"So, you've come to Warahip to participate in that cosmic calamity competition hosted by 'Truth'?"
After their conversation, Himeko B looked at Himeko A with a hint of doubt.
She had never heard of cosmic calamity before, and judging by the name, it didn't sound like anything good. Could this really be a competition?
"Speaking of cosmic calamity, as a local of Warahip, let me explain..."
Welt walked to the window and looked at the advertising ships flying through the sky trailing light-screens, his eyes gleaming.
"cosmic calamity is currently the most popular online game in the universe. It was created by the former Aeon of Erudition, Nous—now the Emanator of 'Truth,' Bonnia—based on Kiana's ideas..."
Following that, Welt began to talk incessantly about the pros and cons of the game cosmic calamity.
Because the game was personally crafted by Bonnia, the unreasonable aspects within it were negligible.
Hearing this made everyone's blood boil, and they all felt a desire to participate in this game's competition.
Most importantly, the final winning team of this competition would receive the greatest reward in history—an audience with the Aeon of 'Truth'!
With a bit of luck, one could reach the heavens in a single bound!
Elysia listened to this reward, tapping her chin and looking up slightly in thought.
Didn't Bronya just come back with Kiana and Mei?
Did this reward really have Bronya's personal consent?
Could it be another unauthorized decision made by Bonnia to prank Bronya...? ♪
The more Elysia thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Since Nous was 'disciplined' into Nous-Duck, she had become more human-like year by year. Specifically, she was quite mischievous, frequently jumping out to tease Bronya.
But as one might expect, Bonnia would end up directly showing a defeat CG.
After Elysia looked into it, she realized the mastermind behind all of this...
Was actually Ellie herself!
Cough, cough, no, it was her counterpart—the Great Xilian who appeared from the future into the present.
Every time she saw Bonnia getting beaten by Bronya until her core smoked, she was the one laughing the loudest.
After speaking for a long time, Welt finally finished introducing cosmic calamity, leaving the members of Stellaron Express B somewhat dumbfounded.
What did he mean by 'former Aeon of Erudition'?
What did he mean by 'current Emanator of Truth'?
And what was this about the reward being an audience with 'Truth'? Was this universe really playing things this wildly?
Although the Phantasm Moon Game in the Dual-Phase Paradise was exciting because the winner got a one-minute trial card to become 'Elation'...
The reward for this competition was also quite good!
Becoming an Emanator was almost a certainty. Nous... no, Bonnia wouldn't lie, right?
The members of Stellaron Express B still had an impression of Nous from the time she was the Aeon, unaware that the one here had long been disciplined into a qualified 'duck.'
Gulp...
March 7th's throat moved as she swallowed, then she looked at Himeko B and asked somewhat uncertainly:
"Sister Himeko, should we participate in this game?"
At the same time, Stelle looked at Himeko B expectantly, even dragging Dan Heng along to use the'sparkling eyes' offensive on her.
"Well, I originally wanted to decide by vote, but now it seems everyone is interested in the cosmic calamity competition. So, let's stay here and join in."
Himeko B glanced at Mr. Yang. Seeing him nod while pushing up his glasses, she held out a hand and looked at the three of them with a slightly doting expression.
If her kids wanted to play, she would accompany them~
In any case, there was still a long time until the Charmony Festival, so there was no rush to return to their original universe.
"Yay! Stelle, we can definitely win this cosmic whatever-it's-called competition, right!"
Seeing Himeko B agree, March 7th immediately grabbed Stelle's hand and jumped for joy on the spot.
When the time came, she would drag Kiana into their team and have her carry the Express Crew!
A three-person team... she'd toss Stelle to Sister Himeko and the others, and then she, Dan Heng, and Kiana would form the strongest galactic battleship and crush everyone!
"Having confidence is a good thing, but..."
Welt shook his head, drawing out his words slightly, his eyes flickering:
"But many powerful people will be participating in this competition. Although everyone's strength in cosmic calamity will be suppressed to the same level, there will still be a gap in skill."
"True. Even an Aeon might not necessarily achieve final victory in this game where everyone is equal."
Mr. Yang nodded in agreement.
"That's so nice, Pom. Pom-Pom also kind of wants to join this game..."
"Pom-Pom can participate too, Pom! With the gaming equipment, you can log in from anywhere, Pom!"
Seeing Pom-Pom B look a bit dejected, Pom-Pom A's eyes lit up. He pulled a pair of high-tech goggles from behind him and waved them in front of the other.
This gadget was the game terminal. Once worn, it could project one's consciousness data into the cosmic calamity player galaxy.
That galaxy composed of data was just like a real one; some people even treated it as a second home.
However, those 'people' had strange and varied appearances. They were known as the residents of Omphalos—Digimon.
They were residents of the data world, so after gaining Bonnia's approval, many Digimon and human residents of Omphalos came over to do business.
Though they had physical forms in the real world, they still preferred the world full of data.
It was just that there was always a big, bright red eyeball monitoring them, making it impossible for them to cause any trouble.
Haven't you seen those troublemaking Dark-type Digimon get beaten back into Digi-Eggs and deported to Omphalos, banned for all eternity?
In the eyes of the Digimon, this Bonnia was far too authoritative, so for now, they appeared to be law-abiding citizens.
Cough, cough, getting sidetracked.
Pom-Pom B took the game terminal and put it over his eyes. The goggles first lit up with a blue light, but after flashing a few times, they instantly turned red and shut down automatically.
[Terminal is not being operated by the owner. Terminal has automatically entered security mode. Please have the owner unlock it after multiple verifications.]
"..."
Pom-Pom A's mouth hung open. A few seconds later, he took the terminal off Pom-Pom B's eyes and ran to Welt in a panic:
"Passenger Welt! Pom-Pom's terminal is in security mode, Pom!"
"Isn't Pom-Pom just Pom-Pom? How could it be a non-owner login, Pom...?"
Pom-Pom B stared with his bead-like eyes, scratching his fluffy head in confusion, completely baffled.
Just as Pom-Pom B was bewildered, a flash of blue data light appeared before him and the members of Stellaron Express B—
Whoosh—
A high-tech looking eyepiece floated in front of everyone, and a row of characters traced by data appeared in the air:
[The Great Dog (crossed out), Planner Bonnia, sincerely invites guests from another universe to participate in cosmic calamity!]
At the same time, a projected doll of a grey-haired, Multi-Turbocharged Loli appeared above the characters.
She stood sideways with a confident expression, reaching out her hand in an inviting gesture.
(Zhang Wei's expression from iPartment)
"..."
Seeing this, Welt lowered his head slightly, the light reflecting off his lenses obscuring his expression.
The next moment, a virtual keyboard appeared before him. His hands turned into a blur as he typed frantically, and countless lines of code instantly filled the virtual screen.
After a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief and said to everyone:
"The Astral Express's firewall might have just been breached by Bonnia. I've added a few more layers of reinforcement..."
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