In Penacony, Elysia, who was directing the construction of the performance stage, suddenly felt something and glanced in the direction of Warahip.
Mei's aura suddenly became very intense, making her unable to resist taking a look.
At this moment, the Imaginary Energy in Penacony surged abruptly, accompanied by a refreshing musical rhythm.
Xipe descends—
"Oh, is Sister Xipe also here to help Eli build the stage~? ♪"
Elysia waved at Xipe in the sky and shouted in a lively tone.
Meanwhile, the members of The Family had already begun to loudly praise Xipe with devotion.
Gopher Wood, who was busy repairing and perfecting the dreamscape of Penacony, felt the descent of Harmony and couldn't help but open his eyes to look in that direction.
With his eyes open, Gopher Wood's current appearance was just like Robin's biological mother—intellectual and full of a gentle, motherly charm.
At this time, what exactly was the purpose of Xipe's descent upon Penacony?
Gopher Wood couldn't figure it out; the thoughts of an Aeon are impossible to speculate.
On the other side, Elysia tilted her head, looking at Xipe, who maintained a constant smile without any other reaction.
But soon, Elysia felt a gentle force invading her mind, even attempting to forcibly modify her will.
"!!!"
Elysia hurriedly erupted with pink divine flames, then looked at Xipe with eyes full of shock and confusion.
This Aeon, who looked so gentle, would actually resort to such a sneak attack, and against her own Emanator!
Elysia didn't know that Xipe had also done this when granting her power; she just hadn't realized it at the time.
After the second failure, Xipe did not stop but continued to increase the influence on Elysia.
At this moment, most of the people in Penacony had lost themselves because of Xipe's 'Harmony' Harmonic melody.
The thoughts of these people had been unified by the Harmony.
"This is truly... quite unpleasant..."
Elysia felt the surrounding situation, her tone deepening slightly as she glared at the still-smiling Xipe.
Shouldn't Harmony represent thousands of thoughts of freedom moving together toward a happy direction?
But what on earth is this forced thought assimilation?
Is such a distorted Harmony really a happy existence that leads the masses to become one?
Or is it that Xipe is so distorted now because of some reason?
Elysia didn't understand, because now she had to save these assimilated people.
"Eli, an Aeon is not something we can deal with right now. Notify Kiana,"
Eden came to Elysia's side with a disbelieving Robin in tow, pulling on Elysia to persuade her.
"My dear Eden, you should know me~ ♪"
"Fine, then let me accompany you in a grand performance, Eli."
Since Elysia wanted to, Eden would naturally stay by her side at all times. It was just facing an Aeon; what was there to fear?
"Please let me help as well. 'Harmony'... shouldn't be like this..."
Robin looked at Xipe's gentle smile with a slightly struggling and pained expression, one hand clutching her chest.
"Alright, then this is our heart's desire. You must accept it with gratitude~ ♪"
Elysia spun around and transformed into Origin. A giant crystal Elysia rose from above, drawing a bow and pointing it directly at Xipe.
After Eden and Robin exchanged glances, they both opened their delicate lips, and a stirring melody and a soft tune were woven from their mouths respectively.
Elysia's crystal sculpture was now surrounded by two types of musical scores and notes, clashing with Xipe's Harmonic melody.
"Since Harmony unifies all thoughts, then I shall once again grant everyone their own unique 'True Self' ♪"
Elysia's words carried immense power. At this moment, a Path Seed belonging to her quietly began to Bloom.
A power different from all existing Paths began to Bloom from the crystal arrow, causing the newly arrived Gopher Wood and Sunday to stop their intended actions.
A power that made one clear about their inner thoughts and their true will swept across everyone present.
This power continued to spread until it enveloped all of Penacony.
"Flawless True Self, blooming the radiance of humanity from the Origin~ ♪"
The power of '■■' condensed into an arrow and was shot toward the undefended Xipe in the sky.
Xipe slowly extended a finger and collided with the arrow, producing a strange vibration.
In this vibration, the eyes of all the assimilated people in Penacony began to regain their luster one after another.
As Elysia watched the people recover their sense of self, and seeing that her arrow was about to shatter, she immediately took a deep breath and tilted her head back to shout:
"My dear Kiana, if you don't come and take a look soon, I'm going to be assimilated!~!!! ♪"
Hum— Squelch—
A silver ripple surged in the air, and a silver energy beam struck, shattering more than half of Xipe's puzzle-like body in one hit.
Xipe's smile vanished. After glancing at the silver ripple, the entity disappeared.
But Kiana didn't intend to let it go. She sealed this Imaginary Space, not allowing anyone to leave.
Kiana erased the distorted will on Xipe's reverse side—that is, the forceful unifying will that obliterated individual desires and differences.
After leaving Xipe's good side behind, Kiana kicked Xipe away.
After all, Harmony was only partially broken; it wasn't completely rotten to the core, so there was no need for total elimination.
After all, Xipe's essence belongs to a collective, not an individual.
"Eli, congratulations on also trailblazing your own Path~"
"It's still a little bit away, but a Path of 'True Self' should be born very soon~ ♪"
"I'll be looking forward to it, Eli~ ♪"
After Kiana finished speaking, her voice gradually dissipated in Elysia's ear.
"Sunday, did you see that? This is the true great power that can realize beautiful visions."
"I saw it, Mr. Gopher Wood..."
Sunday would never forget the image of Harmony being toyed with by a giant golden hand... while Robin fell into deep questioning of Harmony, becoming somewhat emo... On the other side... after Bronya left, Mei reverted from her Aeon state to her human form.
There was no other way; that Aeon body was too massive, and although there were swirling clouds for cover, the pitifully small amount of fabric left her with no sense of security.
"What a pity, that appearance just now was quite steamy..."
Kiana, who had just been distracted by the emergency on Elysia's side, expressed great regret that she didn't get to see more, and kept winking at Mei suggestively.
Mei chose to ignore this directly.
You just wait until night falls, Kiana! You're in for it!
I didn't catch you yesterday, but do you think you can run away today?
Bianca's heart trembled as she looked at Mei's slightly dark expression. Oh no, were she and Rita going to lose sleep again tonight...?
Maybe I should find an excuse to go stay at Aunt's house with Rita today... No, tonight I'm going to stay at Aunt's house with Rita!
Bianca pursed her lips, having made a decision in her heart.
Otherwise, the noise would be too much of a struggle. Hearing it made her heart feel restless; she was afraid she wouldn't be able to resist doing something to Rita.
If Rita knew Bianca had this thought, she probably wouldn't even offer a hint of resistance.
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