"What's going on…"
"What's going on!?"
Guinaifen looked at this line of black and white text on the screen.
It was just a line of text.
But at this moment, it erupted with a silent terror!
Everyone failed?
No one survived?!
Black Swan, I advise you to reconsider your wording!
This sentence is too shocking!
Guinaifen didn't even dare to click further, didn't dare to continue the story!
"Did I choose the wrong option earlier?"
"Leading to the worst ending?"
Guinaifen looked at the live chat for help.
But the live chat was also in chaos at this moment!
All hell has broken loose!
...
"????!"
"Huh???"
"Holy crap…"
"What the hell is going on?"
"Yu Ling, I'm warning you to be kind!"
"There's a second round?"
"Am I going crazy, or is the world going crazy?!"
"Goodness…"
"Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!"
"What a cliffhanger!"
"Explosive!"
"What a story, I don't even feel like sleeping now!"
"No survivors? I'm completely baffled!"
...
At this moment.
The image of Black Swan appeared on the screen.
Just like in the PV about the fables of the starry sky.
Black Swan gently caressed her chin with one hand while holding a book in the other.
Her expression was serene and beautiful.
Around her were decorations of candles and stars.
She continued, "But don't worry, although the truth is shocking, it's not beyond redemption. There's still a glimmer of hope for everyone, and that's why I'm here."
"Next, I will use this empty Light Cone, which records all your memories, to retell everything that has happened. And when the story reaches its end, I believe someone as clever as you will surely discover…
"In the story you personally experienced, there is a fatal flaw—and that glimmer of hope lies hidden behind it."
"So, are you ready?"
...
"Wahhhh, I'm not smart at all, I'm really not!"
"Ahhhh, what's going on?"
"Could it be…? No way, right? It can't be!"
"Sister Swan is here to save the day."
"That's our Sister Swan for you!"
"Memory reshaping the world?!"
"Black Swan's storytelling session?"
"Hey kid, did you figure it out?"
"The fatal flaw: I refuse to believe Yu Ling's story could end like this!"
...
"So, are you ready?"
"Do you remember? When the clock's hands turned back to the beginning, the train initiated a warp, sending you into a Strange Dream. Though it was all confusing, the Galaxy Ranger Acheron showed you the way."
As Black Swan narrated.
The screen flashed back to the dream Stelle had on the train when they first arrived in the Asdana Star System.
Then came the encounter with the bellboy Misha.
Sparkle, disguised as Sampo, accidentally fell into A Child's Dream…
The memories unfolded one by one.
"Finally, the story reached its end. You defeated him, Trailblaze triumphed over Order, and Penacony welcomed a future of light and peace…"
"And so, the dreamlike, tumultuous journey through Penacony came to an end. By now, you must have noticed it, right?"
"That fatal flaw, which contradicts all known information, appears in this part of the story—"
Looking at the five options that appeared on the interface.
Guinaifen was completely stunned!
In just a few minutes.
Black Swan had gone over the entire experience in Penacony.
But even after reviewing it like this,
She still couldn't detect any issues!
"Guess I'll just have to pick one at random and try it!"
[First encounter with Misha at the hotel…]
[Attacked by Sparkle disguised as Sampo…]
[The two fake deaths of Firefly and Robin…]
[Acheron drawing her blade to reveal the power of Nihility…]
[Death is the disguise of slumber…]
However,
The players in the livestream had already caught onto the key issue!
...
"Holy crap!?"
"I think I've stumbled upon something huge!"
"Misha!!"
"Why did we meet Misha in reality!?"
"Normally, we hadn't entered the dream yet at The Reverie Hotel, so where did Misha come from?"
"Damn…"
"I thought it was weird before!"
"So, what does this mean? Were we already in the dream from the start!?"
"Probably… that's the only explanation."
"Oh my god…"
...
Guinaifen suddenly had an epiphany!
She immediately chose the first option.
Black Swan smiled gracefully: "Hehe, little Misha… or should I call him The Watchmaker now?"
"As a memory born from the Memory Bubble, he left the bubble because of his Trailblaze aspirations and even embarked on a grand adventure in Penacony…"
"But alas, this little Misha is ultimately just a special Memory Zone Meme. No matter how much the power of Trailblaze amplifies his abilities, there's one thing he can never do―"
"―A life born from the Memory Zone can never appear in reality. So, why did he meet you in the real-world Reverie Hotel?"
"The answer is simple: because he is the fatal flaw that contradicts all known information. And this also means that you, who firmly believe in this memory…"
"Are still trapped in the dreamscape at this very moment."
After hearing Black Swan's words,
Guinaifen's brain completely short-circuited!
She thought it was just an endgame easter egg.
But in just a few short minutes,
The amount of information was overwhelming!
It was nothing short of earth-shattering!
...
"Oh my god…"
"I'm at a loss for words, my friend."
"Mikhail is still going strong!"
"If little Misha hadn't escaped from the Memory Bubble, this flaw wouldn't exist…"
"Damn! This foreshadowing was laid out from the moment we arrived in Penacony?"
"This is giving me chills."
"We were in a dream from the start! Master, I've realized it now!"
"The moment the train approached Penacony, we were already dreaming!"
"."Memory is the Prelude to Dreams""
"Looking back now, the lyrics in "Sleepless Night" were all the answers!"
"The value of "Sleepless Night" keeps rising!"
"I'm stunned! Which layer of the dream are we even in? Or is it a dream within a dream?"
...
"Wake up, Stelle. Break free from this endless dream and return to the world of wakefulness―that's where we'll all find the answers (a glimmer of hope)."
After Black Swan finished speaking,
The scene shifted.
Parlor Car.
Stelle was visibly restless.
Pom-Pom's voice rang out: "Warp jump is about to begin!"
"5..."
"4…"
"3..."
"2..."
The chess pieces on the table began to tremble.
The familiar process of initiating a warp jump.
But I had no idea!
Which warp jump was this exactly!?
Inside the carriage.
Everything was engulfed in a blinding blue light!
It seemed... as if the world lines had converged in an instant!
"Boom!"
Red lightning streaked across the sky.
More fragments of memories flashed before my eyes!
When the scene finally stabilized,
Stelle woke up in her hotel room.
Everything,
was exactly the same as the first time she entered the Dreamscape.
Looking around the room,
Guinaifen felt her mouth parched with thirst!
"I'm completely lost..."
"Totally lost!"
"Help!!"
"So... what do we do now?"
Fortunately,
Black Swan's voice soon came through.
"This way, dear."
Stepping out of the door,
a figure seemed to have been waiting outside for a while.
"Another one."
"Great. Thank you so much, Miss Black Swan."
The woman speaking... was none other than Acheron!
At this moment, Acheron was as usual.
Her gaze was cold and sharp!
And seeing Acheron,
Guinaifen was immediately overjoyed!
...
"Ahhhh Miss Acheron!"
"Oh my! Seeing Acheron here is such a relief!"
"The two big carries of Penacony, really carrying from start to finish!"
"I feel so reassured now."
"Wuwuwu Acheron, I knew we couldn't possibly forget you, how could we leave without saying goodbye? Yes!"
"Right now, I just want to hug Acheron's leg and cry my eyes out!"
"What on earth is going on with this plot?"
"I'm already getting excited, the plot of Honkai: Star Rail never disappoints!"