Chapter 141

[Mr. Gallagher, when it comes to believing in the Watchmaker, you are the same, aren't you?]

Himeko smiled,

then asked in return.

[I am someone who believes in the Path of Enigmata; my life philosophy is not to believe in anything.]

[...So I also understand what belief means for the Trailblaze.]

[I also want to know what he left behind.]

[Heh, it's up to you.]

Gallagher shook his head,

then looked at the three with anticipation.

[...]

[I need to borrow your pet.]

[I need to go back to the Golden Hour and head to the Dream-Selling Shop to confirm some things...]

Stelle: "What? It's actually empty?"

Stelle: "I say... this legacy, could it be that Gallagher fabricated it to trick us?"

Stelle: "But if you're going to fabricate it, you have to do it properly!"

Stelle: "Using an empty dream bubble to fool us... do you think we're stupid?"

Gallagher: "Oh my, you're really wronging an innocent person here!"

Gallagher: "This dream bubble is the legacy that old man left for you."

Gallagher: "As for what's inside, I don't know either!"

March 7th: "Uh... could it be that this Nameless predecessor was playing a joke?"

March 7th: "Or... has this dream bubble expired?"

Furina: "Ah?"

Furina: "Do dream bubbles have an expiration date?"

Lumine: "Mm... they probably do, right?"

Dr. Ratio: "Logically speaking, there is no specific expiration date."

Dr. Ratio: "But the things inside are not immune to fading away."

Guinaifen: "So... the legacy is just gone like that?"

Miss Sushang: ".Not necessarily, didn't Ms. Himeko guess that maybe a special method is needed?"

Paimon: "As expected... getting the legacy is not that easy at all."

Paimon: "It still involves the beloved puzzle-solving segment..."

Stelle: "Whatever, let's solve the puzzle then."

Stelle: "As long as there's something!"

Stelle: "But if there's nothing, then we've suffered a huge loss!!"

Silver Wolf: "If there's nothing, can't you just swipe something from Penacony?"

Silver Wolf: "You can't return empty-handed, right?"

Stelle: "You're right, returning empty-handed isn't my style."

Stelle: "I have to bring something back, or I won't feel satisfied!"

Herta: "Laughing to death, what is this 'a thief never leaves empty-handed'?"

Stelle: "?Calling me a thief?"

Stelle: "You're done for. Next time I go to the Simulated Universe, if I don't empty it out, I'll spell my name backward!"

March 7th: "..."

March 7th: "Wouldn't that still be Stelle?"

Aventurine: "Friend, you really know how to leave yourself an escape route."

The video continues.

The scene changes.

10 system hours before the opening of the Charmony Festival,

in the reality of the Reverie Hotel.

Boothill and Dan Heng,

arrived at the hotel front desk together.

[Welcome to the Reverie Hotel, how may I assist you?]

The hotel receptionist, Ellie,

came before the two,

asking with a warm face.

[Hello, we are Nameless from the Astral Express, and we would like to check in.]

Dan Heng answered politely.

[Astral Express?]

[But earlier...]

Ellie heard Dan Heng's words,

and her expression became somewhat hesitant.

[Yes, our companions have already checked in earlier.]

[My name is Dan Heng, my personal information should be in the hotel system.]

To dispel Ellie's doubts,

Dan Heng explained first.

[I see...]

[But at that time, your companions said that your itinerary had changed and you couldn't check in.]

Ellie still felt something was wrong.

[Ha!]

[Doesn't that mean the plan has changed again.]

Boothill said casually.

[May I ask who you are?]

Ellie looked at Boothill,

and asked.

[I am a new Nameless who just boarded the Astral Express, named Pom-Pom.]

Boothill didn't blush or skip a beat,

and directly used Pom-Pom's name.

[...He is my companion.]

[Before he boarded the train, we had already replied to the Family's invitation.]

[So there should be no record of him in the system, is there any way to make an exception?]

Hearing Boothill's words,

Dan Heng was stunned for a moment,

then began to discuss with Ellie.

[Oh!]

[Among the several Nameless who have already checked in, it seems there is one who is in a similar situation.]

[It seems that more and more people are embarking on the Trailblaze recently.]

[Since there is a precedent, in principle, it should be no problem.]

[Please allow me to contact your companions...]

Ellie nodded,

and began trying to contact the Express crew members in the dream.

[...]

[...Uh, sorry.]

[Two guests, I seem unable to contact the guests from the Astral Express.]

A moment later,

Ellie replied to the two with an apologetic face.

[What do you mean by unable to contact?]

Dan Heng couldn't help but frown.

[I'm very sorry, this is my first time encountering this situation.]

[However, the system shows that the guests are still in the dream.]

Ellie explained.

[...How about this, you give us a room number, and we'll go take a look.]

Boothill suggested.

[That won't do, I can only inform you of the guest's personal information after confirming your identities.]

Ellie shook her head and refused directly.

[Then just pick one—let's say Welt—and forcibly wake him up, won't that work?]

Boothill said lightly.

[That won't work either, there are strict regulations for forced waking, and it cannot be operated at will.]

Ellie still didn't agree.

[This won't work, that won't work, what exactly do you want? Are you asking us to sleep on the floor at the front desk?]

[Please calm down.]

[We need to contact your companions to confirm your identities...]

Seeing that Boothill seemed a bit impatient, Ellie emphasized again.

[But now it seems we have to confirm our identities first before we can contact our companions.]

Dan Heng's expression was somewhat helpless.

[That is indeed the case.]

Ellie nodded.

[Damn it, stop giving me this bureaucratic dead loop!]

[Little girl, I'm not targeting you, if you can handle this, help us, if you can't, find someone who can, okay?]

Boothill was getting annoyed.

[Two guests, please calm down!]

[I remember at that time, it was Mr. Sunday, the head of the Oak Family, who handled this matter personally.]

[Please wait a moment, I will go contact him now.]

Ellie apologized,

and hurried off to find Sunday.

[She probably didn't intend to make things difficult for us, but really didn't know what to do.]

Watching Ellie's anxious appearance,

Dan Heng said to Boothill.

[The situation is not good.]

[You tried on the train just now, they really didn't reply to your messages.]

Boothill frowned.

[...]

[There's something concerning, I'll leave for a while.]

[You wait here for that lady.]

Dan Heng pondered for a while,

then proposed to leave temporarily.

[Go ahead, come back quickly.]

Boothill waved his hand.

Stelle: "New Nameless Pom-Pom?"

Stelle: "Good guy!"

Stelle: "Your appetite is quite big."

Stelle: "You're directly impersonating the conductor, right?"

March 7th: "Confess honestly, impersonating the conductor, did you get permission!"

Boothill: "Hey, that's for sure!"

Boothill: "When I do things, you can rest assured."

Boothill: "Without the person's permission, I would never impersonate anyone!"

Furina: "Oh... so that means you didn't get Conductor Pom-Pom's consent at all!"

Boothill: "Uh... what do you mean?"

Hu Tao: "Conductor Pom-Pom is not a person, so it's not within the scope of your guarantee."

Boothill: "Ah, this... damn it, I really didn't think of that."

Boothill: "Oh well, don't worry too much about these details."

Boothill: "Since Brother Dan Heng let me accompany him, who I impersonate shouldn't matter, right?"

Dan Heng: "Mm... but next time you should use your own name."

Boothill: "Hey, that's because my name is like thunder to the ears, so I was afraid of scaring this little girl!"

Silver Wolf: "You're bragging a bit there."

Silver Wolf: "Even our names as Stellaron Hunters, in the universe, there are still a bunch of people who don't know us."

Silver Wolf: "You're more famous than us?"

Boothill: "Cough cough... metaphor... do you understand metaphor?"

Boothill: "In short, to prevent any complications, impersonating others is clearly a better method."

Amber: "But... Mr. Boothill, your impersonation isn't very comprehensive."

Amber: "Miss Acheron not only impersonated an identity, but even went to the trouble of getting an invitation."

Amber: "Compared to her, you're a bit far off."

Miss Sushang: "That's right, that's right."

Miss Sushang: "Mr. Boothill is clearly not as professional as Miss Acheron!"

Acheron: "Actually... I'm not professional."

Acheron: "But to enter Penacony smoothly, I had no choice."

Boothill: "Meow!!"

Boothill: "You want me to compare with this woman?"

Boothill: "With this woman's strength, getting an invitation is just a matter of walking a few steps and swinging a sword."

Boothill: "And I was already panting from just traveling, where would I have the energy to get an invitation?"

Boothill: "Besides, if I could really get an invitation, why would I ask for the Astral Express's help?"

Stelle: "Tsk tsk tsk, people's constitutions cannot be generalized."

Stelle: "My sister Acheron once, in an extremely calm state, slashed Duke Inferno with one strike, easily snatching his invitation."

Stelle: "But Boothill was in an extremely angry state, got angry for a bit..."

Stelle: "And then there was no then."

Silver Wolf: "Laughing to death."

Silver Wolf: "Incompetent rage, right?"

Boothill: "Meow, damn it, looking down on people, right?"

Boothill: "What do you mean by incompetent rage?"

Boothill: "When did I rage incompetently?!"

Xiangling: "Uh... Mr. Boothill, you seem to have missed the point."