Traces of Sirin.

"You're also a well-known singer in the Milky Way."

Kiana stroked her chin, deliberately exaggerating, "So, even though I'm just an unknown nobody, I have exceptionally high standards when it comes to making friends!"

The Nightingale chuckled when she heard this, "Kiana is excellent too."

Is it excellent?

She didn't think she was anything special. Aside from being a mobile natural disaster, what else was there to praise about her?

She smiled but didn't say anything.

It's enough to have a clear understanding of the situation yourself.

"I've made up my mind. Like you, I'll be leaving Kasli -VIII in the next few days."

"It's fine if they leave. The company has done this kind of thing many times before. They have their own standards for settling the remaining employees."

Kiana said, "Here, the company is the ultimate authority. In front of the company, we are just small fry who can't do anything."

The Nightingale nodded, then remembered something else and looked at Kiana again. "The place you're going to is Tenhutou Rock, right?"

"Yes, I'm going there, why?"

The Nightingale hesitated, then whispered, "I looked up this place a few days ago; it seems to be very close to IX."

Nothingness...

Many people would avoid it at all costs.

"You've been paying attention to this place?"

Kiana felt somewhat embarrassed, guilty, and ashamed. She then remembered to release the Nightingale and tried to step back. "I'm sorry, I didn't tell you the truth before. My amnesia is because of... the influence of the Void. I'm actually a Self-Annihilator."

Seeing that she wanted to distance herself, the Nightingale hurriedly grabbed her and explained, "I actually expected this, and I don't mind your identity."

She has always pursued her dreams, and along the way she has met many people, but those she can truly call friends...

Rare.

Her brother has always been by her side; no matter what she wants to do, he will always be there to support her.

But her brother was her brother, her family.

There are some things and some troubles that I can't tell my brother.

"... I might be more dangerous than you think."

The Nightingale brought it up, Kiana could no longer hide it.

Although she wouldn't explicitly mention the Herrscher of Honkai, there was no need to shy away from subtly reminding the Nightingale of her own danger.

The Nightingale didn't let go, saying, "But we're friends now, aren't we?"

"I'm not just Self-Annihilator, I'm someone far more dangerous than that. Didn't the company say that the energy there might come from an Aeon? If it really is Aeon, then I... should be considered His Emanator."

Kiana whispered a warning, "Emanator could bring disaster at any moment."

"That's not important."

The Nightingale shook its head and said, "We're already friends. Friends shouldn't need to worry about so much, right?"

Kiana was silent for a moment, then sat down again and smiled, "... I'm glad you don't mind."

I don't mind.

The Nightingale added further.

Then she continued, "You said you remembered you had a friend waiting for you there? But that place is close to the Aeon of Nihility, is your friend really still there?"

"They should be here..."

"By the way, the Nightingale, have you ever heard of the name Yomi?"

"The Yomi?"

The Nightingale, then shook its head like Ruan Mei: "Sorry, I've never heard of that name."

"What about Raiden Mei? Or Sirin?"

Thinking of Sirin who was with Mei, if Mei were still alive, then Sirin and the others would probably be in similar situations, right?

If Ark Project went smoothly, there should be quite a few people from Izumo still alive, right?

"I'm sorry, I haven't heard of the names of these people you mentioned."

The Nightingale said apologetically.

"It's alright, they might not have left Tenhutou Rock, so it's normal that they haven't heard of it."

Kiana's hopes were dashed; she knew she still had to go to Tenhutou Rock and make a trip to Izumo to find them.

"Tenhutou Rock... what kind of place is that?"

"I don't know either."

Kiana scratched her head, embarrassed, and said, "I don't even know where Tenhutou Rock is."

"It was ARuan found me unconscious and amnesiac at Tenhutou Rock and brought me back. It was also ARuan who told me before that if I wanted to find my past, I had to go to Tenhutou Rock."

"Kiana, didn't you remember what happened before?"

"But apart from Izumo, the furthest I've ever been is Takama-ga-hara; I've never traveled between star systems. I don't know much about Tenhutou Rock, but I can tell you a story about Izumo."

19

Chapter Nineteen: Sirin's Trail.

Nothingness is a force that most people dare not touch. Wherever the shadow of nothingness hangs in the balance, people avoid it like the plague.

Only a very small number of people would risk their lives to come to a galaxy that might be tainted by nothingness.

Tenhutou Rock.

It is insignificant in this vast universe.

Located in a remote area and adjacent to the Dormant Uncarved, many places are influenced by the power of nothingness.

Not many people come here.

"We should leave."

A spaceship is docked in a less-than-safe location, affected by the Dormant Uncarved.

He snapped out of his daze, watching the girl who had been holding that pose in one direction for a long time without moving.

She had beautiful long purple hair that reached her waist, and her features were exquisite and beautiful, but her bright golden eyes held a composure that did not match her appearance.

"Still haven't found her?"

If Kiana were here, she would definitely recognize at a glance that this purple-haired girl is none other than Sirin, who carried out the Ark Project and Izumo Sirin with the Core Flame!

She is still alive.

The person she was talking to was also a woman, who looked to be in her early twenties. She was dressed in Izumo clothing and wore black-rimmed glasses, and at first glance, she appeared to be a rather serious and proper person.

"I've searched all those areas with my men, but we still haven't found her."

The woman frowned slightly and guessed, "Perhaps... she left."

When she voiced this speculation, her mood inevitably sank a little, because she knew that person's personality all too well and knew that it was almost impossible for her to leave Tenhutou Rock.

Now, someone who couldn't possibly have left Tenhutou Rock has disappeared, vanished, and can't be found. What's going on?

There is only one possibility.

She tried to force her way Izumo again, which made her symptoms worse, and she even forgot who she was.

In the woman's view, only if the other party couldn't remember the past would they leave Tenhutou Rock without any warning.

Having traveled through the galaxy for so many years, they are no longer the people who knew nothing about the Aeon.

They also learned about the existence of the Self-Annihilator within the Nihilistic faction.

"Leave?"

Sirin frowned. The person they were talking about was none other than Raiden Mei, who had survived the ordeal with her.

The situation Izumo is complex.

In Sirin's eyes, that place had become a forbidden zone, one that she could never set foot in. Although she still outwardly retained a sliver of trust in Kiana, believing that she might still be alive, deep down she actually felt...

The situation Izumo could not be ascertained.

Their home planet was almost turning into an ominous black hole, much like the Dormant Uncarved.

Every time she returned and looked at Izumo Hoshi from afar to reminisce, she had a strange feeling.

That planet came to life.

In that shadowy world of endless conflict, it seemed as if a pair of terrifying eyes were watching them every time they came to the vicinity to pay their respects.

Sirin had long ago advised Raiden Mei to stop being so stubborn and to leave with her to find other solutions. She suggested that until a solution was found, it would be enough for her to come back once a year to check on Izumo's situation, but Raiden Mei refused no matter what.

She insisted on staying here.

Just like those Izumo people who chose to settle on other planets, they all chose different paths.

"I know her; she can't possibly forget the past."

Sirin shook her head, denying the claim.

Raiden Mei could never forget all of that, especially as time went by; the past not only wasn't forgotten, but it became even more profound.

Because she is the same.

After leaving Izumo and seeing a wider world, she did not forget the time she spent in Izumo.

Even after witnessing so many things, I cherish the past even more, and Remembrance continue to romanticize everything that once was.

Thinking back, Sirin recalled a promise Kiana had made to her long ago during a conversation.

The world of dreams, Penacony...

It is indeed a wonderful place; for others, it is a dreamlike place where they can forget everything.

But she didn't think so.

Because I had told her that the person I would go to Penacony Dream World with in the future was no longer by my side.

Penacony is wonderful.

But it wasn't the dream she wanted.

Her dream, along with the fallen Izumo, was buried in that void.

"Izumo is still the same as before, could it be that she...?"

The woman who spoke up considered a possibility, and her expression turned grim.

Don't overthink it.

Sirin glanced at her and explained, "She's definitely still alive."

Although Raiden Mei longs to return to Izumo, she cannot get close to that planet without my help.

This was the situation a few years ago.

And now...

To break free from that constraint, she ventured further and further down the path of nothingness. Each time they met, Raiden Mei's changes were exceptionally obvious. Sirin didn't know exactly how far she had gone, but the only thing she was certain of was that she still couldn't ignore the extremely high concentration of Honkai energy and go to the surface of Izumo to investigate.

Even though she has Stigma on her body.

But the environment there is no longer tolerable for humans.

Therefore, when Sirin said that place was a forbidden zone, a forbidden area for humans, it wasn't just because of the void, but also because of the Honkai.

Every time Sirin returned to record the situation, she could vaguely sense that the Honkai energy on Izumo was increasing day by day.

"I don't want to speculate like this, but she's gone so far down the path of nothingness..."

"We are different from others."

That's all Sirin said.

After a few seconds of silence, he completely shifted his gaze from Izumo's direction and looked at the woman beside him.