"It's fine, Castorice. As long as you're satisfied with the PV animation."
"I am very satisfied, Your Excellency." Castorice's smile was pleasant.
Beside her, Polyxia also nodded slightly. "Thank you for taking care of my sister for such a long time."
"My sister usually enjoys creating things; I almost thought she made all of this herself."
Seeing her positive review, Xu Qiong nodded. "It seems Little Polyxena is also very satisfied."
"Eh?"
Although Polyxia's face was partially obscured, one could still detect her slight startle.
"As for me... I don't really have an opinion. It doesn't matter either way, as long as my sister likes it."
"Of course, if you insist on asking, I certainly do like it."
Xu Qiong nodded again.
Then there was no problem.
After all, in a little while, he might have to trouble Polyxia to act as an extra.
"Your Excellency, if you're not busy for the moment, I'd like to take Polyxia out for a walk."
Castorice spoke as if making a request. "It seems we haven't been together for a long time, and she isn't very familiar with the present-day Okhema."
"Do you need someone to be your guide?"
Castorice smiled and shook her head. "No need, Your Excellency. We will be back soon."
"I also want to let Polyxia see Your Excellency's work."
Xu Qiong held his mobile phone and waved it at the two of them. "Alright then. I'll post that animated short of yours in the group first."
With that said, Castorice led Polyxia out of the Bath Palace.
Meanwhile, in the Chrysos Heirs group.
A short while later.
[Xu Qiong: @All Members!]
[Xu Qiong: The animated short: 'That Restful Long Night' has been successfully uploaded!]
Good things, of course, should be shared with one's own people first.
Even though Aglaea, Tiresias, Mydei, and the others were temporarily absent, they would see it later.
[Castorice: @Xu Qiong, Your Excellency, there is a question I would like to ask you?]
[Xu Qiong: ?]
Suddenly, Xu Qiong saw that not long after she had left, Castorice sent a message.
[Castorice: Your Excellency, why do I feel like there's an exceptional amount of content about me in this version? I don't seem to have anything particularly special or important about me.]
[Castorice: In terms of contribution, I can't compare to Teacher Anaxa; in terms of importance, I can't compare to Lord Mydei; in terms of seniority, I don't seem as good as Lady Tiresias...]
[Castorice: Castorice_writing_furiously.jpg]
"Uh..."
Xu Qiong stared at the screen and thought for a moment.
He couldn't exactly say that's just how the version was designed, right?
So he immediately typed a reply.
[Xu Qiong: Because Castorice is very important to me. Am I not also very important to Castorice?]
[Xu Qiong: I was the first living person you touched, and yours was my first hug too. I still remember, Castorice... is very warm.]
[Castorice: Is, is that so, Your Excellency?]
[Castorice: Shy.jpg]
[Castorice: Castorice_covering_face.jpg]
[Castorice: I, I understand. Bye-bye, Your Excellency!]
[Anaxa: Hey.]
[Anaxa: Although I don't want to talk much in the group, I'm still here, you know? If you're going to flirt, can you open a private window instead of posting directly in the group...]
Not far away.
Outside the Bath Palace, Castorice tucked the 'stone slab' back into her robes, looking a bit guilty and blushing like a thief.
"Sister, what's wrong?"
Polyxia wasn't in the group, so seeing Castorice suddenly stop while walking, she looked bewildered.
"Ah? Polyxia?"
Castorice shook her head and then said, "No, it's nothing. Let's hurry."
...
"Don't go, don't go! Wait, don't leave yet!"
"What is all this?"
"No way, why is Cerces appearing here? And Gnaeus too!"
On the Xianzhou Luofu, Guinaifen was being dragged by Sushang to have lunch.
Because her addiction was too strong, she played while walking, even keeping her livestream on. Her sudden shout gave the surrounding pedestrians a startle.
"Guinaifen, hurry up. What did you see now?"
"Chang Chang, look at this!"
After meeting Caenis, Anaxa had a round of probing and exchange with her, then went to the highest level of Dawn Cloud Cliff via Lygus to have an audience with Kephale.
As a result, while walking, he saw a bunch of things that looked like soul remnants.
There was Cerces, and there was Gnaeus—or more accurately, Calypso. The two seemed to be discussing someone named Khaos?
But when Cerces was asked, she had no memory of it at all.
Guinaifen followed along and watched. Anaxa fell into the Underworld again as he walked, and then the art style shifted like a parchment scroll.
Not far away, even Sushang was drawn in, stopping in the middle of the street.
Two figures appeared in the image first.
"Sigh."
Gnaeus crossed his arms, sighing incessantly.
"Since it has come to this, let us remain calm."
Calypso, on the other hand, sat on the ground.
And in the next second!
A new figure was revealed.
"Lord Gnaeus, and My Teacher, are you also here to pay your respects to Khaos?"
It was a young girl with a gentle and pleasant voice, wearing a headband.
But her name was displayed as a question mark?
Guinaifen's eyes immediately widened, and she gestured to Sushang.
"Family, this is..."
[My goodness? Who is this? She looks a bit familiar!]
[Castorice! Isn't this Castorice? Why would Castorice appear in the Underworld memories? Could it be?!]
[This isn't Castorice. Although she looks very similar, I still recognize the voice.]
[Could it be... Polyxia!]
[Strange? Who is this? How can there be someone who looks exactly like Castorice? Where did she pop up from?]
[Wait, what's with these bullet comments? So many escapees from other livestreams? Do you all not know Little Sister Castorice?]
Xu Qiong hadn't kept the preview; he had just uploaded the PVs one by one.
So those who hadn't seen it, truly hadn't seen it.
However, very soon, the girl with the question mark indeed mentioned her sister.
"Speaking of which, Little Polyxena, have you come alone to pay your respects to Khaos this time?" Calypso asked.
"Ah, Sister said she still needs some time to look after the flowers..."
And at this very moment, Polyxia's name was indeed revealed.
The players who hadn't watched the livestream were shocked. Her name really is Polyxia?
Castorice has a sister?!
"Heh..."
"Poor things. You two were born to inherit the authority of Thanatos, yet you possess more compassion than anyone else." Calypso's tone carried a hint of regret.
The memory came to an abrupt end.
The remaining voice was Anaxa's. Through these memories, it seemed he was about to reveal the ultimate answer to his research topic.
What exactly are "we"?
But that wasn't all.
Because his other research had also reached its end: for a mortal to fuse with a Titan's soul and take its place!
[Such a short memory? I didn't understand. What does 'What exactly are we' mean?]
[A mortal replacing a Titan's soul, just like that? By the way, are Cerces and Calypso the same person?]
[Eh? Why did Cerces disappear!]