Aha and Akivili's Untold Stories

Noticing Screwllum's gaze, Aha surreptitiously tipped off the Trailblazer.

Aha: That automaton knows you're an Emanator of Elation, it's actually quite capable.

Stelle: Everyone in the Genius Society is capable. If Screwllum knows, then it knows. I wasn't planning on hiding it anyway. We're upright and honest, nothing to be ashamed of. Nothing to fear!

Aha: Exactly!

Such nostalgia.

It truly adored the Trailblazer's personality.

Aha raised a hand, wiping at a nonexistent cheek, as if to wipe away tears.

Every time it chatted with the Trailblazer, their words and actions always reminded it of the past.

Reminded it of the days when Aha became a Nameless and blazed trails alongside Akivili.

It disguised itself, blending into the Star Rail as an ordinary person.

But Akivili was an Aeon too.

As fellow Aeons, how could Akivili not see through another Aeon's disguise?

Akivili was the galaxy's renowned do-gooder. It saw through the Aeon of Elation's little trick of sneaking onto the train but didn't expose it.

At that time, Akivili thought that it, as the Aeon of Trailblaze, was doing things that 'no one else had done before.'

And Aha was doing things that 'no one else could do.'

In a way, the two of them, no, the two gods, had quite a bit in common.

So Akivili tacitly approved of Aha's trailblazing behavior, pretending not to know that the worst Nameless in history was Aha.

And Aha never really thought that its disguise could fool Akivili, a fellow Aeon, but as long as Akivili didn't expose it, Aha was happy to continue pretending.

The two gods traveled the galaxy with the Nameless, running around, enjoying themselves immensely.

Aha thought, Preservation is a blockhead, Destruction is a maniac, Erudition is a piece of scrap, The Hunt has no sense of humor, Gluttony only knows how to eat. No Aeon could have as much fun with it as Trailblaze. Only by Akivili's side was it truly Elated!

The Aeon of Elation was rarely distracted. It quietly pondered for a long time, starting from when it boarded the train, slowly thinking about how it got off.

Thinking and thinking, it thought of the time it blew up the train.

Oh... why was that again?

It remembered.

At that time, Akivili was about to warp to a new world that no living being had ever reached.

Having heard about this from Pom-Pom, Aha knocked on Akivili's door in the middle of the night.

"It's dangerous, you're not allowed to go, Akivili."

Akivili sleepily rubbed its eyes and opened the door. Seeing that it was Aha, it slowly yawned.

"Dangerous?" The Aeon of Trailblaze smiled.

"If we only trailblaze in safe, warm greenhouses, what kind of trailblazing is that? The true journey of the Nameless should be among the stars!"

Hearing this, Aha clenched its fists, wanting to beat Akivili to a pulp.

"It's too dangerous. If you insist on going, then I'm getting off the train!"

Aha tried to threaten Akivili by getting off the train.

If it got off the train, then Akivili would lose Aha, its good friend who always went crazy and made trouble with it!

Of course, Aha knew that every Aeon had to walk their own path.

It wasn't trying to stop Akivili from trailblazing. Aha just couldn't understand why Akivili had to go to such a dangerous place when there were so many worlds in the galaxy!

But Akivili didn't think so.

What is safety? What is danger?

Akivili wanted to explore a little light in the darkness for future generations.

Because the known worlds would eventually be fully explored.

Trailblaze would always face endless darkness.

If it, as an Aeon, could not illuminate the darkness for the Nameless of the future, then who could?

"Is that so? You're getting off the train."

But unfortunately, Akivili's will to trailblaze was incredibly strong. After all, it was an Aeon, an Aeon who spent its life carrying out the will of its Path.

How could it possibly retreat because of the danger ahead?

"Then, I'm glad you could accompany me for this year.

Go find Pom-Pom to fill out the disembarkation application.

If you have time in the future, or if you miss me, you're welcome to come back to the train.

The train will always be your home. Goodbye."

Akivili was also a little angry. It thought Aha was the one who understood it the most, but it was actually trying to stop it from trailblazing.

No matter what lies ahead, no matter what happens, even if it means its own demise.

The Aeon of Trailblaze will never stop moving forward.

That is the meaning of [Trailblaze].

So, Akivili followed Aha's lead. Since Aha wanted to get off the Star Rail, it wouldn't say much more.

Anyway, it was determined to continue trailblazing.

No matter the cost.

It wasn't that Aha overestimated its position in Akivili's heart.

Rather, it underestimated Akivili's unwavering belief in Trailblaze.

Aha's chest heaved with anger, and it repeatedly said "Fine, fine, fine," before turning around and storming off.

Akivili assumed Aha had gone to find Pom-Pom to fill out a disembarkation request.

It shook its head helplessly, closed the door, and prepared to return to its room to rest and recharge, making ample preparations for the upcoming journey of Trailblaze.

Aha was quiet for a few days.

As it turned out, it took advantage of Akivili's absence one day.

And, without hesitation, blew up a carriage!

Then, it vanished without a trace.

Aha's intention was to destroy the entire Star Rail, so that Akivili wouldn't go to dangerous places, and it would be safe.

But it didn't expect the Star Rail's defense coefficient to be so high.

All points invested in defense, huh!

It only managed to destroy one carriage!

That detestable Akivili, still had a trick up its sleeve!

The damage to the Star Rail only temporarily delayed Akivili's journey of Trailblaze.

Its resolve never wavered, and after repairing the Star Rail, it set off once more.

The destination remained a new world that had never been touched by others.

And then...

And then.

Aha never saw Akivili again.

All past events are lessons.

Therefore, Aha would never allow such an incident to happen a second time.

Now, this Stellaron-turned-Trailblazer is so adorable, as adorable as Akivili.

It had already lost Akivili and couldn't allow itself to lose this Emanator of Elation, whom it had personally chosen and who was so good at finding joy.

The Star Rail is about to head to an unknown new world, still dangerous, still unable to stop the journey of Trailblaze.

It had already experienced the past tragedy once, and this time, it was determined to stop it!

Even if Omphalos is fraught with danger and a slim chance of survival.

It, Aha, will definitely protect the Trailblazer!

[Stelle: Aha? Aha?]

They were having a good chat, how did they just disappear?

Stelle had no idea that Aha had fallen into a reverie, nor did she know that she had inadvertently stirred up Aha's unspeakable memories.

She ignored Aha, who had suddenly gone missing, and turned to look at Screwllum beside her.

"Screwllum, what should we choose for the next level? Is there a problem with the event level or the boss level in the Simulated Universe? Do you need me to focus on testing which aspects?"

The elegant automaton gently waved its hand, making a gesture of invitation to the Trailblazer.

"It's alright, Trailblazer, you can just proceed according to your usual pace of testing the Simulated Universe."

Originally, since it didn't have to put in any effort for this Simulated Universe test, it wanted to contribute more to these two geniuses.

But it didn't expect that they didn't need it at all.

In that case, never mind.

"Then I'll really proceed according to my previous testing route, I'm not going to care about you!"

The girl said playfully, before diving into the next level.

Screwllum smiled slightly, watching the Trailblazer enter the [Event Level], and then it took a long stride, stepping into the next level as well.

At the same time.

Outside the Simulated Universe, the door to Herta's office was suddenly pushed open.

An elegant woman was holding a plate of candied plum blossom cakes, which seemed to be still steaming.

Herta picked up a piece of pastry, popped it into her mouth, chewed, and then gave her verdict.

"Not as sweet as before. Disgusting."

Ruan Mei gazed at the pastries on the plate, recalling the first time she met the Trailblazer, when she had personally wiped a speck of frosting from its lips.

A subtle curve appeared at the corner of her mouth as she said softly, "The Trailblazer doesn't like things too sweet."