Not much time passed before the entire dome of the Celestial Mural was covered in dark clouds.
Most of the truth appeared before Hyacine's eyes, and she took it all to heart.
Perhaps because she had been prepared and her will was firm, or simply because she did not want Lumina to see her in an ugly state, Hyacine did not reveal any emotion from beginning to end.
Her expression remained very solemn and serious throughout.
From start to finish, it did not change at all because of those truths.
After turning the entire Celestial Mural into cloudy weather, the last Memory Shard appeared in the center of the platform.
Without a doubt, it was the best truth, the one Hyacine wanted to understand.
"Hah... Seliose, who abandoned her humanity... could my ancestors from the Twilight Courtyard and I truly be her bloodline?"
"All the truth will be revealed soon, but no matter what the final result is, I will absolutely never escape the mission of Flame-Chase!"
Within Hyacine's small body, it seemed as if she were now filled with power.
"Hyacine, feel free to do what you want to do." At this point, Lumina naturally stood out firmly, ready to gain a good amount of Hyacine's favor.
Although Lumina wondered if Hyacine's affection for her, which was already off the charts, could still increase further.
If it could, what kind of domain lay beyond a 100% affection level?
A desperate desire to possess her at any cost?
As she thought, Lumina suddenly recalled the yandere character tropes she'd seen on short-video platforms.
This kind of character archetype seemed to perfectly match the manifestation of affection beyond 100%.
"Hmm... a yandere?" Lumina muttered in her heart.
She felt like she hadn't met a beautiful girl with a yandere attribute yet. If such a girl were to appear, Lumina would absolutely never let her go.
As for the so-called, "a yandere loving you is a tragedy," that was completely not an issue for Lumina.
What a joke. Even if Lumina just lay there and gave that yandere beauty a knife, letting her brandish it over her body, the knife couldn't harm Lumina in the slightest.
Strength was Lumina's greatest trump card. As long as she had strength, what problem couldn't be solved?
Under these circumstances, a yandere's so-called possessiveness would, to Lumina, be a... well, a different kind of flirtatious game.
At the thought of this, Lumina felt a surge of excitement, wishing she could instantly become the most important person in a yandere beauty's life and have her launch a series of possessive behaviors on her.
As for Lumina, she would naturally just enjoy them thoroughly and revel in the pleasure~
So, the question now was, where could Lumina find such a yandere beauty?
Lumina's standards were very high. In her eyes, a "beautiful girl" was the kind of level that would instantly stun the internet with her looks and become an Internet Goddess if placed in the Cosmos.
An average beauty was not a "beautiful girl" in Lumina's eyes.
There was a huge difference between a beauty who was just slightly more attractive than an ordinary person and a "beautiful girl."
And the traces of beautiful girls were already very hard to find, let alone a beautiful girl with a yandere attribute...
Don't be fooled by the fact that wherever Lumina went, a group of beautiful girls would appear before her eyes.
That was purely a coincidence, purely good luck.
Rather, it was because Lumina traveled to places with the Astral Express that she met so many beautiful girls.
If she were to go to other places, let alone encountering so many beautiful girls at once, even meeting just one would be very difficult.
"I'll have to consider this matter more thoroughly."
Lumina silently sighed in her heart about this matter.
Although she said she would consider it more thoroughly, whether she could actually accomplish this and meet a yandere beauty was still completely uncertain.
After all, the yandere attribute was something that could never be displayed openly, no matter how one thought about it.
Even if she met such a beautiful girl, Lumina would have no way of knowing.
Perhaps... perhaps among the beautiful girls she had already met, there were a few who were yanderes.
It was just that, due to Lumina's own absolutely overwhelming strength, they knew that anything they did to her would be utterly useless, and over time, they simply gave up the idea of acting out yandere behaviors.
After all... if they did something wrong, they might be hated.
Since they already enjoyed Lumina's affection, there was absolutely no need to take such a risk just to make Lumina their own personal "big sister."
That would be a bit of a losing proposition.
In short, if there was one, that would be best, but if not, Lumina wouldn't mind at all.
With the current situation, Lumina was already extremely satisfied.
With so many beautiful girls wanting to get close to her, there was no need for Lumina to obsess over a single yandere beauty.
If she were to lose an entire forest because of a single tree with a yandere attribute, Lumina would never forgive herself.
Unable to have both the bear's paw and the fish?
For Lumina, this was not a problem at all.
Rules are meant to be broken. Whether it was the bear's paw or the fish, Lumina would not give up on either!
The idea of "throwing out the watermelon to pick up a sesame seed" or "losing an entire forest because of a single tree"? That would absolutely never happen to Lumina.
If she truly encountered a yandere beauty in the future, Lumina would do exactly what she did now and make all the beautiful girls get along harmoniously!
"Mmm, Lumie, thank you!"
Although Lumina's mind raced with many thoughts, it had all happened in a mere instant in reality.
Hearing Lumina's encouraging words, a warm current surged within Hyacine's body, making her feel incredibly warm and comfortable.
At the same time, she was filled with power and courage.
"Hoo..." Hyacine took a deep breath, composing her emotions. Then, she looked at the Memory Shard before her and reached out to touch it: "Come, let's face history head-on, and then, challenge the gods!"
With Hyacine's touch, the truth of history emerged before everyone in the form of a memory.
After a while, as they calmed their minds and listened to this truth—one that would stir up a massive seismic wave within Amphoreus—the expressions of everyone except Lumina and Herta were filled with astonishment.
Yet, what was identical was that all their gazes fell upon Hyacine.
"The true form of the legend is finally complete... Hyacinthia." Phainon looked at Hyacine, his words containing a multitude of emotions.
There was complexity, there was comfort... but in the end, none of these emotions were expressed directly.
Faced with such a cruel truth, what everyone needed to do was not to offer comfort or persuasion immediately, but to let her calm down and compose herself for a moment.
If they offered comfort right away, it might stimulate her and cause her mind to collapse... This was a result that no one wanted to see.
"I'm fine."
Unexpectedly, faced with such a cruel answer, Hyacine merely closed her eyes, composed herself for a few seconds, and her expression completely returned to normal.
"So our clan's bloodline was not inherited from a hero." Hyacine reopened her eyes, her cute little face appearing very calm as she murmured softly.
"But... this doesn't seem to be a very important matter."
Hyacine looked up at the eyes in the Celestial Mural, her green pupils filled with determination and seriousness.
"Hyacine is so amazing, she deserves to be praised." Hyacine's resolute and serious posture made Lumina's little hand itch again.
First, she sensed Hyacine's current mood, and after confirming there was no problem, she slowly extended her evil... extended her warm and healing little hand, gently placed it on Hyacine's pink head, and softly ruffled it.
Like a mother protecting a child, her movements were slow and warm, making Hyacine feel extremely comfortable.
"Miss Lumina..." Seeing Lumina perform this action to Hyacine, who had just accepted a cruel truth, Phainon felt it was somewhat inappropriate and wanted to speak up to warn her.
After all, the calmer one appeared, the heavier the emotions contained within their heart.
Hyacine might look fine on the surface, but who knew how many emotions she had accumulated in her heart?
If Lumina's action caused all of Hyacine's emotions to erupt, Phainon would never be able to forgive himself.
Miss Lumina acted out of kindness, wanting to comfort Hyacine, so no matter what, she definitely wouldn't be in the wrong.
Naturally, all the responsibility would then fall upon Phainon to bear.
Since Phainon failed to stop Lumina from reaching out to touch Hyacine and potentially causing her emotions to erupt, wouldn't this be considered Phainon's fault?
At least in Phainon's own eyes, it was his fault, and could only be his fault.
Everyone else was a visitor from Beyond the Sky, while only he and Hyacine were natives of Amphoreus. If something were to happen to Hyacine, it could only be his fault.
Fortunately, this was just a hypothetical scenario after the fact and had no connection to what was happening before.
Phainon hurriedly spoke up, wanting to stop Lumina's action.
But before he could even finish his sentence, he felt the gazes of Stelle, Mem, and Dan Heng. Ultimately, after a moment's thought, he abandoned the idea.
Since they all trusted Miss Lumina so much, Phainon naturally wouldn't say more.
If something truly went wrong with Hyacine, Phainon was willing to bear it alone!
"Lumie..."
Fortunately, this was purely Phainon overthinking. What could possibly go wrong with Hyacine under Lumina's gentle touch?
The only thing she needed to consider was that Lumina was so warm and kind to her, so... what kind of gift should she use to repay these actions?
Hyacine couldn't help but feel a pang of bitterness in her heart. The debt she owed Lumina was growing larger and larger, making her feel a little too embarrassed to continue enjoying the warmth Lumina was giving her.
Lumina stroked Hyacine's small head with one hand, while extending a finger from the other hand to press against her lips, gently shushing her, "Shh... You don't need to say anything."
"Hyacine is just Hyacine. No matter your status or background, you will always be Hyacine."
"Don't forget why we came here."
Lumina's voice was soft and her movements were slow, making Hyacine feel comfortable both outwardly and inwardly.
Lumina's gentle voice flowed through Hyacine's ears and into her body, causing a... tingling itch to arise in her head every now and then.
This was not pain, but rather a... comfortable feeling.
Hyacine couldn't describe this feeling, but she knew that under its influence, all the negative emotions in her heart completely dissipated in an instant.
"Lumie is so amazing!"
Hyacine didn't think she was amazing. After learning such a cruel truth, it was already very rare for her to be able to maintain her composure on the surface.
But the emotions in her heart were difficult to control.
Yet, under Lumina's soft words and gentle caresses, all these emotions completely dissipated.
Yes, they weren't controlled or suppressed, but completely dissipated.
Even though Hyacine had long known that Lumina was incredibly capable, seeing this act made the respect and affection in her heart grow even deeper.
"Hehe, of course I'm amazing," Lumina chuckled softly, then withdrew her small hand.
The feeling was so comfortable, and the affection on Hyacine's face grew even more pronounced. Lumina found it hard to let go, feeling a lingering desire to keep petting Hyacine's head for a while longer.
But she couldn't. Because at this very moment, it was time for the "decisive battle."
Not the eve of the decisive battle, but the battle itself. In a few minutes, they would be fighting Aquila.
Moreover, with the gazes of the people around them, even with her thick skin, Lumina couldn't continue rubbing and petting her.
She had to prioritize what was about to happen. While Lumina had already smoothed over the emotions in Hyacine's heart, she couldn't do anything about the thoughts in her subconscious.
At least, not with gentle methods.
But the Aquila before them could perfectly solve this problem.
Fighting Aquila, then defeating Aquila, and having Hyacine inherit the Sky Divinity to become a Demigod of the Sky... the thoughts in her subconscious would naturally dissipate.
So next, as long as Hyacine, Phainon, Stelle, and the others fought a fierce battle with Aquila, all the problems would be solved.
When she returned to Okhema, she could pet Hyacine for as long as she wanted.
And by then, Hyacine's status would change from a Chrysos Heir to a Demigod. The change in status might even bring Lumina a completely new feeling!
After realizing this, the lingering desire in Lumina's heart dissipated.
Now, all she had to do was wait!
Hyacine nodded, then her gaze fell upon everyone as she called out, "Lord Phainon, and Grayie, Mibao, Dan Bao."
Her gaze fixed on the eye within the Celestial Mural, and she declared loudly, "The children of the earth have returned. We shall once again challenge The Sky!"
As her words fell, Lunabis and Solabis transformed into two streaks of light and charged into the eye.
"Roar!"
A pained roar echoed through the heavens as a golden chain shot out from within, only to be seized in mid-air by Phainon, who had leaped into the sky.
Phainon landed on the ground, his back foot braced, and twisted his body violently, pulling the chain with all his strength.
"Roar!"
The familiar voice sounded again as a colossal winged creature covered the entire mural.
The moment it appeared, the cloudy weather in the mural instantly turned into a scorching sun, bringing a wave of intense heat!