March 7th didn't hesitate at all.
An arrow wrapped in Six-Phased Ice shot straight toward Dominicus!
Maybe she wasn't an Emanator—
But she absolutely would not allow anyone to taint Mikhail's dream!
The dream Mikhail left behind—
Could never belong to Order!
Unfortunately—
The icy arrow barely traveled forward before a burst of harmonic light intercepted it midair.
Musical notes collided against the arrow and shattered it instantly.
"I can smell the Stellaron's power!"
March suddenly shouted.
"It feels like it's right below us!"
"The Stellaron's getting restless... something's drawing power from it!!"
As the resident Stellaron expert—
Ahem, Stellaron girl—
March immediately identified the source of Dominicus's overwhelming energy.
After all—
The mere hundred thousand members of the Oak Family alone couldn't possibly provide such terrifying power.
The Harmonic Choir, Dominicus—
Its strength was never purely physical.
It wasn't the Infinite Maestro.
Among Harmony's incarnations, the strongest in direct combat had always been the Infinite Maestro.
But throughout all these ages—
Very few people had ever truly witnessed it.
Even Sunday.
Even Gopher Wood.
Neither of them could summon that existence.
"The Stellaron, huh?"
Stelle spun her bat.
"Looks like this guy never expected we'd have a Stellaron expert on our side."
"Peh!"
March immediately exploded.
"You're the Stellaron expert!"
"Your whole family's Stellaron experts!"
High above the stage—
Even Dominicus seemed unable to tolerate the fact that the Astral Express crew was still joking around in the middle of battle.
The next moment—
A string of musical notes carrying direct spiritual pressure crashed toward the group!
"Pseudo Black Hole!"
"Welt raised his cane instantly."
"Armed Synchronization—"
"Himeko's suitcase unfolded."
"Flaming Lance... Heavenfall!"
"Cloudhymn Magic Art—"
"Sanctus Medicus? No."
Dan Heng spun his spear.
"Dreams fade in a single awakening!"
"Rules are meant to be broken!"
Stelle charged forward with her bat raised high.
"Taixuan Sword Art—Divine Sound!"
Order was destined to be consumed by Harmony.
The two Paths were simply too similar.
Long before most Paths in the universe were born—
Order already existed.
Ena had witnessed countless civilizations.
If Order had remained eternal—
Then Paths like Elation would've never been allowed to appear.
Which meant—
Ena's death definitely wasn't as simple as it looked.
During the latter half of the Swarm Disaster—
Xipe ascended and became the Aeon of Harmony.
At the same time—
Harmony absorbed the Path of Order.
Ena perished.
That was a fact witnessed by nearly the entire galaxy.
But there was still one major problem.
Did Xipe truly kill Ena by absorbing Their Path?
No one knew.
Because as far as anyone could tell—
Xipe had never shown any hostility toward Ena's revival.
And during the middle stages of the Swarm Disaster—
Ena disappeared alongside Oroboros.
Who could say whether Ena had already died back then?
Maybe Xipe devoured everything cleanly.
Or maybe She tearfully looted the remains afterward.
That—
Was one of the Family's most taboo questions.
Was Ena dead?
Yes.
Had Order disappeared?
No.
Order still existed within Harmony's Path.
Waiting—
To be summoned once more.
"Momiji Rain—"
"A single blade empties ten thousand rivers!"
As Dominicus's symphony descended upon everyone—
The entire space suddenly trembled violently!
A blade flashed across the heavens!
Crimson swordlight tore through the false dreamscape and ripped open the fake sky itself!
The entirety of Penacony—
Split apart!
In an instant—
The world turned black and white.
Even Dominicus's golden radiance vanished completely, reduced to monochrome.
Then—
Evan saw it.
A meteor of the Hunt streaked across the sky—
While Acheron's slash cleaved directly into Ena's Dream!
Nihility.
The Hunt.
They had made their move!
Meanwhile—
Dream's Edge, Dewlight Pavilion.
Old Oti shot to his feet with a bang.
But before he could react further—
A single glance from Aventurine pressed him right back into his seat.
"Mr. Oti."
"No need to panic."
"Have some tea."
Aventurine swirled the cup in his hand lazily.
"Honestly, Penacony's SoulGlad isn't really my thing."
"Too sweet."
"Oh hoho~"
Old Oti narrowed his eyes.
"Mr. Aventurine's reputation precedes him."
"I imagine your visit to the Planet of Festivities wasn't merely for business discussions, correct?"
As the elderly Pepeshi who built Penacony's modern economy with his own hands—
How could he possibly fail to notice Gopher Wood's schemes?
The problem was—
Neither he nor the other Family heads possessed the strength to stop it.
"Hahaha, Mr. Oti."
Aventurine smiled casually.
"The matters between us aren't my department."
"When Miss Jade arrives, she can discuss them personally with you."
"As for now..."
He leaned back comfortably.
"Everyone, relax."
"Drink your tea."
...
Acheron's blade trembled violently as it carved open a crack through the dream itself!
At the same time—
Large numbers of Galaxy Rangers flooded into the dream world from outside!
The very foundation of Penacony's dreamscape began shaking violently!
Inside Penacony Grand Theater—
Evan slowly placed Aha's mask over the side of his face.
The grinning clown mask mocked everyone equally.
Including Evan himself.
"Dominicus?"
"Nah."
"I'll just call you Gopher Wood."
"That name's easier."
"In a bit, I'm only gonna lightly borrow your Ena's Dream."
"Just around the edges."
"Won't go too deep."
"So don't panic~"
Evan casually patted Stelle's hat before firmly pressing it back onto her head.
Then—
A familiar aura erupted from his body.
One so familiar that Welt nearly dropped his glasses on the spot!
"All mortal life suffers within this sea of misery!"
"This Ena's Dream..."
"...should wake up already!"
"Everyone trapped inside Penacony's dreamscape—"
"WAKE THE HELL UP!!"
Evan released all of his authority at once!
The power of a Memokeeper's Path—
Combined with the authority of the Herrscher of Sentience!
At this moment—
The two finally reached perfect synchronization!
"Authority of Consciousness!"
"Herrscher of Sentience authority—UNLOCKED!"
As an invisible power spread outward—
Evan's authority over consciousness surged through the crack Acheron had sliced open!
Then—
A familiar frequency spread across the battlefield.
One so familiar—
That Welt's glasses nearly slipped straight off his face.
Because he recognized it instantly.
This power—
Belonged to the Herrscher of Sentience.
Inside a world constructed from consciousness itself—
There was no power more terrifying than this.
"I alone..."
Evan slowly raised his head.
"...am the only cheat code in this dream world!"
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