The Chant of Unseen Ties

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Yangyang takes a series of tests under the guidance of Huaxu Academy researchers.

Luoqing: The test is finished. It'll take some time before the results come out. Please wait here for a moment.

Yangyang: Sister?

Suisui: I ran into Rover back in the city. He told me I could find you here, so here I am!

Yangyang: I see. I'm waiting for my Spectrum Test results.

Suisui: You know, when you came back with Rover, you looked so different it actually gave me a bit of a fright...

Yangyang: Haha... I'm not quite sure how it happened either. By the time I came to, the change had already happened.

Yangyang: But I'm still me. You don't need to worry.

Suisui: Well, you're certainly going to give Mother and Father a shock at the New Year's gathering.

Yangyang: ...It really has been a long time since I've been home. How are they doing? I wonder what Mingting is like now.

Suisui: I visited them recently. They're in wonderful form, as spry as ever. I heard they're even planning a little trip to Chongzhou next month.

Suisui: That's right... Mother told me to give you this. I meant to bring it to you in Jinzhou, but things got rather... complicated. It very nearly slipped my mind.

Suisui: This is for you, Yangyang.

Yangyang: This is...

Suisui: Don't you remember our family tradition, darling? When a child comes of age, the parents gift them a musical instrument.

Suisui: Ours chose conches for us. Whether that carried some profound meaning or was just a clever way to check the box, who's to say...

Suisui: Father picked mine out years ago. And this one... Mother spent an entire day walking the shoreline searching for the perfect one for you.

Suisui: Congratulations on becoming an adult, Yangyang.

Yangyang: I...

Yangyang: It doesn't quite feel real...

Yangyang: How much have I really grown since I left home?

Suisui: Enough that I don't think our parents would even recognize the woman standing before them.

Suisui: But in all seriousness, Yangyang, you might not be able to see it yourself...

Suisui: But ever since we reunited, as much as it stings my heart to admit it—

Suisui: My little sister has grown into someone who doesn't need her big sister to protect her anymore.

Yangyang: Suisui...

Yangyang: Suisui, no matter what, I'll always be your little sister. That's the one thing that will never change.

Suisui: Really? Hehe, that's certainly a relief! But I cannot help thinking there are some things you could stand to change, dearest...

Suisui: Say, those heartfelt things you wrote to me in your letters? Perhaps you might try saying them to the person they were actually meant for?

Yangyang: Suisui—!

Suisui: Alright, alright! No more teasing. Delegates from the Commerce Guild will soon be visiting the Four Chime Shaftpost. I need to discuss supply arrangements with them.

Suisui: Just remember to write home when you have a moment, won't you, Yangyang?

Yangyang: That sister of mine...

Yangyang: Mother...

Yangyang: They say a conch carries the sound of the sea within it...

Yangyang: ...

???: Votary of the Voice...

???: So... you have finally made your choice...

Yangyang: You... You were in the Censure Court...

???: Come with me. I will take you... to where it all began.

Yangyang: ...

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???: Hurry up! Come on! Yangyang, Baizhi! We're almost at the Gorges of Spirits!

???: Slow down, Chixia. We're here to survey the terrain, not go sightseeing.

???: But Yangyang's Streams said a Tacet Field was forming here! If we don't hurry, what if some poor traveler gets stuck inside?

???: We're in the middle of nowhere. I doubt anyone would be out here—

???: Chixia, Baizhi, the Streams... They just brought back a new message...

???: Just ahead of us... Someone is...

Yangyang: Is this... the Gorges of Spirits?

???: He was the first variable. A "chaos system" that broke this world from a determined chain of cause and effect.

???: You could say your encounter with ■■■ was inevitable. Or you could say... it was a miracle unlikely to repeat in a billion iterations.

???: The fixed ending may have already collapsed. From here on, even I cannot see where the raindrops may fall.

???: But one wish I still hold—

???: That when this world welcomes its next dawn, hope will be born from that same light.

Yangyang: Who... Who are you?

???: ...The echo of a passing breeze.

???: Though... you have heard this Voice countless times before.

???: I am sorry. "I" cannot tell you more. Not yet.

???: Votary of the Voice... No, Yangyang. Your journeypilgrimage will start soon. From this day forward, I ask only one thing of you—

???: Listen to the songs of the wind.

Yangyang: My... journey?

Head to where it all began

???: ...Hey, Yangyang, look! Somebody's over there!

???: His vitals are stable. He should be fine.

???: This is no place to linger. I'll go to the survey point to gather the data. Yangyang, Chixia, you two stay here and keep an eye on him.

???: Once he wakes up, meet me at ■■■■.

???: Understood. Leave the rest to us.

Are you... awake?

Return to the Gorges of Spirits of your memories

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Yangyang: (What was that...)

Yangyang: Rover?

Yangyang: ...It's nothing. I just spaced out for a moment.

Yangyang: You know, before you woke up...

Luoqing: Yangyang! Your examination reports are finally ready. Do you want to go over them now?

Rover: How do they look?

Luoqing: ...Normal. But very strange.

Yangyang: Compared to previous reports, my Spectrum Pattern looks nearly the same. So does my Rabelle's Curve...

Yangyang: Does that mean... nothing has actually changed?

Rover: But Yangyang Awakened a new Forte.

Rover: Technically, the results should show a resonance with the Xuanling Bird, shouldn't they?

Luoqing: That I don't know. But I do know the reports can't be wrong.

Luoqing: Xuanling Birds are Remnant Creatures that went extinct long ago, so it's simply impossible for us to compare their frequency with yours.

Luoqing: Perhaps the changes in your body are simply beyond what Huaxu's current testing methods can identify.

Yangyang: If even Huaxu Academy can't make sense of it...

Luoqing: Our tech is standard across the world. Even if you went to Mingting, the results would still be the same.

Luoqing: From what I've heard, only the New Federation has deeper research into Resonators than Huanglong. It is possible they would recognize what this is.

Luoqing: But for now, all your indicators are within normal range. The changes won't hinder your daily life or combat effectiveness.

Luoqing: Take these reports. You may report to the Ministry of War. Good luck out there, Watcher Yangyang.

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Yangyang: I suppose we'll have to leave this matter for another day.

Rover: Are you really okay with that?

Yangyang: Yes. After all, we have more urgent problems to solve in Xuanfang Hold first.

Yangyang: This power... Though I still don't fully understand what it is...

Yangyang: Now that I have it, I feel... like I can protect more people than I ever could before.

Yangyang: Perhaps, one day, I'll be able to...

Yangyang: No. I don't want this to be a "one day" wish. So I'll say it now.

Yangyang: Rover, I want to stand beside you. Sorrow or smile, stillness or storm... Whatever comes, I want to face it standing beside you.

Yangyang: If you're the wind that wanders, then let me be the bird that sails upon it.

Yangyang: My wings might not be strong enough yet. Maybe there's still a long way for me to go before I can truly keep up with you.

Yangyang: But this vow will never change. This feeling will be the beacon that guides me—

Yangyang: —Until the end of the world.