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Leon: "So you entered my past through Memory Synesthesia Thread. Who found a Memokeeper to help?"
Stelle: "It shouldn't be a Memokeeper, but a Masked Fool named Sparkle. She looks like a little girl. Do you know her?"
"…No."
Actually, if he remembered correctly, Aha had mentioned that name before.
But he really didn't know her.
Come to think of it, Aha surprisingly didn't pop out to make noise the moment he woke up.
Sparkle's appearance was definitely related to Aha.
Considering that piece of taffy had actually helped this time, giving THEM a little performance boost later wasn't unacceptable.
But if—
The Memory Synesthesia Thread was stolen, and the blame got pinned on him…
Never mind.
Without that thing, Stelle wouldn't have had the chance to "cure" his special outburst.
Now that the hidden danger was locked again, burning bridges would be a bit much.
Stelle had no idea what Leon was thinking and asked curiously:
"She said someone entrusted her to help, and that it was Aha's request. Though I didn't really believe it."
Leon: "…"
As expected.
Aha was noisy, sure, and loved harassing him for fun every now and then.
But when something actually needed doing, THEY would help… probably?
As for the reason, Leon didn't want to guess. Too tiring.
He'd just treat it as the entertainment value on him being enough to attract that guy.
"Let's not talk about that. Thanks to you, I was able to come back."
"Sentimental thanks don't mean much, so I won't say them. Here, hope you like it."
"Unfortunately I don't have any of those stones you love right now. Next time I find some, I'll collect them and give them to you."
Obtained: [Leon's Thank-You Gift x1]
It was an item that looked like a gift box.
Ah Xian opened her inventory, found it, and checked the description.
—As thanks, the mysterious gift box Leon gives you.
—Gifts he gives to companions shouldn't be pranks.
Obtained from: Leon.
"Looks familiar."
"Right! Back when the Yarilo-VI pioneering quest ended, he gave a similar main-story reward!"
"But he said no Star Jade, so probably just cultivation materials."
"Oh oh, almost forgot the heavyweight reward—Wishful Relic Chest!"
"That's a real treasure. Only given once since launch—could it be—"
"This time too?!"
Ah Xian's eyes couldn't help but light up.
The 14-speed Unceasing Energy Rope on her fully-built Leon came from a Wishful Relic Chest.
Ah Xian rubbed her hands together, closed her eyes with great ceremony, and wished for another heirloom relic.
Opened the gift box.
The familiar gacha animation appeared, making her freeze.
Next second—
[Obtained Light Cone: May Return While Scenery Unchanged]
"Huh???!"
The live chat, who already knew the result, was very satisfied with her reaction.
Those who didn't nearly popped their eyes out.
[???]
[666666!]
[Good good good good!]
[Holy shit! For real, Father?!]
[Nonsense, even Pearl isn't this real. You thought Father only gave the free 5-star character? NONONO—finish the main story and he gives the signature Light Cone too!]
[This welfare is insane. Which gacha game gives away limited 0+1 for free?]
[Normally only in dreams.]
[But they actually did it—what now?]
[Go argue with my blue-green editor! Just for this sincerity, 6+5 full send!]
[This is way better than 1600 Star Jade + dispatch!]
[Who said Father's 200 speed requirement was a scam to sell the Light Cone? Speak up!]
[The key is both character and signature are busted strong. Giving away 0+1 for free—terrifying.]
[Not exaggerating—free 0+1 Leon at this power level basically gives away billions in revenue.]
[Father, I'm your dog aaaaaah!!!]
"Husband is so good to me~~ woo woo woo, I really want Leon husband to inject me with trillions in personal assets…"
[So you don't want to lose even a little, huh?]
[She knows how to take everything.]
[Wait, didn't Ah Xian already pull 6+5 Leon at launch? This 0+1 is overflow for her.]
"Overflow or not, pulling 6+5 Leon cost me just over ten 648s. But sometimes emotional value can't be bought with ten thousand yuan."
"Of course, for most of you, a few hundred yuan is enough."
[???]
[You cursing again?]
[Something feels off, but I can't tell what.]
Even though the Light Cone was useless to her and couldn't stack to 6, Ah Xian was still beaming.
So what?
As long as it was useful to others—to most players!
And who gave it?
Her favorite solo-stan character, Leon.
If everyone likes Leon, she's happy.
The emotional value a 2D character fan wants is sometimes just that simple, plain, and unpretentious.
The rest of the thank-you rewards were similar to last time.
Besides cultivation materials, there were an extra 10 bottles of Fuel.
And of course, the Wishful Relic Chest that players had been yearning for.
Ah Xian kept checking the relics on both Leons and suddenly fell into a dilemma.
A total of 12 relics—all graduation-level Wind set + Unceasing.
Excluding the speed main-stat boots, the other 10 pieces didn't have a single one with speed below 8.
Since both Leons had already hit the speed threshold, stacking more gave almost no benefit.
She had only planned to learn a bit of lore through interaction—didn't expect such a huge surprise.
"The preview didn't mention this at all. Wouldn't people miss it?"
Ah Xian realized the blind spot.
After all, Leon wouldn't sit on the sickbed forever.
[You won't miss it. Can claim through Express dialogue too.]
"Then it's fine."
Gotta admit, the effect was right there—for players, no main-story reward could be more surprising.
There were scares too, of course…
Namely those who couldn't wait and already pulled him to full.
But anyone with the financial power to max him early probably wouldn't break down over a free Light Cone.
Talked to Leon again—no follow-up. Ah Xian felt a tiny bit of regret.
Looks like the Path Leon once walked still wasn't ready to be revealed.
"Huh? The main story isn't over…"
Quest directed to Seat of Divine Foresight to find Jing Yuan.
Arrived at Seat of Divine Foresight—Leon didn't follow.
Probably needed rest after just waking up.
She didn't mind too much.
Jing Yuan was there, Yanqing too.
Jing Yuan stepped forward with a smile: "Honored guests, hearing that Brother Leon has awakened, Jing Yuan can finally breathe a sigh of relief and set down the heavy stone in his heart."
Stelle smiled: "General, your information network is quite impressive."
Jing Yuan: "When it concerns a great benefactor of the Luofu, we naturally cannot be negligent."
Welt: "May I ask what matter the General seeks us for?"
Jing Yuan's smile faded slightly, replaced by seriousness as he said solemnly:
"I have gathered everyone here to once again express the Luofu Xianzhou's gratitude for the righteous deeds of the Astral Express's Nameless Ones."