—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Holy crap!"
Stelle: " 999 dolls?!"
Stelle: "Is this number for real?"
Stelle: "How the heck are we supposed to find them all?"
Stelle: "We're doomed!"
March 7th: "Almost a thousand dolls, how is it possible to find them all in ten minutes?"
March 7th: "This is pure harassment!"
Silver Wolf: "Is it possible that while you guys were setting up the group chat to sync info, a whole minute already passed?"
Furina de Fontaine: "We're doomed, we're doomed!"
Furina de Fontaine: "PENACONY IS REALLY GOING TO GET BLOWN SKY-HIGH THIS TIME!!"
Lumine: "I knew I had a bad feeling about this."
Lumine: "I never would have thought Penacony's final calamity would still end up being caused by Miss Hanabi."
Boothill: "Son of a nice lady, the Fools really are a bunch of lunatics!"
Sampo Koski: "Whoa, whoa, brother, don't go stereotyping everyone now!"
Sampo Koski: "Old Sampo here isn't crazy at all!"
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『 " /March 7th: How many??? "
" /Himeko: Don't panic, we'll handle this together. "
" /Robin: Please don't spread the word just yet, everyone, to avoid causing unnecessary panic. "
" /Robin: I will arrange for the Family members to prepare for evacuation, and I must rely on all of you to clear the bombs. "
" /Robin: The Oak Family used to rely on the power of the Order to promise everyone that death would never occur in the dream. "
" /Robin: But now that we have lost the protection of the Order… the consequences could be catastrophic. "
" /Dan Heng: I agree. If anyone finds anything, please sync up in the group chat immediately. "
" /Argenti: The Beauty is duty-bound! "
" /Topaz: The IPC will help too, don't worry, everyone. "
" /Aventurine: Want to place a bet on who survives? "
" /Dr. Veritas Ratio: k "
⚠︎, Dr. Ratio has left the group chat
" /Boothill: Let's gooooooo! " 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Guinaifen: "Huh?"
Guinaifen: "So the immortality trait in the dream is actually gone now?"
Guinaifen: "Is it really that terrifying?"
Stelle: "No way…"
Stelle: "The so-called 'death cannot occur in the dream' was actually relying on the power of the Order all along?"
Stelle: "Does that mean the power of the Harmony can't guarantee immortality in the dream at all?"
Dan Heng: "Not just the power of the Order, perhaps there was also the power of the Stellaron before."
Qingque: "If that's the case, doesn't that mean we can't do anything dangerous in Penacony anymore?"
Qingque: "After all, one careless mistake and you're actually dead!"
Hu Tao: "Just like right now!"
Hu Tao: "If this bomb really goes off, it will undoubtedly turn into a bloodbath!"
Hu Tao: "Could it be that Miss Hanabi knew beforehand that people couldn't die here, so she deliberately guided everyone to defeat the Order's dream?"
Hu Tao: "All just to blow up a defenseless Penacony?!"
Paimon: "That's it!"
Paimon: "WHO KNEW MISS HANABI WAS SO SCHEMING!!"
Hanabi: "How can you call it scheming~"
Hanabi: "It's obviously because Hanabi-sama is incredibly clever!"
Sunday: "Hmph, a Fool is a Fool, a leopard cannot change its spots."
Hanabi: "Oh~ Chicken-Wing Boy, do you have an objection?"
Hanabi: "If you do, why don't you come out and hit me~"
Navia Caspar: "Disregarding others' lives just for your own amusement!"
Navia Caspar: "Miss Hanabi, do you really think this kind of behavior is okay?"
Hanabi: "What's wrong with it?"
Hanabi: "And don't go labeling me with such scary accusations!"
Hanabi: "Look, I didn't detonate the bombs directly~"
Hanabi: "I gave you time to stop it."
Hanabi: "Isn't that very fair?~"
Stelle: "Fair my foot!"
Stelle: "What is ten minutes enough for?"
Hanabi: "Little Gray Hair, this airship is only so big."
Hanabi: "With so many of you, surely you can collect them all."
Lumine: "Right, right!"
Lumine: "Stelle and the others have a lot of people on their side!"
Lumine: "They might just be able to defuse this crisis before the bombs explode!!"
March 7th: "Speaking of which, I have to complain about something!"
March 7th: "Aventurine, what did you mean by that message in the group?"
March 7th: "What do you mean, 'bet on who survives'?!"
Aventurine: "Haha, well…"
Aventurine: "Occupational hazard, my bad."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "That is exactly how a damned gambler behaves."
Aventurine: "Professor, don't just pick on me!"
Aventurine: "What did you mean by typing 'k' and immediately leaving the group?"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "I simply did not wish to have my judgment clouded by certain idiots in the chat."
Aventurine: "And who are these idiots you speak of?"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "What do you think?"
Aventurine: "Ahem… well, it's definitely not me!"
Yunli: "Pfft—!"
Yunli: "Hahaha, your bickering is so funny."
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『 [ Everything is arranged… let's start searching according to the map. ]
After putting her phone back in her pocket, Stelle opened the map Hanabi had given her.
[ Hanabi's Wonderful Treasure Map ]
[ Hanabi-sama has thoughtfully marked the locations of (five out of nine hundred and ninety-nine) Imaginary Neutron Bombs for you—she is too kind! ]
[ Where are the rest of them, you ask? Just take a few strolls around on this luxury airship~ ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "Thoughtfully marked the locations of five out of nine hundred and ninety-nine neutron bombs…"
March 7th: "She is too kind…"
March 7th: "Is this some kind of sick joke?"
Hanabi: "What's wrong with that?~"
Hanabi: "I even gave you a map!"
Hanabi: "Isn't that thoughtful enough, kind enough?~"
Hanabi: "You know, I don't want to see Penacony blown sky-high either…"
Hanabi: "Sob sob sob… after all, that would be so scary!"
Hanabi: "That's why the kind Hanabi-sama is helping you find the bombs~"
Furina de Fontaine: "…."
Furina de Fontaine: "If you're really so kind, why did you plant the bombs in the first place?"
Hanabi: "That's obviously… for the elation!~"
Hanabi: "Heehee, the next scene is definitely going to be full of fun!"
Hanabi: "Let's all enjoy it together!"
....
『 Stelle began to follow the markings on the map, searching for the locations of the bombs.
A moment later, Stelle found one.
It was a doll called "The Constable."
At this moment, upon seeing Stelle, it began to bob its head and speak.
[ Constable Doll: You've finally arrived, O great gray-haired little one! ]
[ Constable Doll: I am the constable around these parts, and right now I'm posing as a bomb! ]
The Constable Doll introduced its current situation.
[ Great gray-haired little one? So am I great, or little? ]
Hearing the Constable Doll's words, Stelle immediately frowned!
[ I'm about to explode, and you're worried about that? ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "Ah… this is that doll thing??"
March 7th: "It's bobbing its head, and it can actually talk?"
March 7th: "And Stelle, what time do you think it is!"
March 7th: "Why are you still worrying about minor details like that?"
Stelle: "Wrong!"
Stelle: "That is not a minor detail!"
Stelle: "That is a very important major detail!"
Paimon: "For some reason… I find this doll really cute."
Paimon: "I have a strong urge to own one!"
Lumine: "I think this doll should be called the Hanabi Doll instead."
Lumine: "It's clearly designed in Miss Hanabi's image, right?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Mmh… the way she bobs her head is really hypnotic and cute…"
Furina de Fontaine: "Ahem, that's not the point!"
Furina de Fontaine: "The point is, what is she saying?"
Hu Tao: "She said she's the Constable Doll, and is currently roleplaying as a bomb."
Yunli: "How do you roleplay as a bomb?"
Yunli: "Is she actually a bomb or not?"
Qingque: "Since she's roleplaying, she probably isn't, right?"
Li Sushang: "Finding a bomb has to be this complicated?"
Li Sushang: "My head is starting to hurt!"
Hanabi: "Heehee~ isn't it nice to add some fun elements?"
Hanabi: "My dolls are interesting, aren't they?"
Collei: "If she isn't a bomb, then it is indeed quite interesting…"
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『 [ All right. Now that you've found me, it's my turn to complete my mission. Next, I'll count down from five, and then explode! ]
[ Five— ]
[ Four— ][ One...!! ]
The Constable Doll said it would count down from five, but skipped two numbers entirely.
[ Where's my 'two'? ]
Stelle questioned the Constable Doll!
[ Does that matter? ]
[ I'm not even a real bomb! ]
[ Are you surprised? Shocked? Panicked? ]
[ No? Really? ]
[ Well, what a pity. ]
[ You really should learn how to please a girl! ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "Uh, why do I feel like this scene is a bit…"
Qingque: "PSYCHO!!"
Qingque: "THIS IS JUST TOO PSYCHO!!"
Stelle: "What do you mean, psycho?"
Stelle: "I think it's pretty good?"
Silver Wolf: "This doll is so bizarre, and you can actually keep up with her train of thought."
Silver Wolf: "As expected, you're pretty bizarre too."
Furina de Fontaine: "I suddenly feel… Miss Stelle might actually get along really well with the Elation!"
Hu Tao: "Exactly, look how happily the two of them are chatting?"
Lumine: "So… this doll really is a fake bomb?"
Lumine: "Then where is the real bomb?"
Dan Heng: "The real one might still be hidden among the other dolls."
Topaz: "If that's the case, there might not actually be 999 Imaginary Neutron Bombs?"
Topaz: "Then it shouldn't blow Penacony sky-high."
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "That depends on what kind of yield the Imaginary Neutron Bomb she used actually has!"
Dr. Veritas Ratio: "If the yield is large enough, even just one would be a disaster!"
Hanabi: "Hehehe~ how could Hanabi-sama use cheap, low-quality products?"
Hanabi: "Of course it's the most powerful kind!~"
Hanabi: "Heh, take your time searching~"
....
『 The Detective Doll went silent after speaking.
Seeing this, Stelle picked her up, then thoroughly inspected her, only to find that she was indeed just a doll with a small remote-controlled speaker inside.
Just then, there was activity in the group chat.
Stelle hurriedly pulled out her phone to check.
⚠︎, 1111111
" /Black Swan: There's progress with the bomb situation "
" /Black Swan: Good news and bad news. "
" /Black Swan: Which one do you want to hear first? "
" /Stelle: ??? Why are you in the group, too? "
" /Black Swan: Simply put, I've found 131 bombs that aren't real bombs "
" /March 7th: This Masked Fool is way too good at causing trouble… "
" /Himeko: Don't worry, eliminating wrong answers is also a way of solving the problem. "
" /Robin: The evacuation on the Family's side is also proceeding in an orderly fashion, and the Bloodhounds have been deployed to search as well. "
" /Robin: Everyone, keep it up! " 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Wow, the group is full of familiar faces!"
Stelle: "By the way, is this the capability of a Memokeeper?"
Stelle: "In the time it took me to find just one doll, you found 131…"
Stelle: "What kind of efficiency is that?!"
Black Swan: "You know, for a Memokeeper, the Memory Zone is basically my home turf."
Black Swan: "Finding things isn't that difficult."
March 7th: " 131 that aren't real bombs!"
March 7th: "It seems the dolls Miss Black Swan found are just like the one Stelle found, they're all just roleplaying?"
Paimon: "Roleplaying as a bomb… that sounds really bizarre and novel."
Furina de Fontaine: "If they keep searching with this kind of efficiency, it seems recovering all the dolls within ten minutes isn't entirely impossible?"
Hu Tao: "Mainly because Miss Stelle has too many talented people on her side, their efficiency is top-notch!"
Hu Tao: "Perhaps this crisis can be resolved safely after all…"
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『 [ Well, that's some progress… let's keep working hard. ]
Stelle pocketed her phone and continued to search for dolls according to the map.
A moment later, she found the second doll.
[ This is a Furmur doll styled after Hanabi. ]
[ According to the book "A Compilation of Hanabi Vocabulary in Modern and Contemporary Times," the word Furmur was first born in the Amber Era 2005 on Planet Sparkle of the Sparkle Star System, originally meaning fluffy. ]
[ Now, residents of Planet Sparkle mostly use Furmur to refer specifically to plush dolls. ]
[ In other words, furmur doll translates to fluffy doll doll doll doll. ]
[ It sounds a bit strange, but considering it's Hanabi, it makes sense. ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "…"
March 7th: "Where did this weird narrator voice come from?"
Asta: "Maybe the video creator added it for fun?"
Stelle: "Sparkle Star System, Planet Sparkle, residents of Planet Sparkle???"
Stelle: "Wow, do this Star System and planet actually exist?"
Hanabi: "Hehehe, guess!~"
Qingque: "And what is a 'Fluffy doll doll doll doll.'? What kind of cursed naming is that?"
Guinaifen: "I have to say, Miss Hanabi truly lives up to being a Fool."
Guinaifen: "Her mental state is wonderfully bizarre!"
Zhongli: "Based on common rationality, I feel as though I have witnessed an alternative trend."
Zhongli: "It makes one sigh."
Stelle: "Director Hanabi's mental state is reassuring."
Silver Wolf: "Heh, you're not much better yourself."
Hotaru: "This doll looks very quiet."
Hotaru: "Could it be a real bomb?"
Furina de Fontaine: "She should be able to talk too, right?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Let's hear what weird things she has to say this time."
....
『 This doll remained silent, only staring at Stelle without blinking. Seeing this, Stelle stared back at her.
However, after a moment had passed, the doll still didn't make a single sound.
It was as if she were just an ordinary doll.
Afterwards, Stelle couldn't help but pick her up to inspect her, only to find that she really was just an ordinary doll! 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "I've been tricked!"
Stelle: "It's just an ordinary doll!"
Stelle: "And here I was, having a staring contest with her!"
March 7th: "Talk about deception!"
March 7th: "So these dolls aren't even all the same?"
Hanabi: "How can you say that? Making every single doll talk would take way too much effort!"
Hanabi: "It's just for show."
Hanabi: "Hanabi-sama doesn't have the free time to modify every single doll, you know."
....