Intelligent Robot: "Confirmed, the Elation Aeon's data is rapidly expanding and will soon reach Nahida."
Takagi: "Is it coming for Nahida? Is it because Nahida's identity as a branch of the Irminsul has piqued its interest?"
Takagi frowned, thinking of the Elation Aeon's unpredictability. He seriously said to the intelligent robot: "Prepare to connect me. It wouldn't be good if that unpredictable fellow drove Nahida and the others crazy."
Nahida is the incarnation of a branch of the Teyvat Irminsul, and the Teyvat Irminsul might be a branch of the Imaginary Tree. It's worth noting that the Elation Aeon has climbed the Imaginary Tree, so it's not impossible that it would come looking for Nahida.
Upon hearing Takagi's words, the intelligent robot immediately began its operation.
At this moment, within the Simulated Universe.
Nahida, Lisa, The Doctor, and Cloud Retainer looked at their surroundings, clearly somewhat stunned. In an instant, they thought they had returned to the space where they could meet an Aeon and embark on a Path. However, they soon discovered the difference between the space where one could meet an Aeon and the space before them. The biggest difference was that the massive pillar of light that could summon an Aeon was not present.
More importantly, Takagi was not here. Whenever someone was about to meet an Aeon in the past, Takagi was always by their side. This situation immediately cast a veil of mystery over Nahida and the others.
"Where... where exactly is this place?" The Doctor murmured to himself.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, he looked up. Nahida, Lisa, and Cloud Retainer did the same.
In mid-air, a massive, headless figure holding a mask trembled its fingertips, facing Nahida and the others. Just a glance, and Nahida and the others felt an indescribable surge of excitement and madness in their hearts, even though they clearly had no such excited or mad thoughts at the moment.
(Azar: Is this... an Aeon?)
(Venti: What a strange fellow, who is this guy?)
(Zhongli: There's a crazy aura about him.)
(Jean: I haven't seen such an Aeon.)
(La Signora: I haven't seen such an Aeon either.)
(Charlotte: Acting Grand Master Jean among the first batch of travelers and La Signora among the second batch of travelers have both never seen this guy. But Lord Takagi said that an Aeon was going to appear. So, did Nahida and the others attract an Aeon that the people of Teyvat haven't seen in the real world?)
(Dehya: Although I don't know what kind of Aeon this is, this guy looks incredibly powerful at first glance.)
(Neuvillette: Nahida and the others completely lost the ability to act in front of It, which is enough to prove Its extraordinary nature.)
(Ei: An existence that can awe Nahida... is it merely an Aeon from the Simulated Universe?)
(Lyney: No matter what, we finally saw the image of an Aeon, but I don't know why It suddenly appeared.)
"Hehehe, let me see, let me see. Oh! How interesting, how interesting." A strange sound came from the mask in the giant figure's hand. That unusual sound immediately caused Nahida and the others' spirits to stir.
"Who... are you?" Nahida struggled to resist the strange excitement coming from her mind, frowning as she spoke to the Elation Aeon.
Aha: "Me? I am Aha!"
Nahida: "Aha?"
Aha: "You don't know who I am? Aha is really losing face! Then perhaps you've heard the title 'The Elation'."
Nahida: "You are the Aeon of Elation?!"
Aha: "That's right, but there's no reward."
Mad, strange laughter instantly spread throughout the entire space. Nahida, Lisa, and Cloud Retainer's brows instantly furrowed tightly.
(Furina: It... It's actually the Aeon of Elation? The Aeon that Takagi, that man, said doesn't play by the rules?)
(Paimon: Is It the god who might have seriously injured the Destruction Aeon and blew up the Trailblaze Aeon's Astral Express?)
(Alhaitham: Elation Aeon, why would It appear at this time?)
(Kaveh: Yeah! Even if It's the Elation Aeon in the Simulated Universe, there should be a reason for Its appearance, right?)
(Kaeya: Could it be because he found something fun?)
Aha bent down, bringing the mask he was holding closer to Nahida. Under the nervous gaze of Nahida and the others, he spoke: "Indeed, I wasn't mistaken. You are a tiny corner of the Imaginary Tree. Such cases are very rare."
(Azar: The Elation Aeon appeared because of Nahida!)
(Venti: It actually revealed Nahida's identity directly? Should I say It lives up to being an Aeon?)
(Zhongli: Imaginary Tree? Does It mean the Irminsul?)
(Alice: Imaginary Tree and such, is this really something we should be hearing?!)
"It actually came for you. You are indeed a very special existence." The Doctor looked at Nahida with great interest.
Nahida remained silent, her eyes fixed on the Aeon of Elation.
Nahida: "Excuse me, Aeon of Elation, what is the Imaginary Tree you mentioned?"
Aha: "Want to know?"
Nahida: "Yes!"
Aha: "But why should I tell you?"
Hearing this, Nahida was a little unsure what to say.
"It's a pity, the current me is just a string of data. Otherwise, I could still take a trip to your world. Oh! Although it's data, this is pretty cool too." Saying this, a burst of intense laughter immediately came from where Aha was.
(Furina: The Elation Aeon wants to come to our world?!)
(Neuvillette: An Aeon filled with such madness descending upon Teyvat might not necessarily be a good thing.)
(Kaveh: Fortunately, It's just a string of data... Wait, how would It know It's just a string of data? Shouldn't beings in the Simulated Universe not know these things?)
(Alhaitham: This is truly astonishing! Even a mini Aeon in the Simulated Universe possesses considerable power, and can even realize that It is merely an existence within a loop!)
(Zhongli: To be able to do this, it's hard to imagine how powerful It would be in the real world!)
Enveloped by Aha's laughter, Nahida and the others felt their minds suffer an even more severe impact. Just as the few of them were about to give in, Takagi's figure appeared before them. Instantly, Aha stopped laughing, and all the masks It held stared wide-eyed at Takagi.
"Lord Takagi!" Nahida looked at Takagi beside her in surprise. Cloud Retainer and Lisa were the same. Although the Elation Aeon didn't do anything to them, Its laughter gave the three of them immense pressure. However, Takagi's appearance directly shifted this pressure elsewhere.
After Takagi nodded to the few of them, he fixed his gaze on the Elation Aeon. "Not laughing anymore, Aeon of Elation?" Takagi said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Elation Aeon immediately let out laughter even louder than before. The entire surrounding space seemed to be trembling. Fortunately, at this moment, Takagi was standing in front of Nahida and the others, and the Elation Aeon's attention was entirely on Takagi, so Nahida and the others weren't too affected by the Elation Aeon's laughter.
"Akivili, Akivili! Long time no see, I really missed you." The Elation Aeon said, seemingly dancing with excitement. Although Aeons do not possess human emotions, Takagi, Nahida, and the others heard an emotion called joy in the Elation Aeon's words.
"Akivili?!" The Doctor looked at Takagi in surprise upon hearing the Elation Aeon's words.
"Akivili... could It be referring to the Trailblaze Aeon?" Lisa muttered to herself as she looked at Takagi's face. Nahida and Cloud Retainer also looked at Takagi in surprise, as if they wanted to see through him.
"You've got the wrong person, I am not Akivili." Takagi shook his head and said to the Elation Aeon. He knew that if he entered the Simulated Universe, the mini Aeon within the Simulated Universe would mistake him for the Trailblaze Aeon. This would also cause drastic fluctuations in the Simulated Universe's data.
Originally, he had planned to wait until Herta returned before entering the Simulated Universe. However, he was truly uneasy about letting Nahida face the Elation Aeon alone. As for being mistaken for the Trailblaze Aeon, Takagi was also quite helpless. He merely had a slightly stronger Trailblaze aura about him; it shouldn't be enough to make him the Aeon of Trailblaze, right?
However, the Elation Aeon seemed not to have heard Takagi's words and continued to dance excitedly. "I really want to give you a good hug, but unfortunately, I'm just a program within a computer. While that's cool, I really want to hug you."
After the Elation Aeon finished speaking, a long sigh came from the space. Hearing such words, Nahida and the others looked at Takagi with increasingly strange eyes.
"They are coming. I don't want to meet them for the time being. 'Akivili', let's meet in the real world in the future." After the Elation Aeon finished speaking, her figure immediately disappeared from the spot.
(Dehya: I suddenly have a very bold idea!)
(Candace: You mean that Takagi is the Trailblaze Aeon, right?)
(Dehya: Exactly, that's what I mean. Otherwise, the Elation Aeon wouldn't look like that.)
(Arlecchino: Thinking about it now, the fact that Takagi can create the Astral Express is shocking enough in itself. This should be the authority of the Trailblaze Aeon.)
(Barbara: But Takagi just denied it, and Lord Takagi said before that the Trailblaze Aeon is no longer here.)
(Sangonomiya Kokomi: It's not possible that Lord Takagi is lying, right?)
Speaking of this, the messages in the Teyvat Forum couldn't help but pause. Even if some people had doubts, no one in the forum dared to say that Takagi was lying. After all, if Takagi was really the Trailblaze Aeon, he could destroy Teyvat with just one finger.
Finally, Jean, who had been familiar with Takagi for a while, broke the silence.
(Acting Grand Master Jean: Perhaps there is some unknown reason for this, which caused the Elation Aeon to mistake Lord Takagi for the Trailblaze Aeon.)
(Ningguang: Acting Grand Master Jean is right! And Lord Takagi evaluated the Elation Aeon as the 'finding fun Aeon', Her behavior just now might be a way of finding fun.)
(Kaeya: Saying it like that, it's not entirely unreasonable. But what kind of fun is she trying to find by doing this?)
(Alhaitham: Indeed, by doing this, at most she makes Nahida and others mistakenly believe that Lord Takagi is the Trailblaze Aeon, but what fun is there in doing that?)
(Faruzan: Who knows? The fun an Aeon wants is probably not the same thing as the fun we understand.)
...
"They are coming? Who are 'they' that the Elation Aeon mentioned?" The Doctor rested his chin on his hand, his gaze falling on Takagi. He understood that if it was Takagi, he should know the meaning of the Elation Aeon's words.
Just then, the space trembled. A figure familiar to The Doctor, Nahida, and others appeared in the sky.
(La Signora: The Hunt... Aeon?)
"Lan the Hunt?! She appeared too?! Was she who the Elation Aeon mentioned earlier?" The Doctor said in surprise.
"..."
The Hunt Aeon glanced at Takagi in silence. Soon, she turned into a beam of light and disappeared before everyone's eyes.
(La Signora: The Hunt Aeon actually appeared, is it really because of Lord Takagi? But why didn't she say a word?)
(Pantalone: Perhaps the Hunt Aeon has a cold personality and isn't familiar with 'Akivili'?)
(Alice: Great, I got to see two Aeons at once, although they are just Aeons from the Simulated Universe. Speaking of which, the Elation Aeon said 'they' earlier, right? That means other Aeons are going to appear.)
Indeed, as if to prove Alice's words, the space trembled violently again. Immediately after, an astronomical-sized circular machine appeared before everyone's eyes.
(Alhaitham: This appearance... could it be Nous?!)
(Azar: What?! Nous appeared?!)
"Nous..." Cloud Retainer and Lisa swallowed hard. Due to excessive surprise and excitement, they were temporarily speechless. One must know, this is the Aeon who bestowed power upon them.
However, this time, Nous did not come to see them. A dazzling light flashed in Nous's eyes, and her gaze fell directly on Takagi.
Nous: "Akivili...?"