March 7th smiled sheepishly and explained:
"If we get technical, it only counts as my true self now."
"The memories that make it up are the [Trailblaze] I've gone through all this time."
"During our earlier Trailblaze journeys, you were always asleep when I was awake. Now I'm asleep, and you're awake."
"So if I just talk about it broadly, it probably won't feel real to you."
"Let me take you through those memories again, shall I?"
Gradually, the pink-and-blue jellyfish in her hand transformed into an exquisitely bound journal.
Inside were photographs and written notes, all memories from March 7th's Trailblaze journey thus far, carrying a unique air about them.
"These are... memories?" Evernight murmured thoughtfully.
March 7th smiled, her tone gentle:
"That's right. These are memories."
"You don't know where they exist, nor do you know which ones remain."
"But when you need them most, the forces that changed your heart... will surely emerge once more."
Once, on the day before they departed for the Xianzhou Luofu.
Inside the train car, beneath the soft lighting, March 7th smiled at Yan Huan, her face brimming with satisfaction.
"...So, Yan Huan, how did your first Trailblaze journey feel?"
"Not bad, I guess." Yan Huan spread his hands, his tone casual. "There were just a lot of Voidrangers. How do they reproduce, anyway? Can they be sterilized?"
"You'll have to ask Nanook about that." March 7th smiled teasingly.
Dan Heng, seated on the sofa nearby, slowly raised his head, his voice even.
"We still need to be more careful in the future."
"Oh, Dan Heng, you're such a buzzkill! This time went really smoothly, didn't it?" March 7th shot him an annoyed look, puffing out her cheeks. "Look, everyone came back safe and sound, and Jarilo-VI was saved too!"
"That