"Hmph, then I'll have to take a good look."
Herta let out a slightly tsundere snort, walked over to the bewildered Stelle, and was about to scan her with an instrument she didn't know the name of. She suddenly paused, then turned her head and looked at Focalors in surprise.
"Such a massive energy source, what's your name? How did you get that body?"
"Hmm?"
Focalors was startled by the sudden question.
"Haha," Himeko chuckled, interrupting the two, "You haven't met yet, so let me introduce you."
"This is Herta, Member #83 of the Genius Society, the true owner of the space station."
"Introduce me, sure, but why bring up the Genius Society?" Herta glared at Himeko in dissatisfaction, hands on her hips.
"I have so many extraordinary achievements, which one isn't better sounding than 'Member #83'?"
"Pfft... haha... Genius Society."
Stelle didn't give her any face, immediately bursting into laughter.
Even Focalors beside her was covering her mouth, secretly giggling.
Listening to their laughter, Herta turned her head away in a resigned manner, no longer looking at the two.
"Go ahead and laugh. Do you think I like the name that old geezer Zandar came up with?"
Himeko was also amused by the scene in front of her, but quickly regained her composure.
"This is Focalors, Furina's older sister. As for Stelle, I mentioned her to you in the information."
"Hmm? That Furina possessed by Momoshiki?"
Earlier, because it wasn't clear whether Momoshiki was a friend or foe, she had told Herta what had happened, asking her to figure something out.
To be honest, if it weren't for Himeko and Welt speaking, Herta would have almost thought they were on some kind of stimulant.
Devouring a Destruction Aeon's projection? Even novels wouldn't dare to write something like that, would they?
Anyway, Herta didn't believe it at first, until she saw the instrument data records, then she barely had a shred of trust.
Her purpose in coming this time was twofold: first, to deal with the space station's problems, and second, to conduct some research.
"Yes, Furina is my younger sister."
"Interesting. Now answer my previous question, how did your body achieve this level?"
Herta said, her gaze burning as she stared at Focalors, as if looking at a rare treasure.
"Mr. Momoshiki created it for me with his power."
Focalors didn't need to hide anything in this regard. After all, it was common knowledge, and anyone with a brain could guess it.
"Momoshiki, huh... as expected."
Muttering softly, Herta lowered her head slightly, resting her hand on her chin.
He could even do something like this, and still look so nonchalant. Maybe he really could devour a Destruction Aeon's projection.
The universe truly held endless wonders.
He had learned something new.
...
On the open-air platform.
Welt had already asked all the questions he wanted to ask, and was holding a tablet, doing who-knows-what, looking mysterious.
Furina couldn't answer those questions at all, so most of the time, Momoshiki was answering.
And now, Momoshiki stood quietly by the window, looking at a blue planet not far below.
If he remembered correctly, this planet should be called Jarilo-VI. The space station was here to suppress an unexploded Stellaron, which was inside the celestial body.
Tsk tsk tsk...
It was so similar, too similar.
Aside from the different continents, everything else was basically identical to Earth.
Perhaps influenced by Aha, Momoshiki secretly glanced at Welt, feeling like a chaotic neutral was about to possess him.
"Momoshiki, you've been looking at this planet for so long, are you remembering something from the past?"
Furina, not understanding Momoshiki's thoughts, asked curiously, also with some concern.
It was truly a timely question.
"You could say I'm remembering things from the past."
Momoshiki stood with one hand on his hip, his gaze deep and ethereal, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"I've been to many universes and seen countless blue planets like this."
"Heh, they all have one thing in common: every single one of them is incredibly prosperous."
Saying this, he secretly glanced at Welt again, finding that he had stopped what he was doing. Although his head wasn't turned, he was clearly eavesdropping.
"Especially the ones named Earth."
As soon as these words came out, Furina was still a little confused, but Welt's body clearly trembled, and he almost dropped his tablet.
"Huh? Yang Uncle, what's wrong?" Furina asked with concerned confusion.
"It's nothing, I just accidentally slipped. Don't worry about me, you two continue chatting."
Welt adjusted his glasses nonchalantly, but the rise and fall of his chest were very obvious, indicating his breathing had accelerated.
"Oh."
Retracting her gaze, Furina also began to admire this blue planet.
She wondered if Teyvat looked green or blue from high above. If it was blue, then perhaps it was as beautiful as the planet in front of her.
"Alas... what a pity."
Momoshiki suddenly sighed.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Furina's head was filled with a big question mark due to this inexplicable sigh.
"That planet named Earth seems to be suffering some kind of disaster, it's quite interesting. I originally wanted to visit it, but other Otsutsuki clan members got there first."
"Uh... I feel like you guys have ill intentions."
"You can't say that. Who isn't living to satisfy their own interests?"
"Then what happened to Earth later?"
"It was chosen as a target for planting the Divine Tree, so naturally, it was destroyed."
Momoshiki's tone was calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
Clatter, the tablet fell to the ground, attracting Furina's gaze.
She curiously turned her head and saw Welt's hand trembling uncontrollably, like he had Parkinson's. He bent down to pick up the tablet, fumbling for a long time but couldn't grasp it.
Even his glasses fell off.
"Huh? Yang Uncle, what exactly is wrong with you?!"
Furina quickly ran over to help Welt up, picking up his glasses and tablet, and putting his glasses back on him.
"Don't scare me, Yang Uncle!!"
"Himeko! Himeko-nee! Where are you?!"
"What happened?"
Dan Heng, whose back pain had subsided, walked over at the sound, looking at the scene in front of him with some confusion.
"I don't know, Yang Uncle just suddenly became like this."
"I... I... I'm fine."
Welt took a few deep breaths to calm himself, his gaze fixed on Momoshiki.
"Are you sure that planet was destroyed?"
Hiss~ Looks like he overdid it.
Momoshiki, still in his possessed state, maintained his one-hand-on-hip pose, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Yes, it was indeed destroyed. Judging by your reaction, was that your hometown?"
"..."
Hearing Momoshiki say this, Welt, who was being supported, froze for a moment, then let out a long sigh.
He didn't know if it was annoyance or relief.
"Don't be like that. Earth is a very magical planet. Basically, every universe has one. Perhaps the one that was destroyed wasn't your hometown at all."
"What do you mean?!"
As soon as these words came out, Welt immediately recovered some of his composure, and couldn't help but grab Momoshiki's arm, asking urgently.
"What kind of disaster did that destroyed Earth originally experience?"
"What kind of disaster, huh..."
Momoshiki's mind whirred.
"It seemed to be an energy crisis. The humans there built a... a Sailboat, searching for the legendary endless energy in the depths of the universe."
"Heh, and precisely because of that, even though that planet was destroyed, the spark of civilization was still preserved."
Hearing this, Welt immediately let out a long breath, released his hand, and then his body slumped again. Fortunately, Furina was supporting him, so he didn't fall headfirst to the ground.
Dan Heng seemed to understand something, and took over supporting Welt, leading him towards the train. He didn't ask any questions during this time, leaving plenty of room for him to recover.
"Yang Uncle thought his hometown was destroyed?"
"Perhaps."
...
In the Kamui Dimension.
A rustling sound suddenly came from the quiet pile of books. If you listened carefully, it sounded like someone was chewing something.
"Hahahahaha..."
Watching Welt being led away, Aha danced with joy.
"So much fun! Hahahaha..."
"A creature from Earth thought Earth was destroyed, made a fool of himself, and then was told it was a false alarm..."
"Hahahahahahahahaha..."
"Aha knew that leaving a projection here would definitely be fun to watch."
Space twisted slightly, and Momoshiki walked in, hands behind his head, whistling. He wasn't surprised at all to see Aha sitting in the pile of books, hugging round snacks.
"You're quite something."
He sighed with emotion, then sat beside Aha and started cracking melon seeds.
He didn't know why, perhaps due to the influence, but whenever he was near Aha, his human memories and personality not only stopped being eroded but were actually repaired and strengthened.
Could it be that he was actually a chaotic neutral all along, but was just too honest to realize it?
"Come be a Masked Fool. Aha will give you great power Hahahaha"
Aha laughed as he leaned closer to Momoshiki.
"No interest."
Momoshiki cracked a melon seed, casually crushing the shell into powder.
"Don't be so quick to refuse If it really doesn't work, you can be the Aeon of Elation Aha will be your strongest Emanator~"
"Hahahahaha..."
Hearing this, Momoshiki looked at Aha with a strange expression.
"Aren't you an Emanator of the Trailblaze? When did you become the Aeon of Elation? I didn't know that."
"Wuwuwu... Aha is just Akivili's Emanator, hahahahaha~ So much fun!"
"Ew~ Don't make such strange laughter in my ear, it's creepy."
"Wuwuwu..."
"Crying won't work either, it's even creepier."
"Aha is so embarrassed... Aha just wants to watch the fun..."
Aha buried his entire mask in the round snacks, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
"You want to watch the fun so much? How about I break into the Interastral Peace Corporation headquarters and broadcast your and Akivili's untold secrets globally?"
...
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