Travel: Magic City (Eighteen): To the New World (Four)

At 8 p. m., the concert was in full swing, and the audience's enthusiasm had reached an unprecedented level.

Shorekeeper, Chun, Jinhsi, and Changli took to the stage one after another to present a superb performance to the audience, who expressed their sincere appreciation for their performance with the greatest enthusiasm and the most enthusiastic cheers.

Whether it was the piano music played by the Shorekeeper, the dance accompanying Chun's personal character song, or the traditional Chinese dance performed by the master and apprentice Long Feng, all left an indelible impression on the audience.

And now, the concert is about to reach a small climax.

"Righteous One, I'm going up on stage!" Cartethyia nodded gently, her eyes resolute.

"Good luck with the performance." Xiao Ling patted her shoulder twice to encourage her.

"Go for it, Cart!" Iuno chuckled.

"Go Cart, Katie!" Sigrika said with a bright smile.

One by one, the others offered their encouragement. Cartethyia smiled and accepted everyone's blessings before joining the lead singer of the performance on stage.

When Cartethyia first heard "May Glory Fall into the Abyss" and "Against the Tide," she was utterly astonished.

For her, these two songs are both very short, so short that they don't even add up to ten minutes, and very long, long enough to encompass her entire life story.

She had already prepared herself for death, but was extremely fortunate to be saved by Imperator with His remaining power. Only then was she able to continue fighting alongside the Righteous One and the people of Rinascita until they defeated Leviathan, and then, by chance, she came to this stage.

Now, she wants to reinterpret that determination to fight the Dark Tide to the death with the accompaniment of these two songs. To be honest, this is a big test for her, but she will do her best to do it.

The familiar piano music began, and moments later, the lead singer's solemn voice, tinged with a touch of sorrow, resounded throughout the venue.

"Could you spare a second. Slow your pace, listen. To the story of Cartethyia~"

She called for freedom.

She yearned for legend.

"Dreaming of splendid adventure."

Cartethyia tells her story through the song, from her initial devout expectation of the prophecy, to her heartbreak and struggle when facing the lies, and finally to her resolute confrontation with the Rover. Every subtle change in her expression is a true reflection of her inner world—even if she were to fall into that abyss of no return, she would never lower her proud head.

As the song ended, the moved audience shouted in unison to Cartethyia on stage:

"Cartethyia! You are worthy of the name of saint!"

Cartethyia felt the audience's enthusiasm and silently said thank you in her heart.

However, her performance was not over yet; the real highlight was yet to come.

"Miss Roccia, please."

Then, under the gaze of the audience, she clasped her hands together and once again made the gesture of a saint praying for blessings.

Then, all the lights suddenly went out.

"No? What's going on? Is there a power outage?"

"A performance accident? Really?"

Just as the audience was wondering what was going on, someone shouted that the wind was picking up, and everyone present felt the wind passing by them before gradually gathering on the stage.

In theory, the wind direction is fixed and stable inside an enclosed venue, so it is generally difficult for such strong winds to occur.

After a moment, the lights came on again, and everyone's eyes were immediately fixed on that tall and solemn figure.

"Wait, that's... Fleurdelys?!"

"This scene, could it be...!"

Yes, Roccia's memory palace has the ability to recreate the past, which is perfect for a wave of iconic scenes to be recreated.

And Cartethyia, no, she should now be called Fleurdelys, the absolute protagonist of the stage, will once again perform the breathtaking scene of her wielding her sword to cut through the dawn.

The same towering waves surged in again, but this time, she no longer had to fight against the fear within herself.

With a wave of her hand, the Sword of Divinity, the Sword of Humanity, and the Sword of Alterity appeared beside her. Then, she raised the giant sword in her hand and slashed at the tide in front of her with all her might.

And at that moment, the declaration etched into the very bones of the audience also resounded.

No matter what the past was like... no matter what the future holds... I will... ensure that every moment before me is free of gloom!

With a deafening roar, the tide was once again cleaved in two by Fleurdelys, and then poured down as a torrential downpour.

"Wow! It's really raining!" Audience members closer to the stage were startled when they felt raindrops falling on their noses.

Before the audience could even marvel at the realism of the special effects, the powerful and majestic "Against the Tide" began to play.

The air enfolds around me.

"I' ll go and I' ll open up the skies"

"As the gale grows, I bellow a fervent battle cry"

"I'll find our way out, right through the eye"

"The eye of the storm"

The audience, who were just shocked by Fleurdelys's recreation of Ame-no-kami, were completely ignited by the sudden chorus, and almost simultaneously sang along.

After transforming, Cartethyia heard the song of the Reverse Tide resounding through the sky. A deep emotion welled up from the bottom of her heart, and she almost couldn't hold back her emotions and cried on stage.

Having completed her mission, Cartethyia returned to the backstage dressing room to reunite with her teammates, out of the audience's sight.

"Little Cart! You're amazing!" Back behind the scenes, she was immediately Aemeath. "It almost brought tears to my eyes."

"It feels... quite shocking..." Yangyang had heard about Cartethyia's deeds from the Rover before, but after witnessing it with her own eyes, she realized that what she knew was only the tip of the iceberg.

It's difficult to truly understand what Cartethyia went through through words alone; only by witnessing it firsthand can one know how resilient and powerful this petite girl is.

"Cart, are little pearls about to fall from the corners of your eyes?" Miss Chun teased at this moment.

"Huh? Really? I didn't notice..." Cartethyia blushed and subconsciously started rubbing the corners of her eyes.

"You know what, it was only after Chun-jie reminded me that I noticed Cartethyia's eyes were a little red," Xiao Ling chimed in.

"Righteous One!" Cartethyia huffed, trying to make Xiao Ling shut up.

"You're not intimidating at all, Little Cart." Xiao Ling couldn't help but reach out and start rubbing Cartethyia's round face.

"Righteous One... let me go..." Cartethyia struggled in vain and could only pitifully beg for mercy.

When did Righteous One become so physically fit? He was able to easily manipulate her in her current state, and she couldn't even resist.

As the Rover watched the interaction of the crowd, a slight smile played on her lips. Just then, a figure with a light green braided hairstyle suddenly passed by the door, immediately triggering the alarm on her target detection radar.

Her previously smiling face instantly turned cold, and her piercing gaze locked onto the doorway.

"Hey, Sister Piao, why do you suddenly look so murderous?" Xiao Ling glanced at the Rover out of the corner of her eye and was immediately startled.

"I saw someone who shouldn't be here."

"You don't mean that person, do you?"

You understand me.

"Uh... what's she doing here?"

"I don't know, but I have to go check it out. This is no joke; if she really does something here, the situation could get very serious."

"Are we planning for the worst right from the start...?"

Dania, having overheard their conversation, clearly knew who they were talking about.

"Ha..." she sighed, "I'll go take a look for you."

There's no way around it; if Hajipiao were to actually attend the concert in person, it would most likely never happen.

"I think it's a good idea," Xiao Ling agreed.

"You big idiot! Sending your girlfriend to that guy all by herself is like throwing a lamb to the slaughter!" The Rover kicked Xiao Ling.

"I think it's less dangerous for her to be alone with that guy than it is for her to be alone with me."

"That's true..." Dania's face darkened.

Regardless of what Phrolova might do to Dania, if she dared to be alone in a room with Hajiling, she would truly be taken advantage of.

After listening to their discussion, the Shorekeeper took the initiative to come over and took Dania's soft, boneless hand in his slender jade hand. The latter immediately felt a frequency fluctuation that did not belong to her from her palm.

"What did you do?" Dania asked, puzzled.

"A little protection is all it takes. If the people A-Ling and A-Piao mentioned really want to harm you, I can appear by your side immediately," the Shorekeeper said with a smile.

"Thanks."

"Shorekeeper always seems to think a little more than I do, here's a pat on the head as a reward." Xiao Ling smiled and patted the Shorekeeper's head.

The Shorekeeper seemed to enjoy Xiao Ling's caresses, his eyes squinting comfortably.

"There shouldn't be any major problems now, Yaya, hurry back." Xiao Ling patted Dania's pink head as well.

"Okay, I'll go check and be right back."

Dania nodded in agreement and walked out of the lounge, heading straight for the figure.