『 [ In this way, the two murder cases that have plagued Penacony now have an answer. ]
[ However, the intentions of the mastermind behind the scenes… have become even more confusing. ]
Before setting off, welt was summarizing information with Stelle.
[ That name, "Sleepie," is just… ]
Stelle was still rather fixated on that fierce and terrifying Memory Zone Meme.
Why on earth would it have such a cute name that completely contradicted its appearance?
[ Ahem… I don't know. ]
[ However, its relationship with Gallagher is worth investigating further. ]
[ Regardless, we must find him. ]
[ Speaking of which, you mentioned earlier that you saw a Clockie that "only" you could see, correct? ]
Welt changed the subject, asking about the issue regarding Clockie.
[ Uncle Yang can see him too. ]
Stelle said with a smile.
[ I have a strange feeling. Could it be that my childlike innocence is also… ]
[ Forget it, that's not important. ]
[ Let's just follow Misha for now. ]
Welt shook his head, temporarily casting those thoughts aside.
Subsequently, he began to follow alongside Misha with Stelle, touring Dreamflux Reef together.
[ Everyone, please look! ]
[ From here, you can see the most spectacular view in Dreamflux Reef… ]
Misha brought the two to a location, where, they could observe a massive black hole emitting a ghostly blue glow in the distance.
[ A black hole? ]
[ No, is it an accretion disk formed by condensed Memoria? To think Dreamflux Reef is built upon such unstable Memoria. ]
Welt observed the wondrous sight in the distance for a moment.
He analyzed the cause of this phenomenon, and felt somewhat surprised.
[ Eh? ]
[ So Mr. Welt understands Memoria dynamics as well! I was just worrying about how to introduce this Great Void to everyone. ]
[ In that case, you all will certainly have a lot in common with Miss Kaimee! ]
[ Look, she's right over there. ]
Seeing that Welt recognized the origin of this Great Void at a glance, Misha led the two directly toward Miss Kaimee, who was observing the Great Void not far away.
[ I've finally calculated it. In another ten system hours, the sweet dream above will swallow the sweet dream below! ]
[ My hypothesis was correct. This place will cease to exist. The sweet dream will devour everything… . ]
[ Hmm? ]
[ Who are you? This place is about to disappear, why haven't you left yet? ]
Kaimee muttered to herself for a while, suddenly sensing someone behind her, and turned around to ask.
[ Who are you? ]
Stelle did not answer Kaimee's question, but deliberately asked a question in return.
[ I am the Dreamscape Cartographer Kaimee. My major is Memoria dynamics, and I am currently researching my life's work. ]
[ Do you see this Great Void? ]
[ Many years ago, it was just a crack, but now it has grown into a massive hole. ]
[ The Memoria in this vicinity has always flowed toward the other end of the void at a constant, slow speed. ]
[ But the terrifying thing is… according to my calculations, the speed of the Memoria flow has recently begun to change, and it is faster than ever before… ]
[ It's almost… almost as if something is sucking from the other side of the opening! ]
[ By continuously improving Madam Razalina's Memoria measurement method, I finally obtained accurate results… ]
[ In ten system hours, Dreamflux Reef will cease to exist! ]
[ Like melting icebergs, everything will crumble and disintegrate, merging with the fragments of the sweet dream on the other side of the void! ]
As Kaimee spoke, she became increasingly agitated, ignoring the three people present.
[ Uh, please don't worry. This kind of thing has happened many times… ]
[ Miss Kaimee isn't a bad person, she's just a bit… immersed in another world. ]
[ She should realize she miscalculated soon enough. ]
Seeing Kaimee like this, Misha hurriedly explained to the two.
[ Compared to that, there is something else I am concerned about. ]
[ May I ask who the Madam Razalina you mentioned is? ]
Welt interrupted Kaimee, inquiring about a very important matter.
[ Oh, you know her too? ]
[ Or do you also like Memoria dynamics? ]
Kaimee was somewhat surprised.
[ We are very interested in Madam Razalina's achievements. Could you elaborate? ]
Welt asked in detail.
[ Of course! ]
[ She was an outstanding scholar of Memoria dynamics and the first person to apply the Memoria velocity measurement method to interstellar travel. ]
[ Unfortunately, due to the existence of the Garden of Recollection, ordinary people don't care much about the properties of Memoria. ]
[ In the end, she passed away in obscurity, leaving behind only a few thin notebooks… ]
[ I came to Penacony attracted by her reputation, going through untold hardships to find Dreamflux Reef, simply because this is the place where she passed away. ]
[ Heaven is jealous of heroic geniuses… If Madam Razalina had more time, she definitely would have found a way to reverse the Memoria flow! ]
[ I can feel it, the source is in… the Golden Hour! ]
[ There is some abnormal existence there stirring the currents of the Memory Zone. ]
[ I must provide more intuitive proof… ]
[ I will definitely be able to convince everyone… ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Razalina? !Isn't that one of the Nameless we're looking for?!"
March 7th: "That's right, that's right!"
March 7th: "That's the name!"
Himeko: "Razalina, a former surveyor of the Astral Express."
Himeko: "I didn't expect to hear news of her in Dreamflux Reef…"
Himeko: "It's just a pity…"
Furina de Fontaine: "Hmm… according to this Ms. Kaimee."
Furina de Fontaine: "Ms. Razalina passed away in obscurity long ago."
Pam: "Sigh… although I was mentally prepared, pom."
Pam: "But hearing the news for real, the Conductor is still very sad."
Pam: "But, I know her. She was an excellent Nameless!"
Pam: "Even if she really passed away, she shouldn't have been obscure, pom!"
Hu Tao: "Exactly!"
Hu Tao: "Since Ms. Razalina could attract Miss Kaimee to travel thousands of miles to Penacony to trace her footsteps,"
Hu Tao: "She definitely wouldn't be a nobody!"
Gallagher: "Hmm, she is also one of Penacony's heroes."
Gallagher: "But unfortunately, the Penacony of today has failed her past contributions."
Gallagher: "And buried her deeds…"
Stelle: "No matter. As the new generation of Nameless, we will definitely clear the names of these seniors!"
March 7th: "Well said! We absolutely can't let our seniors suffer grievances even after death!"
Dan Heng: "Um, did you notice?"
Dan Heng: "Besides Ms. Razalina's whereabouts,"
Dan Heng: "The other matter mentioned by this Miss Kaimee is also quite concerning…"
Nahida: "Dreamflux Reef will be completely swallowed by the sweet dream on the opposite side of the Great Void in ten system hours."
Nahida: "If this is true, then perhaps a disaster is coming…"
Robin: "Ten system hours later… isn't that?!"
Aventurine: "Heh, that's right."
Aventurine: "That is when the Charmony Festival is about to begin."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "She is remarkable. Relying solely on Memoria dynamics, she was able to calculate such a precise time."
Amber: "In other words… she really didn't miscalculate?"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "The time already matches up."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Combined with the Family's current strangeness."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Then it can be basically confirmed that her calculations were correct."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Barring any accidents, this place of exile known as Dreamflux Reef will completely disappear in ten system hours."
Gallagher: "Tsk, the Family won't even leave us the last piece of pure land."
Gallagher: "I have to say, they really are driving us to extinction!"
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『 [ …Stelle, do you still remember the name Razalina? ]
After the conversation with Kaimee ended, welt suddenly asked Stelle.
[ She is one of the Nameless mentioned by the Conductor. ]
Stelle certainly hadn't forgotten the name.
After all, this was one of their goals for coming here.
[ Correct. Before departing for Penacony, her name was among the few Nameless the Conductor asked us to inquire about. ]
[ It seems she conducted extensive research and calculations in Dreamflux Reef before passing away in a hurry. ]
Welt nodded, his expression somewhat wistful.
[ Miss Kaimee mentions her often. ]
[ I heard that Razalina passed away during the Prison War… ]
[ If she could see the Penacony of today, watching everyone build a home in the Memory Zone… she would definitely be very happy. ]
Misha's tone was somewhat emotional.
[ …Perhaps. ]
Hearing Misha's words, welt could only give an uncertain answer.
Because he didn't know, whether the Penacony of today, was truly what Razalina had hoped for.
[ Our destination is the Trade District. ]
[ That is the most populated place in Dreamflux Reef. Perhaps we can find your companions there. ]
Misha continued to lead the way, taking everyone to the Trade District of Dreamflux Reef.
[ Spare me… ]
Upon arriving at the Trade District, the three heard a terrified howl from a distance.
[ Wake up! I'm begging you… ]
Another helpless voice followed closely, allowing Welt and Stelle to recognize it immediately.
It was March 7th's voice!
[ Gh-Ghost! ]
[ Don't… Don't come over… ]
The three walked not far from March 7th, only to see a Pepeshi who looked like he was about to faint from fright because of her.
[ Oh come on, I've said it already, I'm alive, you're alive, can you just be normal… ]
[ Ah! Uncle Yang, and Stelle! I've been waiting for you guys for ages! ]
March 7th facepalmed and explained, then saw Welt and Stelle approaching nearby.
The helpless expression on her face instantly turned into excitement.
[ Quick, help me out! I met someone from the Family on the road! ]
[ He was scared out of his wits, so I just wanted him to calm down. ]
[ But then… ]
March 7th wanted to toss this thorny problem, away.
[ Spare me, spare me… ]
[ I've accumulated virtue and done good deeds all my life, why can't I rest in peace even after death… ]
The terrified crying of the Pepeshi came from the side again.
[ …See, he's just like this. ]
March 7th pouted, feeling that this matter was truly a headache.
[ Greetings to the Ghost of Dreamflux Reef, March 7th! ]
Seeing such an amusing scene, Stelle didn't say a word, and bowed to March 7th.
Then she stood up and revealed a teasing smile.
[ Wh-What ghost! ]
[ Careful or I'll bonk you!! ]
[ Sigh… he insists that he's dead… ]
[ Although when I first fell in here, I had that thought too. ]
Hearing Stelle's joke, march 7th first frowned, retorting angrily.
Then she explained helplessly.
[ Dear guest, this is not the afterlife, this is Dreamflux Reef. ]
Misha comforted the Pepeshi at this moment.
[ Exactly, exactly. ]
[ Did you hear that? ]
[ Repeat after me: Dream-flux-Reef. ]
March 7th repeated it to the Pepeshi word by word.
[ Y-You're even chatting happily with invisible things! If I'm not dead, what am I? ]
[ W-Wuwu… I shouldn't have courted death by challenging taboos, trying to fall asleep within a dream… Curiosity killed the Pepeshi! ]
This Pepeshi obviously couldn't see Misha, so watching March 7th talking to the air, he was scared purple in the face.
[ What invisible things? ]
Stelle couldn't help but ask.
[ D-Don't ask anymore! ]
[ It'll attract the monsters! All the dead people are here, all of them…! ]
The Pepeshi was so scared he wouldn't answer Stelle's question at all.
[ Uh, you wouldn't be talking about the Memory Zone Meme… ]
March 7th asked curiously.
[ Don't say that name! ]
[ It's all your fault, th-they're coming! ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "I'm dying of laughter. March, look how badly you scared him!"
Stelle: "You've almost scared his soul out of him!"
March 7th: "???"
March 7th: "What does this have to do with this girl?"
March 7th: "Clearly, this Pepeshi just has poor psychological resilience!"
March 7th: "This girl patiently explained it to him for so long, but he still doesn't believe it."
March 7th: "So what could I do?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Could this Pepeshi have done something guilty?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Otherwise, why would he be so afraid?"
Paimon: "But he said he accumulated virtue and done good deeds all his life…"
Paimon: "I wonder if that's true."
Lumine: "The reason he is so terrified is probably because that Memory Zone Meme… also known as Sleepie… scared him too badly, right?"
Hu Tao: "Suddenly popping out of the shadows and then stabbing you in the heart."
Hu Tao: "Who wouldn't be scared of that?"
Silver Wolf: "It's fine. You won't be scared once you get used to being stabbed."
Silver Wolf: "Isn't that right, Hotaru?"
Hotaru: "Uh… if possible…"
Hotaru: "I would still prefer to enter Dreamflux Reef in a gentler way…"
Guinaifen: "Fam, I suddenly feel like this could actually count as a tourist attraction!"
Guinaifen: "Personally experiencing the feeling of being pierced by the blade of death."
Guinaifen: "And thereby arriving at the hidden instance, Dreamflux Reef…"
Guinaifen: "Haha, I bet if Penacony really launched this project, it would be absolutely packed!"
Li Sushang: "Huh? I say, Kei-chan!"
Li Sushang: "Who would be bored enough to go find a Memory Zone Meme to stab themselves?"
Hook: "ME ME ME!!!"
Hook: "This looks so exciting!"
Hook: "Hook loves experiencing exciting things like this!"
Sampo Koski: "Hehe, old Sampo here is actually quite interested in this project too, you know!"
Paimon: "I didn't expect there really are people interested in this?"
Paimon: "Put that way… as long as you know there's no danger to your life… then there doesn't seem to be anything to worry about?"
Paimon: "Hehe, in that case, Paimon also wants to experience the feeling of being stabbed!!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Although it's a bit scary, but… I also kind of want to experience it."
Li Sushang: "Outrageous! I beg you all to play with something meant for the living!!"
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