"I'll take the night watch."
Bronya came over and volunteered to take on the responsibility of keeping watch.
Bronya, you've finished talking with Oleg? Did it go well?
"I've learned too much all at once, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight... If you trust me, please leave the lookout duties to me." Bronya's eyes were filled with confusion.
"It's not that we don't trust you, but we're not entirely comfortable with having you on night watch... You're a Silvermane Guards officer, running around underground, the chances of something happening to you are greater than ours, right?"
"If they share similar thoughts, I can't blame them; the Silvermane Guards do owe the lower classes."
"If only someone had stood up back then and explained the consequences of what they did to Cocolia... well, hindsight is 20/20."
"Don't worry about my safety, you all go and get some rest."
"You're so gentle." Xing smiled.
The four returned to their respective rooms. In Ye Yan's room, as expected... the blood-red mask appeared on the large bed.
" Aha ~ old friend, have you missed me these past few days~"
"Does your butt not hurt anymore?" Ye Yan sat on the bed, letting the masks fly around him.
"Haha! You think Aha is as brainless as Tayzzyronth? You'd never guess where Aha sent it!"
"Hmm~ You threw it into Nanook's lair?"
"Wrong! Aha doesn't have time to look for Nanook. That guy is only thinking about Destruction the universe. Even if you go to him, he won't pay any attention to Aha. Waaaaah, poor Aha ~"
"Haha, so Aha left the Light Arrow at your Church! A Light Arrow imbued with the energy of two Aeon, a tiny Car Wash Planet probably can't handle it~"
The masked figure spoke with a smug grin, eagerly anticipating Ye Yan reaction.
Ye Yan's face remained expressionless. "That's why you can only believe half of what the Masked Fools says, after all, even their boss's words are only half true... Let me guess, did you throw the Light Arrow to Qlipoth?"
Given Aha's personality, he would definitely blame it on Qlipoth. When Kripper discovers the residual energy of Ye Yan on the light arrow, he will subconsciously assume that it was him who did it, Aha successfully shifts the blame.
If you want to give something to the Church, the best option is to give them a few Doomsday Beast; they can even be kept as pets.
If the light arrow is thrown, the children might think it's their own sacred relic and keep it to worship.
After a moment of silence, the mask's color became visibly more vibrant.
"This is boring~ Aha's gone~"
"Wait a minute." Ye Yan grabbed the mask that was about to disintegrate into particles. "We still have some scores to settle."
"I've been found out~ Aha, how embarrassing~" The smiling face on the mask turned into a crying face.
When have you ever had any pride?
Ye Yan's lips twitched slightly, and in an instant, a black curtain covered the entire Goethe Hotel.
"[ Elation ] Aeon, list your crimes!"
At night, Ye Yan straightened his collar, walked out of the Goethe Grand Hotel, and saw Bronya not far away.
The Elation interrogation ended, and everyone in the Goethe Hotel heard a faint scream.
As compensation, Ye Yan gave Mask a cup of milk tea. Mask, who had originally wanted to curse Ye Yan, immediately fell silent and obediently disappeared from his sight.
A slap followed by a sweet treat—this couldn't be more fitting for Aha.
It's decided. From now on, I'll replace the milk tea with Himeko's coffee and see how Aha reacts.
"Who... who's there?" Bronya reacted quickly, not wanting to blindly expose her back to strangers, and became alert.
She breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Ye Yan.
"So it was Mr. Ye Yan... Please don't approach from behind again next time. Do Astral Express Crew have the ability to conceal their presence?"
As the heir to the Supreme Guardian Belobog and the young and capable commander of the Silvermane Guards, Bronya received a rigorous education from a young age and possesses the elegant demeanor and affability required of an "heir".
Of the Astral Express Crew, she could more or less discern their differences: Dan Heng was taciturn, San March 7th was lively and enthusiastic, and Xing was highly skilled in martial arts, yet some of his behaviors were difficult to understand.
While in the mining area, Xing also wanted to see if there were any trash cans.
Bronya couldn't see through Ye Yan. She said he was lazy and easygoing, but he had helped her a lot along the way; she said he was very energetic... He even spoke less than Dan Heng.
Bronya couldn't understand why Ye Yan was addressed as "teacher" by the group of people from March 7th; she couldn't see any redeeming qualities in him.
Maybe... you like milk tea?
Bronya thought back to what happened this morning: the three Star Guardians had vanished right in front of her and then suddenly reappeared in the alley. If the Fragmentum Monsters possessed these abilities, the Silvermane Guards would be in a lot of trouble dealing with them.
They later learned that this peculiar ability was Ye Yan to them by Ye Yan, who was the Emanator of [ Eternity ] and whose strength was unfathomable.
The Emanator are not entirely under the command of the Aeon, but in the eyes of the world, they are the representatives and apostles of the Aeon's will. If one does not use honorifics when speaking to such a being, wouldn't that make him feel that their status is not equal?
"Good evening, Miss Bronya." Ye Yan's lips curled into a slight smile. The Elation time was over; now it was time for...
Time belongs to Eternity!
" Mr. Ye Yan, there's no one else here... May I ask you something?"
Unlike the original storyline, Xing, who had insomnia last night, fell asleep quickly after having a pillow fight with March 7th today.
Aside from the pillow fight, Xing believes he did some meaningful things, such as rating the hotels in the Underworld.
Great, this is the rating section that everyone loves!
As the most impartial and insightful commentator in the galaxy, Xing gave the most objective evaluation: the comfort of the bed, the tea service, and the lighting and view from the window were all rated as average.
When it came time to sign her name, Xing didn't hesitate to write " Milk Tea Aeon ".
You wouldn't believe it, but she made the dumplings specifically for this dish of vinegar!
Mission accomplished! Xing has delivered the world's most impartial and objective evaluation—completely devoid of any subjective bias.
Even after a long day of running around, Xing still won the pillow fight!
Xing is not only the Galaxy's number one Baseball Bat Hero and sharp-tongued hero... she is also the chief Emanator under the Milk Tea Aeon, and dealing with little March 7th is a piece of cake!
During the operation in the mining area, Dan Heng still couldn't fully utilize the new mode of the Cloud-Piercer Spear, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"That so-called Stellaron... assuming we really find it, how confident are you that you can stop the Eternal Freeze?"
"You don't need to make assumptions before [ Eternity ]," Ye Yan, without giving a direct answer.
"Is that so..." Bronya pondered, the lights flickering, and seeing that no one was around, she blurted out everything she wanted to say:
"Actually, I find it hard to believe what you're saying. For someone who has always lived in Belobog, those terms you're using are too distant."
Emanator, Stellaron, Nameless —countless unfamiliar words flooded into Bronya's mind; even the most intelligent brain couldn't handle so many words.
But from another perspective, aren't Ye Yan and his group the same? The Geomarrow, a specialty of Belobog, Everwinter Monument, the most famous building in the Upper District, symbolize meanings that outsiders can never understand.
"In my opinion, Lady Cocolia's order to arrest you was justified. But she didn't do so at first..."
"So Mother must have seen something in you... something I can't yet perceive. It's troubling me..."
"I don't know what happened, why she suddenly changed her attitude? She even made up stories to cover it up."
"In the past, soldiers in the Upper District kept losing their lives on the front lines, but the expansion of the Fragmentum showed no signs of slowing down."
"So she transferred all the Silvermane Guards to the front lines, sealing off communication between the upper and lower levels, leaving only supply and Geomarrow exchange channels open. I once agreed with this decision..."
After seeing the Underworld in this state, Bronya overturned her previous idea.
" The Underworld have fallen into such ruins without the Silvermane Guards... Perhaps Mother made a mistake..."
Seeing Bronya's complex emotions, Ye Yan sensed a trace of [ Eternity ].
The more I think about it, the more confused I become, and the more confused I become, the more I think about it. It's like a compass with its magnetic poles removed, spinning futilely in a downpour, unable to find its direction at all.
Like a rusty pointer endlessly marking pi, it approaches but never truly reaches the meaning of that integer.
Bronya pursed her lips slightly. "I don't understand. I just hope the people of Belobog can live a better life..."
"You seem confused, Miss Bronya." Ye Yan took out a cup of milk tea. "Too much thinking will only make your brain more chaotic. At times like this... relaxation is just what you need."
It was clear that Bronya didn't like milk tea, Ye Yan gave her another option. "Go and rest, Miss Bronya. Miss March 7th told me not long ago that staying up late is very harmful to a beautiful young woman."
"Rest? Tonight is destined to be sleepless..."
"Well then, since Miss Bronya is having trouble sleeping but insists on keeping watch... how about I tell her a bedtime story?"