[(Honkai Impact: Astral Railroad) Welt Yang: A parable of the Masked Fools tells of how their worshipped god was born—when the Lord of Joy climbed the high branches of the Tree of Existence, He glimpsed the cold, abhorrent vacuum, the mechanical workings of the stars, and how the meaning of all things gave way to nothingness. He continued to look until He witnessed a baby being born, crying as if it had suffered endless injustice, and He couldn't help but burst into laughter. This clear laughter tore through the cold, lifeless universe, echoing through all realms to this day.]
[(Honkai Impact: Astral Railroad) Welt Yang: These fools who chase after pleasure firmly believe that the truth of the world is just a joke, and the ultimate meaning of all things lies in simple laughter. The universe is merciless, but joy can dispel pain, dilute sorrow, resist nothingness, and heal wounds. Laughter is the inherent right of intelligent races, the only answer.]
Chapter 6 A true entertainer doesn't even let his own entertainment go to waste.
[(Honkai Impact 3rd: Star Railway) Welt Yang: Perhaps the essence of joy should be to give dignity to life—it is said that Aha once climbed to the top of the Tree of Existence, looked at the cold and lonely universe and felt deeply disappointed, until he heard the cry of a baby and suddenly burst into laughter.]
Although Walter Young disliked Otto, he had to admit that Otto was strong. However, even someone like Otto needed to plan for 500 years to touch the Imaginary Tree and disappear after achieving his goal, while Aha could directly reach the top of the Imaginary Tree.
[Otto: Heh heh, the laws of the universe are magnificent and grand, but ultimately nothing more than cold, lifeless matter, while life, as fragile as a reed, can still stand against the injustice and ruthlessness of the world with laughter.]
[Otto: They will be swallowed up by narrow-minded concepts… Even the most powerful Star Gods are merely slaves to fate, but life shouldn't be like that. Even without persistent hunting, without the abundance of immortality, without steadfast protection, without wisdom, harmony, or even destruction, life should still be unique. No single destiny can dictate the direction of life. That's why Aha can mock all the Star Gods equally—I'm starting to like this guy a little.]
Otto knew that, according to the plan, he himself would also be required to come into contact with the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.
[Theresa: After hearing what Grandpa said, it feels like joy is the opposite of nothingness.]
[Zhongli: Rather, nihilism and most concepts are opposites.]
[Black Tower: Wait, wait, wait! What do you take Aha for? Pleasure isn't as good as you say. He'll do anything for fun.]
[Black Tower: When I think of Aha, I don't feel joy, only confusion.]
[The Black Tower: No star god is as troublesome as Ahab. He is oblivious, elusive, and capricious, manipulating the universe and mortals at will. In the account of poor old Elijah Salas, Ahab once transformed a Nobles worm into his messenger, granting it immense intelligence, simply to test whether he could send it into the genius club—the answer was no. For this pointless experiment, Joy surrendered all the power of its destiny to a worm whose brain was not even fully developed, and then departed. The worm, deprived of the star god's favor, died instantly, its death quite gruesome.]
[Barbara: This is too much...]
She didn't know how to describe Aha's behavior.
[Raiden Mei: He'll do anything for fun.]
[Black Tower: I don't know why Elijah Salas recorded it in such detail; perhaps he was shocked by that scene... If He merely enjoyed toying with humanity, that would be one thing, but the most terrifying thing about this monster, Aha, is that He doesn't even spare the star gods as long as there's fun to be had.]
[Jing Yuan: Indeed, according to the records of the Immortal Ship, Aha once wanted to play a trick on the Pioneer Star God and the nameless passenger on the train, so he transformed into a mortal and lurked on the train for more than a year. Finally, he seized the opportunity and blasted half of the train and a planet into dust.]
[Hu Tao: Wow, if I were the Pioneer God, I'd probably want to kill Him.]
[The Black Tower: Who can argue with that? He's really eager to see the universe on fire: this guy's bound to add fuel to the fire. Things took a sharp turn for the worse after the jubilant laughter echoed throughout the universe. How could three star gods intervene in the crusade against fertility in the same era? It's chilling to think about. Nobody knows what Aha did.]
[Ahaha: Hahahaha!]
[Paimon: Eek! How terrifying!]
[Honkai Impact 3rd: Star Railway] Himeko: Not only are they the Star Gods of Pleasure, but as fervent worshippers of Aha, the Masked Fools will stop at nothing to seek joy. They spare no expense in their pursuit of amusement, often turning everything upside down wherever they go. They laugh at the arrogance of heroes, the lust for power among kings, the entanglements of lovers, and the cunning schemes of the wise… All of this is to stir up the stagnant waters of life, to make them surge and change, and the Fools derive pleasure from this change. If someone can mock them, that is the pleasure they crave most.
[Kaiya: He even enjoys his own amusement; truly a pure-blooded entertainer.]
[The Black Tower: Ahab is the same, otherwise He wouldn't have bestowed His power upon the mourners, those who resolutely resist the path of pleasure and advocate using asceticism and penance to temper the temptations of joy.]
[Nasita: Joy is the opposite of sorrow; joy and sorrow are the patterns etched on both sides of the coin of the soul. Perhaps in the beauty of tragedy, the god of joy can also glimpse power. This is truly... dark humor.]
[Behind the God of Pleasure lies a gaping maw that devours heaven and earth.]
[Greedy Obolos]
[A thirsty drinker of all realms, an insatiable devourer, a thinking black hole. A dual existence, both a star god and an ancient beast.]
[In Obsidian's view, life is like flickering algae in a vast ocean of emptiness, destined to return to darkness along with the stars that gave birth to them—a darkness that resides within His mouth.]
Then, a star god flashed by at lightning speed.
"Listen to the baby's cries and laughter in the mirror (the end), the waves (wings fluttering) like a dream (perception), the scales crumble (the wheel turns), and we respectfully welcome the invisible heir (the retrograde)."
【Pure and Beautiful Idrisla】
[Amidst the ever-changing and enigmatic cosmic landscape, Idrila glimpsed the ultimate meaning of the world's existence: the pure goodness of the material world, reflected in the hearts of intelligent beings, becomes meaning—what people call [beauty].]
The Star Goddess [Pure Beauty] suddenly disappeared one day; her disappearance was as mysterious as her birth.
[Breeding Taizyuros]
Taizyuros, the last member of the order Coleoptera, also known as the "Insect King" or "Sand King," is the creator of global locust plagues.
As the last member of the Coleoptera that ruled the earth, a solitary yearning ignited His destiny. Taizyuros transformed into a self-replicating terror, an endless tide of proliferation. He—or rather—they roamed the realms until fate somehow halted His advance.
[Mystery and Mystery]
The idea that everything can be understood is utter nonsense. Life, with only a limited grasp of the laws of nature, begins to calculate the unsolved, unaware that the universe is inexhaustible and that truth is an illusion.
Myth holds that the thing-in-itself is inconceivable, and that the finite cannot imagine the infinite; thus, all things remain a mystery. To prevent the certainty of intellect from destroying possible variables, it sends down a fog of thought and a rain of senses, revealing to the world the indescribable mysteries through color, layering, riddles, and illusions.
Chapter 7: A Party of Abundance and Hunting?
【Balanced Interaction】
The causal chains that mortals readily grasp are merely rough summaries of the complex topology behind events—[mutual] forces, by integrating their own will into the fabric of the universe's operational logic, eternally maintain the balance and stability of all things in the world.
Those who are eager to find flaws in the system believe their wisdom surpasses that of the stars; little do they know that they themselves have already become mere strings of data under surveillance, unable to escape the intricate network woven by Him.
【Memories of the Past】
Thought is existence, and memory is evidence of existence.
[The purest form of memory in the world is more all-encompassing: it records everything, without prejudice or bias; it selflessly preserves every basic fact, every beautiful posture; it is a river formed by the confluence of endless life, a treasure trove built from ancient wisdom—and Fuli is the school of fish swimming upstream, and also the key to this treasure. He sits in meditation in the center of the Pure Land, quietly observing all things in the world tirelessly repeating the same mistakes.]
The Star God, who governs the destiny of [memory], records all that has been forgotten, preparing for the rebirth of the universe.
Before anyone could react, a train sped across the starry sky, disappearing into the distance accompanied by a golden shooting star.
[“Finally, measure the world with your body and remember all this in your heart.”]
【Exploring Akivili】
The compass of fate is marked with three directions: the unknown, the known, and the unknowable. One can endure the unknown, but must never succumb to the unknowable.
[Akivili left the isolated world of Phigana, constantly exploring the unknown boundaries of the universe, attempting to find the endpoint of the Tree of Existence. But his fate ended unexpectedly.]
"They say, this is the path you should take—Akivili (the Trailblazer), set off again (to connect the world), Akivili (the Trailblazer)!"
[“Countless shooting stars streak across the sky tonight. If you choose the right one...it will carry your wishes to thousands of worlds.”]
Finally, the narrator of the fable—the Black Swan, the one who remembers—closed the book.
[Paimon: Wow, so many! I can't even remember them all!]
[Ying: Paimon, you idiot.]
[Paimon: Don't call me stupid!]
[Xingqiu: Why did these last few Star Gods progress so quickly?]
[Zhong Li: After all, this is only "Fables about the Stars, Part One". Perhaps we will see "Fables about the Stars, Part Two" later.]
[Aha: Aha only appeared for a few seconds, Aha is so embarrassing, hahahahaha!]
[Kiana: Is that the last train that Himeko-sensei rode on in the Starry Sky Railway world? Perfect! I hope I can ride that train traveling through the stars someday.]
[Honkai Impact 3rd: Star Railway] Himeko: Heh, as long as someone is willing to embark on this extraordinary journey, the doors will generously open for them.
Although the pioneering star god Archivist has fallen, her follower, the Nameless One, has inherited Archivist's pioneering spirit. She has become a mage, and her pioneering journey will never cease.
[Kiana: I now know how to determine the beliefs of people in that universe!]
[Star: Explain in detail.]
[Kiana: It's simple. First, gather them together, then place a Bountiful Beast here—]
[Kiana: Those who run away carrying the abomination are followers of Abundance and Joy; those who chase after the abomination and beat it up are followers of the Hunting and Joy; those who attack both sides are followers of Destruction and Joy; those who are only focused on stacking armor are followers of Preservation and Joy; those who stand still are followers of Nothingness and Joy; those who stand by and watch are followers of Mysticism and Joy; those who try to mediate are followers of Balance and Joy; those who form factions in the middle are followers of Harmony and Joy; those who pontificate from the outside are followers of Wisdom and Joy; those who come to take pictures are followers of Memory and Joy; those who build roads and drive trains to watch are followers of Pioneer and Joy; and those who laugh heartily on the sidelines are followers of Joy.]
[March 7th: There are just too many pleasure-seeking believers!]
[Aha: Hahahaha, you're good at summarizing.]
[Estella: Truly a believer in pleasure everywhere.]
[Wendy: I think I understand now. These Star Gods are all incredibly skilled.]
[March 7th: Of all these star gods, it seems that the one who protects people shows the most kindness towards ordinary people.]
[Black Tower: The life level of the Star Gods is far superior to that of ordinary people. For them, good and evil are meaningless. Applying our narrow view of good and evil to beings like the Star Gods, whom we haven't even fully understood, is something no one with even a little reverence for the universe would do.]
[Black Tower: To be honest, Cripper doesn't care much about mortals; looking down on all living beings is more like the behavior of the One of Order.]
Shortly after, the screen lit up again, displaying the name of the next video to play—"The Dangerous Party of Plenty and Hunting?"
[Jingyuan:?]
[Fu Xuan:?]
[Mirror Flow: ?]
[Dan Heng:?]
[Fairy Boat Person: ?]
[Fengrao Min: ?]
All the hunters and followers of abundance couldn't help but ask a question mark.
The question mark they typed doesn't mean they have a problem; it means they think there's something wrong with the screen.
Not only the followers of the Hunt and the Abundance, but others also rubbed their eyes after seeing the eerie name in the next video.
But no matter how you look at it, these ten characters remain unchanged.
[Aha: Hahahahaha!]
Ahha was laughing hysterically. This screen was really funny; the second video had brought Him such great amusement.
[Jing Yuan: This is an insult to the Emperor's Bow Master!]
[Feng Raomin: Disgusting! Are you kidding me? I'm going to throw up!]
However, the newcomer benefits have ended, and the video that will be played on the screen will not change according to their will.
Amidst the complex emotions of the crowd, the video officially began to play.
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