"Where's my ride?"
"Where did my ride go?!"
"Senti! Senti! Is this how you watch the ride?!"
Noldrei's heart was filled with grief. He hadn't expected Senti to lose their ride. It even had the complete collection of My Little Pony he had specifically brought along!
"I don't know either! I just went to find you all after I finished the repairs. I followed the remnants of your power to find you. How was I supposed to know that the Cosmic Juggernaut Train would disappear when nothing had happened before?"
Mobius, the Herrscher of Sentience, felt wronged too. She was still just a child.
After finishing work, wanting to find her parents, report in, and then go out to shop and play—wasn't that a matter of course?
She had just finished her work normally and was preparing to do her own thing.
Who could have known that Noldrei would cause such a huge commotion that even their ride would disappear?
"Alright, alright. I don't think we can blame Little Mei for this. After all, she didn't want this to happen. If some accident occurred, it's still because you, as the leader, weren't paying attention to this matter."
Elysia didn't want to go back so soon. She felt that the universe here was much more interesting.
Besides, what was the rush to go back? There was nothing for her on Earth. Going back would just be re-experiencing the world Noldrei had created.
This universe was much more interesting.
Noldrei couldn't really say anything. He hadn't considered the Aeons' abilities before acting. He had underestimated them somewhat, so he hadn't communicated with Senti about matters related to them.
And now, with this slight error, their ride was gone.
"Don't be angry yet. I remember Fu Xuan saying that Matrix of Prescience thing was repaired, right? Why not just have her divine where the Cosmic Juggernaut Train went?"
Noldrei had no other good ideas. He sighed. "Since it has come to this, it's the only way."
Just as the three of them were discussing what to do next, an unexpected guest arrived.
Qingque led the way, calling out, "They live here. If you have any questions, just ask him directly. Noldrei is a pretty nice... uh, easy to talk to person."
Considering Dan Shu's fate, Qingque herself was a bit unsure.
Mr. Yang knew Noldrei's character better than Qingque. He wouldn't believe that a winner who had emerged from the Honkai would be an easy person to talk to.
"Thank you, Miss Qingque. I'm just here to chat with him about some past events."
Qingque looked at Mr. Yang in surprise. She hadn't expected this handsome man from the Astral Express to know someone like Noldrei.
"Then I'm relieved. If you need anything... um, I think Master Diviner Fu might also come over later. You can ask her then."
After leading the way, Qingque left. She was a little afraid of Noldrei now. She would find him for a game of mahjong later, when she had recovered.
Noldrei was surprised by Mr. Yang's arrival.
He knew about the existence of other Honkai worlds, but he hadn't expected the Yang from another world to seek him out.
As it happened, Noldrei also had some things he wanted to ask him, so he let Mr. Yang in.
"Yang, is there something you want to ask me?"
Noldrei even had Elysia prepare tea. He was now curious about where the Yang from the other world had come from.
"I want to know some things. About the Honkai, and how to solve it."
Mr. Yang glanced at Elysia. "Although Elysia has told me some things about your situation, I think it's better and more formal to come and ask you for the details myself."
Noldrei knew the trouble the Honkai had brought to many civilizations. He didn't mind spreading the solutions.
He said bluntly, "Since you're asking about the Honkai, I'll be direct. In fact, what we need to solve is the negative impact of the Honkai on civilization, not the Honkai itself."
"Regarding the nature of the Honkai, you should be able to understand that, Yang?"
"We didn't solve the Honkai. We found a way to replicate and counter it."
"Have you met Otto? Do you know about a theory of parallel worlds within the Sea of Quanta?"
Mr. Yang frowned, silent for a long time before nodding. "Yes, I do know about that theory and that incident."
Since both sides knew these things, there were no communication barriers.
Noldrei said with a serious expression, "Just like the so-called parallel world, Otto, by stealing the authority of the Imaginary, completed a new world, a new world where Kallen exists."
Mr. Yang took a deep breath, caught off guard by this revelation.
Noldrei continued, "At this point, you should understand what happens next. I located that world through Otto, and it was a world that was a full five hundred years behind. In this way, the Honkai of that world became delayed."
"And because this world is a new branch grafted from our world, it means that our past and that world's past are the same."
"By the same token, it also means that both have the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, the same Divine Keys, the same Herrschers, and the same... Cocoon of Finality."
Mr. Yang was completely stunned. He had thought of many ways, but he had never expected such a method.
He didn't need to think to know what would happen next. It meant that the Herrschers of the two worlds were interchangeable.
The same methods, the same solutions could be replicated in the other world.
It was like facing the Herrscher of the Void again. The second time around, he would definitely have an informational advantage over the first direct confrontation.
Unthinkable. A completely unthinkable method.
Mr. Yang almost exploded on the spot. He never would have thought there was such a way.
Noldrei continued, "Just like this, what if we were to use it again in a new world? That would mean another identical Cocoon of Finality would appear, wouldn't it?"
Mr. Yang was dazed for a long time, seriously considering the possibility of this.
Noldrei said with certainty, "Imaginary Energy and Honkai Energy are the same type of energy. This is also why I had to cross that layer of the Imaginary Space to reach this endless sea of stars. But the truth is, the situation in the sea of stars is completely different from what I expected."
This time, Mr. Yang truly realized that this person had the ability to suppress the Honkai.
His heart was filled with indecision, wavering between the position of the Astral Express and his own civilization.
Mr. Yang actually wanted nothing more than to pull Noldrei onto the Express and chat with him day and night about the things he most wanted to know.
But the destructive power Noldrei had displayed on the Xianzhou made him feel that this was a very dangerous idea.