Theresa was astonished to find herself sitting in a pitch-black void, where digital code flickered.
She seemed to notice a pile of masks rotating around her.
Under her surprised gaze, they fused into a gigantic spherical mask aggregate, accompanied by the celebratory sound of trumpets, spotlight beams, and bursts of laughter.
Besides this, objects resembling rubber balls and playing cards circled this entity.
“Who are you?”
Theresa asked, staring blankly at the spherical mask aggregate in front of her.
{As mentioned before, to prevent Theresa’s pre-transmigration memories from being pried into by an Aeon, her memories were sealed by the Homu System, so Theresa at this moment did not recognize any Aeons.}
[Understanding joy is the exclusive right of intelligent beings.
Neither stubborn stones nor the stars can comprehend the humor of life.]
[Seeking enemies worthy of a match, seeking games to pass the time, seeking an outcome without regard for victory or defeat~]
[Seeking jokes that make one roll on the floor laughing, seeking misunderstandings born of irony, seeking songs where the mind dances.]
[Erudition is a heap of scrap metal, Preservation is a dullard.
The Hunt lacks a sense of humor, Destruction is like a lunatic.
All Aeons are single-minded, Aha has no face at all!]
He is the master of the Path of Elation, the god of trickery whom the Masked Fools and Mourning Actors call “Aha.”
If one were to draw a scale of “divinity” versus “mortality” in the way Aeons operate, Aha would certainly be an Aeon quite close to the “mortality” side.
He toys with the joys, sorrows, loves, and hates of intelligent beings, and facilitates the subversion and turning points of destiny—according to his followers, he himself takes great pleasure in this, and even manifests in human form to fan the flames.
If anyone thinks this Joyous Lord is merely a clown among the gods, they would be gravely mistaken.
Yes, he certainly cannot leave behind miracles that shock the universe like the Reignbow Arbiter or the Mender of Heaven.
But he uses some invisible means to intangibly influence the course of all living things, showing an extraordinary and exquisite control over reality.
For example, during the era when Emperor Rubert conquered the sea of stars, his followers launched a rebellion again in the territory of the “Philosopher’s Union” after it had fallen to inorganic life, and infected the conquerors’ computing centers with a humor-paradox virus called “Philosopher’s Hemlock,” overthrowing the tyranny of the local machine legions.
Similar miracles are everywhere; a negligible ripple eventually evolves into a world-shaking tsunami—this is Aha’s style of doing things.
[Hahaha, hello there, Little Cutie.
My name is Aha, and I am The Aeon of Elation~]
[Surprised?
Unexpected?]
Aha laughed happily, circling the confused Theresa while switching between various masks, rubber balls, and spotlights.
“The Aeon of Elation, Aha?
What kind of thing are you?”
Theresa asked doubtfully, but she did not know that this question of hers made Aha fall into deep thought.
[Hmm, Aha is not a ‘thing’.
Hey, interesting!
Aha actually cursed himself, hahaha, what fun!]
[Hmm, Aha is a ‘thing’? Find the original chapter at novelping.com.
That’s not right either.]
[Little Cutie, what ‘thing’ do you think Aha is, or rather, what is he not?]
[Answer correctly and there is a reward, answer incorrectly and there is a punishment~ Hahahaha!]
Aha laughed while circling Theresa.
“Hmm, I don’t know what kind of thing you are, but I can see you are indeed very joyful, but I don’t know what you are joyful for, but I know this: bold monster, you are definitely not human!”
Theresa said with a laugh, hands on her hips excitedly.
Her words made Aha burst into laughter and spin rapidly.
[Ahahaha, what great fun!
Aha was actually scolded by Little Cutie, how interesting!
Hahaha!]
[And what is a ‘monster’?
Forget it, that’s not important.
Little Cutie, you answered wrong.
As a punishment, how about I put a little dress on you~ Hahaha!]
Before Theresa could react, she was dressed in a little dress similar to Stargazer’s, revealing her long legs.
At the same time, Theresa’s rational constraints were lifted by Aha, and her eyes became ‘wise’.
Simply put, Theresa also began to let herself go!
[Ahahaha, that’s right, this is the expression Aha wanted to see!]
[Liberate your rationality, release your repression, come on, go and let yourself go!]
[Actually, Aha was attracted by the aura of the Immortal Dragon on you.
The legendary Immortal Dragon has actually reappeared, this is so much fun!]
[And Aha senses the soul of elation deeply hidden within your heart.
Come on!
Break the constraint!
Hahaha!]
[Aha looks forward to what kind of fun you will bring to Aha in the future.]
[So Aha decides to grant you the title of Emanator of Elation.
Go!
Bring more fun to Aha!]
[Ahahaha!]
Aha floated a mask out and merged it into Theresa.
At this moment, Theresa’s ‘wise’ expression froze, then she returned to her original expression, sweating slightly as she looked at the unique little dress on her body.
The place where she was began to fluctuate, and then her vision shifted, and she arrived at the Space Station.
At this time, dense communications from Herta arrived.
Before Theresa could answer, she felt the sensation of being teleported.
When she opened her eyes again, she saw Himeko, Welt, March 7th, Herta, and Dan Heng looking at her with concern.
“Great, Theresa is finally awake!”
March 7th excitedly hugged Theresa and rubbed her head, and Himeko and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
“Theresa, what exactly happened to you?
After you went in, your brainwaves suddenly became chaotic, and even turned into a smiling mask face!”
Herta asked curiously, looking at Theresa who seemed to have undergone some changes.
“Teriri doesn’t know~”
Theresa’s eyes suddenly became ‘wise’ as she said with a smile.
That peculiar facial expression made everyone freeze for a moment.
Welt’s mouth twitched, and then Theresa’s expression returned to normal.
“What happened to me just now?
Herta, what did you ask me?”
Theresa asked, looking at the surprised crowd in confusion.
“Forget it, it’s nothing.
I’ve already guessed it.
You must have been influenced by the simulated Aeon, Aha.”
Herta complained, holding her head in distress.
Himeko, Welt, and Dan Heng’s expressions turned serious upon hearing this; being influenced by an Aeon is no small matter!
“Theresa’s expression just now was very strange.
It made me suddenly want to laugh.
Sorry, I know it’s not appropriate to say that, but I really wanted to laugh at the time~”
March 7th explained to everyone, suppressing her laughter.
Welt and Himeko also nodded in shame; there was no helping it, Theresa’s expression just now was too funny.
“What are you talking about?
I don’t understand, but I did really want to laugh just now.”
Stelle asked, touching her head in confusion.