—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "This plot is so jumpy."
Stelle: "Just a moment ago, it was still playing the scene of Hotaru and Blade."
Stelle: "Then it suddenly switched to Gallagher."
Stelle: "And now it's jumped straight to Acheron's scene."
March 7th: "Is this scene Acheron's past experience?"
March 7th: "This old man must be that Galaxy Ranger who ferries the souls of the departed."
Paimon: "So Acheron doesn't even have a sense of taste anymore?"
Paimon: "Those berries sound so sour, yet she ate them without even changing her expression."
Paimon: "Hmm… no sense of taste… doesn't that mean she can't taste anything delicious?"
Acheron: "That is basically the case."
Acheron: "Sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty… these tastes that are so ordinary to most people have become distant and precious sensations for me."
Acheron: "But alas, I have almost completely forgotten what those tastes are like."
Paimon: "Without a sense of taste, eating anything becomes meaningless."
Paimon: "Just thinking about that terrifying feeling makes Paimon feel like she's going crazy!"
Lumine: "Sigh, shrouded by the shadow of Nihility… that really is a despairing thing."
Lumine: "I truly admire that Acheron can still live so optimistically."
Furina de Fontaine: "Acheron's mindset is unimaginably strong."
Furina de Fontaine: "I really need to learn from you!"
Guinaifen: "Fam, I'm a little curious."
Guinaifen: "Is the story Acheron told true?"
Guinaifen: "Does anyone really launch themselves into Nihility??"
Guinaifen: "I might be speaking a bit bluntly…"
Guinaifen: "But isn't this… just plain suicide?"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Theoretically speaking, this behavior is indeed suicide."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Conclusively speaking, she did indeed die."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "However, given her status as a Nameless, such behavior isn't entirely surprising."
Welt Yang: "The convictions of the Nameless are overly resolute."
Welt Yang: "Once they make a decision, it's often difficult to dissuade them."
Acheron: "That's right, I remember it clearly."
Acheron: "How firm that girl's gaze was at the time."
Acheron: "That was a determination that would never shrink back, even when facing Nihility head-on!"
Acheron: "Therefore, I… had no reason to stop her…"
Acheron: "In the end, I watched helplessly as she turned into a pool of stagnant water…"
Acheron: "That feeling was strange, so strange that even though I've lost most of my emotions, my heart still rippled with a complex mix of feelings."
Gallagher: "And that's why they say the Nameless are a bunch of hot-headed, stubborn fools."
Gallagher: "These people, you could call them great, and they are great."
Gallagher: "But call them stupid, and they are truly stupid!"
Gallagher: "Once they've set their minds on something, they'll see it through, even at the cost of their lives."
Gallagher: "There isn't a bigger fool in the entire universe than them."
Gallagher: "But, Penacony should be grateful to have met these silly people!"
Gallagher: "Otherwise, how would Penacony even exist?"
Gallagher: "All that would be left is a frontier prison."
Stelle: "Cough, cough… for a second, I couldn't tell if you were praising us Nameless or beating around the bush to call us idiots."
Stelle: "However, I really can't agree with the actions of this Nameless predecessor I've never met."
Stelle: "Are you kidding me, the Aeon of Nihility?"
Stelle: "An ordinary person would be done for just by being shrouded in its shadow."
Stelle: "This predecessor was actually brave enough to launch herself into Nihility."
Stelle: "And she even wanted to use that to walk a path further than Akivili's."
Stelle: "That is simply too whimsical."
Stelle: "Pioneering in Nihility, I feel like even if Akivili himself came, he couldn't do that, right?"
March 7th: "You're absolutely right, this predecessor was somewhat… uh…"
March 7th: "Silly."
March 7th: "Going head-to-head with Nihility is a meaningless act."
March 7th: "She would have been better off returning to the Express and continuing to pioneer with us."
March 7th: "Losing her life for nothing… It's really not advisable!"
Qingque: "Is it possible that she is already pioneering within Nihility?"
Black Swan: "If you mean turning into stagnant water and flowing within Nihility, then I suppose so."
Hu Tao: "This brings us back to Acheron's question."
Hu Tao: "If this is exactly what that Nameless wanted, should we still make her change?"
Hu Tao: "Acheron's choice was not to change it, but to silently watch her complete her wish."
Hu Tao: "The result was that her companion turned into stagnant water and completely dissipated from the world."
Hu Tao: "Is this choice wrong?"
Zhongli: "From a generally rational perspective, although the result is tragic."
Zhongli: "It still cannot be said that this choice was wrong."
Zhongli: "Because this was indeed the outcome that the Nameless desired."
Zhongli: "One can only say that from an emotional perspective, this choice is wrong for those who care about her."
Stelle: "Philosophical questions are profound precisely because they don't have a so-called correct answer."
Stelle: "Discussing this is useless."
Stelle: "After all, we usually can only solve these kinds of problems with life experience."
Stelle: "Different life experiences lead to different choices."
Stelle: "Don't worry about right or wrong; once the choice is made, don't regret it."
Stelle: "I think Acheron feels the same way, right?"
Acheron: "She left very calmly, with a sense of relief from fulfilling her wish."
Acheron: "Therefore, I do not regret this choice."
Acheron: "It's just that inevitably, I still feel a faint sorrow."
Acheron: "As expected, I haven't completely forgotten my emotions as a human after all…"
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『 [ This is the proof that you are grieving for her. ]
After Acheron finished speaking, the old man replied.
[ Perhaps it is fear? ]
Acheron said inexplicably.
[ Fear? ]
[ I find it hard to sense that emotion from you. ]
[ What are you afraid of? ]
The old man looked surprised.
[ I am afraid of forgetting the thirty days I spent with her, just like every thirty-first day in my life. ]
[ Most of them have passed away along with the rain, disappearing into the invisible other shore. ]
[ I am afraid that these bright red memories will leave me too. ]
[ There aren't many colors I can see anymore; except for this faint, warm red, I have almost nothing. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Navia Caspar: "Even the colors of the world are fading from her perception."
Navia Caspar: "This… this is too miserable, isn't it?"
March 7th: "I don't dare to think about what Acheron went through to become like this."
Hotaru: "I always feel like Acheron is a bit like me."
Hotaru: "We are both afraid that beautiful things will completely fade away in our memories."
Hotaru: "And afraid that one day, we will no longer be able to see all the colors of the world....."
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『 [ It's hard to imagine... a Ranger accustomed to blood, destruction, and chaos could actually see warmth in red. ]
The old man let out a deep sigh.
[ Because I have also possessed such warmth many times. ]
[ A long time ago, I made a promise to others that I would bring it to more people, and in every moment of the rest of my life, I would pursue… a better ending for everyone. ]
[ As long as this touch of red remains, I still have a chance to fulfill that promise. ]
[ It can be a burning fire, a blooming flower, a cluster of berries in this cave.... ]
[ It is life itself, fleeting, yet dazzling enough. ]
[ In the end, it will lead me to cross the horizon of existence, and at the end of the other shore.... sever Nihility. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Zhongli: "Sever… Nihility?!"
Zhongli: "Such an ambition… truly makes one's heart tremble."
Furina de Fontaine: "Is the conviction Acheron has held onto until now to completely eliminate Nihility?"
Furina de Fontaine: "But this… is simply too difficult, isn't it?"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "The word 'difficult' is too much of an understatement."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "One should say that this matter is inherently impossible."
Madam Herta: "What is called impossible is just something that hasn't happened yet."
Madam Herta: "Who said that again?"
Madam Herta: "Oh, I remember that… whatever Duke, right?"
Madam Herta: "That sentence makes a lot of sense; perhaps Nihility isn't impossible to eliminate?"
Screwllum: "Question: Madam Herta, your statement doesn't quite fit your usual style."
Screwllum: "Conclusion: Madam Herta may have changed some of her views due to the video's content."
Ruan Mei: "Indeed, if it were according to Madam Herta's usual style, she would definitely assert that Nihility is indelible."
Ruan Mei: "Because it violates the laws of the universe."
Madam Herta: "You guessed wrong."
Madam Herta: "It wasn't the content in the video that changed my mind."
Madam Herta: "It was the appearance of this live stream."
Madam Herta: "Before this, had you ever thought that the power of a live stream could transcend the Aeons?"
Madam Herta: "But it just appeared like that."
Madam Herta: "So, what we conclude as impossible is indeed just something that hasn't happened yet."
Madam Herta: "From this, we can infer."
Madam Herta: "Nihility is not necessarily impossible to eliminate."
Madam Herta: "It's just that we haven't mastered the method yet."
Stelle: "Well said, well-founded, I'm convinced."
Stelle: "So after Nihility is destroyed, does that mean we won't have to die anymore?"
Madam Herta: "Who knows?"
Madam Herta: "The connection between Nihility and death is yet another subject."
Madam Herta: "If you're interested, go research it yourself."
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『 [ The one blessed by the sleeping and shapeless is considering how to kill THEM? That's truly... pure Nihility. ]
[ However, you are right about one thing. ]
[ After staying by this rainy, stagnant water for so long, only when looking at this cluster of bright red fire that I realize that I am still alive. ]
The old man looked at the flames, feeling some warmth.
[ When will this rain... ever stop? ]
Acheron looked at the heavy rain outside the cave and murmured.
[ Perhaps… when the resentment of the departed has completely subsided, the sky will clear up. ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Nahida: "This desolate atmosphere makes one unable to help but feel sorrowful."
Stelle: "Where exactly is this place?"
Stelle: "Does that strange sea of dead water really have a connection to Nihility?"
March 7th: "It probably does."
March 7th: "Otherwise, this old man and Acheron wouldn't be guarding this place."
Gallagher: "Strange…. although it's just a blurry back view."
Gallagher: "But why do I always feel a sense of familiarity?"
Gallagher: "Could it be that there's a problem with my constructed form's perception?"
Boothill: "Muddle-Fudging, it must be a problem with your perception."
Boothill: "This is a hero of ours, Galaxy Rangers, how could you know him?"
Boothill: "It's just a pity that I couldn't meet this old hero in person; it's truly a great regret in life…"
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『 4 system hours until Charmony Festival - Astral Express.
The scene shifts to the Express.
[ Have you heard of a planet named Byari Skamandros, Mr. Dan Heng? ]
[ It's one of the paradises under the influence of the Harmony, a sought-after wonderland for the inhabitants of the Dardanu Major and Minor systems. ]
[ Half an Amber Era ago, The Family held an unprecedented festival there, and after that... everyone on the planet became part of The Family. ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Holy sh*t!"
Stelle: "Is that for real?"
Stelle: "Could it be that the Family's celebration is just putting a curse on everyone who attends?!"
Stelle: "My god, that's way too terrifying, isn't it?"
Robin: "No, Harmony wouldn't do that; there must be some misunderstanding!"
Boothill: "I told you already, the Family is demonic."
Boothill: "Under normal circumstances, it's better to stay away from the Family."
Boothill: "Otherwise, by the time you get brainwashed by them, even the Wubbaboos won't have a place to cry for you!"
Paimon: "Uh….. it seems that in the universe, when facing any major force, you can't let your guard down at all...."
Paimon: "Because their methods are really bizarre, and very cruel! (Scared.jpg)"
Lumine: "This is the universe, it really makes one feel so much pressure…"
Lumine: "Sure enough, the water in Teyvat is still a bit too gentle."
Lumine: "It's completely incomparable to the universe."
Aventurine: "Friend, always remember, the universe is a place where the strong eat the weak."
Aventurine: "If you don't have some skills to survive, you'll be gnawed until not even bones are left."
Aventurine: "So, finding a good place to cool off is a wise move."
Furina de Fontaine: "Mmhmm, well said."
Furina de Fontaine: "I see it now, if you want to live well in the universe, you have to hug a big thigh tightly!"
Furina de Fontaine: "And the biggest thigh is the Aeons!"
Furina de Fontaine: "It's just a pity that hugging the thigh of an Aeon is still too difficult."
Zhongli: "There's no need to be so ambitious."
Zhongli: "For us in Teyvat, being able to join a major force under an Aeon is enough to be sheltered."
Zhongli: "Of course, the premise of everything is… that we can get out!"
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