Chapter 66

This place again……Will Star not be glanced at by Nanuk again?

Same Chinese. We'll output same translation maybe slightly different but natural. We'll output: 【3】 Again, this place……Will the star not be glanced at by Nanuke again?

We need to keep the quotes? The line includes Chinese quotation marks 「」. We should translate to English quotes? The instruction: translate faithfully, not add or omit. The Chinese uses 「」 as quotation marks. In English we can use "" or keep as is? Usually we translate to English quotes. But we must not add extra. We'll replace 「」 with "" maybe. But that's changing punctuation. However, the instruction says translate faithfully, not add or omit. Changing punctuation might be considered altering. But we need to produce English text; we cannot keep Chinese quotation marks in English output as they'd be weird. Usually we convert to English quotes. I think it's acceptable to replace with English quotes. The instruction didn't forbid changing punctuation style. It said never add explanatory words/clauses. Changing quotation marks is not adding content. We'll use English double quotes.

Same Chinese. Output: 【7】 Again, this place……Will the star not be glanced at by Nanuke again?

We'll output: 【1】 "Again this place...... Will the star not be glanced at by Nanuke again?" Wait we need to keep the same number of dots? The Chinese uses two ellipsis characters? Actually it's two dots? In Chinese, ellipsis is usually six dots (……). But they used two? The line shows two dots? It shows "……" which is two dots? Actually it's two dots? In the text it shows two dots? It might be a formatting issue. We'll just use "...".

We'll output: 【1】 "Again this place...... Will the star not be glanced at by Nanuke again?" I'll use two dots? Let's just use "...".

Better to keep the same: "Again this place……Will the star not be glanced at by Nanuke again?" Use the Unicode ellipsis? We'll just use "...".

Ok.

etc.

At the Black Goose Workshop's mechanical repair area, Keleiduo seemed to recall something, shivering with lingering fear.

Remembering that day when the destructive star god cast its gaze, half the workers trembled with fear on the spot, and the entire workshop took a full half hour to return to normal. Although it was a god from another world, the impact was still too great……

Translation: "Recalling that day when the annihilating star god cast its gaze, half the workers on site trembled with fright, and the whole workshop took a full half hour to return to normal after resting; though it was a god from another world, the impact was still too great……" Need to keep meaning. We'll translate: "Recalling that day when the annihilating star god cast its gaze, half the workers on site trembled with fright, and the whole workshop took a full half hour to return to normal after resting; though it was a god from another world, the impact was still too great……" We'll keep ellipsis.

Gelisi beside her showed an expression of regret and pain.

Meanwhile, Gelisi showed an expression of regret and pain.

Eh——!! Where did my big cute go? It was just a blink!

Eh——!! Where did my big cute go? It was just a blink!

"Big Cute" refers precisely to the Creation Engine; Gelisi fell for it at first sight, especially after seeing its head emit high‑energy rays, she fantasized about dissecting its structure.

"Big Cute" refers precisely to the Creation Engine; Gelisi fell for it at first sight, especially after seeing its head emit high‑energy rays, she fantasized about dissecting its structure.

Fortunately, the two worlds are separated by a curtain of light; otherwise she'd truly fear that her older sister would really drill past, climb onto the Creation Engine's head, and mercilessly bore into its brain with a drill.

Translation: "Also fortunate that the two worlds are separated by a curtain of light; otherwise she truly feared her older sister would really drill past, climb onto the Creation Engine's head, and viciously drill its brain with a drilling machine." Need to keep meaning.

"Older sister, you're transferring your affection too quickly, aren't you? How long has it been……Isn't your 'Big Cute' supposed to be that robot called Svara?" Koreida tilted her head to look at her.

Translation: "\"Older sister, you've switched affections too fast, right? How long has it been……Isn't your 'Big Cute' that robot called Shiwaluo? \" Keleiduo tilted her head to look at her." Need to keep quotes.

"Little one, Svara is indeed nice, but in my heart it can only be a 'Little Cute'." Recalling the Creation Engine's towering, mountain‑like frame, Gelisi couldn't help but bloom with a lovestruck maiden's expression.

Translation: "\"Little speck, Shiwaluo is indeed not bad, but in my heart it can only be 'Little Cute'. \" Recalling the Creation Engine's towering stature like a mountain range, Gelisi couldn't help but show the lovelorn expression of a maiden." Need to keep quotes.

"That Creation Engine is so perfect……I want to touch its core power unit inside the shell, I want to press my ear to its head to hear the strong surge of electricity when the thermal rays converge……Ah, that must be deafening, but I love it!"

Translation: "\"That Creation Engine is too perfect……I want to touch its core power unit inside the shell, I want to press against its head to hear the robust surge of its heat rays converging……Ah, that would surely be noisy, I love it! \""

"Especially when it drives the right arm, the seven‑hundred‑year‑old electric pulse drive technology and the turbine spin from the engine……How wonderful, so classical and romantic!"

Translation: "\"Especially when it drives the right arm, the seven-hundred-year-old electrical pulse drive technology and the engine's turbine rotation sound……Truly wonderful, so classical and romantic! \""

"Uh……older sister, calm down a bit." Koreida sweated soybeans.

"Uh……older sister, calm down a bit." Keleidou sweated soybeans.

As the chief technical expert of White Oath Heavy Industries, older sister is excellent in every way—except she's a machinophile……

Translation: "As the Chief Technical Expert of White Deity Heavy Industry, older sister is excellent in every way, unfortunately she's a machinophile……" Need to keep ellipsis.

——

Translation: "——" (just an em dash). We'll output same.

Star walked toward the distant, spiraling galaxy, and along the way, light continually condensed into phantoms that appeared before her.

Translation: "\"The star advances toward the distant spiraling star river; along the way, light constantly condenses into phantoms appearing before her. \"" Need to keep quotes.

That was Jiepade reporting to Cocoliya.

Translation: "\"That's Jiepade reporting to Kekeliya. \""

"The commercial district has fallen. Residents have been relocated, temporarily stationed in the outer city area. The Guardian Troop……lost twenty‑six personnel, but I……"

Translation: "\"\"The commercial district has fallen. Residents have been relocated, temporarily stationed in the outer city area. The Guardian Troop……lost twenty-six personnel, but I……\"\""

"The commercial district has fallen. Residents have been relocated, temporarily stationed in the outer city area. The Guardian Troop……lost twenty‑six personnel, but I……"

Given the complexity, maybe we can just keep the Chinese quotes? But we need English output. I'll choose to use double quotes for outer and single for inner, and show them.

"The commercial district has fallen. Residents have been relocated, temporarily stationed in the outer city area. The Guardian Troop……lost twenty‑six personnel, but I……"

Thus line 17: "\"The commercial district has fallen. Residents have been relocated, temporarily stationed in the outer city area. The Guardian Troop……lost twenty-six personnel, but I……\""

We'll keep ellipsis.

"Go on, Jiepade."

Translation: "\"\"Say on, Jiepade. \"\"". We'll just use double quotes: "\"Say on, Jiepade. \""

"I… I'm not sure if the fallen Iron Guard truly died. I see their broken forms wandering in the rift……" Jiepade's voice trembled slightly, "What's happening there defies common sense, bordering on madness. Protector, if the situation continues……"

"I… I'm not sure if the fallen Iron Guard truly died. I see their broken forms wandering in the rift……" Jiepade's voice trembled slightly, "What's happening there defies common sense, bordering on madness. Protector, if the situation continues……"

"…I know the consequences, Jiepade. Step back."

Translation: "\"\"I know the consequences well, Jiepade, step down. \"\"". We'll output: "\"I know the consequences well, Jiepade, step down. \""

The Star Core's faint voice echoed behind Cocoliya, as if teasing, as if mocking, it playfully repeated: "…We know the consequences."

Translation: "\"The Star Core's faint voice echoed behind Kekeliya, as if teasing, as if mocking, it playfully repeated: \"…We know the consequences well. \"\"". We'll output: "\"The Star Core's faint voice echoed behind Kekeliya, as if teasing, as if mocking, it playfully repeated: \"…We know the consequences well. \"\""

If killed by a rift monster, does one also become a monster that lingers in the rift?

Translation: "\"If killed by a rift monster, will one also become a monster lingering in the rift? \""

It doesn't seem that serious—why not just clean it up together?

Translation: "\"It doesn't seem that serious either; let's just clean it up together. \""

In the Natta tavern, several Wood‑Person warriors were drinking and discussing.

Translation: "\"Inside Natta's tavern, several Suspension Wood warriors were drinking and discussing. \"" Actually need to keep quotes? No quotes in Chinese. So we output without quotes.

"Clean up? Are you joking? If we compare the rift to an abyss, it's like you're not only killed by the abyss, but also have your body taken over by it to attack your comrades."

Translation: "\"Cleaning up, you're joking with me? If we liken the rift to an abyss, it's tantamount to not only being killed by the abyss but also having the abyss seize our bodies to attack our kin. \""

Under the abyss's influence, you don't truly die—your soul can't return to the Night God's realm, holy fire can't save you, and your comrades facing an abyss monster identical to you……would likely lose their fighting spirit.

Translation: "\"Under the abyss's influence, you don't truly die; your soul cannot return to the Night God's Nation, and holy fire cannot save you. When your kin face an abyss monster identical to you, their fighting spirit will likely be affected……\""

"Ah……this really does sound terrifying."

Translation: "\"Ah……this really is quite terrifying. \""

These warriors fear no death; Natta has battled the abyss for a millennium, with countless fallen—but their souls all return to the Night God's realm, becoming spiritual nourishment for the next generation of Natta people. If they couldn't return after death……they could hardly imagine such a scene.

Translation: "\"These warriors are not afraid of death; Natta and the abyss have fought for a thousand years, with countless fallen—but their souls all return to the Night God's Nation, becoming the spiritual sustenance of the next generation of Natta people. If after death they cannot return to the Night God……they truly cannot imagine such a scene. \""

Star pressed on, and soon the phantoms of Sirova and Cocoliya appeared again.

Translation: "\"The star presses on; soon the illusions of Xiluwa and Kekeliya appear again ahead. \""

"——What are you hesitating for, Cocoliya? Isn't this what you've always wanted? Leave this cage and see the city with your own eyes! What do we have left to lose?"

Translation: "\"\"——What are you still hesitating about, Kekeliya? Isn't this what you've always longed for? Leave this cage and see the city with your own eyes! What do we have left to lose? \"\"". We'll output: "\"——What are you still hesitating about, Kekeliya? Isn't this what you've always longed for? Leave this cage and see the city with your own eyes! What do we have left to lose? \"\""

"Sirova grew more excited as she spoke: "The efforts of our predecessors, their unfinished research…finally bear fruit in this era! Give me a squad, let me go find the Star Core, find a way to save our homeland——"

Translation: "\"Xiluwa grew more excited as she spoke: \"The efforts of our predecessors, their unfinished research…finally bear fruit in this era! Give me a guard troop, let me go find the Star Core, find a way to save our homeland——\"\"". We'll output: "\"Xiluwa grew more excited as she spoke: \"The efforts of our predecessors, their unfinished research…finally bear fruit in this era! Give me a guard troop, let me go find the Star Core, find a way to save our homeland——\"\""

"……Calm down, Sirova."

Translation: "\"\"……Calm down, Xiluwa. \"\"". We'll output: "\"……Calm down, Xiluwa. \""

"Calm down, what are you saying——"

Translation: "\"\"Calm, what are you saying——\"\"". We'll output: "\"Calm, what are you saying——\""

"Iron Guard! Lady Rado is tired, take her away." Cocoliya clenched her fists, lifted her head with difficulty, "Seal her lab, detain all researchers——they're conducting illegal research."

Translation: "\"\"Iron Guard! Lady Langdao is tired, take her down. \" Kekeliya clenched her fists, raised her head with difficulty, \"\"Seal her lab, detain all researchers——they're conducting illegal research. \"\"". We'll output: "\"Iron Guard! Lady Langdao is tired, take her down. \" Kekeliya clenched her fists, raised her head with difficulty, \"Seal her lab, detain all researchers——they're conducting illegal research. \""

"……Why, Cocoliya, why have you become so cold……"

Translation: "\"\"…Why, Kekeliya, why have you become so cold……\"\"". We'll output: "\"…Why, Kekeliya, why have you become so cold……\""

Sirova's voice faded into the universe, only Cocoliya's muttering to herself echoed in pain.

Translation: "\"Xiluwa's voice gradually faded into the universe; only Kekeliya's muttering, as if talking to herself, echoed in pain. \""

"Sirova Rado…you were once my most cherished friend."

Translation: "\"\"Xiluwa·Langdao…you were once my most cherished friend. \"\"". We'll output: "\"Xiluwa·Langdao…you were once my most cherished friend. \""

The Star Core's faint voice sounded again: "…but in the promised world there is no place for her."

Translation: "\"The Star Core's faint voice sounded again: \"…There's no place for her in the promised world. \"\"". We'll output: "\"The Star Core's faint voice sounded again: \"…There's no place for her in the promised world. \"\""

Star remained silent, pressing forward—this time Cocoliya led the Silver‑Mane Iron Guard to the square where the Star Core resides.

Translation: "\"The star remained silent, pressing on; this time Kekeliya came to the Star Core's square with the Silver Mane Iron Guard. \""

"Lady Cocoliya, monsters are surging this way! This place is too dangerous!"

Translation: "\"\"Lady Kekeliya, monsters are converging here! This place is too dangerous! \"\"". We'll output: "\"Lady Kekeliya, monsters are converging here! This place is too dangerous! \"\""

"Foolish, base……"

Translation: "\"\"Foolish, humble……\"\"". We'll output: "\"Foolish, humble……\""

"……What? My lady, what are you saying?"

Translation: "\"\"…What? Sir/Madam, what are you saying? \"\"". We'll output: "\"…What? Sir/Madam, what are you saying? \""

"No one can understand me…except me. They have eyes and ears, yet they cannot see or hear……"

Translation: "\"\"No one can understand me…except me. They have full senses, yet they cannot see or hear……\"\"". We'll output: "\"No one can understand me…except me. They have full senses, yet they cannot see or hear……\""

"Ahhhhh!" the soldier screamed, and the phantom vanished.

Taking foolish will as sustenance, pardoning their stupidity and fear……

……Heh, I truly understand Lady Cocoliya's thoughts; the lonely road to a new world indeed requires enduring gazes that ordinary people cannot comprehend.

In the palace of the Winter Nation's executor, beneath his bird‑beak mask, Dotore revealed a meaningful smile, seeming to quite agree with Cocoliya's approach.

"If an ordinary person's life can serve as a stepping stone to the new world, then nothing could be better……I will make every drop of their blood flow with value."

"You say an ordinary person's life……does that not include the Hearth Home?" Arlekino's voice suddenly turned cold.

"Heh, how could that be……you didn't already reject the earlier human‑experiment plan, did you?"

"I'm just feeling regretful……Lady Cocoliya still can't escape the bonds of humanity."

"If it were me, I wouldn't block the upper‑ and lower‑level passages—after all, the lower‑zone humans are just as precious; Sher and Sanbo are equally excellent experimental subjects, whether for human or rift experiments, they're valuable resources."

"As for the Star Core……I'm curious whether my dissection methods could have any effect on the Star God's creation."