Chapter 74

[And visiting Penacony is just for a long-held last wish.]

[I came for the Watchmaker's legacy... that's all.]

[I think I have been honest enough.]

Acheron answers Welt's question.

[You still don't want to say your true identity?]

Welt knows Acheron didn't tell the truth.

[It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't...]

[The road I have walked is too long, and for the various things imposed on this body, a few words cannot explain it clearly.]

[Everyone has a past that is hard to speak of, and secrets that they don't want to show easily...]

[I also won't ask more about why the Astral Express is roaming the galaxy with a "Stellaron".]

Acheron answers the question with another question,

and reveals Stelle's true identity.

[...]

Welt is silent.

[Is she okay?]

[That Memokeeper... didn't do anything, right?]

Acheron suddenly asks about Stelle's condition.

[Stelle is not in danger.]

[Let's go back to our previous topic; whether I can get my trust depends on how much you are willing to reveal.]

After answering Acheron's question,

Welt brings the topic back on track.

[In order to find that legacy, after checking into Penacony, I visited various dreamscapes and conducted many investigations; during this period, I also had contact with many visitors.]

[In this process, I gradually realized...]

[Penacony's secret... may be closely related to the past Trailblaze.]

[Therefore, I came to seek help from you all.]

[I don't have enough evidence, but I want to propose a possibility: the source of all tragedies is lurking in the Family.]

[If you are willing to trust me... we can find the facts to corroborate it together.]

[Mr. Welt, I think you have already reached the same conclusion.]

Acheron says with a sincere tone.

[...]

[Let's stop here.]

[I will believe for now that you have no hostility.]

[Share your findings with me—just the two of us; before finding definitive evidence, I don't want to interfere with other people's judgments with ambiguous speculation.]

Welt temporarily puts down his guard against Acheron,

and begins to ask for the information Acheron knows.

[Hmm.]

[...By the way, do you want to drink something?]

[Before setting off, how about two glasses of "Dream-Awakening"... no, four glasses.]

[Because the following conversation... will last a long time.]

Acheron looks at the bar not far away,

her tone gradually drifting.

March 7th: "Wow! I didn't expect that after the three of us left, Uncle Yang would actually meet with Miss Acheron!"

Stelle: "Whoa, did Uncle Yang have such an imposing side?"

Stelle: "He could actually threaten an Emanator without changing his expression!"

Welt: "Ahem, unfortunately, I shouldn't have known her identity at that time."

Himeko: "Heh, but I think even if you knew her true identity, you wouldn't have backed down because of it, right?"

Dan Heng: "Indeed, Mr. Welt stayed behind precisely to help the Express crew eliminate uncertain hidden dangers."

March 7th: "Don't say anything else!"

March 7th: "Uncle Yang, cool!!"

Stelle: "Uncle Yang, cool!!!!"

Welt: "Uh... everyone doesn't need to be so enthusiastic."

Hu Tao: "Oh my, I didn't expect Mr. Welt to be so low-key, is he actually a hidden big shot?"

Asta: "Mr. Welt actually carries a black hole with him?"

Asta: "Is it the black hole I understand?"

Asta: "How on earth is this done?"

Stelle: "My Uncle Yang is so amazing, playing with a black hole is just a small matter!"

Stelle: "If those people going to Penacony dare to plot against me again, I'll have Uncle Yang throw the black hole out!"

Miss Sushang: "Throw... the black hole out?!"

Miss Sushang: "Wouldn't the entire Penacony be sucked into the black hole then?!"

Guinaifen: "So... so scary!"

Guinaifen: "Is Mr. Welt actually more terrifying than Miss Acheron?!"

Lumine: "As expected of the mature and steady senior of the Express crew!"

Lumine: "It's really unexpectedly reassuring!"

Zhongli: "Mr. Welt's style of doing things is flawless, and he is also very careful and cautious in his conduct; he is indeed an indispensable head of the family for the Express crew."

Venti: "Ehehe, if the Express crew were missing Mr. Welt, I'm afraid they would encounter many troubles."

March 7th: "Hehe, thank you all for the praise, we'll accept it on behalf of Uncle Yang!"

Welt: "Ahem... everyone is exaggerating a bit."

Welt: "I am just an ordinary member on the train."

Welt: "I just did some things that I thought I should do."

Welt: "Also, I need to clarify one point: the black hole in my hand is just a pseudo-black hole."

Welt: "It doesn't have the immense power of a real black hole!"

Stelle: "Even if it's not a real black hole, it's still very powerful for ordinary people!"

Stelle: "Anyway, whether Uncle Yang is strong or not is secondary."

Stelle: "The most important thing is that he really cares about us juniors!"

Stelle: "Woooo, just this point alone is enough to move me to tears!"

March 7th: "Hey, I'm telling you, why do you always say you're moved to tears."

Silver Wolf: "It should be that if she doesn't cry to death, she feels she isn't moved enough."

Firefly: "Uh... what a strange idea."

Himeko: "By the way, did Miss Acheron also notice that Penacony seems to be related to the Trailblaze?"

Stelle: "Related to the Trailblaze?"

Stelle: "Could it be that Penacony is actually the territory of our Astral Express?!"

Stelle: "It's you guys, the IPC and the Family, who are the cuckoos in the nest, shamelessly occupying the territory of us Nameless!"

Stelle: "If that's the case, then I'll have to ask you outsiders to get out!!"

March 7th: "That... the imagination is very beautiful."

March 7th: "But I always feel it's a bit ridiculous."

Aventurine: It is a bit ridiculous.

Aventurine: "Penacony was the IPC's frontier prison from the beginning."

Aventurine: "If you want to talk about cuckoos in the nest, then the Family is that cuckoo!"

Aventurine: "The IPC is also just a victim."

Sunday: "Unfortunately, the IPC's actions don't seem to have been recognized by the frontier prison back then, otherwise there wouldn't have been a riot."