Chapter 113

The video continues.

Aventurine casts the dice,

and begins to invoke the power of the Cornerstone!

[I place my bet!]

[I play the game!]

[I claim the win!]

[I let fate spin the roulette, go all in, and survive after traversing the land of death.]

[Everything is dedicated to—the Amber Lord!]

Stelle: "Holy crap!"

Stelle: "You can transform too?!"

Stelle: "Is this the power of the Cornerstone?!"

Stelle: "You pull off such a cool move?!"

March 7th: "So... so gorgeous!!"

March 7th: "Suddenly... I really want to have a Cornerstone too!"

Furina: "Quick, quick, quick, Aventurine said another god-tier line!!"

Furina: "This must be written down in a notebook immediately!!"

Furina: "Maybe it can be used in a stage play later!"

Welt: "Even if it's just a fragmented Cornerstone, it can still grant Aventurine such powerful strength."

Welt: "The great power of Preservation is truly astonishing!"

Silver Wolf: "You recite lines while transforming?"

Silver Wolf: "You guys really know how to show off."

Silver Wolf: "By the way, does Sam seem to have this habit too?"

Silver Wolf: "Could it also be for showing off?"

Firefly: "......"

Silver Wolf: "Hmm... it seems I need to ponder my own lines too!"

Silver Wolf: "But... I don't seem to be able to transform?"

Stelle: "I suddenly thought of a question."

Stelle: "Since Aventurine can transform by borrowing the energy of the Cornerstone..."

Stelle: "Can Topaz do it too?"

Stelle: "Hehehe, Topaz, can you transform for me to see?"

Topaz: "Ahahaha, that... there's no need for that, right?"

March 7th: "Stelle is right!"

March 7th: "I also suddenly really want to see how Miss Topaz transforms!"

Stelle: "When we were in Belobog, there was a chance to see it."

Stelle: "It's just a pity that Bronya arrived too quickly, we missed that great opportunity!!"

Stelle: "Bronya, it would have been better if you had arrived later."

Bronya: "Uh..."

Topaz: "Ahem, there's nothing to see."

Topaz: "The power of the Cornerstone, we generally don't use it unless we have to!"

Silver Wolf: "If you don't want to transform, then a line or two is fine, right?"

Silver Wolf: "Aventurine has lines, don't tell me you don't."

Stelle: "Silver Wolf is right!"

Stelle: "Give us a line, let me hear if it's louder than Aventurine's!"

Topaz: "No... I don't have any lines either!!"

Topaz: "That flamboyant guy Aventurine, I can't compare to him!"

Aventurine: "I say, my good colleague, if you don't want to say it, there's no need to call me flamboyant."

Aventurine: "It's just a statement of belief, how is that flamboyant?"

Dr. Ratio: "If this isn't called flamboyant, then nothing can be called flamboyant."

The video continues.

[Come on, let's see who gets the last laugh—the game begins!]

Aventurine uses the power of the Cornerstone to transform into the eerie Aventurine,

and begins to engage with everyone.

[Even in adversity, as long as people still have hope, they will definitely call...]

[The possibilities you contain are worth me going all in...!]

The Astral Express crew engages in a fierce battle with Aventurine,

while Acheron provides support from the sidelines,

not directly joining the fray.

[Hmph, everyone is like this...]

[Why—can't you live a little more freely?]

[Playing strong cards slowly, putting on airs...]

[You are making me a bit impatient.]

[Hahahaha...]

Seeing that Acheron has never truly made a move,

Aventurine forces everyone back,

and begins to prepare his ultimate move,

in order to force Acheron to act!

[For the sake of enjoyment, everyone.]

[—I will bet all my chips.]

[Only by abandoning reason is it a true gamble...]

The eerie Aventurine flies high into the sky,

and tosses one of the chips in his hand toward the horizon.

Instantly, the sky turns golden,

and an endless rain of chips begins to slowly appear!

[Emanator—you will definitely call.]

[Right?]

Stelle: "Damn, that's awesome!"

Stelle: "This rain of chips across the sky, if it really fell down, it would probably smash the buildings below to pieces, right?"

Stelle: "Damn it, why don't I have such a gorgeous move?"

March 7th: "Because you're not as strong as him."

Furina: "By the way, is Aventurine waiting impatiently because he sees Miss Acheron hasn't made a move?"

Furina: "Does he want Miss Acheron to kill him quickly?"

Welt: "This was Aventurine's true goal from the start."

Welt: "As long as he dies in public, it can naturally prove that the impossible things in the dream promised by the Family are fake."

Welt: "And use this to dig for deeper truths."

Hu Tao: "That doesn't mean he has to borrow Miss Acheron's hand, right?"

Hu Tao: "Are there no other ways to seek death?"

Dr. Ratio: "To achieve the impossible in a dream, one way is to use the death caused by the Memory Zone Meme."

Dr. Ratio: "But that Memory Zone Meme is currently in a dream locked by the Family, which is clearly difficult to find."

Dr. Ratio: "Aventurine's time does not allow him to do this."

Dr. Ratio: "So excluding the first method, only Acheron, an Emanator, has the ability to make him die in the dream!"

Amber: "In other words, Mr. Aventurine's target is actually Miss Acheron?"

Amber: "That is truly calculating..."

Collei: "But... what if Miss Acheron still doesn't make a move?"

Himeko: "No, Miss Acheron will make a move."

Himeko: "Because she has already made a promise before."

Himeko: "Then she will definitely not break her word!"

Welt: "Yes, she is a person who keeps her promises, there is no doubt about that."

Nilou: "Then is Mr. Aventurine destined to take this slash?"

Nilou: "Can he really withstand it?"

Dr. Ratio: "Theoretically, he cannot withstand it."

Dr. Ratio: "But if Miss Acheron is willing to hold back, it's not impossible for him to survive."

Stelle: "Then there's no need to say it."

Stelle: "He should have survived."

March 7th: "Hey, I think so too."

The video continues.

Acheron looks at Aventurine's actions,

her brows slightly furrowed,

falling into memories.

[You... are you setting off?]

An old, weathered voice sounds.

[Yes.]

[Perhaps... I will pass through the place you mentioned.]

Acheron nods.

[Penacony...]

[What do you seek in the dream?]

The old voice asks.

[I don't need to seek anything.]

[They are not in the dream.]

Acheron, holding a paper umbrella,

shakes her head.

[...]

[I'm afraid the Family will not open the door for you.]

The old voice sighs.

[Why?]

Acheron is puzzled.

[Because the path you walk... is not tolerated by Harmony.]

The voice replies.

[Even if... this is not what I wish?]

Acheron asks back.

[Even if this is not what you wish.]

[Because She is different from other Aeons.]

[She never glances at anyone, and She has no need to glance at anyone.]

[She leaves behind the threads of the Path, letting people walk, weaving together a huge shadow...]

[And this shadow also silently envelops them themselves.]

The old voice seems somewhat ethereal.

[There are always people who return from the shadows.]

Acheron interjects.

[Most of them have become part of that shadow.]

The voice clearly does not agree with Acheron's words.

[In your eyes, am I the same?]

Acheron asks.

[You still retain a trace of color...]

[...but not much.]

The voice replies.

[...]

[...That is enough.]

[Before they completely dissipate...]

[I will reach the end of Nihility.]

Welt: "The end of Nihility..."

Welt: "As expected, Miss Acheron's identity is astonishing..."

Stelle: "What does that mean?"

Stelle: "She is an Emanator of Nihility?!"

March 7th: "Nihility?!"

March 7th: "The power of this Aeon, I remember it being very terrifying, right?"

Jing Yuan: "Everything in the world will eventually return to Nihility."

Jing Yuan: "Is the Aeon of Nihility something that can be summarized by just 'terrifying'?"

Jing Yuan: "But Miss Acheron, to be able to obtain Nihility power at the Emanator level, that is what's surprising!"

Furina: "Why be surprised?"

Furina: "Is there something special about it?"

Herta: "To borrow the words from the video, Nihility never glances at anyone, and She doesn't need to glance at anyone."

Herta: "In other words, She herself would never choose an Emanator."

Hu Tao: "Then how did Miss Acheron get her Emanator status?"

Dr. Ratio: "Nothing else, just because she has walked too far on the Path of Nihility, so far that she has obtained power equivalent to an Emanator!"

Dr. Ratio: "Resulting in her not being an Emanator, yet having the reality of one!"

Dr. Ratio: "This is also what is shocking!"

Dr. Ratio: "Having walked so far on the Path of Nihility, yet still existing in the world..."

Dr. Ratio: "Honestly, I can't even fathom such a thing."