[Returning to the Trailblazer's perspective...]
Finally back to my own plot!
In front of the screen.
Tingyun's eyes lit up!
Why did I split into so many Tingyuns?
Can I change back?
She couldn't help but feel curious and excited!
The thought that now the entire universe's players are witnessing my plot makes this feeling even more intense!
"The me in the plot, don't let everyone down~"
"Need to add more flair."
...
The scene returned to the golden era.
Welt looked serious.
With his arms crossed, he sternly asked:
"So, can anyone explain this to me?"
"March?"
His scrutinizing gaze fell on March 7th.
Just like a homeroom teacher calling out a student!
March 7th stammered, "Ah, this... that... Stelle, you do it! She's more articulate."
Stelle scratched her head and replied:
[Clearly, there are many Tingyuns here.]
"You don't need to emphasize that, it's obvious!"
Seeing Stelle's unreliable expression, March 7th volunteered, "Sigh, Fine, I'll Do It Myself… After we separated earlier, we took Miss Tingyun around for a stroll, and then something strange happened."
"Is there something wrong with the Dreamscape?" Old Yang asked calmly.
"It's more like human mischief… We met a Pepeshi who said they were recording a 'Don't Laugh Challenge'—and asked us to try a candy that would make us laugh uncontrollably."
"So that's the kind of 'Don't Laugh Challenge' it was."
Wonweek looked utterly defeated.
It's unclear why his mood shifted so drastically after hearing the name of this challenge.
But in any case,
the bizarre situation before them was starting to make sense.
...
March 7th continued, "I told her not to mess with it, but she insisted on trying it, and well, things went south."
"What happened?"
[The birth of Laughing March 7th!]
Stelle chimed in.
"Hey—stop interrupting. Anyway, we ate the candy and couldn't stop laughing, rolling on the ground for a while before we could stand up. When we got up, we noticed Miss Tingyun…"
At this point,
March 7th couldn't help but swallow hard,
"Miss Tingyun ate the candy, but instead of laughing, she started sneezing uncontrollably! Achoo! Achoo—just like that, and then she split into multiple Tingyuns right before our eyes!"
The perspective now shifted to the many Tingyuns present!
Some were lost in their own worlds.
Some waved at the camera.
Others were mimicking March 7th's sneezing, as if trying to see if they could split into even more Tingyuns!
The live chat was flooding with comments!
...
"Tingyun life-sized doll release event."
"I'll take one first!"
"Infinite clones!"
"So that's how the splitting happens? I thought it was something more mystical and unbelievable!"
"So Elation!"
"That Pepeshi was probably Sparkle in disguise."
...
On the screen.
Tingyun looked utterly speechless!
She had all sorts of guesses before…
Like it being related to the mark of Destruction, Phantylia's Defensive Position… or a side effect of Miss Ruan Mei's experiments.
But in the end!
It was just a Pepeshi's prank!?
This Dreamscape is truly something, for such an absurd thing to happen!
Looks like I'll have to visit it someday!
However,
she hadn't realized yet.
That something even more absurd was yet to come!
...
At this moment.
From Stelle and March 7th's perspective, Old Yang was accompanied by a female Intellitron and a Pepeshi.
He asked the female Intellitron, "…Do you have any ideas?"
"The Dreamscape is a world of memories. This situation is likely due to her brain being particularly sensitive, causing fragmented memories to detach and manifest as individuals after being stimulated."
The mechanical voice replied,
"No need to worry, similar things aren't uncommon in pleasant dreams."
Old Yang was actually asking a female Intellitron for advice!
March 7th and Stelle seemed to sense some juicy gossip!
After exchanging glances, they asked curiously, "Uncle Yang, who is this?"
Old Yang nodded to Sunday and said, "You can drop the disguise now."
"It was just a precaution, otherwise we would've been stopped by Bloodhounds several times already."
"Wonweek, remove my mask for me."
Wonweek reached out, using the power of tuning.
The female Intellitron before everyone's eyes vanished, replaced by the calm visage of Sunday!
"It's been a while, everyone."
March 7th and Stelle were instantly stunned!
"Y-you—what's going on?!"
[Am I still dreaming…]
Yang briefly recounted the previous events.
He stated, "At this point, I don't believe Sunday has any reason to lie. To avoid any complications, I will accompany him until he leaves Penacony."
...
"He's really handsome."
"March is surprised, little gray hair is on high alert."
"Lord Sunday? Interesting."
"This is how we greet each other on the Astral Express!"
"Uncle Yang: Sunday, I will always be watching you... forever..."
"Sunday: Mr. Welt, I didn't lie."
"I never expected Sunday, the Astral Express Crew, and Tingyun to meet like this!"
...
After accepting the reality before them.
0 ....
Yang introduced Wonweek.
"This is Mr. Wonweek, an old acquaintance of Sunday."
Wonweek nodded and greeted everyone.
Then he looked at March 7th and Stelle.
"Hello, beautiful lady. As for this one... she's a heavyweight, aren't you the one who gave that control freak a good beating?"
Stelle immediately crossed her arms.
She declared: [Let's not talk about past glories.]
It was meant to be modest, but her current posture made it seem like her nostrils were about to reach the sky!
...
"Hahaha, I got to show off again!"
""This one is a heavyweight""
"Wonweek: The lady on the right, March, is very beautiful, and the gray-haired one on the left is quite a character)"
"Wonweek is quite interesting! Feels like one of us players."
"Looks like he's played a lot of Honkai: Star Rail!"
...
At the viewing scene.
Wonweek raised an eyebrow at Sunday.
He showed a smug expression.
He said, "See? In the players' reviews, I'm much better than you!"
"And the Astral Express Crew treats you like a threat, but they're polite and warm to me!"
"The difference is clear, isn't it?"
Sunday looked indifferent, glancing at Wonweek.
He said, "I'm looking forward to their expressions when your identity is revealed later."
"Whatever, so what."
Wonweek was full of confidence,
"My upcoming highlights will definitely outshine yours!"
...Won...