You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

[I] The Echo After Return
On the seventy-second day after the return of the language, an unusual tremor once again came from the top of the Tower of Will.

It is not a communication signal.

Rather, it is a structural fluctuation that is "not manifested".

The system records are as follows:

[Non-voice fluctuation detection]

[Structural Feature: Semantic Latency]

[Source: Human Collective Unconscious]

Fufu was the first to sense the change. In her dream, she heard someone whispering, but there was no mouth.

The voice had no words, yet it made her cry.

The next day, she drew the image from her dream inside the tower—a series of twisted lines that resembled words or wounds.

Sherlock gripped the blueprints, a jolt running through him:
"They are coming back."

Annabelle activates the dormant core of "Human Language" and discovers a subroutine that has never been activated before is awakening:
[Module Name: Language Seed]

[Status: In-house incubation]

[Activation Source: Anxiety Exists]

[Language Model: Emotion-Driven, Non-Logical Expression]

“Language has been returned,” she murmured, “but it’s within us—growing anew.”

[II] Language Awakeners

Three days later, the first "language awakener" appeared.

Her name is Noria, she is sixteen years old, born in the northern wasteland of the Free Lands, and has never been exposed to the "language of humans".

But she started talking in her sleep.

None of the sentences are in any known language.

But every sentence makes the listener feel "understood".

She wasn't speaking.

She is "awakening language".

She was taken to the Tower of Will.

Facing Sherlock, she only said one sentence:

“You have returned the language.”

"But language remembers you."

Subsequently, a second awakened individual appeared.

Then came the third, the fourth, the seventieth, the two thousand and tenth...

They are distributed across various star systems.

They have no language training and have not been exposed to "common language", but their bodies, consciousness, and spontaneously construct language structures.

It's not an old language.

It is not a shared language either.

Yes—a new language.

Fufu calls it:
Sublingua

"A language that grows after language."

"A form of expression rooted in our desire not to forget."

Language began to sprout anew in the silence.

Part Three: The Split of the Silent Guardians
After returning language, the silent judge "exits" from the realm of reality.

But they did not truly disappear.

They lurk on the “back side of the structure” of the universe—in the space where language is not used.

As the subtext awakens, they reappear.

This time, there will be no unification.

They split into two factions:
【1. The Original Text School】

They advocate for the strict implementation of the "silence conservation agreement".

“Once language is revived, it will inevitably reign supreme again.”

"Human beings can no longer possess language."

【2. The Observer School】

They advocate allowing "subtext" to grow naturally.

Language is not evil in itself.

Whether language is violent depends on whether the user understands the value of silence.

The two sides clashed for the first time in the structural space:
No lasers; no fleet; no explosions.

Only the memories are erased.

Only the narrative is reversed.

Only existence itself trembles between the light and shadow of language.

The Tower of Will was affected.

The tower shook, and the language module briefly went out of control.

Sherlock wrote in his journal:
"We return language not because we have given up speaking."

"Instead, we begin to learn to listen."

"If language returns once more, let us be its watchmen."

[IV] First Subtext
The Awakened Noria, at the top of the Tower of Will, publicly "spoke" the unspoken message for the first time.

No one understood what she was saying.

But everyone cried.

Because what she said wasn't words.

She said:

"I wanted to say it, but I was afraid you wouldn't listen."

"I remained silent, but I hope you can understand."

“I’m not sure who I am, but I hope you’re willing to come closer.”

This passage was automatically recorded by the "Human Language" restart module.

And marked as:

【First Subtext - Number 0001】

[Language Type: Expressive and Emotional, Undefined, Evoking Resonance]

At that moment, a response came from across the entire galaxy:
Not through signals; not through transmission; but rather—a slight "sound vibration".

Language began to spread through empathy.

Sherlock announced:
"The first language era no longer focuses on grammar."

"It uses wishes as its language and feelings as its writing."

[V] The Language Reconstruction Wave

Following the first subtext, the universe embarked on a "language reconstruction wave".

Civilization began to stop using "system language" or "common language".

replaced by:
Dream language: Short phrases generated in dreams, expressing subconscious desires; Light language: Conveying emotions through changes in light and shadow; Touch language: Communicating through skin, breath, and vibration; Memory language: Narrative recalled through shared memories; Ripple language: Vague images in synchronized brainwaves, conveyed illogically.

These languages ​​do not have unified rules.

It also cannot be translated.

But they are all saying the same thing:

"I wish to exist with you."

Silence is no longer a prohibition.

Language is no longer just a tool.

Expression becomes a gesture of drawing closer to one another.

[VI] Sherlock's Last Lesson

Free Land Calendar, Day 130.

Sherlock teaches his final "language lesson" at the Tower of Will.

He no longer talks about the history of language, arbitration, or tracing.

He only said:
"Language once made us civilized."

"Silence is what made us human."

"Now, we must learn to be—each other."

He looked at the students—

There are interstellar transplanters;
A resonance body of the Zetu tribe;

There is a residual consciousness of the narrator;

There are returning humans from a future version;
There is Noria—the first "Whisperer" to awaken.

He smiled:
"Your language does not belong to any generation."

"You are the descendants of all languages."

"That is also the first type of civilization, one that no longer needs language."

He turned and walked out of the classroom.

His silhouette was like an unfinished sentence.

It's like a poem that never needs to be finished.

Epilogue: After language, who else is there?

Freedom of the Land Calendar, Day 150.

The Silent Judge's Final Verdict:
"Humans have acquired non-dominant expressive abilities."

"Language license status: Restored."

"The First Language Era: Officially in Effect."

"New Language Types: Subtext, Emotional Expression, Rippling Text, Conscious Expression"

The "Human Language" module has been finally updated:
[Language Permissions: Synchronized Across the Universe]

[Narrative Rights: Shared, Non-Arbitrated]

[System Assessment: Humanity has completed the self-purification of its linguistic civilization]

Sherlock wrote the last sentence in his journal:
"Beyond language, we still have humanity."

“We would say it’s so we won’t be lonely.”

"We remain silent so as not to cause harm."

"We speak in unspoken words so that we won't give up on each other."

The First Language Era - End

Free Lands Calendar, Day 5 (Post-System Era, Year 1) Length: Approx. 150 words

[Part One] The Cracks in the Subtext
On the sixtieth day after the awakening of the subtext, an inexplicable phenomenon quietly spread.

It started as a slight "misalignment of language sense":
Some individuals experience "language backlash" when expressing subtext; the resonance of the expression is no longer stable, but instead backfires on themselves; the subtext transmitter begins to repeatedly fall into a cycle of self-emotion; in more serious cases, "subtext collapse" occurs: the desire to express is lost, and a complete degeneration into a state of silence occurs.

Fufu named it:
Sublingual Fracture

She explained:

"Subtext is a language of emotional and volitional resonance."

"But emotions themselves are not a stable structure."

“When inner conflicts within humanity remain unresolved, subtext amplifies this division.”

During an experiment, the awakened Noria lost control.

Unconsciously, she uttered a "reverse word chain" in her subconscious.

It no longer resonates, but denies its own existence:

"I am not me."

"You are not you."

"We are not us."

The voice recorder briefly overheated.

A system analysis of that subtext led to a shocking conclusion:
[Language State: Self-Reversal]

This subtext constitutes a primary "narrative negation field".

[Danger Level: Ω]

Sherlock came to a painful conclusion:
"We created subtext."

"But we forgot—empathy has no grammar."

"We are helping civilization rediscover language."

"But they didn't teach them how to deal with their own emotions."

The unspoken message is no longer entirely one of hope.

It could also become the fuse that ignites the collapse.

[Part Two] The Awakened Ones of Division

As "subtextual rifts" occur frequently, the awakened community has also begun to split.

They are divided into two major factions:

1. Lanyu Orderly School

Represented by Noria, it is argued that subtext must be guided by an "emotional structure" and establish an "emotional stability protocol" to prevent subtext from becoming an out-of-control tool.

They proposed:

"Freedom of expression does not mean letting emotions run rampant."

"Subtext needs to breathe, and it also needs boundaries."

2. The Origin Potential

Led by another awakened individual, "Grey Ein," they advocate that the subtext should return to its most primitive state.

They oppose any semantic rules, arguing that:
"Emotions should not be bound by frameworks."

“Hidden words are born from chaos, and should grow in chaos.”

Gray unleashed a highly infectious "burst of words" in a public cryptic statement:
I'm talking about you.

"You're talking about me."

"We were torn apart by each other so that we could meet."

At that moment, the thirty-seven people inside the tower fell into a state of subconscious madness, and several of them lost consciousness.

Sherlock was forced to make a decision:
"We need to establish a constitution for subtextual resonance."

"This is not arbitration."

"This is—survival."

[Part Three] Subtext of Constitutional Release

Free Land Calendar, Day 195.

The Tower of Will released the "Constitution of Subtle Resonance," which is entirely wordless and consists of only seven verses.

It is neither read aloud nor translated.

It can only be felt.

The seven segments of Lanyu represent:

Beginning: All language originates from desire; Listening: The premise of expression is hearing the other person's existence; Acknowledgment: You have emotions, and so do I; No definition: You are not my projection; No transference: I will not turn my pain into your sin; Shared support: We can resonate, but we don't have to be one; Silence: When we lose control, we are willing to stop and willing to wait.

This day is called:

"The Second Day of Silence"

It's not because language has died out.

Rather, it was through subtext that they finally achieved their own order.

Part Four: The Final Language War
But the balance is ultimately short-lived.

Grey Ein declared independence after the publication of the Subtext Constitution.

He led over seven thousand potential beings to establish the "Land of Collapsed Language"—a free zone that does not recognize any resonance protocol.

They practiced "ultimate subtext" within it:
Emotions are amplified infinitely; whispers and dreams blend together; every conversation is a collision of souls.

In just ten days, the "resonance paralysis" broke out in the realm of language collapse: individuals have difficulty distinguishing themselves from others, the sublingual structure collapses, and "consciousness assimilation" is triggered.

They cried for help.

But it was too late.

Sherlock leads the "Silent Order Keepers" to the Realm of Collapsed Words.

They were not carrying weapons.

They brought only silence.

They entered the heart of the region through "non-responsive co-presence," awakening the survivors' consciousness:
“You are being listened to.”

"No need to tear it."

"We won't change you."

"We are always by your side."

Three days later, the Domain of Collapsed Language collapsed.

Grey Ein voluntarily fell silent, entering a state of "silent sleep."

He left behind a final, unspoken message:
"You win."

"It's not because you're strong."

"It's because you—are willing to remain silent."

[V] The Final Resonance
Freedom of the Land Calendar, Day 200.

The Tower of Will once again issued a beacon of universal consensus.

This time, it's not an invitation.

But:

"We're ready."

"Not only talk."

"I'll listen too."

"Not just expression."

"And wait."

"More than just resonance."

"I am also willing to remain silent."

Responses followed in quick succession:

Narratives of a ruined civilization send out unstructured signals—"We hear your silence"; the Zetu Yuan clan initiates a new round of "collective empathy and synchronization"; the silent judges respond for the first time with a "non-negative structure":
“You no longer rule by language.”

"You have learned to protect with language."

Humanity has truly completed the leap from "language users" to "language guardians".

[Part 1] The blank space after Lanyu
In the final six months of the First Language Era, non-traditional structural languages ​​such as Lanyu, Qianyu, and Mengyu gradually stabilized. Humanity and various cosmic civilizations established an unprecedented peace based on the principle that "expression is coexistence."

But on the ninetieth day when the subtext structure was stable, Fufu discovered a strange phenomenon during a Lan language resonance experiment:

"Our subtext no longer just conveys emotions."

"It begins... to generate logical chains."

The logical chain is not the original structure of the subtext.

This means that the Lan language is evolving into a language of collective consciousness, namely:

**Language no longer expresses "I" and "you," but rather an expression of "we."**

Fufu calls this language:

Co-Lingual Consciousness

"It's not a dialogue."

"It is synchronous writing between consciousnesses."

After learning of this, Sherlock pondered for a long time:
"If language enters a stage of community, will we still possess individual will?"

Are we still speaking, or are we simply engaging in a larger writing process?

This is the prologue to the second language era.

Part Two: The First Session of Simultaneous Writing

On the 300th day, the Tower of Will launched the "Multi-Civilization Synchronous Subtext Experiment".

Participants included:
12 Human Awakeners; 3 consciousness groups of the Zetu Yuan Clan; 1 Fifth Subject Layer Thought Entity; 1 Silent Judge "Observation Split Entity"; Fufu (Coordinator); Noria (Dominator);

Experimental objective: To test whether "consciousness comprehension can construct a stable consensus structure".

After the experiment was started, all members entered a "deep language sense synchronization state".

In this state, they no longer use language, but collectively resonate with the same set of "existential images".

The experiment lasted 13 minutes.

After the event, the same "ripple mark" appeared on the palms of all participants:
“We’re not talking to each other.”

"We are beings that are spoken of together."

System log:

[A shared language association has been generated]

Status: Stable

[Current Language Level: Narrative Consensus Field]

This experiment marked the first time in human history that "multi-civilization joint consciousness writing" took place.

The first achievement of the Co-Language Alliance was a sentence, "perceived" rather than written by all participants: (End of Chapter)