"Are you prepared?"
Lifting her katana, Acheron gazed at Welt before her, confirming once more.
"I am already prepared."
"In that case..."
As if murmuring to herself, Acheron drew the katana from its scabbard. In an instant, the crimson blade reflected into Welt's eyes, causing even this battle-hardened veteran to feel a chill run through his body.
"I mourn for the deceased..."
Accompanying Acheron's words, a vast Nihility power erupted from the woman's slender frame.
The surging Nihility power gathered forth; even in this Nihility Realm, the Nihility power within the girl could be called immense.
'Whoosh—!'
With the swing of the katana falling, a thunderblade containing Nihility power tore through the surrounding space of the Nihility Realm with a puff, opening a gap from it.
"Now!"
Before Acheron's words could finish, our Mr. Welt seized the opportunity, circulated his Path power, and escaped from the gap that had been forcibly slashed open.
And just as Welt had escaped for about one or two seconds, the space that Acheron had slashed open began to gradually repair under the construction of laws.
Gazing in the direction Welt had left, Acheron remained silent for a long time, watching her palm that had begun to fade in and out due to excessive energy consumption, gradually dissipating. The woman muttered to herself.
"A favor from the Nameless? This time, I can consider it a gain. Perhaps, on some future day, when I reach a dead end, when I also yearn to be laid to rest, this favor..."
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Penacony, in a girl's dream...
"Welcome to my world~"
"Let me..."
On the resplendent stage, our Miss Robin was passionately singing. The melodious and enchanting strings lingered and echoed on this stage, washing over parched lives like a clear spring.
'Sway to my beat in Cosmos'—this was the name of the song the girl was performing at this moment.
Originally, this song was included in Robin's album work—'Air Chrysalis.' But due to a certain someone's influence, an oversized power nearly caused the dream world to collapse, with everything almost returning to nothingness.
Precisely because of this, to appease the guests at the time, the Family had no choice but to have Robin perform this unreleased work first, in exchange for the guests' forgiveness.
However, at this moment, just as the song had progressed to one-third and was approaching the first small climax, the girl's melodious voice suddenly became hoarse.
The previously sweet and delicate voice turned into an unpleasant crow's caw at this moment, like two pieces of sandpaper rubbing against each other, emitting a piercing, shrill ringing in the ears.
"Why? Why can't I sing..."
As a famous artist of the Iris Family, Robin's fans spanned the universe, making her one of the most renowned interstellar superstars.
Invited by the Family, invited by her own brother and the Dreammaster Gopher Wood, Robin had specially cleared out about two months in her busy schedule and written two popular songs.
'Swinging Alone in the River' and 'I Wish for Feathers and Wings.' In the past few days, she had already previewed the former song, while the latter one—
'Hope is the thing with Feathers,' Robin planned to perform at the Harmonious Harmony Ceremony, dedicating this song to the great Aeon of Harmony—Xipe.
However, plans are often disrupted by changes, and such changes occur constantly in this universe.
Robin's plan was interrupted by this sudden loss of voice.
'Why can't I sing? Has the [Harmony] been affected? If not, why am I in this state?'
Based on known information, the clever Robin began deducing the possible issues occurring on her body at this moment.
"Triple-faced soul, please heed the prayers of your believer. Guide your believer out of delusion and confusion!"
Robin clasped her hands together over her chest, using her pure soul to question the exalted Him above and crave His answer.
Perhaps due to the girl's extreme piety, her voice easily reached that lord's ears.
In the distant universe, unknown millions of light-years away.
As the Aeon of Harmony Xipe, suddenly opened Their eyes, looking with gentle and loving gaze toward the direction of the pious girl's prayer.
In an instant, the Aeon's pressure descended from the depths of the universe, representing a miracle that arrived upon Penacony. At the same time, all the powerhouses currently above Penacony simultaneously looked toward the direction of the god's gaze.
However, they didn't pay too much attention.
Since the countless Paths were opened, humans personally gazed upon by Aeons were rare, but not nonexistent. Therefore, the many powerhouses on Penacony only glanced once before no longer concerning themselves excessively.
"It's a aura similar to that chicken-wing-headed Family Head from yesterday. Gazed upon by the [Harmony] Aeon? This Family does have some strength; they're not like that group of fame-seekers in the Corporation."
Feeling the descent of the Aeon's gaze, Herta, as the Emanator of Erudition, instantly became interested. However, just as the girl wanted to observe, that Aeon's gaze vanished in a flash.
"Too late? What a pity."
Herta shook her head somewhat helplessly. She had only hesitated for a moment, and she missed such a great opportunity. Sigh, life is impermanent, the large intestine wraps the small intestine.
And at the same time, in the Dawn Manor...
"It's Robin. [Harmony] actually personally cast down Their gaze. Dreammaster, forgive my bluntness—is this Their warning to us?"
Hearing Sunday's words, Gopher Wood flew to the desk, gazing at the dawn outside the window, pondered for a moment, then said.
"Child, you should know that since you embarked on the path of [Order], we have no road of retreat left."
"[Order] and [Harmony], this conflict born from the land of Penacony, is also time to draw to a close."
...
Let us shift our gaze back to the Astral Express. At full throttle, fully powered, the Astral Express advanced toward Penacony at maximum speed, and the two and a half hours passed quickly.
"Dan Heng, are you sure you won't join us for this Trailblaze journey?"
"Yes, leave this Trailblaze trip to you, Miss Himeko." Dan Heng nodded, confirming that he did not intend to participate in this Trailblaze journey. From the beginning until now, he had been involved in too many things, so he needed to take a good break.