It was just a feeling I had but after actually watching it, it turned out exactly as expected. Miss Yuzu didn't have much interest in the rest of the event.
And naturally, neither did the other important figures.
So the rest of the livestream felt more like an epilogue. Was it exciting? Well, of course it still had its moments.
It was lively too.
But unfortunately, there weren't any real explosive highlights.
No major characters to speak of.
Just a bunch of people nobody knew.
At most, you had a few Pathstriders participating.
As for Emanators—they were practically nowhere to be seen, which only made the whole thing feel a bit more lamentable.
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"Hey! Don't tell me you've all been spoiled rotten?"
"Pathstriders are already as rare as hen's teeth on any given planet, and you're asking for Emanators? Where do you expect to find so many Emanators just popping up?!"
"Okay, fair point!"
"If it weren't for the young lady's birthday celebration, and the fact that she would be attending in person, I doubt we'd have seen many Emanators—let alone Aeons."
"Shows like this really don't warrant Emanators making an appearance."
"They've got better things to do!"
The public kept on chattering.
Some talked about this, others about that.
They'd chat over tea.
Maybe bring it up during meals.
It was the talk of the town, the perfect topic for idle moments.
And online? It was even livelier!
#The Birthday Celebration Collaboration Between Reality and the Sky Screen
#The Future Young Lady Is So Beautiful!
#The Love and Hate Among the Aeons of the Old Era
Topics like these, one after another.
All trending.
And the buzz just wouldn't die down!
Even now, more than half a month after the Sky Screen ended.
This had to be the longest exposure and broadcast in the history of the Sky Screen.
But!
Everyone was still just as excited. Their enthusiasm hadn't faded one bit. Most importantly, it seemed like nothing in the real world could compare as a topic of discussion.
In the past, things that would've made the trending list just couldn't compete with the young lady's popularity. There was no helping it.
The entertainment industry grew quieter than ever.
Buying a trending tag?
What's the point?
Would it even help?
So exhausting…
[What Is the Young Lady Doing in the Future That She's So Often Unreachable?]
Someone made a post, and replies piled up like crazy.
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: "I bet she's planning something huge."
: "Did you forget? It's been said that the young lady will keep expanding the world in the future. My guess is she's busy with that."
: "So you're saying the young lady is out pioneering new frontiers. That's why she's often not in the known universe, right?"
: "That's definitely a possibility!"
: "Exactly!"
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Twitter was buzzing with discussions.
So were the forums!
Every time something like this happened, daily activity would hit its peak. It felt like with every refresh, new content would pop up.
Short video platforms and independent media were even more so.
You'd just keep scrolling, and before you knew it, hours had passed. It felt like you'd done nothing, and yet also like you'd done everything.
[On Why the Young Lady's Daughters Resemble Their Mothers More Than the Young Lady Herself.]
[Is the Young Lady's Genetics Really That Recessive?]
Some people discussed this, focused on that.
Others paid attention to different things.
[Am I the Only One Curious About Whether The Hunt and Abundance Actually Have Something Going On?]
[The Garden of Recollection Brings You the Latest Gossip and Fun!]
News outlets and official channels also had updates.
Some were exclusive interviews, others were street-side Q&As.
Some compiled and reported on all the currently known information.
Others dug deeper, analyzing the clues.
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[Why Did the Seven Nations of Teyvat Change from Six?]
[What Exactly Happened in Snezhnaya?]
[The Race of Armed Dolls and Divine Key Awakenings Are Indeed Key Components of the Stellar Alliance in the Future.]
[What Kind of Status Does Sister Yuzu Hold Among the Second Generation?]
[Is Sister Yuzu Considered Part of the Second Generation?]
[Sister Yuzu Isn't Kevin's Child—Does Kevin Have Siblings Then?]
[Isn't the Way Miss Black Abyss White Flower Looks at the Young Lady a Bit… Off?]
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Under every piece of content.
There were countless comments.
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: "What do you mean 'a bit off'? The tension between them is practically visible!"
: "Betting on it—Miss Black Abyss White Flower is moving up in the world!"
: "Mom and Dad Kevin are probably like, 'Great! We'll just start a new save file. Don't worry,!'"
: "Since in the future she's either an Aeon or an Emanator, her ability or desire to have children probably really would decline."
: "There's scientific proof—the higher a lifeform's level, the more their reproductive ability tends to drop. The conditions for reproduction become stricter."
: "But once they do have children, the quality of those children tends to be exceptionally high."
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But in fact!
What caught everyone's attention the most was what Miss Yuzu said at the end.
Because she suddenly remembered—it seemed she had overlooked something.
She said:
[Sorry, dear audience members~]
[It seems I, Yuzu, accidentally left out the E.L.F race and the Divine Keys with awakened personalities when I was summarizing all of the young lady's current harem members earlier.]
[How about this—the next video will feature them separately.]
[We'll make them their own list, their own topic, and have a little chat about them to show everyone.]
[Alright, alright~]
[You can't really blame me for this!]
[It's just that the Armed Dolls and Divine Key girls around the young lady are practically glued to her side.]
[The young lady is as elusive as a dragon—now you see her, now you don't—and they follow right along.]
[Even if they're not literally attached at the hip, it's still hard to catch a glimpse of them sometimes.]
[In a way, they feel even more mysterious than the elusive Aeons.]
[Of course!]
[Maybe it's also because I haven't interacted with them much!]
Miss Yuzu explained it all in a half-joking manner.
Then, at the time, she said with a playful laugh:
[But then it occurred to me—]
[Each and every one of them is an absolute beauty, charming in their own way.]
[With the young lady's personality, do you really think she'd let them slip away?]
[Even if they aren't part of it now, in the future, they definitely will be!]
[So it's not entirely off-base to include them in a harem roundup!]
[This is just a casual chat, no guarantees—take it as you will!]
And just like that, naturally, everyone got excited.
Fresh gossip!
Something new to look forward to.
After all, when it came to the young lady's romantic history, people never tired of talking about it.
More importantly, if they found out who, in the future, would become the young lady's wife—even if it wasn't the case in the present—no one could say for sure that things wouldn't change later.
Mark them down.
Don't provoke.
That way, they could better avoid crossing our young lady.
How great is that?
As the saying goes, ordinary folks watch for the fun.
Experts and scholars take notes.
The higher-ups keep a list—who not to mess with, threat levels and all.
As long as the content was useful, everyone paid close attention!
So tell me.
Once that preview dropped, how could you not feel excited?
Dammit, Miss Yuzu's got us wrapped around her finger again. She's got us hooked, line and sinker. So frustrating~
How does she do it so well?
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T/N: Im actually crying, why is there another list?
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