Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 271 Inheritance

Walter adjusted his non-prescription glasses, and just as he was about to explain something, Gallagher brought Sunday to the group.

"Looks like we're not too late."

Just this Sunday, after arriving at Dream Reef through that memory meme—Death—Gallah, he first met with the robin, who had been there for some time, under Gallagher's guidance.

The brother and sister stood on the high platform, gazing at the golden moment in the sky, and reminisced about the past. Ever since the robin decided to become a singer to practice the way of harmony, the two had not had a face-to-face conversation like this for a long time.

A person travels throughout the universe, holding various concerts and benefit performances, hoping to contribute to the peace of the universe.

A man holding a high position in the family deals daily with all sorts of people, listens to the troubles of the guilty and offers solutions, hoping to alleviate human suffering. Unfortunately, he never performed this duty again after becoming the head of the Oak family; he spent more time contemplating.

The family often says that Sunday is the most responsible head of the Oak family in history. He has devoted himself to fulfilling the Oak family’s long-cherished wish. But only Sunday himself knows that in reality, his heart is still in that night when the robin held his first concert as a child.

After finishing their conversation with the robin, Sunday and Gallagher left the place. As Sunday turned around, the robin's expression darkened. Finally, after Sunday's figure completely disappeared from the robin's sight, a figure appeared from behind the robin.

"What are your thoughts after learning the whole truth?" the man asked.

"To be honest, I have mixed feelings right now. I know my brother's idea is not wrong, but his actions are undoubtedly wrong."

Yes, by this time the robin already knew the truth.

Or perhaps she knew it from the very beginning.

"With your help, I can finally move freely in the Dream of Taiyi, but can you tell me what your purpose is, Miss Alicia?"

Robin stared at the pink-clad girl before her, her heart filled with suspicion. Although she had a general idea of ​​Alicia's personality from the group chat, one can only know a person's face, not their heart. Even among familiar people, there is still a veil between their hearts, let alone someone she had only met in a group chat, a place similar to the internet.

Furthermore, having just experienced a close person revealing unusual feelings, the robin became even more wary of Alicia.

Alicia was well aware of this, and she knew that her enthusiasm could easily be misinterpreted as having ulterior motives by those with ulterior motives.

But Alicia believes that one day those who have doubted her will realize that she has not lied. What Alicia needs to do now is to gain the robin's true trust.

"As mentioned before, we also oppose the Taiyi Dream created by your brother. However, due to certain reasons, we cannot take direct action, which is why we need your strength. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure that you remain conscious and free to move within the Taiyi Dream."

"So you... or rather, you really didn't lie to me? You really didn't have any other interests to gain?"

"Of course! We are just like those nameless travelers, not pursuing fame or fortune. We are simply walking on the path of 'exploration'. That is what 'exploration' is all about. There may be misunderstandings along the way, but we believe that as long as we have good intentions, we will be rewarded by others."

"To explore...?"

It must be said that "pioneering" is a very useful word, at least in places where its underlying meaning is known.

If it weren't for the pioneering star god Akivili laying galactic orbits throughout the universe, connecting various worlds, this universe wouldn't be as prosperous as it is now, even though countless hardships lurk beneath this prosperity.

Seeing that the robin's attitude had softened, Alicia decided to press her advantage.

"Our plan is now at a crucial stage. If Miss Robin can dedicate a song to everyone in the dream at the last moment of the plan, then this Taiyi Dream will naturally collapse on its own."

Hearing this, Robin frowned slightly. After all, she was still a devout follower of fate. The instinct to help the weak with the strong had become second nature to her, and even without Kiana and the others' intervention, Robin would not have stood idly by.

Moreover, all of this was caused by her brother, and Pinocchio was her own hometown, so it was even more impossible for her to sit idly by.

"As far as I know, you should also have a singer named Eden. Why don't you go to her and instead come to me? There must be a deeper reason behind this, right?"

After speaking, the robin saw Alicia and the person next to her exchange glances before replying.

"Our plan, as Miss Robin knows, utilizes Miss Yellow Springs' power of nothingness. However, the power of nothingness is too strong and corrosive. If used too forcefully, it can easily cause secondary damage to those trapped in the dream. That's why we need the power of harmony to neutralize it. But our Eden is not a pathfinder of harmony, so using the power of harmony is out of the question."

“I understand, that’s why you need my help, right?” Robin took a deep breath. “Have Miss Huangquan use the power of nothingness on your machine, and then amplify the power of nothingness through that machine that has completely analyzed the Dream of Taiyi, so that everyone will be affected by it.”

However, this is too much of a mental shock for those obsessed with the dream of Taiyi. If not handled properly, it could plunge tens of thousands of people into a void. To ensure no casualties occur, someone with the power of harmony is needed to coordinate the forces.

"That's right! So Miss Robin, you'll agree to our request, right?"

Alicia spoke lightly, as if she were certain the robin would agree to her request. And indeed, she was; Alicia had no reason to refuse her request.

After all, if it weren't for their help, the robin would probably still be living in Taiyi's dream.

Even though the robin is resolute and awakens from the dream of Taiyi every so often, it is only a brief awakening. For the robin, merely escaping the dream of Taiyi is clearly not enough.

She couldn't possibly stand idly by while those trapped in the Dream of Oneness remained. Therefore, as long as the Robin chose to return to the Dream of Oneness, hoping to bring more people back to reality, she would inevitably be captured by the Dream of Oneness again, and so on in a vicious cycle.

The robin had lost count of how many times she had repeated the same thing until Kiana and the others arrived, which changed the situation and prevented the robin's efforts from being completely in vain.

Meanwhile, Sunday, who had temporarily reached an agreement with the Star Train, also said that he would go to find the mole within the family. Since Walter already knew the truth, he naturally did not ask Sunday to go with him.

On Sunday, he glanced at Walter with surprise, since in his mind, Walter was always the first to suggest that he go with him at this point.

However, this is not a big deal. The difference in one instance may simply be due to the sense of déjà vu caused by multiple cycles, making people subconsciously avoid a risky option.

So Sunday left, while the Star Train crew, led by Gallagher, arrived at the place where the watchmaker's legacy was kept—a high garden, where the watchmaker's body lay conspicuously on a chair in a pavilion.

What he held in his arms was the Dream Bubble, known as the watchmaker's legacy. According to Gallagher, it was empty, containing only disordered scenes from dreams.

Gallagher deduced that perhaps he hadn't found anything inside because he wasn't a nameless visitor, while the watchmaker Mikhail used a code among nameless visitors.

However, Himeko refuted Galah's statement. There was indeed a code among the nameless guests that only they knew, but that code was also very familiar to Galah, who sent out the invitation.

That was the special frequency generated by the engine sound of the Star Train; there was no other code.

"So, there isn't some secret code here that only you know?"

“That’s right.” Himeko nodded, then looked at the dream bubble again. “I think the answer is still in this dream bubble. Let’s go in and take a look; maybe that will provide an explanation.”

Himeko's suggestion was unanimously approved by everyone, and even Galach planned to go in and take a look. After all, besides being curious about what strange reactions the people from the Starry Sky Train would have after entering the Dream Bubble, he had another thing to do.

So everyone went inside. In this dream bubble, they first experienced Mikhail's life, and finally met Misha, whose memories had been awakened, in a room somewhere in the dream bubble.

The group learned the truth about the so-called watchmaker—the father of Pinocchio—from Misha, and also received the top hat symbolizing the inheritance from him.

Misha's mission was over. He, or rather Mikhail, had always believed in the Star Train and the Nameless Passenger.

One day his descendants will surely come here to complete what he left unfinished, and bring about the final, true liberation of Pinocchio.

Returning from the dream bubble, Himeko handed Mikhail's hat to Hoshino.

"Himeko?"

"Just accept it. This is a token of our goodwill, both ours and Mikhail's."

Xing stared blankly at the hat in her hand, then slowly put it on her head. When she looked up, her eyes were filled with determination; she was no longer lost.

Although she still doesn't know who the final enemy is, one thing is certain: the Pinocchio in Mikhail's eyes is definitely not the current Pinocchio.

“Now, Hoshino, tell us your thoughts,” Himeko said softly. “We will support you.”

"Then... let's burn the Pinocchio Grand Theatre to ashes!"

After all, they had just learned an astonishing piece of news from Sunday: the star core that indirectly helped liberate Pinocene was the so-called Pinocene Grand Theatre.

The family did not completely seal it away back then, but instead used the power of the star core to transform Pinocone into what it is today.

Even if nothing happens to the active star core now, who can guarantee that nothing will happen in the future?

Therefore, in order to ensure that Pinocone does not actually become like Belloberg in the future, this star core must be sealed away.

So the group said goodbye to Gallagher and set off.

Seeing that everyone had finally left, Gallagher breathed a sigh of relief and then spoke to the air.

"Old man, you can come out now."

"How can you call me an old man?" Misha's figure emerged from behind a pillar. "No matter how you look at it, I don't look like an old man at all."

"You're getting a good deal and still complaining, you old rascal! You're all relaxed now, but your descendants are going to suffer!"

“Yes!” Misha agreed with Gallagher. “But this is also the responsibility I leave to them. Inheriting the watchmaker’s legacy is not something that can be done just by saying it.”

"That's true." Gallagher gave a wry smile. "Come to think of it, we've practically died once already, it's about time we got a good rest. But speaking of which, what do you think of our current situation?"

“How else can we see it?” Misha put her hands on her hips and looked at Galah. “Isn’t it just that we are in that so-called Taiyi’s Dream? We in the surface dream must have already completed our mission and disappeared, but we are lucky enough to survive, thanks to the help of that Miss Kiana.”

"Yes, to this day I know nothing about her abilities. Although the power that fixes our existence is similar to that of fictional historians, there are still fundamental differences."

"You mean she might be the mysterious messenger?"

“Obviously not,” Gallagher denied. “Her power doesn’t belong to any of the Star Gods we know; rather, it forms its own system. Besides…”

"Besides?"

"Moreover, judging from the aura she exudes, it is difficult to judge her strength by the standards of an ordinary envoy."

"Is that so... But it doesn't matter. As long as she is still on the path of 'exploration,' she will not be our enemy. Moreover, she has a deep enough bond with that Walter. Based on this alone, she is unlikely to be the enemy of the Star Train."

"You really can't forget about that Star Train! The premise for the success of your long-planned scheme was your unconditional trust in the Star Train."

"Haha! After all, the so-called nameless guests are just a group of people. We gather together for some reason and get off the train for other reasons, but in the end, we are a group of people who hug and care for each other. As long as one nameless guest encounters difficulties, the other nameless guests will do their best to come and help that nameless guest after learning about the situation."

Gallagher pursed his lips and said, "So what are your plans next?"

“Yes, let me think.” Misha stroked her chin and began to think seriously. “How about this, why don’t you join the Star Train with me? You can also meet the current train conductor. When Tiedaonan, Lazarina, and I decided to get off at Pinocone, which was still in conflict at the time, Pam showed a lot of concern! I think those kids probably came here on Pam’s instructions.”

"Fine, whatever you want, but how do you plan to resolve your identity issue? Although they already know your true identity, they don't know you haven't disappeared, and the train conductor probably doesn't know your specific situation either, right?"

“Just call me Misha. The father of the watchmaker Pinocchio, Ragvolk Charles Mikhail, is dead.”

Misha looked up at the golden moment in the sky and said truthfully that the Clock Boy Square, which looked like a train engine, seemed to be sounding the whistle of a train.