This Performance Is Dedicated to You, Dear Audience~

"Roar~"

Sella's dragon head emerged from the doorway, roared happily upon seeing Sera, and rubbed its smooth scales against Sera's face.

Okay~

Sera felt a little itchy from Sella rubbing against her, so she pushed the dragon's head away.

"Let me formally introduce this to you. This is my companion Honkai Beast, the Dharma-Ending-Class Honkai Beast Sella Kennem."

Just call it Sella.

The jet-black dragon head swept over the crowd, paused on Kiana, and bowed slightly to greet them.

"Sella, let this place be filled with flowers."

Sera pointed a finger, and Sella flapped her wings and took flight. Flames spewed from her mouth, and the ground that touched the flames instantly bloomed into a sea of purple flowers.

"This is?"

Herta looked at the dragon flames spewed by Sella, which were completely different from the previous dragon flames filled with the aura of death. These dragon flames were full of life, like... Abundance.

"This is Sella's power: death and life."

Sera briefly explained Sella's abilities.

Soon, the once desolate and barren land transformed into a beautiful sea of flowers. Sera snapped her fingers, and a courtyard appeared on a small island in the Moon Sea.

"That's good." Xuzhao looked at the magnificent courtyard with satisfaction.

Let's go.

A crescent-shaped boat quietly appeared on the water, its bright crescent reflected in the moonlit sea.

"The Moon Boat..." Sera gazed at the boat, which was decorated with flowers in the shape of a crescent moon.

"But this isn't enough for us to sit in, is it?"

"It's alright, look—"

With a flick of his Xuzhao, two more crescent-shaped boats rose from their reflections in the sea.

"The moon can hide in its reflection in the water, you know!"

"Three people per boat, just right?"

Xuzhao, Sera, and Cyrene were the first to board the first moon ship.

Then, three geniuses boarded the second ship.

Finally, there were the three people from the Dual-Phase Paradise.

Three crescent-shaped ships rocked gently in the lunar sea, like a baby's cradle.

A lullaby began to play out of nowhere, and Sera looked at the Xuzhao.

"You can even play songs on your crescent-shaped boat?"

"No way!"

Xuzhao shook his head and pulled a train ticket out of his pocket.

"The song I played with my train ticket is the same one as the one you gave me with that Akivili!"

"Okay."

Trailblaze a unique approach by finding ways to play music in certain scenarios.

Sera smiled at the thought, because he had recently been using his train tickets to play songs, and he could already imagine the future Astral Express Crew on this line using various methods to play songs when encountering problems.

Astral Express Crew: With our background music playing, no one can defeat us!

Just as Sera had thought, Himeko on the crescent-shaped ship beside her had a glint in her eye, and at that moment she was also thinking about adding a music playback function to her train ticket.

This is the legacy of our Astral Express Crew.

The crescent-shaped boat slowly came to a stop beside the courtyard. Sera and the others disembarked and stepped into the courtyard.

"Sit down first."

Sera smiled mysteriously, and without asking any further questions, everyone found their seats.

Snap!

The fingers snapped, and the courtyard's dome began to open, enveloping everything on all sides.

After a while, the surroundings seemed to disappear as if they had been virtualized, and everyone appeared in the starry sky.

"Personally, I think the starry sky setting perfectly captures the atmosphere of Trailblaze."

"I agree!" Xuzhao raised her hand. The better the revisions, the happier she was, since they were made for her.

"Me too." Himeko hesitated for a second.

"It's really Trailblaze." Suzi looked around at the starry sky. The stars were real, and so were they.

"After I turn on the device, it will transfer our dimensional space to the coordinates I choose."

This starry sky is real, and we have indeed stepped into it, but we are in another dimension, so we cannot touch it before we gain access.

Rest assured, once permissions are granted, only what we want to access can be accessed; no other attacks can reach us.

Just like now...

Sera pointed his finger toward the distant planet, the end of its life, about to explode.

"That was a lifeless planet I found; it was nearing its end."

Perfect timing, we can watch the fireworks live.

With a wave of her hand, sofas appeared all around her, and just like in the movies, Sera once again tumbled headfirst into one of them.

Xuzhao suit without any intention of maintaining an image, making her seem more like an ordinary person to everyone.

Himeko Suzi no longer even cared that Xuzhao was Aha, and could greet him naturally as if they were friends.

For Xuzhao, all identities are pretense; she will always be herself. As a Masked Fools, she should not lose herself, for that would not be true Elation!

"Attention, fireworks—they're about to begin!"

Sera gestured to the Xuzhao, which gave an OK Xuzhao, indicating that it was on her side.

Everyone watched the explosion in silence, but to their surprise... it really was just fireworks.

So who was behind this?

Gazing at the fireworks and the bursts of sparks all around, his gaze naturally fell on the smiling face of the illusory Xuzhao, then shifted to look at Sera, who also wore a smile and seemed completely unsurprised.

The answer is always out in the open.

So, is this how the power of the Aeon is used?

Those filled with such curiosity all turned their gaze toward Xuzhao.

"Power is just power, kids. The power of ' Elation' —as long as it brings happiness to others—is never wasted!"

Xuzhao chuckled softly, a rare serious expression appearing on his face.

May you always remain weak.

"I have a question," Ms. Black Tomb decided, finally asking the question that had almost cost her her life.

"What is divinity in your view?"

Black Tomb's gaze was fixed on the Xuzhao and Kiana.

"Huh? Me?" Kiana scratched her head, surprised.

"As for me... I'll always be myself~ No matter how much time passes, no matter what identity I have, I'll always be that Kiana who loves to sneak a bite of fried chicken from the kitchen, the one who just stepped into the St. Freya Academy."

"I see..."

"Little genius, are you sure you want to ask me?" Xuzhao was somewhat surprised.

"Hmm." Black Tomb nodded, feeling that this seemingly most eccentric Aeon would give the most serious answer.

"Ha... To me, divinity is humanity, and humanity is divinity. Why do I need to distinguish between them so clearly?"

See, I'm no different, am I?

The Black Tomb finally got the answer it wanted, and time passed as the fireworks bloomed, and it was time to say goodbye again.

Did you have fun?

"Yeah, I'm pretty happy." Kiana nodded.

"It's an experience I've never had on Earth."

"I'll take you out again sometime if I get the chance. Goodbye~" Sera waved, without the usual farewell expression, since she could always reach out to her if needed.

"Then it's settled~" Kiana and Sera exchanged a glance, smiled, and simultaneously extended their little fingers to make a pinky promise.

Goodbye, Fishy Kitty ~

Goodbye, Feifei Fox.

"Goodbye."

As the countdown on the Holy Grail ended, Kiana slowly disappeared, opening her eyes from the moon.

Boothill also realized that he had finally lost his Servant Spirit Origin.

The Ms. Black Tomb waved her hand, indicating that she needed to focus on handling her affairs.

"My Savior, contact me through the doll if you need anything, or if you don't need anything at all."

"Next is..."

Sera gazed at the fully charged Holy Grail and, surrounded by the crowd, reached out her hand.

Click!

Xuzhao stood on the stage, facing the screen.

This performance is dedicated to you, dear audience. I wonder if you gained any Elation from it?

If not

Shh—that's right. Because the grandest show is only just beginning.

Xuzhao lifted her skirt and bowed.

(Volume 1: The Beginning at Paradise, The End)

Next volume: Interlude: The Love of the Bellflower and the Lily.