Back to Nahida's thinking: in her view, since tomorrow's arrival would eliminate this wrong answer, there was no need to waste brainpower and emotions on it.
So Nahida supported the Traveler and Paimon resting—her encouragement wasn't mindless; it was thoughtfully considered.
[Nahida suggested: "Rest well—for example, boldly go to the bathroom or something."]
Readers: ? Go do what?
[Nahida continued: "People say that after going to the bathroom you feel refreshed, so I'm just recommending it. Is that strange?"]
Readers: ??? A bit curious in what situation little Nahida heard this phrase.
And of course it's strange to hear a god talking about going to the bathroom! Especially when it's a loli god!
A god who doesn't pee—what wouldn't she understand about human 'pleasures'!
Speaking of which… if you pee in a dream, wouldn't you wet the bed!? Traveler, don't listen! You're a grown lady—if you wet the bed, it'd be so embarrassing!
Paimon wouldn't care—after all, what she usually wears looks like a diaper anyway. Go ahead and pee.
Unfortunately, before they could boldly go to the bathroom, there was another "beep—".
[Scholar: "Continue the 'harvest.' Compared to the results, these are all insignificant costs."]
Seeing them speak made the readers angry—what exactly was worth such a huge sacrifice?
Most importantly—why don't you sacrifice yourself? How can someone be so generous with others' suffering?
In the story's next day, the Traveler and Paimon 'awoke' once more in front of Nahida.
The result was obvious—they were still in the 'Sabbath of the King of Flowers' cycle and hadn't broken it.
[Paimon puzzled: "Nahida, you actually knew last night that the 'Sabbath of the King of Flowers' cycle would continue, right? Why didn't you just tell us directly!"]
[Nahida spread her little hands: "Even if I told you, what then? You would only spend last night in new anxiety, and tomorrow still wouldn't come."]
This was extremely convincing—because it was the truth.
Even if she told Lumine the truth, Lumine truly couldn't think of a way to escape the cycle. In the end, besides anxiously waiting for the next day, there was really nothing else.
But 'today' was different. This time the Traveler woke very early—there was still time before the end of 'today's' cycle, so Lumine could investigate.
[Paimon sighed: "That's true too… Nahida was still thinking of us."]
In the illustration, Nahida gazed intently at the Traveler with a smiling face and gentle tone.
[Nahida said: "Of course—at least for this recent period, you two are my everything."]
Oh my! Goodness! Holy crap!
Who wouldn't be moved by this? At this moment, the readers really wanted to take the Traveler's place.
Everyone knew this was the Traveler's story and they were just 'spectators,' but right now everyone truly wished this story could become their own.
Even Mona wanted to ask: So how much is Nahida!?
Unfortunately, Nahida isn't for sale. If she were, Dunyarzad would absolutely be the top donor.
At this moment, Dunyarzad clutched her chest and lay on the bed in relief, eyes closed with a smile on her lips.
If not for the rise and fall of her chest, one might think she had died in peace.
Dunyarzad's only regret right now was that this line didn't have voice acting!
Shikikan, are you short on money? How much do you need? How much for an animation? Tell me! Tell me!
If little Lord Nahida personally voiced this line, I'd record it and loop it forever!
Regarding Dunyarzad's thoughts, Kujou Sara, Keqing, and Barbara were in complete agreement.
Kujou Sara had once seen some of the General's lines in the General's story, one of which was: 'I command the thunder of the ten directions to cease, wishing you peaceful slumber tonight.'
Just this line had Sara wriggling like a maggot in bed from excitement—if the General personally voiced it, she'd happily spend all her savings.
And the one who agreed most wasn't actually them, but Sister Gotelinde.
The words Venti had said to her—she dreamed of hearing them, especially that 'big sister.'
Just because of those three words, the sisters still envied her to this day.
In fact, their requests wouldn't be difficult for Lucian—with his relationship to the gods, he could easily record them.
But Lucian had no such plans for now, mainly because no one had mentioned it to him.
Everyone felt it would be disrespectful—though they wanted it in their hearts, they didn't dare say it.
And while Dunyarzad currently wanted to see an animation, when the animation truly came in the future, she would cry uncontrollably.
Leaving the future aside, let's talk about the current story for now. Nahida saying such 'sweet words' also had a reason.
Her current 'form of existence' was special—aside from the Traveler and Paimon, no one else could see her, as if she didn't exist.
So for Nahida, the current Traveler and Paimon were her everything.
No one else could see her—only the Traveler could. Got it? Youth syndrome!
The pig-headed boy won't dream of a bunny girl loli mom. Wait—no, a loli mom.
Anyway, with Nahida's subtle hints, the Traveler eliminated another wrong answer and began thinking of new logic.
However, the problem was that the Traveler lacked the crucial clue: she didn't know she was currently in a dream! She hadn't yet figured out the form of the cycle.
She also had absolutely no information or intelligence about the Akademiya's purpose, so after this rare thinking session, she only concluded that time wasn't cycling.
In the end, Lumine's answer was: time isn't cycling—memories are being deleted and reset.
Based on the current information, this couldn't be called unreasonable, because time was indeed progressing—this could be seen from Dunyarzad.
Her physical condition was indeed worsening. If time were reset, she should be energetic every day.
It was also because time wasn't reset that Dehya developed 'body memory.'
Very reasonable—but still the same issue: Lumine lacked the crucial clue, so her analysis was wrong from the start.
This couldn't be blamed on Lumine—if anyone was to blame, it was miHoYo for deliberately providing misleading guidance.
Regarding Lumine's analysis, the five-star critic Nahida clapped her little hands and encouraged the Traveler:
["…A very clever deduction."]
Encouraging education was Nahida's hobby, but as for the answer to the problem… it was negative.
[Nahida prompted: "To put it simply, it's like catching a Pyro Crystalfly to use as a firefly for lighting—too focused on the 'feeling' while ignoring its 'essence.'"]
Nahida's peculiar metaphor—translated, it meant being too focused on the surface and missing the root cause.
It was also a reminder to the Traveler not to care too much about whether time was cycling, but to think about the cause of this situation.
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Character Voice Lines · Nahida: About Going to the Bathroom
"So, does going to the bathroom really make you feel refreshed?"