Nero had to admit that Silver Wolf's words excited him.
One person could be used as 107,336 people, and there was actually something this good?
As expected of the Honkai: Star Rail world. There were always some unexpected surprises.
"So, this is the true meaning of 'the impossible,' right?" Himeko looked at Gallagher and said, "You sent out invitations in the Watchmaker's name in order to find factions capable of resolving the Stellaron crisis, attracting them to Penacony so they could discover the truth?"
"Not only that. What I wanted to see even more was the major factions constantly fighting over the legacy," Gallagher said.
"And with this being the Watchmaker's first appearance in more than ten years, the traitors within the Family would certainly reveal themselves."
"So, the legacy really was just a cover?" March asked somewhat regretfully.
"That depends on what you define as the legacy." July looked at March. "If you're willing to regard the Stellaron as the legacy, then that works too."
"Who would want to regard that kind of thing as a legacy!" March said.
Stelle: "...?"
'Does this involve me?'
"If that's the case, where is that Stellaron now?" Himeko asked.
"You should ask that wing-headed kid." Gallagher said. "The Stellaron has always been under the Family's control, and he's the face of the Oak Family. He definitely knows everything about it."
After saying that, Gallagher walked toward Robin and Sunday in the distance.
"You've probably finished talking, right? So, are you willing to tell us where that Stellaron is?"
Sunday looked at the group standing before him. After remaining silent for a moment, he finally spoke. "It... is Penacony Grand Theater itself."
"As expected. The incarnation of the Family, the building that first appeared in the beautiful dream... It is the culprit responsible for turning Penacony into what it is now." Robin said.
"This... isn't really unexpected." March blinked.
"After all, Nero's Black Cutter is also a Stellaron. Silver Wolf sent it over, too." July said. "Hmm... For the Nameless, it doesn't matter what a Stellaron looks like."
"..."
Sunday was somewhat speechless at the Nameless' state of mind, but he simply continued, "And the person who used the Stellaron to accomplish all of this... is probably Mr. Gopher Wood, who is also the Dreammaster now."
Almost the instant Sunday finished speaking, his vision blurred. A figure suddenly appeared in front of him, a white-haired boy looking at him with shining eyes.
"Is what you said true? Big Brother Sunday, all of this was done by that Dreammaster!?"
"Eh?" Sunday was somewhat stunned as he looked at Nero, who had suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Ah... That sentence is practically the perfect bait." Silver Wolf's projection watched this scene from behind, narrowing her eyes.
"Why do you care so much about this?" Robin asked Nero somewhat puzzledly.
"If he's the one who did the bad things, then wouldn't it be perfectly reasonable to punish him?" Nero said matter-of-factly.
"That's true..."
"I happen to have a suitable place!" Nero said with a smile.
"The Xianzhou side transferred quite a few criminals from the Shackling Prison to my place. In order to let people who do bad things make good use of themselves and become good people again, I'm more than willing to provide a place for them to undergo labor reform."
"L-Labor reform?"
"Yeah! But it's not like I'm providing the place out of pure selflessness. In fact, I can get some benefits from it too. Big Sister Robin, do you know about Nero's Fragmentum Factory? You should, right? I saw that there were still some of its products in the guest rooms."
Robin nodded.
Sunday also said, "Not long ago, the Family purchased a batch of goods from there. They're very convenient to use, and the feedback has been very good..."
"That factory... is mine!" Nero's face showed a proud expression.
"Hehe... What I mean is, if that's the case, then my factory is just missing a talent like the Dreammaster. One person being used as 107,336 people, one person doing the work of 107,336 people, that's simply perfect!"
Listening to Nero, the expressions of Sunday, Robin, and even Gallagher all became complicated.
At this moment, Robin developed the same impression of Nero that Nero had previously had of her, "This child Nero obviously looks so innocent, and he even has an angel-like appearance... I never expected him to have such a devilish idea."
"There's nothing wrong with the fact that doing bad things should be punished, but when I think about this child wanting Mr. Gopher Wood to do the work of 107,336 people by himself, the atmosphere suddenly becomes frightening..."
However, the Astral Express group, who were more familiar with Nero, only felt that this was very Nero, and completely normal.
'That's right. This child was just like this.'
As for the Knights of Beauty, what else could they say? They would only think this was very beautiful.
"By the way... The Dreammaster should be a member of the Family, right? Why would Mr. Sunday directly identify the Dreammaster as the culprit?" July asked.
Because Nero's behavior was completely normal to the Astral Express group, compared to being shocked, they were more concerned about the issues related to Penacony's current situation.
"...While investigating the murderer who killed my sister, aside from Gallagher... he was the second person I suspected." Sunday did not hide anything and said it directly.
"Looks like choosing to confront me first was a very correct decision." Gallagher said.
"I had no other choice." Sunday said. "The Dreammaster has always been elusive. Even the heads of the various families rarely get to see him."
"If that's the case... doesn't that mean he'll be very difficult to catch?" Nero frowned. This news was clearly not good news to him.
"But there's no need to worry too much... It shouldn't be a big problem. After all, if we want to do something that disrupts his plan, he'll have to show himself no matter what, right? By then, we just need to catch him in one go."
Listening to Nero muttering to himself, Sunday's expression became strange.
Putting aside the matter of making other people work for him, wasn't this child a little too confident...
Sunday's understanding of Nero's strength all came from his sister. He had only learned about Nero's connections from Dr. Ratio, so he felt that this child seemed a little too confident in his own strength. And then...
The next second, he saw the figures surrounding Nero from behind, those Knights of Beauty seemingly wishing they could treat this child as Idrila herself...
If that was the case... Thinking about the Knights of Beauty's inexplicable and completely unreasonable combat power, it seemed that it wasn't impossible after all.
At least at this stage... there was absolutely no possibility of resisting.
What exactly was up with this child? His background involved the Xianzhou, the IPC, the Intelligentsia Guild and Genius Society, and the Knights of Beauty... There was even Aha or Lan.
Although the last two were too outrageous and made it seem unlikely, just the ones mentioned before were already enough to make one break out in a cold sweat.
'This child... Could you possibly be the child of the Aeon of Beauty?'