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In the end...in the end...did it actually hurt the senior?

They even... killed him?

In a place I didn't know, when I wasn't paying attention... I killed him with my own hands?

Even if it's just a thought, it's still... a senior... a senior who helped me...

How can someone like me... how can someone like me possibly gain the approval of my seniors and friends... how can they possibly like me...?

I can't forgive myself... This... This is terrible of me.

Upon learning the truth, Chloe's mind nearly collapsed, and then...

???~

The gentle melody, with its shimmering light like a stream and its joyful notes, flows quietly.

That's a senior's song, that's Xi Wang's song... no, that's not right... it's Miss Eden's song.

"Okay, don't worry, there's still a chance to salvage the situation."

Eden spoke softly.

"He only needs my help a little..."

He glanced at the sheet music in his hand, the song he had left behind, then released it, letting it be carried away by the flowing light. Eden, on the other hand, gripped the crystal-clear core tightly in his hand.

"In fact, I should... thank you a little, Chloe."

"Thank you for giving me the opportunity to perform on stage."

"I've been waiting for so long, so very long..."

With his eyelids slightly lowered, Eden smiled, a smile full of anticipation.

"Now...we can finally...be together again."

She looked up at the magnificent and dazzling blue star... and gazed at the [song] flowing upon it.

That's where Xiwang is.

"Don't worry... I'll come to you."

She whispered softly.

Memories resurfaced, longing deepened with time, and memories became clearer with the passage of time. All the beauty of the past, and the affection and love that still remain to this day, are stored in her heart, slowly fermenting and turning into a mellow wine that intoxicates and fascinates her.

She closed her eyes, and together with her former lover, immersed all her emotions in the song, just like they once were.

"The exit is shrouded in mist and soaked with dust?"

"A gentle breeze brushed past my tightly closed eyes~?"

Together with that familiar accompaniment and harmony, she offered this era a blessing that belonged to them, to the "twin stars" of the previous era.

"senior!"

Chloe saw it: the shimmering core in Eden's hands.

Everyone saw it, appearing beside Eden, that blurry, faint figure outlined by golden light... a familiar one.

Xi Wang... He is here, he is still here.

At this moment, however, he seemed oblivious to everyone else.

His gaze remained fixed on Eden, and... only on Eden.

He was merely accompanying Eden, merely providing harmony for Eden.

That's all...

"do not go."

Alicia pursed her lips... She realized what had been left behind. What was presented to everyone was merely a wisp of Xiwang's consciousness, something Xiwang left for Eden, not for anyone else.

So... Alicia stopped Chloe and the others, telling everyone... not to disturb them.

And now, we can't disturb them, because Eden... is using the [Core] of Dawn to repair the [Song].

This is a power that only Eden can wield, a power that only she can use.

After all, they are the most dazzling "twin stars"!

"Afraid of the world ending, the future has lost its shape?"

"But the path of courage will not be buried by time~?"

No one disturbs them, and no one will disturb them; this is the brilliance of the [pre-era], and also a blessing offered to the [present era].

Shining here are them, the "twin stars" who illuminate and depend on each other.

The flowing light transformed into a bridge, connecting her with that blue star... no, connecting her with him.

Its form became increasingly faint, but the surrounding melody grew more and more soaring, and the flowing radiance became increasingly dazzling. In the end, what was presented to everyone was a giant whale swimming in the sea of stars.

That's what Eden looked like after its "artificial collapse," the look that Xiwang once praised.

"Through the galaxies and the universe, we have never let go."

"Flying towards an even brighter future~?"

The giant whale swung its tail fin, gently swimming to the sound of flowing songs.

"The color of the future~?"

"Will we be filled?"

Finally... it fell gently, like a whale falling from the sea, quietly landing on that magnificent blue planet, dissolving into the [song] flowing across the planet's surface.

They disappeared along with Eden's figure.

Only the crystal-clear, diamond-like core remained in place.

"……what."

Alicia wanted to step forward and grasp the floating [Core] in her hand, but another pink figure arrived faster than her. The [Core] seemed to sense who it was and landed in her palm.

"cherry……"

Alicia silently withdrew her hand and softly uttered the name of the person who had come.

"Ah."

Sakura nodded slightly, looked at the [Core] that belonged to him in his hand, then looked at Alicia and the others with complicated expressions, and finally... didn't say anything, but just left on his own.

She didn't want to get involved in anything anymore; she just wanted to live well with Ling... This was what she hoped for, and what Xi Wang also hoped for.

She came here only to bring back Xiwang's things.

That's all...

"........."

Silence fell over the scene.

After Chloe realized all of this, and realized that she had even forced her senior's favorite Miss Eden to "sacrifice herself," her consciousness completely collapsed.

She wanted to cry, but as a doll, she couldn't even shed tears; she could only collapse to the ground, motionless.

"Alright, [Song] is back to normal. It seems only Eden can use his power... As expected of the 'Twin Stars'?"

Vervi's calm voice echoed.

"Next, all we need to do is ensure that Chloe's power doesn't continue... Hmm?"

"What's wrong, Velvet?"

"This reaction...it's Skadi, but how come she's...so big?"

"……what are you saying?"

"Ah... I think I understand what she's talking about now."

Everyone looked up at Earth.

On that blue planet, a gigantic creature is slowly emerging from the ocean.

A huge and long body, numerous "eyes," accompanied by tiny red and blue "swimming fish."

On that massive, deep blue body, that faint touch of bright red was utterly jarring.