『 Just after the Pepeshi finished speaking, a group of Memory Zone Memes suddenly sprang out from who knows where.
Consequently, the group had no choice but to join forces and disperse these Memory Zone Memes first.
[ He passed out. ]
[ It must be that his negative emotions were too intense, attracting the nearby Memory Zone Memes. ]
After the Memory Zone Memes disappeared, Welt discovered that the Pepeshi had long since fainted on the ground from fright, unconscious.
[ Oh… But why aren't the other people around here scared? ]
March 7th asked somewhat curiously.
[ Unlike the Sweet Dream, everyone here doesn't treat Memory Zone Memes as dangerous monsters… ]
[ Even if there is real danger, one can escape the dreamscape through a forced awakening. ]
[ However, this gentleman… we can't just leave him drying out on the street. Can we take him to a safe place? ]
After answering March 7th's question, Misha turned to ask.
[ Then let's ask Auntie Jessie! ]
[ While waiting for you guys, I've already gotten to know quite a few locals. ]
March 7th thought for a moment and immediately came up with a solution. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "March, in just this short amount of time, you've already mixed in so well with the people in Dreamflux Reef?"
March 7th: "That's right!"
March 7th: "I am the Astral Express Crew's social butterfly, most skilled at handling interpersonal relationships!"
March 7th: "Making friends in a new place, isn't that simple?"
March 7th: "Plus, this young lady is naturally beautiful and loved by all…"
Stelle: "Alright, alright!"
Stelle: "Stop being so narcissistic!"
Stelle: "If you ask me, you're still a bit lacking as a social butterfly compared to me."
Stelle: "After all, I am the Astral Express Crew's designated social beast!"
Silver Wolf: "Social beast?"
Silver Wolf: "I don't think that term is enough to describe you."
Silver Wolf: "You should be called an attention seeker."
Qingque: "Hahaha, that's so true!"
Qingque: "Stelle is clearly the number one attention seeker in the universe!"
Stelle: "You guys are the attention seekers!! YOUR WHOLE FAMILY ARE ATTENTION SEEKERS!!!"
Hanabi: "Oh my~ oh my~ Little Gray Hair, why are you getting anxious again?~"
Hanabi: "Isn't it good to be an attention seeker?"
Hanabi: "At the very least, you can get a lot of attention~"
Furina de Fontaine: "That is true."
Furina de Fontaine: "No matter the occasion, Miss Stelle can always gather everyone's gaze upon herself through some unique remarks and behaviors."
Hu Tao: "So… that seems to actually fit the characteristics of an attention seeker?"
Stelle: "Wuwuwu, I'm not an attention seeker, please stop saying that!!"
Stelle: "I just have a mild case of social badassery syndrome!"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Yours isn't mild."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "If such a medical condition truly existed."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "You would be in the terminal stages at the very least…"
Bailu: "No cure for you, you can only continue being socially badass in the future."
....
『 March 7th began to lead the way, going to find the Jessie she mentioned.
[ People live self-sufficient lives… ]
[ I don't know how to describe it, but I feel like this is what a real dream world is like… ]
Walking on the road, march 7th looked at the people and things around her, and couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion.
Soon, they arrived at Jessie's place.
[ Auntie Jessie, good evening! ]
[ Uh… does it count as evening now? ]
March 7th opened her mouth to greet her.
[ It's Miss March 7th, welcome. ]
[ These people are… ]
Jessie smiled, then looked toward Welt, Stelle, and the others, revealing a puzzled expression.
[ These two are my companions! ]
[ As for this one lying on the ground… he's a scaredy-cat who fainted from fright.… ]
March 7th scratched her head, explaining a couple of sentences to Jessie.
[ Haha, understood, understood. Another person who accidentally intruded here. Just leave him here. ]
After listening to March 7th's explanation, Jessie understood instantly, and said cheerfully.
[ Lately, there are more and more unfamiliar faces. A lot must have happened in the Sweet Dream, right? ]
[ The few remaining lands of freedom in Asdana are not going to be peaceful anymore… ]
Jessie looked at the person lying on the ground, a look of lamentation involuntarily appearing on her face.
[ Is this kind of thing common? ]
Welt suddenly interjected and asked.
[ I wouldn't say it's common, but the frequency is getting higher and higher… ]
[ This is also one of the signs of the 'Sweet Dream's collapse', isn't it? ]
[ This gentleman has suffered quite a shock. Miss March 7th, could you help me find a Halovian lady? ]
[ Her singing voice can heal mental trauma. ]
Jessie shook her head, answered a sentence, and then made a request to March 7th.
[ A Halovian lady…? ]
March 7th didn't know who Jessie was talking about.
[ She must be talking about Robin. ]
[ At this moment, she is also in Dreamflux Reef. ]
Welt reminded March 7th.
[ Eh?! Miss Robin? Isn't she… ]
[ Oh right, if Miss Hotaru is safe and sound, Miss Robin must have experienced the same encounter. ]
Hearing Welt's words, March 7th was first startled, then immediately reacted.
[ This Misha was just about to take us to see her, to figure out the ins and outs of it all. ]
[ But before that, let's meet up with Himeko first. ]
[ You should have been with her before? ]
Welt inquired about Himeko's whereabouts from March 7th.
[ We were in the living area earlier and met quite a few stowaways. Most of them came from neighboring star systems. ]
[ It is said that places like Dreamflux Reef are not unique in Asdana's Memory Zone. Just like small islands in the ocean, they existed before the Family arrived… ]
[ I also heard a theory; it is said that when Dreamflux Reef first took shape, this was the center of Penacony's dreamscape! ]
Hearing Welt's inquiry, March 7th directly spoke out some of the information she had gathered earlier.
[ If this theory is true, the many similarities between the Sweet Dream and this place make sense. ]
Welt nodded, feeling that the authenticity of the information provided by March 7th was very high.
[ Himeko-jie should still be asking that person for information, so shall we set off quickly? ]
March 7th urged. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Furina de Fontaine: "After all that… it turns out that besides Dreamflux Reef, there are actually more dreamscapes?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Then where did all these dreamscapes come from?"
Hu Tao: "Don't know where they came from."
Hu Tao: "Anyway, it has nothing to do with the Family."
Hu Tao: "Because they all existed before the Family arrived."
Gallagher: "These dreamscapes are the results of the hard work of the pioneers from the very beginning."
Gallagher: "It was they who, in the desolate Memory Zone, sparing no effort and fearing no danger, opened up one after another… the initial Sweet Dream worlds!"
Paimon: "Wow! That sounds so magnificent!"
Venti: "Mn, it's not hard to imagine just how majestic that era was!"
Venti: "Compared to the people of that time… the people in Penacony's Sweet Dream today seem somewhat… lifeless?"
Zhongli: "One thrives in calamity and perishes in soft living."
Zhongli: "The environment of Penacony's Sweet Dream today is too reassuring, to the point that the people living here only know how to enjoy pleasure, and no longer care about anything else."
Zhongli: "Based on universal rationality… this is like breaking a balance, thus leading to decline after reaching the peak of prosperity!"
Zhongli: "There is a high probability that this will lead Penacony to eventually meet a bad ending."
Paimon: "So that means… people can't just blindly enjoy pleasure, right…"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Too much of a good thing…"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Everything must have a limit!"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Once this limit is exceeded, hidden dangers will be buried, thereby causing serious consequences in the future."
Stelle: "It doesn't feel as serious as you guys are saying."
Stelle: "Penacony's Sweet Dream is ultimately just this big."
Stelle: "It can't cover the whole universe anyway, so what is there to be afraid of?"
Stelle: "Anyway, if something goes wrong, the ones who are unlucky are these so-called upper-class people."
Silver Wolf: "That's right, very few of these upper-class people are good things."
Silver Wolf: "Letting them suffer a loss isn't a big problem."
Li Sushang: "That is true, but wouldn't it be bad if good people were involved?"
March 7th: "That's why we, the Astral Express Crew, tirelessly want to save Penacony."
Stelle: "Mhm mhm, our Astral Express Crew is truly too great!!"
March 7th: "Cough cough, keep a low profile, keep a low profile!"
....
『 March 7th began leading the group to search for Himeko.
[ We just separated right here… hmm, she can't be too far away! ]
After walking for a short while, March 7th looked at the familiar scenery around her, and couldn't help but speak to the people beside her.
....
[ Is that so… I really didn't expect to complete the remaining information here. ]
[ Hehe... to borrow Gallagher's catchphrase, "What an unpredictable twist of fate." ]
Soon, the group arrived at Himeko's side, and heard her conversation with a stranger.
[ Himeko-jie, I've brought them! ]
March 7th walked up to Himeko, and greeted her directly.
[ It seems everyone is here. ]
[ Just in time, meet Mr. Micah, one of the persons in charge of the land of exile. ]
[ Mr. Micah, these are my companions. ]
Himeko introduced Micah, who was opposite her, to everyone.
[ Mr. Yang, Miss March 7th, Miss Stelle… Nameless ones, a pleasure to meet you. ]
Micah listed them off as if enumerating his family treasures, calling out everyone's names.
Clearly, he knew everyone's identities very well.
[ You know us? ]
Seeing Micah was so familiar with them, March 7th was immediately curious.
[ I've been keeping an eye on you since the day you arrived in Penacony. We would have met under more appropriate circumstances if Dreamflux Reef hadn't been isolated from the Twelve Dreamscapes. ]
[ Please allow me to formally introduce myself. I'm Micah, the Gravekeeper of Dreamflux Reef. ]
Mikhail explained a bit.
Then began to solemnly introduce his identity to everyone.
[ Gravekeeper…? ]
This identity of Micah, made March 7th feel puzzled.
[ Life in Dreamflux Reef is very free, and there is no organization to speak of. ]
[ Everyone lives their own lives, minding their own business… ]
[ All I can do… is just sweep a few tombstones regularly every day. ]
Speaking of tombstones, a little melancholy appeared on Micah's face.
[ You're too modest, Mr. Micah. When lost Dreamchasers stumble upon this place, you're the one who takes care of them, guiding them back to the sweet dream or showing them how to survive the wild dream chaos.. ]
Misha felt that Micah's words, were a bit too modest, so he couldn't help but speak up.
[ So, a guardian of sorts! ]
After listening to Misha's words, Welt muttered in a low voice.
[ Hmm? Were you talking to me, Mr. Yang? ]
Hearing Welt's mutter, Micah was slightly stunned.
[ …Hm? ]
Welt looked at Micah's puzzled expression, and was also stunned for a moment.
But when he glanced at Misha, he seemed to understand something again.
[ "....." ]
Himeko watched the inexplicable dialogue between the two, and suddenly guessed something as well.
[ …Speaking of which, Mr. Micah. ]
[ What do you mean by the tombstones? ]
[ We didn't seem to see a cemetery when we came. ]
To break this somewhat strange atmosphere, Welt chose to change the subject.
[ Heh, they're actually just symbolic stones. But since you're curious, Mr. Yang, I'll take you there. I have a feeling you might find something of interest there.]
[ But before that, there is an important guest who wants to go with you. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Furina de Fontaine: "Dreamflux Reef's… Gravekeeper?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Oh no!"
Furina de Fontaine: "The graves this Mr. Micah guards must represent tragedies one after another!!"
Paimon: "Ahhh! Can we stop having tragedies?!"
Paimon: "Paimon doesn't like watching tragedies!!"
Aventurine: "But it is a pity, this world never lacks tragedies."
Hu Tao: "So this time, through these graves, what kind of story will we learn?"
Venti: "It will probably be… a story of heroism with tragedy at its core?"
Lumine: "Uh… I feel like Venti's guess will be very accurate."
Guinaifen: "It's okay, I've already prepared tissues!"
Guinaifen: "At worst, I'll just cry my eyes out!!"
Li Sushang: "Nee, Kei-chan, why must you cry?"
Li Sushang: "Isn't crying embarrassing?"
Guinaifen: "What's embarrassing about crying?"
Guinaifen: "Look at Miss Houhou, doesn't she cry every day?"
Houhou: "...."
Houhou: "I… I don't want to cry either…"
Houhou: "But who asked me to frequently encounter some scary things…"
Hanya: "No matter. As long as crying can relieve the fear in your heart, then it doesn't affect anything."
Guinaifen: "Exactly!"
Guinaifen: "Crying actually has many benefits."
Li Sushang: "But… but I am a Cloud Knight!"
Li Sushang: "Cloud Knights can bleed, but they cannot shed tears!"
Yanqing: "Miss Sushang speaks reasonably. We Cloud Knights absolutely cannot do things that damage the Cloud Knights' prestige!"
Stelle: "Tsk tsk tsk, being a Cloud Knight is really hard, you aren't even allowed to cry!"
Stelle: "But fortunately, I am not a Cloud Knight. I can cry however I want!"
March 7th: "??? Wait… why does it feel like you are triumphant about it?"
March 7th: "Is crying a very face-saving thing?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Suddenly remembered… earlier in the video, Miss Stelle…"
Furina de Fontaine: "Should have already cried?"
Collei: "Yes."
Collei: "Seemed like she was scared by Miss Acheron?"
Acheron: "No."
Acheron: "I am not that scary, I shouldn't have scared her to tears."
Silver Wolf: "If you aren't scary, then no one is scary…"
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