"How could that be?" Jing Yuan chuckled. "Of course they welcome you. After all, you're the Company's reliable allies on Penacony. They have no reason not to welcome you. Besides—"
"With reliable observers like the Astral Express present, the discussions will surely proceed more smoothly. What do you all think?"
Himeko said, "Then we'll gladly accept."
Afterward, Jing Yuan led Himeko and Welt to discuss the Company's next steps regarding Penacony.
Little March 7th returned to her room to pack.
Dan Heng headed back to the train ahead of them to let Pam know he was safe.
As for Star Girl...
The Company had specifically requested that she attend as an observer, so she could only follow Jing Yuan.
Everyone representing the Company in these negotiations was an acquaintance.
On the Company's side were Topaz and Aventurine.
Dr. Ratio represented the Erudition Society.
Even Screwllum from the Genius Society had come.
They were all acquaintances... so naturally, there was no pressure or arguing during the negotiations.
What surprised everyone, however, was that the Company had actually abandoned its plan to reclaim Penacony and would unconditionally support the Family's reconstruction efforts.
This outcome truly left people baffled.
Not only did the players sense that something was off, even Star Girl in the game was scratching her head.
"Didn't Aventurine get stabbed for nothing, then?"
Aventurine smiled. "If that can bring peace to the universe, then it was worth it."
That was not the only shocking development.
The Erudition Society and the Genius Society had also reached a partnership with Penacony and would provide it with technological support.
This... was way too strange...
At the same time, though, this was the perfect ending every player had hoped to see.
Except for Sunday...
To be fair, Sunday could not really be considered