"New album 'Air Cocoon'?"
"A song collaboration with Yu Ling?"
"And a crossover with Honkai: Star Rail!?"
Hearing the news from Robin.
Guinaifen could hardly believe her ears!
Her breathing began to quicken slightly!
Double the joy for fans!
Absolutely double the joy for fans!!
Guinaifen wondered if she had entered a dreamland to hear such exciting news!
And then.
What Robin said next almost made Guinaifen's heart stop!
"What!?"
"Miss Robin, you... you want me to help you with the promotion?"
"Willing! I'm so willing!"
"This is literally my dream!"
"Endless gratitude, endless honor!!"
"Alright, of course I'm willing to cooperate, no problem!"
After hanging up the Jade Abacus call.
Guinaifen took a deep breath.
Suppressing the wild joy in her heart!
But the corners of her mouth still couldn't help but curl up!
Couldn't suppress it at all.
Even happier than getting double gold in a ten-pull!
Returning to the live-streaming camera.
The chat room was instantly abuzz!
...
"Hey, did Little Gui win the lottery?"
"Encountered something good? Share it with us so we can be happy too!"
"Probably something huge, look at Little Gui's smile, it's almost reaching her ears."
"Just laugh if you want to, this suppressed expression is worse than crying."
"Everyone, I just performed noise reduction on the background audio and extracted a few key words spoken by Little Gui: [Robin], [honor], [cooperation]..."
"Wow! Little Gui has really made it, actually securing a collaboration with Robin?"
...
Guinaifen stepped in front of the camera.
Lowering her voice, she said, "Since we're all family here, I won't keep any secrets from you all."
"I just received some major news!"
"Our Honkai: Star Rail is going to collaborate with Robin!"
"Two songs from her new album Air Cocoon will debut in the game!"
"Yu Ling might even create a special PV for it!"
...
"Huh?"
"No way, is this real? Little Gui, you better not be lying to me!"
"Was that really a call from Miss Robin just now?"
"We Star Rail players are eating so well!"
"OHOHOHOHOHOHOH—!!"
"It's like New Year's already!!"
"So much of the music in Star Rail is top-tier, and now Yu Ling is collaborating with Robin on a new album? This is going to blow up the universe!"
"I wonder what kind of form this collaboration will take?"
"I'm so excited I'm getting goosebumps!"
"Red hot and dazzling..."
...
The livestream was already boiling with excitement.
And this news quickly spread from there.
Suddenly, Guinaifen seemed to think of something.
She wore a thoughtful expression.
"Family, I suddenly feel something's a bit off..."
"Why is Robin's new album promotion happening right at this time..."
"Sunday also just announced the opening of a Dreamscape amusement park not long ago!"
"Is there some inevitable connection between these two?"
"Or is Robin trying to attract attention for her brother?"
"They're siblings, so their stances are likely the same."
"Let's continue with the story and see which side Robin is on."
This is the charm of Honkai: Star Rail.
Any character that appears in the game can have their motives deduced through the main storyline, in-game texts, and other information!
Guinaifen quickly returned to the story.
Robin was saying goodbye to the children.
Old Lady Grace sighed, "If people are compared to birds, these children are all fledglings born with incomplete wings. But in this dream, they can obtain complete wings. Though their flight may be clumsy, they are still soaring with their own strength."
"As for me, an old woman who has lost her legs... without this dream, I wouldn't even be able to walk up to them."
Robin seemed hesitant to speak, "I'm glad you've started a new life in the dream of Penacony. It's just..."
"Don't worry, Miss Robin. Dreams have meaning, but they aren't everything. The children and I understand this. No matter how long we fly in the dream, we must eventually return to reality."
"But look, Emma and Gary are no longer self-conscious, Carol is gradually learning how to face her blindness, Andy has become much more lively than before, and even I have become more optimistic."
"We learn to live in the dream, and then return to reality... to learn to survive."
Robin said softly, "If wings are unfortunately incomplete, then lend them to each other."
"There's no need to cling to the illusory sky of dreams, because we have the right, and the ability... to fly towards a broader horizon."
After listening to Robin's words.
Guinaifen wore a thoughtful expression.
She speculated, "From what Robin said, it seems she doesn't approve of living in a dream forever?"
"That contradicts Sunday's 'Paradise of Beautiful Dreams'!"
"Could it be that the siblings have a disagreement on this matter?"
Previously, there wasn't much known about Robin in the storyline.
Therefore, most players, like Little Gui, were still in the guessing phase.
At the moment, they were also somewhat uncertain.
Just then.
The Astral Express Crew came over to discuss the current situation with Robin.
Robin mentioned that there were elements within the family that were at odds with Harmony, and her previous vocal issues were one of the signs that the beautiful dream was collapsing.
After arriving in this land of exile.
She found that Harmony was actually more widespread than in the dream!
Even her voice had recovered because of it.
Robin concluded, "I regret to say that there are traitors within the family. He... or they, have abandoned the original beliefs, exploiting human weaknesses in the name of Harmony, turning Penacony into a Planet of Festivities sunk in illusory beautiful dreams..."
"This is not about The Strong Defend the Weak, but about the strong oppressing the weak. A world that has lost equality is destined to no longer be favored by Harmony, and the voice blessed by Him... naturally can no longer sing."
Old Yang spoke up, "Miss Robin, is there another possibility—that the change in the family's philosophy was influenced by another force?"
"After all, from Miss Acheron's example, unless there is intervention by a power above an Emanator... it's hard to imagine another will that could affect everyone in the domain of Harmony."
Robin shook her head slightly, "I've heard about the Xianzhou Alliance's plight. But as far as I know, there has been no external interference in the family. It might also be that I've been away from home for too long, and there are too many unseen aspects."
"Regardless, I cannot accept my homeland moving in the opposite direction of Harmony in the name of Harmony."
"To understand why the Watchmaker Mikhail broke with the family, and who exactly made the decision to betray... Mr. Micah, do you remember our deal? Now is the time for my answer—"
"—I am willing to give up, no longer to take the stage at the Charmony Festival."
Guinaifen was stunned!
Not because she was surprised by Robin's decision in the game to stop performing.
But because,
the storyline here corresponded with reality!
In the live stream.
Some quick-thinking viewers immediately started posting comments!
...
"Chilling to think about!"
"Not long ago, Sunday announced that he and the Dreammaster are Pathstriders of Order..."
"It's not an external force, it's internal..."
"Old ginger is indeed spicier! Here Old Yang is almost guessing the truth!"
"If it weren't for Sunday suddenly exposing himself in reality, I really wouldn't have guessed that there are remnants of Order within the family."
"Why do you think Sunday suddenly exposed himself? Did he know he couldn't hide for much longer?"
"Very likely! If so, Robin is going to go against her brother..."
"Sibling rivalry, bloodshed... Wow! So March 7th predicted this all along!"