Riding the Rainbow Bridge to the sky, after a while, everyone stepped back onto the ground.
"Flying on the Rainbow Bridge is truly a wondrous experience."
Setting foot on the "ground" again and looking at everything before him, Phainon felt extremely novel.
"When everything with Amphoreus is completely over, perhaps you can try venturing into the Cosmos, floating and wandering within it." Hearing Phainon's words, Lumina told him about an even more wondrous, even more novel matter.
"That also sounds like a very novel and interesting matter." Hearing this, Phainon nodded, and his expectations for the future grew even stronger.
Compared to before, the future at this moment was full of bright light.
Through the efforts of countless seniors, of the twelve Coreflames, only two remained now.
One of them was still in Okhema, while the remaining one was right before them.
"Let's move forward. No matter how beautiful the future is, it is unrelated to the present." Phainon began to observe the surrounding environment. Seeing only one path ahead, he took the lead in walking at the very front of everyone.
"What we can do now is complete the current task, complete the current mission."
Phainon had heard of Lumina and Herta's strength and knew they were exceptionally powerful. But Phainon would not think that with them here, this mission would become very simple.
On the contrary, Phainon would be very serious, very solemn, and put in one hundred times his usual energy to complete this matter.
From beginning to end, Phainon considered this matter to be Amphoreus's, Okhema's matter. As guests from Beyond the Sky, it was bad enough that Phainon had not hosted them well, but he had also swept them into this Flame-Chase journey.
Even if this was voluntary on their part...
To be able to receive their help, both Phainon and Aglaea, as well as the others, felt especially happy.
But no matter what, the matters of Amphoreus, the matters of Okhema, should be left to them to solve themselves.
Unless it reached a point where they could not complete it with their own abilities.
Only when this situation occurred would it be time to seek the help of Outworlders.
At this very moment, this was also true for the coming subjugation concerning the Sky Titan.
Phainon would give his all to resolve this matter; only if his own strength were truly insufficient would he then seek help from Lumina and Herta.
As for Stelle and Dan Heng... because Stelle had obtained the power of [Time], from a certain perspective, she could also be considered a member of the Flame-Chasing Journey, so...
As for Dan Heng...
Because of the ideology of [Trailblaze]? Phainon did not understand it very well.
He only knew that they had come to help Amphoreus and Okhema.
Lumina and Herta, however, were completely different; they had come to Amphoreus as tourists, and under no circumstances should they have been swept into this incident.
"Phainon, don't overthink it." Looking at Phainon walking at the front of the group, Lumina could feel the emotions in his heart. After thinking it over, she finally spoke up to give him a simple reminder.
It was true that Lumina had come for a vacation, but if she encountered something that stood in her way and obstructed her journey, she would definitely take action to resolve it.
Everything was standing in her way, obstructing her journey and making the experience less than wonderful. Was she really supposed to just stand there foolishly and do nothing?
That was absolutely impossible, and Lumina would never allow such a thing to happen.
Therefore, in this upcoming battle against the Sky Titan...
Even if the Sky Titan was just a bit unlucky...
Lumina's journey, though called a journey, was actually a "Beautiful Girl Friendship Plan."
The journey was a journey, but the important part wasn't the travel itself; it was the process of making friends with beautiful girls, becoming good friends, and even becoming besties during this trip.
And in the middle of this process, the Sky Titan appeared before her, making Hyacine's mood a bit heavy, which in turn affected the "joy" of Lumina making friends with a beautiful girl.
So, the Sky Titan had just hit the jackpot.
After all, who told it to be involved with a beautiful girl like Hyacine?
If it had nothing to do with her, if it hadn't blocked her path, Lumina wouldn't even bother to deal with it.
Therefore, in this battle, Lumina was going to show off her skills and put on a grand performance in front of Hyacine, leaving an extremely deep impression in her heart.
Make this impression a lifelong pursuit for her, making her never able to leave me!
"Phew... Miss Lumina is right," Phainon sighed. He didn't know Lumina's exact thoughts, but he felt her words were correct.
No matter what happened, as long as he focused on the task at hand and didn't overthink, he would be fine.
Whether Lumina and Herta would intervene or help was their own business.
If they didn't help, it would be understandable.
If they did, then gifts should be prepared for them as a token of gratitude for helping Amphoreus.
And in reality, all of this had little to do with Phainon himself.
Aglaea and her companions would handle it.
Phainon only needed to do his own part well.
"The Eye of Twilight, the legendary Sky Fortress of Aquila... I never thought it actually existed, let alone that I would be stepping inside it myself."
Crossing the Rainbow Bridge and arriving here, Hyacine's expression grew solemn as she beheld the magnificent civilization her ancestors had built in the sky. The warm, healing smile was gone from her face.
"The hero Seliose declared war on Aquila right here, turning the first page of humanity's Flame-Chase journey."
Hyacine always maintained a sense of awe toward the heroes, her tone filled with respect and reverence.
"Now, it's our turn to challenge the Titans." Seeing Hyacine so earnest and solemn, Lumina couldn't help herself. Her small hand slipped out, gently resting on Hyacine's pink head, stroking it tenderly.
Standing in the Sky City-State built by Hyacine's ancestors, feeling the soft touch transmitted to her palm, a thrill suddenly surged in Lumina's heart.
Lumina didn't know why such an emotion was born.
But she knew that performing this kind of action on Hyacine right now made her feel extremely comfortable and thrilled...
"Lu... Lumie..."
When this emotion welled up in Lumina's heart, it naturally appeared in Hyacine's heart as well.
After being stunned for a moment, Hyacine reacted, and her fair little face turned crimson in an instant.
The little face, which was white and smooth beneath the red, seemed to be attracting someone to take a small bite of it.
Foul, this was simply too foul.
Seeing Hyacine like this made the "flame" in Lumina's heart burn fiercely, as if she couldn't wait to devour her whole the next second!
Under Lumina's intense gaze, and with the thrill and guilt in her own heart, Hyacine lowered her small head, her voice as soft as a mosquito's hum, gently making a sound.
She wanted Lumina to stop this action. After all... others were watching.
Especially, especially in this place.
This was the legendary Sky Fortress, the place built by Hyacine's ancestors. Engaging in such intimate behavior with Lumina here made Hyacine feel as if countless ancestors were watching her...
This... this was truly embarrassing!
Hyacine screamed shyly in her heart like a young maiden.
But Lumina's small hand never left Hyacine's head.
After all, Hyacine's voice was so soft, like the buzz of a little mosquito. How could Lumina hear it without being close to her ear?
Even if Lumina was extremely powerful, this selective deafness... ahem, even if Lumina was extremely powerful, Hyacine's voice was so faint, how could she possibly hear it clearly?
Therefore, Lumina's hand not only showed no sign of stopping, but actually sped up quite a bit, ruffling Hyacine's hair into a bit of a mess.
The smooth pink hair puffed up slightly, making Hyacine look a bit like she had just woken up from bed.
"Lu, Lumie, then... that... we, we should still, still quickly..."
The emotions in Hyacine's heart grew stronger and stronger, and her legs, clad in white stockings, couldn't help but rub against each other. Driven by this emotion, Hyacine took a deep breath, forced down the feelings in her heart, and mustered her courage to speak.
Instead of directly telling Lumina to take her hand off her head, she beat around the bush and told Lumina that they still had a more important matter to attend to.
If they spent too much time here, it would be very bad.
But...
Lumina still didn't stop the movements of her hand.
Although Hyacine mustered her courage and spoke in a voice louder than before.
But in reality, her voice this time wasn't much louder.
Basically, it went from needing to be pressed against the ear to be heard, to being able to be heard while facing the cheek.
Lumina could obviously hear it, but it wasn't enough.
This voice was still far from enough.
Such a cute little strawberry cake should be made even cuter!
This way, later on, when she devours this cute little strawberry cake bite by bite, she will feel exceptionally happy and blissful.
"You bad woman, let that girl go!"
Lumina's ideas were wonderful, but the story obviously would not develop as she had imagined.
After all, it wasn't just her and Hyacine on the field, but there were others present as well.
Phainon and Dan Heng didn't know what to say upon seeing this scene.
Seeing that Hyacine was only shy and did not show any signs of resistance, they did not interrupt this behavior but waited silently.
Facing this scene, Stelle stood with her hands on her hips and nodded in great satisfaction.
As expected of my Sister Lumina, she's just awesome!
As Sister Lumina's die-hard fan, no matter what Sister Lumina did, it seemed extremely correct in Stelle's eyes.
Not only would she not stop Sister Lumina from doing this kind of behavior, but she would also encourage and praise such behavior.
Sister Lumina is so awesome, there must be a profound meaning unique to her for doing such a thing, right?
Stelle's mind kept filling in the blanks, just short of hugging Sister Lumina's thigh and licking it.
As for Herta, she simply crossed her arms, too lazy to pay any attention.
If she paid attention to Lumina, would she be able to stop her?
What was she thinking? If Lumina wanted to do this kind of thing, who could possibly stop her?
You can stop her for a moment, but can you stop her for a lifetime?
So Herta was too lazy to say anything to Lumina. It would be better to let her absorb a wave of energy from Hyacine's body now, and then she wouldn't do this kind of behavior for a while later.
After all, it was just a pat on the little head, nothing too serious.
But Mem clearly didn't know this. Seeing that the big battle was obviously about to begin, yet Lumina was still here laughing and chatting, the anger in her heart came out of nowhere, and she immediately scolded her.
"..."
Hearing Mem's words, Lumina's little hand froze, and the movement in her hand suddenly stopped.
Just when Mem thought Lumina was intimidated by her words, Lumina's pause button was canceled, and her whole person returned to normal again.
The little hand that had originally stopped was now still gently stroking Hyacine's head.
"Hey, you bad woman!" Seeing this, Mem was now like a resentful woman, continuing to scold Lumina.
At this moment, Mem was only one step away from becoming a resentful woman.
As long as she rushed up now, immediately, right now, and gave Lumina a fierce punch on her head, she could solidify this identity of a resentful woman.
But obviously, Mem couldn't bring herself to do such a thing.
After continuing to rub Hyacine's little head for a while, Lumina reluctantly withdrew her little hand.
She glanced lightly at Mem, gave a soft snort, and said, "What's the rush? We need to observe our surroundings properly to achieve victory in every battle."
"What if there are traps nearby? Wouldn't we be in danger?"
Lumina's rhetorical question left Mem momentarily speechless.
"No, that's not right. What does that have to do with what you were doing?" Although Mem looked a bit silly, she wasn't actually stupid. After being stunned for just a few seconds, she quickly recovered.
Still, being able to be stunned for a few seconds by Lumina's nonsense meant Mem was qualified to be a member of the Silly Family.
"The answer is... no connection." Lumina faced Mem and drawled the last word, spreading her hands to show there was absolutely no connection between the two, and it was purely an excuse she had made up.
"You..."
Realizing Lumina was playing with her, the fire in Mem's body rushed to her head, nearly making her faint on the spot.
Curse it, curse it, curse it! How mean!
I want to, I want to, I want to teach her a lesson!
Pin her down fiercely, making her unable to make any sound other than whimpering.
Make her submit to me forever, so that whenever she sees me, she will kneel on the ground and beg for a single word or gesture from me!
Mem floated in midair, her pink little feet stomping up and down in the air from Lumina's anger, looking exceptionally cute.
Lumina's eyes lit up, and she was ready to scoop her into her arms the next second for a fierce cuddling and rubbing.
"Little Mem, since you're so ungrateful, don't blame me for being ruthless! Jie jie jie!"
In Lumina's mind, a laugh fit for a villain surfaced.
"Alright, Miss Lumina is right. Knowing one's enemy and oneself is the key to victory in a hundred battles. This saying applies not only to enemies but also to the environment."
But before Lumina could do anything, Phainon spoke up, interrupting her action.