Chapter 221

Stelle: "This old man is actually a Blood-Sin Spirit too?!"

Herta: "Incredible... a mere Blood-Sin Spirit, having such a will?"

Herta: "Should I say his obsession before death was too deep?"

Zhongli: "As a Blood-Sin Spirit, he forgot his own death, only wanting to ferry the souls of these comrades."

Zhongli: "And it seems this has lasted for a very long time."

Venti: "What a remarkable will."

Boothill: "Ha, did you see that?"

Boothill: "This is our senior Galaxy Ranger!"

Boothill: "Even until death, he is still as brilliant as a shooting star of the Hunt!!"

March 7th: "I really didn't expect that the one accompanying Miss Acheron was just a Blood-Sin Spirit."

March 7th: "Also... how could an ordinary person go to such a strange place?"

March 7th: "But... is what Miss Acheron said before about years, decades, or even centuries true?"

Acheron: "That place is special, the concept of time is extremely blurred."

Acheron: "I just know from a general sense that a long, long time has passed."

Acheron: "And I also watched him with my own eyes, step by step, ferry his comrades who had turned into Blood-Sin Spirits towards Nihility."

Dr. Ratio: "An admirable spirit."

Dr. Ratio: "Worthy of being a Galaxy Ranger who once fought against a Lord Ravager."

The video continues.

【... es.】

Acheron is silent for a moment,

then nods.

【Are you watching over me?】

The old man's phantom asks.

【Perhaps.】

【This is my duty... the watcher of Acheron.】

【I will guard the path to the abyss of Nihility, leading every life that does not wish to fall into it... back to this world.】

March 7th: "Miss Acheron is actually guarding the path to Nihility all by herself!"

March 7th: "This... this is too great!"

Miss Qingque: "Suddenly I feel so safe."

Miss Qingque: "No longer afraid of accidentally falling into the abyss of Nihility."

Herta: "Using the power of Nihility to fight Nihility..."

Herta: "Ha, you really have mastered Nihility."

Herta: "Amazing!"

Furina: "So Aventurine almost entered the abyss of Nihility before."

Furina: "Thanks to Miss Acheron pulling him back out."

Hu Tao: "Is there a possibility that if it weren't for Miss Acheron, everyone in this entire dream would have entered Nihility by now?"

Stelle: "I think so too."

Stelle: "The people in this Dream of Ena are all living in their own fantasies now."

Stelle: "What's the point of that?"

Stelle: "The shadow of Nihility is probably already starting to loom over them."

Paimon: "But this Dream of Ena also has something to do with the Aeon of Order."

Paimon: "It won't be easily shrouded by Nihility, right?"

Dr. Ratio: "Order couldn't do anything to Nihility while alive, let alone now that it's dead?"

Dr. Ratio: "The Aeon of Nihility does nothing, but that doesn't mean it's weak."

Dr. Ratio: "In fact, the power of the Aeon of Nihility is extremely terrifying."

Welt: "Regardless, Miss Acheron's actions did indirectly save countless people from falling into the abyss of Nihility."

Welt: "It's just that for Miss Acheron herself, who has been keeping a long watch, it's a bit cruel."

March 7th: "Yeah... watching here all year round, it must be very lonely, right?"

Acheron: "Lonely... is it?"

Acheron: "Sorry, my concept of this emotion has become very blurred."

Acheron: "Naturally, I don't feel much loneliness."

Acheron: "Besides, I am not lonely."

Acheron: "You have seen it too, in this process, I always encounter some things to accompany me."

Acheron: "Although, they may not be people in the true sense."

Acheron: "But they always bring me many touches."

Acheron: "These touches make the red in my eyes intensify, keeping it from fading."

Acheron: "Thus, it is a precious harvest."

Guinaifen: "Miss Acheron's current appearance is the form of a Self-Annihilator after fading, right?"

Guinaifen: "Although I know this isn't a good thing..."

Guinaifen: "But I still can't help but say... so cool!!!"

Lumine: "Indeed cool!"

Lumine: "It gives people a dashing feeling!"

Lumine: "Especially that unique bright red on Miss Acheron."

Lumine: "It makes people feel breathtaking."

The video continues.

【But if this is the result the deceased expected, do you still want to make it change?】

The old man's phantom asks back.

【I don't know.】

【But someone once told me that one day he would pass away, and he hoped that at that time...】

【someone would place a bouquet of flowers at his grave.】

Stelle: "Does this mean... this old Galaxy Ranger didn't die before?"

Stelle: "After a long time, he was finally worn out?"

March 7th: "Maybe that's it."

March 7th: "I remember Miss Acheron asked this question to the old man before, right?"

March 7th: "Now it's being asked back by the old man's phantom."

Black Swan: "The answer is still 'I don't know'."

Black Swan: "Also..."

Black Swan: "For this kind of question, not knowing is the best answer."

Black Swan: "Because for some questions, what's important isn't the answer, but the process of finding it."

Furina: "Hey, Mr. Boothill, don't you plan to offer flowers to commemorate your old hero of the Galaxy Rangers?"

Boothill: "Of course I want to!!"

Boothill: "It's just... damn it... I don't know where the old hero's grave is!"

Acheron: "I know where it is."

Acheron: "I can take you there when the time comes."

Boothill: "That's great, thanks!"

Boothill: "Don't worry everyone, I'll buy all the flowers in the flower shop, I must fulfill the old hero's wish."

Hu Tao: "Cough... a bouquet is enough... no need to be so extravagant..."

The video continues.

【Even if... this is meaningless?】

The old man's phantom asks again.

【Some things, even if they are meaningless, must always be done.】

【Similar things... I have experienced too many.】

【Please reach out your hand, and then, close your eyes.】

Stelle: "Using the words the old Galaxy Ranger once said to answer him."

Stelle: "Tsk, it seems Acheron learned a lot from this old Galaxy Ranger."

Acheron: "Indeed learned a lot."

Acheron: "These are all very precious."

Miss Sushang: "Sigh... it's just a pity that such a heroic figure must also come to an end, right?"

Fu Xuan: "He has fulfilled his wish; staying in the world with this obsession is not a good thing."

Furina: "Miss Acheron is going to ferry him now, right?"

Furina: "After he disappears, will the sky really clear up?"

The video continues.

【I will carry your wish and go on, to fulfill it.】

【Only then can I settle the last regret by this dead sea.】

Acheron reaches out her crimson right hand,

and firmly grips the hand the old man's phantom offers.

【Will I... be able to see them again?】

The old man's tone is full of anticipation.

【You definitely will.】

【Because the person who told me this personally was you: about that Express, your two former partners, that trailblazing that ended in the Swarm Disaster, your survival, your encounter with the Galaxy Rangers...】

【And that hometown you could never return to, Penacony.】

Stelle: "Holy crap!!!"

Stelle: "Holy crap, crap, crap!"

Stelle: "Wait, what is this saying?!"

Stelle: "Oh no, after watching these lines, my scalp almost exploded!"

Boothill: "Meow!"

Boothill: "Damn it!"

Boothill: "Don't talk about your scalp exploding."

Boothill: "Even my alloy skull feels tingly!"

Boothill: "So after all this... this old senior of our Galaxy Rangers... is he an acquaintance we already know?!"

March 7th: "He... he is!!"

Himeko: "The answer might already be very obvious."

Himeko: "But... is there still a component of coincidence?"

Welt: "I feel like it's not a coincidence anymore."

Welt: "All the features match."

Welt: "Let's keep watching."

Welt: "Let's see if he is really the person we all have in mind."

The video continues.

【Yes, countless times... I was turned away by the Family, and could only brush past it.】

【But I know, my companion is still there... all alone...】

【Mikhail... are you still there...】

Gallagher: "Heh... Mikhail..."

Gallagher: "I didn't expect that in my lifetime, I would hear this name again, from... Tiernan's mouth..."

Gallagher: "In a trance, I even feel like I've returned to that trailblazing period when everyone was still around..."

Gallagher: "Although the conditions were tough then, everyone's fighting spirit was so high."

Gallagher: "I vaguely remember how spirited Mikhail was at that time..."

Gallagher: "Unfortunately..."

Gallagher: "Sigh... time is truly ruthless!"

Furina: "Mr. Gallagher, don't say anymore."

Furina: "Watching this scene and hearing you say this, my eyes are filled with water elements!"

Stelle: "I didn't expect it, really didn't expect it."

Stelle: "This legendary senior Galaxy Ranger is actually Tiernan, one of the three Nameless seniors we've been searching for?"

Stelle: "He didn't die after encountering the Swarm Disaster, but even joined the Galaxy Rangers?"

Stelle: "And finally joined the ranks to fight the Lord Ravager?!"

Stelle: "This... this is too... legendary!"

Hu Tao: "Legendary Nameless, legendary Galaxy Ranger..."

Hu Tao: "Outrageous, truly outrageous!"

Hu Tao: "Is this the true value of a Nameless?"

Boothill: "Meow, worthy of being a Nameless, worthy of being our Galaxy Ranger!"

Boothill: "Such a legend should be well remembered by everyone!"

Pom-Pom: "Tiernan... you guy!!"

Pom-Pom: "You actually learned from Mikhail!"

Pom-Pom: "But... well done!"

Pom-Pom: "You didn't lose face for us Nameless!"

Pom-Pom: "The Conductor is proud of you!!"

Pom-Pom: "Woooo..."

Paimon: "Lumine, I'm so shocked I can't speak..."

Lumine: "Paimon, me too..."

Lumine: "It's just... after knowing this, I inexplicably want to cry."

March 7th: "I'm already crying!"

March 7th: "This scene is both moving and heartbreaking..."

March 7th: "Senior Tiernan, even after turning into a Blood-Sin Spirit, he was still thinking about his companions!"

Robin: "But the Family repeatedly refused this senior to return to the hometown he had worked and sacrificed for..."

Robin: "The Family owes them too much..."

Firefly: "It's okay, it's not too late to compensate now, is it?"

Firefly: "Heroes shouldn't be nameless, and after death, they should be allowed to return home safely..."

The video continues.

【Take my hand and come with me.】

【We... will leave this place.】

【You will step onto a very, very long road, with darkness all around.】

【But don't be afraid, because you will see that at the end of that road, there will always be a touch of red.】

【That is the color of existence; you must follow it, and it will guide you out.】

【Thus, you will definitely be able to reunite in the sunlight.】

Gallagher: "Is this old guy's final thought going to dissipate too?"

Gallagher: "Sigh... this guy too, even after death, he created an obsession just like Mikhail."

Gallagher: "But... if Mikhail could know that Tiernan didn't die, but instead did something earth-shattering, he would definitely be happy enough to slap the table and stand up, right?"

Stelle: "He definitely would."

Stelle: "Senior Tiernan, until the end of his life, the Blood-Sin Spirit his obsession turned into was still thinking of them."