Season Two of the Dream: Mi

(Miluno)

Mozhua landed on my chest, which I wasn't used to yet. I was already having trouble sleeping because I was too Ceruno's body, and Mono's touch made me wide awake... She really doesn't stop her sexual harassment for a moment.

"Thump!"

I knocked her Base Body with a karate chop to the neck.

Using all of Ceruno's strength, she made sure Seruno never woke up again...

"So what if I just brushed against something? Is it necessary to put me to eternal sleep?!"

Hmph, they even tried to argue their way out of it...

Ceruno and Barbara on the other bed were now motionless.

They both fell asleep very quickly...

I sat up gently.

Having lost contact with his unconscious Base Body and only able to attack in his small form, Mono asked:

"What's wrong?"

What else can you do when you get up at night?

Of course, I'm going to the restroom.

"You'd better make sure you're sure, is it you who needs to pee, or Ceruno who needs to pee? Don't let your bladder loosen and Ceruno- chan leak onto the bed~"

There's no way you're mistaken about that, and can you please stop saying such disgusting things?

I had just opened the bathroom door and stepped inside, and before I could even take off Ceruno's nightgown, everything went black...

Oh no, what's going on now?

"Hey! Miluno! Wake up!"

The person slapping my face is another version of myself...

Oh, it's Mono.

The surrounding area was a desolate, lifeless cluster of buildings, with the spire of a pyramid protruding from the ground in the center...

This scene is quite familiar to me.

"Hey, are we... again?"

Mono nodded.

"Hmm, looks like we've been pulled into a dream again."

So, that long, continuous dream isn't over yet?

Countless years Past, and the Natives who gathered around the pyramids have all disappeared, leaving only rows of windowless metal buildings, arranged like tombs.

Today, these Natives houses can still be seen on "the Other Side," but the owners of these houses will certainly not return.

The light of the "Great Will" has long since faded; the vast Ring World is now deathly silent, wandering aimlessly in the ethereal universe...

In fact, in the "The Other Side" universe, apart from the abandoned home planet, there were no other planets to be seen, and even the light illuminating the world seemed to come from nowhere... at least it wasn't a star.

"Every world has a different structure~ Get up!"

Mono pulled me up from the ground.

That's when I noticed the height difference between us. So, are the images in dreams really based on the posture one adopts when entering the dream?

Hehe~

She looked at me and smiled maliciously.

"Doesn't your hand feel just like Ceruno's right now? Anyway, it's in my dream, so let me hug you!!"

What's going on that she's still thinking about this kind of thing? Is she some kind of psychopath who'd want to have sex even if it were the end of the world?

I flatly refused.

"No, even if I hug you in my dreams, it doesn't feel real. Can you please stop messing around? Ugh!"

But she still wouldn't let go and hugged me. I couldn't use magic in the dream, and I was no match for her in strength, so she pulled me into her arms from behind and gently stroked my lower abdomen... She still had some sense of propriety; if she had gone any higher, I would have bitten her.

"Have you rubbed enough? Shall we go take a look at the base of the pyramids first?"

Okay~

She then embraced me and we floated up into this dream.

"Huh, is it even possible to do something like that?"

"After all, this is 'my' dream."

"... Your dream? Isn't it the dream of the 'Great Will'?"

She carried me slowly to the top of the pyramid, asking me along the way:

"Miluno, do you remember the aggregate that Aldebaran manipulated in the Witch Domain before?"

"Hmm, 'The Great Hand', I guess?"

"Since she is the hand of the 'Great Will,' is it possible that I am also a part of the 'Great Will'? We have entered this dream so many times, but we have never met the dream's owner. Is it possible that I am the owner of this dream?"

Previously, Mono's identity was unclear, but as more clues and corroborating evidence emerged, her identity became largely confirmed...

Like Azura, she is a highly condensed Dark Aggregate, except that her condensed form is inside my Crystal.

Although Aldebaran says they are "children of the Great Will," or the so-called "Proxy Unit," I always feel that the only difference between them and the "Great Hand" is in "quality."

By continuing to accumulate Dark Energy, it will eventually undergo a qualitative change and become part of the "Great Will".

If we consider "The Great Will" as a joint-stock company, then the more darkness it possesses, the higher its level. This is the process from retail investor to shareholder to director. If it can eventually hold all the "shares," Mono will become "The Great Will" itself.

So, the 'Great Will' isn't dormant, but rather dissipated?

"Well, it should be called regeneration."

Mono paused, organizing his thoughts.

"In fact, SpiCa's previous analysis made a lot of sense. The 'Great Will' is darkness itself. The process of darkness constantly multiplying on Earth is the process of the 'Great Will' reviving, and the Corruption Rate is the total amount of darkness... When the dark power of the whole world accumulates to a certain level, the complete 'Great Will' will descend."

The original vessel for the "Great Will" was this enormous Crystal Pyramid.

But such a massive pyramid obviously couldn't be moved to Earth, so the "Supreme Council" wanted to gather enough darkness on Earth to erect another Black Crystal Pyramid... or so they thought?

This is the most likely analysis I can think of.

"If the 'Great Will' truly descends, what will happen to you 'Proxy Unit'?"

"I don't know. Maybe they'll be absorbed as nourishment? After all, we have our own thoughts and ideas. Would the 'Great Will' tolerate dissent?"

Born from the "Great Will," they must ultimately return to the "Great Will." There was truly no reason for Mono and the others to be left behind...

Mono suddenly said:

"But it's alright! Let me become the 'Great Will'!"

"Ha?"

"Miluno, let me devour all the darkness! If I can become a true 'Great Will,' I can end this foolish war!"

No.

It's not that I don't trust Mono, it's just that doing so would fall into Aldebaran's trap. She must have another purpose in wanting me to continue absorbing darkness, and I don't want to act in accordance with her wishes...

"Why? If I become strong enough, even Aldebaran can't do anything to us!"

Is Mono's desire to absorb more darkness an instinct?

"Arrive."

The large cavity above the pyramid.

The place was once filled with the light of Great Will, but now it is completely dark, and not even a glimmer of light can be seen.

"... Go down and take a look."

It's just a dream anyway, so it shouldn't matter, right?