One evening, just like any other, after discussing life, Simulated Universe experiment data, and the ancient beast remains Jingliu had given them, Ruan Mei leaned back in her chair, drifting between sleep and waking. In her dream, a familiar voice echoed.
"Ruan Mei, the disaster at Planarcadia will spread across the entire universe—to an extent even surpassing Irontomb." ♪
Ruan Mei gazed at the ethereal, elusive figure shrouded in divine radiance. She felt a strange sense of familiarity. Yes—it was the girl named Cyrene she had encountered in Amphoreus. That girl could be called the strongest beneath the Aeons.
"Are you Cyrene?"
The voice paused briefly before speaking slowly. "Well... in a sense, yes and no. If I were Cyrene, do you think I would prophesy a false future?"
Ruan Mei pondered. Cyrene, yet not Cyrene? That leaves only one possibility: a parallel universe. And the divine power she displays is infinitely close to that of an Aeon.
"Sigh, you wouldn't happen to be some kind of Aeon like Aha, going around setting up couples, would you? In another world, do you walk that kind of Path?"
The girl giggled. She did not argue further, only stated the major upheaval at Planarcadia.
"An Aeon with the curiosity and playfulness of a child—because of curiosity and Elation—tried to provoke another Aeon." ♪
"In that godly battle, tinged with laughter and greed, one Aeon was sealed away, while the other was severely wounded." ♪
Ruan Mei thought deeply. According to this girl, Aha and Voracity had engaged in a divine war in a time-space beyond human perception. If it were any other Aeon, Ruan Mei might not have believed it. But if it was Aha, anything was possible.
"Do you believe me?" ♪
Ruan Mei nodded silently.
"If possible, I would like to know more. And what do you want me to do?"
Seeing that Ruan Mei neither refused nor agreed, the girl guessed that Ruan Mei would eventually get involved in Planarcadia.
"Aha was severely wounded and could only rely on a Mourning Actor to initiate the first Phantasmoon Game." ♪
"Each round of the Phantasmoon Games requires different participants to generate miracles and wish power to heal Him." ♪
"Unfortunately, fifteen years ago, the Blood Painting Game brought by the Death Proclaimer changed the entire timeline, causing Voracity's power to begin spreading and loosening." ♪
Ruan Mei studied the beautiful yet elusive pink silhouette. Cyrene of the parallel universe—how far has she already walked the path of divine ascension?
"From what you've said, you should probably contact the Astral Express crew, not me."
The girl sighed deeply. "Sparkle has crossed over from the Sea of Quanta and gained even more terrifying power." ♪
"To be precise, she found the powers of two already-fallen Emanators in the Sea of Quanta, as well as part of an Aeon's authority." ♪
"Now, she wants to simultaneously devour all of Voracity and Aha's authority at Planarcadia. Her final wish is to replace—Nous." ♪
With that, Ruan Mei jolted awake. Herta was beside her, drinking afternoon tea and reading a data report.
"Herta, Sparkle has returned from the Sea of Quanta and gained even greater power."
Ruan Mei relayed everything she had learned in her dream.
Herta frowned slightly. "Devour the authority of two Aeons? And replace Nous? Wait—shouldn't replacing Nous be my ultimate goal?"
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Translator's Note
Aaaand we've reached the end of the raws with only one more chapter left. The author is still active, but it seems they are no longer working on this fanfic with much attention, as they are asking for more power stones for more chapter uploads. I will leave this fanfic as ongoing in case of any updates.
Since we'll all be waiting, presumably quite a while, for a new chapter... Why don't you guys check out a new fanfic I posted just today? It is also Yuri but is set in Arknights this time. If you want to check it out, it's called:
Arknights: I'm Definitely Not The Villainess!