Chelsea

Due to her extensive knowledge in the field and some medical experience accumulated while working at the Source Citadel, Chelsea took on part of the medical duties aboard The Eternal. Since being assigned to this role, she diligently fulfilled her responsibilities, sometimes even a bit too diligently as she has always tended to do. Despite there being other crew members on The Eternal who could prepare delicious meals and provide bento boxes for the crew, Chelsea still chose to only eat portable rations at the duty station during her shifts.After noticing Chelsea's habit, the rest of the crew decided, after some discussion, to schedule her to take turns working in the dining car every so often. Initially, Chelsea declined, citing her lack of cooking skills, but when the Conductor personally expressed his hope for this arrangement, she agreed to the scheduling.From then on, on the days Chelsea was on duty, the dining car would always serve sweet and sour tomato beef soup. No one asked whether this was Chelsea's preference or a decision made due to objective conditions, but Chelsea, stirring the soup by the pot, seemed to be slightly happier.

Chelsea's childhood was spent under the strict demands of her parents. As officers in the Northern Regiment, her parents, facing a declining era, excessively placed their hopes for life and future on a little girl. However, before Chelsea could show her academic talents, the couple both passed away. Young Chelsea found it difficult to cope with everything, mistakenly thinking it was her own incompetence that caused her parents to abandon her—at this time, Raziel appeared in front of Chelsea, gently holding her hand.After that, Raziel adopted the underage Chelsea as a mentor of the Citadel, providing her with an environment to learn and grow. During her growth, Chelsea officially became a member of the Source Citadel through her own abilities.However, she was not willing to stop there, or rather, to gain more love and care from Raziel, she could not stop there. She hoped to achieve more outstanding achievements, but her talents were not as great as those geniuses in the Source Citadel, and even her Ascension Ability could only manage limited self-healing, being quite weak.Just as she was troubled by how to "be of greater use," the Mistletoe Project and a "father" from the Ascension faction appeared before her, marking her first major mistake in seeking her own value. Years later, in the pain and despair of losing Raziel, the "Steward" extended a hand to her again—this was another major mistake she made.Amidst the accumulation of these mistakes, Chelsea continuously struggled in agony. Even so, she still believes she must constantly give and continually sacrifice to finally gain the right to be loved.

Chelsea. Yes, teacher. I haven't contacted you since you went to the Apoaster Bridge to stand guard, I'm really sorry... ...No, it's okay, teacher. But I hope you're doing well. I hope in the new environment you can meet people who care for and love you... No, I'm sure you will. I suppose I have. And... it was someone you chose. That person cares about me a lot. ... After all, you are a child very deserving of love. ... Just like before, remember not to push yourself too hard during strength training and always do a proper warm-up! —The room was filled only with Chelsea's sobbing. In front of her was an ordinary recording device. This device was given to Raziel by someone in the past; it could record audio and video like a regular camera and also convert the recorded content into data for simulated personality images. Before Raziel set off to go to Haima Zaria to participate in the Angel Experiment, she spent several days recording such footage for most of her students and friends she could think of. The original purpose of this footage was to provide computational data for future simulated personality images, but from another perspective, it was Raziel's final message to those around her. For a long time, Chelsea firmly believed she was not worthy of Raziel's care and love unless she contributed enough to prove her worth. It was this misunderstanding that ultimately led her astray. Lissandra used dreams to make her accept judgment, but even after waking from the dream, Chelsea insisted she was nothing special to Raziel. One day after everything ended, the conductor of The Eternal gave her the tape with the recorded message. Now Chelsea can no longer see the original Raziel, nor does she acknowledge the rebirth of Raziel or the simulated personality image modeled after her. She simply talks and cries continuously to the recording like a child. It was a love that illuminated more than just her. Yet sometimes love doesn't need to be sought, seized, or compared. After losing and then regaining that love, Chelsea finally began to understand.