[Noelle: Qlipoth the Preservation and Oroboros the Gluttony Aeon are actually enemies!]
[Thoma: Surprising, I originally thought the Gluttony Aeon and the Aeon of Propagation were mortal enemies.]
[Candace: If you think about it carefully, it's actually understandable! The Preservation Aeon protects the world, and the Gluttony Aeon devours the world. It's normal for the two sides to have conflicts. However, I didn't expect that these two were already enemies before ascending to godhood, and it's even likely that they became gods through their mutual struggles.]
[Ningguang: In this situation, if the Order Aeon invites the Preservation Aeon to deal with the Aeon of Propagation on the condition of jointly destroying the Gluttony Aeon, the Preservation Aeon will naturally choose to agree.]
[Cyno: Not to mention, the actions of the Aeon of Propagation themselves are a challenge to the concept of [Preservation].]
[Tighnari: Perhaps it is because the concept of [Propagation] challenged the concept of [Preservation], so even if the Order Aeon disappeared later for unknown reasons, the Preservation Aeon was still willing to deal with the Aeon of Propagation.]
[Candace: Indeed! It's just that without the Order Aeon, the Preservation Aeon probably can't eliminate the Gluttony Aeon temporarily.]
[Kaeya: Speaking of which, since the Order Aeon would invite the Preservation Aeon to deal with the Aeon of Propagation, then it is also quite possible that he would invite the Trailblaze Aeon and him and the Preservation Aeon to deal with the Aeon of Propagation together. Earlier, when Lord Takagi's body emitted the light of Trailblaze, the gazes of both the Preservation Aeon and the Order Aeon were simultaneously attracted to Lord Takagi.]
[Diluc: It's not impossible, the Aeon of Propagation created too many offspring, he destroyed the "Order" of the universe, he affected the "Preservation" of all things, and similarly, he also obstructed the path of "Trailblaze". In this situation, since the Order Aeon invited Qlipoth the Preservation, it is likely he would also invite the Trailblaze Aeon Akivili.]
[Paimon: Could it be that later we will see the Order Aeon appear again to invite the Trailblaze Aeon Akivili... No, it should be a scene of inviting Takagi?]
[Lumine: Provided that the Order Aeon doesn't disappear too quickly.]
Herta's Office.
Dr. Ratio looked at the discussions in the forum, at the scene being live-streamed by Cloud Retainer, and then thought of the scene he had seen earlier in the Simulated Universe.
For a moment, countless emotions welled up in his heart.
Indeed, the scene seen through the live stream is far less than the scene seen with one's own eyes.
Dr. Ratio sighed in his heart.
However, what made Dr. Ratio feel even worse than this was that, when watching the experiences of Takagi, Cloud Retainer, and others through the live stream, he was unable to obtain more of the data he wanted through his own means.
Thinking of this, Dr. Ratio mustered up the courage to walk behind the busy geniuses Herta, Ruan Mei, and Screwllum.
"Um, Ms. Herta, can I..."
Dr. Ratio said with anticipation.
However, his words were cut off mercilessly by Herta before he could finish speaking.
"Want to continue entering the Simulated Universe, and simulate with Takagi and the others?"
Herta said without looking back.
"Can I?"
Dr. Ratio asked expectantly.
"Of course... you can't!"
"What are you thinking? Didn't you see that Ruan Mei, Screwllum, and I are already struggling to stabilize the continuously unexpected situations in the Simulated Universe?"
"If letting you in midway causes other variables, wouldn't we have even more work on our hands?"
"What makes you think you're qualified to ask me to do all that extra work for you?"
Herta said while rapidly operating the panel in front of her.
Dr. Ratio: "This..."
Herta: "Unless Takagi tells me to, you just stay put."
Dr. Ratio: "..."
Ask Takagi to give him special treatment? Dr. Ratio didn't think Takagi would be willing to do that.
"You can't do it, right? If you can't, then don't bother us while we're working."
"Blame it on you being killed by the Aeon of Propagation midway."
"If you treat this as a game, you, who have already died in the game, have to wait until the other players finish this round before considering joining."
Herta said.
Hearing this, Dr. Ratio sighed and silently retreated to the side, and watched as Herta, Ruan Mei, and Screwllum restabilized the data of the Simulated Universe.
And as Herta restarted the Simulated Universe, Takagi, Lisa, Himeko, and the others instantly left the data transfer space, and arrived in a cosmic space filled with mysterious starlight.
"This kind of cosmic space again?"
"Are we going to see a certain Aeon again later?"
March 7th looked at the surrounding scenery, and instantly thought of the scenes when the Order Aeon and Preservation Aeon appeared.
"Could it be that the Order Aeon will really appear to invite the Trailblaze Aeon?"
Nahida murmured to herself, looking up at Takagi.
"If such a scene really appears, I wouldn't be surprised either."
Lisa chuckled softly.
"Is that so? Then I think you'll be surprised by the scene that appears next, Lisa."
Takagi said with a smile.
"Huh?"
While Lisa was wondering, a strange, crazy laugh suddenly echoed from this starry sky.
[Herta: This data is... the Elation Aeon?!]
[Herta: Good heavens, we just left the transfer space and already saw an Aeon, and it's this troublesome Elation Aeon!]
[Herta: But that's fine, let me see what kind of role the Elation Aeon will play in the Swarm Disaster!]
"This... this laugh, is the Aeon of... Elation?!"
Hearing this extremely familiar laugh, and hearing Herta's surprised voice, Lisa looked up in shock.
[You guessed right, but there's no reward!]
Following the strange voice, a huge storm of false data suddenly rose.
Then, at the center of the storm, a giant figure surrounded by numerous poker cards and masks appeared.
[Navia: It's really the Elation Aeon?!]
[Paimon: Why is this fun-loving Aeon appearing now? Shouldn't the Order Aeon be the one appearing now?]
[Lumine: Aha appearing, could it be to find fun for [the Trailblaze]?]
[Diluc: Or, is he here to invite [the Trailblaze] to crusade against the Aeon of Propagation?]
[Kaeya: Interesting, I didn't expect Master Diluc to also be quite knowledgeable about fun. You won't step onto the Path of Elation in the future, will you?]
[Paimon: Hey, no matter how you think about it, the Elation Aeon wouldn't invite the Trailblaze Aeon to crusade against the Aeon of Propagation, right?]
[Kaeya: That's not necessarily true, is it, Master Diluc?]
[Diluc: ...]
"The Aeon of... Elation, Aha!"
Cloud Retainer looked at the Elation Aeon's giant figure, trying to control herself from laughing, but it was ultimately in vain.
The strange power from the Elation Aeon seemed to force everyone to laugh.
In the end, Cloud Retainer could only show a smile that wasn't from her heart, just like everyone else.
"Elation Aeon, why are you here?!"
Himeko looked at Aha with an unnatural smile on her face, full of confusion.
[Aha: Of course, it's for "Trailblaze"!]
Saying that, Aha suddenly closed the distance between him and Takagi, and handed a ball towards Takagi.
[Aha: Want to play dice, Trailblaze?]
Hearing the voice of the Elation Aeon Aha, Himeko, Herta, Lisa, and the others' eyes instantly burst with a bright light.
"Play dice? This is clearly a ball!"
Takagi said.
[Aha: Correct answer! Do you know what I want to do? I want to use this ball to knock out the Propagation Aeon Tayzzyronth, hee hee hee!]
[Herta: The Elation Aeon wants to knock out the Aeon of Propagation? Takagi, quick, ask him why he wants to do that?]
Takagi shrugged and said to the Elation Aeon before him, as Herta wished:
"So, why are you doing this?"
[Aha: Everything I do is naturally to help Ena! Aha is always happy to help others, helping other gods is my pleasure!]
"I think you're more like you're looking for fun."
Takagi shook his head and said.
Hearing this, Aha temporarily stopped smiling and gazed at Takagi.
[Aha: Aren't you going to participate, Trailblaze? Aren't you going to accept my data, about the Astral Express and the Propagation Aeon Tayzzyronth?]
[Aha: Although this is just a game made of electronic data, you will participate, right, Trailblaze?]
As the words fell, a more violent data storm erupted around the Elation Aeon Aha.
His gaze also made Lisa, Himeko, Stelle, and the others feel their hearts tremble.
[Herta: Stop, stop, stop. The Elation Aeon really knows that everything in the Simulated Universe isn't real again. You all come back first!]
Seeing everything happening before her eyes, Herta quickly transferred everyone to the transfer space, for fear that a slight delay would cause the Elation Aeon to interrupt the Simulated Universe.
Although she said that, when Herta noticed the "dice" that the Elation Aeon had given Takagi earlier, her mood suddenly became tense.
[Herta: What's going on? Why did the Elation Aeon's ball come over with them?]
"Perhaps he gave me this 'dice' earlier, so it just came over with me."
Takagi reached out his hand towards the ball left by the Elation Aeon, watching it quickly turn into the size of a soccer ball in his hand.
[Herta: He really gave you this ball? Did he also give one of his balls to Akivili in real history?]
[Herta: Could it be that the Elation Aeon and the Trailblaze Aeon have a good relationship?]
"Do you think the Trailblaze Aeon and the Elation Aeon would have a good relationship, considering the Elation Aeon once blew up the Astral Express?"
Takagi said while skillfully playing with the ball.
[Herta: This...]
[Screwllum: The relationship between the Elation Aeon and the Trailblaze Aeon aside for now, we can draw a conclusion, that is, the Elation Aeon extended an invitation to the Trailblaze Aeon to deal with the Aeon of Propagation.]
[Ruan Mei: Indeed! After this, it is highly likely that the Trailblaze Aeon participated in the process of dealing with the Aeon of Propagation. As for the reason, I think it should be that the Path of Propagation threatened the Path of Trailblaze.]
[Herta: Amazing! Besides the Order Aeon and the Preservation Aeon, the Elation Aeon and the Trailblaze Aeon are also very likely to participate in the crusade against the Aeon of Propagation. This is truly surprising and exciting.]
"This is indeed a surprising matter."
Himeko looked at Takagi's back and let out a long sigh. Even so, it couldn't calm her turbulent mood at the moment.
[Jean: Even though I had guessed that the Trailblaze Aeon had fought with the Aeon of Propagation, seeing this scene with my own eyes is still surprising.]
[Rosaria: It is indeed surprising, and what's even more surprising is that the one who invited the person recognized as the Trailblaze Aeon Akivili was not the Order Aeon, but the Elation Aeon!]
[Lumine: Master Diluc actually guessed it right! And the Elation Aeon also plans to deal with the Aeon of Propagation!]
[Paimon: But why? The Elation Aeon has no reason to deal with the Aeon of Propagation, right?]
[Diluc: The Aeon of Propagation will disrupt the 'Order' of the Universe, affect the 'Preservation' of the world, and hinder the 'Trailblaze' of the Path. It will also destroy the 'Elation' of the world. It is likely for this reason that the Elation Aeon wants to deal with the Aeon of Propagation.]
[Kaeya: Indeed! Also, don't you all think that multiple Aeons dealing with the Aeon of Propagation is a joyous event in itself? If the Elation Aeon knew about this, it naturally wouldn't want to miss participating.]
[Paimon: Is... is that how it is?]
[Dehya: It does seem to make sense, although the fact that the Elation Aeon invited the Trailblaze Aeon still greatly surprises me.]
[Candace: Speaking of which, the ravings about conquering the Decaying Star that the Captain received seemed to come from that bug that received the Elation Aeon's blessing. Could it be that the Elation Aeon itself knew the ravings from the beginning?]
[Venti: If He really knew, perhaps He was prepared to participate in this war of the gods from the very beginning.]
[Kaeya: Or, in order to truly savor the fun of this war of the gods, would He even push for the birth of the Aeon of Propagation?]
[Paimon: No... no way!]
[Kaeya: It's just a guess. Who can say for sure about the matters between Aeons?]
[Kaeya: Compared to this, what I'm more curious about is, if the Elation Aeon really participated in the group attack on the Aeon of Propagation like the Trailblaze Aeon and the Preservation Aeon, then who would be the remaining two of the 5 Aeons that Lord Takagi mentioned? Among them, is there an Aeon who annexed the Order Aeon?]
Suddenly, just as the Teyvat People were discussing in the forum, and Herta, Ruan Mei, and Screwllum were quickly calibrating the Simulated Universe.
Within the transfer space in the Simulated Universe, a familiar data storm suddenly arose.
Before Herta, Himeko, Lisa, and others could react, the huge figure of the Elation Aeon Aha appeared before Takagi, who was currently juggling a ball.
[Herta: What kind of joke is this? Why is the Elation Aeon the same as the Gluttony Aeon, both finding this transfer space?!]
[Herta: Do you have to ruin this Simulated Universe journey?]
It's no wonder Herta was so agitated. The transfer space in the Simulated Universe is a safety measure. It's an emergency location when the Simulated Universe is in danger of crashing.
But if the Aeon also came to this transfer space, the emergency location would no longer be an emergency location.
[Herta: Please, Takagi, think of a way, definitely stabilize Aha, don't let Him cause another data storm.]
"I'll do my best."
"A little reminder, pay attention to the [Harmony] data."
Takagi said in a low voice.
[Herta: Harmony?]
Takagi nodded. He remembered very clearly that Aha in the game had appeared together with the Harmony Aeon. Calculating the time, Takagi felt that the appearance of the Harmony Aeon should not be far off.
After watching Takagi juggle the ball for a while, the Elation Aeon Aha laughed loudly.
[Aha: Hahaha, Trailblaze, you play the ball well! It seems you are a master at playing ball. Speaking of which, who made this ball of yours? Why does it look a bit familiar?]
"Didn't you make it yourself?"
"Did you forget that you gave it to me?"
Takagi asked.
[Aha: Oh right! Why did I forget about this? My brain is a bit confused. Did the mastermind behind this game tamper with my data again? Oh, Aha is so embarrassed. But... this seems a bit interesting?]
[Herta: This guy, He noticed again! Takagi, please do something!]
Upon hearing this, Takagi lifted his leg and kicked the ball towards Aha.
"Catch, Aha!"
[Aha: Oh! You want to play a ball-kicking game with me? I love games! Wait, They are coming, let's play for a bit before playing ball. Now, let's make way for this great One! Applause, welcome, salute!]
Aha enlarged the ball Takagi kicked back and took it back, then retreated to a very distant place.
Immediately after, a piece of colorful light suddenly bloomed in the void, enveloping everyone present.
"Harmony Aeon, Xipe."
Takagi looked up at the magnificent figure appearing in the colorful light, opened his mouth and murmured.