Xingtie: Starting with an in-depth analysis of the Yellow Springs

[Tibo: Little White...believe in yourself. You are the only flawless Golden Child; you are unique.]

[Tian: No! Wrong! Little White, you must believe in yourself.]

Firefly: "I... acknowledge that you are a natural leader. You are full of pessimism about humanity, yet you still hold a negative attitude and show equal compassion to all beings."

“But I am different from you. I live for myself. In my opinion, it is only natural for people to make choices for themselves, and it is their inherent right.”

"Perhaps escapism is the nature of the weak, but who is the weak... should not be defined by others."

"Do you also see me as a weakling?"

[Star: I, Hotaru, am super strong, okay!]

[Ignite the sea! Ignite the sea!]

[Billy: I have a question. This guy didn't force those people to stay; they could have left Pinocchio.]

I finally made it to Pinocchio, why should I leave? It cost me all my savings. I don't agree with its paradise, but I don't want to leave either.

On Sunday, he chuckled softly, whether out of anger or bitterness, it was hard to tell.

“I don’t think so.” Liu Ying shook her head, and Xing, who was standing next to her, nodded in agreement.

“Now that Miss Firefly has stated her opinion, the Starry Sky Train will naturally give us our answer.” Himeko looked at Hoshi: “It’s up to you, Hoshi. Just as Mikhail instructed, tell him our choice.”

Chapter 88 Mikhail is my grandfather

[Ring: Mikhail's will? Isn't that just an empty dream bubble?]

[March 7th: Does that mean we found something inside the dream bubble?]

[Star: Finally seeing the inheritance, it wasn't a wasted trip.]

Not long ago...

Misha lowered her head and asked, "Excuse me, where is this place...?"

On March 7th, Hoshi and Himeko stood in front of Misha, looking around at what appeared to be the space inside the Dream Bubble.

Himeko: "Do you remember this place, Misha?"

Misha clenched her fists and hugged them to her chest, looking somewhat nervous.

"I... I can't quite put my finger on it. But it feels strangely familiar. Where am I?"

[Vareza: Ah! What does the inheritance have to do with Misha?]

[Qingyi: Now that I think about it, Misha isn't simple either, no, he's never been simple. The inheritance might be on his shoulders.]

Himeko raised her hand and said, "This is a dream bubble, and our consciousness entered it. It was a gift left by an unknown traveler for the Starry Sky Train, but strangely, when we opened it, we found that there was nothing inside."

"Dr. Edward from the Dream Shop told me that dreams are formed from the condensation of memories, and if the core is empty, a dream bubble cannot be formed."

"So I thought, as the hotel doorman and the person among Starry Sky Train's friends who knows Pinocchio best, you, Xiaomisha, should be able to help us solve this mystery?"

[March 7th: Himeko-nee, have you discovered something?]

[Himeko: I have some guesses, just like I said before, a dream bubble can't be completely empty.]

[Hu Tao: Why can we see Misha all the time now?]

Misha: "Hmm, I don't know much about dream bubbles. But if you all want to figure out what this big house is... I'll try my best!"

March 7th wondered why Himeko was certain that Misha was related to this dream bubble.

It's impossible to say for sure; it's just Himeko's guess. But since Misha feels familiar with this place, it means the guess might be correct.

Xing looked around: "This scene looks familiar..."

[Hanabi: Haha, how could we not be familiar? I even took you in!]

That's right, it's the place where Star and Firefly met their demise... or rather, where they slumbered.

Himeko stated that based on the current clues, the one who brought the stars and fireflies in might not be the Fool, so it is worth investigating who he really is.

We are once again close to the heart of the truth.

Himeko looked at Misha, giving him some time, and said that he would surely be able to uncover the secret of Dream Bubble for them.

March 7: "Alright. It's a pity there are doors everywhere. Which door should we go through... Misha, do you know?"

“Hmm, I think… it might be this way?” Misha said, turning to look at the door behind her.

"I'm not sure, but... let's give it a try."

The group followed Misha through the corridor and arrived at a room.

March 7: "You actually chose the right one right away?"

Misha looked around: "Strange, this is clearly not a hotel, and the differences are huge, but I feel like I've been here before, and... stayed here for a while."

"If I remember correctly, there was a warm fireplace along that corridor. The clock boy and I often warmed ourselves by the fire and listened to the firewood crackling."

The perspective shifts, and a corridor comes into view.

[Ring: Could this Misha be the reincarnation of Mikhail?]

[Probably not. Aside from the Immortal Boat Clan, I've never heard of anyone being able to reincarnate. And who knows, anything can happen in dreams.]

[Walter: Misha might be the legacy of that dream bubble.]

[March 7th: ? This... isn't a dream bubble just a memory? How can it run away?]

Misha turned to look at another closed door.

"And the other room is... a toy room. I like to spread everything out of the boxes on the floor and then make up stories for each of them."

[Qingque: It really does seem so familiar. Those two points in Xing's video are exactly the same as what he said.]

[Walnut: Young Mikhail?]

"No, no, didn't I grow up on Liumeng Reef? Then where is this..."

Misha was somewhat panicked and confused. "Is there something wrong with my memory?"

Himeko comforted her, "This might be a phenomenon called amnesia. Don't worry, Misa, everyone forgets some parts of their past. But they don't disappear; they just lie dormant deep in the mind. Similarly, we can bring them back."

"Since you remember this place, let's go to a few more rooms and see if we can recall more, okay?"

Misha: "Okay. Then let's go check out the two rooms we just mentioned."

The four first arrived at the room with the fireplace, where the fire was still burning.

Some white subtitles floated around the room, and the content appeared to be words left by Mikhail.

March 7th, left hand on hip: "Mishael—that's the name. Now we all know he's a watchmaker." Looking at Misha: "So, who is he talking to? Little Misha, do you know anything?"

Misha: "Sorry, I don't know much about the watchmaker. But Mikhail..."

“Mikhail… is my grandfather’s name.”

[March 7th: See? Now we finally know he's Mikhail's grandson.]

[Nasita: I have a feeling something's wrong.]

[Star: So, Mikhail's legacy is Misha, right? Can we bring it back to the train so we can clean it together with the conductor?]

[Pam: You're a descendant of the Nameless One? Then I'd love to welcome you, Pam.]

March 7th: "Grandpa? What do you mean? Could it be that you are a descendant of a watchmaker?"

Himeko raised her hand to stroke her chin thoughtfully: "But in the stories we learned before, there was no mention of the clockmaker having descendants. This name is not uncommon either, so it might just be a coincidence."

"Xiaomisha, could you tell us more about Grandpa Mikhail?"

[Danheng: This is indeed unexpected; there wasn't a single clue suggesting Mikhail had descendants.]

I'm completely stunned. Could he be an adopted son? They've kept it so well hidden, and I'm only finding out now.

Misha, of course, did not refuse and told the group about her grandfather's story.

Mikhail was a navigator who could navigate even the most mysterious and dangerous seas. He was always out and about, traveling with many friends.

He doesn't like people calling him grandpa because it makes him look old.

Mikhail is the name his parents gave him—Mihal and Iris.

Every time he came back, he would show me the ship's log and tell me about the things that happened at sea. My dream is to become an adventurer like him.

[Zhe: That's not right, Mikhail is so old, but Misha is still so young?]

[Ayaka Kamisato: Could it be fictional, like Gallagher?]

[And wasn't Mikhail a pioneer and a watchmaker? How come he's also a navigator?]

March 7: "It really doesn't sound like it has anything to do with watchmakers. Is it really just a coincidence of names?"

Then he looked at Misha and asked, "So, where is that grandpa now?"

"He has embarked on a new journey, and we haven't seen each other for a long time."

[Topa: This watchmaker is truly mysterious.]

[Gui Naifen: Is this referring to the same person? Could there be two people named Mikhail?]

Chapter 89 The Nameless Guest, the Clockmaker, and the Navigator

"So, where did Clockwork Boy go...? Did he go to protect Dream Town?"

After saying that, Misha led the group to the toy house.

A faint sound came from the room; it was an origami bird.

She is also Misha's good friend.

Like Clockwork Boy and Miss Mirror, it is a crew member of the Compass. There is more than one origami bird; they are a large family, and many of them look exactly alike.

They obeyed Miss Mirror's arrangements, taking on various tasks on the ship, and were the best sailors.

Himeko asked softly, "Xiaomisa, could you tell me the story of that Compass?"

The Compass is a ship sailing to the New World! It leads Clockwork Boy and his friends through layers of mist, venturing into the depths of the sea. Whenever danger arises, Clockwork Boy manipulates the compass to guide them in the right direction!

[Ring: This is a metaphor, isn't it? The Compass is like the Star Train...]

[March 7th: Sounds just like pioneering work.]

Himeko: "That's a great story. But in the Pinocchio cartoon, Watch Boy and his friends have always lived in Dream Town, and it seems like they've never left?"

Misha thought about it and said, "Hmm, that does seem to be true."

“Strange, but I clearly remember…the Clockwork Boy eventually arrived in the New World…”

Himeko: "Perhaps the Clockwork Boy has a past that we don't know about."

The group then continued to follow Misha in their search for lost memories.

The group arrived in the corridor.

Misha: "I think I heard the sound of water..."

March 7th, standing nearby: "I remember Xing said there was a particularly spectacular fountain up ahead."

"Look, this is it."

As soon as you open the door, a wave of steam hits you. There's a huge fountain with water flowing down in a column, surrounded by ethereal blue fish.

"The pool is like a jewel, set in the dreams of all those who set sail."

"In every day of wandering, amidst the glimmers of light beneath the heavy waves, I feel as if I've returned here, returned to your side..."

Upon seeing this scene, Misha recalled these two sentences.

These are words Mikhail wrote in his logbook. Grandpa said that although going to sea was fraught with danger, whenever he stood on the deck in the afternoon, gazing at the shimmering waves, he would always think of the fountain in front of his house.

He often said that at that moment it felt like he was back with his family, and no matter how hard life was at sea, it didn't feel so difficult anymore.

March 7th said solemnly, "Sigh, I can understand that feeling too..."

Xing blinked: "Don't sigh, you're going to have gray hair..."

"Where? Stop messing around! I was just saying what I felt." Realizing it was Xing's joke, March 7 breathed a sigh of relief.

I will never have gray hair.