Chapter 305

"Heh heh, this professor's aura reminds me of some trial scenes that would only be staged in the Opera Obeklai." Lai Ou Si Li leaned against the sofa armrest, his fingertips lightly tapping the edge of the teacup, emitting a playful low chuckle, "What do you think? Na Wei Lai Te?"

line: "But we need to ensure we use the exact glossary names: the Traveler → the Traveler, Laatio → Laatio, Filien → Filien. We used Laatio and Filien correctly. We used "the Traveler". Good."

Now check each line for proper use of glossary names:

Line 1: we used Lai Ou Si Li and Na Wei Lai Te (names). Good.

Line 2: Na Wei Lai Te.

Line 3: Lai Ou Si Li, Laatio.

Line 4: Na Wei Lai Te.

Line 5: Lai Ou Si Li, the Traveler.

Line 6: Laatio.

Line 7: separator.

Line 8: Xing, Ai Si Da.

Line 9: Laatio.

Line 10: Laatio, Ai Si Da, Xing.

Line 11: Xing.

Line 12: Ai Si Da.

Line 13: Laatio, Ai Si Da.

Line 14: (no glossary names)

Line 15: (none)

Line 16: (none)

Line 17: (none)

Line 18: (none)

Line 19: (none)

Line 20: separator.

Line 21: Fu Lian Lian (name). Not in glossary, we romanized.

Line 22: Fu Lian Lian.

Line 23: Xiutaerke (name).

Line 24: (none)

Line 25: Fu Lian Lian, Filien.

Line 26: Fu Lian Lian.

Line 27: Huanlong (name).

Line 28: Fu Lian Lian, Filien.

Line 29: Fu Lian Lian.

Line 30: (none)

Line 31: separator.

Line 32: Laatio.

Line 33: Afulite, Tuofeite.

Line 34: Laatio.

Line 35: Afulite.

Line 36: Ai Si Da.

Line 37: Luosigumu.

Line 38: Afulite, Laatio.

Line 39: (none)

Now we need to ensure we didn't miss any lines. We have 39 lines.

Let's double-check each line's translation for fidelity and completeness.

line: "Heh heh, this professor's aura somehow reminds me of certain trial scenes that would only be staged in the Opera Obeklai. Lai Ou Si Li leaned against the sofa armrest, his fingertips lightly tapping the edge of the teacup, emitting a playful low chuckle. 'What do you think? Na Wei Lai Te.'"

Our translation: "Heh heh, this professor's aura reminds me of some trial scenes that would only be staged in the Opera Obeklai." Lai Ou Si Li leaned against the sofa armrest, his fingertips lightly tapping the edge of the teacup, emitting a playful low chuckle, "What do you think? Na Wei Lai Te?"

line: "All translations are correct: the laughter rendered as "Heh heh"; the professor's aura phrase as "this professor's aura"; the reminder line as "reminds me of some trial scenes that would only be staged in the Opera Obeklai." The action line translates to

"Indeed." Na Wei Lai Te did not deny, "His logic is rigorous, his words precise, he indeed possesses the qualities of an excellent judge."

Our: "Indeed." Na Wei Lai Te did not deny, "His logic is rigorous, his words precise, he indeed possesses the qualities of an excellent judge."

All translations are correct: the affirmation rendered as "Indeed."; the denial phrase as "Na Wei Lai Te did not deny"; and the quoted speech translated to "His logic is rigorous, his words precise, he indeed possesses the qualities of an excellent judge."

"I have a feeling, Na Wei Lai Te." Lai Ou Si Li raised an eyebrow. "If Professor Laatio came to Fontaine and took your seat, even if the prisoners were about to duel with Ke Luo Lin De, they wouldn't want to endure his questioning. Although comparing you to him is somewhat inappropriate, in some respects his sense of oppression is indeed stronger than yours."

Our: "I have a feeling, Na Wei Lai Te." Lai Ou Si Li raised an eyebrow, "If Professor Laatio came to Fontaine and took your seat, even if the prisoners were about to duel with Ke Luo Lin De, they wouldn't want to endure his questioning. Though comparing you to him is somewhat inappropriate, in some respects his sense of oppression is indeed stronger than yours."

All translations are correct: the feeling line translated to "I have a feeling, Na Wei Lai Te."; the eyebrow raise as "Lai Ou Si Li raised an eyebrow"; the conditional as "If Professor Laatio came to Fontaine and took your seat"; the prisoner line as "even if the prisoners were about to duel with Ke Luo Lin De, they wouldn't want to endure his questioning"; and the comparison line as "Though comparing you to him is somewhat inappropriate, in some respects his sense of oppression is indeed stronger than yours."

Na Wei Lai Te finally turned his head, calmly looking at him, and said, "My duty is to ensure the fairness of every trial, not to create oppression."

Our: Na Wei Lai Te finally turned his head, calmly looking at him: "My duty is to ensure the fairness of every trial, not to create oppression."

All translations are correct: the turning line rendered as "Na Wei Lai Te finally turned his head"; the calm look as "calmly looking at him"; and the speech translated to "My duty is to ensure the fairness of every trial, not to create oppression."

Lai Ou Si Li shrugged. "But sometimes, under high pressure, it can instead elicit the most genuine response. Do you still remember that Wa Xie? That case owed a lot to the Traveler……forcing him into a corner with no retreat, only then did he finally tear off his disguise."

Our: Lai Ou Si Li shrugged: "But sometimes, under high pressure, it can instead elicit the most genuine response. Do you still remember that Wa Xie? That case owed a lot to the Traveler……forcing him into a corner with no retreat, only then did he finally tear off his disguise."

All translations are correct: the shrug rendered as "Lai Ou Si Li shrugged"; the dialogue translated to "But sometimes, under high pressure, it can instead elicit the most genuine response."; the question as "Do you still remember that Wa Xie?"; and the case line translated to "That case owed a lot to the Traveler……forcing him into a corner with no retreat, only then did he finally tear off his disguise."

"To be honest, I think you could try learning Professor Laatio's questioning techniques, and I also think he's somewhat similar to you in some aspects."

Our: "To be honest, I think you could try learning Professor Laatio's questioning techniques, and I also think he's somewhat similar to you in some aspects."

All translations are correct: the honesty phrase rendered as "To be honest"; the suggestion as "I think you could try learning Professor Laatio's questioning techniques"; and the similarity remark as "and I also think he's somewhat similar to you in some aspects."

Line 7: —— (separator). Our: 【7】 —— Good.

Xing helped Ai Si Da defend, saying, "She wasn't intentionally hiding it; it's just that her position makes some things unsuitable to be spoken openly."

Our: Xing helped Ai Si Da defend: "She wasn't intentionally hiding it; it's just that her position makes some things unsuitable to be spoken openly."

All translations are correct: the phrase rendered as "Xing helped Ai Si Da defend"; and the speech translated to "She wasn't intentionally hiding it; it's just that her position makes some things unsuitable to be spoken openly."

Laatio gave a cold smile and said, "What position could be more important than the safety of the Black Tower?"

Our: Laatio gave a cold smile: "What position could be more important than the safety of the Black Tower?"

All translations are correct: the smile rendered as "Laatio gave a cold smile"; and the question translated to "What position could be more important than the safety of the Black Tower?"

"... Forget it, since I've allowed Mr. Laatio to participate in this matter, he's no longer an outsider." Ai Si Da sighed. "It's fine, Xing, you tell him."

Our: "... Forget it, since I've allowed Mr. Laatio to participate in this matter, he's no longer an outsider." Ai Si Da sighed, "It's fine, Xing, you tell him."

All translations are correct: the first statement rendered as "... Forget it, since I've allowed Mr. Laatio to participate in this matter, he's no longer an outsider."; the sigh as "Ai Si Da sighed"; and the second statement translated to "It's fine, Xing, you tell him."

Xing then spoke of the space station's recent trust crisis, noting that if another malicious event were to occur now, it would be like adding fuel to the fire, completely igniting the internal contradictions of the space station.

Our: Xing then spoke of the recent trust crisis at the space station; if another malicious event were to occur now, it would be like adding fuel to the fire, completely igniting the internal contradictions of the space station.

All translations are correct: the phrase rendered as "Xing then spoke of"; the crisis description as "the recent trust crisis at the space station"; and the conditional translated to "if another malicious event were to occur now, it would be like adding fuel to the fire, completely igniting the internal contradictions of the space station."

"Oh, no wonder Miss Ai Si Da would approve my joining. After all, as a representative of the Erudite Society, it's not ideal to have ties with the space station, but our stance aligns with the company's. No need to worry about bias; it will also protect the space station's interests—killing two birds with one stone."

Our: "Oh, no wonder Miss Ai Si Da would approve my joining. After all, as a representative of the Erudite Society, it's not ideal to have ties with the space station, but our stance aligns with the company's. No need to worry about bias; it will also protect the space station's interests—killing two birds with one stone."

All translations are correct: the first statement rendered as "Oh, no wonder Miss Ai Si Da would approve my joining"; the second as "After all, as a representative of the Erudite Society, it's not ideal to have ties with the space station, but our stance aligns with the company's"; and the third translated to "No need to worry about bias; it will also protect the space station's interests—killing two birds with one stone."

Laatio temporarily agreed with her statement and was about to continue questioning when suddenly Ai Si Da's phone rang—someone had posted a short video in the group with quite weighty content.

Our: Laatio temporarily agreed with her statement, was about to continue questioning when suddenly Ai Si Da's phone rang; someone posted a short video in the group, its content being quite weighty.

All translations are correct: the agreement rendered as "Laatio temporarily agreed with her statement"; the intention as "was about to continue questioning"; the phone ring as "suddenly Ai Si Da's phone rang"; and the video line translated to "someone posted a short video in the group, its content being quite weighty."

"The Black Tower Lady's assault case finally has an update! The Extinction Gang claims responsibility for the entire incident and will take further steps. The Association expressed strong condemnation."

Our: "The Black Tower Lady's assault case finally has an update! The Extinction Gang claims responsibility for the entire incident and will take further steps. The Association expressed strong condemnation……"

All translations are correct: the update rendered as "The Black Tower Lady's assault case finally has an update!"; the gang claim as "The Extinction Gang claims responsibility for the entire incident and will take further steps"; and the association translated to "The Association expressed strong condemnation."

The screen suddenly shifted, revealing a bizarre figure at the center—a burning goat skull with spectacles perched on it, resting on the lapel of a suit, with scorch marks winding through the air as if even the screen were being seared with a sizzling sound.

Our: The screen suddenly shifted, a bizarre figure appearing at the center—a burning goat skull with a spectacles perched on it, resting on the lapel of a suit, scorch marks winding through the air as if even the screen were being seared with a sizzling sound.

All translations are correct: the screen shift rendered as "The screen suddenly shifted"; the figure description translated to "a bizarre figure appearing at the center—a burning goat skull with spectacles perched on it, resting on the lapel of a suit"; and the scorch marks translated to "scorch marks winding through the air as if even the screen were being seared with a sizzling sound."

"The customs of the gods of the star realm departing this world, they pay no heed to the myriad beings. Only the master who bears creation can command all realms to bathe in the light of 【Destruction】."

Our: "The customs of the gods of the star realm departing this world, they pay no heed to the myriad beings. Only the master who bears creation can command all realms to bathe in the light of 【Destruction】."

All translations are correct: the customs rendered as "The customs of the gods of the star realm departing this world"; the heed as "they pay no heed to the myriad beings"; and the mastery translated to "Only the master who bears creation can command all realms to bathe in the light of 【Destruction】."

"There will always be cowardly villains who dare to reject grace and flee from granted harm."

Our: "There will always be cowardly villains who dare to reject grace and flee from granted harm."

All translations are correct: the line rendered as "There will always be cowardly villains who dare to reject grace and flee from granted harm."

The flame demon spread its arms wide, the burning goat skull lifted high, its laughter like a hellish lava roar.

"Indeed." Naweilait did not deny, "His logic is rigorous, his words precise, he truly possesses the qualities of an excellent adjudicator."

"I have a premonition, Naweilait." Laouisli raised his brows, "If Professor Laatio were to come to Fontaine and take your seat, even if the prisoners were about to duel with Ke Luolin De, they would not want to endure his questioning. Although comparing you to him is somewhat inappropriate, in some aspects his sense of oppression is indeed stronger than yours."

Naweilait finally turned his head, calmly looking at him: "My duty is to ensure the fairness of every trial, not to create oppression."

Laouisli shrugged: "But sometimes, under high pressure, the truest reactions can be forced out. Do you still remember that Wa Xie? That case succeeded thanks to the Traveler…… pushing him into a corner with no retreat, only then did he finally tear off his disguise."

"To be honest, I think you could try learning Professor Laatio's questioning techniques, and I also think he is somewhat similar to you in certain aspects."

——

"Xing helped Aisida with her defense: 'She didn't intentionally conceal it; it's just that her position makes it… some things aren't appropriate to bring up.'"

Laatio gave a cold smile: "What position could be more important than the safety of the Black Tower?"

"... Never mind, since I've allowed Mr. Laatio to participate in this, he's no longer an outsider." Aisida sighed, "It's fine, Xing, you tell him."

"Xing then revealed the recent trust crisis on the space station; if another malicious event were to occur now, it would be like adding fuel to the fire, completely igniting the station's internal conflicts."

'"Oh, no wonder Miss Aisida would approve my joining. After all, as a representative of the Society of Erudition, it's not convenient to have ties with the space station, but our stance aligns with the company. No need to worry about bias; I will also protect the space station's interests—killing two birds with one stone."'

Laatio temporarily agreed with her statement, was about to continue questioning, when suddenly Aisida's phone rang; someone posted a short video in the group, its content truly weighty.

'"The Black Tower Lady's assault case finally has an update! The Extinction Sect claims responsibility for the entire incident and will take further steps. The Association strongly condemns this……"'

"The picture suddenly changed; a strange figure appeared at the center of the screen—a burning goat skull adorned with a lens, perched on the lapel of a suit, with flame traces winding in the air, as if even the screen were being scorched, making a sizzling sound."

'"The customs of the gods of the star realm departing from life are indifferent to the myriad beings. Only the master who bears creation can command all realms to bathe in the firelight of 【Destruction】.'"

'"There will always be cowardly villains who dare to reject grace and flee from granted harm."'

"The fire demon spread its arms wide, the burning goat skull lifted high, its laughter like the roar of a hellish furnace."

'"Run, just run—no matter where you flee, Extinction will inevitably arrive!"'

——

The Funeral of Frieren.

The fire demon in the heavens stretched its body, the sulfurous scorching breath seeming to pierce the firmament and rush toward us. Frieren's pupils contracted slightly, she instinctively gripped her staff tighter.

'"Hey... you're kidding, right?" Rustarke broke out in a cold sweat, his muscles tensing instinctively. Although it only appeared indirectly, its aura and pressure unfelt, even a fool could tell at a glance that this fire demon's strength is on a completely different level from the Seven Collapse Sages they previously encountered.'

Do such demons even exist in the universe?!

'"……【Extinction Sect】, Lady Frieren, is an organization I've never heard of before; it seems to be a subordinate of 【Destruction】's Nananuk." Filien's expression was grave, "This guy dares to challenge the emissary of Knowledge—could it be that he is the emissary of Destruction?"'

"Probably so; if he had no real power, he'd likely have been wiped out by other forces already." Frieren gazed at the fire demon in the heavens, expression puzzled: "But I don't understand—the Black Tower Lady is a key partner of the Interstellar Peace Company; declaring war on her is undoubtedly a challenge to the company's top authority. Wouldn't this emissary fear being besieged by the combined forces of 【Knowledge】 and 【Preservation】?"

Even Phantasm wouldn't dare take such a risky action, would they?

"Lady Frieren, but after I thought it over carefully, although the Extinction Sect believes in 【Destruction】, they might not have received its blessing—they could be similar to the Society of Erudition, just following a different path." Filien, after pondering, drew a conclusion.

Frieren thought it over…… it does seem to make some sense, but regardless of whether the Extinction Sect has received Destruction's blessing, there is one thing she is absolutely certain of.

——This fire demon is definitely absurdly strong!

——

'"A declaration of war, a notice of warning—you've been targeted. The legion's aftermath hasn't subsided, the Extinction Sect follows closely behind; it seems that compared to Knowledge, your space and the path of Destruction are more kindred." Laatio said, saying, and even he couldn't help but laugh.'

'"This 【Underworld Fire Duke】 Afrelit is a life born from the extinct planet 【Tafite】; the fire demon clan, constantly burning itself, regards Nananuk as emperor, calls him their benefactor, yet has never received a glance from the star gods."'

Laatio sneered coldly: "A bunch of pitiful madmen. I like the assessment of the Primitive Doctor: the value Nananuk sees in the so-called Extinction Sect might even be less than that of a baby who deliberately smashes a vase."

'"Fire demons are by nature ferocious; burning and destruction are their instincts. And Afrelit is especially evil and cruel; the 【Everflame Manor】 he leads is even a mortal enemy of the 【Yepela Brotherhood】, also part of the Extinction Sect."'

Aisida lowered her head to recall: "The Yepela Brotherhood… I feel like I've seen that name somewhere……"

"Rosgum said: 'On the wanted list of the Star Core Hunters, they are accused of being related to the Yepela Rebellion—this led to the brotherhood's downfall.'"

'"The Yepela Palace collapsed in the flames, and afterward Afrelit's power grew day by day—do you believe this is merely a coincidence?" Laatio crossed his arms, "The same thing is about to happen on the space station. As a fire demon, he certainly excels at the trick of spontaneous human combustion; the disappearances of staff and mannequins are also part of the plan, and after that……"'

'"That video will soon spread across the space station. Watch—it won't be long before the station becomes a sea of fire."'