After trying the specialty drinks, Qingni suggested they visit the Sea of Stars to watch the star skiffs. The two of them went along with her to relax.
Watching the aircraft crisscrossing the sky, Qingni spoke of Yukong's glorious achievements as a star skiff pilot.
Parents were always a child's first heroes.
That was why she had dreamed of becoming a legend like Yukong someday.
But after the Third Abundance War, Yukong never boarded a star skiff again. She would not even speak of her past accomplishments.
Even when Qingni displayed a talent for piloting star skiffs and took Yukong as her role model, Yukong only showed a strange sort of anger.
Welt thought it was probably the complicated emotions parents felt when their child put themselves in danger. At its core, she was still worried about her child.
[But... flying is the only thing I wish to do. Because I have already touched the sky.]
The Truth of the Matter
[Because I Have Touched the Sky.]
The first time Qingni spoke those words, they represented her determination not to give up flying.
A bird that had touched the sky could not live in a cage.
Later in the story, Qingni received word that she needed to find an ornament Yukong had left behind at the scene, so the three of them set out together.
Welt then declared that they had arrived at the field Star excelled at most.
[No matter how deeply a treasure chest is hidden, you can always find it.]
[Could anyone be better than you at finding an inconspicuous ornament amid a floor full of clutter?]
The audience blushed at those words.
"Stop it, Uncle Yang, you're flattering me too much!"
"Oh, I don't really have any hobbies. I just like looking for Treasure Chests and