Chapter 319

Say it and do it—look who's come—it's Sunday, the most handsome man in Penacony! And the universe-famous singer, Knowmore!

Translation: "Saying it and it happens, look who's come—Xingqiri, the most handsome man in Pinokangni! And the famed cosmic singer, Zhigengniao!" Need to keep quotes and punctuation. We'll output: 【1】 "Saying it and it happens, look who's come—Xingqiri, the most handsome man in Pinokangni! And the famed cosmic singer, Zhigengniao!" Ensure we keep the Chinese quotation marks? We should translate the content but keep the punctuation as English. The source uses Chinese quotes 「」 and inner 「」. We'll replace with English quotes? Usually we keep the meaning but not the Chinese quotes. We'll output English double quotes. The instruction: translate faithfully, not necessarily keep Chinese punctuation. We'll produce natural English.

Thus: 【1】 "Saying it and it happens, look who's come—Xingqiri, the most handsome man in Pinokangni! And the famed cosmic singer, Zhigengniao!"

The girl in the evening dress behind Sunday smiled slightly, looking at her brother: 'He said you're the most handsome person in Penacony—how interesting.'

Translation: "The girl in a dress behind Xingqiri smiled slightly, looking at her older brother: 'He said you're the most handsome person in Pinokangni—how interesting.'" Need to keep the quote. We'll output: 【2】 "The girl in a dress behind Xingqiri smiled slightly, looking at her older brother: 'He said you're the most handsome person in Pinokangni—how interesting.'"

Knowmore invited a few members of the Astral Express to take a brief rest, while Sunday asked Sandgold for a word.

Translation: "Zhigengniao invited a few people from the Stellar Express to rest briefly, while Xingqiri asked Shajin for a word." We'll output: 【3】 "Zhigengniao invited a few people from the Stellar Express to rest briefly, while Xingqiri asked Shajin for a word."

As he was leaving, Sandgold waved at Star: 'Hey, friend, all good? I was just joking earlier—I hope you don't mind. I apologize for my rudeness; take this, 10,000 credit points—a little welcome gift, as my compensation.'

Translation: "As he was leaving, Shajin waved at Xing: 'Hey, friend, all good? I was just joking; I hope you don't mind. I apologize for my rudeness—take this, 1w credit points—a small meeting gift, as my compensation.'" Need to keep "1w". We'll output: 【4】 "As he was leaving, Shajin waved at Xing: 'Hey, friend, all good? I was just joking; I hope you don't mind. I apologize for my rudeness—take this, 1w credit points—a small meeting gift, as my compensation.'"

"Thanks, but I'll pass on the gift."

Translation: '"Thanks, but keep the gift.'" We'll output: 【5】 '"Thanks, but keep the gift.'"

"You've got spirit—I consider you a friend now. Take this, 20,000 credit points." Sandgold curled his lips into a perfect smile, his expression unchanged as he doubled the welcome gift.

Translation: '"You've got guts—I consider you a friend now. Take it, 2w credit points.' Shajin wore a perfect smile, his expression unchanging as he doubled the meeting gift." We'll output: 【6】 '"You've got guts—I consider you a friend now. Take it, 2w credit points.' Shajin wore a perfect smile, his expression unchanging as he doubled the meeting gift."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Translation: '"Then I won't stand on ceremony.'" We'll output: 【7】 '"Then I won't stand on ceremony.'"

"That's right!" Sandgold patted Star's shoulder, "Between friends we don't need to stand on ceremony. If you need anything, just say the word—I've got you covered."

"That's right!" Shajin patted Xing's shoulder, "Between friends we don't need to stand on ceremony. If you need anything, just say the word—I've got you covered."

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This line is just a separator. We need to output 【9】 with translation of the line. The line contains "——". That's an em dash. We should translate as is? It's just punctuation. We'll output: 【9】 —— (maybe keep the em dash). We'll output: 【9】 ——

"Are we mistaken about seeking encounters in the Dungeon?"

Translation: "Is it wrong to seek encounters in the Dungeon?" We'll output: 【10】 Is it wrong to seek encounters in the Dungeon?

"Wait, you just casually give out twenty thousand credit points? I—I also want to be friends with him..."

Translation: '"Wait, you just casually give out twenty thousand credit points? I—I also want to be friends with him…'" We'll output: 【11】 '"Wait, you just casually give out twenty thousand credit points? I—I also want to be friends with him…'

"Lady Goddess, first of all, there's no way we could ever meet them, and even if we did, they wouldn't want to be friends with us." Bell let out a helpless laugh.

Translation: '"Lord Upper God, first of all there's no way we could possibly meet them, and even if we did, they wouldn't want to be friends with us.' Bei er smiled helplessly." We'll output: 【12】 '"Lord Upper God, first of all there's no way we could possibly meet them, and even if we did, they wouldn't want to be friends with us.' Bei er smiled helplessly."

"So, Bell! Go meet that wealthy, free‑spending nobleman right away!" She excitedly shook Bell's shoulder, "Anyone who loves gambling is surely an elite from a prestigious family—Bell, when you're adventuring in the Dungeon, you'd better watch out for people like that!"

Translation: '"So, Mr. Bei er, hurry up and get to know that kind of wealthy, free-spending young lord!' She excitedly shook Bei er's shoulders, 'Those who love gambling are definitely elite from noble families—Bei er, when you adventure in the Dungeon, you should especially watch out for such people!'" We'll output: 【13】 '"So, Mr. Bei er, hurry up and get to know that kind of wealthy, free-spending young lord!' She excitedly shook Bei er's shoulders, 'Those who love gambling are definitely elite from noble families—Bei er, when you adventure in the Dungeon, you should especially watch out for such people!'"

"Bell felt dizzy from the shaking, but he still managed to focus: "Um… Lady Goddess… I think Mr. Sandgold is a bit strange…"

Translation: "Bei er grew dizzy from the shaking, but still tried to focus: 'Um… Lord Upper God… I feel that Mr. Shajin is a bit strange…'" We'll output: 【14】 Bei er grew dizzy from the shaking, but still tried to focus: 'Um… Lord Upper God… I feel that Mr. Shajin is a bit strange…'

"Strange? What's so strange about it? This kind of lavish, throw‑away‑thousands demeanor, this unflappable composure—ah, if only our Familia had a patron like that…" Hestia had already begun to daydream to herself.

Translation: '"Strange? Isn't there nothing strange about it? This kind of throwing away thousands with gusto, this unflappable demeanor—ah, if only our familia had such a patron…'" Hesitiya had already begun fantasizing to herself." We'll output: 【15】 '"Strange? Isn't there nothing strange about it? This kind of throwing away thousands with gusto, this unflappable demeanor—ah, if only our familia had such a patron…'" Hesitiya had already begun fantasizing to herself.'

"Bell, however, furrowed his brow, his red eyes fixed on the faint mark on Sandgold's collar: "That marking… I think I've seen something like it in my grandfather's old books…"

Translation: "Bei er, however, furrowed his brow, his red eyes fixed on the faint pattern at Shajin's collar: 'That mark… I think I've seen something like it in my grandfather's old books…'" We'll output: 【16】 Bei er, however, furrowed his brow, his red eyes fixed on the faint pattern at Shajin's collar: 'That mark… I think I've seen something like it in my grandfather's old books…'

"Lililuka suddenly appeared in the tavern, holding a beer and sitting beside Bell: "That's a slave mark."

Translation: "Lililuka suddenly appeared in the tavern, holding a cup of beer and sitting beside Bei er: 'It's a slave mark, you know.'" We'll output: 【17】 Lililuka suddenly appeared in the tavern, holding a cup of beer and sitting beside Bei er: 'It's a slave mark, you know.'

"Hestia's fantasy came to an abrupt halt: "... What?"

Translation: "Hesitiya's fantasy came to an abrupt halt: '…What?'" We'll output: 【18】 Hesitiya's fantasy came to an abrupt halt: '…What?'

"Although some clothing and ornaments conceal it," Lili pointed to the black code on Sandgold's neck, "For attractive slaves, masters often place a mark on the neck so they can instantly identify the slave's status without ruining the value of their appearance."

Translation: '"Although some cover is made with clothing and ornaments.' Lilili pointed at the black code on Shajin's neck, 'For some good-looking slaves, slave owners often mark the neck so they can instantly identify the slave's status without ruining the value of their appearance.'" We'll output: 【19】 '"Although some cover is made with clothing and ornaments.' Lilili pointed at the black code on Shajin's neck, 'For some good-looking slaves, slave owners often mark the neck so they can instantly identify the slave's status without ruining the value of their appearance.'"

"... Was Sandgold once a slave?"

Translation: '"…Shajin used to be a slave?'" We'll output: 【20】 '"…Shajin used to be a slave?"'

"Although Lililuka's analysis was sound and well‑reasoned, Hestia still found it hard to believe at first—Sandgold's manner of speaking, his tone and style, all bespoke the upbringing of a wealthy family, not to mention his love of gambling…"

Translation: "Although Lililuka's analysis was sound and well‑grounded, Hesitiya still found it hard to believe at first—Shajin's manner of speaking, his style and tone, are the kind of refinement that only a wealthy upbringing can instill, not to mention his love of gambling…" We'll output: 【21】 Although Lililuka's analysis was sound and well‑grounded, Hesitiya still found it hard to believe at first—Shajin's manner of speaking, his style and tone, are the kind of refinement that only a wealthy upbringing can instill, not to mention his love of gambling…

"This is just my guess, take it with a grain of salt." Lililuka shrugged, "But if he really was a slave before, his rise is certainly noteworthy—going from a slave to a P45 executive elite in the company, and at such a young age… it's hard to imagine what he's done all these years."

Translation: '"This is just my guess—take it or leave it.' Lililuka shrugged, 'But if he really was once a slave, his methods are certainly worth noting. Rising from a slave to a P45 senior executive elite at such a young age… it's hard to imagine what he's done at the company all these years.'" We'll output: 【22】 '"This is just my guess—take it or leave it.' Lililuka shrugged, 'But if he really was once a slave, his methods are certainly worth noting. Rising from a slave to a P45 senior executive elite at such a young age… it's hard to imagine what he's done at the company all these years.'

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We output: 【23】 ——

"Sandgold had to leave first, Star returned to the Astral Express crew, and saw that March 7 had completely turned into a fangirl."

Translation: "Shajin had something to attend to first, so Xing returned to the train group and saw that Sanyueqi had completely turned into a fangirl." We'll output: 【24】 Shajin had something to attend to first, so Xing returned to the train group and saw that Sanyueqi had completely turned into a fangirl.

"Um… excuse me, are you… aren't you…?" Faced with the idol, March 7 stumbled over her words, "That singer, the superstar from Apollo… the song 'Make a Heart Free from Grief' is yours, right?"

Translation: '"Um, excuse me, you… aren't, uh… you are…?' Facing the idol, Sanyueqi stumbled over her words, 'That singer, the superstar from Apollo… the song "Let One Heart Be Free from Sorrow" is yours, right?'" We'll output: 【25】 '"Um, excuse me, you… aren't, uh… you are…?' Facing the idol, Sanyueqi stumbled over her words, 'That singer, the superstar from Apollo… the song "Let One Heart Be Free from Sorrow" is yours, right?"'

"Knowmore gave a gentle nod: "I didn't expect such a lovely young lady to be one of my fans."

Translation: "Zhigengniao gave a gentle nod: 'I didn't expect such a lovely lady to be my fan as well.'" We'll output: 【26】 Zhigengniao gave a gentle nod: 'I didn't expect such a lovely lady to be my fan as well.'

"Walter curiously asked, "Are you a member of the Penacony family, just like that gentleman?"

Translation: "Waerte curiously asked: 'Are you, like that gentleman, a member of the Pinokangni family?'" We'll output: 【27】 Waerte curiously asked: 'Are you, like that gentleman, a member of the Pinokangni family?'

"To be frank, I'm just a guest like all of you. Penacony is my hometown, but I left after growing up; this time I'm honored to have been invited back to perform a song at the Harmony Festival."

Translation: '"To be frank, I'm just a guest like all of you. Pinokangni is my hometown, but I left after growing up; this time I'm honored to be invited back to perform a song at the 【Grand Harmony Music Festival】." We'll output: 【28】 '"To be frank, I'm just a guest like all of you. Pinokangni is my hometown, but I left after growing up; this time I'm honored to be invited back to perform a song at the Grand Harmony Music Festival.'

"The Sunday you mentioned is my brother, one of Penacony's local leaders and also the host of this Harmony Festival. He heard you were in trouble and brought me along to help."

Translation: '"The Xingqiri you mentioned is my elder brother, one of the local leaders of Pinokangni and also the host of this 【Grand Harmony Music Festival】. He heard you all were in trouble, so he brought me here to help.'" We'll output: 【29】 '"The Xingqiri you mentioned is my elder brother, one of the local leaders of Pinokangni and also the host of this Grand Harmony Music Festival. He heard you all were in trouble, so he brought me here to help.'

"As he spoke, Sunday approached and said the Astral Express crew's earlier problem had been resolved. As the actual administrators of Penacony, they will do their utmost to relieve everyone's worries."

Translation: "Saying that, Xingqiri walked over and indicated that the train group's earlier problem had been resolved. As the actual administrator of Pinokangni, they will do their utmost to relieve everyone's worries." We'll output: 【30】 Saying that, Xingqiri walked over and indicated that the train group's earlier problem had been resolved. As the actual administrator of Pinokangni, they will do their utmost to relieve everyone's worries.

"After saying that, Sunday left with Knowmore."

Translation: "After saying that, Xingqiri left with Zhigengniao." We'll output: 【31】 After saying that, Xingqiri left with Zhigengniao.

"Although there were some twists and turns, we can at least check in normally. Everyone came to the first‑floor public lounge; after seeing March 7 and Star off to the second floor to drop their luggage, Kichou elegantly sat at the bar seat beside them, flicked her fingertip, and slid a glass of orange sparkling water toward Walter."

Translation: "Although there were twists and turns, at least we could check in normally. Everyone came to the first‑floor public lounge; after seeing Sanyueqi and Xing off to the second floor to drop off their luggage, Jizi elegantly sat at the nearby bar seat, fingertips lightly pushing a glass of orange sparkling water toward Waerte." We'll output: 【32】 Although there were twists and turns, at least we could check in normally. Everyone came to the first‑floor public lounge; after seeing Sanyueqi and Xing off to the second floor to drop off their luggage, Jizi elegantly sat at the nearby bar seat, fingertips lightly pushing a glass of orange sparkling water toward Waerte.

"Walter, shall we have a drink first?" Kichou gazed at the bubbles rising in the cup, "Penacony's 'Suroda' is quite famous, you know."

Translation: '"Waerte, shall we have a drink first?' Jizi gazed at the bubbles rising in the cup, 'Pinokangni's "Suleta" is quite famous.'" We'll output: 【33】 '"Waerte, shall we have a drink first?' Jizi gazed at the bubbles rising in the cup, 'Pinokangni's "Suleta" is quite famous.'

"Hmm…" Walter took the drink, gazing at the reflection of a person in the liquid, "... Let's talk—perhaps we're thinking about the same thing."

Translation: '"Hmm…' Waerte took the drink, gazing at the reflection of a person in it, '…Go on, perhaps we're thinking about the same thing.'" We'll output: 【34】 '"Hmm…' Waerte took the drink, gazing at the reflection of a person in it, '…Go on, perhaps we're thinking about the same thing.'

"Do you still remember the invitation the Astral Express received?"

Translation: '"Do you still remember the train's received 【invitation】?" We'll output: 【35】 '"Do you still remember the train's received invitation?"

"We sincerely invite the family's honored guests to come to Penacony, to join the other visitors in a grand banquet—precisely because of this invitation we are here."

Translation: '"Sincerely inviting the 'honored guests of the family' to Pinokangni, to join other attendees in the grand banquet—precisely because of this invitation, we are here.'" We'll output: 【36】 '"Sincerely inviting the 'honored guests of the family' to Pinokangni, to join other attendees in the grand banquet—precisely because of this invitation, we are here.'

"You remember correctly—but the invitation has more text." Kichou smiled, pursing her lips, "... To take in all the impossible things from dreams, to find the legacy of Penacony's father, the Clockmaker, and then answer: why does life fall asleep?"

Translation: '"That's right—but the invitation has more to say.' Jizi smiled, pursing her lips, '…To take in with one's eyes all the impossibilities of dreams, to find the legacy of Pinokangni's father, the 【Watchmaker】, and then answer: why does life fall asleep?'" We'll output: 【37】 '"That's right—but the invitation has more to say.' Jizi smiled, pursing her lips, '…To take in with one's eyes all the impossibilities of dreams, to find the legacy of Pinokangni's father, the Watchmaker, and then answer: why does life fall asleep?'

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We output: 【38】 ——

"Pirate King."

Translation: "Pirate King." We'll output: 【39】 Pirate King.

"Luffy lay spread‑eagled on the deck, looking puzzled at the serious discussion between Kichou and Walter."

Translation: "Lufei lay spread-eagled on the deck, looking puzzled at Jizi and Waerte's serious discussion." We'll output: 【40】 Lufei lay spread-eagled on the deck, looking puzzled at Jizi and Waerte's serious discussion.

"Why does life fall asleep? Huh? Isn't it just because we're tired and go to sleep?"

Translation: '"Why does life fall asleep? Huh? Isn't it just because we get tired and sleep?" We'll output: 【41】 '"Why does life fall asleep? Huh? Isn't it just because we get tired and sleep?'

"Beside her, Robin elegantly closed her book and chuckled, "Of course it's not that simple; this question surely involves some metaphor. Combined with Penacony's 'dream' theme, we might uncover some secrets behind the family."

Translation: "Beside her, Luobin elegantly closed her book and chuckled: 'Of course it's not that simple; this question surely involves some metaphor, and combined with Pinokangni's 'dreamscape' theme, we might uncover some secrets behind the family.'" We'll output: 【42】 Beside her, Luobin elegantly closed her book and chuckled: 'Of course it's not that simple; this question surely involves some metaphor, and combined with Pinokangni's "dreamscape" theme, we might uncover some secrets behind the family.'

"Tch, boring." Zoro sat on the edge of the lookout, wiping his swords, and without even looking up said, "Whether or not life sleeps, the Clockmaker's legacy is what's really worth noting, right? Doesn't this sound a lot like One Piece to you? It might be hiding Penacony's most precious treasure—perhaps… the rights to Penacony itself? It could even be related to that whatever 【Harmony】 star god."

Translation: '"Tch, boring.' Suolong sat cross‑legged on the edge of the lookout, wiping his santoku‑style sword, without even looking up he said: 'Whether or not it sleeps, the legacy of the Watchmaker is surely what's worth noting. Don't you think this sounds a lot like ONEPIECE? Maybe it hides Pinokangni's most precious treasure—something like… ownership of Pinokangni? Perhaps it's also related to whatever the 【Harmony】 Star God is.'" We'll output: 【43】 '"Tch, boring.' Suolong sat cross‑legged on the edge of the lookout, wiping his santoku‑style sword, without even looking up he said: 'Whether or not it sleeps, the legacy of the Watchmaker is surely what's worth noting. Don't you think this sounds a lot like ONEPIECE? Maybe it hides Pinokangni's most precious treasure—something like… ownership of Pinokangni? Perhaps it's also related to whatever the Harmony Star God is.'

"Robin sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose, "You two really are…"

Translation: "Luobin wearily rubbed her forehead: 'You two really…'" We'll output: 【44】 Luobin wearily rubbed her forehead: 'You two really…'

"She lifted her coffee, took a sip, and said, "Ownership and all that… honestly, it doesn't sound very plausible. The Clockmaker, as Penacony's father, must be the creator of this dream. What if the inheritor of Penacony is the Annihilation Corps? Then all our efforts would come to nothing."

Translation: "She took a sip of her coffee: 'Ownership and such… honestly, that doesn't sound very credible, does it? The Watchmaker, as Pinokangni's father, must be the creator of this dreamscape. What if the one who inherits Pinokangni is the Oblivion Corps? Then all our efforts would come to nothing.'" We'll output: 【45】 She took a sip of her coffee: 'Ownership and such… honestly, that doesn't sound very credible, does it? The Watchmaker, as Pinokangni's father, must be the creator of this dreamscape. What if the one who inherits Pinokangni is the Oblivion Corps? Then all our efforts would come to nothing.'

Moreover, the nominal owner of Pinokangni is now the family of 【Harmony】; although they appear upright, such family forces are the most stubborn, and I do not think they will simply hand over Pinokangni.