Elio flicked his tail lazily.
"As long as the objective is achieved efficiently, the method doesn't matter."
"Like now—you understand it, she understands part of it, and the script can continue."
He pointed a paw at Lin Yi, then at Robin.
Finally he gestured toward Dongfang Qiqing and Zhili.
"Whether the others understand or not doesn't matter."
Dongfang Qiqing suddenly reached out to grab him.
Elio instantly jumped away again.
Lin Yi sighed.
"So then, Miss Robin—the choice is yours."
Elio simply lay down on the ground.
He didn't even bother opening his eyes.
He already knew what Robin would choose.
Robin sighed as well.
"At this point… even if it's like forcing a duck onto the shelf, I still have to go through with it, right?"
...
Robin closed her eyes again.
Her expression turned solemn and focused.
Her pure white wings carried her once more into the sky.
The halo above her head shimmered silver beneath the starlight.
She was trying to listen—
To find the distinct tone hidden within the choir of Order.
But from the occasional crease of her brows, it was clear—
This was extremely difficult.
Elio raised one paw lazily while lying on the ground.
His eyes were still closed.
Yet the paw pointed exactly toward Lin Yi's current position.
Even though Lin Yi had just moved closer to Robin.
Elio spoke lazily.
"Hey, you there… Little Lin."
"Help her out."
"That's in the script."
Lin Yi's forehead twitched.
Black lines appeared across his face.
He turned to Kafka.
"Has this cat been neutered?"
Kafka remained perfectly composed.
"No."
Lin Yi asked again,
"Would you mind if I took it to get neutered?"
Kafka's expression remained calm.
But a faint smile appeared.
"I wouldn't mind~"
Jokes aside—
Lin Yi took out a four-star Light Cone at Superimposition V.
This Light Cone recorded the first time he met Aha.
Light Cone Superimposition: V
(Entertainment time—imagine the Path, effects, and stats for this Light Cone based on its text.)
That year—
During a journey—
Lin Yi took out his phone to order two cups of milk tea.
Aha:
"I'm Aha. Send me 50 credits and I'll make you an Emanator."
Lin Yi:
"I'm Nous. Send me 50 credits and I'll let you join the Genius Society."
Aha suddenly appeared.
"Woohoo—Aha is here!"
"Is that true?"
Aha threw a massive pile of Star Rail credits and buried Lin Yi under them.
Lin Yi shouted,
"What the heck—Aha is actually real?!"
Aha replied,
"What the heck—the robot head was fake?!"
Lin Yi paused.
"Wait… hold on."
"Star Rail credits?"
Aha shrugged.
"You can spend them."
...
This Light Cone had extreme resistance to emotional interference.
At the same time, it greatly increased the user's mental energy capacity and recovery, making them very difficult to exhaust mentally.
The downside—
It could cause over-excitement.
Probably because it directly recorded Aha, which carried a certain infectious madness.
Because of that, Lin Yi usually didn't equip it.
But in the current situation—
It was perfect.
When this Light Cone was first created, Lin Yi had been puzzled.
How could something that directly recorded the memory of an Aeon only be a four-star Light Cone?
Lin Yi tossed the Light Cone toward Robin.
The card spun twice through the air before merging into her body.
Then Lin Yi remembered something Dongfang Qiqing had said earlier—
The "Verdant Life" vine bracelet could resonate with Harmony's music.
So Lin Yi turned toward her.
"Qiqing—throw the vine bracelet over there."
"I'll give you a new one later."
Then he tossed a pebble at the cat lying on the ground.
Elio flicked his tail.
The pebble was blocked perfectly.
"Elio."
"How long until Robin succeeds in the script?"
"27 minutes and 56 seconds."
Elio didn't even bother opening his eyes.
Lin Yi turned to Zhili.
"Zhili—work with me to guide the memetic matter."
"Leave 3.6% to maintain the dream."
"Disperse the rest as fast as possible."
"Memetic matter can carry and spread Harmony's music—very effectively."
Zhili nodded.
"Okay."
Everyone worked together.
Except Qiqing, who just watched.
After throwing the bracelet, there wasn't much she could do.
So she found a good viewing angle.
Then quietly started live-streaming the event to Zhuxing.
Elio lay there with eyes closed, resting.
Lin Yi held a box of chalk.
While manipulating memetic matter, he occasionally tossed pieces of chalk at Elio randomly.
Every time—
Elio caught them perfectly without opening his eyes.
Kafka stood beside him with a black umbrella.
The umbrella covered both of them.
Even though she hadn't been holding it earlier.
Click.
A new Light Cone silently formed—
Recording the scene.
Lin Yi held a transparent stirring rod as tall as a person.
With one hand he gently stirred.
The memetic matter spun like a whirlpool, swirling and flowing.
Zhili, as a professional Remembrance follower, had her own method of guiding it.
Robin continued listening silently.
If she wished to represent the will of the masses, she first had to hear the voices of the masses.
Finally—
Robin's clear voice broke the silence.
"I wish—
I wish what you wish."
"I wish—
That all hearts beat as one!"
"Harmony—sing together!"
A thought suddenly appeared in Lin Yi's mind.
Bird Charm Time.
"Damn… it really is this song."
Robin deliberately did not choose the 107,336 Autran survivors.
The continuation of a civilization was not something an outsider like her should decide.
And the ideological imprint in their genes…
Better not.
Especially with Order's voice still echoing in the sky.
Adding more Order-like coercion would only make things worse.
Forcing a "shared wish" through Order-like means—
While trying to summon a Harmony manifestation—
Who knew what kind of monster might appear?
Light began rising across Kasbelinyat VIII.
Tiny sparks lifted from every corner of the planet.
Countless lights filled the sky.
Like a sea of stars.
It looked as if there were two galaxies layered across the night.
"Universal Harmony—
Let the stars shine together!"
Through Harmony's resonance—
Everyone understood what Robin was trying to do.
What she was doing.
And why.
They were willing to contribute a fragment of their wishes.
"Teacher… you're actually Sister Robin?"
"You hid it from us for so long!"
"Is that the kind girl from before?"
"This old woman believes in you!"
Countless voices echoed in Robin's ears.
None of them malicious—
But the sheer number of voices still made her frown in discomfort.
Fortunately—
The chaos didn't last long.
Harmony's song filtered the thoughts.
Removing the scattered noise.
Leaving behind only the shared wish deep within the hearts of those 107,336 people.
One word remained.
"Peace…"
Gradually—
Even those thoughts began to merge together.
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