"Since that's the case..."
Cyrene took out a special Oracle Card: "Accept this gift: This Oracle Card carries Years and is blessed by Oronyx..."
May it accompany you, becoming a part of your Remembrance... and stirring ripples in your future.
Phainon accepted the " Savior " card. In the context of the Tripartite Prophecy of Fate oracle, this card signifies harmony and perfection, and it is also the only Oracle Card card without any negative connotations.
When he drew this card in the Lost in the Maze, the words of relief from Dodora Mi still echoed in his ears:
"My child... it seems you will become someone who responds to the world's expectations and bears the hopes of many."
"Bearing... a wish?" At first, Phainon did not understand the meaning of Dodora Mi's words.
"Yes. Just like... the Kephale standing atop the mountain."
"... My parents' wish was simple: they just wanted me to grow up safely, do good deeds for the village, and cause less trouble."
Teacher Pisces hoped the small schoolhouse would have more books so the children could learn useful knowledge; Little Piso hoped to grow up to be a hunter as strong as his father as soon as possible...
Phainon looked down at the Dodora Mi: "Am I... to grant their wishes?"
"Perhaps, for the true Savior... these wishes are just a drop in the ocean," Cyrene said from the side. "After all, Kephale is carrying the weight of the entire world on his shoulders."
Bringing her thoughts back to the present, a soft sigh escaped from Phainon's lips.
"... I'll remember that. But... judging from my current feelings, it seems pretty much the same as regular playing cards..."
"The smell of burning and the thick smoke are so pungent... Is it coming from outside the courtyard?"
Phainon covered his mouth and nose, took an iron sword and went outside, but the village remained peaceful.
"Strange, is it just my imagination..." he murmured.
"There's no mistake... the disaster has already begun, and it's happening faster than we anticipated."
Suddenly, Dodora Mi's voice appeared in the courtyard. It was hard to imagine that the village chief of " Lost in the Maze " had such power, able to transmit his voice from a distance of a thousand meters.
Hmm, is it because the village chief drank milk tea?
"Moreover, this time... even the Veil of Eternal Night couldn't withstand it."
"You mean... Aedes Elysiae will also be caught up in the prophesied catastrophe?"
As Phainon heard the increasingly faint echo of Dodora Mi, he wanted to ask a few more questions.
"Children, stay hidden in the Court of Repose and do not step out of this place. Otherwise, you two will surely be swallowed up by that terrible Calamity."
"But what about Mom and Dad, and the other kids in the village...?"
Phainon gritted his teeth, "' Calamity '... Could it be the legendary ' Calamity ' Titan?"
"That is not Titan, nor is it a threat that you can handle by proceeding cautiously. It is an indescribable abomination, capable of twisting all life into bloodless, tearless monsters."
"Even Titan would be corrupted by it, burned away from the inside out, leaving only an empty shell that knows only slaughter and Destruction..."
"The ' Black Tide,' this is the true face of the Calamity. It will devour everything in the world, except for this place."
"Even the Titan..." Phainon's pupils dilated, and he said in disbelief.
"That's right. So, don't risk leaving this ' Eternity ' realm, ' Enigmata by the gods.'"
At the same time, the perspective shifts to the pavilion in the Court of Repose. Ye Yan glances at the wooden cart in the center of the courtyard, which holds countless cups of milk tea. What a pity.
Bang!
A scarlet mask appeared perfectly beside him, accompanied by the sound of fireworks. The smiling expression on the mask instantly turned into disdain.
"A constant stream of lies~ If you ask Aha, you're the one who's suited to be the ' Harmony ' Aeon. Xipe's acting isn't even as good as ' Eternity '."
"Good to know."
Ye Yan slapped the mask off and continued imitating the voice of Dodora Mi:
Make a choice.
"Oh?" The mask reappeared. "What, you've missed Emanator chance to become an ' Eternity ' Envoy just because you chose the wrong option?"
Ye Yan did not respond this time, and the masked man pressed further with questions:
"Waaaaah~ You're so biased! This isn't ' Equilibrium ' at all! Aha's going to complain to 'Mutual'!"
"Mutual?"
Ye Yan smiled. Instead of looking for that guy, it would be better to use a little trick to call over that group of " Arbitrators," which would only add another person to Amphoreus's complicated Path.
Is it possible that the very existence of mutuals is an Equilibrium in the universe?
" Aha ~ That makes sense, so Aha will become the new ' Equilibrium ' Aeon!"
"Following ' Erudition ' and now ' Equilibrium '... let me guess, will ' Harmony ' be next?"
Ye Yan absolutely supported Aha's decision. Besides finding it entertaining, he also had some preconceived notions about his colleagues.
An Nameless on Astral Express once said that there is at least one certain law regarding Path: the Aeon can and can only act according to the core of its " Prime Mover ".
Therefore, we never need to worry that " Harmony " will unleash a storm that will overturn the galaxy...
Haha~ Then I'll pull out the " Harmony Cancer" Stellaron and you won't explode.
Then another student might ask, " Teacher Ye Yan, is your concept of ' Eternity ' truly pure and innocent?"
Hmm... He's pretty much the same as " Elation." He wasn't a good person to Yite with; now he's just a new Nameless wants to retire early and enjoy life drinking milk tea.
Returning to Phainon's perspective, having just accepted the " Savior " role from the ' Dodora Mi's ' earlier words, he couldn't possibly stand idly by and watch the disaster unfold, so...
"... My true purpose in learning swordsmanship is to protect those around me."
Phainon recalled a famous saying Ye Yan once said, " Savior cannot desert his post in the face of battle."
"It seems we've already reached the answer in our hearts."
"Yes, we must stand up in the face of Calamity. Aedes Elysiae is in crisis, and as her child... we cannot stand idly by!"
"Even without a sword, give me a hoe... Even if all I have is the roughest ordinary iron, I will use it to defend my home!"
There are countless people like him in the world, but... not everyone has the chance to receive divine favor. Most lives with similar thoughts end up dying on the iron hooves of the Antimatter Legion's Voidranger.
"The ' Savior '... I see, besides the interpretation on the card, it can also have this meaning."
"Not perfect from the start, standing high on the clouds, casting a compassionate gaze upon the entire world..."
Instead, it takes this small step as a starting point, beginning in a quiet little village, gradually expanding the "world within one's heart," growing and finding redemption along the way...
"When we were young, I told him: I hope this world will never need Savior... But when that wish was shattered, I was so glad... he was willing to embark on this path."