For the answer to this question, 'Hysilens' could only search within the confines of a dream.
The ocean of the mory Zone was a chaotic ss. This was the territory of Rembrance, where only mory itself could act with such wanton abandon.
Although the character card for the Aeon Fuli hadn't finished recharging yet, it wasn't a major issue. The system reward she'd received back then carried a trace of Fuli's essence.
When it ca to the domain of Rembrance, she lacked the raw scale of an Aeon, but her power was comparable in sheer quality.
Previously, she had struggled with her output, unable to perform a more detailed or thorough scan. But things were different now, bolstered by the empowernt of Elation. She wouldn't go so far as to say she was Fuli's equal, but she could at least manage ten or twenty percent of THEIR level.
It was precisely because of this that 'Hysilens' had the confidence to go fishing for Razalina's existence within this turbulent sea of mories.
As her consciousness sank into the mory Zone, she felt its vastness and disorder. For a mont, she didn't even know where to begin.
"...Now that I think about it, I could have brought Demiurge and Evernight along."
She could have shared so of Elation's power with them, letting them help search within the Asdana star system. With those two assisting, her workload would have been cut in half.
"But then again, where did those two run off to? I haven't heard a peep from them lately."
If 'Hysilens' didn't know how capable they were, she might have actually worried that sothing had happened to them. On the flip side, she was now a bit concerned they might be out there causing trouble.
After all, Evernight wasn't exactly known for being polite when she got her hands dirty, and Demiurge was still a young girl with very little world experience.
She truly feared that the day she finally got news of them, it would be accompanied by so massive catastrophe.
'Hysilens' shook her head with a smile and began to wildly expand her perception.
Soon, the mories of the entire Asdana system were enveloped within her senses. Once she moved past Asdana, the density of moria plumted.
The difference in the environnt was like stepping from heaven straight into hell. Having reached this limit, 'Hysilens' stopped expanding.
Instead, she took out that mask she rarely used and placed it over her face, releasing the power of Elation to buff herself.
The feedback was almost instantaneous. 'Hysilens' could feel her own power over Rembrance surging rapidly. The energy she had released across Asdana began to penetrate the entire mory Zone with frantic, exaggerated intensity.
Normally, when power spiked like this, it would cause a Pathstrider to lose control to so degree.
After all, this wasn't her own strength; it was a forced amplification through Elation. In fact, 'Hysilens' felt a flicker of that instability herself.
Fortunately, she was not only a flawless being but also an Aeon of Elation recognized by Aha. Though she didn't walk the Path of Rembrance, she had already experienced power at the Aeon level.
Combined with the stabilizing influence of Equilibrium, she quickly steadied the exaggerated surge after that initial mont of turbulence.
As her power delved deeper into the mory Zone, 'Hysilens' felt it.
Beneath the chaotic environnt, there were many subtle discrepancies.
These weren't variations caused by the environnt itself, but sothing more unique and orderly, hidden within the jumbled ss.
As 'Hysilens' pushed further, she slowly realized what was happening. These things were forming a massive, unstable network along the channels that connected the Sweet Dreams.
Under her probing, these unique, orderly "things" fed back fragnts of garbled information.
"...Hmm, why does this massive, strange network feel so bizarre to ?"
'Hysilens' had a faint suspicion in her heart. She didn't dare jump to conclusions, choosing instead to continue her cautious probing.
The power of Rembrance seeped into this special "chanism" that blanketed Penacony.
While it caused so temporary glitches in the Family's Dreampool functions, the deeper she went, the clearer the picture beca. Those jumbled bits of information were pieced together into a whole.
When her power reached a certain depth, 'Hysilens' finally understood the aning of those ssages.
It was a very simple greeting:
'I wish you a pleasant dream.'
Beyond that single sentence, there was nothing else.
'Hysilens'' first thought was: Razalina can still speak?
Her second thought was: How on earth did that woman pull this off back then, turning herself into... this?
From 'Hysilens'' perspective, it was as if Razalina had beco the very law of guidance itself.
Since this law covered the entire Asdana system, one could say Razalina had rged herself into the star system's sea of moria. This entire complex set of rules was her very existence.
'Hysilens' couldn't even say for sure if she still counted as a living being in the broad sense of the word. And considering the extre chaos of the moria ocean, the chances of her being "savable" weren't zero—but they weren't far from it. Still, a search was a search.
At the very least, she didn't have to dredge the entire ocean for a consciousness aimlessly anymore, though it wasn't much better.
'Hysilens' very carefully tried to touch that layer of rules with her power, attempting to analyze and learn from it. In the process, she did find traces of Razalina.
However, because her presence was practically everywhere, the process of locating her actual consciousness beca incredibly difficult.
It was possible that the fragile consciousness was hidden within so unremarkable mory shard. Because of that, 'Hysilens' couldn't just sweep through with her power; if she did, any existing consciousness would likely be snuffed out.
Unless she turned into the real Fuli right now, finding Razalina directly would be a monuntal task.
'Hysilens' did a rough calculation of the ti required and realized this project would take at least a hundred system days.
And then...
"Whew, no, this is taking too long. I really need to call in so help. I can't pour all my remaining ti into this during this roleplay cycle."
With her 'Hysilens' character card active, it was obviously easier to understand the Nihility Equation.
Coming out like this to ease her ntal stress was one thing, but dumping all her ti into this would be a waste.
So, 'Hysilens' chose to suspend the task for now, though she didn't plan to withdraw her power.
Instead, she condensed a mask that looked like it was made of colored glass. The smooth, mirrored surface reflected a seven-colored glow—a crystallization of the power of Rembrance.
'Hysilens' poured the powers of Rembrance and Elation into the mask, tethering the energy she had already spread out to it. This maintained her perception and control over the entire Asdana system.
After all, she had relied on the amplification of Elation to find these secrets hidden beneath the chaos. If she didn't leave behind a dium, Demiurge and Evernight would have nowhere to start when they arrived.
With that finished, 'Hysilens' withdrew her consciousness from the mory Zone. She then sent ssages to both Demiurge and Evernight, asking if they were free.
If she couldn't find them, she'd just have to co back after her character card duration expired.
She had no idea what those two were up to. While their accounts weren't exactly "out of service," they weren't replying either.
So, 'Hysilens' decided to wander around Penacony for a bit and visit so old friends. Since she had co out specifically to dispel the side effects of Nihility, she wasn't in a rush to head back.
She found a spot and recorded several song tutorials and scores for little Robin, saving them into Light Cones to have Gopher Wood deliver them.
It was a way to make sure her singing voice didn't go to waste. Of course, unlike the "inappropriate" songs from last ti, the ones she left for little Robin were perfectly fine in both lyrics and lody.
She left six songs in total, including Moon Halo, Rubia, and Da Capo.
It was a pity she didn't get to tease the kid in person, but that would have to wait until their next eting. Though the influence of Nihility was minuscule, it was better to eradicate it completely.
By the ti she finished recording the songs, the side effects had faded. She had originally thought about looking for Hysilens to tease the little Siren again, but since the side effects vanished earlier than expected, she decided to head back.
After confirming that continuing her research wouldn't affect her, 'Hysilens' said her goodbyes to the Express crew and Gopher Wood before leaving Penacony.
Yet, even by the ti she returned to the borders of Nihility, Demiurge and Evernight still hadn't replied.
She really wondered what those two were doing.
Returning to the border of Nihility, she stepped back to Acheron's side.
Acheron stared directly into 'Hysilens'' eyes, as if trying to find sothing hidden within them. After staring intently for quite a while, Acheron finally let her off the hook, though she sounded hesitant:
"Have you really... rested enough?"
'Hysilens' couldn't help but laugh. She reached out and gave Acheron's cheeks a firm squeeze.
"You've been staring for so long, and you're still not sure? If sothing was wrong, I wouldn't have co back."
Acheron didn't resist; she just smiled and nodded.
The two of them found a flat spot to sit down again. 'Hysilens' looked out at the calm, pitch-black sea and slowly began to settle back into her zone. As she did, she chatted with Acheron:
"Oh, right. I went to Penacony this ti. Guess what I found."
"What?"
"A Naless from the Astral Express who might actually still be savable. She's practically fused with Penacony's mory Zone. I thought she was a goner for sure; it's pretty wild."
'Hysilens' shared her experiences piece by piece with Acheron. Acheron listened quietly, the smile on her face filled with a sense of peace.
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