Not long ago, beyond the distant Star Abyss, in Perrisia, the " Star of Eternity "...
Inside the sacred cathedral, Saileni sat high on her throne, eating fruit that the Acting Priest had washed for her.
With the Chair, priests, deacons, and knight commander all absent, the " Church of Eternity " is now ruled by this prayer priest!
"Sigh~ Caring for empty-nest pastors is everyone's responsibility." Saileni rested her chin on her hand. She had been experiencing acting Chair for the past few days, but she didn't find signing those documents troublesome.
It's just... sitting in this church every day, chatting with only a female Acting Priest, is getting rather boring.
Moreover, something has been troubling Saileni lately, like a heavy gloom hanging over her heart, lingering for a long time.
One morning, Saileni discovered that the dungeon beneath the Church temple had been vandalized, where a Memokeeper had been captured by the Acting Priest was being held.
Now, the Memokeeper has vanished, leaving only a familiar scarlet mask at the scene.
"Hmm... do we look like easy targets?"
Saileni mimicked Ye Yan's contemplative posture, but unfortunately there was no milk tea nearby, otherwise she could have taken a sip to refresh herself.
Those Masked Fools in the " Tavern " are popping up far too often.
Reflecting on this terrible experience, Saileni felt ashamed of " Eternity," of the high hopes Lord Yite It had placed in her, and even more so of the careful guidance and training she had received from Chair Blake and Priest Fulisina!
Suddenly, the church doors were pushed open, and the Acting Priest rushed in in a panic.
" Lady Saileni, we have news!"
She leaped to Saileni's side. "The escaped Memokeeper! The detection department has detected a faint fluctuation of ' Remembrance ' energy at the ' Herta ' Space Station."
Saileni stood up immediately, ready to depart for the " Herta " Space Station.
Seeing Saileni's silent and indifferent expression, the Acting Priest thought she had done something wrong. She was the Memokeeper, but after only a few days of imprisonment, he was broken out of jail. Who wouldn't be upset in that situation?
"Waaah~ It's all my fault. If you're really angry, then come at me!"
The Acting Priest gritted his teeth, already prepared to make a 'sacrifice'.
" Curiosity lines. Kids should stop watching this nonsense and focus on studying ' The Book of Eternal Virtues '."
Saileni patted the head of the Acting Priest. According to the average age of the residents of the " Church of Eternity," this girl had only recently come of age.
In Saileni's eyes, she was just an innocent child who had only ever been to the Xianzhou Luofu once with Chair Blake.
I heard they went to the teahouse as guests but didn't pay the bill, leaving a bad impression on the young proprietress.
"Hmm... Is that so..." Saileni pondered. Even Chair Blake suffered losses in Credits; she couldn't afford to make such a small mistake.
"Please help me prepare some funds before I leave."
" Herta " Space Station, Seclusion Zone
Saileni grabbed the Memokeeper's head, her sapphire pupils gradually turning gold:
" Lord Yite had already shown leniency, detaining you in the dungeon for serious reflection. But you, of all people, contacted the Fool of the ' Tavern,' and brazenly broke into the Church temple in the dead of night, attempting a prison break?"
"This is going to be interesting." Herta retrieved the other three mirrors and silently retreated to the side with the Fourth Mirror.
"Wow... Lady Saileni's aura is terrifying!"
The Fourth Mirror hides behind the Herta —is this truly the imposing presence befitting a " Pathstrider "?
"In contrast, Ms. Herta remained so calm; she truly lives up to her title as the ' Erudition Emanator '!"
Herta stretched, feeling much lighter now, having finally gotten the problem out of the woods.
Originally, the plan was simply to let the Memokeeper get some sleep first, and then decide what to do with her later. But now that the people from the " Church of Eternity " have arrived, the decision is no longer in Herta's hands.
"Oh dear~ lovely and respectable Ms. Herta, when did your heart become so soft?"
Herta ignored the Fourth Mirror and instead focused its attention on the " Audience System " not far away.
" The Audience System has been restarted. It's finally time..."
"Machine head, I went through all this trouble just to get to you, so you can't ignore me."
"Hey. Why don't you take that little thief and leave for a bit?" Herta suggested, looking at Saileni was still performing the 'soul search'.
"It's alright,"
"Sigh... such Eternity stubbornness... Fourth Mirror, protect her."
Herta's persuasion failed, so he left the Fourth Mirror behind and directly entered the " Audience System " with his consciousness.
The moment Herta's consciousness entered the " Audience System," Welt arrived with Sunday.
" Mr. Welt, there seems to be no one here," Sunday said.
"Perhaps we've come at the wrong time?"
"No, you've come at the perfect time!"
Saileni casually tossed the Memokeeper aside, put her hands on her hips, and looked at Sunday and Welt, who were both stunned.
In the end, it was Welt who first broke the silence:
"Ahem~ I presume this is Miss Saileni from the ' Church of Eternity '?"
Saileni froze. "You recognize me?"
"Perhaps you've forgotten," Sunday stepped forward, "We met a few times during our time at Church for rest and recuperation."
"Is that so? Let me think..."
Saileni tried to search through her past " Remembrance." After finishing her job as a pastor, she seemed to recall a guy wearing a chicken wing headdress whenever she went to Church to slack off.
"Hmm... I vaguely remember you. Chicken Wing Boy, who's the one next to you...?"
Meeting Saileni's questioning gaze, Welt's lips twitched for a moment. How could someone from the " Church of Eternity " also have an information gap?
"Nice to meet you, I'm Welt, from the Astral Express..."
"Oh dear~ you should have said it was the ' Astral Express '!" Saileni immediately beamed with joy, even Welt was at a loss for words.
She offered Welt a cup of milk tea as a greeting gift, and coincidentally, the " Audience System " was right next to the three of them.
Hmm, let's consider this: what kind of chemical reaction would occur if milk tea, imbued with the energy of an " Eternity " Path, collided with Audience System, brimming with the energy of an " Erudition " Path?
As a result, Ms. Herta had only been in the " Audience System " for a short time, was forced to wake up.
"Alas~ As the saying goes, two tigers cannot share one mountain. If there is ' Eternity,' then there can be no role for ' Erudition '." The Fourth Mirror explained from the side.
" Ms. Herta... you're awake?"
After regaining consciousness, Herta looked helplessly at Welt and Sunday: "Sigh... you three..."
"My plans have been completely ruined by you."
She glanced at Saileni, who was engrossed in drinking her milk tea beside her, and felt even more helpless.
On Sunday, Walter and Welt exchanged a glance, and Walter asked, puzzled:
"... Your plans?"
"I'm sorry, Ms. Herta... we were unaware that you had other plans," Welt apologized. "When we arrived at the Space Station, we found it completely dark, and Sunday and I both thought there was some kind of emergency."
"We've been searching for the cause of the accident, and we never expected to encounter Miss Saileni and... you in person here."
"How... did you get in?" Herta asked.
Sunday pointed behind him, "That door isn't locked."
"Ha?"
The Fourth Mirror resumes its role as background noise. " The Ms. Herta's silence is deafening!"
"Alright, alright... I'm a reasonable person, after all, this isn't your fault."
"I remember Mr. Yang from the Astral Express. And this gentleman next to you is...?"
Upon hearing this, Sunday and Welt exchanged another glance.
"... It seems Ms. Herta isn't very sensitive to intergalactic news," Welt said, one hand on his hip.
On Sunday, he placed his hand in front of him and responded politely:
"Please forgive me, in my haste I forgot the most basic etiquette—my name is Sunday, and I'm just an ordinary hitchhiker."
"An unknown traveler... yet a ' Harmony ' Pathstrider? Humph, who would believe that?"
"So, I guess you two didn't come here just for sightseeing, did you?"
Welt adjusted his glasses. "Although the current situation is quite different from what we expected... in any case, it's good that the Space Station is alright."
He looked at Saileni and Herta with a serious expression.
"Ladies, we are here for ' Amphoreus '."