Screwllum of Screw Star fell into a state of paralysis the moment Nous fell.
But soon, he successfully rebooted.
Although he suffered heavy damage, fortunately, he did not vanish along with the Aeon, which was a blessing in disguise... The fall of Nous set off a massive wave among the Pathstriders of Erudition.
Standing before the remains of Nous, Digi-Na seemed to sense something and quickly turned her head to look.
A collapsed data void quietly opened, and a very familiar aura emanated from within.
"the constant... How did it get here?"
In a distant place that no one noticed except for Kiana, the figure of HooH flashed by.
Not just the constant; Harmony, dressed in an evening gown like a galaxy, appeared in this place of fall accompanied by soft music, gazing gently at the remains of Nous.
"Aha didn't pay attention for one second, and this hunk of scrap metal really became a hunk of scrap metal~?"
Aha's true form did not appear; only a circle of sorrowful and joyful masks revolved around the remains of Nous.
The Aeon of Voracity, Oroboros, watched the remains of Nous longingly from across the Crystal Wall; it didn't get to eat the one of Tayzzyronth, and now it couldn't eat this either—it's heartbreaking, folks.
"..."
After the Aeons appeared, Digi-Na's body stiffened, and she didn't quite dare to move... but the constant was different.
Having never really experienced the harshness of society, the constant directly reached out its little dirty hand toward Nous right under the eyes of several Aeons.
"Hmm? Such courage, Aha likes it! Do you want Aha to help you take away that hunk of scrap metal?"
The masks suddenly floated next to the invisible giant hand extending from the data void and began to chatter noisily.
Remembrance crossed countless ages and projected its figure here.
After descending, it first glanced at the warship where Kiana was, then slowly shifted its gaze to the remains of Nous.
After Fuli uploaded the memory of this place to the Garden of Recollection, it vanished with the sound of shattering glass.
"It's her..."
Beside Kiana, Great Xilian noticed Fuli's gaze and showed an expression that said 'as expected.'
As if she knew the true face hidden behind Fuli's mirror-like body.
Now that the Path of the universe has long been rewritten toward a future unpredictable even by the Aeons who toy with time... would the birth of Remembrance still reach a conclusion as its original destiny intended?
Well~
Anyway, she doesn't need to compete with other Innocents for that unique divine seat.
Even the one in Amphoreus today has found a brand-new Path of her own.
Perhaps... even a brand-new Path will be opened in the future?
Beside Great Xilian, Kiana showed a thoughtful expression after hearing that faint murmur.
The 'her' Great Xilian mentioned... could it be her...?
Kiana glanced at where Fuli had vanished, and a lively, cute, and playful pink figure appeared in her mind.
Not far away, where several Aeons gathered, Xipe's soft eyes stared at the constant's invisible hands.
'How did this death-seeking constant break through that Crystal Wall? Can't you just behave yourself, hey!'
Digi-Na felt a bit anxious.
With so many Aeons watching, if you pull these stunts and one of them gets unhappy and launches a cross-realm strike, it's all over!
[Herrscher of Flamescion Na: That transparent little hand isn't very clean, sister Digi-Na.]
[Pretty Cure Na: What is it trying to do to the deceased body...]
[Knight Na: Puff... Just finished training with my uncles. What interesting thing is happening now?]
[Group Owner Na: Watching the remains of an Aeon, plus two guys eyeing the remains and the Path greedily.]
[Digi-Na: I can't take it, sisters. If this guy keeps seeking death, my world might suffer. I'm going to beat the constant back!]
[Group Owner Na: Do you know why the Aeons haven't moved yet?]
Digi-Na, who had ejected the Erudition dramon sword, paused after seeing Kiana's bullet chat, a flash of confusion appearing in her eyes.
[Group Owner Na: Xipe is waiting for the Dynamic Equilibrium from the other world to usurp Nous's remains. At that time, She plans to devour a portion of the Erudition Path's authority, along with the constant.]
"Holy crap, then I definitely can't wait!"
Digi-Na raised the Iron Tomb Annihilation Cannon toward the constant, the Annihilation socket flickering with a black-red light.
Then, the constant's invisible hand was firmly locked by a grid of red electric arcs.
As Digi-Na reached out and yanked back, pulling those hands back into the data void, she then slashed the void with the dramon sword.
That data void was forcibly sealed by Digi-Na, and the constant was sent back to its own world along with it.
After finishing all this, Digi-Na found Xipe appearing before her, staring at her with a gentle, spring-breeze-like smile.
Although She seemed to be smiling, Digi-Na's digicore was operating frantically, issuing alarms.
Digi-Na subconsciously released the Divine Breath Kiana had given her. A layer of white aura emerged on her body, and her cape began to move without wind.
After the Divine Breath appeared, Xipe was clearly stunned, then took a deep look at Digi-Na before vanishing.
After Xipe vanished, a Stellaron was quietly spawned on Amphoreus.
Once spawned, the Stellaron did not explode immediately but chose to hide deep within Amphoreus.
Just as it was about to hide, it was grabbed by a hand reaching out from a suddenly opened Imaginary Gate.
Kiana looked at the Stellaron, sealed it in a Golden Cube using the clearance of Binding, and then tossed it to MEI.
"Ancestor MEI, I'll leave this to you for research. Stellarons should be convertible into energy as well."
"Alright, I've been wanting to research this thing called the 'Cancer of All Worlds' lately anyway."
MEI took the Golden Cube, pushed up her glasses, and looked at Kiana with a smile.
This descendant looked more and more pleasing to the eye; she was capable, efficient, and most importantly, invincible.
At the remains of Nous outside, Aha found that there was no more fun here and wanted to go play with Kiana.
But upon arriving, he was directly slapped away by Kiana.
"Aha has~ no~ face~ left~ aaaah~"
As the voice grew more distant, Aha also disappeared from the area.
"Everything should be fine now..."
Digi-Na breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the livestream camera and continued:
"Since the incident is over, I should head back. Phainon, my partners are still waiting for me."
[Phainon: Alright. Thank you for your help with Amphoreus. Amphoreus will always keep its doors open for you and your companions.]
"I'll bring Sister Kyoko and the others over to visit when I have time."
Digi-Na nodded with narrowed eyes, turned off the livestream, then flicked her cape and opened a data channel to head straight for Herta Space Station.
She was going to pick up her two partners.
At the same time, she looked forward to seeing an even more beautiful Amphoreus next time.
At the bow of the ship, Kiana looked at the remains of Nous and slightly lowered her eyes.
Nous's locking away of knowledge was the optimal choice calculated with advanced computing power.
Under its control, the universe was prevented from prematurely entering its end.
From a broad perspective, Nous did nothing wrong.
But thinking from a human perspective, Kiana could not tolerate Nous's actions.
Eliminating Nous was merely a matter of standpoint, but ending the life of Nous, who maintained a certain stability in the universe, so casually... was she really in the right?
"No... with me here, I won't let those things happen."
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