MGSFV?! Chapter 509. You Must Believe in Elysia!! …Miss Raven's Still Charging SP?
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[No way, no way, after building the atmosphere this much… miHoYo, are you serious??]
[Where's my Elysia?! miHoYo!! Hand over my Elysia now!!!]
Even though…
Vill-V sent that long letter to Elysia, who had already turned into starlight, returned to the Cocoon of Finality, and even lost her personality.
Telling Elysia—telling her—the world that followed had become the beautiful world she had hoped for. The flower of humanity had bloomed. Her true self had never vanished, and the miracle known as the "Herrscher of Human" still shone brilliantly.
Romantic?
Of course it was extremely romantic!
But then…
How are they supposed to accept… that "this hope seems like no one will ever respond to it"?
The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
The more they had anticipated it before, the harder it was to accept now.
[This hope… it seems like… the first time I've felt how cold words can be.]
[What kind of mindset did the writer have to be in to write that sentence?! (I can't take it anymore, I'm going to confront the devs)]
Countless emotionally charged comments streaked across the livestream.
But even so, they still felt that these words they typed couldn't fully express what they were feeling in that moment.
Because…
[Elysia… can she really not respond to everyone's hope anymore?]
Just thinking about that made an indescribable expression appear on their faces.
Even her—even Elysia… can't do it?
If emotions could be plotted like a curve, it was definitely sloping down sharply right now.
But!!
[She can! Of course she can! She's Elysia!!]
Amid this sudden gloom…
Someone suddenly reignited their faith.
Like a parabola bouncing back from rock bottom.
[Elysia will definitely respond to everyone's hope! I believe in Elysia!]
[But…]
[No buts! Didn't Miss Pink Elf always say, cute girls can do anything?!]
[But…]
[I said no buts! Please believe in her! Believe in the magic of beautiful girls!!]
You ask why, even after that emotional rollercoaster and their mood hitting rock bottom, they could bounce back so quickly?
Why, even now, with no visible possibility of a happy outcome, they could believe again with such conviction?
The reason is simple.
Because—it's Elysia. The magical Elysia.
And even more so, because no matter how many twists and turns the plot takes, they want to believe in Elysia. Believe that she absolutely, absolutely, absolutely will respond to your hope—no matter when, no matter where.
[Honestly…]
[If Elysia could once believe—without any reason—that the flower of humanity would bloom, and decisively chose to return to the Cocoon and bring back hope, then… maybe believing in Elysia without any reason isn't such a hard thing to accept either.]
[Come to think of it, that's kind of romantic too.]
[Cool~~]
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"..."
Seems like there's nothing more they needed to say.
In reality, Elysia—holding the game device—exchanged glances with Mei and Kiana. She gave up the idea of saying anything.
Everyone had already made up their minds. Anything more would just feel like unnecessary decoration.
So…
Back to the main topic.
Elysia tapped the screen again.
The game transitioned to the stage selection menu.
Hm?
She was a bit surprised to find that the background had changed.
Originally, it was Saint Freya Academy. Now it had turned into… a subway station?
Speaking of subway stations…
Elysia tilted her head and glanced at the livestream room decorated like a train car today.
She had a feeling a lot of stories were about to unfold in this subway station.
Well…
Whatever happens next, she figured she'd have to keep watching to find out.
She carefully selected the next stage.
The screen went black, and a single line of text appeared:
[…She didn't know how much time had passed.]
Then… an unfamiliar female voice came through.
Well, not really unfamiliar—the players immediately recognized who it was.
[Raven?! Why is she here?]
Their faces showed surprise and suspicion.
Mei—now composed, no longer stunned like when she'd just discovered the beacon might be useless—stared at Raven seriously.
She questioned, "Why are you here? And why appear before me at this exact moment?"
"I told you, it's just a coincidence."
Raven appeared "sincere," saying she was just in a bad mood and went out for a walk, only to run into another downcast person.
But…
Who would believe that?
Certainly not Mei.
"Taking a walk… in a place like this?"
"Don't forget," Raven shrugged, "who's in control now… From World Serpent's perspective, this is a rare peaceful harbor in the middle of a storm."
"Who would've thought—this harbor exists because of you."
"..."
"You probably don't know just how precious a harbor like this is to me." She paused, then spoke with feigned ease: "After all, I'm someone with nowhere to go."
"..."
Mei looked at her for a while, then said, "A villa on an island isn't much of a problem for you anymore."
Instantly—
That cracked everyone up.
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[Mei just had to bring that up (angry)]
[There's no way Mei is this petty. I bet the writers knew we were devastated from the last chapter and threw this in to distract us.]
[And it worked.]
Indeed, once players saw "villa on an island" in the comments…
Whether or not they realized why they were laughing, Raven's goal had already been achieved.
Their emotions were shifting again.
And shifting in a good direction.
The atmosphere in the stream began to recover.
Back to the scene.
Hearing Mei mention the "island villa," Raven was fairly calm, only slightly exasperated.
"Don't tease me."
"I was a follower of the savior—watched him destroy the world, and then recreate it."
"If I wanted to, I could become the ruler of an entire continent."
[That continent's name wouldn't be… Mu Continent, would it? ()]
[Huh? Why'd you say that?]
[I think he means… the Mu Continent exploded too.]
[…]
The chat room went silent for a second.
Then broke into laughter.
[LOL. From "Island-Boom Raven" to "Continent-Boom Raven"?]
In-game Raven had no idea players were joking about her blowing up any land she ruled.
She just…
Continued in that "weirdly" solemn tone.
"Mei, maybe you've heard about my past… After that island sank, I couldn't accept reality."
[Some Past!]
[Raven · Pacing (Part I), Raven · Rolling (Part II), Raven · Crying (Part III)]
"But if my dream had come true—would everything really have been better for me?"
Mei: "..."
"You mean, you'd rather hold onto an 'ideal that can never come true'?" Mei asked.
"Don't put it so bluntly, that's embarrassing."
Raven shrugged: "But really, the sacrificed masses—we're all like that, aren't we?"
"Day after day, year after year, clinging to hopeless dreams, doing things we don't even know the meaning of, just to get through our short lives."
"Mercenary, bartender, even that island villa… They're my way of life—but also my poison."
"But… at least someone still calls me 'teacher,' right?"
[…Raven's words really hit.]
[I feel like she's talking about me. An ordinary life is fine. A dream that's just okay… even better. Then pass a short life in peace. That sounds great.]
[And if I can just live without disasters or illness, isn't that enough? Changing things might make earning a living harder.]
[Honestly, Raven didn't break me, but your follow-up comments are dangerously close.]
[I'm different. I've fully given up and embraced my inner salted fish who just wants to eat and chill. ()]
Players chatted heatedly about Raven's lines.
But Mei…
Calmly replied: "Sounds to me like you're more of a dreamer type."
"I think so too. But unfortunately…"
Raven first raised her brows, then sighed: "I happen to be someone who can't dream."
This wasn't saying Raven was like Kevin (physiologically unable to dream).
Rather, the Stigmata Plan has its limitations. The players had speculated before…
The dreams from the Stigmata Plan don't allow for anything.
They can only show you what others have experienced?
Meaning…
If your dream is too unique, the Stigmata Plan can't fulfill it.
Just like that player who hoped to solve the Goldbach Conjecture in a dream.
Raven happened to be one of those whom the Stigmata Plan couldn't help.
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"Honestly, if the happiness of others were enough to satisfy me… would I still have become the 'outsider' I am today?"
Raven sighed softly.
"Outsider… is pretty accurate." Mei then asked, "So, is your walk over?"
"What, already tired of my rambling?"
"Unfortunately, I'm in a bit of a hurry."
"…Fine."
Leaning against the wall, Raven slowly straightened up: "Then I won't hold you up, Lady Raiden Mei…"
Then lazily waved at her in that signature Raven style.
"Farewell."
[Raven's leaving just like that?]
[She shows up, chats with Mei, then exits quietly? That's it? I don't buy it.]
However…
In reality—
Even though she was still smiling and waving…
Out of mutual understanding, both women subtly reached for their weapons.
Reached for weapons??
Player: ?
Is this… a fight incoming?
Does "farewell" secretly mean "let's duel" between these two?
Also, how many times have they clashed now?
Third time? Fourth?
They couldn't remember, but it had to be a lot.
"Are you even real friends if you don't fight?" Honestly, their brand of sapphic friendship was something else.
Naturally, as the players joked in their minds, they didn't forget to ready their characters for battle.
Though to be fair… they didn't expect the fight to be hard. Not just because of Mei and Raven's power difference in the story—
But also because of gameplay performance.
After all, when they drained Raven's HP with HoT, could she even charge enough SP to use her ultimate?
[Hang in there! Miss Raven, who's trying so hard to charge her SP!]
[I've got 100 SP already. Raven, how about you? (doge)]
[Raven: I can't take this cyberbullying anymore!!]
Raven (real-life): …
Good thing she'd come prepared.
Apparently, Raven (real-life) knew exactly how players would react when they reached this part of the story (they're always predictable).
So…
Raven (real-life) asked Hokuto to add some "special effects" for her in this scene.
Specifically: when Raven uses skills, the screen gets covered in dark raven feathers—completely obscuring her actions.
And then players would get combo'd by Raven and sent flying because they couldn't see what she did.
Of course, since this wasn't a boss fight (no difficulty options), it wasn't meant to be hard.
So even if they got hit by a full combo—or several—they wouldn't die.
But you know how the saying goes:
"Not much damage—but extreme humiliation."
After all the trash talk about Raven, now they were getting batted around like shuttlecocks.
Truly…
[I'm reporting Raven for cheating!]
[Why doesn't my Raven have that skill?!]
[I protest!!]
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