Sudarsana.
The place where the Garden of Recollection is rooted.
"'Sudarsana is the nursery of 'Remembrance,' and the grand figure of Fuli stands at its center.'"
Sang-3000, the navigator who led the Astral Express to discover Sudarsana, once recorded it as such.
Many believe that Sudarsana was created by Fuli. But that is not the case.
It is not that Fuli resides deep within Sudarsana, but that the Garden of Recollection built this pure land of memory around the Aeon.
Don't be fooled by Fuli sitting in Zen meditation in the center of this pure land like some grandmaster, as if Sudarsana is truly under His protection.
But those who know the truth of "Remembrance" are aware. Fuli has never been born.
The crystal god meditating in the center is merely a fictional illusion, built up by the Garden of Recollection from a massive amount of "Memory."
It is just as the Garden of Recollection's philosophy insists.
The "past" is composed of Memon, and the "future" is also a possibility that will eventually be transformed.
As for the "present," it never truly exists; it is merely an abstract expression.
"Miss Black Swan, as the one who guided you on the path of 'Remembrance'..."
A strange white hood, a peculiar dress, a face covered by a blue mask—this is the common attire of the Memokeepers of the Garden of Recollection.
"I hope you can understand what's good for you."
So said the Memokeeper who called herself an explorer.
"I know there are many extremists within the Garden."
Black Swan looked at her, seemingly somewhat surprised.
"But I didn't expect you to be one of them."
"To be drawn to the great cause of 'Remembrance'—isn't that perfectly normal?"
The explorer just smiled, feeling it was understandable.
"Do not interfere with the Immaculatus's plan."
Her tone was exceptionally serious.
Black Swan was silent for a moment.
"So the Garden was aware of this world long ago."
She realized this.
"Amphoreus, a world that can only be reflected by the realm of the Garden."
"It has long been the stage for your schemes, a place where conspiracies are layered."
Black Swan said, taking a deep breath.
She hadn't even shared the "Memory Bubble" she obtained with these people, not even mentioning it.
She came to the Garden simply to see if there were any related records.
One must know, this is the place where all 'Memories' converge.
With so many Memokeepers, perhaps someone else had learned of Amphoreus's existence.
After a thorough search, she was originally relieved to have found nothing.
After all, if there were, it would mean Amphoreus was in trouble.
At the same time, with a precedent set, the Garden of Recollection's ambition would swell immensely.
If they were to transform all star systems into the likeness of Amphoreus... without a doubt, the entire galaxy would become their personal fiefdom, where only their word mattered!
Just as not every genius is as mentally sound as Herta, not every Memokeeper has as proper a method of collecting "Memory" as Black Swan.
Compared to cooperating with the Garden of Recollection... she was more willing to cooperate with Leon.
At least his morals were guaranteed.
So after confirming the Garden of Recollection had come up empty, she had planned to leave quietly and rendezvous with Leon.
During this process, she hadn't even mentioned the existence of the Memory Bubble in her hand.
And yet she was stopped.
She should have known.
A world that can only be reflected by the realm of the Garden is an exquisite specimen for the Garden of Recollection.
How could this group of Memokeepers not have noticed?
It wasn't that there was no related information, but that the information had been hidden by them.
"Not 'you,' 'us'."
The explorer stated that Black Swan was also a Memokeeper, and she too would benefit.
There's no separating yourself from this at all.
"...Who is this 'Immaculatus' you speak of?"
Only a few Memokeepers knew the truth of "Lady Fuli," and Black Swan was clearly not one of them.
"The founder of the Garden of Recollection."
The explorer didn't mind answering this question.
"..."
Black Swan fell silent once more.
Founder? What founder?
The Garden of Recollection has a founder? How could she not know?
"What is your goal, exactly?"
Black Swan had a bad feeling. The Garden's goal was definitely not as simple as Amphoreus's unique nature.
"The memory of 'Godfall.' It will allow 'Remembrance' to gain the upper hand in the War of the Gods."
The explorer gave her a very vague answer.
"'War of the Gods...'"
Black Swan muttered to herself.
These words had driven too many factions to the brink of madness, scrambling to make preparations, each wanting to be the victor in this War of the Gods.
"But do you think that without me, that Ranger won't be able to find Amphoreus?"
Black Swan knew what the Garden feared, and also knew that her own usefulness to Leon was better than nothing, but not by much.
He is an agent of Lan. How could he not find his prey?
Waiting for her to provide the intelligence was more of a formality than anything.
"He has a promise with a certain young lady, you know."
Black Swan thought of the pink-haired beauty he had mentioned before.
His reason for going to Amphoreus must be related to her.
Don't underestimate a superhero of his word!
"The flames of 'The Destruction' will shoot down the blind arrows of 'The Hunt'."
So said the explorer.
"'The Erudition,' 'The Destruction,' 'Remembrance.' Among the three Paths enveloping Amphoreus, 'Remembrance' and 'The Destruction' have formed an alliance of mutual exploitation."
Iron Tomb is a perfect vessel.
If a seed can be secretly planted, the moment 'The Erudition' detonates it, 'The Destruction' will fill the galaxy.
'Remembrance' will also spread to every corner of the universe.
Under these circumstances, a masterless 'Path' will be divided between two 'Aeons'.
No matter how skilled that Ranger is, he cannot defeat Iron Tomb.
Iron Tomb is the absolute power born from this; it will be the one to teach that Ranger a lesson!
"Don't come over here! Don't you come over here! Aaaah!"
Just as these confident words were spoken, a series of bloodcurdling screams echoed from within Sudarsana.
"Hahahahaha!"
Black rivers flowed everywhere, as if an 'Evernight' had descended upon Sudarsana.
Dark red jellyfish accompanied the rivers, devouring the Memokeepers on the ground one by one.
The memetic bodies they relied on for survival were now no different from useless husks.
Counters are king, and super-effective attacks are divine.
And "Oblivion," which represents "Mystery," is the perfect counter to the children of "Remembrance"!
"Hehehehehe!"
Along with the 'Evernight' came countless bright purple arrows of light, shooting everywhere.
The power of 'The Hunt' pierced through the defenses of 'Remembrance'!
Unlike Evernight, who focused on mechanics, Leon was all about pure, overwhelming force.
Gotta say, Evernight is still too insidious, definitely needs another nerf, while Leon is insidious but not strong, too weak, clearly needs a buff.
The two madwomen charged in without any attempt at concealment.
Evernight held an umbrella, striding elegantly.
Leon wasn't so refined. He came here to sling arrows!
Working together, the two turned Sudarsana completely upside down in a single moment.
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