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"My conclusion is... even if this Ragwalker isn't the Dream Master, he's someone with a close connection to the family."

"Then, is it possible that he is related to the first watchmaker? Or... he himself is the first watchmaker." Clark said.

"Have you forgotten what Gallagher said? Watchmakers are a group, and watchmakers themselves have changed. They are more like a spiritual heritage or a symbol than a living person."

Louise held her forehead, puzzled. "The train has clearly arrived at Liumeng Reef, but until now, this pioneer is still hiding in the background... Is there some reason why he can't show up?"

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"Gallagher led Sunday to successfully find the train group, and Sunday finally got to see his sister again as he wished."

Gallagher called the train crew aside and said, "I promised to give the brother and sister some privacy. Let's talk about our business first. What do you think?"

"Walter looked around and saw the gathering of the Star Core Hunters, the Star Train, and the family leader. He guessed that he had something important to tell them."

"Hahaha, Mr. Walter is right. It's indeed time to be frank." Gallagher laughed heartily. "Before we begin, let me introduce myself again—founder of Dream Reef, deputy to the Watchmaker, and the one who sent that invitation... Gallagher, the Fictional Historian, greets everyone."

Sanyueqi's eyes widened. "Well, you're a fictional historian. So everything you told us before was just made up?"

"I can guarantee this. The stories I told you earlier are all true... well, mostly, except for the part about 'my family accepted me back in'."

"I'm sure you're all wondering why I went to such great lengths to orchestrate a battle for the inheritance, inviting so many factions and causing such unrest in Pinocchio... The answer is actually very simple, and you're all very familiar with it. The root of it all... is the Star Core."

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grim Reaper.

"Huh? Star cores? Why are there star cores everywhere?"

Two bottles of ice-cold beer were placed on the table. Ye Yi sat on the sofa with his legs crossed. When he saw the word "star core", he immediately sat up in surprise. "Starting from the space station... Every place I've been to has star cores. I finally found time to go on vacation, but even the resort has star cores!"

"Oh my, Miss Yoruichi, don't be so anxious. Maybe Mr. Gallagher is lying."

Urahara's fan swung open, covering the lower half of his face, revealing only his cunning eyes. "Look, compare Pinocchio with Xianzhou and Beloberg. Compared to Xianzhou's Jianmu resurrection and Beloberg's icy world, Pinocchio is simply too harmonious. It's so harmonious that it doesn't even look like it's been contaminated by a star core."

"So Urahara, you mean... Gallagher is still lying?"

"He's a fictional historian. Aren't the first two words the most important in this title? He may not have lied, but I'm more inclined to believe he's concealing some truth."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Miss Yoruichi, do you remember the research materials I promised to Mr. Latio on Sunday? They were about star cores." Urahara Kisuke's smile deepened. "If there were no star cores, the family would naturally not have this information. So, I believe that Pinocchio does have a star core, but the intensity of its explosion is far less than that of Senzhou and Beloberg."

"Could it be that someone with ulterior motives is manipulating this behind the scenes?" Ye Yi recalled the illusion of the fairy boat. The Jianmu tree, which was born from the star core, could radiate to the entire fairy boat. If Huanlong had not been so eager for success, General Jing Yuan might have fallen there.

"Manipulating a star's core... ordinary humans can't do that, right? This isn't something like a broken jade. If it gets out of control, it could affect an entire planet. If it's a family, why would they do this?"

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Walter frowned. "Star core? Pinocchio is unobstructed and a well-connected interstellar hub. It doesn't seem to have any signs of contamination. How could it be related to a star core?"

“You’re absolutely right, so guess what this means?”

"Someone is manipulating the star core?" Xing replied immediately.

"Gallah couldn't help but exclaim, 'Very perceptive. As expected, you're the most knowledgeable person here about the Star Core.'" Gallaher continued, explaining, "Beautiful dreams don't just happen. If the Memory Realm is an ocean, then building a dreamland is like filling a turbulent ocean with earth and creating land."

"To accomplish this feat, unless [Memory] or [Mystery]'s Master intervenes, the only way is to use the Star Core."

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"Furthermore, this isn't something that can be accomplished simply by wishing for it. It requires considerable knowledge, a significant amount of manpower, and time to accomplish such a flawless task. Having said that, you should understand..."

Gallagher turned his head to look at the sky and sighed deeply. "The [Star of the Gala] is now the Star Core Disaster of Asdena."

Sanyueqi covered his mouth, unable to react for a moment. "The Star of the Festival... is the Star Core Disaster?"

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One Punch Man.

"I've wanted to ask this before. Pinocchio is clearly a dream, so why do things in dreams require people to produce? Shouldn't these things in dreams be readily available?"

Facing the Sexy Prisoner's question, Child Emperor lowered his head and thought for a moment, "If you find it difficult to understand, you can also compare Pinocchio not to a dream, but to a space far removed from reality...another dimension. Everything in it, whether it's food, drink, or shelter, is made of memory matter and doesn't appear out of thin air."

"Ah..." The sexy prisoner stroked his stubble with a regretful expression, "I thought I could easily conjure up a hundred boyfriends to escape from Pinocchio's prison."

The corner of Child Emperor's mouth twitched slightly: "Mr. Prisoner, I'm afraid even Pinocchio can't realize your dream..."

Atomic Samurai, standing nearby, stared at the sky. "No wonder Gallagher said that. It seems the construction of Pinocchio wasn't easy. But isn't it wonderful to maintain this prosperity? Why does he sound like this beautiful dream is about to end in disaster?"

Could it be that the star core is related to the collapse of the dream?

If sealing the Star Core could prevent the dream from collapsing, then the problem would be easily solved. Simply having the family hand over the Star Core and letting professionals seal it would solve all problems. Or perhaps the family wanted to learn from the Immortal Boat and prevent the train crew from getting involved in Star Core matters in the first place?

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"This story begins a long time ago, long after the watchmakers liberated the border prison. Faced with the construction from scratch and endless internal and external troubles, some people began to covet the star core. The star core was left behind during the war, but due to the pleas of the nameless guest, people gave up their pursuit of it."

"But if you don't worry about thieves stealing, you must worry about thieves thinking about it. After Tiernan's sacrifice, his two fellow Nameless Guest passed away one after another, forcing the Watchmaker to rush to the frontier. His rivals also seized this opportunity. By the time the family representatives from the Montor system responded to the Watchmaker's call and arrived, the star core had already been activated and infiltrated into the primitive synesthetic dream."

"I guess the family happens to possess the knowledge to seal the star core?" Jizi asked.

"More than that! They possessed a far greater understanding of star cores than any other human, swiftly helping Mikhail quell the rebellion and joining the construction of Pinocchio under the name of 'Harmony.' That was the third epoch known as the 'Dream Chasing Era.' The watchmaker, kept in the dark, issued an invitation to the entire universe, sparking a wave of activity known as the Dream Land."

"Then... how did they become enemies?"

"Remember the metaphor of land reclamation? The truth is that the star core has never been sealed, it simply exists in a different form within dreams. Think about it, what is the price of building and maintaining such a vast [dream]?"

Gallagher took a deep breath and spoke gravely, "It's life, little girl. Magnificent dreams are built on the death of the spirit. The poisonous wine called 'happiness' flows through dreams, drawing people in, and the mind slowly flows towards the same destination, eventually becoming the placenta of dreams."

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One Piece.

"How unjust it is to exchange the spiritual death of civilians for a beautiful dream..."

The light from the sky cast changing shadows on Fujitora's scarred face. As Gallagher gradually explained the history of the past, his fingers gripping the staff sword had turned white, and veins popped out on his forehead, as if he was about to draw his sword and cut the enemy in two in the next second.

"Why can such a family represent Harmony? Doesn't the Star God watch over them?"

At least before Gallagher made that statement, Fujitora still had a certain degree of goodwill towards the Tongxie. After all, the family's philosophy was to help the strong and the weak, and they also established Pinocchio... But if the price of the dream was the lives of countless people, that would be another matter.

"Haha, guess what the characteristics of [Harmony] are?" Green Bull laughed.

"what?"

"...tolerance. You can tell from the invitation the family sent to the Annihilation Gang that Tongxie's tolerance is more than just broad-mindedness. It embraces all that is good, evil, and ugly...all within the glory of Tongxie. Perhaps Shipe doesn't even care about the so-called 'spiritual death'?"

"It's ridiculous."

"The Star God himself is an absurd existence beyond comprehension." Green Bull shrugged. "Even if the Annihilation Gang wants to destroy everything, including Pinocchio, Harmony can still love him and even extend an invitation to him. Given this tolerance, the family's actions may not be significant at all. Instead, through the Watchmaker, they are drawing more and more people into the dream world and integrating them into Harmony... Perhaps Shippey even admires them for this."

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"Confusion, laziness, cowardice... these weaknesses that are common in human nature, magnified and nurtured by the family, have transformed Pinocchio into another kind of prison, one that is far more indestructible than the previous one."

Gallagher shook his head regretfully. “We discovered it too late. By then, the family had already gained control of everything, and any dissenters were quickly controlled and expelled.”

"Desperate, I resorted to the power of the Mysterious to escape into this chaotic realm of memory. I then spent years creating a meme within my dreams for our own use—Slumber, that's its true name. Since ordinary people can't fall asleep again within dreams, we have the opportunity to exploit this loophole."

"Jezi gradually understood: 'So this is the true meaning of 'impossible'. So, you sent out invitations in the name of the watchmaker to find the faction that can resolve the planetary core crisis and lure them to Pinocchio to discover the truth?'"

"Not only that, I'm eager to see the various factions fighting over the inheritance. Plus, with the watchmaker speaking out for the first time in over a decade, the traitor within the family will surely be exposed."

"So, the inheritance is really just a cover..." Sanyueqi confirmed cautiously.

Gallagher spread his hands and said, "If you want to take the core as an inheritance, I have no objection."

"So, where is the star core now?"

Gallagher looked at the two siblings talking in the distance. "That's the question we should ask that winged-headed kid. The Star Core has always been under the control of the family, and he's the face of the Oak family. He must be well aware of this."

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Konosuba: God's blessing on this wonderful world.

"Wait, I discovered something terrifying..." Kazuma swallowed subconsciously, "...Did Professor Latio already calculate everything?"

Hearing the word "sleep," Kazuma immediately recalled the medical advice that Shakin had pulled from his pocket. Professor Latio had already known all of this and revealed it to Shakin.

…Is this the value of the Bozhi Society?

As expected, the factions under [Intelligence] are all very clever. If geniuses are like heavenly palaces, detached from the mundane world, then the Institute of Knowledge is undoubtedly a magnificent place unique to the human world. Whether or not the Master of Knowledge glances at them cannot be the sole criterion for judging their existence.

“Eh? Yeah! But how did he know all this?” Huihui finally realized. “Could it be that the Knowledge Society has its own dedicated intelligence system?”

"That's not important. What's important is where is Mr. Latio right now?" Kazuma raised his head and took a sip of his beer. "If Professor Latio could predict the current situation ten steps ahead, he might have also predicted what might happen in the future. We'd be at a huge disadvantage if we don't find him to discuss this! We'll even give him a star core to observe and study this trip. He's definitely not going to refuse!"

"Professor, I guess he's still thinking about how to fish for the gold dust?" Darkness casually mentioned it, but then her expression suddenly changed as she seemed to remember something. "Wait... didn't you notice someone's missing? Why didn't you find any gold dust at Dream Reef? Did something happen to him?!"

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Gallagher walked up to the brother and sister and said, "Have you finished your conversation? Are you willing to tell us where the star core is?"

"…" Sunday took a deep breath and spoke solemnly: "It… is the Pinocchio Theater itself."

"As expected, the incarnation of the family, the building that first appeared in my dream... it's the culprit that caused Pinocchio to become like this."

Sunday continued, "And the person who used the star core to accomplish all of this... is probably Mr. Gophermu, now known as the Dream Master."

Gallagher said, somewhat surprised, "Oh!" "It went much more smoothly than I expected. We've identified the suspect so quickly. Or perhaps you did a thorough investigation beforehand?"

Sunday nodded. "You're right. When it comes to tracking down my sister's murderer, besides you... he's my second-highest suspect."

Gallagher couldn't help but laugh. "It seems you made the right decision to confront me first."

"I have no other choice. The Dream Master is a mysterious figure, rarely seen. Even the heads of the families rarely see him. And... Mr. Gefeimu has done me and my sister a favor. I simply don't want to face this outcome."

"As she spoke, the robin told everyone how the brother and sister were adopted and raised by the Dream Master when they were young. However, past experiences did not dim the girl's resolve. She could not and would never allow the benefactor who raised her to go against her will."

“No matter who this family traitor is, no matter what orders he issues to me, I will not perform on stage. We must not turn the Harmony Ceremony into a ritual that destroys Harmony…”

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The Valkyrie of the End.

Outside the human side's lounge, Brunhilde heard bursts of laughter coming from inside before she even reached the door.

"Not bad!"

The lounge was already full of people. On the only sofa, the First Emperor sat alone, legs crossed, laughing loudly, "She actually dared to confront her family, to confront the Dream Master who dared to expel Huang Quan... This girl is quite good! I really like her!"

"Hey! What do you like?!"

Hearing the First Emperor's words, Ivytier, also a Valkyrie, emerged from behind her elder sister in dissatisfaction. She looked up and pointed at the handsome young man in front of her, "You guys won't even practice with your divine weapon. What are you going to do when you go on stage? Come practice with me!"

"I don't want it." The First Emperor patted the soft sofa he was sitting on. "Only here will I not feel bored. I want to witness with my own eyes how this little girl will raise the banner of rebellion against her adoptive father. The best outcome... I hope this little girl will be the dream master. I feel that she is more courageous than her brother!"

"Rebelling against your father?" Lü Bu Fengxian folded his arms. "...I'm quite experienced in this, but it's a pity there's a sky between us, otherwise I could at least pass on some of my experience to her."

Brunhilde rolled her eyes. "You mean the experience of killing my father?"

"Of course!" Lü Bufengxian puffed out his chest proudly. "Since they were born into this world, how could they live in depression and be inferior to others for long? When the time is right, of course they will replace their adoptive father!"

"Hey! That's enough...! Don't assume others are like you! They have normal values ​​as siblings!"

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In the lounge of the other gods, when they saw the robin's passionate speech, their eyes lit up.

"Oh? I underestimated this robin... Could it be that her will is even stronger than her brother's?" Hades, the God of the Underworld, smiled meaningfully. He had always thought that this little girl was just a vase to beautify [Harmony], but he didn't expect... that she was the biggest surprise.

"Oh, what did I say?" Shakya spread his hands, putting on the expression of a seasoned veteran. "Don't underestimate humans. They always burst forth with astonishing energy in places you least expect."

"Hey, hey, you guy, why do you always speak for humans? Which side are you on?" Shiva slammed the table in dissatisfaction and glared at Shakya fiercely.

"You four-handed fellow again, if you want to fight, I'll join you, okay?"

"you--!"

Shiva was about to stand up and lash out when Zeus, standing behind him, grabbed his shoulder. The old man smiled kindly, "Don't argue, don't argue. The most important thing right now is to understand Harmony, to understand the source of the power of these Star Gods and Messengers... As for everything else, it's unimportant. Shiva, you and Shakya are making a fuss here, disturbing the gods. Are you... really that powerful?"

"Of course I—"

Shiva angrily tried to break free from Zeus's hand on his shoulder, but there seemed to be a tremendous force on his shoulder... No matter how hard he tried, he could not shake off that light, withered hand.

His eyes instantly cleared, and his tone softened immediately: "Okay, okay, old man, I get it. I won't bother with him anymore."

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