"I lost her... my wish."
"Your so-called plan... does any of this still have meaning?"
Cocolia supported her forehead with one hand, her face showing exhaustion.
Stellaron: "Discard despair, discard sorrow, discard useless emotions."
"Shut up!" Cocolia swept her arm, and the documents on the desk scattered. "She is my daughter, she is my only..."
"You won't understand, you will never understand!" Cocolia said through gritted teeth.
Stellaron: "You haven't lost her; she will reunite with you in the new world!"
Cocolia: "New... world!"
Stellaron: "Stand up, Guardian! Fulfill your destiny, fulfill your wish as a mother."
Cocolia: "That's right! I must stand up. I will use my own hands to make Bronya the king of the new world!"
As the voice of the Stellaron fell, Cocolia seemed to have regained her spirits, standing up from her seat with determined eyes.
[Tighnari: This is the voice of the Stellaron!]
[Amber: This voice is indeed corrupting Cocolia; Takagi was right!]
[Madame Ping: It's clear that this Supreme Guardian cares deeply for Bronya. The Stellaron is also intentionally using Cocolia's feelings for Bronya to corrupt her.]
[Dottore: It's a pity we can only hear the words and cannot feel if the Stellaron's voice has special power. Indeed, I must still hope that Takagi can bring a Stellaron before me.]
[Xingqiu: The voice of the Stellaron mentioned the "new world." What does that refer to?]
[Alhaitham: Perhaps Cocolia believes that Belobog is destined for destruction, so she wants to take everyone to live in the "new world." However, since the Stellaron is harmful, whether the new world it mentions even exists is also a question.]
[Kaeya: Let's keep watching. I'm sure Takagi will show us what Cocolia and the Stellaron mean by the new world.]
...
"Supreme Guardian, who are you talking to!" Bronya looked at everything happening before her in shock. She was both moved by Cocolia's concern for her and puzzled by the object of her conversation.
"This should be the voice of the Stellaron, no doubt. It's indeed corrupting Cocolia!" Serval sighed and looked at Bronya. "Bronya, Cocolia truly cares about you," Serval said.
Bronya pursed her lips, unsure what to say for a moment.
"It seems we won't be able to hear more of the Stellaron's voice here. In that case, let's leave here for now," Takagi said.
"Leave? Where are we going next?" Paimon asked curiously.
"To the Outlying Snow Plains. Up until now, you still haven't seen the situation outside of Belobog. You've only glanced at this white planet from the universe. If you take a walk in the Snow Plains, you will probably be able to deeply understand how much the Stellaron can change the climate of a planet," Takagi said.
"Are we going to witness the characteristic of the Stellaron being able to freeze the entire world?" Jean murmured.
"Not only that. Outside the Outlying Snow Plains, you can also see the Antimatter Legion that was instantly frozen when the cold wave arrived," Takagi said.
"There's also the Antimatter Legion?! Takagi, you're not going to make us fight this Antimatter Legion, are you?" Paimon asked worriedly.
"If possible, I could try to unfreeze these legion members. This way, Teyvat will be able to witness both the characteristic of the Stellaron being able to summon the Antimatter Legion and also get a rough idea of their power." Takagi paused, saying with a slight regret, "It's a pity there are no frozen Doomsday Beasts in this place. Otherwise, I could have let you get a good understanding of the Antimatter Legion."
Paimon: "Although I don't know what a Doomsday Beast is, it doesn't sound like a good thing just from the name."
Hearing this, Takagi said to Paimon with a seductive tone, "A Doomsday Beast might be a good commodity. If we could capture a living Doomsday Beast, maybe we could pay off Belobog's debt to the IPC."
Paimon: "That powerful! Lumine, let's go catch a Doomsday Beast too!"
Lumine twitched her mouth. "I don't want to compete with an existence that can be crowned with the word 'Doomsday'. How about I give you my sword, and you go catch the Doomsday Beast, Paimon?"
Paimon: "Ehehe, I'll pass."
Takagi patted Paimon's head, and after gesturing for everyone to leave, he took a step forward.
"Wait, you're taking me with you?" Pela asked in horror.
Hearing this, Takagi chuckled. "Otherwise? It's not like I can let you face Cocolia now, right? Cocolia's temper is not good right now. If I were to throw you in front of her now, it's hard to say what she might do to get information about Bronya from you. For your safety, I suggest you stay by my side for now."
Hearing this, Pela looked at the obviously unstable Cocolia and inexplicably swallowed.
"Don't worry too much, Lady Pela." Takagi patted Pela's shoulder and said with a smile, "Wait until your Supreme Guardian is nervous for a while because of Bronya's disappearance. I will let you come back. I think by that time, Cocolia should take Bronya to see that Stellaron."
Saying this, Takagi looked meaningfully at Bronya.
"The Supreme Guardian will take me to see the Stellaron?" Bronya looked at Takagi in surprise and doubt.
"That is natural." Takagi nodded affirmatively. "You remember what Cocolia said earlier, right? She said she would use her own hands to make you the king of the new world. So, as long as you appear before her at the right time, she will take you to see the Stellaron. According to her original plan, the time to take you would probably be a little later. And what I want to do is accelerate this progress."
Bronya frowned and asked, "Why are you doing this? I don't understand. What good does this do you?"
Takagi: "Just planning to let some people see to what extent the Stellaron can force a person."
Bronya: "I don't understand what you mean!"
Takagi shrugged and said, "Imagine if Cocolia, who cares about you very much, ultimately wants to kill you because you don't agree with her 'new world'. This should be enough to prove the seductive power of the Stellaron, right?"
Bronya: "You said... what?!"
It wasn't just Bronya who was surprised; everyone present was equally surprised. Everyone saw how much Cocolia cared for Bronya. Pela, Serval, and Bronya were 'captured' by Takagi. Cocolia's concern was only for Bronya's safety. Even to the point of helping Bronya become the king of the new world. Although Cocolia's new world may not necessarily be a good world, everyone saw her care for Bronya. Logically speaking, Cocolia should never have the idea of killing Bronya.
[Dehya: Cocolia... will she really kill Bronya, her own daughter, in the future?]
[Candace: Although it's very surprising, since Takagi said it, perhaps... there might be such a possibility.]
[Dottore: If the Stellaron can really do this much, then the possibilities it contains are even greater.]
"Takagi, you... you're joking, right?! The Stellaron would even make Cocolia develop to the point where she would want to kill Bronya?" Serval asked in shock.
"If Bronya chooses not to acknowledge Cocolia's new world and thus chooses to stand on her opposite side," Takagi said.
"Is there such a possibility? With a mother who cares for her like that, is she really willing to stand on her opposite side?" Seele said with a frown.
"Well... that depends on Bronya herself."
After saying something meaningful to Bronya, Takagi took everyone and left Cocolia's office. Throughout the entire process, Cocolia did not detect the slightest abnormality.
[Yelan: As expected, in the end, Supreme Guardian Cocolia also did not detect Takagi's invisibility.]
[Diluc: Although it was only for an instant, the power displayed by the Supreme Guardian when Bronya disappeared was not ordinary. Under such circumstances, the Supreme Guardian was unable to detect Takagi's presence, which is enough to show the excellence of his invisibility.]
[Gorou: If it were on the battlefield, Takagi's invisibility might allow him to take the head of an enemy general from amidst a million troops. That's great; I wish I could also have this ability.]
[Tartaglia: Anyway, it just means Takagi is very powerful. Heh heh, I really want to compete with Takagi more and more. There should also be a way to break his invisibility, right?]
...
Outlying Snow Plains.
"So... so cold! Isn't it too cold? Lumine, lend me your clothes." Paimon shivered, looking at Lumine with anticipation.
"Do you see me having extra clothes to take off for you?" Lumine said to Paimon testily.
"This environment is truly too harsh. Has it been like this here for seven hundred years?" Jean said, frowning, as she followed Takagi forward.
"Since I can remember, the outside of Belobog has been like this," Natasha said.
"To be precise, when the cold wave first started, it was much, much colder than now," Takagi said, turning to look at Pela, who was shivering. "Speaking of which, are you that cold? As a local, shouldn't you be more resistant to the cold?" Takagi said.
"You... you have the nerve to say that! If you hadn't taken my socks, I wouldn't be this cold. When are you going to return my stockings?" While complaining, Pela returned the phones Takagi had lent her and Bronya.
"The stockings are with Lumine; go ask her for them. Also, are you sure your body is cold, and not your heart is cold towards Cocolia?" Takagi asked.
Lumine: "???"
"Perhaps both." Pela pursed her lips and let out a long sigh. Just now, she and Bronya had learned about the information on the Stellaron uploaded by Svarog through Takagi's phone. They also saw the lives of the people in the Underworld through the video Takagi recorded. Even though Pela was the intelligence officer of the Silvermane Guards, she couldn't help but feel heartbroken towards Cocolia.
"So, you believe me now, Lady Pela. What about you, Lady Bronya?" Takagi looked at Bronya, who had been silent since browsing the relevant information on Takagi's phone.
Hearing Takagi's words, Bronya finally raised her head. "Takagi, can you persuade the Supreme Guardian?" Bronya asked. After seeing Cocolia's conversation with the voice of a god, seeing the information about the Stellaron, and seeing the living environment of the people in the Underworld, even if Bronya was unwilling to believe Cocolia would do such a thing, she had no choice but to believe it.
"It's easy to wake up someone who is asleep. It's not easy to wake up someone who is pretending to be asleep. I'm afraid, Lady Bronya, I can't help you with this," Takagi shook his head.
"Then, can I at least go and talk to the Supreme Guardian? Just as you said before, she was just misled by the Stellaron. She doesn't actually know the danger of the Stellaron." Bronya took a step forward and looked into Takagi's eyes sincerely.
"Of course you can." Takagi nodded slightly. "In fact, I said before that I would let you go back and negotiate with Cocolia. Of course, I also said that if you don't agree with her new world, she might want to kill you... So, have you really thought about going back to talk to Cocolia?"
Bronya nodded heavily. "I've thought it through, Takagi. Moreover, I believe the Supreme Guardian... no, Mother, she won't hurt me." At this moment, Bronya's expression was less about determination and more about anticipation for Cocolia. She still had hope after all.
"Alright, after we finish things here, I'll take you back to the Administrative District to have a good talk with that Cocolia," Takagi said.
Bronya: "Thank you, Takagi."
Suddenly, Paimon's extremely surprised voice came over. "So... so many ice blocks?! No, there are people inside!"
Takagi looked in the direction of Paimon's gaze and immediately saw dense clusters of hundreds of ice blocks containing the Antimatter Legion.
Indeed, the frozen Antimatter Legion in Belobog in the real world was much more numerous than what was seen in the game. Takagi sighed in his heart and stepped over to Paimon, Lumine, and the others.
"To be precise, those ice blocks don't contain people. Do you remember what I said before? The Stellaron attracted the Antimatter Legion. Belobog's first Supreme Guardian was unable to fight against them. Ultimately, she chose to embrace the Stellaron, causing almost the entire planet to be frozen. Along with that, the guys from the Antimatter Legion were also frozen," Takagi said.
"So, so, these guys are monsters from the Antimatter Legion?!" Paimon exclaimed and quickly hid behind Lumine.
"That's right! How about it? Want to try fighting these guys? Perhaps you might be able to step onto a Path by fighting them, you never know," Takagi said as he walked towards the frozen legion.
It must be said that the Antimatter Legion is indeed a creation born specifically for destruction, forged in the Warforge of the Destruction Aeon. Although these warriors were frozen after the cold wave arrived, they did not die. Takagi could clearly sense the still-flowing energy of the Voidrangers inside the ice blocks using Imaginary Energy. Takagi believed that as long as he thawed them, these Voidrangers would be able to recover and continue to carry out the will of Destruction.
"How about not? Since they are already asleep, let's not disturb them," Paimon waved her hand and turned to Lumine.
"The time of my Blessing doesn't last forever. If you don't seize the opportunity, you might miss it," Takagi said with a smile.
Jean and Lumine looked at each other, then turned to look at Takagi. "Takagi, we are willing to fight."