Whether it's flesh and blood or buildings, they are merely tangible things, but the true power of Abundance can heal anything, whether living or non-living.
After all, even the "disease" called death can be cured. The power of Abundance is that unreasonable.
However, under Seele's control, this rain of life did not revive the dead, but both the destroyed Central Starskiff Haven or the Alchemy Commission severed by Takatsuki were restored. Those who were critically injured and on the verge of death, or those Cloud Knights who were about to fall into Mara-Struck due to the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, all recovered; regrettably, the Cloud Knights who had already fallen into Mara-Struck only regained their sanity, while the curse on their bodies still remained.
For the Xianzhou, which has been plagued by the miracles of Abundance and calls them curses, this was the true miracle.
But this kind of miracle was created by completely exhausting the Ambrosial Arbor's remaining glow.
"Well done, Blade, how do you feel?"
Standing in the courtyard, Kafka felt the rain of life, which contained abundant life energy, and looked at Blade beside her.
"Many distracting thoughts have disappeared."
Blade had also been plagued by Mara-Struck. Because of Kafka's Spirit Whisper, he had been able to maintain his sanity, and this rain of life was also an opportunity for him. Although it couldn't cure Mara-Struck, it allowed him to regain his long-lost clarity.
Under this rain of life, many travelers who came to the Xianzhou for medicine also had their illnesses cured, and this day was destined to be etched into the history of the Luofu.
After all of this ended, Jing Yuan led everyone out of the blessed land. Perhaps Jing Yuan's initial acknowledgment of Seele taking the Ambrosial Arbor Spirit was due to some external factors, but after this rain of life, Jing Yuan seemed to truly acknowledge that Seele could properly use that power.
It's worth noting that due to the power of Abundance, the Honkai Energy in Seele's body completely disappeared.
Honkai Energy was originally transformed from Imaginary Energy absorbed by the cocoon of the end, so under its superior energy, it was undoubtedly dispersed.
And Takatsuki once again harvested five thousand crystals and a Stellaron core.
"This is my first time seeing something like this, but to destroy it, I think only an Aeon could do it."
This was Jing Yuan's reply when Takatsuki asked if it could be destroyed.
An Aeon, huh? Takatsuki figured he had no way himself.
Although Yang suggested giving it to Herta for research, Takatsuki refused. Since Seele's problem had been solved, he had no intention of staying in this world any longer.
"Oh, are Takatsuki and Seele leaving?"
March 7th and the others were very reluctant when they found out. After March 7th's repeated attempts to persuade him (pestering), Takatsuki agreed to wait until they returned to the Express before leaving, which also counted as bidding farewell to Himeko and Pom-Pom before his departure.
March 7th took Seele to play around the Luofu, while Dan Heng went to find Stelle, seemingly to do something.
And Takatsuki...
He was preparing to have one last chat with Yang.
Beep beep beep
His phone chimed, and an anonymous message was sent to his phone.
[Takatsuki, come to Divination Commission alone, coordinates will be sent to you shortly]
[Don't tell anyone]
[—Your loyal Kafka]
"???"
Looking at the inexplicable text message, Takatsuki was bewildered: "Is this woman crazy? What does 'your loyal Kafka' mean?"
But he still sent a message back: "How do you prove it's you?"
As soon as the message was sent, the other side sent a selfie. Although only the lower half of her face and upper body were visible, it was clear at a glance that it was Kafka.
[I want to see you before I leave Xianzhou]
"Why do you want to see me? Want to fight?"
[Of course not. I just want to talk to someone who can change destiny.]
[This is my location]
Then a location was sent over.
When Takatsuki tried to reply again, it showed sending failed, user not found.
"This guy..."
Looking at the location in the text message, Takatsuki thought for a while. Takatsuki had been thinking about what Kafka said about destiny.
In this kind of universe, so-called destiny might truly be observed by some people.
And he... didn't belong to this world, so changing destiny...
He was leaving, but at least, he still had to consider Yang and their future journey.
When he arrived at the Divination Commission and saw Kafka, she was standing in front of a residence, while Blade was leaning against a distant tree, dozing.
"You're here. I'm glad you came."
Kafka said to Takatsuki with a smile.
"You're so sure it's me who came, and not the Cloud Knights? You're still wanted, aren't you?"
Kafka shook her head: "I don't know. This is just a gamble, a gamble on whether Elio is still in control of destiny."
"You've mentioned Elio many times before. Who exactly is he?"
Although his first meeting with Kafka was a battle, Kafka had a deeper purpose that time. This time, perhaps they could have a good talk.
Even so, Takatsuki remained wary of her and Blade in the distance.
"Elio, he can see destiny. If you had eyes like Elio's, this world wouldn't look the way you and I see it now. Instead, it would be countless possibilities intertwined, representing the consequences of different choices; and at every moment, an infinite number of choices constantly converge into a single point, becoming the present, becoming the past."
This setting felt somewhat similar to Laplace's demon.
"Takatsuki, your existence was not seen by Elio, so your actions directly affected the script he had originally chosen. But fortunately, you are even more formidable than we thought. The current situation is something Elio didn't foresee, and perhaps it will make the ending of the original script even better."
Takatsuki crossed his arms and said somewhat impatiently, "You keep talking about a script, but what kind of script is this so-called script?"
"A script that has the best ending for everyone requires the help of countless people in that future, which is why we came to Xianzhou. In that future, the Astral Express will face a huge crisis, and only by gathering everyone's strength will there be a sliver of possibility to overcome it."
After saying some riddles, Kafka added, "I'm not entirely sure about the specifics, because Elio hasn't told us the full script. Knowing the wrong things at the wrong time will only lead to worse outcomes."
"Originally, in Elio's script, the Express crew would defeat Phantylia, but Jing Yuan would be heavily injured by corrosion, the Express crew would obtain the friendship of the Xianzhou, the Ambrosial Arbor would undergo revival, the Xianzhou would also be severely weakened because of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, and Blade would also have no choice but to hide here due to his Mara-struck outbreak. The one coming here would have been Stelle, to help us."
Kafka looked at Takatsuki: "But because of you and your sister, Seele, right? Phantylia was severely wounded, Jing Yuan was unharmed, Xianzhou didn't suffer much damage and even got rid of Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. Even the Ambrosial Arbor is just an empty shell, and Blade's Mara-Struck was suppressed by that little girl."
"You really walked out an ending that exceeded Elio's script, but this ending is only good for that future."
"Why are you saying all this? Do you want me to cooperate with your script?"
Kafka shook her head: "Elio still can't see your thread. The only thing he can do is simply see your choices, such as you coming here."
"We don't expect you to help us. When needed, we will provide you with information. We hope you don't make the ending worse, after all, that ending is the only one among thousands of choices."
Takatsuki shook his head: "Then you're really going to be disappointed, I'm leaving."
He added: "Not just leaving the train, but leaving this world. You can film your own script."
…
Kafka was very happy about the news of Takatsuki's departure.
After all, no matter how much Takatsuki was considered one of them, he was a huge uncontrollable variable in Elio's script.
Before leaving, after confirming with the Fenghuang Down's power that the other party truly had no ill will towards the crew, Takatsuki said nothing more.
Takatsuki had no intention of delving into what they were plotting. This was clearly not a problem that could be solved in a short time. Let the crew explore their own adventures.
The next day, Jing Yuan summoned everyone from the crew to the Seat of Divine Foresight, solemnly expressed his gratitude to everyone, and presented a jade token that could reportedly summon the Cloud Knights anywhere.
Looking at the jade token, Takatsuki wondered if it could be summoned to the Honkai Impact 3rd world, which also belonged to the Imaginary Tree?
But thinking of the time difference between the two sides and Kafka's words, he gave up on the idea. This was clearly what Kafka said, something to be used when everyone's strength was needed at the very end.
After wandering around Luofu for a few days, everyone finally returned to the Astral Express.
After bidding farewell to the acquaintances on Luofu, it was time for everyone to bid farewell to Takatsuki and Seele.
"Are you going back? I hope we can meet again."
Himeko didn't say anything to make them stay.
"Perhaps. The me you see now is a person from the past for the present. Perhaps when you travel, you might even meet us from the current timeline."
Takatsuki was very clear about this.
After bidding farewell with Seele, Takatsuki took Seele and activated the system.
Because the Honkai Impact 3rd world might not be able to accommodate things like Stellaron, Takatsuki handed the cores of the two Stellarons to Himeko. The Astral Express had rich experience in dealing with Stellarons, so it would be even simpler for Stellarons that had lost their power.
In an instant, Takatsuki and Seele returned to the bottom of the Sea of Quanta.
"Takatsuki, how do we go back now?"
Seele, no longer in a quantum entanglement state, could now return to the material world, but she only sank deeper and had no idea how to leave.
"That's simple, leave it to me. Seele, hold me tight, I'm about to use my ability."
Takatsuki hadn't forgotten his boring journey, but fortunately, going back wouldn't be as troublesome.
He could go straight back using D4C's ability.
When Takatsuki activated D4C's ability, he tried to locate the world bubbles where Belobog and Xianzhou were, but the result was nothing.
It seemed as if they didn't exist in the same world at all. He didn't understand why this was the case and could only attribute it to the great power of the Tree.
To prevent losing Seele when traversing world bubbles, Takatsuki held Seele and activated the Heaven's Stairway · D4C ability.