd and finally vanished completely around the corner of the street.

Raiden Mei stood there for a long time before letting out a soft sigh.

"Aili-Sia..."