—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Bronya Rand: "We have witnessed with our own eyes the fall of yet another legendary and brilliant star…"
Bronya Rand: "It truly leaves one with a complex mix of emotions."
Hotaru: "Why must good people always meet such an end?"
Hotaru: "Can't they just get a better ending?"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "The status of a hero is destined to deny them a peaceful end."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Perhaps this is what it means to be a hero—the burden one must carry, the price one must pay."
Hotaru: "Yet they still went forward without hesitation."
Hotaru: "Until the very last moment of their lives, they never felt regret."
Hotaru: "Therefore, we need not feel pity for them."
Hotaru: "Instead, we should feel proud of them!"
Stelle: "Nothing more to say."
Stelle: "A salute to a legendary Nameless of the past, a legendary Galaxy Ranger, Tiernan!"
Stelle: "And to Senior Razalina as well!"
Stelle: "As the first Nameless to seek a way out for Penacony and bravely explore the unknown!"
Stelle: "Her determination is also worthy of our admiration!"
Stelle: "She is also, without a doubt, a legendary Nameless, and deserves our tribute as well!!"
March 7th: "Well said, a salute to both legendary seniors!"
Welt Yang: "Salute!"
Dan Heng: "Salute!"
Himeko: "Salute!"
Pam: "Salute!"
Boothill: "Salute!"
Robin: "Salute!"
Gallagher: "Salute!"
Sunday: "Salute!"
Everyone: "Salute!" 99+
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『 The scene shifts, returning to the current moment.
[ Welcome to the horizon of existence… ]
[ This place is one of the thousands of manifestations belonging to the sleeping and shapeless, and it's also an exit out of the Nihility for the awake ones.]
[ Let's bid our final farewells here. ]
Stelle, feeling a hazy sensation, opens her eyes once more.
What she sees is the pitch-black sun in the distance, and Acheron, who now only remains in shades of gray and red before her. 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Sunday, and you still called this a paradise!"
Stelle: "Just look at this!"
Stelle: "Where have you dragged me to?!"
Stelle: "I just woke up from a dream, and now I have to cross over the exit of Nihility!"
Stelle: "THIS IS TERRIFYING!!"
March 7th: "Haha, this is the treatment Aventurine got."
March 7th: "I didn't expect you to end up in it too."
March 7th: "You can't gloat over others' misfortune now, can you?"
Furina de Fontaine: "So that means, Sunday's actions were really dragging Penacony into Nihility?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Tsk, if I hadn't watched the whole thing."
Furina de Fontaine: "I would have even thought Mr. Sunday wasn't a remnant of Order, but a fanatic of Nihilism."
Hu Tao: "Thanks to Miss Acheron, the person who understands Nihility best, being in Penacony."
Hu Tao: "Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"
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『 After Acheron finishes speaking, her figure disappears, reappearing some distance ahead.
Seeing this, Stelle, though somewhat puzzled, still runs forward.
As she runs, phantom images begin to emerge on both sides.
[ You must distinguish the boundary between reality and imagination… alright, little gray-hair? ]
The first phantom, coming from Hanabi, left another piece of advice.
[ Life is a convoluted labyrinth—apart from memories, we have nothing. ]
The second phantom, from Black Swan.
[ May your schemes… never be exposed. ]
The third phantom, surprisingly, comes from Aventurine.
[ Ena's Dream... is too cruel for him, and everyone else. ]
The fourth phantom is Robin.
[ To an imperfect tomorrow. ]
The fifth phantom is Gallagher.
[ Do you remember the question on the invitation—why does life sleep? ]
The final phantom comes from Hotaru. 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "…"
Stelle: "Excuse me, am I about to kick the bucket?"
Stelle: "Is this a flashback before death?"
March 7th: "Although it looks a bit like it, it probably isn't."
Nahida: "This looks more like fragments of Miss Stelle's memories."
Stelle: "So… why does life slumber?"
Stelle: "This question, from the beginning until now."
Stelle: "I still haven't figured out the answer."
Silver Wolf: "You're starting to overthink things, too?"
Silver Wolf: "Is the answer to this question really that important?"
Stelle: "Perhaps not, but after watching for so long."
Stelle: "This question has left a deep impression on me."
March 7th: "Yeah, in the blink of an eye, our journey in Penacony seems to be coming to an end."
March 7th: "This time, win or lose, it's really the end, right?"
Hu Tao: "Miss March 7th, the way you say that… it sounds a bit ominous!"
Stelle: "You make it sound like we're done for."
Stelle: "But don't say that… this really might be the case."
Stelle: "Reality is reality; if we really can't beat Sunday in the end, then we'll just have to call it a wrap."
Stelle: "Of course, Sunday probably won't have a good ending either."
Stelle: "But this mutually destructive result is not what I want to see."
Furina de Fontaine: "It won't happen!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Right now, so many people have gathered here, from all sorts of factions!"
Furina de Fontaine: "I don't believe we can't break this meaningless Ena's Dream!"
Stelle: "I don't believe it either!"
Stelle: "My fate is my own, not Ena's!"
Stelle: "Let us break this illusory dream together!"
Stelle: "Of course… suppose!"
Stelle: "I'm just saying, suppose!"
Stelle: "If we really do kick the bucket, then please remember our good intentions and lay a bouquet of flowers at our graves."
Stelle: "In that way, we can be considered a legendary Nameless, right?"
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『 [ Yes, why does life slumber… we still do not know the answer to this question, yet we must wake from this dream. ]
[ Or perhaps, this is the answer itself. ]
[ Leave this place, return to where you came from. ]
[ And then… let Penacony wake from its dream. ]
Acheron turns around and speaks to Stelle.
[ Will I get to witness your hidden power? ]
Stelle is still obsessed with Acheron's strength. 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Paimon: "Miss Stelle is really curious about Miss Acheron's true strength!"
Paimon: "Hehe, so is Paimon!"
Lumine: "The slash Miss Acheron used on Aventurine before obviously wasn't her going all out."
Lumine: "I'm really curious, just how powerful would Miss Acheron be at full strength?"
Raiden Ei: "I have a premonition that it would be an indescribable, overwhelming power."
Raiden Ei: "At the very least, Teyvat would likely be unable to withstand such a slash!"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "The biggest problem is that the power she possesses comes entirely from Nihility."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "If this power cannot be contained, it will swallow everything into Nihility."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "So, you will likely never see her go all out."
Hu Tao: "It's not that she doesn't want to, but she can't."
Hu Tao: "I truly understand Miss Acheron's helplessness now."
Hu Tao: "This power being too strong isn't necessarily a good thing…"
Aventurine: "Looking at it this way, I should really be glad I wasn't sliced to death."
Aventurine: "Hmm, I'll refrain from looking for such thrills in the future."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Oh, gambler, you've learned to value your life."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "That's truly refreshing."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "It seems the educational value this video has brought you is far better than I thought."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "From a doctor's perspective, I am very gratified."
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『 [ As I said, our plan is not to make everyone renounce the darkness for the light, but to make them choose to save themselves. ]
[ Ask yourself, under what circumstances would a person choose to save themselves? ]
[ The answer is… when they are in a desperate situation. ]
[ Like a drowning person in the deep sea, when a person's body and soul are under immense pressure, pain, confusion, and despair follow. ]
[ And I also believe… ]
[ Even if the weaknesses of human nature make them pause, when they truly cannot move forward, humanity will certainly try to save itself. ]
[ And now… Penacony has enough heroes to lead them forward. ]
[ It is precisely because of this selfish instinct that, even knowing they are making a futile resistance, people will still give their all. ]
[ Though absurd, this is also a form of resistance. ]
[ And then, Stelle… you guide the way for everyone, not as a savior, but as a Nameless who stands with mortals. ]
[ In this way, you will surely meet under the sunlight. ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Holy crap, desperate situation?!"
Stelle: "Does that mean… Sister Acheron is planning something big?"
Stelle: "You aren't planning to slash Penacony in half, are you?!"
Black Swan: "Hehe, not slashing Penacony."
Black Swan: "To be precise, it's about slashing a way out of this illusory Ena's Dream."
Furina de Fontaine: "I suddenly understand the Dreammaster's urgency back then!"
Furina de Fontaine: "If Miss Acheron weren't here, this Ena's Dream would be impossible to shake with ordinary means, right?"
March 7th: "But the current Ena's Dream has even encompassed Miss Acheron."
March 7th: "Heh, this is like putting a needle inside a balloon!"
Hu Tao: "Slashing open the Ena's Dream… feels like there's no difference from slashing Penacony."
Qingque: "Once the Ena's Dream is enveloped by the power of Nihility, those drowning in the dream, in order to avoid falling into Nihility, will naturally subconsciously break free from the dream."
Qingque: "In this way, everyone, to survive, will be forced back to the waking reality."
Qingque: "The Ena's Dream will then fall apart on its own!"
Qingque: "Ha, that really is a brilliant plan!"
Fu Xuan: "This isn't a brilliant plan, it's breaking through with sheer force!"
Fu Xuan: "The implementation of this plan is extremely demanding."
Fu Xuan: "First and most importantly, you must possess the power to break the Ena's Dream from within the Ena's Dream!"
Fu Xuan: "And those who can achieve this step must at least be at the level of an Emanator!"
Silver Wolf: "Not necessarily, if Stelle explodes, she also possesses this level of power."
Stelle: "What?"
Stelle: "Do you think I'm a bomb, exploding whenever you say so?"
Stelle: "Also, why would I randomly self-destruct?"
Silver Wolf: "Isn't it you who always talks about exploding with this or that?"
Silver Wolf: "I thought you really wanted to explode like that."
Stelle: "I was just talking trash, okay?"
Stelle: "Can't a person vent a little?"
Stelle: "Besides, if I really exploded."
Stelle: "Then Penacony would truly be finished, okay?"
Dan Heng: "The power generated by a Stellaron explosion is immeasurable."
Dan Heng: "Conservatively estimated, the entire Asdana star system would suffer an irreversible, fatal blow!"
March 7th: "So… so she really is a walking deterrent…"
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『 [ The rain… is starting to get heavier. ]
[ Before we part, allow me to ask a few final questions. ]
[ In the sweet dreams you've had so far, you have built unbreakable connections with many people and many things. ]
[ May I ask, would you feel fear at the thought of severing these connections with your own hands? ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "This question makes me feel a bit creeped out."
Stelle: "If asked this before, I might have been able to answer 'no fear'."
Stelle: "But now, having experienced so much, I've become a bit hesitant."
March 7th: "Hesitant about what?"
March 7th: "We've come this far, hesitating won't do any good."
March 7th: "Borrowing a phrase you often use: Just do it!"
Paimon: "Yeah, yeah, things have come to this. We have no choice but to push forward, right?"
Lumine: "No matter the outcome, there is no other choice."
Lumine: "Giving it our all is the final hope!"
Hotaru: "Stelle, don't be confused; this is just a small interlude in your life."
Hotaru: "Don't let this matter hinder your steps toward the future."
Stelle: "Ah… how come you all are more open-minded than me?"
Welt Yang: "The bystander sees clearly, the participant is confused."
Welt Yang: "It is normal for you, Stelle, as the witness to all this, to feel a little lost."
Welt Yang: "But the you in the video, from the moment she closed her eyes, had already made her resolve."
Welt Yang: "No matter how dangerous the path ahead, she will only face it calmly!"
Stelle: "That's true… the me in the video now has determination written all over her face."
Stelle: "At this moment, I should be like a hot-headed youth, afraid of nothing, right?"
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『 [ I feel no fear. ]
Stelle shakes her head, saying with great determination.
[ If there were a vast dream, realistic enough to be indistinguishable from reality. ]
[ Where there is no parting in life or death, where everyone can reap the happiness and fulfillment they deserve, and live happily forever. ]
[ I would ask — Would you wish to stay? ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Venti: "Looking at this familiar dialogue, I feel as if I've returned to the very beginning of the video."
Venti: "Everyone argued about this question for a long time back then."
Venti: "But now, do you all have different answers?"
Jean Gunnhildr: "If this dream refers to the Ena's Dream, then my answer is no."
Jean Gunnhildr: "The Ena's Dream is too fake; immersing oneself in it is meaningless."
Paimon: "Paimon doesn't want to either."
Paimon: "Although getting happiness every day sounds good."
Paimon: "But if all of this is just something imagined by oneself… that sounds pretty pathetic, right?"
Paimon: "Paimon doesn't want to immerse herself in her own fantasies!"
Lumine: "I think most people who understand the nature of the Ena's Dream would find it hard to accept its existence, right?"
Lumine: "People have self-respect; the difference is just in degree."
Lumine: "Entering the Ena's Dream is equivalent to completely negating someone's entire life."
Lumine: "I think that is what makes it intolerable."
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