Forgotten~

"So, Aktivili is Terminus?"

"Mm, she's already set out on her next journey."

"What about you? Where will your next journey take you?"

"My next journey will probably be... a trip back to Amphoreus."

Sera didn't say for certain where his next destination would be.

But... he wouldn't set out for his next stop until the problem in the Dual-Phase Paradise was completely resolved.

Besides, after things were over in the Dual-Phase Paradise, Sera needed to find Elio.

He had a feeling he'd have to recruit people himself.

He had to go back to Amphoreus, but with the Honkai keeping things in check, he could make some preparations elsewhere first.

Besides, Stelle had just given Sera a ticket. Having been entrusted with a task, he naturally had to do his utmost to help the Express set out again.

Even if Stelle hadn't asked, Sera probably would have done it anyway. The Nameless connected worlds and never saved them from on high. That suited Sera's path.

"Wherever you go, just take me with you."

Herta's tone was calm.

"Don't you have things to take care of?"

Sera looked at Herta in surprise.

"I'm more interested in you right now. Nothing else matters. I can leave it to the puppets."

Herta had always been direct.

"I'll simply follow you," Ruan Mei said from beside them.

"All right."

Sera nodded. It was no big deal to him.

If they wanted to follow him, they could.

After leaving the laboratory, Sera checked the time. It was only noon.

"We're going to eat. Want to come?"

Sera looked at the two on the sofa.

"Sure." Cyrene nodded.

"Since my benefactor has invited me, of course I'll come."

"All right, let's go."

Sera walked in front, thinking of a certain pink-haired fox.

He took out his phone and sent Feiying a message.

[Feather of the Eclipsed Moon]: Where are you? Want to come eat? My treat.

Meanwhile, elsewhere...

Feiying was in a manga shop, reading manga.

Her special notification tone rang out.

Feiying first glanced around and sighed in relief after confirming she hadn't disturbed anyone.

She took out her phone and checked the message.

Contact name: (White Kitty)

[Feifei Can't Fly]: I'm coming!

[Feifei Can't Fly]: (heart hands)

[Feather of the Eclipsed Moon]: (location)

[Feather of the Eclipsed Moon]: Come here.

"What are you doing ♪~" Cyrene gently patted Sera on the shoulder.

Sera naturally took Cyrene's hand and answered.

"Inviting a pink-haired fox to eat."

"Oh?" Cyrene's eyes lit up. She had pink hair just like her.

She must be a cute pretty girl too!

Yes, most pink-haired pretty girls were idiots.

Why most? Because Fu Xuan wasn't an idiot.

Sera thought silently. One look at Cyrene's expression was enough for him to know what she was thinking.

"White Kitty-I'm over here-" As an Ambrosial Arbor spirit, Feiying naturally had excellent eyesight and had spotted Sera's group from a long way off.

Walking at the back, Yaoguang silently cast a divination.

How strange, how strange.

How was it that everyone present had a romantic connection with Sera?

This guy Sera must be fated to attract romantic entanglements...

Sigh...

How did I end up with him?

Though Yaoguang was a diviner, she didn't believe in fate and wanted to change it. But having divined a romantic match, she might as well accept it. After all, he had saved her life, and his personality suited her tastes.

A tsundere, how cute~

Of course, someone who was all tsun and no dere wouldn't be cute. No matter how good-tempered a person was, they would eventually get fed up.

"Huh?" The future navigator was contemplating life by the roadside with Suzi when she suddenly spotted a group walking toward them.

"Mr. Sera! Good afternoon, everyone."

Himeko greeted them warmly, then suddenly noticed the ticket on Sera.

"Hello, everyone." Suzi greeted them too.

Everyone greeted them back.

"Huh? That thing you have... is that an Astral Express ticket?"

Himeko looked at Sera in surprise.

"Mm, hello, Himeko. But just call me Sera. I'm a little younger than you, after all.

As for this ticket... someone gave it to me. You wouldn't object to having me aboard, would you?"

"Of course not!" Himeko hastily denied it.

"I... I actually wanted to invite you all along... I was just afraid you'd refuse."

Suzi held Himeko's hand tightly.

"Don't be nervous... take your time."

"Um, Sera, do you know anything about the Express's fuel? I've tried many times, but I've failed every time."

A smile appeared on Sera's face as he looked at Himeko.

"The answer is actually very simple, Himeko."

Sera snapped his fingers.

"The Ancestral Weathering Curse... disappeared?!"

Himeko could feel that the curse Sera had nearly erased before was now completely gone.

"Before I reveal the answer, why not have lunch with us?"

Sera held out his hand in invitation.

"Okay!" Himeko raised her head, a radiant smile on her face.

Why did she raise her head? Because she was afraid her tears would fall.

Sera could already deal with Himeko's Ancestral Weathering Curse. He was now the Herrscher of Corruption who had undergone Finalization!

"That's wonderful..." Feiying remarked.

"The price of straying from a Path can be dealt with now."

The two geniuses weren't too surprised. After all, the three of them had just completed an earth-shattering experiment.

If the galaxy learned that the three of them had collapsed all of Finality into a single point for everyone to fight, who knew how many people would want to drop dead on the spot upon hearing the news?

"I didn't expect the Dual-Phase Paradise to have a Xianzhou-style restaurant."

Sera looked at the familiar food on the table, nostalgia in his eyes.

"I really couldn't get used to the food on Amphoreus."

"Oh, come on, wasn't the bread and pie on Amphoreus pretty good?"

Cyrene sounded a little helpless.

"So... Sera, you come from a place similar to the Xianzhou?"

A strange light flickered in Yaoguang's eyes. Their match really was made in heaven.

"Yes."

Sera nodded and said nothing more.

"My teacher gave me my name, so it doesn't sound like a Xianzhou name.

My original name? I forgot it.

It's nothing important anyway.

After all, I was just an orphan before.

After I died once, I came to this world and was born again under the Cocoon's gaze."

"You died once?" Herta asked.

"Mm, I've forgotten how I died, too. I was only sixteen when I died, I think?

Hmm... in this world, I had only my mind, and I didn't recover my memories until I was nearly eighteen."

Sera said whatever he wanted to say. Why did he say it? It came to mind, that was all~

"But... I think I've forgotten something."

Sera tried to remember.

"How did you get to Amphoreus?"

Herta spoke up.

"Right!"

Sera's eyes lit up.

"By rights, under the Cocoon's gaze, I should only have gone to the world it selected.

What... have I forgotten?

Forget it... whatever I wanted to do, I must have had my reasons."

Sera stopped thinking about it and looked at Himeko.

"Now then, it's time to talk about you, Himeko."