"Calm down, calm down!"
On March 7th, the first person to rush up and hug Fulisina's leg had a feeling that this scene would be repeated in the future.
"Don't be swayed by the guardian's one-sided story!" Hoshiya advised.
"Oh no, the milk tea cup is broken." Ye Yan looked at the shards of glass scattered all over the floor with a pained expression.
"The aloof Milk Tea Aeon lost His beloved... lost His true form on this day," Star narrated.
Only Seele remained bewildered. She looked at Dan Heng, who stood unmoved beside her, and felt that he was one of the few normal people in the Astral Express Crew.
Aren't you going to try and persuade them?
Dan Heng shook his head. "You'll get used to it... Cough, Bronya and Cocolia's conversation isn't over yet, want to listen a little longer?"
"This Fragmentum seems to have a special connection with Cocolia; it's repeatedly recreating her image."
"That Fragmentum Projection is such a big mouth, can't it control itself a little?" March 7th complained irritably.
" March 7th, you expect to reason with the Fragmentum?" Star looked at Bronya's projection, who was speaking.
"I don't understand... If the truth is as you say, then for the past few centuries, every Guardian in power has resisted the call of the Stellaron... Did they all do wrong, Mother?"
"Haven't you seen it yet, Bronya? There's no right or wrong here, only human arrogance and shortsightedness." The cold voice rang out again.
"Our ancestors... including Alisa Rand, burned their lives to continue this civilization, then fell silent, their Remembrance scattered by the wind and snow."
"They spend their lives composing hymns to human courage, yet they have no time to gaze at the stars. Compared to the far more magnificent beings in the cosmos, a thousand years is but a fleeting moment, and the achievements of a tiny race are utterly insignificant."
The afterimage turned around, and March 7th always felt that she was looking at him through Bronya's afterimage.
"And I... will not repeat their mistakes, walking down a dead end and wallowing in self-pity. If persisting is destined to be futile, then I will choose a fresh start."
Bronya countered, "But isn't Qlipoth, the [ Preservation ], one of the [Magnificent Beings] you speak of?"
"Isn't His power the one that has always protected Belobog?"
"You're wrong, Bronya. The Architects saw their god building walls to defend against foreign enemies and then joined in on their own. It's utterly ridiculous."
Ye Yan's tightly furrowed brows relaxed. Given Jarilo-VI's outdated knowledge, Cocolia wouldn't say such a thing, so there must be only one truth.
Damn it, [ Elation ] Aha, I knew He'd get involved, Hakiah cleaned it up.
"Soon, the truly magnificent sound will resound, Bronya... and then you will understand my choice."
"Then why... why do you still slander those outsiders as the [ Eternity ] evil party?"
Upon hearing Bronya's question, March 7th's tightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed, as if the folds in his cerebral cortex had been instantly smoothed out and stretched.
It's like strolling through a lush green forest, or swimming in a blue Ocean; I feel like a graceful butterfly, sipping the first drop of Sweet Dew after the rain.
With a few pets by my side, I sat on the grassland gazing at the horizon, feeling as if I had melted into a pool of clear water, slowly flowing away.
She loosened her grip on Fulisina, and the light in her eyes faded.
"Sigh~ Destruction it all, Priestess, I won't stop you."
"You can't play with me at all!" With just one sentence from the afterimage, all those words of soothing were wasted.
"Ha, this insignificant ' Eternity ' dares to compare itself to ' Destruction '..."
Snap!
Ye Yan snapped his fingers, and the two afterimages in front of him instantly turned into dust.
"It would be impolite to continue." He handed March 7th a new bottle of milk tea.
" Miss March 7th, cheer up!"
Ye Yan encouraged them, saying that March 7th was one of the more active young members of the Astral Express Crew.
"No, Teacher Ye Yan, can you get rid of this thing?" Xing's eyes widened.
"Yeah, aren't you also a follower of that [ Eternity ] Aeon? This bastard guardian is slandering your master like this, and you don't react at all?" Seele didn't understand; she was starting to doubt Ye Yan's purity of heart.
Ye Yan knew that Aha was behind it all, so he naturally didn't show any emotional reaction.
"It doesn't matter, the Supreme Guardian's mindset will be corrected." He glanced at the silent Fulisina, thinking it was more comfortable to slack off at the back of the group.
"Star, I want to ask you a question. Can you reproduce that [voice] from my dream?"
I'll give it a try.
When it's time to be serious, Xing Dan Heng gave an OK sign. If they keep stalling... Bronya and Cocolia will be in mortal danger, and Galactic Baseballer can't just sit idly by.
Xing closed her eyes and meditated, trying to recall the strange dreams of the previous few nights. As her thoughts deepened, voices entered her mind at opportune moments, and there was more than one of them.
[Cocoa... Lia... threat... gradually...]
[It's coming! [ Eternity ] is coming soon!]
[It must be eradicated... it must be completely eliminated...]
[Quickly... quickly embrace [ Eternity ]!]
[Beware... the silver-haired elf... she's dangerous...]
[Let's fight! Let's fight!]
star:...
Multiple voices clashed in her mind, but Xing didn't feel pain because of it; she just couldn't quite sort them out.
"Damn voice... how dare it attack Galactic Baseballer's brain!" She repeated all the sounds verbatim to everyone.
"Hmm... the following is just my speculation. The sound you heard might be a message from the Stellaron to Cocolia in some way. And the reason you can hear it is because something inside your body... resonated with the [ Stellaron ] of this world."
Seele underestimated the Stellaron. "So, according to you, the Stellaron knows we're here... Then aren't we just walking into a trap?"
"That's right, Bronya is very likely the bait."
Seele's tone changed the moment Bronya was mentioned:
"Hmph! Since we have no way out anyway, at least we're prepared. We won't be fooled by Cocolia. So what if there's an ambush? We won't lose!"
" Seele, your mood changes a bit too quickly."
"For Bronya's sake, forget all this nonsense. I'm going to save Bronya, blast Cocolia apart, and smash that Stellaron to pieces!"
"Such inspiring words, indeed... Join our [ Church of Eternity ]!"
Fulisina looked up, Ye Yan gave her a thumbs up:
"Even at a time like this, you still remember to promote the Church. Well done! No wonder you're a priest personally appointed by the [ Eternity ] Aeon!"
"Huh? Is this the focus of attention?"
On March 7th, things returned to normal, and I awoke from my despondency.
"Ah, this sounds like a story from a children's picture book where the prince defeats the dragon and marries the princess! Seele is so brave! What are we waiting for... let's go!"