As for the clash of ideals between Robin and Sunday, as for the collision between [Harmony] and [Order], we cannot definitively judge who is right or who is wrong. It can only be said that "the benevolent see benevolence, the wise see wisdom."
Robin believed that birds were not born to live in cages but should fly to broader skies, and that the weaknesses of human nature should not be redeemed by others.
But... when Robin and the Trailblazer team shattered the "Dream of the Harmony," did they ever consider the thoughts of those inside the dream?
After all... not everyone yearns for so-called "freedom." Sunday constructed the "Dream of the Harmony" and imprisoned everyone within it—this was undoubtedly wrong. But if people had known about this in advance, would some... would some have willingly immersed themselves in that beautiful dream?
Regarding this point, Mr. Yun Fan—who knew the plot of the world lines—held a skeptical attitude.
"Hey! [Causality], what are you thinking about?"
Seeing Yun Fan looking lost in thought, our 'Miss Sparkle' tilted her head strangely and waved a hand in front of his eyes.
"Nothing, it's nothing."
His train of thought interrupted by 'Sparkle,' the boy merely gave Aha a light glance without saying more. Then he casually walked over to the sofa, crossed his legs, and sat down.
"Fine, fine~ Since [Causality] doesn't want to say, then forget it. Lord Aha here is very tolerant, you know~"
"Yes yes, Lord Aha is the most tolerant, Lord Aha is the kindest..."
To Aha's words, Yun Fan laughed it off and didn't take it too seriously. Because with a guy like Aha, the more you went against what he wanted, the more fun he would find in it.
Sure enough, seeing Yun Fan going along with everything, our 'Miss Aha' immediately felt a bit bored. She stopped trying to say more and instead sat down on the sofa with her legs crossed, just like Yun Fan.
"Say, [Causality], do you have any plans yet for how to have fun on Xipe's turf?"
"Plans?"
Aha's words made our Mr. Yun Fan shake his head. Plans? Did he need any plans? Or rather, did having fun require planning?
It was like that "Missile Maintenance" major back in university. Honestly, did missiles even need maintenance?
If the quality was substandard at the factory, they wouldn't leave the production line. And after launch, even if one malfunctioned and failed to detonate, it was doubtful anyone would have the guts to go recover and repair it.
"Aha, you're overthinking it."
Hearing Aha ask him for a plan, our Mr. Yun Fan shook his head slightly. Then he placed one hand gently on 'Sparkle's' shoulder and spoke earnestly.
"The so-called pursuit of fun, the chase for elation, the search for emotional value—these things actually shouldn't involve plans."
"In human terms, life is full of surprises everywhere. If all fun is achieved through planning, then what meaning does that fun have? Or rather, can fun achieved through planning truly bring genuine elation?"
Aha: ???
Hearing Yun Fan's words, our Lord Aha couldn't help but mentally throw up three question marks.
Listen to what you're saying—who understands [Elation] better, you or me, the Aeon of [Elation]? If he didn't have a plan, he could just say so straight up. Why was he beating around the bush here?
Thinking this, 'Sparkle's' beautiful ruby-plum eyes widened as she stared fixedly at the boy in front of her.
"Ahem..."
Feeling Aha's gaze, Yun Fan suddenly felt a bit awkward for a moment. Still, he forced himself to stay calm and said,
"Don't rush. Just listen to me first. Perhaps you don't fully understand the current situation on Penacony yet. Once I've explained it to you, you'll get it..."
Over the next stretch of time, Yun Fan briefly explained the current state of affairs on Penacony to Aha.
At first, our Lord Aeon of [Elation] seemed rather indifferent. But when he heard the words "[Order]," the previously listless Aha's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Hahahaha...! I never expected there would still be remnants of [Order] here—on Xipe's turf, no less—and they're even the ones in charge of the 'Family' politics. Hahaha...! This is way too much fun. Aha likes it!"
Aha, still in Sparkle's form, clutched his stomach and laughed uproariously, as if tears were about to fall. After laughing for quite a while, he finally stopped that devilishly enchanting laughter.
'Sparkle' slapped her thigh and abruptly stood up from the sofa.
"It's decided! Lord Aha will—ow!"
Before the excited 'Lord Sparkle' could finish, a punitive hammer suddenly descended, smashing heavily onto the top of her head.
"You... why did you hit me?"
'Sparkle' slowly raised her head, looking at the 'fierce'-looking boy before her with teary eyes.
"Heh!"
To 'Sparkle's' words, Yun Fan merely chuckled, then delivered another hammer strike, landing heavily on the girl's head.
"I don't care what you're getting excited about, and I don't care what kind of fun you want to have. But when you just slapped your thigh, couldn't you have slapped your own thigh instead?"
...
"I'm back, A-Fan. What are we eating today?"
On the Xianzhou Luofu, after a 'tiring' day, our Miss Qingque finally returned home. She casually kicked off both shoes and trotted straight to the kitchen door. As always, the true body of our Mr. Yun Fan was in the middle of preparing ingredients for tonight's dinner.
"Yo, why are you back so early today? I remember Fu Xuan personally invited you out, right? Seemed like there was some important matter."
Seeing the little Qingque flying toward him, Yun Fan temporarily paused what he was doing and steadily caught the girl's soft body.
"Sigh, today I was originally supposed to receive guests from Xianzhou Zhuming, but there was a little incident in the middle, so I came back ahead of time."