"You're here. Did you rest well?" Mr. Yang asked as he looked at the arriving group.
"Very well, Mr. Yang!" Nero said.
Dan Heng looked at Stelle. "You were sleeping soundly, so I didn't disturb you."
Stelle's eyes darted around awkwardly as she scratched her head and changed the subject. "Where's Himeko?"
"As the representative of the train crew, she went ahead to negotiate with the family," Dan Heng answered. "Once everything is arranged, she'll contact us immediately."
While they were talking, Mr. Yang's gaze fell on the others.
Of course, the three members of the were not the only ones who had come. There were also several knights and Aventurine.
The train crew had already gotten used to the knights following Nero. After the Dream of Ena ended and they officially arrived in Penacony, it was common to see several knights following behind Nero.
Sometimes there was only one, sometimes there were more, and of course, there were also times when no knights followed him at all.
Nobody really understood what these knights intended to do by following Nero. Perhaps there was some intention to protect him, but from the looks of it, they seemed to simply be recording Nero's daily life.
Finally, Mr. Yang looked at Aventurine and asked, "The Alfalfa Family is meeting with the company. Mr. Aventurine, aren't you going to attend the meeting?"
"Mm... Of course. I'm on vacation right now, and this job can just be left to Miss Topaz and Miss Jade. It's a rare vacation. Shouldn't I spend some time with my family?", As he spoke, Aventurine rubbed Nero's head.
Nero narrowed his eyes, then seemed to remember something. With a hint of anticipation, he asked the two people in front of him, "Mr. Yang, Teacher Dan Heng, do you know where the Dreammaster is?"
"The Dreammaster?" Mr. Yang thought for a moment. "Mm... Let me think. After the Dream of Ena shattered, the family from the Montour System rushed over after hearing the news and quickly took control of the scene. Most of the members of the Oak Family lost consciousness, but fortunately, their lives were not in danger."
Dan Heng shook his head. "That may be so, but the Dreammaster, Gopher Wood, who was identified as the mastermind behind the entire conspiracy, had already fallen when he was discovered."
"Damn, was the Dreammaster really that fragile after all..." Nero's expression instantly fell. Things had developed more or less as he had predicted. It wasn't even the full force of the Heavenly Fall...
But soon, the expression on the child's face became happy again. "But even though the Dreammaster is gone, the others are still around, right?"
"Leaving aside the Dreammaster and Big Brother Sunday, out of 107,336 people, there should still be 107,334 left. Not a single one of these laborers can escape. We have to catch them all and send them into the factory."
"The factory on Belobog should already have enough laborers. Why not open a branch factory on another planet affected by a Stellaron to accommodate these people?" Aventurine said.
Nero nodded deeply. "Brother Aventurine is right. There's already Phantylia in the factory on Belobog. Having the Duke Inferno burn in there seems a little wasteful. She'd be just right for providing energy to the new factory."
Listening to Nero and Aventurine's conversation, March tugged at the corner of her mouth.
It was hard to imagine what kind of scene this universe would become if Nero wasn't on the Xianzhou or on the train, but had joined the company instead.
"Speaking of which, what about Sunday? What was the result of his case?" Stelle asked.
"A trial awaits him," Dan Heng said. "As for anything more... the family isn't willing to disclose it."
"Come to think of it, in the eyes of ordinary people, this whole thing seems to have been nothing more than an attack on the Charmony Festival by an unusually evil force, while the family failed in its duty to protect the Dreamscape, causing its reputation to plummet," March said.
"In other words, in the eyes of ordinary people, the real culprit is Sister Mei, since she was the reason they couldn't sleep well," Nero said.
The others looked at Nero. "Sister Mei... who's that?"
Mr. Yang's eye twitched.
March spoke up. "That's Miss Acheron. Nero means that's her real name."
"But this is already the best possible outcome, right?" Stelle said. "At least the impact is very small. And didn't Nero say that knowing too much is bad for ordinary people's health?"
"Mm..." Mr. Shu's voice came from nearby.
"After all, you can't tell which people are awake and which ones are pretending to sleep. They will certainly open their eyes when they have nowhere left to go, but once the danger has passed, they will once again throw themselves into the embrace of dreams. Three cups to the glory of Trailblazing, my respects to you all."
"Meeting again," Stelle said.
Mr. Shu smiled and nodded. "Yes, I'm very happy to see everyone again. But after reunion, perhaps comes farewell. When does the Astral Express plan to leave Penacony?"
"We'll stay for a while longer, but not for too long," Mr. Yang said.
"So this will be the last time we meet? If this is a farewell, it seems something is still missing." Mr. Shu said. "Music, atmosphere... perhaps a special mixed drink, dedicated to those who aren't here."
"Then this drink should be solemn, dignified, and one of a kind, because we'll be using it to commemorate those heroes..." A mature male voice rang out. "To the sleeping Nameless, I'll personally mix a drink. How about it?"
Gallagher slowly walked over from the other side of the bar.
A group of people stared at him, somewhat stunned.
March blurted out, "Why are you here too? Didn't Himeko say that once your fictional identity was seen through, you would soon..."
"Disappear." Gallagher picked up the sentence. "But I didn't disappear, even though my disguise was indeed seen through. I don't know what happened either."
As he spoke, Gallagher shrugged. "But this is good too. At least I can help the old man clean up his gravestone every year."
Nero blinked as he listened to everyone's conversation.
Why did everyone think Gallagher would disappear once his disguise was seen through?
Although he was a little puzzled, Nero quickly stopped thinking about it and looked at Gallagher. "Gallagher, where is Misha now? I brought him a gift."
"Misha..." Gallagher frowned slightly and thought for a moment. "He should be in the Dreamflux Reef, keeping company with the sleepers."
Just like Gallagher, Misha had not disappeared either.
And the gift Nero had decided to give Misha was more or less the same as the decision he had made in the previous dream, the pocket watch he had taken from the Clockmaker... However, this time Nero had also prepared the Clockmaker's train ticket.
If Misha was willing to board the train, then this ticket would belong to "Misha" from then on.
If Misha was unwilling to board the train, then the ticket would have to be taken back.
Afterward, Gallagher began preparing the special drink, while Stelle chatted with the others.