And so, Hoshi's one-day shop manager training was forced to end with the arrival of " Shut Up."
Several days passed in the blink of an eye. Inside the Parlor Car the Astral Express.
March 7th stared intently at Sunday, then turned to Welt, her eyes filled with incomprehension, her voice trembling slightly:
" Uncle Yang... have you betrayed us?"
Welt smiled wryly and explained the whole story to everyone, "Mr. Sunday wanted to travel with the train. Obviously, I shouldn't have made that decision on my own."
"But if you don't support him, you won't bring him back," Himeko said. " Welt, I trust your judgment."
"As long as people are willing to embark on a shared journey, the train doors should be open to them."
"However, this situation is special. Before making a decision, Xing, I'd like to hear your opinion first."
"Me?" Xing pointed to herself.
"Yes, in this confrontation, you and he are the most direct opponents, and also those closely related to [ Eternity ]. Your thoughts are especially important."
"I can only learn the most valuable lessons from my past opponents. Please speak freely."
Xing thought about it seriously for a few seconds. Since she had already undergone baptism by the [ Church of Eternity ] on Sunday, she couldn't really say anything. But from the perspective of [ Eternity ]...
"Regardless, I acknowledge that you are a noble person, and that you always have compassion in your heart. Even if we are on opposing sides, I cannot deny that."
"As for your ideal, I believe it can be realized in a more authentic form: Eternity seven-day weekend... This is not a metaphor; I look forward to that day."
Xing sighed, "In short, life is unpredictable; yesterday's enemy can be today's friend."
"Great, at least I'm not the youngest anymore."
"He hasn't officially joined yet! He's just hitching a ride; no one can shake his position."
March 7th said from the side, but Xing had already ignored it. She took out a cup of milk tea and handed it to Sunday:
"Come on, bottoms up with this milk tea, we're brothers from now on."
"Hmm... They say that [darkening makes you ten times stronger, while redemption makes you three times weaker], so it should be fine, right?"
Looking at Sunday on March 7th, I wonder if he can still become a [ Embryo of Philosophy ]... No, there's already a Aeon on the Astral Express, so thinking about this is pointless.
Thank you all for your understanding, I am deeply grateful. Perhaps one day, I will find the answers I am looking for on my journey and leave this place.
"But until then, I will still fulfill my duties as a passenger and do my best."
"... It seems there's a conclusion. Let's tell the Conductor about this later."
"Now that we know what happened at Penacony, shouldn't we be preparing for the jump according to the original plan?" Welt asked.
"Well, but before I leave, I'd like to try contacting Ms. Herta. I asked her to help investigate Amphoreus before, and even if there are no results, I can't just leave without saying goodbye."
What does "[attempt]" mean?
"There might be a problem with the interstellar network. I tried contacting the Space Station several times, but there was no response. Perhaps Ms. Herta has made some move again."
"By the way, is Teacher Ye Yan not planning to come back?"
" In March 7th, I'll repeat myself: Ye Yan is free."
Meanwhile, in the distant star system, inside the cathedral of Perrisia, the [ Star of Eternity ].
" Aha ~ Omniscient being, I ask you—what is the divinity of [ Elation ]?"
The scarlet, smirking mask, which hadn't appeared in a long time, came to Ye Yan's side and flew around him.
"You think you're divine?" Ye Yan said calmly, sipping his milk tea.
"Waaaaah~ Aha, I'm so embarrassed!"
Ignoring the Fool's Mask that only he could see, the Acting Priest thoughtfully brought Ye Yan a radio.
[Whether or not your world has a concept of day and night, I wish you a good morning, noon, and evening! Welcome to the latest episode of the Interastral Peace Broadcast. I'm your host Jimi!]
[Recently, the trail of the Lord Ravager [ Celenova ] has been revealed at the edge of the Saiduniramo Star Cluster. As the vanguard most suited to [ Destruction ], Celenova's infamy is widespread, and all living beings across the universe suffer greatly from his actions.]
Faced with a common threat, the six civilized worlds of the Saiduniramo Star Cluster announced an alliance to launch a counterattack against the Celenova.
[ Interastral Peace Corporation stands firmly on the side of justice and peace. We are all in this together. Let us wish for a victorious victory in the campaign against the bandits in the Saiduniramo Star Cluster.]
[ The Planet Ausertis is renowned for its [ Intellitron implants]. Currently, a bizarre accident has occurred on this hub planet. Overnight, all the implants fitted to the residents dissolved, rendering the starport inoperable and severely impacting transportation operations.]
[ Interastral Peace Corporation intervened promptly, bringing the situation on Planet Ausertis under control and preventing the tragedy from escalating further. The company has extensive experience in handling similar Intellitron crises.]
Following peaceful negotiations, the Strategic Investment Department officially took over the handling of the Planet Ausertis incident and began post-incident work.
[The notorious Memokeeper, " Tomb of a Thousand Floors," has surrendered. This wanted criminal has repeatedly damaged precious cosmic cultural heritage sites, Tortani Stone Carvings, the Melo Nebula Scroll, and the Prodov Spacetime Weir.]
[It is alleged that during her most recent crime, she witnessed a mysterious woman conversing with Enigmata Followers. The woman was wearing a candy-colored long dress, and her appearance was difficult to discern.]
[ Tomb of a Thousand Floors claims that the woman is Polka Kakam, the Lord Ravager, and that his life is threatened, so he chooses to turn himself in and asks for help from the Genius Society.]
[In response, Lady Ms. Herta Ms. Herta of the Genius Society #83 refused to extradite the Memokeeper, but she stated that she was closely monitoring what questions the Enigmata Followers had posed to the Lord Ravager.]
"Sigh~ When will these Memokeeper ever stop...?"
Ye Yan swirled his empty milk tea cup, and had to admit, Garden of Recollection's intelligence network was incredibly fast.
The Church had barely left when a foolish Memokeeper came running over, attempting to steal the residents' Remembrance. He was punished by the Acting Priest and is currently imprisoned in the dungeon.
These Memokeeper weren't very skilled, but they were daring. In Ye Yan's opinion, they still lacked the 'care' of a certain pink-haired girl who kept talking about ' Enigmata '.
"Ah, I heard that the Memokeeper's original target was the [ Herta ] Space Station. What a pity."
Ye Yan shook his head and continued listening to the Interastral Peace Broadcast.
[ The Raging Thunder Band are a famous band from Amorred. Their star system was completely destroyed in a red giant explosion, but the band members refused to flee, demonstrating their indomitable will to live through their final tour.]
[ The Garden of Recollection has always preserved the Remembrance of the band's final tour. At the company's behest, the Garden of Recollection is sharing these Remembrance with many people around the world who are involved in the planetary restoration project, expressing their support for global recovery.]
[The performance recently concluded successfully. The audience was moved to tears, saying they would never forget the Raging Thunder Band.]
[This concludes this broadcast. Please tune in for the next Interastral Peace Broadcast at the designated time. Goodbye.]
As the ending music began, Ye Yan turned off the radio and started doing some simple warm-up exercises, leaving the Acting Priest stunned.
" Lord Yite, what are you going to do...?"
"Go and inspect the Church's work."
Ye Yan stretched, seemingly unconcerned about whether or not he did the warm-up.
Never mind... [ Gate of Myriad Paths ], activate!