Everyone looked at the tombstones in silence.
Without a doubt, the people whose names were carved on the tombstones had already passed away long ago.
"Razalina died in the War of Independence. To find out where the memetic substances were flowing, she piloted a shuttle alone deep into the center of the galaxy and never returned...
"Tiernan, meanwhile, was a cowboy skilled with firearms. He was strong and reliable. He led the people through the brutal war against external forces, but he failed to hold on until the day peace truly arrived."
Mikhail calmly told the stories of those Nameless predecessors. The long passage of time had gradually smoothed the ripples stirred up by these stories, but it had not erased the reflections they left behind.
Those two Nameless predecessors had both departed, their figures disappearing along the path of Trailblaze, continuing forward until the very end... The story of Penacony's past was like a long and sorrowful dream. Now, only a bitter aftertaste remained.
"For ten years after the war, Penacony was caught in troubles both within and without. For Asdana, Tiernan took up the path of Trailblaze again and led the Moth Family to explore beyond the galaxy, only to be surrounded by the Swarm... the entire army was wiped out."
"Although I had already expected it, the stories of our predecessors... really are regrettable." March suddenly felt a little sad.
July also nodded beside her. She felt the same way. The sadness was not strong, but it lingered everywhere like the cold air of winter.
"What pure and beautiful resolve. Even at the very end, they walked the path of Trailblaze without hesitation." Argenti's eyes lit up.
He did not look sad at all, but instead excitedly praised them at length, "Having made such a decision, their story deserves to burn as brightly and brilliantly as the red sun in the sky of this planet!"
"Wuwuwu... It's... it's so moving... The predecessors gave everything to create this paradise. Wuwu... This story is romantic, epic, and pure." Noe seemed deeply inspired as well.
Of course, even more knights joined in.
To them, there was no doubt that these two Nameless were pure and beautiful, people who had walked the path of Pure Beauty.
As beings with emotions, mortals would undoubtedly walk along roads where Paths intersected.
The knights clearly did not care which Aeon the person they were praising believed in, nor whether they were a Pathstrider or an Emanator of some Path.
When they discovered a flash of Pure Beauty in you, you became a fellow traveler on the road they walked.
"They spent their entire lives moving toward the unknown, living up to the name of Trailblaze." Himeko's gaze swept over the tombstones before she looked at Mikhail. "Then... what about this memorial with no words on it?"
"When the Dreamflux Reef was born, its owner had not yet passed away."
Before Mikhail could answer, another voice answered first. The weariness was rarely absent from Gallagher's tone, "But that person said, 'There has to be such a day,' and stubbornly erected a blank tombstone for himself. Everyone aboard the Astral Express, we meet again."
Gallagher greeted them, while Sunday beside him almost instantly turned his gaze toward Robin. The head of the Oak Family relaxed in an instant and became excited. "Robin..."
There was another person beside them who did the same thing as Sunday. Tiriandes's visual processor locked onto Nero at the first moment, and this Intelligent Machine Knight almost instantly lost the extremely oppressive bearing he had displayed when facing Sunday, Gallagher, and Firefly earlier. He scampered over and bowed to Nero with a knight's courtesy.
"Tiriandes of the Knights of Beauty, appearing before you."
"Eh... um..."
Nero stared blankly at Tiriandes, feeling that the scene seemed somehow familiar?
Something similar seemed to have happened when he played Simulated Universe before...
"Y-You can get up already..." Nero's little face was flushed red. There were so many people here. It felt strange for him to do this...
However, although the child's flushed face had something to do with Tiriandes bowing to him in public, the main reason was still Robin.
Earlier, when Robin had talked about her deal with Mikhail and said that she was willing not to perform on stage, Nero had curiously asked for more details about the reason.
However, Robin did not seem to intend to explain more details to Nero. With a smile, she delivered the killing blow with a single sentence, "I want you to perform on stage," leaving the child's brain frozen for a long time...
To perform at the Charmony Festival, Nero thought this was the most terrifying story he had heard since transmigrating.
It was even scarier than having to fight Phantylia.
When he had just transmigrated and thought he was very weak, his worries about Phantylia attacking the Luofu could not compare to the shock brought by being asked to go on stage and perform this time.
It was too terrifying.
Sister Robin was usually gentle and soft-spoken, and she had an angelic face, but in reality, she was a devil who could say such evil things.
Afterward, Gallagher said that he had agreed to give Sunday and Robin some private space, so he would first discuss the relevant matters with the Astral Express crew.
The Astral Express crew had no objections.
However, before the conversation began, everyone still asked the other side about the matter of the real and fake March 7th. Yet even Gallagher, the mastermind behind it all, did not know what was going on...
After that, Gallagher quickly got down to business. He seemed eager to pass on everything he knew to everyone.
Of course, that was indeed the case. After all, Sunday had already seen through his fabrication, and there was not much time left for him, or for this identity.
In Gallagher's self-introduction, he was the founder of the Dreamflux Reef, the Clockmaker's assistant, and the person who had sent invitations to the outside world, a fictional historian.
"Huh? A fictional historian?" March stared blankly at Gallagher.
"You really are something, fictional historian!" July frowned. "So all that stuff you told us before was made up?"
"I can guarantee this, all the stories I told you earlier were completely true... Uh, most of them, anyway. Except for the part about the Family accepting me again." Gallagher said.
"I confirmed it with Mr. Mikhail. The information regarding the Family, the Clockmaker, and that Mikhail has all been verified." Himeko looked at July, meaning the March 7th who had been traveling with them all this time.
"Eh...?" July's expression suddenly became complicated. "Really? So you're actually thirteen?!"
"Huh? What! He's thirteen!?" March also widened her eyes in an instant.
Gallagher, "..."
"Ahem..." After a brief silence, Gallagher cleared his throat to cover his embarrassment and decided to take over the topic. "If you're willing to believe me, I can certainly be eighteen."
"But for now, let's talk about business. I'm sure everyone really wants to know why I went to such lengths to arrange an inheritance dispute, sent invitations to so many factions, and stirred Penacony into complete chaos..."
Listening to Gallagher, Nero blinked.
Actually, he had no questions about this at all. He did not even care much about it, because his original idea really had been to come here on vacation.
But now, this matter was also related to the Nameless from the past. After all, it was Pom-Pom's request, so he had no choice but to get involved.
Sighing, Nero decided to listen to what Gallagher had to say. However, in the next second, his feet suddenly left the ground.
"W-What are you doing...?"
"Hmm...? I saw you sighing, so I thought your legs were tired from standing." Noe smiled.
Nero, "..."
Gallagher glanced at Nero...
So this was the child the Knights of Beauty were searching for... This was settled. The Knights and the Astral Express had no choice but to join forces. The future really was bright.
Then he continued, "The answer is actually very simple, and everyone is very familiar with it. The root of everything... is the Stellaron."
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