Chapter 409

Stelle: "I just don't know if Little Misha can recover her true memories."

Stelle: "If we can't find them, won't our inheritance be gone for good?"

The video continues.

【It really doesn't seem related to the clockmaker at all—could it just be a coincidence of names?】

【So where is that grandfather now?】

March 7th pressed further.

【He embarked on a new journey; we haven't seen him in a long time.】

【Then where did the Clockwork Boy go... did he go to protect Dreamtown?】

Little Misha muttered a few words,

then led everyone to the rooms on either side for a tour.

【There's a hazy sound inside the room... origami bird?】

【It's the name of a good friend.】

After entering the toy room,

Little Misha heard the origami bird's call.

【Are you friends with the origami bird too?】

March 7th asked curiously.

【Yes, it, like the Clockwork Boy and the Mirror Young Lady, is a crew member of the Luo Pan.】

【There's more than one origami bird!】

【They're a big family, with many siblings who all look exactly alike.】

【They follow the Mirror Young Lady's orders and handle all kinds of tasks aboard the ship—they're the best sailors.】

Hearing March 7th ask this,

Little Misha enthusiastically explained a few more points.

【Sailors? Do origami birds have this kind of setting...?】

Upon hearing this,

March 7th couldn't help scratching her head.

【Little Misha, could you tell us more about the Luo Pan?】

Himeko was intrigued by Little Misha's tale of the Luo Pan.

【The Luo Pan is a ship bound for a new continent!】

【It guided the Clockwork Boy and his companions through layers of mist, sailing deep into the ocean.】

【Whenever they faced danger, the Clockwork Boy would operate the Luo Pan to guide everyone onto the right path!】

Little Misha recounted the gist of this story to Himeko.

【What a wonderful story.】

【But in Pinoconny's animations, the Clockwork Boy and his companions have always lived in Dreamtown—they never seem to have left?】

Himeko raised a question.

【Huh, it really does seem that way.】

【Strange, but I clearly remember... the Clockwork Boy eventually reached the new continent...】

Little Misha was puzzled.

【Perhaps the Clockwork Boy has a past we don't know about.】

Himeko said.

Nahida: "Little Misha's Clockwork Boy story differs from Pinoconny's mainstream version."

Nahida: "Does this carry any meaning?"

Ying: "The Clockwork Boy... is a cartoon character Mikhail created based on himself..."

Ying: "Perhaps... the Clockwork Boy's story is his own experience?"

Himeko: "It must be."

Himeko: "Even as a fairy tale, traces of it are still visible."

Stelle: "Then the plot of the story Little Misha told is highly questionable."

The video continues.

【I think I heard the sound of water...】

Suddenly,

Little Misha seemed to hear the rush of flowing water.

This piqued his curiosity.

【I remember Stelle said there's a spectacular fountain ahead.】

March 7th guessed what was producing the sound.

Immediately,

everyone began walking toward the source of the sound.

【Look, it's right here.】

Arriving before the massive fountain,

March 7th was excited.

【The pool water is like a gem, embedded in the dreams of all who sail.】

【On every drifting day, gazing at the glimmers beneath the waves, I feel as if I've returned here, returned to your side...】

Looking at this fountain,

Little Misha's expression gradually grew complex.

She couldn't help muttering lines of poetry under her breath.

【Little Misha, are you remembering something again?】

Seeing Little Misha in this state,

Himeko hurriedly asked.

【This is what Mikhail wrote in his logbook.】

【Grandpa said that although sailing carries many dangers, whenever he stood on the deck after noon and gazed at the glimmering sea, he always thought of this fountain in front of his home.】

【He often said that in that moment, it felt as if he had returned to his family's side; no matter how hard life at sea became, it didn't feel so unbearable anymore.】

Little Misha said to everyone.

【Sigh, I can't say I don't understand this feeling...】

March 7th also sighed.

【Don't sigh, you'll get gray hair...】

Stelle saw March 7th like this,

couldn't help teasing her.

【W-where? Don't play around!】

【I just spoke from the heart.】

Paimon: "Is March 7th Miss afraid of gray hair?"

Paimon: "But what's wrong with gray hair?"

Lumine: "Because gray hair doesn't match March 7th Miss's pink hair."

Lumine: "Don't think just because you have gray hair, everyone thinks gray hair is better."

Paimon: "That's true!"

Paimon: "For example, if Paimon had to grow black hair, I'd be troubled too."

Stelle: "It doesn't matter—March 7th's hair color is so bright, a few gray strands won't show."

March 7th: "Hmph! I'm naturally beautiful—I'll never grow gray hair!!"

The video continued.

【Perhaps every adventurer far from home carries such a fountain in their heart.】

【Even if the other side of the sea is full of the unknown.】

【But the fountain in front of home is Grandpa's Luo Pan—it always guides him back to the loved ones he misses.】

Himeko sighed.