"I didn't hear wrong, did I, Takagi! You plan to let Bubble eat the Stellaron?"
Topaz asked Takagi with a puzzled expression.
Takagi: "That's right. Is there a problem, Topaz?"
Topaz: "There's a huge problem! How could a Trotter possibly eat a Stellaron! Do you want to kill Bubble?"
Takagi: "How could that be? Bubble is very strong!"
Topaz: "No matter how strong it is, it's still a Trotter!"
Takagi's lips curved upwards, and he smiled as he patted Topaz's shoulder.
"Although many dimensional Trotters aren't very strong,"
"But among them, there are some special Trotters that possess great power."
"Isn't your Numby like that?"
"My Pom-Pom is also a special Trotter."
Takagi said.
"But no matter how special it is, it can't possibly swallow a Stellaron!"
"Wait, Bubble, what are you doing! Don't bite my hair!"
Topaz shook her head vigorously. She had just finished speaking when the Pom-Pom she had underestimated had already jumped onto her head and bitten her beautiful hair.
Seeing this, Takagi shifted his gaze back to Cocolia, who was lying on the ground, but still unconsciously holding her hands tightly to her chest, resisting the force of the Stellaron trying to leave her body.
"You can't handle this thing."
"Just leave it to me."
Takagi murmured, and his right hand suddenly shot out, piercing directly into Cocolia's chest.
Cocolia's tightly closed eyes instantly widened. However, no matter how much she wanted to grab Takagi's hand, she could only watch helplessly as Takagi forcefully pulled the Stellaron out of her body.
Although he had made a bet with Cocolia last time that if Bronya could bring new life to Belobog, Cocolia would need to cooperate with him in taking the Stellaron out of her body. This way, Cocolia wouldn't turn to ash and smoke from the Stellaron being forcibly removed from her body by Takagi, which would have prevented Takagi from fulfilling his promise with Bronya to "give Cocolia hope." But now, Takagi's Imaginary Energy level had reached an entirely different level.
Now, even if Cocolia didn't cooperate, he could still guarantee taking the Stellaron out of her body without Cocolia turning to ash and smoke. Furthermore, even if Cocolia's body truly turned to ash and smoke, Takagi could resurrect her. Under these circumstances, Takagi had no reason to wait for Cocolia to agree to cooperate before taking the Stellaron out of her body.
"Stellaron... Stellaron..."
Cocolia laboriously stretched out her hand, reaching into the void towards Takagi.
"As for you, talk to Bronya."
Takagi ignored Cocolia and yielded the spot to Bronya.
"Stellaron... Stellaron..."
Cocolia murmured to herself, her eyes fixed on the Stellaron, as if she hadn't noticed Bronya at all. It wasn't until she could no longer see the Stellaron in Takagi's hand that her gaze slowly turned towards Bronya.
Cocolia: "Bronya..."
"It's me, Mother!"
Bronya knelt down and carefully reached out to hold Cocolia's hand, as if afraid of hurting Cocolia's frail, aging body.
Cocolia: "The Stellaron... can save... Belobog..."
Serval frowned and sighed, saying,
"Even now, do you still believe the Stellaron can save Belobog?"
Takagi raised his hand and patted Serval's shoulder, shaking his head at her and saying,
"Leave this to Bronya."
Bronya looked at Takagi gratefully, then quickly took out her phone and showed Cocolia the video she had recorded of Belobog's current situation.
Bronya: "Mother, look, this is Belobog now..."
Seeing that Cocolia's attention was gradually being diverted by Bronya, Takagi turned around and raised his hand to throw the Stellaron, which was struggling to slip away from his grasp, towards Pom-Pom.
Pom-Pom didn't hesitate, jumping up directly and opening its mouth wide to swallow the Stellaron.
"No! Quick, spit it out, Bubble."
Topaz grabbed Bubble in a panic and vigorously shook its body.
Bubble: "Squeak!"
Bubble stared straight at Topaz with its small eyes, as if feeling helpless about her actions.
"Stop shaking it, this is a Pom-Pom raised by Takagi, it's not on the same level as the Pom-Poms you raise."
"Take a good look, is there any discomfort after it swallowed the Stellaron?"
Herta glanced at Topaz and said casually.
Herta, a member of the Genius Society who cooperates with the IPC, still had some weight in her words. After hearing Herta's words, Topaz calmed down a little. She held Pom-Pom up and carefully examined it.
"Are you, are you really okay, Bubble?"
Topaz asked.
Bubble: "Squeak (Do I look like I'm not okay)?"
"It, it can really swallow the Stellaron, and it's fine?!" Topaz's mouth dropped open, and she looked at Takagi beside her and asked,
"Takagi, how did you raise Bubble to be so powerful?"
Takagi: "It's simple, just feed it more Stellarons."
Topaz: "Really?"
Takagi: "Of course it's... fake."
Topaz: "..."
Takagi smiled and let Bubble return to his shoulder.
[Alice: What a pity, I thought Lord Takagi would reveal the secret of how Pom-Pom can be so powerful.]
[Paimon: I almost thought Bubble really became this powerful by swallowing Stellarons. Speaking of which, it can really swallow Stellarons!]
[Lumine: Are you envious, Paimon? Do you want me to find you a Stellaron to try?]
[Paimon: I don't want to eat a Stellaron, are you a devil, Traveler!]
[Dvalin: When I saw Bubble show its speed earlier, I already greatly overestimated its strength, I didn't expect Bubble's stomach could safely contain a Stellaron.]
[Andrius: Able to carry a Stellaron, this seemingly not very threatening Bubble, might be more powerful than the gods of Teyvat.]
[Venti: I can only say, as expected of Takagi, even the pet he raises is not someone the Teyvat people can afford to provoke.]
[Skirk: Bubble is cuter than the All-Devouring Narwhal and more powerful than the All-Devouring Narwhal. Master should like Bubble if she sees it. I wonder if there's any way to get Takagi to transfer Pom-Pom.]
[Tartaglia: Master, isn't your idea... a bit dangerous?]
[Skirk: Dangerous? I'm not going to fight Takagi, I just want to ask if he's willing to transfer Bubble or not.]
[Dainsleif: If Lord Takagi truly intends to transfer Bubble, the person who gets Bubble might be invincible within Teyvat.]
[Alice: If Bubble brings the Stellaron in its stomach to Teyvat, everyone in Teyvat will live in worry. Speaking of which, Lord Takagi letting Bubble swallow the Stellaron, could it be that he wants Bubble to digest the Stellaron?]
"Your Pom-Pom can store Stellarons, that's quite convenient."
"However, how do you plan to deal with this Stellaron?"
"Even if your Pom-Pom can swallow the Stellaron without issue, it probably can't digest it, right?"
Herta asked curiously.
"I don't have the idea of letting Bubble digest the Stellaron either."
"I just plan to let it digest the unintentionally born will of the Stellaron."
"That kind of thing is useless to me."
Takagi shrugged and said.
Afterward, whether the Stellaron is directly sealed or used to make more Stellaron puppets, the will born from the Stellaron is superfluous to Takagi. Even if he himself won't be tempted by the whispers of the Stellaron, he also doesn't want the Stellaron of Belobog to have the possibility of continuing to tempt others.
"Takagi..."
Suddenly, a weak voice came over.
Takagi looked in the direction of the sound and found that it was Cocolia calling him.
"What, are you going to admit your failure and acknowledge Bronya?"
Takagi looked into Cocolia's eyes and said.
At this time, although Cocolia was old, her eyes had regained their original look.
"I... lost..."
"I lost... completely..."
Cocolia gave a tragic smile and said intermittently.
In that short period of time, Bronya had already shown her the general situation of Belobog using the recorded video. With the facts in front of her, she had to admit that Bronya had indeed found a viable path for Belobog without relying on the Stellaron. A path that seemed better than the one she had chosen.
"According to the agreement, I should cooperate... with you, to extract... the Stellaron."
"But now... you don't... need my cooperation... anymore, right?"
Cocolia said somewhat tragically.
Takagi didn't speak, just quietly watched Cocolia.
"I was wrong, but Bronya... wasn't."
"Takagi, from now on, I entrust you... to take care of Bronya."
After Cocolia finished speaking to Takagi, she turned to look at Bronya.
"Bronya, remember... to firmly grasp hope!"
Cocolia said.
"I will, Mother."
Bronya nodded heavily, she understood that Takagi was the hope Cocolia spoke of.
Cocolia smiled and wanted to reach out and stroke Bronya's cheek. However, this action of hers seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back, supporting her body. Her body made crisp "cracking" sounds everywhere, and it actually shattered into powder right in front of everyone. Immediately after, even these powders turned into void under the residual power of the Stellaron.
In the world, there seemed to be no trace of Cocolia left.
"Mo... Mother!"
Bronya's eyes widened, almost fainting...
"Cocolia..."
Serval sighed, her eyes unable to hide her sadness.
"You're grieving a bit too early."
"That would make it seem like I broke my word."
Takagi looked at Bronya, Serval, and the others, shook his head, and raised his right hand.
Immediately, the verdant Abundance energy continuously gathered in Takagi's hand. The dazzling light instantly attracted the attention of Serval, Bronya, and the others.
"Is he going to make a move now, to resurrect her when there isn't a single trace, not even a single cell, left of Cocolia's body!"
Ruan Mei muttered to herself, her eyes fixed on Takagi's actions.
Herta also looked at Takagi excitedly, even showing a gesture as if wanting to reach out and touch the verdant energy in Takagi's hand.
"Re... resurrect?!"
Bronya, Serval, and the other Belobog residents' eyes widened instantly upon hearing Ruan Mei's words, looking at Takagi.
They clearly saw the verdant energy mass in Takagi's hand gradually transform into a Cocolia the size of a palm.
"Hmm, not bad."
Takagi examined the 'figure' in his hand and nodded with satisfaction.
With a thought from Takagi, the 'figure' left Takagi's palm and gradually expanded and grew larger. Before long, she turned into a normal-sized Cocolia. Of course, it was a younger version of Cocolia.
Serval, Gepard, Pela, and the others couldn't help but swallow as they looked at the Cocolia before them. As people who had spent many years with Cocolia, they knew her aura. And at this moment, the aura emanating from the Cocolia created by Takagi was exactly the same as the aura of the Cocolia they knew. If they hadn't clearly seen Cocolia's body turn into void earlier, they might have even thought that the Cocolia before them was the former Cocolia.
"Mo... Mother?"
Bronya pursed her lips, speaking to Cocolia somewhat nervously.
"That voice... Bronya?"
Cocolia opened her tightly closed eyes, looking forward with some confusion. Upon seeing Bronya and Takagi, Serval, and the others standing beside her, she instantly froze.
"How could this be? Didn't I already die?"
"Why can I still see you?"
"C... Could it be that I'm in a soul state now?"
Cocolia said with extreme shock.
However, as soon as she finished speaking, Takagi kicked her on the butt, sending her flying several meters onto the snow.
"Lord Takagi!"
Bronya looked at Takagi nervously.
"Don't worry, it's just to let her feel the pain, to know that she has a physical body and isn't in some soul state."
Takagi waved his hand, saying casually.
He would never tell Bronya that he actually missed the feeling of kicking Cocolia on the butt several times during their first battle. If he didn't kick Cocolia in the same spot this time, he would feel like something was missing.
"So that's how it is!"
Bronya said upon hearing Takagi's words.
"Is that really all there is to it?"
March 7th looked at Takagi with a suspicious expression. Considering Takagi's past, she always felt that his actions weren't as simple as he made them seem. However, before she could ask Takagi, Cocolia's extremely shocked voice already came over.
"This familiar pain!"
"I, I'm really alive!"
"But why?"
"I clearly remember my body had collapsed!"
Cocolia examined various parts of her body, saying in surprise.
"Mother, Lord Takagi resurrected you."
Bronya quickly walked up to Cocolia and said.
"You, resurrected me?"
"But why?"
"I clearly did so many excessive things to you before."
Cocolia looked at Takagi, asking in surprise.
"Don't misunderstand, just like what we said when we first fought."
"I did this merely for Bronya's sake."
"If you want to express gratitude, thank Bronya."
Takagi waved his hand at Cocolia and turned to walk elsewhere. Now was time for the mother and daughter to talk, and he didn't intend to disturb Cocolia and Bronya. Moreover, there was indeed nothing much for him and Cocolia to talk about.
Herta, Ruan Mei, Cloud Retainer, and the others also stepped forward and followed upon seeing Takagi's action. Compared to listening to the conversation between the mother and daughter, they wanted to know the principle behind Takagi's ability to resurrect Cocolia from his mouth. Topaz from the IPC was also one of the people who wanted to understand.
"If I report this matter to the IPC, the IPC probably wouldn't believe it either."
Topaz looked at Takagi's back and muttered in a low voice.