"Lord Takagi, you can make the Star Destroyer operate again?" Asta asked in surprise.
"Yes, I still know some hacking tricks and methods." Saying this, Takagi had already used the power brought by the Silver Wolf template to open the virtual control panel. In just one or two seconds, he found the place that had been hacked by Silver Wolf.
"Lord Takagi is truly omnipotent. He has pure and powerful strength, and tenacious defensive power. Now he can even use hacking technology. I really don't know what else you don't know," Asta said with emotion.
"There are still things I don't know," Takagi said while tapping on the control panel.
Asta: "For example?"
Takagi: "For example, I don't know how to wear stockings."
Asta: "Ah, this..."
"Alright, now you can go operate the Star Destroyer," Takagi smiled and said to Asta.
Asta: "So fast!"
Takagi: "What, you don't believe me?"
"No, no, no, how could I not believe Lord Takagi? I was just too surprised," Asta waved her hands repeatedly, then she turned to look at the Doomsday Beast that was crashing against the Herta Space Station's protective barrier, and said with a troubled expression: "But the Doomsday Beast is over there, how am I supposed to get there?"
After speaking, Asta looked at Takagi expectantly.
Takagi: "What, you still want me to help you get to the Star Destroyer?"
Asta: "Can't I?"
Takagi slapped his forehead and shook his head helplessly.
Just at this moment, a sharp tearing sound came through. Everyone looked up and saw a huge laser beam shoot from the Antimatter Engine at the center of the Doomsday Beast's body towards the protective barrier. In just one or two seconds, the barrier, which had already been shaky from the Doomsday Beast's impact, was instantly torn open with a hole.
After this, the huge Antimatter Laser rushed towards the place where Asta, Dan Heng, Takagi, and others were standing at high speed. And standing at the very front was Takagi himself.
It actually targeted me, this is truly... Takagi broke out in a cold sweat in his heart, and just as he was about to make a move, Stelle flashed in front of Takagi at an extremely fast speed. She spread her hands and actually used her body to directly meet the laser head-on.
Although the Doomsday Beast's laser was not fast in Takagi's eyes, if he were to make a move, he would have plenty of time to stop the Doomsday Beast. However, thinking that the Trailblazer in the original work met the Destruction Aeon in this way, Takagi chose to let it develop.
Boom!
The Doomsday Beast's laser landed heavily on Stelle's body. The strong shockwave caused Asta and La Signora, who were standing next to Takagi, to lose their balance and fly backwards. Takagi extended his hand in time and pulled Asta and La Signora back.
"Oh no, is Stelle okay?" Asta hugged Takagi's arm and looked at Stelle in fright. La Signora also tightly hugged Takagi's arm and looked at Stelle in fear. But soon, their fearful expressions turned into surprise. Not just her, Lisa, Dottore, March 7th, Himeko, Dan Heng, and others who saw Stelle's condition also showed surprised expressions.
They saw that the laser, which seemed capable of destroying everything, did not cause Stelle's body to shatter when it landed on her. It didn't even make Stelle take half a step back. That destructive laser seemed to have been neutralized by some kind of power within Stelle's body.
"So... so powerful," Asta murmured.
Just as Himeko, Dan Heng, and March 7th were about to step forward to help Stelle, a mysterious fluctuation enveloped Stelle and Takagi, who was standing next to Stelle. In the blink of an eye, Takagi felt as if he had arrived in a mysterious Universe space.
"Hmm, why did I come here too?" Takagi looked at Stelle floating in front and the gigantic Aeon of Destruction, Nanook, even further ahead, and muttered with a strange expression. Of course, what made him feel even stranger was that Asta, who was tightly holding his arm with both hands, and La Signora, who was holding his other hand tightly, also appeared here.
If he was brought into this space by Stelle because he had the System and had seen the Destruction Aeon before, then it was a bit too strange for Asta and La Signora to appear here. Especially Asta. My Blessing buff should not have covered Asta's body. And the Blessing buff should not have taken effect at this moment either.
Could it be because Asta and La Signora's bodies were in contact with mine, so they were pulled in by me? I myself have such a function? Takagi thought strangely in his heart.
"Lo... Lord Takagi, where is this? Who is that golden giant?" At this moment, Asta finally reacted. She tightly hugged Takagi's arm with both hands and hid behind Takagi in fear. Although the Destruction Aeon's gaze was currently on Stelle floating in front, the strong oppressive feeling from the Destruction Aeon still made Asta's heart tremble.
The same was true for La Signora. "So... so scary, is this an Aeon?" La Signora murmured. Perhaps it was because this time she did not see the Aeon by triggering Takagi's Blessing buff. Therefore, the oppressive feeling the Aeon brought to La Signora was even more intense than the last time. Even though she yearned for the Aeon, her body instinctively hid behind Takagi like Asta. Just like a young lion would instinctively hide behind a strong male lion.
Takagi: "That is the Aeon of Destruction, Nanook."
La Signora: "It really is the Destruction Aeon!"
Asta: "De... Destruction Aeon? Why am I here?"
Takagi raised his head, looked at the Destruction Aeon who was staring at Stelle, and said: "Stelle should have triggered the condition to see the Destruction Aeon. And my situation is special, so I was also dragged into this space along with Stelle. As for the two of you, it's probably because your bodies are connected to mine."
Hearing this, Asta and La Signora both subconsciously looked at the parts of their bodies that were connected to Takagi's hands.
"Don't worry, Asta. I will find a way to keep you from getting hurt. You too, La Signora, I don't want my recent resurrection to be in vain," Takagi said.
Asta and La Signora were overjoyed and looked at Takagi gratefully. Just then, the Aeon of Destruction, Nanook, seemed to finally notice Takagi, and shifted his gaze from where Stelle was to Takagi. Asta and La Signora both shrank back, instinctively standing shoulder to shoulder and trying their best to minimize their body size to hide behind Takagi.
Nanook: "...We will meet eventually."
Asta: "!!!"
La Signora: "!!!"
Takagi raised his eyebrows and said: "What do we do after meeting? Do we play a game of Genius Invokation TCG? Or do we play a game of Celestial Jade? No, Celestial Jade requires four people, should we find two more Aeons to play cards together?"
As soon as the words fell, Asta and La Signora both looked at Takagi with extreme surprise. They couldn't imagine that Takagi could talk to the Destruction Aeon so calmly and peacefully. What they didn't know was that Takagi was currently very interested in the fact that the Destruction Aeon was actually willing to speak. When I saw the Aeon through the Blessing buff before, the Aeon who walked out of the light pillar didn't seem to talk much, only glancing at Takagi. Although the Aeon in the Simulated Universe was willing to talk, that wasn't a real Aeon after all. It was rare to see a real Destruction Aeon willing to talk this time, how could Takagi not find it interesting.
Of course, the reason Takagi could converse with the Destruction Aeon before him with such peace of mind was that Takagi could sense that the Destruction Aeon before him was just a projection. The true body of the Destruction Aeon was probably still in a place beyond countless galaxies.
Nanook: "..."
The Destruction Aeon ultimately did not answer Takagi's words, and in the blink of an eye, space shattered. Takagi, La Signora, Asta, and Stelle returned to the Space Station once more.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for seeing an Aeon an extra time, specially rewarding the host with one lottery chance.]
[Note: The reward range for this lottery includes Star Rail character templates, Light Cones, various Curios, items, etc.]
To actually get a lottery chance! And the range of the lottery actually covers so much. This could be considered a universal lottery ticket, right. If I can't draw a character template, but if I can draw things like a deluxe version Star Destroyer, Stellaron, etc., like last time, that would still be good. Takagi thought to himself.
La Signora: "We... we're back?"
Asta looked at Takagi and muttered to herself in her heart: He actually wants to find the Destruction Aeon's Celestial Jade and that whatchamacallit, Genius Invokation TCG? Lord Takagi, is indeed not simple!
"Ahhh..." Just then, Stelle's delicate shout drew the attention of both La Signora and Asta back to her. The Stellaron inside Stelle's body erupted with immense energy, forming a dazzling ray that struck the Doomsday Beast. In the blink of an eye, the ray released by the Doomsday Beast was swallowed by it. Even it itself was pushed further into the Universe by the ray released by Stelle.
"This is... the Stellaron exploded?" Cloud Retainer said in surprise.
La Signora: "What strong power."
Dottore: "It's too wonderful, too wonderful!"
March 7th: "She's actually this powerful?"
Asta: "Hey, hey, hey, is it okay to erupt like this?"
Takagi, however, wasn't as surprised as Dottore, March 7th, and the others. He looked around, his eyes revealing a hint of confusion. Strange, where did Welt go at this time? Isn't it his time to appear now? Could it be that my appearance caused a slight butterfly effect?
Takagi thought to himself, looking at Stelle's somewhat uncomfortable appearance, and still decided to take action himself to help Stelle stabilize her condition. He withdrew his right hand from La Signora's hands, raised his hand, and placed it against Stelle's back. Powerful Imaginary Energy directly surged in. The Stellaron also seemed to sense Takagi's terrifying power. The Stellaron, which had originally become extremely frenzied, instantly became as docile as a sheep seeing a lion. And Stelle herself also fell from the air, landing in Takagi's arms.
(Paimon: It... it stopped?)
(Lumine: It seems Takagi helped Stelle stabilize the Stellaron inside her body.)
(Dehya: That was too scary, I thought the Stellaron inside Stelle's body was about to explode just like that.)
(Furina: But why did the Stellaron inside Stelle's body suddenly erupt? Wasn't it very stable before?)
(Neuvillette: It's probably because it was attacked by the Doomsday Beast, which contained powerful energy, which caused a stress reaction in the Stellaron inside her body.)
(Arlecchino: Should I say it's indeed someone who can contain a Stellaron in their body? She took a direct hit from the Doomsday Beast earlier and was actually fine, I remember La Signora fell down directly after taking a claw attack earlier.)
(Tartaglia: What's even more impressive is the seemingly incredibly powerful energy she erupted with. That Doomsday Beast has been pushed so far away it's out of sight. I wonder if it was directly destroyed.)
(Hu Tao: If you want to talk about the most impressive one, it still has to be Takagi! With just a gentle touch, he stabilized the Stellaron that seemed about to run wild.)
"Stelle, are you okay." March 7th ran over and asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, it's just that the energy in her body had a slight problem. A little healing will fix it," Takagi said, casually casting a healing spell on Stelle.
Stelle, who was about to fall unconscious, instantly opened her eyes and became energetic. "What... what happened to me just now? Who was that giant with golden blood on his chest? You were there just now too, Takagi," Stelle scratched the back of her head and looked at Takagi in confusion.
(Klee: A golden giant with blood on his chest? Klee finds that a bit familiar.)
(Paimon: Isn't that the Aeon of Destruction, Nanook? Wait, did Stelle see the Destruction Aeon?)
(Barbara: Could it be that Stelle went to a space where one can see Aeons earlier, and Lord Takagi also went with her? But doesn't Stelle not have Takagi's Blessing?)
(Noelle: Did Lord Takagi proactively open the Blessing for Stelle as well?)
(Lumine: Maybe Stelle saw the Aeon through her own power. As for Takagi, it might be because of his special nature that he saw the Destruction Aeon.)
The Teyvat audience saw the comments from Klee, Paimon, and others, and instantly widened their eyes to look at Takagi and Stelle. Nahida, Dottore, and the others were the same. Everyone wanted to know from Takagi if Stelle had seen the Destruction Aeon.
"That was the Aeon of Destruction, Nanook. He was interested in you, so he cast a glance at you," Takagi said.
Stelle: "Destruction Aeon, who is that?"
March 7th: "Wait, wait! Did I hear wrong? You saw the Destruction Aeon?"
Himeko: "Lord Takagi, was it because of you?"
Takagi shook his head and said: "No, it was because of Stelle herself. Even I only saw the Destruction Aeon because of her."
Asta: "As for me, it was because I happened to be holding Takagi's hand that I saw the Destruction Aeon."
Arlan: "Wait, Miss, you said you saw the Destruction Aeon?"
Lisa: "Holding hands lets you see an Aeon? Did La Signora see one too?" She clearly remembered that La Signora's hand was also held by Takagi, almost at the same time as Asta's, earlier.
La Signora's lips curved up, and she smiled and nodded her head slightly.
(Barbara: Holding hands with Takagi, you can see an Aeon? Is that true?)
(Rosaria: It shouldn't be that simple. If Stelle hadn't attracted the attention of the Destruction Aeon, even holding hands with Takagi wouldn't let you see an Aeon.)
(Kaeya: Regardless, this counts as an extra chance to meet an Aeon, right. I really envy Lord Takagi. Who knows how many beautiful ladies will want to hold his hand in the future.)
(Albedo: Holding hands shouldn't be the exact condition, I am more inclined to believe it was a physical contact with Lord Takagi at the right time.)
(Kaveh: Indeed, I think so too.)
(Alhaitham: The question now is whether La Signora and Asta can step onto the Destruction Path by seeing the Destruction Aeon in this way.)
(Tartaglia: If La Signora steps onto the Destruction Path again, won't she become a double Emanator of The Hunt and Destruction? How strong will she become!)
Himeko, March 7th, and other Astral Express members, Arlan and other Space Station staff, Lisa, Nahida, and other tourists heard Asta's words, and seeing La Signora nod, they were all quite surprised. If Stelle saw the Aeon because of Lord Takagi, everyone wouldn't be surprised, after all, they all had some understanding, more or less, of Lord Takagi's power that was fated with the Aeons. But for Stelle to actively receive a glance from the Destruction Aeon, that was something they couldn't have imagined. And for Asta and La Signora to see the Destruction Aeon, that surprised them even more.
"La Signora, you didn't step onto the Destruction Path, did you?" Dottore raised an eyebrow and asked curiously.
Hearing Dottore's question, La Signora glanced at him indifferently. She really had no interest in answering this Dottore, who had previously planned to use her body.