Several options popped up one after another.
Guinaifen immediately clicked through them one by one.
After the Spear of Heavenly Punishment of "strife" was terminated, Mydmos bore the name of Suspended Edge and returned to his home for The Crowning, eventually becoming the final line of defense for the Holy City.
"Mydei, may you be invincible in battle."
After "Time" entrusted Hesitation to others, the lively red-haired girl finally completed her mission and bid farewell to everyone ahead of time.
Time do not speak of fairness, but Time never stop.
"See you tomorrow, Trianne."
The unrestrained scholar who mastered "Reason" offered a grand performance, then at the cost of his life, allowed everyone to catch a glimpse of a corner of this world's truth.
Incarnation of Reason, at the end of existence, have you found the answer?
"Anaxa, may Cerces defend your thoughts."
The Ashen Hand of "death" had once coldly bestowed the fate of death upon the twins, but with their hearts in sync, they each continued a long and poignantly beautiful chapter of poetry.
In the end, the half-body of death decided to stay in the sea of flowers to find the future.
"Let's meet again at The End of the West Wind, Castorice."
After browsing through all this, not only did Stelle become melancholy, but Guinaifen and the others couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
It really has been a long road...
The path of Trailblaze is always accompanied by partings and loss.
After organizing all this, when the perspective returned to the screen, Re-creation officially began from this moment!
Stelle received a message from Cipher saying there was treasure, and they arranged to meet in Styxia.
So Guinaifen, just like Stelle, shook off her sadness and hurried over.
Who would have thought that as soon as they arrived...
They actually picked up a piece of black cloth and then ran into a Flame Reaver?!
[Hesitation, prepare for battle—]
[That pink puppy is your target!]
[Is it finally my turn to exit the stage...]
The appearance of the Flame Reaver gave Guinaifen quite a shock.
But seeing the options popping up on the right, she suddenly didn't feel so sentimental; she even felt a bit like laughing?
She wondered where Stelle was now; if she saw this, she'd surely sue the Author sooner or later!
But unexpectedly.
Just as Guinaifen was ready to face the enemy, the Flame Reaver actually started 'meowing' while giggling foolishly?
[Ah? Wait, you scared me. This isn't a Flame Reaver, it's Cipher in disguise?]
[Gosh! How can this cat be so bad! It's one thing to bully Castorice daily, but she even deceived my Trailblazer?!]
[It really is Cipher? Her ability is quite impressive, she can actually disguise herself as other objects.]
[No, if this isn't a disguise, what is it? Is there such a thing as psychological suggestion?]
Stelle and Hesitation were both startled, only breathing a sigh of relief after learning it was Cipher's disguise.
However, Cipher, after laughing and teasing for a bit, specifically emphasized that her ability was not disguise.
It was through various inducements and suggestions—like sounds and scraps of cloth—that she made others believe in something non-existent, thinking a Flame Reaver had arrived.
" 'Lies' are the hallmark of Zagreus. As long as everyone believes it to be true, an illusion can turn into reality!"
"What an abstract ability." Guinaifen frowned slightly. "But this doesn't seem very useful? What's the difference between this and a disguise?"
Before Guinaifen could think further, she was dragged along by the cat to find treasure.
Through their conversation...
It wasn't that Cipher simply liked money; the main Reason was because of an oracle.
"Don't forget that I am also a demigod. I have a share in that foolish prophecy: 'Thou shalt walk with greed, and thou shalt die penniless'..."
"But this lady doesn't believe in that. As long as I keep amassing wealth and taking treasures, I won't end up penniless."
"Wait, you can do that?"
Hearing this, Guinaifen rubbed her chin.
She suddenly felt that Cipher had a point!
Others either accepted their fate or were essentially imprisoned by it, yet Cipher was actually thinking of ways to resist?
No wonder Aglaea said she was shirking responsibility and fleeing from fate.
Doing this really did seem like fleeing, didn't it?
...
Following that, several days passed in the game.
After Stelle and Dan Heng separated, both encountered different events.
Dan Heng and Lygus, the Divine Ceremony Spectator, arrived by the crashed Express carriage.
The other party, with a particularly mysterious attitude, stated he could help the two repair the carriage and even send them out while avoiding Aegle's divine punishment.
The trade was to abandon their help for the Fire Chasing.
Obviously.
This wasn't something Dan Heng could easily trust; he quickly rejected the offer.
Without Hesitation, he and Stelle had already come to see the Chrysos Heirs of Fire Chasing as companions, and it was impossible to ignore companions.
But because of this, they were subsequently surrounded by a group of masked men in black.
[Lygus's identity is definitely not simple. He doesn't seem to be completely on the same side as that Caenis from Senate.]
[I knew it! He can repair the carriage. The easter egg really confirmed it—the Automaton that helped Stelle leave Amphoreus was Lygus.]
[As expected of Dan Heng-laoshi, he provides such a sense of security!]
The bullet chat area drew many comments.
[Himeko: This Lygus... I always feel he isn't on the same side as Senate, but he's also at odds with the Chrysos Heirs.]
[Welt: He said he is neutral and follows the citizens of Okhema, but in reality, I don't think that's entirely the case.]
On the other side, Himeko and Mr. Yang were also analyzing things for the kids.
As adults, their perspective was certainly more mature than Stelle's, and they saw things from more angles.
As for the other side.
For the sake of Amphoreus's tomorrow and to deal with powerful enemies, Phainon and Stelle engaged in some self-tempering.
Afterward, taking Hesitation along, the three went to the Hall of Friendship—the place in the Tree Court where books are kept—to relax a bit.
Titles like "Forbidden Love: The Tree and the Butterfly," "My Professor Can't Be That Bashful," "One-Punch God King: Aegle Volume," and so on—all sorts of messy books appeared before the players' eyes.
Phainon, meanwhile, was reading "Antique Appraisal: How to Strike It Rich."
As for Hesitation, Stelle followed her the whole way just to find out what she was reading.
She finally discovered that she was studying the "Amphoreus Complete Book of Divination," wanting to learn it to give Stelle a surprise.
However, seeing this book suddenly reminded Phainon of someone.
"Cyrene... She could describe abnormal, thorough dreams so vividly that the childhood version of me would be immersed in them."
The atmosphere in the livestream became cheerful.
"What on earth are these books? I must recommend them to Castorice!" Guinaifen said with a smile.
[So Phainon likes antiques? But why does the atmosphere get so heavy as soon as Phainon speaks, haha.]
[It's either his hometown being destroyed or his playmates being killed? That's too dark.]
[Speaking of which, this Cyrene is the girl at the end of the first PV, right?]
[Has she actually died? And she's been dead for over a decade, so why would she appear in the Chrysos Heirs' PV?]
[Welt: ...]
Some were cheerful, some were silent.
Unfortunately.
This atmosphere didn't last long.
When they turned around again, three strange figures appeared and surrounded Stelle and Phainon, just like Dan Heng's situation?!
Black clothing, masks decorated with golden blood.
"It's the Purifiers!" Phainon said.
A new hostile force had appeared.
Through their understanding, the Purifiers were an assassin organization formed to oppose the Chrysos Heirs, aiming to kill them through extreme means!
"There's a faction like this too?!"
Guinaifen was startled.