Erii: A Journey Through the Heavens Begins with Frilian

As the morning light shone down, Erii stood alone beneath a lush tree in the forest, where the air was filled with the fresh scent of dew.

She gazed at the north gate of Visard, and in the distance, the figures of Frilian, Philon, and Shutarck receded into the distance as they walked northward.

Their journey to paradise continues.

His journey through the heavens was also full of unknown challenges.

Thank you.

Erii watched the three of them until they completely disappeared into the shade of the trees before she looked away.

In the letter she left behind, she said she was afraid her brother would worry, and she didn't lie. She could already imagine that Genjiro would turn all of Tokyo upside down in his search for her.

There was another reason she didn't mention.

Through the Shadow Warrior incident, Erii realized that if she continued to stay, she would probably bring endless trouble to everyone.

Besides, she had killed so many people in the capital. What if the other side sent an army of 100,000 to attack her? Erii didn't want to become the next Demon King. She was here on a trip!

Perhaps choosing a more opportune time to say goodbye would be a better option?

She slowly sat down, wanting to open the camera to look at the group photos, only to find that all the batteries she had brought were dead.

This also seems to be a reminder to myself that it's time to end the trip; having shared beautiful memories is enough.

Erii had no regrets, nor did she ask for too much. She was content and happy!

"Take me back."

Before your trip ends, please select the souvenirs you wish to keep, and we will try our best to meet the host's requirements within reasonable limits.

Erii touched the diamond pendant on her chest. "This one."

From both a symbolic and functional perspective, pendants enchanted by goddesses are the best souvenirs.

[Time and space anchoring in progress, please relax, host]

The moment the sound rang out, a leaf that had landed on Erii's head lost its support and drifted away into the distance.

Frillie suddenly stopped and turned to look back.

"Ms. Frillian, what's wrong?" Philon asked.

As if sensing something, Frillie looked at the distant woods, shook her head, and said, "It's nothing, let's go."

Ten years later.

Empire, capital.

Frillie, whose appearance had not changed at all, stood in the center of the square, still wearing a silver-white coat and carrying an old-fashioned briefcase.

For her, this amount of time was merely a few days in human terms.

"Huh?"

She tilted her head back, her pupils contracted, and a look of relief appeared on her lips.

With her long purple hair flowing in, Philon walked over, her belly slightly protruding. The girlish innocence had faded, and her eyes and brows now held the charm of a married woman.

The increasingly robust Hugh Thurk followed behind carrying a basket of bread. His unshaven chin and messy but clean hair accentuated his mature masculinity.

"Why does this statue look so familiar?" he asked, examining it closely.

Philon's eyes sparkled, and she smiled with immense relief, "Ms. Frillian, you were right, we really did see her again!"

……

On the morning of the second day, after a thorough search lasting 24 hours and 1 second, the Sheqi family finally found the escaped head of the Uesugi family.

When Genji arrived in a hurry with Crow, Yasha, and Yabuki Sakura, she was sitting in a small Chinese restaurant across from Genji Heavy Industries, eating Mapo Tofu over rice and drinking Wanglaoji herbal tea.

A group of gangsters wearing sunglasses and black suits cleared out all the other customers, regardless of whether they had eaten or not, and compensated them ten times the cost of their meal. They then forcibly dragged the bewildered manager out and paid him a month's worth of revenue.

Genjiro then went inside and sat down next to Erii with a helpless yet heartbroken expression.

Sakura Yabuki and her two companions closed the door, leaned against the wall, and stared at the silent brother and sister without approaching.

"Is it good?" Yuan Zhisheng's first question was not a reproach.

This time, she disappeared for a full 24 hours. Despite a large number of people being mobilized to search for her, they found nothing. The artificial intelligence Kaguya searched through all the city's surveillance footage, but there was still no trace of her. It was as if she had vanished into thin air.

What if it fell into the hands of the Demon Clan? What if it was transferred by the executive officer of Kassel College? What if… Just thinking about all the possibilities made Genji feel panicked, fearful, and angry, but when he saw Erii’s innocent little face, all his emotions immediately died down.

As long as this girl is alright, that's all that matters.

Erii chewed her food like a hamster, grunting without even looking up.

"Let's go home after we finish eating," Genji said calmly, glancing at his watch.

Erii nodded, and like a seasoned gourmand, she stirred the remaining tofu broth evenly, coating each grain of rice, and finished it off in no time.

Meow~~

After finishing her Wanglaoji herbal tea, she let out a soft burp, picked up the chubby orange cat sleeping on her lap, and left the shop with her brother and his group.

Pushing open the door, the bustling metropolis of Tokyo under the sunlight is like a dream, with crowds of people moving about on the busy streets.

Office workers in suits stride confidently toward office buildings, while groups of travelers from foreign lands squeeze into subway entrances. Middle-aged walking groups ride vintage cruisers with great fanfare across intersections, startling a flock of sparrows on utility poles.

People went about their own business without disturbing each other, just like the rising and setting of the sun and moon, and the ebb and flow of the stars. During the 24 hours that Erii disappeared, Tokyo remained the same as always.

Unlike the last time she was on the street, Erii felt unusually calm this time.

She seems to be able to observe the world around her peacefully now?

No longer begging the world to accept her, she takes steps into the world on her own, and her beautiful face has a sense of peace and tranquility after weathering many storms.

For her, this world, where she was born and raised, was unfamiliar.

But she gained confidence and composure, feeling that she could reach out and touch, feel, take, and even embrace or kiss the world.

Maybe one day I'll be able to travel the world properly!

Erii had no idea that her greatest gain from traveling with Frilian and the others was not any incantations, skills, or the pendant blessed by the goddess.

Rather, it is the affirmation of self-worth, the establishment of meaning in life, and the anticipation of the future.

With the encouragement, recognition, acceptance, care and companionship of her friends, her inferiority, timidity and loneliness, though not completely disappeared, undoubtedly received tremendous healing.

"Brother, it's been a long time," Erii said softly.

She controlled her voice very gently, and occasionally spoke to Genji carefully, so the latter was not surprised.

Yuan Zhisheng turned to her and wiped a grain of rice from the corner of her mouth.

It has indeed been a long time.

A full 24 hours, a full 1440 minutes, a full 86400 seconds!

"We're all out, let's walk over. It's just a zebra crossing anyway," Genji said.

Sakura Yabuki, who had already gotten into the driver's seat, got out again and gestured to her subordinates to spread out and keep watch in order to prevent any accidents from happening.

"Brother, I want to buy a bento box for dinner. I want to eat Lawson's teriyaki chicken rice ball and oden."

Just as they were about to cross the street, Erii caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of her eye, grabbed Genjiro's arm, and hurriedly spoke up.

In an instant, the surrounding air seemed to freeze.

The group, including Yuan Zhisheng, all turned to look at her, their eyes filled with terror.

They suddenly realized that Erii, who was usually well-behaved, sensible, and taciturn, was talking a lot today!

The head of the Uesugi family, whose bloodline is extremely high and unstable, speaks in the language of dragons. He can easily but difficult to control mobilize violent elemental power to randomly judge those nearby.

If we're not careful, this street could turn into a slaughterhouse.