Originally, Sunday would not have thought so much about it, but Nero was involved in too many things, and he also had a good relationship with his own younger sister. Especially the latter point made it impossible for him not to think more deeply about it.
And at this moment, an inexplicable and unrealistic thought suddenly appeared in his mind, like two children trying to outdo each other...
When the other children bragged about how amazing their family members were, this child would simply say, "My uncle is Aha..."
But from the information given by Ratio, this child seemed to address the Aeon of Elation as a sworn brother. Thinking about it that way, it seemed even more terrifying...
Looking at the situation now, he suddenly felt somewhat fortunate that this child had a relatively laid-back personality.
With connections and influence like these, if he really wanted to investigate something, there probably would not be anyone who could keep it hidden from him...
Sunday was absolutely certain of this. After all, he had experienced it himself.
At present, the Knights of Beauty wandering all over Penacony had already left the heads of the various families physically and mentally exhausted.
The pressure brought by the knights was simply too great. Yet they were very polite, making it impossible to find an excuse to drive them away, while being overly forceful was not an option either.
Even if they secretly sent people to do something, whether they could beat them was another question.
It was hard to imagine just how much convenience the disbanding of the Knights of Beauty had brought to the various organizations and factions in the universe.
After all, Sunday knew very well that the Knights currently in Penacony were no more than a tiny fraction of what they had been at their peak.
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind. In the end, Sunday shook his head and put on a sorrowful expression, "Gopherwood has shown kindness to my sister and me. If I were not forced into this situation, I truly would not want to face such an outcome."
"What do you mean by that?" Himeko asked.
"To tell you the truth, my brother and I are also victims of the Cancer of All Worlds," Robin replied.
"We were orphans from a young age, adopted and raised by the family that came to provide us with relief. When Mr. Gopherwood saw that we had talent, he brought my brother and me to Penacony."
Robin's expression was also somewhat sorrowful. It seemed that Gopherwood had indeed treated the two siblings very well in the past.
However, Robin's expression soon became resolute again, "But we cannot stand by and watch Mr. Gopherwood turn against the Harmony. And I certainly cannot use my singing to praise an evil cause...
"No matter who the traitor in the family is, no matter what orders they give me, I will not take the stage and sing. We absolutely cannot turn the Charmony Festival into a ritual to destroy the Harmony... for the paradise we dream of."
"Mm... for the paradise we dream of." Sunday said.
"As the head of the Oak Family, for Penacony's bright future, we have no choice but to do our duty. Robin and I will immediately head to the Dreamscape and find a way to confront the Family Leader. If the family truly has strayed from the Harmony..."
"I will stand on the same side as all of you, put an end to the Charmony Festival, and personally repay the blood debt Mr. Gopherwood owes."
Looking at the determined siblings, Gallagher sighed. "The enemy, or rather, enemies, you are about to face are not nearly as easy to deal with as this old dog of mine, who falls apart on his own whenever you give him a little push... Since everyone has a common goal, why not work together? Perhaps there will still be a chance of success."
"We followed in the footsteps of our predecessor, the Nameless, to come here. There is no reason for us not to continue following his trail," Himeko said.
"Yeah! The Nameless isn't the kind of person who backs down when he runs into difficulties. Besides, catching people is better than being wanted, right?" March said.
Stelle blinked and suddenly smiled. "Heroes can't flee in the face of battle."
"That's right. It's time for our Astral Express to save the world again!" July added.
"So, our current goal is to beat up the Dreammaster, right?" Nero said.
It had originally just been a normal team pep talk, but with the Knights of Beauty here, things became somewhat different.
"You have indeed made such a choice," Tiriandes said. "Indeed, as knights, walking the path of Beauty, how could we stand by and do nothing in the face of evil deeds?"
"Waaah... Even when someone commits such evil deeds, you only beat him up and then send him off for labor reform instead of chopping him into pieces... waaah... You really are too kind." Noe said something that sounded rather terrifying through his tears.
"We have understood your will," Argenti said. "The knights will resolutely walk the path of Beauty. We have already prepared ourselves for this trial.
"Then, please bear witness. We, the knights, shall charge toward the dim stars in the Dreamscape, and under the rising sun, bring back the fruits representing victory and salvation."
The knights said many things, one after another.
Then, with exceptionally strong initiative, they immediately got to work.
In the end, only Argenti, Noe, and Tiriandes, the three knights, remained by Nero's side.
No one asked what the knights who had left were going to do. The knights themselves had not clearly stated what they intended to do either, but even without saying it outright, the scene was enough to make their purpose clear.
Watching this scene, the corners of Sunday's eyes began twitching uncontrollably.
Once he started imagining the knights' target on this trip and what the final situation of a certain person might be, he felt a suffocating pressure like that of a python tightening around him.
At this point, after seeing the knights' choice, Mr. Yang also spoke, "The Express crew will not stand by and do nothing about something like this."
"Mr. Sunday, Miss Robin, I am willing to represent the Astral Express and accompany you. With a third party present, negotiations should go more smoothly. If there is danger... having one more person is always a good thing."
Sunday silently looked at Welt. In the end, he said, "Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Welt."
"Thank you very much, everyone," Robin said. Then she looked at Nero again. Remembering when they had encountered the Mirror Holder back then, and that those people had also come to Penacony, she reminded him, "Nero, remember to take good care of yourself."
"Mm." Nero nodded.
Looking at all this, and thinking about what had happened just now, Sunday was even less willing to stay here any longer, "The Charmony Festival is about to begin, and time is already extremely tight. Everyone, we have to leave."
The situation was just as Sunday had said. There was no more time to spare. But before leaving, Mr. Yang still gathered everyone from the Express crew for one more discussion.
"Although I was the one who took the initiative to propose accompanying them, facing the Dreammaster this time... I'm afraid the chances of survival are slim."
"Huh? Even Mr. Yang says that. Just how powerful is this Dreammaster?" March seemed somewhat surprised.
"As the leader of Penacony's branch family, the Dreammaster probably has the entire power of the Harmony behind him... Not to mention that the Stellaron is in his hands. We have to prepare for the worst," Himeko said.
"Eek... How about you don't go after all, Mr. Yang?" July said.
"That won't do either," Mr. Yang said. "Leaving Miss Robin aside, I always feel that Mr. Sunday's attitude just now was somewhat strange, but I can't put my finger on why... At the very least, we have to make sure he won't turn against us in the middle of the battle."
"I actually think the Dreammaster is nothing to fear," Nero said.
"The Family... or rather, the Harmony's forces probably absolutely won't stand on the Dreammaster's side."
"As a collective force, I think that once they discover even the slightest thought of the Dreammaster straying from the Harmony, those forces belonging to the Harmony will immediately devour him until not even his bones remain. Just like the immune system discovering bacteria inside the body."
"Mm... Actually, there's no need to worry too much. Yanqing sent me a message not long ago. The Luofu is on its way here."
"Even if the Dreammaster really is as powerful as Sister Himeko thinks... we also have the Xianzhou behind us. Mm, and the Knights of Beauty too."
"Even if the Harmony's forces really want to support the Dreammaster, they wouldn't want to face two opponents like these at the same time, right?"
After all, whether it was the Xianzhou Alliance or the Knights of Beauty, both were the kind of "crazy factions" that would really hit you if they said they were going to hit you, and would really keep their eyes on you and keep hitting you if they said they were going to do so.