Although the apocalyptic scenery had some impact on the lives of Okhema's people, and would even gradually give rise to terrifying incidents, there were no major problems in the short term.
The people living in Okhema continued their lives as usual, going to work when they should and resting when they should. Compared to before, there was no other difference except that the sky had become gloomy and crimson.
Under the influence of this atmosphere, the "corporate slave" vibe within Okhema became more severe, and jokes like "Even the Dawn Device has time to rest, but corporate slaves have to work every day. Even if the sky falls, you still have to work" began to emerge.
Although the daily work of most people was not much different from before, there were still a few places that had become busier than usual.
The Twilight Courtyard in Okhema was one of them.
Although the extinguishing of the Dawn Device did not have a major impact on the daily lives of Okhema's people, there were definitely some minor effects.
The damage caused to the spirit then manifested as physical harm. For this reason, the number of patients that the Twilight Courtyard needed to receive was much higher than usual.
Fortunately, having already experienced a peak in patients, the sudden surge in numbers did not throw the physicians of the Twilight Courtyard into chaos. After a simple plan was laid out, they began the spiritual guidance and treatment of Okhema's people in an orderly manner.
However, under this atmosphere, the physicians within the Twilight Courtyard were also more or less affected.
Fortunately, with the sunny and cheerful Hyacine here, as well as Lumina's help, no problems arose among the physicians of the Twilight Courtyard.
Twilight Courtyard, morning work completed, break time.
In the cafeteria, Lumina, Herta, and Hyacine sat together, eating the meal that Hyacine was treating them to.
"Hyie, don't be nervous. You defeated Aquila and Seliose, which means you are the destined [The Sky] Demigod."
"The Coreflame Return Ceremony will definitely be a success."
Although she helped Hyacine complete her tasks at the Twilight Courtyard, Lumina had not forgotten the purpose of her trip to Hyacine's side.
Comfort Hyacine, and make her affection for her reach a new level!
Make her even more unable to leave her!
To make her affection reach a level where she would cry and whimper if Lumina ever left her!
Hmm... that might be a little too much.
Alright, not a little, it's a lot too much. Lumina should restrain herself a bit.
After all, she couldn't stay by Hyacine's side every single moment; there would always come a day when she had to leave.
If Lumina really raised her affection to that level, she would be burdened with a fair amount of guilt.
That being said, if Hyacine's affection for her truly reached such a height, Lumina would never be able to abandon her here.
Lumina would definitely take her along... if she were willing.
At that level of affection, there probably wouldn't even be a "unwilling" option, right?
If she refused the invitation because she didn't want to leave her homeland, then Lumina would truly be heavily burdened with sin.
Not much time had passed. Gently shaking her head to snap back to reality, Lumina took small bites of the food on her tray while waiting for Hyacine's reply.
No matter what, Lumina did not want to be that person burdened with sin!
Especially when that sin would come from a beautiful girl!
Lumina would absolutely never allow such a thing to happen.
"Heh." If Herta had heard Lumina's words, she would have definitely responded with a cold sneer.
Lumina, your sins against beautiful girls are enough to crush an Emanator to death, yet you're still worried about this little bit?
It seems this one is not only a scumbag, but also completely unaware of her own scumbagginess.
If she were posted online, a mob of righteous crusaders would tie her up and burn her alive.
If she weren't so good-looking...
Compared to seeing a scumbag burned alive, the internet is more fond of the sentiment that "beauty is justice."
Not to mention that Lumina not only possesses beauty, but also strength, status, and an endless swarm of "fanatical fans" who would forgive her for anything and follow her lead.
Furthermore, Lumina's words wouldn't be a bad thing at all for these "fanatical fans."
One could even say that the more of a scumbag Lumina becomes, the happier and more excited those "fanatical fans" would be.
Because there is only one Lumina, while the number of "fanatical fans" who adore her is unknown across the entire galaxy.
The more of a scumbag Lumina became, the greater the chance they would be favored by her... though that chance was still very small.
But at least there was a chance, wasn't there?
As long as Lumina wasn't the "monogamous" type, their chances would definitely increase!
Even so, it might not necessarily be their turn, but just thinking about it brought immense happiness and pleasure.
This was Lumina's popularity in the Galaxy, this was Lumina's status in the Galaxy. Even if she did something purely evil, there would still be people who liked her.
Even... even some people would stand by her side, fighting against the entire Galaxy with her, turning the purely evil thing Lumina did into a good deed.
Hmm... It's a bit crazy, but if it happened to Lumina, it seemed somewhat justifiable.
Lumina's "fanatical fans" were the most powerful group in the entire Galaxy. Even if the Antimatter Legion were to clash head-on with Lumina's "fanatical fans," they would probably have to retreat.
Because they were truly, truly formidable...
Just how formidable they were, it could only be said that among Lumina's "fanatical fans," there was no shortage of the top tier of people in the entire galaxy.
For example... Herta.
And those whose status and position were on par with or slightly inferior to Herta's were definitely not few.
Under such circumstances, if they were to unite because of Lumina's call alone, wouldn't that make even the Antimatter Legion wary?
It could only be said that this was very normal.
"Lumie, I was indeed worried about this problem, but now I feel much better." Hyacine sat at her place at the dining table, and as she looked at her Lumie's clean and healing face, the negative emotions in Hyacine's heart immediately calmed down.
"Now I'm just... worried about other problems." Halfway through this sentence, Hyacine paused slightly, her gaze sweeping over the other staff members in the cafeteria.
"Are you worried about their physical and mental condition?" The emotions between Hyacine's eyebrows were not hidden much, and Lumina saw it right away.
For a moment, Lumina regretted why she hadn't told Hyacine about this matter on the way.
This way, she could have reached out with her little hand to gently rub and comfort Hyacine's little cupcake of a head right after saying those words.
Now, since she was sitting at the dining table, and specifically opposite Hyacine, Lumina couldn't even reach her head by stretching her arm straight and long.
Although she could have simply stood up, gone to Hyacine's side, and patted her head to comfort her, doing such a thing suddenly while eating would be a bit strange, wouldn't it?
If the food had just been served but not yet touched, that would have been fine.
But by the time the food was served, Lumina had already taken a few bites. Under these circumstances, she definitely couldn't do that.
It would cause a tiny bit of damage to Lumina's pure and holy, immaculate image.
Herta: "Do you really even have such an image that only exists in words?"
In Herta's mind, what holy, what pure, what immaculate... Well, immaculate was fine, after all, Lumina was truly very beautiful.
As for the others, they were completely nonexistent, just like that salted fish image at home.
If the Lumina on the internet was a holy angel, then the real-life Lumina was a fallen angel...
Though she was still an angel, though.
"Mhm, just as Lady Aglaea said, no major problems will appear in the short term. But as time passes, all the issues will become very obvious, and eventually, they will all erupt one after another."
Hyacine nodded obediently and adorably, sharing her own opinion as she spoke: "And among them, everyone in the Twilight Courtyard will definitely be the first to erupt."
When the common folk outside the Twilight Courtyard encounter problems, they can come to the Twilight Courtyard for a solution.
But what if the people within the Twilight Courtyard encounter problems?
It's not that those in the Twilight Courtyard can't solve their problems within the Courtyard. It's because as physicians, everyone puts on their best, most cheerful front to welcome every patient, while also being considerate of those around them.
Their days are already so hectic, so they cannot let their own negative emotions affect everyone else, eventually bottling it all up inside.
Bottling it up and up again, their bodies will naturally become broken by it.
Fortunately, most people cannot bottle it all up, and will let these emotions show on their faces more or less.
But a small number of people were completely different.
They would endure, enduring until they absolutely couldn't anymore... this was absolutely not okay.
But Hyacine and everyone else were so exhausted from their daily work that they simply had no energy to observe their condition.
Lady Aglaea could use the Golden Threads to constantly monitor their state, but due to the Black Tide Monsters continuously pouring in from outside the city gates, Aglaea couldn't afford to be distracted and thus couldn't do such a thing.
If they waited until these people erupted, the emotions of those around them might also be affected to some extent, and eventually...
Hyacine didn't even dare to imagine what would happen then.
In any case, this was not a pleasant thing.
At least for the current Hyacine, she simply couldn't think of any good solution.
After all, everyone in the Twilight Courtyard would only become busier and busier as time went on.
When that time came, they would be even more overwhelmed, and negative emotions would arise even faster.
Such a thing was simply unavoidable.
The only solution Hyacine could think of was to complete the Era Nova, to undo that apocalyptic scene and restore it to its original form.
Only then would everyone's lives truly return to normal.
"Don't worry, I will help everyone." Although Hyacine didn't say it explicitly, Lumina obviously knew what she was worried about and gently reassured her.
Although the so-called Era Nova was a fake, the Flame Reavers had their own way of restarting the cycle, and everyone would return to normal at that time, so Lumina didn't need to help them and waste her time.
But since this was what Hyacine was worried about, Lumina was still very willing to help.
As the saying goes, Lumina would never give up on anything that could earn her the favor of a beautiful girl.
Unless... this way of gaining a beautiful girl's favor was to curry favor with another person, which would be no different from being an "incompetent husband." Lumina would absolutely never do that.
As for other matters, Lumina was more than happy to help.
"Lumie... thank you." Hearing these words, Hyacine's eyes shimmered, and a faint, crystalline light appeared, as if tears were about to fall.
Hyacine was moved, deeply moved.
Lumie... she really was a gentle person.
To become... friends with someone so gentle? Hyacine felt extremely happy, but at the same time, she also felt a little bit scared.
Lumie was so outstanding. If... if she didn't work harder to become stronger, if she didn't work harder to stand by her side, what if... what if she was abandoned by her later?
If she was truly abandoned by Lumie, Hyacine would absolutely never forgive herself, no matter what!
Yes, she wouldn't forgive herself, not that she wouldn't forgive Lumina.
In Hyacine's heart, if Lumina's attitude toward her changed, it definitely wouldn't be because Lumina had some problem, but because she herself had some problem.
Lumina was always right in everything she did. Since that was the case, the only person who could be wrong was herself.
How could someone as gentle as Lumina suddenly become indifferent to a person for no reason?
If it wasn't her own fault, whose fault could it be?
In any case, Lumina could absolutely never be wrong!
Hyacine thought this way in her heart, and she was extremely serious about it.
Herta: "Where did this fanatic fan come from?"
If Herta knew what Hyacine was thinking, she would probably roll her eyes all the way to the sky.
Herta seemed to have seen these words in that [Saintess Support Club].
Hmm... Words like that were actually on the gentler side in that so-called [Saintess Support Club].
Rather, one should say that these words were fairly normal when placed inside.
After all, just thinking about it would make one's heart race...
"Alright, alright, let's eat first. Otherwise, the food will get cold and won't taste good anymore," Lumina gestured with a smile before taking small bites of the food on her tray.
At Lumina's gesture, Hyacine nodded and said no more on this topic, silently eating her food in small bites.
"The taste is actually quite good," Lumina thought with a sigh as she ate.
It had to be said, was it really worthy of its name as the Emperor's Scepter?
The food in this Data World actually gave Lumina a very real touch and taste, as if she were in reality right now rather than in a virtual world.
Hmm... This could be considered normal, after all.
After all, so-called food was still energy in essence.
It would be normal for the Emperor's Scepter to use energy to simulate this food to a hundred percent reproduction.
If it couldn't do that, it would be worth feeling confused about.