"A Collection of Celestial Prophecies."
This video had undoubtedly surpassed all players' expectations!
Its content was none other than the pinnacle beings of the universe's Paths—the Aeons!
Never before had a video been so grand in scope!
In just a few minutes, it contained an overwhelming amount of information.
The mere appearances of these Aeons alone were enough to make this video legendary across worlds!
Of course!
Beyond the Aeons themselves...
The existence that narrated these allegories had also become a focal point of universal attention!
Someone who knew so many secrets of the Aeons must stand at the apex of the cosmos!
Thus—
When Black Swan's image appeared at the end of the video...
An uproar erupted instantly!
...
"Who is she?!"
"Another top-tier powerhouse?!"
"She just dissected every single Aeon—is she even more OP than them?!"
"I bet she's an Aeon herself!"
"Out of all the Aeons shown, she looks the most human."
"It's like she's holding all their scripts..."
"Hiss... Now that you mention it, could she be Elio?"
"Bold theory."
"Yu Ling! I want to pull for her!"
"If only we could find her... She seems so gentle, like she'd love to chat..."
...
The Reverie Hotel lobby.
People of all backgrounds had gathered.
After all, they were all Honkai Star Rail players. After watching the video, they spontaneously formed discussion groups.
Everyone set aside their original identities and came together purely as players—excitedly debating everything in the video!
"This is unbelievable! The 'Celestial Prophecies' actually showed the forms of so many Aeons!"
"Some of them have never even been recorded before—yet they appeared in this video!"
"Forget 'Celestial Prophecies'—this is a straight-up 'Aeon Encyclopedia'!"
"Yu Ling just dropped the ultimate bombshell!"
"I'm more curious about that mysterious woman at the end... Why does she look so familiar?"
"Same! And I feel like I just saw her somewhere..."
"Wait, you don't mean... that fortune-teller lady in the corner, do you?"
"!!!"
"I thought it was weird someone would set up a divination booth here... But now that I think about it, she really does resemble the woman in the video!"
"She's packing up! Quick, let's check!"
A crowd surged toward Black Swan, surrounding her in an instant.
The corner of Black Swan's mouth twitched.
...So they noticed after all.
She immediately sped up her packing.
But—
It was too late.
The moment the approaching group saw her face, they erupted in excitement!
"It's her!"
"It really is her!"
"The woman from the video's ending!"
"The one who narrated the Aeons' allegories!"
Several players, both awed and nervous, rushed forward with questions:
"Um... ma'am!"
"Who exactly are you?"
"What's your relationship with Yu Ling?"
"How do you know all these secrets about the Aeons?!"
Black Swan wasn't opposed to answering questions.
Normally, she'd engage in one-on-one conversations—patiently explaining while exchanging for their memories.
But this sea of people suddenly swarming her?
No one could handle that.
At that moment—
Two security personnel from the Interastral Peace Corporation pushed through the crowd.
They stepped forward, addressing Black Swan sternly:
"Miss, our boss would like to speak with you."
Black Swan had just finished storing her last divination orb.
The simulated table dissolved into mist.
She sighed regretfully:
"Apologies, but I'm not acquainted with your boss."
"I'm merely a Memokeeper... As for that video you saw, I'm not entirely sure about it either."
Unsurprisingly, her words weren't very convincing.
The two security officers remained firm.
Black Swan sighed again.
"Well then... I suppose this is the only way."
Suddenly—
Everyone surrounding her froze, their expressions blank.
The two security guards scratched their heads.
"What were we doing here again?"
Glancing at Black Swan, one immediately bowed slightly:
"Apologies, miss. We hope we didn't disturb you."
"It's fine."
The surrounding players also looked bewildered.
"Huh? Why did we all come over here?"
"I remember seeing an amazing video earlier... but what was it about again?"
"Something about Yu Ling's latest release..."
"Why are we standing around? Let's rewatch it!"
While everyone scrambled to replay the video—
Black Swan quietly slipped away from the crowd.
She had used her Memokeeper abilities to temporarily erase their memories of the "A Collection of Celestial Prophecies."
But this wasn't a permanent solution.
Though she could remove these memories, people would soon rewatch the video.
She had already been exposed to the entire universe's players!
Black Swan knew—
She couldn't appear in public anymore!
The moment players recognized her, she'd become the center of a storm!
Fortunately, as a Memokeeper, she had no physical form.
Shifting into a meme-like existence, she wandered through Penacony without issue.
Her figure gradually turned translucent.
She needed to find someone about to enter the dreamscape—
And hitch a ride into Penacony's Golden Hour through their memories.
Soon, a Dreamseeker arrived at the hotel lobby.
After checking in, he carried a book to his room, preparing to enter the dream.
The book's cover depicted an elegant woman in a long dress.
Black Swan silently merged with it.
The elegant woman's image transformed into Black Swan's likeness.
"I'm counting on you..."
"Reality is no longer bearable."
"Take me to the Golden Hour~"
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Guinaifen's Livestream.
Guinaifen had also finished watching the "A Collection of Celestial Prophecies."
She paused the video on the final frame—Black Swan's image—and analyzed it carefully.
"I think... she might be Yu Ling's attendant!"
"Like the relationship between an Aeon and their Emanator."
"Yu Ling had her attendant explain the Aeons' allegories, adding deeper lore to the game..."
The chat instantly exploded:
"Is she actually a genius?"
"Revealing all the Aeons' forms, with cryptic descriptions under their names... That's totally in line with the game's style!"
"Did Yu Ling really send her out to explain things?"
"That makes so much sense now!"
"I almost believe it!"
Even Guinaifen was impressed by her own bold theory.
She prepared to post a speculation thread in the leaks section.
But then—
She spotted a newly posted thread:
[New Version Character Leak! First on the Internet! 100% Confirmed!]
The post had almost no views.
If Guinaifen hadn't stumbled upon it, it would've been buried instantly.
Ever since the leaks section gained traction, "Fictional Historians" and "Trolls" had flooded it with absurd, misleading posts.
But the two universally acknowledged leak masters were:
[Zhao Camera] and [Account Banned].
This post's author was:
[The Most Honest Person in Golden Alley].
Out of sheer curiosity, Guinaifen clicked in.
The moment she saw the first splash art—
Her eyes locked onto the woman in the image!
Five seconds later, she gasped in disbelief:
"T-This is the woman from the 'Celestial Prophecies' ending!"
"Her name is... Black Swan?!"
"A Memokeeper from the Garden of Recollection? A mysterious fortune-teller?"
"So she's not an Aeon, not Elio, not Yu Ling's attendant..."
"But a Memokeeper!"
"And... judging by this, she'll become a playable character in the future?!"
The livestream chat imploded instantly!
To be continued…
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