On the balcony.
Elysia was clinging tightly to Kiana, wailing with theatrical sobs.
"Boo hoo hoo... How could it be like this! She's been through so much... my Mei! I just want to hold her, to comfort her properly..."
Kiana didn't resist. She simply enjoyed the feeling of Elysia's voluptuous body pressed against her, though when others glanced over, they could see the clear look of helplessness in her eyes.
Just ignore her~
"You could go hug Miss Mei, get a preview of the feeling," Jyahnar remarked quietly.
Elysia immediately pouted, acting spoiled and willful. "No way! Mei is Mei, and Acheron is Acheron. I don't like settling for substitutes, unless... it's absolutely necessary!"
"Heh." Mobius let out a derisive snort. "Truly fitting of you, Elysia~"
Meanwhile, on the screen.
The chibi-style little Sparkle covered her mouth with a light, tinkling laugh.
She continued speaking in that same cheerful, lilting tone.
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[And so~ the little purple-haired girl began her wanderings across the cosmos.]
[Then! She met a group of little ghosts.]
[To fulfill the ghosts' last wishes, she found herself with a destination: Penacony! The most expensive, the most interesting, and also the most~ ridiculous place in the entire universe...]
[She claimed she was a Galaxy Ranger.]
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She giggled mischievously.
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[A Nihility 'Emanator' who wasn't really an Emanator, calling herself a faithful 'puppy' of the Hunt... and then she attracted a real little puppy dog, and incidentally solved Penacony's big~ incident along the way.]
[Isn't that just fascinating?]
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"I can understand everything she's saying, it's really easy to follow!"
"But... I'm so curious about what actually happened over at Penacony?"
"Right!"
"Back when they were listing the young lady's 'wives,' and they mentioned Penacony, I was already super interested. A world of dreams? Debauchery and extravagance... I'd really love to see it..."
"So! Sister Yuzu, please, throw us some images!... They can do anything, right?"
Some chattered, others pondered.
Everyone's focus was inevitably a little different.
But, gathered together like this, discussing things, they always found something to talk about, creating a bit of a racket.
This offline gathering was just a microcosm of the internet.
The unfortunate part was!
Chibi Yuzu stated that the events of Penacony would be covered in a separate, dedicated major incident recap, not here.
After all, there was only so much space. Besides, such a grand and turbulent life involved many, many things.
The earlier mention of the events related to Izumo and Takamagahara alone could already fill out its own dedicated historical account.
But, since that was Acheron's origin story, it had to be mentioned. When recapping Acheron, that part simply couldn't be overlooked.
So, it was included here.
As for other events, the many that involved other people...
They might be mentioned in other characters' recap talks, or perhaps covered in dedicated historical event segments, focused on the events themselves.
Think of those as little easter eggs.
Holding some cards close to the chest.
Future crossovers, or similar surprises, would feel even more exciting that way!
"Alright then~" Many people expressed their understanding.
But quite a few others felt utterly drained, because whatever was said in the sky screen demanded their attention.
It was clearly deeply connected to reality now. Who's to say some of the information leaked wasn't critically important?
Probably the vast majority of people felt they couldn't afford not to take it seriously.
Any little clue, any trace... they naturally wanted to know!
Ho-we-ver!
If anyone claimed Miss Yuzu wasn't deliberately stringing them along, they absolutely wouldn't believe it. It wasn't that Miss Yuzu's methods of building suspense were particularly masterful or clever.
It was just that they, unfortunately, fell for it every single time, and it was agony.
The willing one takes the bait~
Sometimes, they felt rather frustrated with their own easily-hooked selves.
So~ annoying!
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[I recall historical records mentioning.]
[That it was during this Penacony incident that Sister Mei first met the young lady.]
--+--
On the screen.
The chibi Yuzu looked toward Miss Sparkle.
Miss Sparkle giggled.
--+--
[That's right~]
[This Sparkle was also there at the time.]
[In fact, Sparkle even played a part in them getting together!]
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Miss Yuzu thought for a moment.
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[I think Sister Elysia mentioned that was also when the young lady took a liking to you, Sister Sparkle, wasn't it?]
[Was it because you helped Sister Mei that you ended up getting caught yourself in the process?]
--+--
Sparkle's giggles ceased.
She fell silent.
"Well, well, well! Go on, laugh! See if you're still laughing now!"
"This is killing me!"
"The matchmaker ended up getting matched herself."
"Talk about a buy-one-get-one-free deal!"
"Fits perfectly with my impression of the young lady."
"Scooping them all up! Netting every last one~"
At a certain high school.
The students were all on the sports field, watching the sky screen, dying of laughter.
For a moment, the entire field was filled with a lively, merry atmosphere.
"Lady Sparkle became the joke herself!"
"Now that's a good punchline~"
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[In any case!]
[My dear little Yuzu~ Weren't you always wanting to know how the little purple-haired girl became an Aeon?]
--+--
Sparkle spoke, as if deliberately changing the subject.
Miss Yuzu immediately took the bait.
Even though Sparkle had promised earlier, during the video recording, that she would reveal the answer, Yuzu still didn't dare put too much faith in the words of a Masked Fool, especially a self-proclaimed Emanator of Elation.
If Miss Sparkle was truly willing to tell her now...
Of course she was thrilled.
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[Back then, my adorable little 'hubby' asked the little purple-haired girl, 'Even with my help, you won't need to journey to the very end of Nihility to slay IX. But even if one IX dies, another will eventually arise. The position of Nihility's Aeon cannot remain vacant for long. What do you intend to do?']
[And then?]
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The little Yuzu sister asked curiously.
Sparkle, putting on a vivid performance, imitated the two from that time, reenacting the scene.
Had she added her own embellishments? Perhaps!
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[The little purple-haired girl replied, 'If the Path of Nihility is destined to birth a new Aeon of Nihility no matter what, then it's simple!']
['I will become Nihility!']
--+--
Sparkle stretched out her hand, fingers splayed wide, then clenched them into a grip, as if proclaiming, 'I shall reverse the flow of all creation.'
--+--
[In the blink of an eye, the very cosmos seemed to shift. The little purple-haired girl seized the Aeon of Nihility and refined it in an instant.]
[The entire universe seemed to rejoice at the advent of the new god!]
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"Uh..."
"Probably fake, right? It couldn't have been that simple."
Some experts looked bewildered. Should they take notes on this, or not? This was clearly apocryphal, wasn't it?
And not just any apocrypha – the wildest kind.
Some IPC staff members glanced at each other. Suddenly, one of them spoke up.
"Y'know, feeling-wise... if the young lady was helping... it might actually have been possible?"
It was well known.
The young lady was an extremely protective girl.
The bit about the original Aeon of Nihility falling inevitably leading to a new one...
Was probably only half-true, right?
It's entirely possible the young lady just wanted Miss Acheron to become the new Aeon, and told her that for that reason.
You really never could tell!
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