Chapter 212

【Stop speaking in riddles!!】

Stelle couldn't understand Black Swan's roundabout way

of expressing things at all.

【Don't be impatient.】

【I will reveal the answer... it's just not the right time yet.】

Stelle: "Hurry, hurry, hurry!!"

Stelle: "I'm dying of impatience!!"

Stelle: "What earth-shattering secret did you discover!"

Stelle: "Can you tell me quickly!"

March 7th: "Exactly!"

March 7th: "Why must you keep us in suspense!"

Furina: "I am also very curious about what Miss Black Swan discovered."

Furina: "Could it be that the conspiracy in Penacony is still ongoing?"

Hu Tao: "But Sunday has already been caught."

Hu Tao: "He's about to be judged."

Hu Tao: "Who is the one plotting now?"

Hu Tao: "The missing Dreammaster?"

Hu Tao: "Or the Family itself?"

Lumine: "It's baffling, leaving one unable to make heads or tails of it."

The video continues.

【Look back at your friends.】

【Each of them is excited for the next destination, full of anticipation for their respective present and future.】

【If I were to reveal everything now, wouldn't that be too much of a buzzkill?】

【I want to pick a good time, a time when you are completely relaxed...】

【Perhaps, every time the night blurs, every time you are about to fall asleep, is the most appropriate moment.】

【Why not pick a night.】

【I will prepare candlelight, fragrance, and a soft couch to create a comfortable dreamland for you.】

【Then, I will tell you that answer as a little bedtime story, lulling you to sleep...】

Silver Wolf: "Lulling to sleep?"

Silver Wolf: "Ha, that's quite ritualistic."

Stelle: "Cough cough... is that necessary?"

Stelle: "To tell the truth, is it necessary to be so... uh... professional?"

Stelle: "Also, I sleep very well. I fall asleep as soon as I hit the bed, no lulling needed."

March 7th: "Yes, she sleeps like a dead pig, no lulling needed."

Paimon: "Wow, that's the same sleep quality as Paimon!"

Black Swan: "Hehe, no matter. Life should always have a bit of ritual, shouldn't it?"

Black Swan: "Don't worry, the answer should be very close."

The video continues.

【Hey—hey hey—passengers please pay attention—】

【The train is about to warp—the train is about to warp—please sit tight, Pom-Pom!】

During the chat between Black Swan and Stelle,

Pom-Pom's broadcast suddenly sounded.

【Hehe, it seems we are finally about to set off.】

【There are so many shining memories waiting for us in the distance... shall we stop chatting here for now?】

【Ah, right.】

【As a small compensation for teasing you with that empty Light Cone, I want to give you a sentence.】

【It has a very important meaning to me...】

【Life is a winding labyrinth; except for memories, we have nothing.】

【You must keep it well in your heart, okay?】

Nahida: "Life is a winding labyrinth; except for memories... we have nothing?"

Nahida: "Hmm... this sentence seems to contain a very deep truth."

Nahida: "Worth remembering."

Stelle: "Is this... a hint for me?"

Stelle: "What does it mean?"

Stelle: "With my brilliant brain, I don't quite understand."

Stelle: "Verdict: riddle!"

March 7th: "Could it be asking you to find the meaning of the Penacony anomaly from your own memories?"

Furina: "Miss March 7th makes a lot of sense!"

Furina: "That should be what it means, right?"

Stelle: "Whoa, March, how did you get smarter than me?!"

Stelle: "Things I couldn't even think of, you actually thought of!"

Stelle: "Oh no, could it be that your silliness transferred to me, and my intelligence transferred to you?"

March 7th: "Get lost!"

March 7th: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

March 7th: "You're the silly one!"

March 7th: "This young lady has always been brilliant!"

Stelle: "Fine, fine, you're brilliant."

Stelle: "But having said that, the train is about to warp."

Stelle: "If Penacony really has a problem, it's not our turn to solve it anymore, right?"

Stelle: "Don't tell me, we just arrived at our destination and have to turn the train around?"

Stelle: "Isn't that ridiculous?"

Himeko: "The follow-up matters of Penacony will be supervised by the Luofu Xianzhou Alliance."

Himeko: "We shouldn't need to step in."

March 7th: "Oh right, with the General there, there's nothing to worry about."

The video continues.

The screen temporarily disappears,

and lines of narration,

along with Black Swan's soft voice,

begin to appear on the black screen.

【Amber Era 2158, the first year of the era, the universe returns to its proper orbit.】

【The spark of conspiracy smoldered in the land of dreams, Penacony, and before it could become a prairie fire, it became a spark on Qlipoth's anvil, vanishing in an instant.】

【The dead and the already dead sleep as usual, and the living are able to sleep soundly.】

【Everyone is making a loud noise with silence, and going their own way.】

【The galaxy radiates the vitality that should exist at the beginning of every era, at the cost of only the slight sorrow of a pair of siblings.】

【Infants are being born, stars are extinguishing. The Silver Rail is spreading.】

【The story of the Astral Express has come to an end, and also begun anew.】

【Time rolls forward, and the journey of Trailblazing will also open a new chapter.】

The voice ends here,

and large characters begin to appear on the screen.

【Land of Dreams, Penacony】

【End】

Stelle: "What is this?"

Stelle: "Black Swan's summary of the Penacony incident?"

Stelle: "I say, no need to be so ritualistic, right?"

Stelle: "It made me feel a bit melancholy."

March 7th: "At the cost of only the slight sorrow of a pair of siblings..."

March 7th: "But is it really slight?"

March 7th: "Miss Robin must be very sad..."

Welt: "Hmm?"

Welt: "The dead and the already dead sleep as usual... and the living are able to sleep soundly?"

Welt: "The living are able to sleep soundly..."

Welt: "Could it be?!"

Black Swan: "Mr. Welt may have already sensed it."

Black Swan: "This grand play of Penacony is far from over!"

Furina: "Far from over?!"

Furina: "There... there's still a super earth-shattering twist?!"

The video continues.

Like a director's story reaching the end credits,

on the screen,

the information of the cast and crew begins to scroll.

【"Honkai: Star Rail"】

【Lead Starring: Stelle】

【Starring】

【Dan Heng as Dan Heng】

【??? as March 7th】

【Himeko as Himeko】

【Joachim Nokianostein as Welt Yang】

【Firefly as Firefly, Sam】

【??? as Acheron】

【Black Swan as Black Swan】

【Kakavasha as Aventurine】

【Razalina Mikhail as Little Misha, The Watchmaker】

【Gallagher as Gallagher】

【Boothill as Boothill】

【Sparkle as Sparkle】

【Veritas Ratio as Dr. Ratio】

【Robin as Robin】

【Sunday as Sunday】

【Dreammaster as Sunday's servant】

【Gopher Wood as Dreammaster】

【Special Appearance】

【Silver Wolf, Sampo, Topaz, Jade, Argenti, Jing Yuan, Luofu Xianzhou Alliance】

【Script Consultant】

【Elio】

【In Eternal Memory】

【Razalina】

【Tiernan】

【Razalina Mikhail】

【May this journey eventually reach the stars】

Stelle: "Holy crap!"

Stelle: "What is this stuff??"

Stelle: "Are they really treating this like a movie?"

Stelle: "We've wrapped up?!"

Herta: "Interesting!"

Herta: "This is likely something added on purpose by those high-dimensional civilization people."

Herta: "There's quite a lot of useful information in here!"

Dr. Ratio: "Honkai... Star Rail?"

Dr. Ratio: "Why do those high-dimensional existences call our world that?"

Welt: "To actually use Honkai as a prefix... what deep meaning is there in this?!"

March 7th: "Ahhh!!!"

March 7th: "Why do you all have names!!"

March 7th: "Why am I the only one with three question marks?!"

Acheron: "Miss March 7th, no need to panic."

Acheron: "I am the same as you."

Furina: "Question marks, perhaps they represent that the true identities of Miss March 7th and Miss Acheron are special?"

Hu Tao: "If we're talking about special, Mr. Welt is also quite special."

Himeko: "This 'Welt' one... should be his former name?"

Welt: "That's right, that was indeed my original name."

Welt: "My name now is more like a legacy."