Chapter 19

Miss Beidou: "Why do you have a pair of small wings growing on both sides of your ears?"

Miss Beidou: "And the ring on your head, is it some kind of ornament?"

On the Alcor,

"Kazuha, do you think the wings behind Miss Robin's head are real?"

"And the iron ring on her head, it can actually float in mid-air."

"Hey, that's quite interesting!"

In front of the wine table, Miss Beidou took a sip of wine and said to Kazuha beside her with a curious face.

"Captain, in my opinion, this should be some kind of ornament, right?"

"Perhaps, this is also one of the styles of the 'Family'?"

Kazuha touched his chin,

feeling that this should just be some kind of ornament with special meaning.

Just like the nicknames mentioned in the video,

representing different meanings.

"Kazuha, what you said makes some sense."

"I think so too."

Sparkle: "Hehehe... why does she have... wings growing on her head?"

Sparkle: "That's a good question!"

Sparkle: "Heeheehee, the answer is!"

Sparkle: "She is a chicken wing girl!"

Sparkle: "And her brother is a chicken wing boy~ (Covering mouth and giggling.jpg)"

Miss Beidou's question had just been asked,

before Robin could even react,

Sparkle's comments appeared one after another.

March 7th: "Chicken... chicken wing girl?"

March 7th: "I say Miss Sparkle, you're going a bit too far!"

March 7th: "Don't give people random nicknames!"

Paimon: "Exactly, exactly! Miss Robin is so beautiful, how can you bear to smear her!"

Paimon: "Even I, Paimon, can't bring myself to do that!"

Arataki Itto: "Then you flying little lavender melon, can you bring yourself to give me a nickname? What kind of twisted logic is this? Isn't this big guy cool and handsome?"

Paimon: "Cow-herder! Have some self-awareness, okay! How can you compare to Miss Robin in any way!"

Paimon: "Miss Robin is a superstar of the universe! A superstar! Do you understand?"

Arataki Itto: "So what if she's a superstar? I, Arataki Itto, am also a superstar in Inazuma!"

Kuki Shinobu: "Boss... you'd better stop talking... we really can't compare to Miss Robin...."

Robin: "Alright, alright, everyone, don't argue for me anymore."

Robin: "I believe this Miss Sparkle is just joking, I won't mind."

Robin: "Also, regarding Miss Miss Beidou's question, it's actually easy to explain."

Robin: "My brother and I are both Halovians, the halo on our heads and the ear feathers behind our heads are born with us."

Robin stopped everyone's argument and answered for Miss Beidou.

Miss Beidou: "They are actually born with them... so that's how it is."

Miss Beidou: "Thank you for the explanation, Miss Robin."

Robin: "You're welcome."

"Hey, Kazuha, did you see that?"

"The things on her head are actually real."

After getting the answer,

Miss Beidou was a bit surprised.

"Captain, I saw it."

"It seems that people in the universe don't all have the same image as us."

"This has broadened our horizons."

Kazuha nodded, feeling that his horizons had been broadened again.

The video continued.

[Himeko: Finally here. Everyone, go back to your rooms and put away your luggage.]

After arriving at the rest area, Himeko said to everyone.

Stelle and March 7th heard this, looked at each other,

smiled, and nodded in agreement.

They went off together.

While Himeko and Welt just watched them leave,

and tacitly stayed where they were.

[Himeko: Welt, shall we have a drink first? Penacony's "SoulGlad" is very famous.] Himeko glanced at the bar in the distance and made a joke to Welt.

[Welt: ...Go ahead, we might be thinking about the same thing.] Welt knew that Himeko had deliberately sent Stelle and March 7th away, with the purpose of exchanging some information with him alone.

[Himeko: Do you remember the "invitation letter" received by the Express?] Himeko didn't beat around the bush and asked Welt directly.

[Welt: "Cordially inviting the distinguished guests of the Family to visit Penacony, and together with other guests, participate in the grand banquet." — It is precisely because of this invitation that we appeared here.] Welt had a very good memory and immediately stated the content of the invitation letter.

[Himeko: You remember correctly—but this invitation letter has more to it.] Himeko nodded,

then changed the subject and said:

[...to see through all the impossibilities in the dream, find the legacy of the "Watchmaker," the father of Penacony, and then answer: why does life sleep.] Himeko said a piece of content that Welt had never known.

[Welt: I don't remember such a passage in the invitation letter.. are you saying there is a secret code in it?] Hearing this, Welt was a bit surprised.

[Himeko: This is the intriguing part. The "invitation letter" sent by the Family is a music box, and turning the spring will make it play music.]

[But the one that arrived in our hands is a bit strange.. the background of the music it plays is mixed with some dissonant sounds.]

[I recorded these noises, they perfectly match the frequency of the gravitational waves when the Express jumps, and using the spatial curvature of the Express engine as a key—I got the passage above.] Himeko explained the origin of this passage to Welt.

[Welt: ...It is a common distress signal used by the Nameless.] Welt's expression gradually became serious, and he made an analysis.

[Himeko: It's too early to draw conclusions, it could also be the work of the Masked Fools. Just looking at the method, the "Enigmata" or the Abyssal monsters could also do it.] Himeko stated her own guess.

[Welt: When was it discovered?] Welt was a bit confused.

[Himeko: When you were dealing with the Luofu Stellaron, I told Pom-Pom immediately.] Himeko answered.

[Welt: No wonder you asked to come forward just now, that Corporation envoy also said the name "Watchmaker." I'm afraid the invitation letter he received also had similar secret codes—and was also deciphered.] Welt recalled Himeko's performance just now and suddenly realized.

[Welt: ..There is one more thing that concerns me. When talking about the invitation letter, that Family decision-maker responded like this: "As the actual managers of Penacony, the Family should naturally solve your problems."]

[Hearing it now, these words have some subtext. And Miss Robin beside him... although I don't understand singing, I can hear the strangeness in her voice—as a singer about to go on stage to sing, how could her voice reveal a hint of strangeness?]

Welt recalled the scenes that happened before, and only felt that things were a bit suspicious.

[Himeko: You suspect that the Family is not the sender of the invitation letter, and—is hiding something from us?] Himeko heard the meaning in Welt's words.

[Welt: It's not impossible. The Family sending invitations to other factions is an unusual thing in itself. Your discovery also confirms that perhaps a third party is involved... I take back my previous words, this "grand event" is not simple.] Welt couldn't help but sigh softly.

[Welt: Why not tell the children?] Suddenly, Welt asked Himeko.

[Himeko: If this is just an internal affair of Penacony or the Family, we shouldn't interfere at will.] Himeko explained.

[Welt: But you also said that this matter might be related to the "Trailblaze."] Welt retorted.

[Himeko: I did say that, so...] Himeko wanted to continue explaining.

But at this time, Stelle and March 7th, who had put away their luggage, returned to the two.

[Himeko: So before we set off, I told March and Dan Heng.] Himeko looked at March 7th and revealed a somewhat cunning smile.

March 7th saw this, smiled, and scratched her head a bit embarrassedly.