{Next came the author's unrestrained Joyful spirit. After all, more fun meant attracting more readers~}
Herta's words about being influenced by an Aeon truly worried Himeko and Welt. They both looked anxiously at Herta, searching for a way to resolve Theresa's condition.
Just as everyone was at a loss, Theresa's thoughtful expression suddenly became wise again under everyone's astonished gazes. Wise! "It's over, she's doing it again. That expression—sorry, it's too funny, hahahaha!"
March 7th clutched her stomach and shouted with laughter. Stelle was the same, while Dan Heng's mouth twitched as he struggled to maintain his cool image.
"Pfft~" *3
Herta, Himeko, and Welt couldn't hold it in either.
"Terri, Terri~"
Theresa smiled wisely. Those wise eyes combined with her cat mouth made it truly hard for everyone to keep a straight face. Theresa had always seemed rather serious and reliable in everyone's eyes, so seeing her like this immediately broke them.
"Herta, hurry and think of something, pfft!"
Welt struggled to suppress his laughter as he shouted at Theresa, who was bouncing around with that wise expression.
"Hahaha, there's nothing I can do about this. Who would've thought she'd actually summon the real Aeon of Joy, Aha?"
Herta said with a troubled laugh, holding back her amusement. She didn't want to laugh either, but she simply couldn't stop!
"..."
Dan Heng was having a hard time holding it in. He covered his mouth so tightly that his whole body trembled.
Warning, warning! Unknown energy incoming!
At that moment, everyone heard the alarm. Their faces immediately changed, but before they could act, a gigantic mask appeared outside the Space Station.
Everyone stared in shock at the enormous mask in space. Just seeing it began to improve everyone's mood, and they even started laughing happily.
"Hahaha, it's over, hahaha, the Aeon of Joy is here! Hahaha."
Herta shouted while crying and laughing. She had also been affected by the Power of Joy.
"Damn it, hahaha."
Dan Heng could no longer suppress his laughter either. His bitter yet smiling expression made everyone lose it again.
"Hahaha, this is the first time I've seen Dan Heng so cheerful."
March 7th laughed uncontrollably, and Stelle was laughing so hard she couldn't stop either.
"@...@"
Wise Theresa raised her head and met the gigantic mask in space with her wise eyes. Then, a radiant black-and-red light descended from the mask and flowed into Theresa's wise eyes. Her entire body floated up, while the Herta Space Station System in her mind grew extremely anxious. In its panic, it tried to summon the Stone Mask to block the black-and-red beam.
However, the suddenly appearing Stone Mask caused everyone to misunderstand. Still, with Theresa drawing Joyful Aha's attention, everyone's laughing fits finally eased.
"Help, I almost laughed myself to death!"
March 7th cried out fearfully. Having fun was a good thing, but laughing oneself to death was not nearly so pleasant.
"Me too, I laughed so hard I almost cramped up."
Stelle covered her throat and said with a bitter smile.
"That's a Masked Fool's mask. Could Theresa have become a Masked Fool?"
Dan Heng stared seriously at the mask.
"This is troublesome. We can't abandon Theresa, but the conductor is genuinely terrified of being messed with by the Masked Fool."
Himeko looked conflicted as well. If it had been someone they didn't know, Himeko would have flatly refused any Masked Fool's request to board the train. But Theresa was already one of the Stellaron Hunters, and she had even saved everyone's lives. No one could abandon her.
"Bzz~"
Amid the humming sound, Theresa's form transformed before everyone's astonished eyes into an adorable appearance wearing a witch's hat. In her hand, she held the Stone Mask, which had absorbed the Power of Joy. Witch Theresa. Yet the mask had changed from its eerie form into one with wise eyes, and even the Azeroth Redstone on its forehead had undergone an unknown change.
At that moment, Aha's projection in space had silently disappeared.
"Wow, Theresa looks even cuter now!"
March 7th shouted excitedly. Theresa's expression had become much more serious. She blinked her blue eyes in confusion, feeling the Immortal Power inside her body surge to more than a hundred times its previous amount. That was right—the Power of Joy had been assimilated by the Immortal Power.
If the Immortal Power had not devoured and transformed it, Theresa would have evolved into Dr. Ratio by now.
"I think I've become an Envoy of Joy, but... it also feels a little different."
Theresa examined her seemingly even cuter form and spoke in confusion.
Her words made everyone lose it again. They had only expected an ordinary Masked Fool, yet Aha had played a huge joke on them—Theresa had actually become an Envoy of Joy!
"Theresa, this isn't something to joke about!"
Dan Heng looked at Theresa seriously. At that moment, he was deeply worried that she might reveal that wise expression again.
"This is a real headache, but your current condition seems much better than before."
"What exactly happened? You don't give off that fun-seeker feeling now. It's like you've returned to how you originally were."
Welt looked at Theresa and explained thoughtfully.
"There's something I hid from you. When I was drifting through space, I saw a gigantic rainbow dragon with three pairs of wings. It bestowed colorful power upon me, and a name surfaced in my mind for that power: Immortal Power."
"And it was precisely this Immortal Power that transformed the Destruction Energy already inside me into a power sharing the same origin. As for the power of the Path that Joyful Aha bestowed upon me just now, I could feel an enormous branch connected to me. After that endless Power of Joy entered my body, the Immortal Power inside me directly transformed it. Perhaps that is why I can still maintain my normal personality."
Theresa hesitantly revealed the truth she had concealed. Everyone immediately looked at her with great curiosity, until Colored Flame appeared in Theresa's hand. Herta cried that it was impossible, saying the Immortal Dragon should have died.
"Herta, your guess is incorrect. If He had died, then how would you explain Theresa's power?"
Welt questioned Herta as well. Herta could only helplessly stare at the Colored Flame in Theresa's hand. That eternal, majestic feeling indeed proved the truth of Theresa's words.
"Oh, right. The mask in my hand seems to have been bestowed upon me by Joyful Aha, but I don't dare put it on. I feel like something rather unpleasant would happen."
Theresa looked at the wise-looking Stone Mask in her hand and complained. She had also managed to round out one lie. In truth, the mask bestowed by Aha had fused with the Stone Mask, resulting in its current form. The majestic and eerie Stone Mask had become a mask full of wise joy.
But it was true that Theresa did not dare wear it. She had a strong premonition that once she put on that mask, she would undergo an earth-shattering change and might even gain the Oath of Judah!
Daily hanging image. Real: Judas Launcher.
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