Himeko: "Is that so?"
Himeko: "No wonder you looked so strange when we first met."
Himeko: "Did you mistake me for an old friend of yours?"
Welt Yang: "Yes. It's just a pity that I later realized you weren't the old friend I knew."
Welt Yang: "But I didn't expect that you would have such dreams…"
Welt Yang: "Does this mean… There is some inexplicable connection between you and her?"
Stelle: "Wow. The universe is vast, but Himeko-jie, you're telling me there's more than one of you?"
Stelle: "What's the logic behind this, anyway?"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "An interesting phenomenon. It aligns somewhat with the concept of an isomorph."
Madam Herta: "Don't be surprised. The universe is boundless; nothing is strange."
March 7th: "Ah! I just remembered!"
March 7th: "Uncle Yang also thought Miss Acheron looked like an old friend before."
March 7th: "Could it be that in Uncle Yang's hometown, there's also a Miss Acheron?"
Welt Yang: "Her name wasn't Acheron, but she did indeed look very much like her."
Welt Yang: "In fact, during our time traveling on the Express, I've already seen many figures who resemble people from my home world."
Stelle: "So, Uncle Yang, is there another me in your hometown?"
Welt Yang: "This… judging by my impressions, I don't believe so."
Stelle: "Damn, guess I'm not special at all!"
Hotaru: "Quite the opposite. That just proves you're one of a kind!"
Stelle: "Being one of a kind isn't all that great. I wish I had another good sister to go on adventures with."
Stelle: "The universe is dangerous, after all. Two fists are no match for four hands!"
Stelle: "But if there were another me, wouldn't that be four fists?"
Stelle: "Then I wouldn't get beaten up anymore!"
Qingque: "But four fists are no match for eight hands. If you're due for a beating, you're still gonna get it."
Stelle: "It's fine. If I've got a good sister getting beaten up with me, that's still better than getting beaten up alone!"
Silver Wolf: "What's this 'sharing the hardship'?"
Silver Wolf: "Besides, didn't you already find a good sister?"
Silver Wolf: "You dream of Stellar Jades, she dreams of Primogems."
Silver Wolf: "I don't believe for a second that you two aren't connected."
Paimon: "Hehe, what a connection across the universe!"
Paimon: "Paimon also thinks you two must be sisters from different mothers!"
Stelle: "So, sister, hurry up and get here! If we team up, won't we be punching Aeons and kicking Emanators?"
Lumine: "Uh… isn't that a bit exaggerated?"
Lumine: "I can't even beat the gods in Teyvat right now."
Qingque: "You have gods in Teyvat, too?"
Qingque: "What level are they at?"
Paimon: "Well… one slash can cleave a giant canyon… a casual strike can create an island in the middle of the sea… or using wind to level a mountain…"
Paimon: "What level would that be?"
Stelle: "Oh?"
Stelle: "A planet that hasn't integrated with the universe has powerhouses like that?"
Stelle: "Sounds pretty decent!"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Not a low level, though it doesn't reach the threshold of an Emanator."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "But it can be considered the strength of a top-tier Pathstrider."
Venti: "Ehe, top-tier Pathstrider? Does that mean you don't have to worry about making money?"
Welt Yang: "Top-tier Pathstriders, if they are willing, are generally guests of honor for all major factions."
Welt Yang: "Seeking wealth alone is not a difficult task."
March 7th: "Figures like that, as long as they don't run into an Emanator, can basically do whatever they want, right?"
Himeko: "Doing whatever they want is a bit of an exaggeration, but at the very least, they can resolve most crises."
Stelle: "In that case, sister, when you come, bring the gods from your hometown with you!"
Stelle: "If we get them to join the Express, wouldn't that be sweet?"
Stelle: "Who knows, maybe after they walk the Path, they could become even stronger?"
Stelle: "The Express would make a killing!!"
Lumine: "We can do that?"
Lumine: "Hmm… I'll give it a try when the time comes!"
....
『 Stelle thought for a moment.
In the end, she chose to support Robin in walking the Path of Harmony.
[ Heh… so that's how it is. ]
[ I have understood everyone's stance. ]
[ I raised these questions only to clarify one thing: The plight of Penacony cannot be saved by Harmony. The only thing that can truly build a paradise of dreams is the Order that enforces the weak with the strong. ]
[ I know the pain of suffering, the confusion of losing one's way, and the frustration when things go against one's wishes… and even despair. ]
[ All of this pains me, because this cannot be called happiness at all. ]
[ We must teach the weak how to live happily. ]
[ And this life is not the refinement that the nobility and elites speak of, but the absolute, fundamental way of human survival. ]』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "Eh, I thought you would choose not to support him."
Stelle: "Emotion would drive me to choose not to support him, but reason drives me to support him."
Stelle: "Neither of these answers is perfect for the person choosing."
Stelle: "Because no matter which one you choose, it might lead to a different kind of tragedy."
Furina de Fontaine: "A caged bird is safe, but it cannot yearn for the high skies, which makes it feel like it has lost its value."
Furina de Fontaine: "But if you let it fly freely, you might one day see it fall from the sky…"
Furina de Fontaine: "Sigh… how is one supposed to choose?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Nothing seems right…"
Zhongli: "There are many things in this world that have no perfect solution."
Zhongli: "When you encounter such things, you might as well ask yourself: which one is most suitable for you?"
Zhongli: "As long as you have a clear conscience, the choice itself is not actually that important."
Zhongli: "We cannot change the outcome of our choices; we only have the right to choose."
Zhongli: "Likewise, before choosing, you should know that others also have the right to choose."
Hu Tao: "Back when that thing happened to Miss Robin."
Hu Tao: "Mr. Sunday still didn't restrict Miss Robin's actions."
Hu Tao: "Doesn't that actually mean he already has an answer in his heart?"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Rather than saying he has an answer, it's more like he is somewhat lost and wants to give himself an opportunity to find one."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "It is precisely because of this that he has not restricted your actions in the video until now, but rather wants a fair clash of ideals with you."
Stelle: "Don't, don't touch me. My bones are weak; I'll fall apart at a touch!"
March 7th: "Hey, what are you doing, building up others' morale and destroying your own?"
March 7th: "Are you a paper tiger?"
....
『 [ In your view… what is it to live happily? ]
Hotaru asked Sunday.
[ A good question. ]
[ Human consciousness is essentially a hallucination, a series of prisons called self-worth. ]
[ People are led astray by this hallucination, committing errors, the consequences of which must be borne by external forces. ]
[ When layer upon layer of errors fill the crowd, becoming untraceable… ]
[ These prisons combine to form a jail, a natural law called survival of the fittest. ]
[ And nature is always accompanied by plunder and sacrifice… its opposite is called Order. ]
[ What I intend to do is exactly this: to gather the happiness of all living beings under a single Order. ]
[ People will no longer have to make bitter choices, no longer have to face the weaknesses of human nature, and must cast aside the beastly habits of the past to build a paradise that belongs to humanity. ]
[ Describing the thought alone is too abstract. Let me give you a simple example. ]
[ You may know that in some worlds, there exists a social operating system called a two-day or three-day weekend. ]
[ On those hard-won days of rest, people are able to break free from the pressures of life and return to the peace of their souls. ]
[ Only on such days do people not have to face the law of the jungle, and can live happily for those few short days. ]
[ It is a pity… two or three days and nights are still too short compared to a long life. ]
[ In my view, the ideal social system should be a seven-day weekend. ]
[ Tomorrow, which is Sunday, will be followed by a second, a third, and an eternal Sunday… ]
[ This is the face of the new world: an eternal day of peace, with nothing to do. ]』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Qingque: "WHAT?!! Every day is Sunday?!"
Qingque: "The social system is a seven-day weekend?!"
Qingque: "My god, what kind of human paradise is this!!"
Qingque: "Brother Sunday, I'd like to call you the GOAT!!"
Stelle: "What 'Brother Sunday'?"
Stelle: "This is my 'Seven-Day Brother'!!"
Stelle: "I support Seven-Day Brother as the leader of the Order. Who agrees, who disagrees?"
March 7th: "Uh… just a seven-day weekend, and you're already switching sides?"
March 7th: "Although… this does sound… strangely tempting."
Venti: "Ehe, doesn't this mean you don't have to work to make money every day?"
Venti: "Hmm… sounds quite wonderful."
Venti: "But… being too idle isn't good for people either."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "It is a social system that most ordinary people would yearn for."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "It caters to human nature."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "But I can only say that this is not conducive to the development of the world."
Aventurine: "Judging by human nature, whether it is conducive to the development of the world is clearly not a question that most people would consider."
Aventurine: "Just like the employees of the IPC, if you really let them have a holiday every day, they would definitely cheer and jump for joy, rather than worry about whether the company would collapse because of it... "
Stelle: "Actually, discussing this is useless. People have all kinds of problems and conflicts; isn't it because of the weaknesses of human nature?"
Stelle: "The Family that believes in Harmony will scheme against each other because of human nature, and the remnants of Order also think of all kinds of conspiracies to resurrect the Aeon of Order…"
Stelle: "In the end, they only think about their own goals."
Stelle: "They don't care at all about how it affects others."
Stelle: "So, jokes aside, the paradise Sunday speaks of simply cannot exist."
Stelle: "Because he doesn't have the ability."
Stelle: "And also because complex human nature doesn't allow it!"
Boothill: "Setting human nature aside, it's completely because this guy is too arrogant."
Boothill: "Your ideal is good, I won't deny that, damn it."
Boothill: "But what the hell makes you think you have the ability to achieve all of this?"
Boothill: "Even Aeons wouldn't dare to make such big boasts, but you do."
Boothill: "Brother, you've really lost your mind!"
Stelle: "Seven-Day Brother, take my advice: you have no future with Order."
Stelle: "If you want to do your best to change these sufferings."
Stelle: "Then I suggest you join the Galaxy Rangers."
Stelle: "Since you hate injustice so much, isn't it perfect to draw your blade and help those in need?"
Sunday: "If Order truly cannot realize the grand wish in my heart, I will recognize reality and consider your proposal."
Hanabi: "Oh my, chicken-wing boy, you're teachable!"
Hanabi: "Then if you leave, can you let me be the head of the Oak Family?"
Hanabi: "Hehe, I haven't been a family head before~."
Hanabi: "That would be very interesting, wouldn't it~ Tee-hee."
Sunday: "….."
....
『 [ Thus, everyone can return to their original place in paradise. ]
[ Some gaze at the galaxy, intently calculating the distance of the isolated world of Pegana from us; others embrace in corners, without having to bear extra responsibilities… ]
[ No need to endure the bitterness of reality. Only in this way can humanity face its destined end with the most noble posture and live a life full of dignity. ]
[ This is living happily. ]
[ Miss Hotaru—you, who suffer from Entropy Loss Syndrome, must surely understand what this means, right? ]
Sunday finished speaking about the world of his grand wish, and looked at Hotaru.
[ ..... ]
Hotaru couldn't help but sigh, somewhat silent.
[ Sounds… flawless… ]
March 7th scratched her head, feeling like it was impossible to refute. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Flawless?"
Stelle: "I don't think so."
Stelle: "This is just happiness as defined by Sunday himself."
Stelle: "Admittedly, it represents the thoughts of the majority of the people, but there is always a small group of people who don't think this is happiness."
Stelle: "For example, maybe some people like being exploited every day?"
Stelle: "For such a person, if you let them go to the happy world Sunday describes, wouldn't that be worse than death?"
Qingque: "Wow, what kind of innate wage-slave constitution is that?"
Qingque: "Is there really such a person?"
Li Sushang: "The forest is big, and there are all kinds of weeds. The universe is so big, maybe there is such a person?"
Guinaifen: "Weeds? Shangshang, it should be birds!"
Li Sushang: "Ahem… sorry, I got them mixed up."
Hu Tao: "In short, Mr. Sunday cannot define everyone's understanding of happiness."
Sunday: "This was actually just an analogy I made."
Sunday: "In fact, in the happy home I envision, everyone can find their own happy life."
Sunday: "Even if it is a great demon who finds joy in killing, he can also reap such happiness."
Sunday: "And his happiness will not be built on the misfortune of others."
Nahida: "Paimon was actually right…"
Nahida: "The paradise Mr. Sunday wants to build is, simply put, just different fantasy worlds in everyone's hearts…"
Nahida: "Essentially, they are all… fake!"
Mona: "A fake world of flowers in a mirror and the moon in the water; I cannot see the meaning of such a world existing."
Stelle: "If I may be blunt, this kind of world feels like it has nothing to do with Order, and is closer to Nihility."
Stelle: "If you really do this, you're probably going to attract Nihility."
Stelle: "At that point, never mind Penacony, the whole galaxy will be finished."
Acheron: "Those who gaze into Nihility shall inevitably be swallowed by THEIR shadow..."
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