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"What if she also becomes an Aeon?" Robin closed the notebook in her hands and suddenly said.
"An, an Aeon...?" Nami looked at her with a frown, her mind blank for a moment. "Are you saying Firefly becomes an Aeon? How is that possible?"
"The Propagation ascends to godhood amidst loneliness and fear." Robin turned her head to look at the boundless distant sea. "If Nihility submerges everything and Firefly becomes the last survivor, does she satisfy the 'loneliness' and 'fear' of The Propagation's ascension?"
"..."
Usopp's expression changed slightly: "But isn't this still impossible? Firefly is a human after all."
"Yeah, so this is just a guess of mine. After all, if Firefly wants to save everyone, only the mighty power of an Aeon can accomplish all this," Robin said. "And there are three other people like Firefly in the universe. Does this correspond to... the 'Four Ends'?"
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Genshin Impact.
"Destruction, Harmony, Nihility..." Rhinedottir interlaced her fingers and continued to guess with great interest, "Little girl Firefly corresponds to 'Nihility', meaning that one day she will save everyone from the disaster of 'Nihility', just like Cyrene. What about Harmony? I seem to have seen a suitable candidate."
"You mean Sunday, right?" Istaroth sat on the steps, quietly hugging her knees.
"That's right. That child is fully equipped in terms of wisdom, courage, and methods. More importantly, unlike Robin, he doesn't believe in 'Harmony', but is seeking answers outside of Harmony." Rhinedottir slightly hooked the corners of her lips. "Although it's unclear why 'Harmony' became one of the 'Four Ends', since Xipe could annex 'Order', we must consider whether He might annex other Paths in the future."
"What about Destruction? Who do you think the 'last survivor' will be? Stelle?"
"No, I don't think Stelle should be among them. Even if she is, she would be the 'last survivor' targeting the fourth end—the currently unknown Path."
Rhinedottir lowered her head and looked down at Teyvat beneath her feet. It was early morning, and the sea of clouds surged below, dyed into a warm, gentle golden-red by the rising Sunlight.
"Regarding the last survivor of 'Destruction'... my answer is also very simple."
"Phainon?" Naberius's figure emerged from her shoulder.
"That's right. Once Amphoreus is born among the stars, Phainon will definitely leave a heavy and colorful stroke in the universe. With his power and hatred for Destruction... wouldn't it be quite fitting to be a 'the Savior' once again? It's just that what he saves will no longer be Amphoreus, but the entire cosmos."
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【 "In the future foreseen by Elio, we never had an ending. But I still have the chance... to snatch back the right of 'initiation' from the hands of fate." 】
【 Shortly after, at the The Reverie Hotel. 】
【 Black Swan quietly walked into a hotel guest room, looked around, and said: "Your guest room in reality is unexpectedly plain... just like your exterior, Ms. Huangquan." 】
【 She walked to the table, where a music box was quietly placed. 】
【 "It takes no effort to find what you're looking for. It is this music box—the 'invitation letter' received by the Annihilation Gang... Your memories do not belong solely to you—I know a great deal, and I can prophesy even further—as long as I use some methods, the dead can also speak." 】
【 "The Annihilation Gang, those outlaws who disappeared without a trace after meeting you... What on earth did they experience? Let me reveal it." 】
【 Under Black Swan's methods, the memories related to the music box surfaced in her mind. However, as she went deeper, the sound in the music box was like a severed kite string—the clues abruptly stopped, leaving only a blank space. 】
【 "... It's as if it was erased by someone? Who did it..." 】
【 Suddenly, sound came from the memories in the music box once again. 】
【 "████ Who ███ are ███ you ███" 】
【 That voice gradually became clear: "——Who are you?" 】
【 "... This is?" Black Swan was momentarily stunned. She walked around the room for a few steps, and soon noticed something was wrong, "No—isn't this a 'memory'?" 】
【 The owner of that voice seemed to find this scene very interesting, and said with great interest: "Oh... A Memokeeper, you serve the Garden of Recollection... or the Cremator?" 】
【 "My name is Constance... Nice to meet you. We should have met in Penacony and spent... an *unforgettable* time together. But that seems impossible now. The Planet of Festivities does not welcome Dahlia, and I don't need a coming-of-age ceremony... And you, I know what you are looking for..." 】
【 "Want the secret of 'Her' (Huangquan)? I can give it to you, and then... enjoy that grand celebration on my behalf." 】
【 "I wish you leave behind an 'unforgettable' memory." 】
【 Black Swan sneered, her peripheral vision sweeping behind her: "There's no need to put on a ghost show. I am very certain that you are not thousands of miles away. In that primitive Memory Zone, my perception was obstructed everywhere. I originally thought it was because of the Family, but as it turned out, a colleague was present? Why have you come?" 】
【 Dahlia sighed deeply, seeming to feel regret for the other party's lack of romance: "How aggressive. Have you already lost your footing, or have you guessed something? Constance of the Everflame Mansion, why else would she come?" 】
【 "That is precisely your vitals, unfamiliar Cremator—the Annihilation Gang is accustomed to showing its face in public, and its members have nothing mysterious about them. As for Duke Inferno, he has never had an offspring named Constance." 】
【 The next second, Dahlia had already appeared behind Black Swan, her scarlet pupils constantly exuding a dangerous yet seductive aura: "Oh? Are you sure? What if... it's just that I am too 'fickle' and can't help betraying anyone?" 】
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Record of Ragnarok.
"N—No offspring named Constance?!"
Lu Bu's face was full of question marks, his brain blank as if it had crashed.
"What does this mean? Could it be that Dahlia is actually not a member of the Annihilation Gang, and she tampered with the memories of everyone including Duke Inferno, making the Duke 'think' he had an offspring named Constance?"
"I'm afraid so." The First Emperor held a cup of honey water and suddenly burst into loud laughter, "Hahaha, I quite like this woman. To dare to pull such a trick alone within the Annihilation Gang... What great courage! From beginning to end, she was never a member of the Annihilation Gang, or rather... she never considered herself a member of the Annihilation Gang."
"Then why did she still join the Annihilation Gang?" Lu Bu frowned and said.
"Perhaps she found it interesting? Or wanted a place to stay?" Sasaki Kojiro thought slightly. "Anyway, judging from what this woman said, she really likes betrayal and greatly enjoys the feeling of betrayal. Flipping back and forth between different factions is a common occurrence for her. Knowing Black Swan so well, she is probably a Memokeeper of the Garden of Recollection from the past."
