"Damn gambler, does theft even exist in Tsygonian's preschool education?"
Dr. Ratio quickly realized that Aventurine had taken advantage of Xing's inattention and casually snatched Milk Tea away.
No... we can't rule out the possibility that she deliberately revealed a [flaw].
"I'm sorry, I'm illiterate, and my parents certainly didn't teach me this... It's a pity they passed away before they had a chance to teach me."
Dr. Ratio was silent for a moment, then said, "... I meant no offense."
"It's quite possible that Penacony was involved in a conspiracy by [ Harmony ] from the very beginning."
With this unexpected gift, Aventurine felt much more relaxed.
"Sigh~ If you ask me, that invitation was just a self-directed ruse. Maybe they wanted to do something outrageous at the Charmony Festival..."
"Or perhaps the inviter was someone else, but they tacitly agreed, intending to use this as a pretext to set up an even bigger scheme. It doesn't matter, whether it's the Family or [ the Clockmaker's Legacy ], as long as it can be used to my advantage."
Dr. Ratio walked up to Aventurine: "Get to the point. What's the solution?"
"There's no need to explain things so clearly now." Aventurine put the amber away. "... It's not time to reveal our hand yet, even though you've already seen it."
"My parents taught me: 'Friends are the weapons of the Avegian' —in the face of the ever-present threat of ' Harmony,' the more friends we have, the better."
"Let me think... Garden of Recollection and Astral Express have already made contact, and the Annihilation Gang... hehe."
" The Chair of the Church of Eternity seems to have reached some kind of agreement with that man in the gray suit. It's still unclear whether the Knight of Beauty Order will keep their appointment, and as for the guys at the [ Tavern ]..."
Looking at it this way, something seems off... I feel a bit isolated and helpless.
"... Speaking of which, I just ran into an elven priestess from the Church, and a woman who claimed to be Galaxy Ranger. Something about her seems off. Could you go and find out more about her?"
Aventurine turned around but did not see Dr. Ratio.
"Huh? Where is everyone?"
He shook his head. "Sigh... they can't possibly hate me that much. Looks like I'll have to rely on myself after all."
In that Golden Hour, Xing, holding the soap given to her by Fulisina, took a free flight in her dream.
And in front of Robin and Sunday, the siblings, he achieved a perfect free fall.
Before arriving, she met a waitress with light blue hair in the Reverie Corridor; her name seemed to be Misha.
The [ The Reverie ] in the dream is currently undergoing renovations, so this place can only serve as a temporary transit point; no wonder it looks so shabby.
Even if it might give customers a bad stay experience, Xing firmly believes that as long as she goes to " Golden Hour," all her troubles will disappear!
[ The Golden Hour ] is one of Penacony's Twelve Dreamscapes, corresponding to the time of [midnight].
Here, time in the dream is forever frozen just before midnight; tomorrow will never come, and the revelry of this night will never end...
Yes, this is truly " Eternity "! Therefore, it can be inferred that Ye Yan will definitely appear at the " Golden Hour "!
However, this does not mean that time stands still in dreams. To avoid causing mental or physical burden to tourists, the time scale in dreams is set to be consistent with reality.
" Penacony's dream world is essentially a world made up of [ Memoria ], and only by understanding its properties can visitors move freely within it," Robin explained to Star.
"Just like a beginner swimmer, who often sinks because they can't accurately adapt to the buoyancy; but once their body gets used to the current, they can float freely on the surface."
"Star, you are indeed special. Generally speaking, apart from the Memokeeper of the Garden of Recollection, it is difficult for ordinary people to manipulate Memoria at will."
The Robin had certainly learned something new; she didn't need any [ Harmony ] Tuning to quickly adapt to the world of dreams.
Haha~
Xing smiled. No wonder she's a world-renowned singer; she knows how to talk.
"Please enjoy the Dreamscape Paradise that the Family has created for you all. We'll have to take our leave now. Have fun!"
On the other side, Oti Mall
Ye Yan abruptly stopped, looked up at a shop with a sign that read "[ Elation Tavern) ]", and his lips twitched uncontrollably, as if he had witnessed some cosmic absurdity.
"Judging from this, this isn't the hotel lobby... nor is it your newly opened milk tea shop." Acheron took a bite of the Peaches he carried with him.
She finally understood completely: Ye Yan's obsession with milk tea was deeply ingrained, something he had been thinking about ever since their first meeting.
"I never expected... to find a 'friend' in my dream who shares my thoughts, but I don't sense any familiar presence, so it seems it's not Him."
"Hmph." Ye Yan let out a soft, ambiguous snort, a dangerous smile on his face. The current situation... someone had beaten him to it and seized the best shop location.
This is clearly... a provocation, a blatant provocation.
[ Elation Tavern) ]
Ding-dong! Ding-dong!
Ye Yan rang the doorbell twice.
Welcome to Little Ye Milk Tea Shop! What would you two like to drink?
A guy with the exact same face as Ye Yan appeared in response, exuding an aura of almost overflowing [ Elation ], his smile so bright it was dazzling.
However, when he saw the "real" Ye Yan standing outside the door, the smile on the "fake Ye Yan's " face froze instantly, his Adam's apple bobbed with difficulty, and he swallowed hard.
"Given the current situation, shouldn't I ask for a copyright fee? What do you think... Sparkle?"
"Tch, boring."
Sparkle pouted, instantly dropping her disguise to reveal her signature pretty face, which was filled with the look of a mischievous prankster who had failed miserably.
She reluctantly pushed the door open completely. "Come in, come in!"
"Three seconds to confess the real culprit."
"Oh my gosh~ Where are your eyes? I run a Tavern! A proper Tavern! How can you slander me by calling it a milk tea shop? That's defamation!"
Acheron frowned slightly. The first thing the Masked Fools said was " Little Ye Milk Tea Shop," which was practically irrefutable evidence of his own innocence.
Sparkle pulled a brand-new, meticulously framed business license from under the bar, slammed it on the table with a "thud," and proudly raised her chin.
"Our shop operates legally and honestly! You can only blame your bad luck for being too slow—business competition is all about speed!"
Ye Yan completely ignored her sophistry, not even sparing a glance at the business license, but simply turned his head slightly to look at Acheron, and said in a calm tone:
"Cut this place down. It's an illegal structure, polluting the city."
Acheron placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and silently recited the line:
"I mourn for... the deceased..."
"Hey, hey, hey! Let's talk this out, don't hit me~" Sparkle ran to Acheron's side in fright, fanning her incessantly.
Sparkle curled her lip; Ye Yan had figured out the trick of bullying others with his power... no, He was the biggest power to begin with.
Oh, this damn meritocratic universe!
That's not right either; Ye Yan being Aeon doesn't seem to stop her from having fun.
To die at the hands of a Aeon and a Emanator —if that got back to the guys at the [ Tavern ], they'd brag about it for at least ten... no, hundreds or even thousands of Amber Era!
Sigh~ But Sparkle is, after all, a Masked Fools who values integrity. She has a mission entrusted to her by her Stellaron Hunters friend, and she has to complete it no matter what.
Three deaths... three times...
Wait a minute, she did it to the target herself first, then the girl eating the Peaches did it again, and counting Ye Yan... that makes exactly three deaths!
And it's even quite systematic: the three deaths correspond to the Pathstrider, the Emanator, and the Aeon respectively... Wow, isn't that incredibly prestigious?
Wow, could she really be a genius?
"Fool, take back your absurd idea." Ye Yan's voice pulled Sparkle back to reality.
Looking across the world, there are few factions that dare to fight crickets up to the point of challenging the Aeon, and the Masked Fools, to which Sparkle belongs, is one of them.
There's a saying that goes, " Masked Fools may not live, but he cannot be without life."