『 As Himeko's voice falls, the puppets have already launched their assault. The three of them hurriedly engage in battle.
[ "From the infinitely extending spiral staircase, I slowly fall toward the future." ]
[ "There is no need to remember me forever, or attempt to find me." ]
[ "The contours within my heart shall surely intersect with other experiences." ]
The puppet named "Sovereign" speaks in a high-pitched, lofty tone.
Stelle and the other two have no time to pay attention to the puppet's words, continuing to increase the intensity of their attacks. After a moment, the puppet retreats as usual.
[ "I leave behind imperceptible traces, passing through a quiet night." ]
[ "There is no need to remember me forever, or pine for the soul of a dream." ]
[ "That which belongs to me shall surely decline, and you will transcend its weakness." ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "The way this puppet talks is really hard to understand."
Stelle: "Do you guys have any clues?"
March 7th: "I don't really get it."
March 7th: "Don't tell me watching these three plays requires some kind of academic degree?"
Qingque: "Usually, performances strive to appeal to both refined and popular tastes."
Qingque: "But Director Sunday's plays—they're as profound and obscure as they can possibly get!"
Boothill: "Son of a nice lady, having to strain my brain just to understand a damn play."
Boothill: "I'm telling ya, muddle-fudger, can't you just be a bit more down-to-earth?"
Furina de Fontaine: "It's not that bad…"
Furina de Fontaine: "Though there are many lines that are hard to grasp, the general meaning is still understandable."
Hu Tao: "This last act is about driving away the Sovereign."
Hu Tao: "This 'Sovereign' refers to the current Harmony, right?"
Lumine: "It should be. Penacony doesn't have any other Sovereigns right now."
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『 [ "This is the final act. It's actually much easier to understand than the previous stories…" ]
[ "He wants to drive away the Harmony and establish an Empire of Order." ]
[ "Let's go. After the curtain call… it will be time for the main event of the Charmony Festival." ]
Himeko ponders for a moment before leading the two toward the actual venue of the Charmony Festival. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "The three plays are over. Is it time for the life-and-death showdown next?"
Stelle: "What kind of big surprise has Sunday been hiding from us?"
Stelle: "I'm looking forward to it!"
March 7th: "Uh… aren't you worried at all?"
March 7th: "In this situation, if Sunday pulls out something troublesome, the three of us alone might end up dying a miserable death!"
Stelle: "Don't panic. I love high-stakes games!"
Stelle: "That's the only way I'll have the chance to awaken my hidden potential!"
Qingque: "Awaken potential?"
Qingque: "Just make sure you don't 'explode' literally…"
Welt Yang: "I have a premonition that the path ahead is fraught with danger."
Welt Yang: "It is truly a worrying scene."
Himeko: "Even if it's a dragon's pool or a tiger's den… we've already come this far. No matter what, we have to charge through!"
March 7th: "Mm… May the three Nameless seniors protect us. We must be victorious!"
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『 One system hour before the opening of the Charmony Festival.
Himeko leads the two through the picture frame and finally arrives at the true Grand Theater!
[ "THEY imbued the world with meaning, perfecting all things in the heavens and on earth. Then, THEY rested from the labors of creation." ]
[ "Yet, all beings cried out to Ena — 'Under the banner of the Order, you have defined all things in the Cosmos... but this made us realize that we are but puppets in your hands!" ]
[ "Thus, on that day, all beings united and cast the Aeon into the abyss of oblivion." ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Hu Tao: "So the essence of Order isn't about creating all things, but about manipulating all things, right?"
Venti: "Making everything in the world follow the rules THEY established—isn't that exactly what manipulation is?"
Zhongli: "This story tells us that even the Aeon of Order has no right to impose a so-called definition of order upon all living beings."
Stelle: "I think it's not a question of whether THEY has the right."
Stelle: "It's just that there are too many Aeons in this world."
Stelle: "If Order were the only Aeon in the universe, THEY could do whatever THEY wanted."
Stelle: "But in the universe, besides Order, there are many other Aeons."
Stelle: "THEY obviously wouldn't tolerate Order messing with the rules of the universe here."
....
『 [ "The Grand Theater has completely changed… Is this the power of Order?" ]
Looking at the suddenly magnificent and resplendent Grand Theater, March 7th couldn't help but exclaim.
[ "Everyone, get ready." ]
[ "We might be facing a tough battle." ]
Himeko's expression becomes increasingly solemn. This scene gives her a sense of unprecedented crisis! The three of them walk down the steps and cautiously head toward the center of the stage.
[ "That marked the seventh day." ]
[ "Cheers and hymns rang out in unison—" ]
The narrator's voice continues. As the three walk on the red carpet leading to the center of the stage, dense handwriting appears on both sides. Grand hymns echo in their ears.
The world is in Harmony!
The stars shine bright!
Praise the Great One!
The Order is dead!』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Guinaifen: "'Praising the Great One… The stars shine bright, The world is in Harmony'?"
Guinaifen: "Are these words that suddenly popped up praising the Harmony?"
Li Sushang: "There's another sentence after those words."
Li Sushang: "Order is dead!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Order dies, and Harmony takes its place."
Furina de Fontaine: "Is this the story of the Seventh Day?"
Stelle: "I'm suddenly a bit curious."
Stelle: "How much time does 'one day' actually represent here?"
March 7th: "I don't know. Anyway, it's a very long time."
....
『 [ "Look! He's right there!" ]
Arriving at the center of the stage, March 7th sees Sunday standing there.
[ "Everything regarding Order ends here. I wonder what your thoughts are?" ]
[ "However, this is merely an insignificant interlude in the history of the galaxy. It is not important. What matters is where this great river will flow in the future…" ]
[ "You have arrived just in time." ]
[ "The Charmony Festival is about to commence. It would be a great pity if the prelude to Harmony were missing your presence." ]
[ "Allow me to welcome you once again—welcome to the Penacony Grand Theater—the center of the Sweet Dream, the location of the Stellaron, the absolute stage of the Charmony Festival…" ]
[ "And also… the battlefield where we shall decide the future of Penacony." ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "And also… the burial ground for the three of us from the Express… (Crying.jpg)"
March 7th: "???"
March 7th: "Here she goes again, here she goes again!"
March 7th: "Your defeatism is acting up again, isn't it?"
March 7th: "We're about to fight! Can you stop saying such discouraging things!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Evil cannot triumph over justice!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Miss Stelle must believe in this!"
Hu Tao: "Uh… that's the problem."
Hu Tao: "It's hard for me to say that Mr. Sunday is 'absolute evil,' right?"
Dan Heng: "This is a clash of ideologies."
Dan Heng: "It has little to do with good or evil."
Dan Heng: "But it is equally perilous."
Stelle: "Speaking of which, Dan Heng, where are you?"
Stelle: "It's been so long, and you still haven't shown up."
Stelle: "Uncle Yang's fate is currently unknown; he's basically finished his scenes early. If you don't come soon, I feel like the three of us are going to be done for, too."
Silver Wolf: "Weren't you full of confidence before?"
Silver Wolf: "Why are you losing it now?"
Stelle: "I can't help it."
Stelle: "Look, the three of us have entered the enemy's heartland."
Stelle: "This is inside the Stellaron, which is under his control."
Stelle: "Isn't this the equivalent of being a turtle caught in a jar?"
March 7th: "You're the turtle! I'm certainly not!"
Stelle: "It's a metaphor! Just a metaphor!"
Himeko: "Given the current situation, our chances of winning are indeed not high."
March 7th: "Ah… then what should we do?"
Stelle: "What else? We charge head-on, of course!"
Stelle: "Don't panic. Wait for me to awaken my potential. Even if I can't, if he pushes me too far, I'll just self-destruct on him!"
Hu Tao: "Don't be so pessimistic!"
Hu Tao: "Maybe Mr. Sunday doesn't have much combat power?"
Hu Tao: "Maybe Miss Stelle can knock him down with one swing of her bat."
Paimon: "Uh… is that even possible?"
....
『 [ "Where is the Stellaron?" ]
[ "How come I don't see it?" ]
Stelle looks around but doesn't see the Stellaron Sunday mentioned.
[ "It is behind the curtain. Or, you could consider the theater itself to be the Stellaron." ]
[ "However, if you wish to see it, you must demonstrate a conviction worthy of the Stellaron's great power." ]
[ "Only by embracing conviction can we bring true blessings to this world," ]
Sunday explains.
[ "Allow me to point out that falling into a permanent slumber can never be equated with happiness, especially when people are at the mercy of others in their dreams," ]
Himeko retorts righteously.
[ "Do you still believe that the Order only seeks to control the universe as THEIR puppet, Himeko?" ]
Sunday asks back.
[ "No matter how perfect your vision of paradise may be, a cage remains a cage." ]
Himeko shakes her head.
[ "People will never achieve true happiness in a world like that! They would just be toys for the Aeon!" ]
March 7th also begins to retort fiercely. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Um… hearing March say that, I suddenly thought of another philosophical question."
Stelle: "What exactly is 'true happiness'?"
March 7th: "Ah… that…"
March 7th: "Your sudden question actually stumped me."
Paimon: "Happiness is… It's things that make people feel happy, right??"
Paimon: "Sorry, Paimon's understanding is a bit shallow; that's all I can think of."
Black Swan: "A sense of satisfaction, a sense of pleasure… In my view, so-called happiness is a collective entity constructed from various positive human feelings."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Happiness is essentially a human feeling. I agree with this view."
Furina de Fontaine: "From that perspective, as long as it makes a person feel happy, it can be counted as true happiness!"
Hu Tao: "Doesn't that indirectly validate Sunday's paradise?"
Robin: "I have always believed that happiness under the control of others is a false happiness."
Aventurine: "But what if we add a premise?"
Aventurine: "You… don't know it's false!"
Aventurine: "As long as you don't know, it doesn't count as false."
Nahida: "People who are forever immersed in a sweet dream will forget everything, unable to distinguish between reality and dreams."
Nahida: "Over time, the concept of 'falsehood' ceases to exist because no one knows…"
Nahida: "And those people indeed obtain a sense of happiness."
Nahida: "It's just… it still gives off a bad feeling."
Qingque: "Uh oh, I feel like as we keep talking, we're all going to defect to his side?"
Stelle: "Actually… discussing whether this happiness is false seems a bit off-topic."
Stelle: "In my opinion, this happiness isn't false, because happiness is essentially a subjective human feeling!"
Stelle: "Of course, as Aventurine said, the premise is that you must not know it's false."
Stelle: "Only then does it indirectly count as true happiness."
Stelle: "Once you know, it feels meaningless."
Stelle: "However, while I acknowledge that Sunday's Sweet Dream can provide a sense of happiness, I don't agree with the method."
Stelle: "Because this kind of paradise is simply too close to IX, the Nihility."
Stelle: "Sunday, don't you think so?"
Acheron: "I once said that Penacony has already deviated."
Acheron: "If one continues to be stubborn, I fear it will be completely shrouded in the shadow of Nihility."
Acheron: "By then, it will truly be beyond redemption."
Sunday: "…."
....
『 [ "…" ]
[ "It seems you have misunderstood my intentions." ]
[ "Allow me to clarify — My desire is not to resurrect a fallen Aeon or become one myself..." ]
[ "My sole objective is to create a paradise free from Aeons, where the Order ensures the dignity and happiness of all humanity. A paradise exclusive to us human beings." ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Fu Xuan: "Forgive my bluntness, but those words are even more arrogant than saying you want to become an Aeon!"
Stelle: "Creating a world without Aeons…"
Stelle: "That's something I wouldn't even dare to imagine."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "This idea is somewhat like burying one's head in the sand."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Unless your means are god-like and you can cause all the Aeons in the universe to perish."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Otherwise, even if there are no Aeons in your Sweet Dream paradise, Aeons still objectively exist."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "And as long as they exist for one day, your ideal will never be realized!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Mr. Sunday's thoughts are understandable."
Furina de Fontaine: "The only pity is that it's something fundamentally impossible to achieve."
Hu Tao: "But Mr. Sunday won't give up; he insists on trying!"
Aventurine: "I'd say his spirit is commendable."
Aventurine: "As for the result, I'm not optimistic."
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『 [ "That's not the case. If people are to live with dignity, there must be nothing and no one above them." ]
[ "In your so-called paradise, you would be the one reigning supreme.." ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "An impeccable sentence."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "It is also the unsolvable essence of this universe."
March 7th: "If you put it that way, have we actually been living without dignity all this time?"
Stelle: "That's why I say you're a bit silly."
Stelle: "That was just a line used to refute Sunday."
Stelle: "As for dignity… regardless of whether there's someone above you, if you feel you are living with dignity, then you have it."
Stelle: "In the end, isn't it still something on a subjective level?"
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