Chapter 119 Chapter 119: The Future He Foresaw
Chapter 119: The Future He Foresaw
帕朵 had only run out for a few seconds when 星 quickly followed behind her, slipping out the door. However... her expression upon seeing that Stellaron Hunter was completely different from 帕朵's.
"How... is it you?"
That gaze, so complex and profound—if one didn't know better, they'd think she was looking at some interstellar fugitive; if one didn't know the context, they might even think she was looking at an ex-girlfriend she still had lingering feelings for!
So naturally, as a temporary good friend, 帕朵 simply couldn't accept—couldn't accept at all—the scene unfolding before her eyes—
"No way, you... you two actually know each other?!"
帕朵 looked at 星, then at 卡芙卡, her eyes darting back and forth between the two, yet unable to settle on a conclusion to give herself even a sliver of comfort.
Weren't we all supposed to be undercover and slacking off together? How did you quietly go and get on good terms with the big villain or something?
"To be honest, I don't know... I don't have memories from before, but 三月七 said the last person they met before finding me was her..."
As she spoke these words, 星's gaze was inevitably somewhat complex. After all, she truly didn't understand what the relationship between herself and the other party actually was.
It's said that even if your brain completely loses its memories, when you see people who were once extremely familiar to you, you'll still subconsciously feel emotions like familiarity... But what if that obsession isn't on the good side? Deep-seated hatred is also a possibility, right?
If someone you originally deeply hated pretended to be exceptionally close to you after you lost your memory... just thinking about that kind of thing is terrifying.
But 星 felt that her relationship with the other party absolutely couldn't be like that. She had this intuition.
"Hi, 星."
After finally seeing the person she wanted to meet, this 卡芙卡 seemed to lose her previously talkative demeanor for a moment, but then proceeded to explain to the other party: "On the train, I didn't speak to you because I knew then that here, you and I would have a chance to talk face-to-face. So I thought, why not save everything for now? You seem to have many things you want to ask me."
"Fortunately, the situation 艾利欧 foresaw wasn't just now... otherwise, if you had seen me in that disheveled state, I really would have felt somewhat uncomfortable."
Since 星 had previously participated in the operation to capture 卡芙卡, she should know about her being bound on the Divination Commission's matrix for deductions... Only after successfully dispelling the Xianzhou's hostility towards the Stellaron Hunters could she come here to find her.
"So, what exactly is your purpose in coming to the Xianzhou?"
Even though she very much wanted to ask about her true origins and why she lost her memory and such questions, 星 actually didn't expect the other party to tell her so easily. It was better to try asking questions more helpful to everyone.
Upon hearing 星's inquiry, 卡芙卡 suddenly revealed an expression of relief: "...艾利欧 said he foresaw three questions. If I heard one of them, I would tell you the purpose of this trip. Since you asked one of those three questions, it means everything is going smoothly. Are you ready to hear my answer?"
"The Stellaron chaos on the Xianzhou is not directly related to us. But if you stand from 艾利欧's perspective, then you can't say the Stellaron Hunters are entirely innocent either. We foresaw all of this long ago, but we remained inactive until the opportune moment to intervene."
If a person sees a criminal with a weapon preparing to commit a harmful act but does not inform the victim, is that considered a fault?
"But there's no need to worry. That Diviner Fu, with the help of the matrix, already knows we are not the masterminds behind everything... Bringing the Stellaron to the Xianzhou and activating it was done by others. This involves both internal strife and external threats. Traitors within the Luofu and external enemies want to overthrow the Xianzhou... I imagine that Luofu's general should already understand all this by now."
"However, 艾利欧 also foresaw that the Divination Commission would use the matrix on me. So, to prevent accidents, what they know is only what the Xianzhou Alliance should know......"
"But do you know, if 刃 and I are not the masterminds behind all this, then what exactly is our purpose in coming to the Xianzhou?"
"—It's for you."
话虽如此，可 卡芙卡 looked at 星 with eyes clearly containing other emotions, even tilting her head slightly.
言外之意大概是......是为了你？
"Does it sound absurd? No wonder that Diviner Fu was unwilling to believe it either. But the answer is just that interesting: The Stellaron Hunters appear here, 刃 and I get captured—all to bring you, the Astral Express, to the Xianzhou."
"And not only must the Astral Express come to the Luofu, it must accomplish great deeds on the Luofu: In the future 艾利欧 chose, the power of 『The Hunt』 is indispensable. For this, you must establish ties with the Alliance......"
"So I had to lure you here. I needed you to directly engage with the Luofu General, help them resolve the Stellaron chaos, so that the Alliance owes you a favor. This way, in the future future, at the most critical moment, the Xianzhou will lend you a helping hand."
讲到此处之后，卡芙卡's words paused slightly. She suddenly turned her gaze towards 凯文, who had been silently crossing his arms while analyzing all this information, and said: "If there's any unexpected element, it's probably this Mr. 凯文, right?"
"艾利欧 encountered such a huge variable for the first time. He had never seen him in his foreseen futures before... Even though such things often happen after key time nodes are altered somewhere, such a massive change is a first."
"He even sent 银狼 to prison as well... Fortunately, it wasn't written in 艾利欧's script; it's inconsequential. If any more major changes occur, our long-standing efforts might come to nothing......"
这番话语也使得 星 couldn't help but look at 凯文. So according to the Stellaron Hunters' logic, Mr. 凯文 is completely outside of fate?
"In fact, about the future, I can only tell you one thing: In both the best and worst of those futures, you will eventually face 『The Destruction』's Nanook. At that time, you will need all the help you can get because it will be a brutal battle completely beyond mortal realms."
"That is a level unreachable by you, me, or the Astral Express. In most futures, fate ends at that moment. Only by following 艾利欧's 『script』 can we strive for a final sliver of hope."
"Especially... this Mr. 凯文. This time he will become the most crucial person......"
突然而然的所谓命运与安排顿时便让 凯文 furrowed his brow. But before he could speak, 卡芙卡 revealed even more critical information to 星—
"You know, 星... even 『Aeons』 can be killed."
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