I've Even Thought of the Children's Names

"[It's time to depart]"—Caelus heard someone whisper in his ear. The gentle voice seemed somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall who it was.

"[Even though it's a journey with a predetermined ending from the very beginning, there will still be equally magnificent scenery.]"

"Who are you…?"

Caelus felt a splitting headache. Countless images flashed through his memory, yet they were blurry. They came from the past, yet seemed to show the future.

Compared to these seemingly prophetic images, Caelus was now more eager to know who the whispering voice in his ear belonged to.

It wasn't a voice he'd heard before, but it gave him a strong feeling—it was someone important, someone he absolutely couldn't forget.

But the voice didn't answer, leaving only a soft sigh.

"[Then transcend the predetermined ending and seek the future that belongs to you.]"

(Line from Acheron Trailer)

…

When Caelus opened his eyes, he saw Twilight's calm eyes, only they were practically glued to his face.

Not only that, but he also felt Twilight's hand constantly stroking his head.

"Twilight… what happened?"

Caelus wanted to sit up, but the force from Twilight's hand on his head prevented him from straightening his body.

She wouldn't have taken offense at something I did and be preparing to use a skull-crushing blow on me, would she…?

"Caelus is amazing, protected me…" Twilight squatted beside Caelus's head and said quietly, "So pat pat."

Your fragmented speech is a bit hard for me to understand, Twilight. Do you mean because I protected you, this is a head-patting reward?

While Caelus was still confused, Dan Heng's voice came from the side, answering his question: "When the battle ended earlier, Himeko patted her head and said it was a reward for a good child who protected everyone, so she's come to pat you for protecting her."

"It's good that you're alright. The Legion threat has been eliminated… But no matter what, you still took a desperate blow from the Doomsday Beast head-on. You should rest a bit longer."

Dan Heng walked to Caelus's side and briefly explained the previous situation to him.

After confirming that Caelus's body was fine, he exchanged contact information with him and hurried back to the train to keep watch, leaving only Twilight and Caelus staring at each other.

"Twilight, aren't you going with Dan Heng?"

"I'm following you." Twilight tilted her head, seemingly not understanding why he would ask such a question. "Wherever you go, I go."

Go with Dan Heng? Hmph, Dan Heng is indeed a good candidate for farming, being on duty with him could also incidentally farm March 7th's favorability—but do they have a vast reserve of hidden energy from Trailblazers behind them?!

No! So Twilight definitely wouldn't mistake her main target, which was to focus wholeheartedly on Caelus. Since that was the case, the first person he saw when he woke up after fainting had to be her.

Especially in this situation where Caelus's fainting was related to protecting her…

If she wasn't the first one squatting in front of Caelus to take care of him, what if she was criticized for being cold-blooded?

Although she was the one who helped Caelus calm down his power surge later, since she wanted to farm favorability, she naturally had to emphasize the narrative of her helping the protagonist selflessly and the protagonist being grateful to her…

Looking at Twilight earnestly squatting beside him and patting his head, Caelus opened his mouth but found himself speechless.

For him, who currently had amnesia, almost the entire world was unfamiliar, and it would be a lie to say that he wasn't nervous at all.

But in this situation, there appeared a girl like Twilight who unconditionally protected and followed him… Her affection and trust were completely undisguised, making Caelus, who should have been searching for direction alone in the galaxy, truly feel that someone was by his side.

And it was a super beautiful girl—no, a super female lead!

Gratitude surged in Caelus's heart. He had decided, if one day he could dominate the universe, then Twilight would definitely be the Mother of the Universe!

But before that…

"Um, Twilight, could you stop patting for now? I want to sit up…"

Hearing Caelus's request, Twilight reluctantly withdrew her hand.

It was said that the invincible head-patting technique was a skill used by the male protagonist on other girls, but today, when she used it on Caelus, the male protagonist, the effect seemed to be outstanding as well.

She had only patted for a few hours, and Caelus's favorability had risen from level 6 to level 8. Although she had also pulled out quite a bit of hair, if it continued at this rate, she could definitely max out his favorability before Caelus became bald, what a pity…

And it wasn't just Caelus who was hit by this super effective attack, but also the players outside the screen.

[No mistake, she's interested in me.]

[Keep dreaming—although I want to say that, this time she really is interested.]

[Short blue hair, kuudere, tight-fitting suit, suspected artificial human… I've seen through your true identity, Twilight. You're Rei Ayanami, right?!]

[A Rei Ayanami who can swing a planet-destroying beast around, her tragic level is comparable to Lin Daiyu uprooting the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit (Tsunade vibes.]

[You're in danger, she's the first to rush up and block it for you. You faint, she'll stay by your side and praise you. And no matter where you go, she'll choose to follow you—this is our Star Rail female lead, do you guys have such a female lead?]

[March 7th: She's the female lead, then what am I?]

[A pink-haired female passerby, oh no, it should be the pink-haired tsukkomi.]

[On why Twilight is a god: Firstly, Himeko committed the sin of old age, secondly, March 7th committed the sin of being a goofball—]

[Satellite cannon warning to the one above.]

[To be honest, if we're talking about age, only Twilight and the protagonist are a match, after all, they're both newly born. But judging from their appearance, if they really got together, it feels like the Stellaron Hunter would get arrested…]

[It's okay, I believe Twilight will continue to develop. Eighteen years later, she'll be a great beauty!]

Yeah right, forget about eighteen years, there aren't even eighteen months.

Twilight constantly observed the players' reactions on the forum. Overall, everyone's acceptance of her was quite high.

After all, no one could refuse a heaven-sent, kuudere beautiful girl who gave herself away at the start. Her plan to cultivate waifu fans was steadily progressing.

When it was time for her to die and cast her net, presumably these fish would have been fattened up…

"I feel fine now… Dan Heng said earlier that we should go find Himeko, how about we go now?"

Twilight naturally wouldn't refuse Caelus's suggestion. If she remembered correctly, the next person they would meet was the Erudition Preceptor, one of the smartest people in the universe, Herta.

She definitely had to make use of this. After all, compared to a sudden death, the process of knowing that tragedy was approaching but being powerless to stop it should yield more gold coins.

But Twilight couldn't just blurt out and tell everyone that she could only live for a year, so using Herta was a very good choice.

After all, how could Herta give up the chance to research her?

Once she discovered the problem with her and told the Astral Express crew—most likely Himeko and Welt… hehehe~

The grand energy-farming plan quickly taking shape in her mind made Twilight's lips unconsciously curl up by two pixels.

Caelus thought this was because Twilight had skillfully snuggled into his arms again and was smiling, so he also chuckled happily.

Twilight really likes him!

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tsukkomi example is like shinpachi From Gintama