Chapter 1480

Story series.

"How do I feel like they're talking in their sleep? Saying whatever they dream of?" Shinobu asked in surprise.

"Shinobu, please remove the 'like'—they are indeed dreaming—no, more strictly speaking, only Star is dreaming."

Araragi Koyomi gazed at the hotel lobby in the sky curtain; previously, this place was filled with dignitaries from various planets, but now in the dream, only a few scattered people remained, guarding several entrances of the lobby.

"Just a moment ago we were in a meeting, and the next second we started playing a game. Is this the world built by Night Moon? It always feels a bit eerie..."

Araragi Koyomi wasn't worried that Night Moon would harm Star; he just felt she was now like someone fallen into water, with Xingqiri desperately trying to pull her out.

"If Night Moon stops them, can Xingqiri successfully bring Star back?" Shinobu asked curiously.

"I'm not entirely sure either—one is a 'Memory' Pathfinder, the other is 'Harmony,' trying to use tuning to fish Star out from inside; I fear it would be difficult..." Araragi Koyomi analyzed seriously, "If the Black Swan of the same Path personally intervened, using her card-transmission ability, the success rate should be somewhat higher."

Shinobu withdrew her gaze from the sky curtain, lowering her head thoughtfully, "Is that so? Seeing her wary expression, I actually feel that people of other Paths have a higher success rate—the Rememberers of the Flowing Light Memorial Court, until now, no one has appeared in Wengfaluo Si."

—

"(San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue, are you playing hide-and-seek with me?)"

"Star found Ji Zi, wanting to ask about San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue's situation, but Ji Zi strolled over to the bar counter, pointing at the coffee machine inside: 'Not ready yet? How about a cup of coffee to calm your mood? Everyone's reviews are quite good.'"

"(Ji Zi's coffee review is good? That's really saying one thing and meaning another...)"

"All around, everywhere was filled with eeriness; Star also saw a telephone placed on the piano bench, currently 'beep-beep' dialing."

"(Strange, did I dial that?)"

"Not long after, the call connected, and from inside came the voice of 'San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue'."

"'Hello hello hello? Is this Star?'"

"'Hehe, I knew you'd call me, missed me, huh?'"

"'Don't rush, we'll meet soon, because... the 'Pathfinder' journey will continue forever.'"

"'......'"

"San Yue's voice disappeared, leaving only the hollow 'beep-beep' in the phone. But not long after, another 'pink' voice suddenly sounded, actually making Star feel a sense of familiarity."

"'That's not her... don't be... deceived...'"

"Star again found the phonograph on the bar counter, inside was the news broadcast of Stellar Peace Company:"

"'This is Stellar Peace Broadcasting, good evening, friends. Next, we broadcast a breaking news: the 'Wisdom' experimental site ████ has disengaged from the entanglement of █████.'"

"'The Annihilation Sovereign ████ failed to be born as expected by █████.'"

"'The ultimate savior of Wengfaluo Si, besides ████ twelve ████, there is also one crucial ████......'"

"With a piercing interference noise, the news abruptly stopped."

"Xingqiri's voice seemed to come from a distant water surface: 'I know this is hard, but you can do it. Find yourself back, Star......'"

—

A Certain Scientific Railgun.

"I never imagined that one day Xingqiri would use his own ability to help Star escape the dream."

Recalling the previous experience in Pinokangni, Shirai Kuroko only felt fate playing tricks. Initially, the enemy you found troublesome is now using that troublesome ability to save you.

On the playground of Tokiwadai Middle School, Misaka Mikoto, wearing a gym uniform, was doing pre-exercise stretching warm-ups; hearing this, she also looked up at Shirai Kuroko: "Then you say, is there a possibility that nowadays Zandal is the great enemy of the Train Organization, but in the future, one day, his other incarnations will become allies of the Train Organization?"

Shirai Kuroko's eyes twitched: "Ah this... Elder Sister, this is not very likely, is it?"

"Unless his incarnations abandon the idea of eliminating Erudition Venerate." Saten Ruiko appeared out of nowhere, handing the sports drink in her hand to Misaka Mikoto, "Otherwise, a guy whose mind is solely focused on dragging the entire universe to bury with Erudition Venerate—no matter how you think, he can't be associated with the two words 'ally'."

"That may be, but I feel enemies and teammates can be transformed; Xingqiri is the best example. Zandal's other incarnations and Laigushi are not entirely the same; only the ones Star and they encountered are relatively obsessive." Misaka Mikoto stood up, moved her wrists and neck slightly, "Moreover, I have a premonition that the remaining eight incarnations Star and they will encounter in the future..."

"As long as they still want to eliminate Erudition Venerate, they will definitely meet, but it will only be harder to deal with than this time." Saying this, Saten Ruiko also let out a long sigh, her face showing a faint gloom, "One incarnation is already this hard to deal with; if the remaining eight bodies, eight Zandals join forces, I truly don't know who could stop them."

—

"Star checked the visitor log, which also only had a few short lines:"

"Visit time: Xingqiri"

"Visitor name: ███"

"Visitor message: Carefully █ listen ██'s voice"

"(Unnamed visitor log... can it still be called a 'registration'?)"

"(Come to think of it, why am I looking for San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue in the registration book...)"

"Star was pondering, when the 'pink' voice in her mind sounded again."

"'Star... this way...'"

"Star looked left and right, as if searching for the source of the voice, and also as if searching for San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue's whereabouts."

"(San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue, she's not here...)"

"(Some faint voices are conversing with me; where are they coming from?)"

"(In Pinokangni, I've experienced similar things... even the prison of Laigushi, I could escape from...)"

"(Calm down. This time, I definitely can...)"

"'Never give up, Star......'"

"'Star, grab that person's hand!'"

"Those familiar voices by the ear reappeared, but this time, before their words finished, a trace of scarlet crawled up Star's consciousness, like a fine blade, gradually severing the connection with her thoughts."

"Star clutched her forehead in pain."

"Night Moon seemed to find it very interesting: 'Harmony' and 'Memory'... the two of you really formed a miraculous alliance♭"

"After saying that, several people from the Train Organization had already arrived beside Star, surrounding her completely."

"Dan Heng: 'Found her, Star?'"

"Ji Zi: 'No. A futile game, isn't it?'"

"Walter: 'Actually, you don't need to go to great lengths to find San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue's whereabouts.'"

Pam: "Because in this Memory Realm, San Yue, she is everywhere on the Path of Emptiness."