Little Gui's Livestream.
After parting ways with Black Swan.
Stelle returned to the Golden Hour.
She had already contacted the Astral Express Crew in the [Astral Express Family] group.
[My investigation is over.]
[Where should we et?]
[March 7th: Stelle!]
[Hiko: I'm glad you're safe.]
[March 7th: That woman didn't do anything bad, did she?]
[Hiko: About Miss Firefly... I'm sorry.]
[Hiko: The family has sealed off the scene. We're negotiating with the representatives, and it's almost over.]
[Hiko: Let's et near the Clockie Statue later.]
Guinaifen teleported directly to the Clockie Statue.
She looked around.
The mbers of the Astral Express Crew hadn't arrived yet.
Stelle muttered to herself, "So much has happened... I need to sort out my thoughts quickly and wait for everyone to arrive..."
Just then.
The screen went black.
A line of text appeared on the screen.
[So ti ago, deep within the mory Zone]
"Boom!"
Flas suddenly seed to burst out from the screen!
Many people hadn't even reacted yet!
"What the hell!"
"What's going on!?"
"This is... Acheron and Sam's battle!"
"Wow! I almost forgot about these two heavyweights!"
"They've been fighting for a whole major version."
Sam was seen uprooting a nearby signpost.
It seed like she was cleaning up the battlefield, preparing for the next fight.
A chanical voice rang out: "It's ti for you to draw that blade."
"...Ranger."
As she spoke.
She made a crouching motion.
Aside from the cross-shaped fla burning on her chest.
A surging blaze also ignited on her right hand!
It seed like she was about to strike at any mont!
Yet Acheron remained calm and indifferent.
Pointing her scabbard at Sam.
Suddenly, she asked: "Hunter, do you still dream?"
"Dreaming of those who died because of you?"
As she spoke.
A red light flashed from Acheron's tsuba.
She gripped the hilt.
Just as everyone thought they were about to witness a fierce battle between the two.
The screen went black again.
Another flashback!
[Several days ago, at the Eternal Fla Mansion]
The sa fiery background.
But in this scene.
Acheron's opponent had changed to... Duke Inferno!
Duke Inferno had already fallen from his throne.
And was now being pointed at by Acheron with her scabbard.
As soon as this scene appeared!
In the live stream.
Countless comnts flooded the screen!
Forming row after row of queues!
...
"Prison Duke!"
"Prison Duke!!!! Miss you."
"Your voice and face remain vivid."
"Case solved!"
"Precious footage from his lifeti."
"Duke: Kids, this isn't funny."
"It's finally here!"
"Alright, alright, the scene of the Duke Inferno tragedy is here!"
...
Now, wherever the Prison Duke appears, similar comnts are bound to erge.
This has almost beco a fixed pattern.
In the scene.
Duke Inferno's weathered voice ca through: "...It seems the outco was already decided."
"They are still alive, and so are you," Acheron said.
After a pause.
She added, "You still have a choice. Leave the music box behind and go."
"Choice?"
Duke Inferno seed to have heard a joke.
"The path of Destruction has no room for hesitation."
"The fire demons of Tophet... even if you offer your life to that Aeon, you won't gain His favor."
But Duke Inferno disagreed: "Wanderer, you walk the narrow path of The Hunt, so naturally, you cannot understand."
"We co from the fire, bathed in flas, spreading, burning, destroying, until the fuel is exhausted, leaving behind a pile of ashes."
"Burning is the life of a fire demon, the beginning and the end. We are born to die, only to embody one aspect of the universe's truth: all things are born for Destruction."
The Duke grew more emotional as he spoke.
It's just a pity that this scene remains unchanged.
Not as impressive as in the Eternal Fla Mansion's promotional video.
Otherwise, this mont would have been quite astonishing.
Acheron: "Your companions don't seem to think the sa way; they've bought you a chance to live."
"They are my children, like the forr , still unheated flas. They are young; I won't bla them."
"But my fire has grown hoarse, and ti is running out. Do you see the Planet of Festivities in the distance? I will bring hell there—so before that, I must surpass you."
In the live stream.
Viewers expressed their sentints!
...
"The Duke is so pitiful; even now, the information is so unequal."
"Thought she was from The Hunt?"
"The Prison Duke still has so backbone; he didn't surrender."
"Precious footage of the great father fighting for his children's place in the gacha pool (doge)."
"As a boss, Duke Inferno has already given his all; even on the verge of death, he's still thinking of causing trouble in Penacony..."
"Rest in peace, Prison Duke. Penacony has been destroyed three tis in just one day."
...
"Why?" Acheron asked.
"Because on the path they've opened, you've walked further than I..."
"...Emanator."
Acheron fell silent.
Duke Inferno continued, "You cannot hide your identity. Draw that blade. We will indeed remain here, destined to fight to the death, for I have chosen this path."
"Destruction is a glorious mont. If one seeks survival through cowardice... this life would be far too long."
Upon hearing these words, Little Gui's expression suddenly turned to one of realization.
"That's what Duke Inferno said in A Night of Ever-Fla: Scene 33!"
"It really ca true!"
"The Duke truly practices what he preaches!"
Facing Duke Inferno's choice, Acheron confird once more, "Even if the answer... might be your own destruction?"
"The answer is not important. What matters is its existence, just as you exist. Everything exists to be destroyed—even Emanators are no exception."
"Even in the void, dreams can be born (Penacony). The so-called impossible is rely that which has not yet arrived."
"Very well, I accept your challenge."
Acheron accepted Duke Inferno's challenge.
"You will witness the most brilliant and violent fire in this world. May this blaze illuminate your bottomless dream." Duke Inferno's presence was overwhelming.
"A bottomless dream... indeed, but you've misunderstood one thing."
"This blade remains sheathed, not out of pity or disdain. It is a secret I am unwilling to reveal, but in return..."
[As she spoke, her hand gently rested on the hilt of the blade.]
"I will be honest with you."
"The Hunt... is not the path I walk."
After Acheron finished speaking, a crisp sound of a blade being drawn echoed.
The scene plunged into darkness.
"May death end your long dream..."
"...and guide you back to the world of wakefulness."
Acheron's voice cald, yet it stirred wild imaginations in all who witnessed this mont!
...
"The Duke has backbone!"
"A true man."
"You're serious, Duke?"
"So the Duke sought death himself?"
"Laugh at the joke, not the man. The Duke is a real man."
"I declare: the Duke is no longer the universe's biggest clown. His spirit of facing death deserves so respect."
"When Acheron draws her blade, it's world-ending..."
"Just being able to make Acheron draw her blade is already sothing to be proud of."
"Could it be... that Sam is about to emulate Duke Inferno's act? Proving her path through death?"
"That scene from the PV is about to be recreated."
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