—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Lumine: "These words…"
Lumine: "I feel like I suddenly understand the true meaning of the journey!"
March 7th: "We see ourselves in it, and thus we exist…"
March 7th: "I understand too!"
March 7th: "Even if some things, some beautiful experiences, are bound to fade away one day, the traces of their existence will never be erased!"
March 7th: "And those traces will turn into proof of our own existence, staying with us forever!"
Black Swan: "Is this why you've walked such a vast distance on the Path of Nihility, yet still manage to preserve your sense of self?"
Black Swan: "Hehe, I must say, I am quite touched."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "It is a rather profound spiritual state. To some extent, it has already transcended the boundaries of Nihility."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "As expected, human emotions can sometimes burst forth with unimaginable power."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "That kind of power… can be called a miracle."
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『 [ Just like everyone in this story, they ran passionately and bravely along the path of destiny for the sake of the things that gave meaning to their lives. ]
[ Embark on the journey without looking back, Nameless on the path of Trailblaze. ]
[ Even if the ending is already written, that is fine. There are too many things humans cannot change. ]
[ But before that, on the road toward the ending, there are just as many things we can do. ]
[ And the ending… will display a completely different meaning because of it. ]
[ This is the meaning of the journey. ]
[ That beautiful thing was so in the past, is so now, and I believe as well… ]
[ It will still bloom at the end of the Nihility, until we meet again beneath the sun's rays. ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "Eh?"
March 7th: "What's going on?"
March 7th: "Why did the scene suddenly change while we were talking?"
Stelle: "I get this sense of déjà vu, like Sister Acheron is looking at us and giving us her parting advice."
Stelle: "And in this last scene, both the location and her clothes have changed."
Stelle: "Is this what Sister Acheron looked like in the past?"
Acheron: "A familiar sight… This is me back in my homeland."
Furina de Fontaine: "I noticed a detail! Miss Acheron from her homeland didn't have those deep, black holes in her pupils!"
Furina de Fontaine: "But the current Miss Acheron does."
Himeko: "That is probably a manifestation of being eroded by Nihility…"
Himeko: "But Miss Acheron's words are very true."
Himeko: "Even if the final ending is already written, we can still do many things during the journey."
Himeko: "They all have meaning."
Madam Herta: "For someone who has walked so far on the Path of Nihility to still believe in the beauty of the world."
Madam Herta: "To be honest, I think you don't look like a Self-Annihilator, but more like a Doctors of Chaos."
Mavuika: "This is indeed searching for light amidst the pitch-black sun."
Mavuika: "Only, what exactly lies at the end of Nihility?"
Stelle: "I think whatever you believe lies at its end, that's what will be there!"
Qingque: "What kind of logic is that?"
Qingque: "The power of 'I reckon'?"
Hotaru: "Maybe Stelle means that the answer itself isn't important?"
Hotaru: "What's important is the answer in your heart?"
Stelle: "Mm-hmm, My Hotaru-chan gets me!"
Mavuika: "Hahaha, so that's what you meant."
Mavuika: "Well said. Pursuing the answer in your heart is enough."
Mavuika: "That is already enough to become the driving force for a person to move forward for a lifetime!"
....
『 The scene shifted.
Stelle had already returned to the parlor car.
Then, she saw Pam surrounded by everyone, crying loudly!
[ sob... sniff... ]
Seeing Pam crying so hard, March 7th began to comfort the Conductor from the side gently.
[ There there... Chin up, Pam! Don't be sad. Don't cry...] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Holy crap!"
Stelle: "Oh no, the moment I walk in, I see the crying Conductor!"
Stelle: "I'm going to be silenced by the Conductor!"
March 7th: "Get outta here!"
March 7th: "Pam isn't some big villain, why would they silence you?!"
Hu Tao: "Oh my~ that's so mean!"
Hu Tao: "Conductor Pam is so sad. Why did this video add a rainy dark cloud over their head?"
Qingque: "Hahaha, but with it added, it's actually quite cute."
Pam: "Ah!! Pam!!"
Pam: "How did the scene of Pam getting sand in their eyes get broadcast live, Pam?!"
Pam: "It's over, it's over, my lifelong reputation is ruined, Pam!"
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『 [ Wow, your method of consolation is truly unsophisticated. ]
Dan Heng looked at March 7th's tone, which sounded like she was coaxing a child, and shook his head.
[ …Still better than just watching from the sidelines! ]
March 7th retorted.
[ What happened? ]
[ Is March picking on Pam again? ]
Stelle chimed in at this moment. 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "???"
March 7th: "Stelle, what do you mean by that?"
March 7th: "What do you mean 'again'?"
March 7th: "When have I ever bullied the Conductor?"
Stelle: "I often see you dragging the unwilling Conductor along to take photos. Is that not bullying?"
Qingque: "That's called harassment! (funny.jpg)"
March 7th: "Huh?"
March 7th: "I clearly only take photos after reaching an agreement with the Conductor!"
March 7th: "The Conductor can testify!"
Pam: "Uh… Passenger March is right, those were all voluntary on my part."
March 7th: "See?"
March 7th: "This lady would never bully the Conductor!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Haha, I always feel like Miss March 7th's tone when comforting the Conductor is like coaxing a child."
March 7th: "Ahem, shouldn't you speak gently when comforting someone?"
March 7th: "I don't have any experience either."
March 7th: "I just saw it acted out like this in videos."
March 7th: "But it seems the effect wasn't very good?"
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『 [ How is that possible! Stop making sarcastic remarks and come help comfort Pam, too! ]
[ After telling Pam about our adventure this time, they suddenly started crying… ]
[ I've never seen Pam this sad before… ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Waaah, I'll cry together with the Conductor!"
Silver Wolf: "What a crybaby."
Dan Heng: "…."
Dan Heng: "For something like this, there's no need for company."
Venti: "Sigh, knowing that their former passengers and friends have passed away one after another, it's only natural for the Conductor to be sad."
March 7th: "Uh… my mind just wandered a bit again."
March 7th: "If one day… the few of us also…"
March 7th: "Would the Conductor cry even harder?"
Stelle: "Damn it!"
Stelle: "March, shut your jinxing mouth!"
Stelle: "With me, the future Aeon of Trailblaze, around, how could we possibly bite the dust?"
Stelle: "When I become the Aeon of Trailblaze, I'll appoint Pam as the Grand Emanator of Trailblaze!"
Stelle: "That way, Pam will definitely laugh happily every day!"
Guinaifen: "Pfft!"
Guinaifen: "Grand Emanator of Trailblaze!"
Guinaifen: "Haha, Hahaha."
Stelle: "What is Kei-chan laughing at?"
Stelle: "Is that not majestic?"
Guinaifen: "No, I just imagined Conductor Pam wearing armor and leading troops in my head, and I couldn't help it."
Guinaifen: "That scene is just too amusing."
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『 [ sob... The con... conductor never cries! ]
[ I'm not… not sad! ]
[ Pam is just… just… ]
[ ...Just angry. Yeah, angry! ]
[ No matter where the Express stops, you lot always manage to cause chaos! My well-thought-out timetable? Completely ignored! If you carry on like this, the Express is going to run out of fuel! ]
[ That's right, Pam is just angry… and not because of Misha, Tiernan, and Razalina— ]
[ —BWAAHHH!! ]
As Pam spoke, they started crying loudly again. 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Paimon: "Oh my~ the Conductor found a very forced excuse."
Paimon: "But Paimon thinks there's no need."
Paimon: "Since you're sad, you should cry out loud properly."
Paimon: "Because bottling it up inside makes you feel very uncomfortable."
Stelle: "Exactly. Crying more is good for mental health!"
Stelle: "Just cry your heart out."
Stelle: "It's not embarrassing!"
March 7th: "Speaking of which, the Conductor is really heartbroken."
March 7th: "When looking for an excuse, they didn't even have time to think of a more suitable one."
Stelle: "Ours is the invincible Astral Express. How could we run out of fuel?"
Welt Yang: "Unfortunately… what Pam said is true."
Stelle: "Ah???"
Stelle: "Uncle Yang, you're not joking, right?"
Stelle: "Is our Express not a perpetual motion machine?"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "Nothing can operate out of thin air."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "For the Express to jump and traverse between stars at will, it must consume an immense amount of energy."
March 7th: "Which means, the Express really might run out of energy??"
March 7th: "Then, when the time comes, will the Express not be able to continue sailing?"
Pam: "That is the case, Pam."
Pam: "So… if we don't replenish the fuel, we won't be able to go anywhere, Pam…"
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『 [ It's okay, cry all you want, Pam. ]
[ Everyone, can you go to the next car to rest first? ]
[ Don't worry, it's fine with me staying here to accompany them. ]
After Himeko comforted Pam, she spoke to everyone.
[ But… ]
[ Let's go, March. ]
March 7th was a bit hesitant at first, but she was persuaded to leave by Dan Heng.
Subsequently, they came to the guest cabin in the next car together.
[ I didn't expect Pam's reaction to be so big… ]
March 7th recalled Pam's sad look, feeling a bit emotional.
[ Those three Nameless must have been very important companions to them. ]
Dan Heng said after pondering for a moment.
[ No one knows when Pam boarded the Express, but it is conceivable that they must have experienced many meetings and departures beyond our imagination along the way. ]
[ To be able to cry like this, in my opinion, is a good thing instead. ]
[ This proves that Pam has not been worn down by the long passage of time. They still cherish every Nameless who has boarded the Express, and cherish every journey shared with them. ]
[ Leave the comforting to Himeko. After all, no one on this train is better at counseling others than her. ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Speaking of which… strictly speaking."
Stelle: "Is the Conductor also a long-life species, old monster?"
March 7th: "Don't say, you really shouldn't say!"
March 7th: "The Conductor doesn't even know how many passengers they've stayed with."
March 7th: "If you calculate it slightly, I'm afraid they must be several thousand years old, right?"
Stelle: "That's conservative. I think at least ten thousand years old!"
Stelle: "Maybe, when the Aeon of Trailblaze was still around, Pam already existed?"
Paimon: "Several thousand or ten thousand years old?!"
Paimon: "Oh my god, the Conductor turns out to be a living legend!"
Zhongli: "To have lived for such a long time and still maintain their original heart."
Zhongli: "There must be something we can learn from the Conductor."
Venti: "Ehe, it seems there is no erosion on the Conductor at all."
Furina de Fontaine: "Speaking of which, with the Conductor's origin being so mysterious, has anyone in the Express crew ever doubted their true identity?"
Stelle: "Of course we have!"
Stelle: "I think the Conductor might be a hidden Emanator of Trailblaze!"
Stelle: "When our Express really encounters a crisis and is about to go down, the Conductor will stop hiding and reveal their powerful aura that shakes the universe!"
Stelle: "At that time, all living beings in the universe will gasp in unison, and then exclaim: 'Hiss! The Emanator of Trailblaze is actually so terrifying!'"
Pam: "Passenger Stelle, stop making up fake identities for the Conductor!"
Pam: "How am I some Emanator of Trailblaze?!"
Pam: "I'm just an ordinary Conductor!"
Lumine: "Just by living for such a long time, Conductor Pam is not ordinary at all."
Boothill: "Ha, even a pig living for ten thousand years could become a fudging divine pig."
Boothill: "Let alone the Conductor of the Astral Express?"
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『 [ Pam said the fuel is about to run out… ]
[ Is it true? ]
Stelle scratched her head, asking this key question.
[ Although Pam was venting their emotions at the time… what they said is indeed correct. ]
[ With Stelle's joining as the starting point, the Express has spent longer than expected at every subsequent stop. ]
[ To ensure the entire crew is present, Pam had to postpone the warp schedule repeatedly. ]
Regarding this matter, Welt explained a few words to everyone.
[ I see… No wonder I often hear Pam pacing anxiously in the hallway. ]
Dan Heng was somewhat enlightened, understanding why Pam was often anxious.
[ So the Conductor has also been silently contributing to us… ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "With my joining as the starting point?"
Stelle: "Understood!"
Stelle: "It was me who slowed down the speed of the Express!"
Stelle: "I'm proud!"
March 7th: "It's not your fault either, after all…"
March 7th: "Eh??"
March 7th: "I thought you were going to say something discouraging and wanted to comfort you."
March 7th: "Why didn't you play by the book!"
Hanabi: "Because, rules are meant to be broken~"
Stelle: "It's not a big deal, it's just running out of fuel, we just need to fill it up!"
Furina de Fontaine: "The question is, what is the Express's fuel?"
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『 [ Unlike ordinary vehicles, the Astral Express converts each trailblazing journey into energy to sustain its operation. ]
[ Under ideal conditions, as long as the trailblazing journey is uninterrupted, the Express can obtain a continuous stream of power, moving forward like a perpetual motion machine. ]
[ But because of the previous encounters… the fuel consumption was faster than expected, and making two more warps might be the limit. ]
Welt continued to supplement.
[ Only two more... Isn't that super risky? Ahh! I don't wanna become an ice cube floating around in space again! ] 』
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