[Xinyan marvels: "It's so beautiful…"]
Seeing Xinyan's words, readers chime in: That's exactly what I'm thinking! It's like she's speaking for me!
Absolutely, that's exactly the kind of thing we'd say!
[Xinyan continues: "To have a dream realm like this, Mona's heart must hold a vast, boundless sea of stars."]
Sorry, we got too cocky. We can't match your way with words! We overstepped, we overstepped.
Xinyan may not have Kazuha's vocabulary, but she really knows how to speak.
Fischl stays silent because Oz has already voiced her thoughts. But if she did say something, her words would undoubtedly have the richest vocabulary of all.
[Mona, gazing at the starry sky: "I'm thinking, this must be what we're looking up to."]
What Mona and the others look up to is the starry sky, so it's about gazing at the stars. Got it—Mona wants to eat Starry Skies.
Of course not. Mona's actually marveling at the splendor of this starry sky, even more beautiful than what she sees during her divinations.
This is the kind of starry sky she longs for!
At this thought, Mona feels a twinge of pride. Only in her dream realm could such a spectacle exist.
[Mona: "Did you know? Teyvat's starry sky is incredibly wondrous, as if it hides the answers to everything in the world."]
The group actually knows this, as Lucian's previous stories have mentioned it.
The false sky reflects the truth—this was the intel revealed by Scaramouche.
In the book, Mona explains the false sky. The stars above are fake, but the hydro scrying disk can reveal the true starry sky—the one made of Constellations.
When a star follows its proper trajectory, its owner will be safe and happy. But if it deviates, the Constellation's owner will face misfortune.
By the way, Bennett's Constellation hasn't strayed from its path—it's the "Rota Calamitas," born unlucky.
His is the kind of Constellation where staying on track brings bad luck, and straying from it means death.
The starry sky they're in now is so vast it could encompass everyone's stars.
Calling such a sky a "miracle" wouldn't be an exaggeration, as no such sky exists in reality.
In Mona's heart, perhaps she dreams of seeing everyone's stars follow their rightful paths, which is why this sky appears in her dream realm.
Mona's ambition is quite grand—she wants everyone to live in safety and happiness, and she's worked toward that goal.
She tells people the truth to guide them back to the right path, even if the truth makes them sad or angry. It's all to help their stars return to their proper trajectories.
[Mona: "…I think I know what's hidden in those stars."]
Hidden in the starry sky is her own star, one an astrologist has never seen—her own "fate."
["—'Now, I will seize my own fate.'"]
It must be said that both Mona herself and her dream realm are brimming with romanticism.
Whether it's her ideals or the scenery of this dream realm, "romantic" is the only word that fits.
And now, in this moment—no, it's Mona! She's going to seize her future! Her fate!
Mona grabs hold of her future, and an illustration unfolds before the group: a transparent crystal bird.
[Mona: "There's a transparent bird made of crystal, beautiful yet fragile, capable of singing enchanting songs."]
The image shows the transparent crystal bird. People pass by it, oblivious, as if it doesn't exist.
["But ordinary people can't see it. They think it's a trick."]
["How could there be a transparent bird in this world? And how could it sing?"]
Clearly, this story is about Mona—she is that bird.
But it's not just about Mona. A certain god is captivated, lost in thought.
["Hearing this, the bird flaps its wings and takes flight."]
In the illustration, the bird soars into the sky, transforming into a star streaking across the night.
["Crossing oceans, scaling mountains, it reaches the night sky and becomes a star."]
["Its radiance is dazzling, bright enough to illuminate everyone."]
In the night sky, a single star shines brilliantly—it's the bird transformed, guiding ships at sea.
["It allows all who can see it to follow its light through the darkness, sailing across the ocean with the stars."]
The scene shifts, zooming in on the star the bird became.
It resembles an Intertwined Fate, but with the bird's silhouette at its center.
["Born of wisdom, trapped by ignorance."]
["It never complains—this is its 'fate.'"]
["And guiding people to see 'fate' is its purpose."]
The illustration ends, and the group returns to the island.
That illustration was indeed about Mona, but it also speaks to all "wisdom."
Almost every genius has faced this kind of misunderstanding.
Because they're too far ahead of their time, ordinary people can't see "it." The future in a genius's eyes is simply too distant.
Born of wisdom, trapped by ignorance—but geniuses don't complain. Complaining solves nothing.
They press forward, like the guiding starlight. Those who can see "it" will follow it through the "ignorance."
And what Mona wants is for everyone to see "fate," to see "it."
In fact, the phrase "born of wisdom, trapped by ignorance" fits Lesser Lord Kusanali just as perfectly.
In any case, the dream realm has ended, and everyone assumes Mona's story arc has concluded as well.
However, the Mona in the story adds a twist—she's spotted a blind spot!
There are Fatui on the island, but the dream realm seems unrelated to them? At least, there are no clues in the dream pointing to the Fatui.
Is that reasonable? No, it's not! How could the troublemakers not be the Fatui?
Yet, in terms of purpose, these dream realms truly don't seem connected to the Fatui. How strange.
[Mona analyzes: "Perhaps these dream realms tied to us aren't the 'process' but the 'result'?"]
She means the dream realms are the outcome of some event, a predetermined product.
These dream realms are solely about the individuals themselves, unrelated to other things and without influencing anything else—they're a fixed "result."
In simple terms, it's like watching a movie, just presented in a different way.
In the book, Kazuha is also pondering. That device they encountered at the Fatui camp earlier was indeed suspicious.
Perhaps it's what created these illusions, ensnaring the Fatui and driving them mad.
As for why the group themselves are unaffected, Kazuha guesses they might be influenced too but are strong-willed enough not to go insane.
Or maybe it's because those with Visions have some resistance?
That makes sense—only those with strong wills receive Visions, after all.
Kazuha's analysis is very close to the truth, just missing one key clue—cute little Nahida.