Chapter 3452: Luweiya - The Pilgrim's Path

Thinking of her hard work today, Amelia gathered her courage at this moment, wanting to open her mouth to interrupt their conversation and say goodbye, and then she heard the ladies who were chatting say:

"Do you feel it? The abnormal fluctuation of spirits and elements?"

This was Luweiya's question, and "Miss Sabel" nodded:

"Of course, as the Fatui sing in their local dialect, the elements also rise and fall with the melody. I think this song must be an incantation passed down from a long time ago. Although the Fatui themselves no longer understand its meaning, at least the rituals they inherited are correct."

Seeing them discussing "academic issues," Emilia thought about waiting a little longer, and so little Liana, who was being petted by her, clearly felt Emilia's hand speed increasing.

And the topic regarding the Fatui, the snow mountains, and their traditions continued for another twenty minutes. After the time passed 8:30, the crackling fireworks exploded overhead more and more frequently, reflecting the entire starry sky into iridescent colors.

Little Liana and Ai Li ran happily on the roof while looking up at the exploding fireworks, while Emilia felt infinitely desolate inside—the bonfire party would begin after the fireworks show, and if she waited any longer, she would have truly come for nothing tonight:

"I might as well be reading in the dormitory... No, even if I'm here listening to Luweiya chat, I don't want to be reading in the dormitory."

Seeing that the time for the dance party to start was about to be missed, Emilia finally plucked up the courage at this moment:

"Luweiya, I..."

"There should be very few people on the pier now; everyone is near the bonfire. Let's go for a walk by the sea. Bring the two unicorns along too, and let them go for a walk as well."

Luweiya said at this moment, and the blonde lady, who was focused on talking with Luweiya, accepted the invitation. Emilia pursed her lips as she watched them, but finally nodded:

"Then I'll go with you."

Almost everyone in the town had gone to the pier, and the few remaining people could not see through the girls' illusions. They chatted as they walked to the seaside. Although they deliberately chose a place far away from the bonfire party, when Emilia turned to look, she could still see the alluring firelight in the pier area.

She really wanted to go there now, but turning back, she saw Luweiya and "Miss Sabel" walking side by side along the beach while chatting, with little Liana and Ai Li following behind them, frolicking on the sand. She remembered what adults used to say to scare her when she was a child—that "if you don't take good care of the little unicorns, they will fall into the sea and drown"—so she had to follow behind her friends with a bitter face.

But in fact, both Ai Li and little Liana could swim, and the former was especially skilled at swimming in icy water full of floating ice.

Starlight shone on two rows of footprints on the beach. The two ladies, who had been hostile and hateful toward each other in past lives, were now walking side by side by the seaside of the small town in this brand-new world, both in good spirits.

Although one knew the identity and the other did not, fate was just that interesting; this was a scene they could never have dreamed of in their past lives. And the only ones witnessing this scene with their own eyes were the Time-Chosen and the two unicorns—the former troubled by missing her date, while the unicorns ran happily on the beach.

Especially little Liana; Saint Byron's would never let their unicorns run off to play in the icy sea at the edge of the Great Ice Sheet, so it had rarely had the opportunity to see a beach before.

Luweiya spoke of her insights into fate, complaining about Xia De's shortcomings such as "not liking to buy new clothes" and "never knowing how to rest," while Miss Sabel spoke of her views on time, discussing her prophecies about the stories of Fatumunster Island.

The two discovered that they actually had many common topics. Although their fields of study were different, time and fate had great similarities in certain aspects.

Amidst the sound of the waves, they talked about many more things, while Emilia just hung her head and followed behind them, occasionally looking up at Ai Li and little Liana to prevent them from actually running into the sea.

The mermaid girls in the distant sea naturally noticed them too. They were attracted by the glowing unicorns and wanted to get closer, but only lingered in the near-shore area. Emilia discovered them by chance, but since there were mermaid classmates and friends at the Academy, she was not particularly curious about the mermaids.

"Xia De should be dancing with the witches by now..."

The abnormal fluctuations of spirits and elements reached their peak at 9:30 PM, and at this moment, the bonfire party on the town pier had also reached its climax.

Laughter, singing, music, and cheers could even be heard on this remote beach. Luweiya and Miss Sabel stopped as well, standing together on the beach to gaze at the sea and the moon reflected on the water's surface.

The sea surface now appeared dense with glowing things; some were small boats carrying candles released by tourists from the shore, some were glowing jellyfish from Star Fall Bay that only appeared during All Souls' Day, and some were things that even Luweiya and Miss Isabella could not identify.

"Perhaps the stars have fallen into the sea."

The romantic Emilia said, and both the witch and Luweiya laughed. The snow had stopped by now; there were no clouds above the beach and the pier, the sea of stars hung overhead, the shimmering waves were the color of moonlight, and the little stars on the water's surface were the reflection of the starry sea.

Although they both wanted to see Xia De at this moment and both wanted to talk to him for a while, neither of them did so.

Adele Isabella had entangled with Luweiya Anate for so long, pursuing her for several eras with immense hatred and malice. But on this peaceful All Souls' Day night, she stood with Luweiya to admire the seascape under the moonlight—

None of the three present knew what a miracle this was; only the long-haired girl standing sideways behind Luweiya, watching this scene, understood that this was also a miracle on the level of fate.

She had abandoned her obsession and thrown the responsibility to Xia De; and the Adele of the present world, due to the influence of the Adele of the past, had not rekindled her hatred for her.

Because of Xia De's arrival, fate once again displayed possibilities before her that she could never have known on her own. Although the long-haired Luweiya still mocked the Great Witch of Time in her heart for always being one step behind her, she had to admit that watching herself chat with her old rival like this was quite moving.

"Xia De truly made the impossible possible... No, this was not impossible, it's just that I could not achieve such an ending myself... Xia De's appearance should count as an impossibility on the level of fate... Xia De is also an impossibility."

The long-haired girl then pondered the possibility of Xia De turning into a snake, and then somehow thought of Princess Lei Qianya's description of a certain object, her face flushed, and then she revealed a smile:

"I have truly been changed so much by him and them."

Translucent purple eyes looked toward the starry sky:

"After walking for so many years and experiencing so many things, only when I see this starry sky again do I understand how beautiful it truly is. I wonder what I will harvest when 'I' reach the end of that road later."

The ladies discussing time and fate also stopped speaking at this moment, because as they looked out at the sea, those floating points of light above and below the sea surface actually seemed to form a small path.

Glowing starfish and jellyfish made the path extend from the junction of sea and sky all the way toward the island, but the swaying seawater caused this path to disappear after appearing for less than ten seconds.

The abnormal reaction of spirits and elements presented an even more indescribable appearance during the time the path appeared. Luweiya felt her own palpitation at that moment, and Miss Sabel beside her smiled and said:

"Fate has pointed out the path for you; this is what you mentioned earlier, the unique pilgrimage trajectory that a Diviner can find on the island."

That path was seen clearly not only by Luweiya herself, but also by the witch and the little sprite. Although the path extending from the sea to the island disappeared after appearing for less than ten seconds, they still accurately remembered which direction the path pointed toward on the island.

"The trajectory of fate should only appear at moments when fate intersects and miracles are born, but just now we seemed to be only talking. Is it because of the influence of All Souls' Day? Xia De always said that I might find this path, but this is too easy.

Alright then, Miss Sabel, Emilia, let's go see where this path points together."

Luweiya proposed, and Emilia bid farewell to the lively bonfire in the distance with her eyes, then called out to the unicorns still playing:

"Little Liana, Ai Li, come over and help."

She and Luweiya sat on the back of the adult Ai Li, and Miss Sabel sat on the back of little Liana. The two unicorns ran excitedly on the sand, then spread their wings and flew into the night sky together.

Under the cover of the night, the unicorns flew from the southwest of the island all the way to the west, which was the area with towering sea cliffs and no villages due to the terrain.

The pure white holy beasts landed on the towering seaside cliff, and the ladies stood there, first gazing at the sea, then looking at the endless darkness in the direction of the island.

"Do you know how to proceed next?"

The blonde lady asked Luweiya, and the girl with purple eyes looked into the darkness ahead with a hint of melancholy:

"I know, and I have a strange feeling that I seem to have walked this path before... It feels like I've walked a long way and returned here again. Strange... Let's go, I'll lead the way."

The long-haired phantom clung closely behind her, watching the familiar scene nearby. Her path to enter the "Pilgrim's Treasure" had always been this one from the very beginning, only the companions who came with her were different each time.

In a few cases, she came alone; in most cases, Claire Reinhardt appeared with her.

And this time...

"Neigh~"

Ai Li let out a soft cry, letting its horn emit a stronger light to illuminate the path ahead for everyone.