Welt Yang: "A tempestuous storm brewed on the horizon.…"
Welt Yang: "Is this mirroring to something?"
Hanabi: "It means, this universe is quietly brewing something big~"
Stelle: "Great, great, great, this life really does have more to look forward to."
Stelle: "Don't tell me, this big thing is going to make our Express crew crash into it."
March 7th: "Uh… Stelle, haven't you noticed?"
March 7th: "It seems like no matter where our Express crew goes, we get dragged into inexplicable crises."
Qingque: "What kind of innate disaster-attracting physique is this?"
Qingque: "Phew… thinking that I'm not a Nameless makes me feel very lucky."
Boothill: "Lol, another Aeonhas fallen into slumber again."
Boothill: "Is that slumber?"
Boothill: "That's not even alive at all!"
Silver Wolf: "Not quite, at least one arm was resurrected."
(If we included 3.8 here, yeah, Aeon succumbed to slumber once more.)
Hu Tao: "The chant of 'Everything for the Amber Lord' grew ever louder."
Hu Tao: "Does this mean the IPC is expanding again?"
Madam Herta: "The IPC's pace of expansion has never really stopped."
Furina de Fontaine: "In short, is it really over this time?"
Furina de Fontaine: "There won't be any more plot twists, right?"
Lumine: "We're not still in a dream right now, are we?"
Welt Yang: "No, it's completely over now."
Hanabi: "Who said it's over?"
Hanabi: "Didn't I tell you?"
Hanabi: "The story has just begun~"
Hanabi: "Have you all forgotten my bombs?"
Paimon: "Miss Hanabi's bombs are really hard to believe."
Hanabi: "You don't believe it, right?"
Hanabi: "Hehe, then just wait to see Penacony get blown up into fireworks~"
(Oh yeah, totally forgot about this... because of 3.8, but the timeline of this chapter when released is still 2.5)
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『 The scene shifts, arriving at a vast starry sky.
[ Brother, do you think... the stars will fade away? ]
A young girl with a naive voice looks at the starry sky, asking her brother.
[ What's wrong, why ask that suddenly? ]
The brother is taken aback.
[ Because the constellation that looks like a bird, the... Torrent Eagles... looks a bit dim lately. ]
The girl points to a corner of the starry sky and says.
[ It's the Torment Eagles. Don't worry, it's still there. ]
[ It's just it's located in the inner ring of Penacony and can only be seen when spring and summer overlap. ]
[ As for the question you asked... I think stars do die, just like people. ]
[ But little sister, do you know? ]
[ No star actually belongs to the present. ]
[ The light we see from them is from a long time ago. ]
[ These rays of light, after the stars die, will still travel through a journey of millions of light-years, spanning millions of years, to light up the night sky of another world. ]
[ I believe that in our paradise, there will also be such a star, blooming with the same light. ]
[ The time it shines will be eternal, and its name… is happiness. ]
Borrowing the starlight from the sky, the brother looks forward to the future with longing.
[ Wrong! How could there only be one? ]
[ It should be two stars, no… it should be the whole sky full of stars! ]
The girl corrects her brother's words with a smile.
[ Hmm, you're right. ]
The brother nods heavily.
[ Pinky promise! ]
The girl extends her finger.
[ Pinky promise, it's a deal, nothing can change our ideals. ]
The brother also extends his finger, hooking pinkies with his sister.
[ Hmm, definitely! ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Guinaifen: "Still cutting onions?!"
Guinaifen: "Family, did you see that?"
Guinaifen: "It's all over, AND THIS VIDEO IS STILL CUTTING ONIONS!!"
Stelle: "So that's how it's edited, huh?"
Stelle: "Then don't blame me if my eyes are misty!"
Furina de Fontaine: "When the siblings were young, they made a common ideal."
Furina de Fontaine: "And even now, their ideals seem to have remained unchanged."
Zhongli: "The ideals haven't changed; what's changed are the methods each used to realise them."
Zhongli: "This is both gratifying and regrettable."
Stelle: "Suddenly feel like… compared to the nothingness of the abyss."
Stelle: "Time is even more terrifying."
Stelle: "The passage of time really changes too many things."
Black Swan: "You're right, even Aeons cannot eternally withstand the erosion of time."
Black Swan: "It shows the ruthlessness of time."
Acheron: "But precisely because time never stops, all kinds of new miracles are born."
Li Sushang: "Um… the music in this part of the video is so familiar."
Li Sushang: "It seems to be the background music from when the video about Mr. Aventurine was played."
Silver Wolf: "The BGM in this video has always been very high quality."
Silver Wolf: "I even suspect it was specially made by an editor from a high-dimensional civilization."
Hotaru: "It's so good, no matter what, the crisis in Penacony has finally been resolved."
Hanabi: "Hehe, and what about your crisis?"
Hanabi: "Don't forget, your three deaths aren't over yet~"
March 7th: "???"
March 7th: "Can it really keep cutting onions?!"
March 7th: "Please, stop with the onions!"
March 7th: "It's clearly the Planet of Festivities, how come one is more tragic than the other?!"
Paimon: "Feels like it can be renamed to the Planet of Tragedy…"
Hotaru: "The script is immutable…"
Hotaru: "The me in the video, I can't escape it…"
Stelle: "Don't worry, I'll protect you!"
Stelle: "Bring it on, I want to see what else Penacony has in store!"
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『
PENACONY, LAND OF THE DREAMS
The End
Honkai: Star Rail
Lead Actors
Stelle
Starring
Dan Heng as Dan Heng
??? as March 7th
Himeko as Himeko
Joachim Nokianvirtanen as Welt Yang
Hotaru as Hotaru, SAM
Raiden Bosenmori Mei as Acheron
Black Swan as Black Swan
Kakavasha as Aventurine
Mikhail Char Legwork as Misha, Watchmaker
Penacony as Gallagher
Boothill as Boothill
Hanabi as Hanabi
Veritas Ratio as Dr. Ratio
Robin as Robin
Sunday as Sunday
'Dreammaster' as Sunday's Servant
Gopher Wood as 'Dreammaster'
Cameo Appearances
Silver Wolf
Sampo
Topaz and Jade
Argenti
Script Supervisor
Elio 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Ah… these familiar end credits, it's here again."
Stelle: "I've already seen it once. What's the point of seeing it again?"
March 7th: "No! This time it's different!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Miss Acheron has a name now!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Mr Gallagher actually became Penacony??"
Furina de Fontaine: "And in the special appearance list, General Jing Yuan and the Xianzhou Alliance are gone."
Silver Wolf: "You observe quite carefully…"
Qingque: "Hahaha, because the General didn't actually go, so he was kicked off the cast list."
Qingque: "Hilarious."
Jing Yuan: "Heh, such an interesting affair, I would have liked to join the fun."
Jing Yuan: "Unfortunately, the Alliance Jade Abacus wasn't truly activated, so I couldn't have received the news."
Hu Tao: "Everyone else has their real names, only Miss March 7th is still ???"
Hanabi: "Hehe, this is the innate onion-cutting physique."
Hanabi: "Don't rush, wait until you get cut, you'll have your own real name~"
Stelle: "Who dares to cut my March?"
Stelle: "I'LL BLOW THEM UP DIRECTLY!!"
March 7th: "Stelle, you're the one who cares about me!"
Stelle: "That's right!"
Stelle: "Although March is a bit silly, she's still my wingman!"
March 7th: "Who's silly?!"
March 7th: "YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S SILLY!!"
Welt Yang: "Regardless, little March's background likely does have hidden circumstances."
Welt Yang: "I have a premonition that perhaps one day we will have to face this."
Himeko: "Then… let's prepare in advance!"
Himeko: "No matter what we encounter, little March is an inseparable partner and family member of our Express crew."
Dan Heng: "The Express crew will not let any partner fall into danger."
Pam: "Mm-hmm, seeing all the passengers so loving and close, Pam, as the conductor, is really very gratified, Pam!"
Boothill: "Fudge, the atmosphere in your Express crew is so good, it makes me want to join."
Boothill: "But on second thought, I'm a cool cowboy roaming the universe, I have to stay alone to maintain my persona."
Paimon: "Compared to being alone, I still prefer having partners by my side."
Paimon: "I really, really, really want to join the Astral Express!!"
Qingque: "Miss Paimon, the life of a Nameless is so hard, hasn't it scared you off yet?"
Paimon: "Uh… it is indeed very hard, and very scary."
Paimon: "But I don't know why, seeing Miss Stelle and the others being so reliable, Paimon isn't scared at all anymore."
Stelle: "Don't be afraid, worst case is death."
Stelle: "If we die, we die together."
Stelle: "Think about it, doesn't that feel much happier?"
Silver Wolf: "Ahem… you really understand joint burials…"
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IN LOVING MEMORY
Razalina Jane Estella
An ex-surveyor aboard the Astral Express and a young scholar, brimming with enthusiasm and curiosity.
Hailing from the Zorina-Urd system — enlightened by Remembrance and dominated by academic cliques — she majored in memoria dynamics.
To seek out broader academic possibilities, she joined the crew of the Astral Express to build Asdana and launched her research into memoria.
Towards the end of the War of Independence, she piloted a shuttle on her own and disappeared into the Memory Zone in search of secrets about the Primordial Dreamscape.
Her research results formed the theoretical basis for the development of the entire Penacony to this day, creating a profound impact on the affluence of later generations.
She was the true founder behind the Land of the Dreams. 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Hu Tao: "So detailed!!"
Hu Tao: "This part is also different!"
Lumine: "This time, not only are the names complete, but some of the deeds are also explained."
March 7th: "The true founder of the Land of Dreams!"
March 7th: "I knew it, none of our predecessors on the Express crew was simple!"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "This is the true spirit of scientific research, worthy of respect."
Ruan Mei: "Penacony can now utilise Memoria Dynamics so adeptly, one should thank Miss Lazalina for her indispensable contribution."
Robin: "Indeed, if it weren't for the theoretical foundation provided by this predecessor, the construction of Penacony would not have been so smooth."
Madam Herta: "If she hadn't been lost in the Memory Zone, she probably would have become an authority on Memoria Dynamics by now."
Madam Herta: "A pity, the universe is jealous of talent."
Stelle: "The predecessor went to pioneer!"
Stelle: "She must have had no regrets!"
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『
Breukelen Tiernan
The former guard of the Astral Express and an outstanding gunslinger.
Hailing from the frontier world of Frati, his worship of local legend Oakley the Musketeer saw him board the Astral Express.
During the war, he was one of Penacony's most accomplished generals and the sole winner of the Fanghunter Medal — an award conferred by Hanunue himself.
While reopening the silver rail with the Lampmoth Family during the civil war, he was ambushed by the Swarm and disappeared, only to be rescued by the Galaxy Rangers.
He fought in the crusade against Lord Ravager Zulo and managed to survive that gruesome battle, then disappeared out of sight completely.
That was until the day a Self-Annihilator found his relics. Truly, he was a pure, noble, and selfless warrior. 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Dan Heng: "Gunslinger Oakley…"
Dan Heng: "If I remember correctly, this is also a legendary navigator in the history of the Astral Express."
Furina de Fontaine: "Worshipping a legend, and eventually becoming a legend."
Furina de Fontaine: "This is really deeply inspiring."
Yae Miko: "The three Nameless who got off the train back then all became legendary figures."
Yae Miko: "I have to say, Nameless really is synonymous with heroes…"
Venti: "Ehe, I think if the Astral Express came to our Teyvat, they would probably lend a helping hand without hesitation, right?"
Stelle: "Why? Is there trouble in your Teyvat, too?"
Paimon: "There is!"
Paimon: "A strange Abyss Order is coveting Teyvat."
March 7th: "Abyss Order??"
March 7th: "Sounds quite troublesome."
Dan Heng: "Unfortunately, the Astral Express's navigation route hasn't discovered Teyvat."
Dan Heng: "There's nothing we can do to help, I'm afraid."
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『
Mikhail Char Legwork
Former mechanic of the Astral Express, and the legendary big shot of Penacony, 'The Watchmaker.'
Hailing from the oceanic planet of Lushaka, he was adopted by legendary seafarers, the Mikhail-Char couple.
It was just by happenstance that he boarded the Express, making many travel companions along the way while contributing greatly to the prosperity and development of Penacony.
Beyond mechanical repairs, he often humbly claimed to possess few skills, except for his knack for spinning tales.
'The Watchmaker' was his greatest lie of all, and Penacony's "Festivities" was his final lie.
He did not want his star to deviate from the path of freedom, so he intended to cleverly employ falsehoods and keep various Paths existing here for a long time.
But he was unable to witness Penacony's end.
He died a quiet death in a forgotten corner somewhere, with only a handful in attendance at his funeral.
In line with the Nameless' tradition, his Crew ticket was returned to the starry seas.
Meanwhile, Penacony remains resplendent in its glory, and the child's dream will continue in perpetuity.
MAY THIS JOURNEY LEAD US STARWARD 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Guinaifen: "Predecessor Mikhail was truly humble."
Guinaifen: "His talent for weaving stories cannot be described as merely 'good.'"
Qingque: "With just two lies, he single-handedly propped up the mess that was Penacony."
Qingque: "Now that's what you call a legend!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Just two lies, yet they successfully saved Penacony."
Furina de Fontaine: "Thinking about it now, that really is quite incredible."
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