Ironclad Group Chat: Red and Black Lists Engraved with Heroic Epics

"Hmph~~" Dahlia chuckled lightly, saying casually, "Of course it's... [destruction]."

For a moment, the black swan's eyes widened in bewilderment. After a brief moment of blankness, anger welled up inside it, a feeling of being mocked.

She's still lying!

Who doesn't know? Dahlia has long since defied destruction and even earned a kill list from the antimatter legion! Bringing up this old, trivial matter as if it never happened is a clear message: "I'm not telling you, so what are you going to do about it?"

"...Stop joking around, you abandoned this path a long time ago."

Dahlia's smile remained unchanged: "You're still as charming as ever."

[Star: Where did you get that from? Your evaluation criteria are weird. Although her not believing your nonsense is indeed a sign of intelligence...]

[Fireworks: Just trying to find a reason to compliment someone. Mind your own business when it comes to your female colleagues.]

Dahlia summoned a white candle burning with a ghostly blue flame, and from the flickering flame, an image seemed to dance.

"Well then, let me show you a story from the past—just this once, okay?"

"Aren't you very interested in the Eternal Flame Mansion?"

The flames evoked scenes from the past.

The once magnificent hall has collapsed and crumbled. The dome that once blocked out the scorching sun and turned it into a dark night is now in ruins, even the walls that support it are dilapidated.

Golden blood flowed down the high steps of the Grand Duke's throne. The powerful messenger had long since departed, and standing here was Dahlia, returning to her familiar surroundings.

Her enormous hat had vanished, along with her disguise as a lady.

The dahlia's face was flushed, reveling in this destruction. Her slender tail peeked out from the charred marks on her waist as she danced in her former habitat.

[Star: What kind of genius design is this outfit? Who came up with the brilliant idea of ​​burning a hole in the back sash with the fire of the tail and then letting it protrude? By the way, how does the fox spirit of the Immortal Boat extend its tail? It's so big!]

[March 7th: What weird thing are you focusing your attention on?]

[Tingyun: The fox-person's tail appears fluffy, but its actual joints are quite slender.]

[Dahlia: Hmph, isn't that interesting? Its shape instantly evokes the exhilarating feeling of flames branding delicate skin. The wonder of it is difficult for ordinary people to comprehend.]

[Star: ...Am I too normal? It's really hard to understand.]

[Aglaia: Overall, it's certainly original and complements her owner's temperament. But isn't it a bit too flirtatious?]

The Black Swan seemed to be deep in thought: "The memories in that music box were indeed erased by your own hands."

"That's right," Dahlia said. "I want to keep this moment as a memento—I want to remember how I felt at that moment."

"And... look more closely, it's just a memory—the Eternal Flame Mansion itself no longer exists."

"Those claw marks..." Black Swan carefully examined the broken walls and ruins, and was surprised to find that even in these dilapidated ruins, there was the handiwork of this old friend.

Hmm... why isn't she surprised at all?

She felt no sorrow for Grand Duke Netherfire; instead, she was astonished by something else: "Having long since betrayed that destiny, you can still wield the power of [Destruction]?"

"Isn't it the same right now?" Dahlia said with a smile. "I also betrayed the Memory Garden of Flowing Light, but I can still show you my memories."

"If I have time, I can also..." she said, still savoring the memory of our first meeting.

The black swan said wearily, "You should just savor it yourself. I just hope I can forget about it as soon as possible."

"But can't you tell me some things from the past that I don't know? You betrayed the Eternal Flame Mansion... is that really surprising?"

Dahlia, however, had a completely different view: "Destruction is a magnificent moment—as the 'daughter' of the Grand Duke of the Underworld, I naturally want to fulfill his last wishes, even if it's only a temporary status."

"And...who said I betrayed them back then? I came here to fulfill the last wish of Duke Netherfire."

"This was his order to me—[Let the midnight of Pinocchio wither and fade, leaving only the grave of memories.]"

[Scott: Do one job, love it, and then quit? What kind of crazy work habit is that? Do you really like stepping out of your comfort zone that much?]

[Qingque: I didn't realize she was so dedicated? So many employers have betrayed her, yet she doesn't slack off at all while working? What is this? A workaholic who's incredibly lazy but has absolutely no sense of belonging to the company... a model scab?]

What kind of personality is this? It's enough to make any working person laugh in anger!

[Star: Then, Dahlia, carrying the grand ambitions of the Grand Duke, was determined to turn the beautiful dream upside down... but ended up getting eliminated early, directly controlled by the Dream Master and thrown into the work of building up the orderly dream? A premature end before success, leaving the adoptive father in tears.]

[Fu Xuan: Don't ruin the culture of the Immortal Ship. And think about it another way: if she really thought, "At most, I'll just be a harmonizing messenger," and went to fight her way into the clutches of the God of the Sun... hmph, she'd probably be in real trouble. Every cloud has a silver lining.]

[Star: Hiss~ You know what, if this falls into the hands of the old Japanese, especially if she goes after the robin without the Dream Master's orders...]

[Fireworks: Why doesn't the Black Swan have this kind of good fortune that turns misfortune into blessing? Different people, different fates, tsk tsk, hehehe~~]

[March 7th: It's just a pity for Duke Minghuo, his most favored daughter... wait, why should I pity him?]

She extinguished the candles and crossed her arms. "In other words," she said, "everything related to [memory] in Pinocchio is something I should destroy. But this is the world of memory matter; without help, how could I possibly do it?"

"Cooperating with the [Dream Master] is like dealing with a tiger for its skin, but there is no better choice."

[March 7th: Huh? There's such a solution?]

[Qingque: However, the Dream Master is even more of a shrew. He probably didn't tell Dahlia at all that the beautiful dream of order is actually a Pro Max enhanced version of a memory-based world. In the end, he's still working for nothing.]

After saying that, Dahlia teased, "By the way, everything related to [memory], of course, includes you. Are you glad? Thanks to my fickleness, you were spared from death."

Black Swan was truly speechless at her desperate attempt to glorify herself.

Her eyes and expression conveyed a single sentence: Where did she get the nerve?

"I won't accept this favor; you were never capable of doing it. Filial piety doesn't seem like a quality you would have, so stop beating around the bush."

[Star: It's a bit tense. Oh~! How well these two ladies understand each other! They've exhausted all their words to praise each other to the extreme!]

[March 7th: What's so great about it?]