Chapter 42

In the video.

"Huh? Can you see me too?"

After hearing this from Huang Quan,

Clockie asked in confusion.

"I can sense that some things that seem to be, yet are not, are accompanying you. It is a pity that I cannot communicate with them as you do."

Huang Quan looked toward Clockie's position based on her perception,

and explained this to Stelle.

"Perhaps we both react to Memetic substances, which is why we can perceive these incredible things in the dream. And you are more sensitive than I am."

"I had assumed that the elegant Memokeeper had left something in your mind."

"Now it seems that there are quite a few existences in this dream as special as her."

As Huang Quan spoke,

she suddenly mentioned a Memokeeper.

"An elegant Memokeeper?"

Stelle's expression was very confused.

She had never met any Memokeeper.

"Not long after parting ways with you, I inadvertently stepped into a ball, and a lady draped in black gauze invited me to dance."

"This was my first time dancing... It was an unforgettable experience."

"Unfortunately, I forgot to ask for her name..."

"I only know she comes from the Garden of Recollection."

Speaking of that previous experience,

Huang Quan felt a little nostalgic.

"The Garden of Recollection... are they that group who serve the Aeon of Remembrance?"

Firefly asked curiously.

"Yes. They can travel through various worlds in the form of memes, appearing only in the eyes of specific people—don't you think that is very similar to the Clockie you mentioned?"

"After all, it is the Family's grand gala; perhaps there are many more guests invited than we imagined."

"In any case, thank you for your care once again."

"I wish you both a pleasant time in the dream; I will not disturb you two..."

"A date?"

Huang Quan looked at the two of them,

and said with a slight hesitation.

"No, it's not a date...!"

Firefly's small mouth opened slightly,

her pretty face turning a bit flushed,

and she hurriedly retorted.

"Hehe."

Huang Quan did not speak,

she just gave them a smile,

and then left.

"...She's gone. Then, shall we...?"

Firefly looked at Stelle,

waiting for her to make a decision.

"Go on, go on, thank you, gray-haired friend!"

"Thank you so much! As expected, Nameless are all amazing people... I hope we meet again if fate allows!"

"Until we meet again, tick-tock!"

Clockie and Little Misha saw that Stelle and Firefly still had things to do,

so in order not to disturb them,

after thanking them,

they also left together.

Jing Yuan: "Tsk tsk, this grand gala in Penacony is truly a gathering of all the powerful!"

Jing Yuan: "It's just a pity that, due to my busy official duties, I have no chance to go and join in the fun."

Jing Yuan: "It is truly a regret in life!"

Fu Xuan: "What is difficult about this?"

Fu Xuan: "The General only needs to hand over the Luofu to me to manage on your behalf, and you can go and see this grand gala."

Jing Yuan: "Ah, this..."

Miss Qingque: "Oh my, if you ask me, if General has no time to go, why not let the Diviner go in your stead."

Miss Qingque: "The Diviner is brilliant and meticulous, and she will definitely bring great honor to our Luofu Luofu Xianzhou in Penacony!"

Fu Xuan: "Hehe, that sounds nice, Miss Qingque, do you think I don't know what kind of wishful thinking you are doing?"

Fu Xuan: "Do you think that as long as I am gone, no one will be able to control you?"

Miss Qingque: "How could that be, Diviner, you are wronging me."

Stelle: "Tsk tsk tsk, Manager Qing, you are getting worse and worse at your job!"

Stelle: "I am still waiting for you to succeed the General's position and promote Celestial Jade to the entire universe!"

Stelle: "But General Qing, you are really not helpful at all, you've disappointed me so much."

Fu Xuan: "General Qing? Very good! You haven't even finished your work at the Divination Commission, and you are already eyeing the position of General, Miss Qingque?!"

Miss Qingque: "Diviner, I've been wronged!! This is all Stelle slandering me! How could I have the ambition to be a General?"

Stelle: "That's not right, I didn't slander you, have you forgotten about calling Diviner Fu 'Little Xuanzi'? (Smirk.jpg)"

Miss Qingque: "That... that was an accident!! I am loyal to the Diviner! The sun and moon can testify! Diviner, you must believe me!! (Crying.jpg)"

Fu Xuan: "I naturally believe you, Miss Qingque, come here, come to me, let's have a good heart-to-heart talk. (Kind.jpg)"

Miss Qingque: "Ah, no!!!"

Stelle: "Farewell, Manager Qing! Take your time, Manager Qing!"

Jing Yuan: "Hahaha, this scene is truly interesting."

The video continues.

"Follow me, and this time don't get called away by invisible friends again..."

Firefly looked at Stelle,

and said in a playful tone with a hint of jealousy.

Subsequently,

they began to head toward the secret base.

"Sorry, the place we are going to this time requires taking the pinball machine... You go first, I will follow behind you."

Firefly brought Stelle to the pinball machine they had taken before,

with an apologetic expression on her face.

Before, when Sampo asked Stelle to take the pinball machine, she had opposed it.

But now she had to let her take it again.

This made Firefly feel very bad.

But Stelle didn't care,

and didn't take it to heart at all.

It's just a pinball machine.

She is a pro at it!

Stelle began to enter the pinball machine,

and then skillfully adjusted the baffles,

followed by a burst of "pew pew pew!"

The pinball machine then bounced to the opposite shore.

"Secret base... could it be a cafe?"

After Stelle got off the pinball machine,

she saw a cafe right in front of her.

This made her unable to help but guess.

"Come this way—"

"We're here, it's right here."

Firefly called out to Stelle.

"This is the secret base?"

Stelle asked, pointing at the beautifully decorated cafe.

"No, it's not..."

"It's... here."

Firefly shook her head.

Then she turned to look at a manhole cover.

"What a pretty manhole cover."

Stelle followed Firefly's gaze and saw the manhole cover,

and couldn't help but compliment it.

"Yes, the secret base is inside."

Firefly said, pointing at the manhole cover.

"Uh... people around are still watching."

Stelle understood Firefly's meaning,

which was to have her crawl into the manhole.

But there were still many people nearby,

and she felt a bit embarrassed.

"It's okay!"

"Anything can happen in a dream, and many people fall from the sky every day—passersby are already used to it."

"I'll demonstrate first—it will be a bit dark at first, you have to follow closely."

Firefly saw that Stelle was a bit hesitant,

so she went to the manhole first,

and then slowly crawled down.

Navia: "Uh... I have a sense of déjà vu."

Chevreuse: "It's somewhat similar to entering the Fortress of Meropide."

March 7th: "Is Firefly's living environment so difficult?"

March 7th: "She actually lives in the sewers."

Firefly: "...Uh... well... it's not really like that."

Stelle: "If you ask me, you should just join the Astral Express. Then you won't have to live so hard in the future."

Furina: "Isn't this a sweet dream? Why is someone's quality of life so simple?"

Aventurine: "Hehe, a sweet dream?"

Aventurine: "In the end, this is just a sweet dream that only the powerful can enjoy."

Aventurine: "For ordinary people, they don't even have the qualifications to enter!"

Paimon: "Ah, this... so there is a very high threshold to enter Penacony?"

Robin: "...That is indeed the case."

Lumine: "That is truly... something to regret."

Sunday: "Everyone, there is no need to feel regret, Penacony has already begun to try to transform."

Sunday: "Perhaps in the future, there will be no restrictions on anyone coming and going."

Sunday: "At that time, even ordinary people will be treated equally in Penacony!"

Arataki Itto: "Good!! Brother Sunday, just for that sentence, I support you!"

Sunday: "Hehe, then thank you, Brother Itto."

In the video.

"Uh..."

After Firefly went down,

Stelle looked at the manhole and was a bit stunned.

Then, she looked around,

gritted her teeth,

and with a hard heart, she crawled in too.

And at this moment,

the scene changed,

switching to another scenario.

I saw a very cute and beautiful girl with twin tails,

walking leisurely on the road.

However, suddenly,

she seemed to have noticed something,