Because of this, the leaders of the different races had come to a mutually beneficial agreement to never try to betroth any of their race to Andromeda, as they wanted her to keep her power.
Andromeda, of course, knew of this because she had seen in her visions some of the leaders speaking about it in private; however, she never raised the topic, as she had never been romantically interested in anyone or even interested in romance itself before now.
The fact that Andromeda had dreamt about waking up next to a man naked, with evidence that she had lost her virginity to that man the night before, shocked Raphilia to the core, and she didn't want to imagine how the leaders of each race would react should they find out.
"You absolutely cannot tell anyone else about this dream for the time being, you know that, right?" Raphilia asked in a serious tone.
"Of course I know that, after all, the only reason I have led a peaceful life free of suitors, unlike the other powerful women in the universe, is because those leaders want to keep me as oracle," Andromeda replied while rolling her eyes.
"So what happens after you wake up?" Raphilia asked with interest.
"Normally, the man beside me wakes up shortly after and then wraps his arms around me before saying, Good morning, Romy. I hope you slept well.
At which point I do wake up for real." Andromeda replied.
"That last part is kind of romantic, I'm not sure my husband has ever done that to me," Raphilia replied before asking. "So how did last night's dream differ from the others?"
"It was exactly the same until it came to the words he said, he told me that I couldn't wake up yet and had to have visions about Tessa and her family," Andromeda replied before explaining everything she saw, with the exception of the part relating to the alternate timeline.
"Wait, Princess Tessa Terrana serves secretly on a TISF ship under another identity?" Raphilia asked in surprise.
It wasn't too surprising that this was what caught her attention out of everything Andromeda told her that she saw. After all, Raphilia knew well how Andromeda's visions worked and wasn't surprised that she had witnessed the assassination of Emperor Daniel and the attempted assassinations of Tessa, Victoria and Steven.
"Yes, that surprised me also," Andromeda admitted.
"So this unknown man from your dream actually had you witness what was happening to the Terran Imperial Family before requesting that you publicly support their claims about everything that happened?
The imperial family hasn't made a public statement about what has happened yet, though. This seems more like a combination of both your visions and prophetic abilities since the man seemed to know much of what would happen."
"I agree."
"Do you plan to do what the man in your dream asked of you and support whatever claim the Terran Imperial Family makes?"
"As long as what they claim is the truth, yes. I won't help them if they lie, however."
"I knew you would say that," Raphilia said with a smile before her smile turned to a smirk as she asked, "So what did this mysterious man who claimed the virtue of the universe's oracle look like?"
"Claimed my virtue! What nonsense are you spouting, Raphilia?" Andromeda angrily replied while blushing again.
"Hahaha, ok, ok, but seriously, what did he look like?"
"I don't know, I have never seen his face. His back is always turned to me when I wake up, and I can't see it when he wraps his arms around me from behind."
"Then did his body have any distinctive features that could hint at his race?"
"Not from what I could see."
"So chances are he's not from one of the races with wings or a tail," Raphilia said thoughtfully.
"Why are you so interested in his identity? For all we know, he might not be a real being and is just a figment of my imagination." Andromeda replied.
"I didn't realise you had such naughty thoughts, Romy. Why didn't you tell me about this side of you?" Raphilia asked with another smirk.
"What?" Andromeda with a confused look.
"Well, you must be dirty-minded if you're dreaming about losing your virginity to some unknown male, hehe."
"Oh, stop," Andromeda said with a pout.
"Ok, ok, so seriously, what did you need my help with since you originally tried to hide all that from me?"
"I need you to put me in contact with Diva Rowena."
"Rowena? Why do you need to speak with her?" Raphilia asked curiously.
"The unknown man in my dream told me that if I wish to learn more about why Princess Tessa Terrana is secretly serving as a TISF officer, then I should speak to Dive Rowena, as she also knows her secret, apparently. Also, I have a prophecy to give her."
"A prophecy for Rowena! When did this happen?"
"I received it immediately after I woke up just now."
"I see, then let me contact her and start a group call."
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After Lorelie completed her final concert on Oceana Seven, the group relaxed at Lorelie's mansion for a couple of days as planned before departing for the Oasis Galaxies jump gate that would help transport them to the Felidae Galaxy.
Adam stared in awe when he saw the massive jumpgate that seemed as if it were made from multiple different components.
Spector accessed the jumpgate's destination system before setting the destination as the Felidae Galaxy, after which Adam watched in amazement as the jumpgate went through its activation sequence.
Once the pool of energy-like water was successfully formed, Spector slowly moved towards the jumpgate and, upon fully entering the energy-like water, she transitioned into subspace and started to travel through what looked to Adam to be some kind of greenish energy corridor.
According to Rowena, this was a type of tunnel that connected two jumpgates and is what allowed a ship to travel between the two jumpgates at a much faster speed than what a subspace drive could achieve alone.
After admiring the energy corridor for a while, Adam headed for the medbay and instructed Spector to begin his second round of body upgrades.
"I can't believe that the Terrans have been so unlucky recently," Lorelie commented with a sigh as she, Stacey, Rowena and Tephe watched the newscast on the large holographic screen in Spector's mess hall.
"It certainly is unfortunate, I hope Becky and Tessa are ok," Tephe said with concern.
"I wonder how they managed to pull it off. There is no mention of a bomb causing the power cut, like on Trillion after all." Stacey commented.
"It's certainly coincidental that only a few days after Trillion's neutron reactor was bombed, the one on Terran Five goes offline. I wonder if the same group is responsible for both." Rowena suggested.
"What do you think will happen with most of the imperial family dead?" Stacey asked.
"That depends on who survived the assassination attempts. Someone has to take the throne after all." Rowena replied and was about to say more when she suddenly got a message on her uniband and raised her eyebrows in surprise as she read it.
"Something wrong?" Lorelie asked as she saw Rowena's reaction.
"No, nothing, just surprised that this person contacted me all of a sudden. I need to go take a call in my room. I will return shortly." Rowena replied before leaving the mess hall.
"Did that seem strange to either of you?" Tephe asked.
"Not really. Grandmother has made many friends and contacts over the years; it's not that surprising that she suddenly needs to take an important call.
"Stacey's right, it's probably her agency wanting to discuss her modelling work since she hasn't done any recently, as she's been travelling with us," Lorelie added before the group returned to watching the newscast.
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"Well, this is a surprise, Raphillia. What could you possibly need to speak to me in private about?" Rowena asked after a holographic screen of Raphilia appeared above the console on the desk in her room.
"It's not I who wishes to speak with you," Raphilia answered before playing with her uniband.
"Then who?" Rowena asked curiously when a second holographic screen suddenly appeared next to the first, showing a woman Rowena recognised but had never met.
"Oracle Andromeda, it's an honour," Rowena greeted respectfully.
"It's a pleasure, Diva Rowena. Raphilia often mentions you. I'm glad I finally have the chance to meet you.
"I advise you not to believe anything she's told you," Rowena said with a smirk, making Andromeda chuckle.
"Hey! Everything I have told her is the absolute truth." Raphilia complained with a pout.
"Haha," Rowena chuckled before looking back at Andromeda and asking, "So what can I do for you, Oracle Andromeda?"
"Just Andromeda is fine; there are, in fact, two things I wish to speak with you about. First, can you please explain to me why the Terran Princess Tessa Terrans is serving in the TISF under the identity of Lieutenant Tessa Kirkmeld?"