Xu Zixuan raised an eyebrow at the screen.
His fingertips tapped out a line with brisk ease.
Xu Zixuan: Why won’t you give me a blessing?
Is it that you can’t do it?
Xu Zixuan was also a bit puzzled.
Logically speaking, wasn’t an Aeon’s blessing something THEY could bestow at will?
Aha: Aha doesn’t know either.
Maybe it’s because you’re not a person of this world.
Xu Zixuan sank into thought.
So the implication was that because he wasn’t originally from this world, Aha had no way of granting him a blessing?
But that didn’t make sense either.
All eighteen Paths lay open before him with such clarity, as if waiting for him to grace them with his favor.
He could absolutely use the energy of the Paths.
Could it be that it was because he had arrived from a higher-dimensional world?
Or perhaps, this had originally been an imaginary world, and because of his existence, it had been elevated into reality?
Was that why such a situation had arisen?
The corner of Xu Zixuan’s mouth curved into a pleasing arc.
Xu Zixuan: Say, is there a possibility that it’s because you, Aha, simply don’t have high enough clearance?
Aha: Huh?
Aha doesn’t have high enough clearance?
Xu Zixuan: Have you ever considered just giving me full clearance over the Path of Elation?
That would solve it.
Xu Zixuan: You only think about giving me a little energy to be an Emanator.
How can you be so selfish?!
After casually sending this message, Xu Zixuan deliberately added a sticker of Aha doing an “Aha Aha” run.
Yeah, an actual sticker.
A cartoon chibi figure wearing an Aha mask, cheerfully running while holding a little pinwheel in both hands.
Seeing this, Aha was predictably tickled pink.
Aha: Hahahahaha, this truly is far too entertaining.
Aha: Aha was wrong.
Aha should just give you all the energy of the Path and let you become the new Aeon of Elation!
Aha: Woke up from a nap and Aha dropped all the way down to Emanator~
Aha: Aha Aha run.jpg
Aha even enthusiastically mimicked the sticker’s pose and made a point of having Fuli take a commemorative photo.
In the world of Star Rail, while there were definitely people who had entertained the thought of making Aeon stickers, ultimately no one had ever dared to put it into practice.
This was the first time Aha had ever seen a sticker of HIMSELF.
THEY found it incredibly novel.
Fuli: Light Cone — “The Aha Aha Run”.jpg
Fuli crafted the scene of Aha mimicking the sticker into a Light Cone and sent the cover image to the group.
Xu Zixuan: Aha, you really know how to have fun.
Watching Aha bounce around so vivaciously, Xu Zixuan couldn’t help but laugh too.
Xu Zixuan: Fuli, you’re here too. New chapters come out on g.com first.
Didn’t you shatter?
He recalled the scene of Fuli shattering right beside him earlier.
Aha had even clamored about getting revenge, yet here THEY were, chatting away in the group like nothing had happened.
Fuli: I have always been here.
Wherever there are precious memories, there I will be.
Xu Zixuan: Huh?
Didn’t you speak all rushed and rapid, with no punctuation?
You’re totally OOC right now!
Fuli: …An Aeon can freely wield the energy within their Path, yet at the same time is firmly bound within that Path.
Fuli: After making contact with you, I am able to loosen the Path’s bindings somewhat.
Hearing this explanation, Xu Zixuan nodded thoughtfully.
So he really was quite special.
But what exactly had happened before?
Xu Zixuan also @-mentioned Nous.
Aha: Aha knows about this one.
Aha: The moment you arrived in this world, you were discovered by the Machine Head.
Then the Machine Head fenced you off so the other Aeons wouldn’t find you.
Aha: Too bad THEY were too slow.
Fuli discovered it and recorded that scene.
Aha: Then Fuli added another layer of protective film over you.
Aha: But Aha is still amazing.
The all-powerful Aha quickly discovered it too.
Aha: And then Aha also added another layer of protective film over you.
Aha: But just now, when those two Stellaron sprites had their audience with Nanook, Nanook still discovered you.
So THEY joined the group too.
Aha chatted away in the group with roaring laughter.
Fuli: Light Cone — “Nanook, I Come to Bring You Destruction!”.jpg
Aha: Truly far too entertaining!
Xu Zixuan rubbed his chin and pieced together Aha’s account.
To put it simply, he was indeed very special.
At least, to this world, he was certainly special.
Otherwise, why would Nous have needed to hide him away?
But Fuli following right after and joining the “hide the person” operation left him somewhat baffled.
As for Aha sticking THEIR hand in as well, that was absolutely, purely for the sake of finding entertainment!
Could it be that Fuli was also a hidden seeker of amusement?
Oh no, rather than a seeker of amusement, it was more like being a secret goofball.
After all, Fuli and Aha were practically a match made in heaven.
One manufactured entertainment, the other recorded entertainment.
Who could possibly outplay that combination?!
Xu Zixuan: Nanook isn’t angry?
Aha: Of course THEY are not angry!
You telling the Aeon of Destruction “I come to bring you destruction”—how is that any different from telling ME “I come to bring you elation”? This story is hosted at g.com.
Aha: What a good kid.
THEY were too busy stifling THEIR laughter to be angry.
Aha: Ah ha ha ha ha ha.
Aha: Do you have any more stickers?
Send more.
Xu Zixuan: Easy.
Group Elation Aha, popping into the group from time to time to see if there’s any entertainment.jpg
Group Erudition Nous, popping into the group from time to time to see if there’s any universal truth.jpg
Group Remembrance Fuli, popping into the group from time to time to see if there’s any precious memories.jpg
Group Destruction Nanook, popping into the group from time to time to see if there’s any creatures that only deserve destruction.jpg
Xu Zixuan glanced at the four Aeons currently in the group and promptly made the stickers and sent them out.
This set of stickers all featured a panda figure wearing the corresponding mask, with hands clasped behind its back, strolling around like a leader on an inspection tour.
Group Elation had the mask on.
Group Erudition used a cropped image of the Machine Head.
The same logic applied to Fuli and Nanook.
Aha: Hahahaha, this is truly far too entertaining.
Xu Zixuan: This is truly far too entertaining.jpg
He casually sent off another new Aha sticker: a masked panda figure clapping enthusiastically.
Aha: This is truly far too entertaining.jpg
Aha: Oh, right.
Since just a moment ago, someone has been trying to hack into your phone.
Aha: But a phone made by Aha, how could it possibly be hacked into so easily?
Aha: Aha has completely blocked out the other party’s information.
Need Aha to counter-hack?
Someone was trying to hack into his phone?
Xu Zixuan was also taken aback.
He hadn’t even met that many people since arriving in the world of Star Rail.
Did this hacker have so much free time?
Bored enough to hack his phone?
Mm?
Wait?
Could it be Silver Wolf?
Xu Zixuan followed the “internet cable” and quickly saw Silver Wolf, who was scratching her head in sheer frustration before a virtual screen.
“Wolfie, have you managed to contact the other party yet?”
Kafka asked softly from beside her.
“Hold on, hold on.”
“I’ll definitely get through!”
“The firewall on the other side’s phone is a bit tough.
It’ll take a bit of time.”
A fine sweat beaded at Silver Wolf’s temples, but the fire of refusal to admit defeat burned in her eyes.
I, the Uncrowned Ruler of Punklorde, can’t hack into a single phone?!