"Miss, you have the wrong person, there is no relationship between us."
"Brother! Don't you want me anymore! Gua!"
Dan Heng and March 7th looked at the bizarre scene before them, momentarily unsure of what to say. After all, the two people tangled together did indeed look very similar, same hair color, same eye color, plus similar features. If you were to say these two had no connection, it would be quite hard to believe.
Caelus looked at Stelle, who was clinging to his leg and refusing to let go. He felt the tears and snot she was smearing onto his pants. No, wait, he clearly hadn't sensed any strong feelings of sadness from her, so how on earth did she manage to cry out all those tears and snot?
Just a short while ago, Caelus had been kicked out of the Simulated Universe room by Herta. He was thinking about how the first stage of his main quest had been completed, but the second stage of the main quest had yet to trigger. Why was that?
Only after consulting the system did he find out.
["Your current first stage of the main quest is indeed completed, but it is not yet time for the second stage to be triggered. Therefore, before the stage of destiny pulls back the curtain for the next phase, there are indeed no main quests that can be triggered. However, you can try to trigger side quests or hidden quests. Anyway, your remaining time is still long. It is expected that before the Astral Express arrives at the next station and resolves the danger there, you can choose to stay in your home universe."]
After receiving this answer, Caelus decided to try and trigger any hidden quests within Herta Space Station. Anyway, the owner of this space station now knew of his existence, so there was no need for him to keep sneaking around. He could try to make contact with people he hadn't interacted with before.
Just as Caelus was preparing to go to places he hadn't been to before to explore, he ran into Stelle, who was exploring Herta Space Station with Dan Heng and March 7th.
Of course, it wasn't just exploration, these kind-hearted people had also taken on a quest from Arlan of the Security Department to clear out some remaining Antimatter Legion soldiers within Herta Space Station.
After running into him, Stelle took one look at Caelus and knew that he must be her long-lost relative, so she hugged him without hesitation.
Time returned to the present.
"Are you two just going to watch?"
Caelus looked at Dan Heng and March 7th.
March 7th scratched her head and said, "Although you say that, the two of you really do look very similar. Maybe you really are family?"
Dan Heng sighed helplessly and said, "Although she does sometimes behave in abstract ways, she shouldn't be the type to randomly claim relatives. Perhaps there really is some kind of connection between you two?"
"That's right, I really did sense some kind of secret connection between us, so you must be my older brother, ah, or maybe younger brother?"
"So, before that, can you let go of my leg first?"
"No, my intuition is telling me that if I let go, you will definitely run away at the first opportunity."
Do you also have Artoria's Intuition skill?
"Alright, I promise you, I won't run away immediately after you let go. Let go first, and let's slowly sort out the current situation."
After hearing this, Stelle let go of Caelus's leg. After all, it was quite tiring to keep her neck tilted up while talking to someone.
Caelus nodded, and then a pink, unknown, cute creature suddenly appeared in their line of sight.
"Mem!"
A cute cry rang out, and then everything around them stopped.
Because they were in the middle of a battle earlier, they couldn't observe carefully. Now, Mem had time to take a good look at this woman who was somewhat similar to her Partner.
Mem circled around Stelle, observed her carefully for a good while, and then said to Caelus, "She has so many emotions, and there is so much curiosity in her heart."
"After all, in a sense, she is just a newborn child."
Caelus evaluated her like this, but strictly speaking, he himself was also a child who hadn't even reached his first birthday.
If one thought about it that way, wouldn't a certain Goldie seem quite pathetic? After all, he gave it his all to fight a child, and he even lost.
"Partner, she really does seem to have some connection to you. Could she really be your younger sister?"
"No, she is my other side in destiny.
Mem, you and I, in this universe, both have our corresponding true destined sides, and both you and I are the unchosen fates. If I had been chosen, then the one standing here talking to you right now would be her, while I would be standing there, clueless and knowing nothing, then stepping onto the Astral Express to begin the stage of destiny."
"Then, Partner, what would that 'me' who was chosen by fate in this universe be like?"
"I don't know, that's a question for System-bro, but System-bro is restricted by rules and cannot spoil that part of the plot for me."
"System, huh? It's a pity that I can't hear the system's voice, nor can I see the screen that only you, Partner, can see. Even in my memories, I can't see it."
Mem had always known of the system's existence, though she was limited to merely knowing it existed. She had no way to observe the system through any means.
"But she must be a very cute girl, right!"
"Why?"
"Because that's just what I think!"
Caelus didn't refute this point. After all, in this universe, intuition was sometimes very accurate.
"Alright, it's time for us to go."
"Partner, even if we are the other side of fate, why do we have to avoid them?"
"Because our existence seriously affects the script of a certain entity. If we don't leave soon, that black cat over there is going to hiss."
As they said this, both Caelus and Mem looked toward the only existence within the domain of memory that could still move besides the two of them.
It was a black cat crouching in the corner, having appeared out of nowhere.
Caelus nodded at the black cat, then quickly left with Mem. Before leaving, he slightly interfered with the memories of the three people.
It is worth noting that perhaps because Stelle and March 7th had met, the entity within March 7th was less guarded against his memory interference, allowing him to interfere.
When the frozen domain vanished, Stelle stood there for a good while, puzzled, and said, "That's strange. Where did the treasure chest that was here just a moment ago go? How could such a big treasure chest just disappear!"
"I told you, those aren't treasure chests! Those are boxes I use to store things. It's very rude to just open other people's boxes!"
"Impossible! There was clearly a big treasure chest here just a moment ago! And when these treasure chests are opened, there is definitely treasure inside!"
"That's because that's something someone else put in there themselves!"
Dan Heng watched March 7th, who looked like she had a headache, and couldn't help but feel like he was seeing a shadow of his past self.
Caelus led Mem to explore the areas they hadn't been able to explore before. However, they hadn't been exploring for long when he encountered a strange guy with pink bubbles popping over his head, muttering some kind of poetry.
(To be continued.)
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