Chapter 365

【After telling his thoughts, Sunday looks at Firefly and says: "Miss Firefly—you who suffer from Entropy Loss Syndrome, must understand what this means, right?"】

【Firefly's expression is complex, and she falls into silence.】

【March 7th covers her head, showing a difficult expression: "Sounds like... it seems impeccable..."】

【However, after a brief silence, Firefly slowly opens her mouth: "Then... what is the price for all this?"】

【Sunday shakes his head slowly and says calmly: "The price is negligible, just a permanent martyrdom that belongs to me personally... If you want to maintain this paradise for the masses, someone must fall into lonely sobriety until the end of the universe."】

【Firefly says in a deep voice: "Sobriety... that is to say, the paradise is still a dream. Stepping into the paradise means giving up reality, right?"】

【Sunday does not deny Firefly's words, just shakes his head and says: "This is not giving up, but transcending. Flesh and blood cry weak. If material is the root of spiritual suffering, then we should overcome it."】

【Firefly steps forward and says: "But in such 【happiness】, people have never overcome suffering, and have forever lost the opportunity to overcome suffering. To put it another way... this is 【escaping】."】

【Sunday looks at Firefly and says: "You can think so, but escaping is not shameful. On the contrary, everyone has the seeds of escaping in their hearts."】

【"Doesn't Miss Firefly think so too? Why do lives sleep? Because people are afraid of waking up from the dream."】

【"But this does not conflict with the great cause. Only by acknowledging this can we understand the weakness of human nature, and then tolerate, and then protect."】

【Firefly looks at Sunday, and from his face and gaze, she can feel that what he said is completely true emotion from the heart, which has both benevolent kindness and persistent paranoia.】

【Gently exhaling, Firefly says: "I... recognize that you are a natural leader. You are pessimistic about humanity, but still hold a heart of denial and give lifelong equal compassion."】

【"But I am different from you. I live for 【self】. In my opinion, it is a matter of course for people to make choices for themselves, and it is also their inherent right."】

【"Perhaps escaping is the nature of the weak, but who is the weak... should not be defined by others."】

【"In your eyes, am I also to be classified as a weak person?"】

【Looking at Firefly's firm gaze, Sunday suddenly freezes, then closes his eyes and sighs with a smile.】

【Firefly shakes her head and continues: "I don't think so."】

The livestream room.

"Although I guessed before that the paradise in Sunday's mouth would be a dreamscape, and I also knew that such a paradise would pay a considerable price, I didn't expect it to be at the cost of Sunday's personal sacrifice."

"But also because of this, I made up my mind instead, and will no longer support Sunday's behavior, even if I really admire him."

"Sigh~ Mr. Sunday's ideas and practices are too extreme."

"Exchanging one's own sobriety for the beautiful dreams of the masses, Sunday must be said to be a noble and pure person, but even if Sunday is strong enough, how long can he persist?"

"No matter how firm Sunday is, despair and pressure will accumulate more and more day by day. When the limit is reached, how can he carry it on?"

"If one day Sunday cannot bear it, the dreamscape shatters, what kind of situation will it cause?"

"And what is the definition of the weak? And I don't deny that some people lose their enthusiasm for life because of encounters and experiences, but is everyone like this? Has Sunday ever given a choice?"

"What shocks me most is Miss Firefly's speech. Just looking at the appearance, Miss Firefly is a weak girl suffering from Entropy Loss Syndrome, waiting for the end of life, but in Miss Firefly's heart, she doesn't think she is a weak person. This is not because of the external combat power brought by the Sam mecha, but because of the strength of the heart."

"Yeah, even suffering from a terminal illness, Miss Firefly can still firmly face reality. The seemingly weak body has an extremely powerful soul."

The place where the Astral Express crew is located.

Welt Yang sighs: "Miss Firefly has a powerful heart, which reminds me of some people in my hometown. Although they don't have powerful strength, they always move forward to fight against the disasters of reality, in order to turn this imperfect world into what they expect."

Dan Heng looks at the plot in the game and nods: "Speaking of this, Sunday should also understand that he cannot convince us."

"It's just that it's a pity that a person like Sunday has walked into the extreme."

On a planet unknown.

Robin looks at the game plot in the livestream room, and after the price Sunday said, her eyes closed slightly, and she sighed sadly: "Brother, why did you walk to this step? Such a paradise is just a long hospice care after all."

【In the game plot, Himeko also speaks at this time: "Since Miss Firefly has expressed her point of view, the Astral Express will naturally give our answer."】

【Immediately, Himeko looks at Stelle and says: "It's up to you, Stelle, just like Mr. Mikhail instructed, tell him our choice—"】

【Just as Stelle nods and steps forward, with a solemn expression, preparing to say the choice, the screen suddenly begins to switch, and the time comes to not long ago.】

【Misha looks at the surrounding scene and says somewhat confused: "May I ask, is this..."】

【Himeko looks at Misha and asks: "Do you have any impression of this place, Misha?"】

【Misha looks around and says somewhat at a loss: "I... can't say. But it seems to have a feeling of deja vu. Where is this?"】

【Himeko explains: "This is a dream bubble, our consciousness entered it. This is a gift left by a Nameless to the Astral Express, but strangely, when we opened it, we found that there was nothing inside."】

【"Dr. Edward of the Dreamscape Sales Shop told me that the dreamscape is condensed from memories. If the core of the dream bubble is empty, the dream bubble cannot be formed."】

【"So I think, as a hotel doorman, the person who knows Penacony best among the friends of the Astral Express, little Misha, you should be able to help us solve this doubt?"】

【Hearing Himeko's request, Misha nods and says: "Well, I don't know much about dream bubbles. But if you want to understand what this big house is... I will try my best!"】

【Himeko thanks: "Then I'll leave it to you."】

The Luo Fu Xianzhou.

Yanqing looks at the screen perspective switching and asks suspiciously: "This... is the plot that turned back after Himeko returned to the Dreamscape Sales Shop before?"

"No wonder I always felt something was missing before, so it was like this."

Jing Yuan nods slightly and says: "Hmm, it seems that the dream bubble left by 【Watchmaker】 is closely related to Misha."

In the teahouse where players gather.

"This... did the time go back to when they saw Mikhail's dream bubble?"

"I just noticed, this plot didn't appear at the time, plus the huge amount of information in the plot, I forgot about this."

"So, Himeko got the answer from Dr. Edward, brought Misha into the 【Watchmaker】's dream bubble, what is the connection between Misha and 【Watchmaker】?"

"Connection... does it count that he can see Clockie?"

"By the way, didn't you notice? When returning to the Astral Express observation car in the game, if Misha is there, there is a chance to trigger plot dialogue. From Misha's words, it seems to have a relationship with the Astral Express."

"Holy crap, I didn't notice this, miscalculation, miscalculation!"

"And Misha said he had a feeling of deja vu here, perhaps he really has some unknown relationship with this dream bubble left by Mikhail."

【March 7th asks curiously: "Himeko sister... I am still very confused, why are you so sure that Misha is related to this dream bubble?"】

【Himeko shakes her head and says: "I can't be sure, just some guesses. But since Misha feels familiar here... it shows that my guess might be correct."】

【It is not just Misha, Stelle also feels that this place is a bit familiar.】

【Himeko nods and says: "That's right, you and Miss Firefly encountered 【Death】 here—now it should be called 【Slumber】. Considering its connection with the Dreamflux Reef, it is not difficult to understand."】

【"The problem now is who brought you in here. According to the current clues, it might not be that Fool, so who he is is very critical."】

【"We have approached the core of the truth again, give Misha some time, he will definitely reveal the secret of the dream bubble for us."】

【March 7th nods and says: "Alright. But there are doors everywhere here, which door should we go out from... Misha, do you know?"】

【Misha thinks slightly, then chooses a direction based on familiarity and intuition and says: "Well, I think... maybe this way?"】

【"I'm not sure, but... let's try it."】

【Misha leads the way in front, saying.】

【After arriving at the next room, Misha looks at the surroundings and can't help but be confused: "Strange, this is clearly not a hotel, and the difference is very big, but I always feel that I have been here, and... lived for a period of time."】

The place where the Astral Express crew is located.

Welt Yang looks at the plot in the game and says sternly: "It seems that Misha and Mikhail indeed have a special connection, but what is their relationship?"

March 7th guesses: "Could Misha's grandfather be Mikhail?"

Speaking of this, March 7th claps her hands and says: "Hey, don't say, this possibility is really not small. Look, in terms of appearance, Misha and Mikhail's clothing color system are very similar, both are mainly blue, supplemented by white."

"And Misha's body also has gear patterns, which can also be connected to clock elements."

Looking at the others looking at her with shock, March 7th puffs out her chest and laughs: "How about it, my reasoning is well-founded, right."

Stelle sighs and says: "Compared to reasoning, I think it's your prophet talent playing a role again."

March 7th pouts and says dissatisfied: "The prophet thing is not over yet, it was clearly reasoned by my smart brain, you are just looking down on my amazing wisdom."

【In the game plot, Misha looks at the corridor direction and says: "If I remember correctly, walking forward along that corridor, there is a warm fireplace. Clockie and I often started a fire there, listening to the crackling of the firewood."】

【Then he looks at the room on the left and says based on the memories that popped up in his mind: "And the room on the other side is... the room for toys. I like to spread out the things in the box on the ground, and then make up stories for them one by one."】

【Speaking of this, Misha shakes his head and says with a complex expression: "No, no, didn't I grow up in the Dreamflux Reef? Then where is this..."】

The Luo Fu Xianzhou.

In the teahouse where players gather.

"Misha's memory seems to have a problem, the past memory and the current memory conflict."

"Hehehe, but hearing Misha say that he spread out all the toys in the box and made up stories for them, I felt nostalgic unconsciously. Because I didn't have playmates and friends when I was a child, I also did similar things."

"I think most people who have few playmates have done this when they were children. I also remember the toy soldiers when I was a child. I always liked to arrange them in formation, treat them as an army and protect them by my side, feeling like a great general."