Chapter 181

【Yes, when Mikhail was at home, we would stand by the fountain and put the Compass—the toy ship I made myself—into the pool!】

【At that time, I would ask him when I could embark on an adventure like him.】

【Mikhail would always smile and say that children are still too young.】

Little Misha recalled the distant past.

【Looking at it this way, this Mikhail really is a navigator and has nothing to do with the Clockmaker we know.】

March 7th, until now,

already believed that the Mikhail in Little Misha's mouth,

was not the Clockmaker they were looking for.

【Hmm, judging from Little Misha's description, the scenes in the Dream Bubble are also his childhood memories.】

Himeko nodded,

but felt somewhat confused.

【But this way, there are even more mysteries.】

【According to little Little Misha's statement, he is clearly a child born on an ocean planet living an ordinary life, and has nothing to do with Penacony...】

【Could this be some metaphor?】

【Does the sea refer to the Memetic Zone?】

March 7th guessed uncertainly.

【Sorry, I don't know either.】

【But memories are like water in a fountain, gushing up uncontrollably...】

【Maybe... maybe if we keep walking forward, I can remember more...】

Attracted by the memories in his mind,

Little Misha started leading everyone to continue forward.

【We should go to the opposite side here, right?】

Arriving at an intersection,

March 7th couldn't help but ask.

【No, we should go left here...】

Little Misha shook his head,

and led everyone to the left.

【Eh, the road feels different?】

Walking on the maze-like road,

March 7th was somewhat surprised.

【It's here; I remember this corridor.】

【Ahead is... Mikhail's study.】

【The last time I saw Grandpa was over there.】

Stelle: "Looking at Little Misha being so familiar with the road."

Stelle: "Clearly he didn't spend little time here!"

March 7th: "For sure."

March 7th: "It's just that I don't know, as a child, how did he survive here?"

March 7th: "After all, I remember, isn't this place full of rampaging Memetic Zone Memes?"

Miss Qingque: "Did you forget?"

Miss Qingque: "Little Misha is good friends with Sleepie."

Miss Qingque: "No matter how strong those Memetic Zone Memes are, can they be stronger than Sleepie?"

Miss Sushang: "Are you saying that when Little Misha encounters Memetic Zone Memes, he will summon Sleepie to beat them away?"

Guinaifen: "Haha, there really is this possibility."

Stelle: "In that case, Sleepie is a traitor to the Memetic Zone Meme clan?"

Stelle: "Sigh, why do memes make things difficult for memes..."

Furina: "Speaking of which, we are about to arrive at Mikhail's study."

Furina: "Do you think we will discover the truth here?"

Hu Tao: "I have a premonition, we definitely will!"

Hu Tao: "In the study, there must be a lot of clues left behind."

Collei: "Maybe Mikhail left a whole diary in the study?"

Collei: "If that's the case, we would definitely be able to know his origin..."

The video continues.

【The atmosphere of this room is so different.】

After arriving at the study,

March 7th always felt the atmosphere here was somewhat strange.

【Little Misha, you finally came!】

Suddenly, Clockie's voice sounded.

【Clockie, so you were here.】

【Yeah, our first meeting seemed to be in this room too...】

Little Misha looked at Clockie,

and seemed to remember something else.

【Are these books filling the walls the logs left by that navigator Mikhail?】

Himeko scanned the bookshelves filled with books around,

and asked curiously.

【Every time Mikhail came back from sea, he would put a navigation log on the bookshelf in the room.】

【This is a record of his exploration of every corner of the world.】 【He said that our world is like that fountain; I don't know when it started, but the seawater is gradually submerging the places where people live.】

【In order for everyone to have land to settle on, Mikhail must constantly explore the sea and find the source of the seawater.】

【That day, he called me into the study and said he was going to sea as usual.】

【But I could tell that Grandpa's expression was very serious; I had seen the same expression on Dad's face before his last voyage.】

【I begged him to take me with him, but he said my adventure wasn't here, and told me to stay at home and wait patiently for the voice outside the door.】

Speaking of this,

Little Misha paused slightly.

【What voice?】

March 7th asked curiously in a hurry.

【Mikhail said that there is a more vast ocean in the sky, which is the ocean of stars.】

【There is a train carrying children who want to go to the distance, traveling through the sea of stars without stopping.】

【He knows the people on that train; he will ask the other party to take me away, and my dream journey... will start from here.】

Stelle: "???"

Stelle: "What did he say?"

Stelle: "Train?!"

Stelle: "Could it be that... he is actually!!"

March 7th: "Mikhail!"

March 7th: "Little Misha is Mikhail!!"

Furina: "Although I guessed this possibility before, no one took it seriously."

Furina: "After all, Little Misha looks more like Mikhail's descendant."

Furina: "But I didn't expect... he is Mikhail himself."

Furina: "Or rather, is it Mikhail's childhood appearance?"

Hu Tao: "But... didn't Mikhail pass away?"

Hu Tao: "In what form does Little Misha exist?"

Gallagher: "Hehe, this old man really knows how to play these roundabout games."

Gallagher: "It's also hard for him..."

The video continues.

【Train? Could it be...】

March 7th heard this,

and immediately understood something.

【It's the Astral Express.】

【I remember now; Mikhail's friends were a group of Nameless.】

【They came to our world to solve a disaster caused by a Stellaron.】

【Then Mikhail gave me his pocket watch.】

【That is his treasure, appearing in every story of setting sail.】

【He said the days ahead would not be easy, but the hands of the pocket watch would point the way for me.】

【As long as I keep taking that step forward, I will definitely be able to reach the place I want to go.】

【Then, I seem to have heard...】

【The train's whistle, it sounded from the other end of the room...】

Little Misha muttered to himself,

seeming to remember everything.

【Yes, Little Misha!】

【Then we followed the direction of the sound, right?】

Clockie took over the conversation happily.

【Yes, I should still be able to find the way at that time.】

After saying this,

Little Misha led everyone to the puzzle in the room.

【This is a Dream Ticker puzzle, right?】

【Do you want us to make the exit appear?】

【But where should we find this last puzzle piece now...】

Looking at the missing piece of this puzzle,

March 7th was somewhat troubled.

【Stelle, do you remember?】

【When you strayed into here, you got a mysterious fragment.】

At this time,

Himeko thought for a while,

and reminded Stelle.

【Fragment?】

【I'll look for it.】

Stelle nodded,

and then started looking for that fragment.

A moment later,

she took out that fragment.

【Wow, the shape seems to match; it turns out this fragment is also related to little Little Misha?】

March 7th took a closer look,

and found that the fragment Stelle took out,

was exactly the same as the missing part of the puzzle.

【It seems the truth is about to be revealed.】

【Let's go to the opposite side of the exit and find out.】

After Himeko said this,

Stelle stepped forward to complete the puzzle.

Subsequently, a passage appeared in front of everyone.

March 7th: "Is this the beginning of senior Mikhail becoming a Nameless?"

March 7th: "Because his hometown encountered a Stellaron crisis, he met the former Express crew members who came to solve the crisis."

March 7th: "And with this as an opportunity, he joined the Astral Express and became a Nameless..."

Himeko: "Sounds like the most mainstream way for our Astral Express to recruit new members."

Stelle: "Tsk tsk tsk, this is where the dream begins!"

Stelle: "Since then, a young boy has left home on a journey; what will be waiting for him?"

Miss Qingque: "What is it?"

Miss Qingque: "Of course it's this mess of Penacony."

Miss Qingque: "I don't know if Mikhail will regret wasting the rest of his life in this place?"

Furina: "Definitely not."

Furina: "Because... he is a Nameless!"

The video continues.

Looking at the passage in front of them,

they didn't hesitate,

and stepped into it.

Then they came to a brand new room.

【It's here.】

【This... is my clock room.】

【While waiting for Mikhail to return from sea, Uncle Vald gave me this studio, toy room, my secret base...】

【I learned to repair springs and gears here; I like precision machinery; I am the captain of the Compass, and with my partners, Clockie and Miss Mirror, I search for the New World in dreams.】

【I... was born and grew up here.】

Little Misha looked at this familiar room,

and a look of attachment appeared in his eyes.

【So, this building in the Dream Bubble is your childhood home.】

Himeko realized.

【Yes, but also no.】

【Maybe it's more appropriate to say this...】

【This Dream Bubble is my home.】

Navia: "The Dream Bubble is Little Misha's home?"

Navia: "What do you mean?"

Black Swan: "Hehe, literal meaning."

Black Swan: "This scene already explains that Little Misha himself was born from the Dream Bubble."

Black Swan: "This is interesting."

Furina: "Born from a Dream Bubble?"

Furina: "In other words, Little Misha is not a real person now?"

Gallagher: "That old man is already gone; it's not bad that something that can barely be considered a soul remains, what real person could there be?"

Gallagher: "It's just that I didn't expect that the words I made up casually would actually be true."

Guinaifen: "Does Mr. Gallagher mean that the Mikhail you made up at the time might have turned into a ghost causing trouble?"

Stelle: "That's it."

Stelle: "It's just that he turned into a ghost, but he didn't cause trouble."

Stelle: "He even worked diligently in the Family's hotel!"