Of course, Twilight was just teasing Sunday in her head. She knew that although the "handsome guy who seems refined but is actually a perverted M" trope was common nowadays, Sunday wasn't that kind of weirdo.
The reason his favorability towards her skyrocketed at this moment was most likely because—he was a good person.
Good people can't stand seeing others suffer. Although Sunday wasn't a member of the protagonist group, his dream could be said to be helping everyone in need, even bordering on being a saint from a certain perspective.
When such people saw pitiful individuals—especially small, pitiful ones like Twilight who were also cute and young—their kindness would usually erupt.
Moreover, Twilight's situation happened to align perfectly with the path he had always practiced… Twilight wasn't kidding. Given some time, she was confident she could easily max out the chicken wing boy's favorability.
Unfortunately, her persona and the situation didn't allow for such operations, plus the other party only had a mere seventy percent charging efficiency.
Sigh, sometimes having too high standards isn't a good thing~
Seeing Twilight seemingly zoning out again, a complex emotion flashed in Sunday's eyes. Then, pretending nothing happened, he looked at Welt: "Mr. Welt, I notice Miss Twilight seems to space out often. I wonder if she's feeling unwell? The Astral Express are honored guests of the Family. If needed, we can provide assistance…"
"Unwell?" Welt found it a bit difficult to associate this word with Twilight. Although Twilight belonged to a short-lived race, she was healthy enough to flatten Belobog with one punch…
"Thank you for Mr. Sunday's kindness, but Twilight usually likes to sleep. It's just the child's habit… If there's truly a need, we might indeed have to trouble you then."
Welt didn't accept Sunday's offer, but he didn't refuse either.
Although he couldn't see anything wrong with Twilight, Sunday was, after all, a practitioner of Harmony. Perhaps he could see something Welt couldn't. Since it involved a child, it was always better to be cautious.
But he didn't trust Sunday, much less the Family. Now that they knew a conspiracy was brewing in Penacony, how could they possibly let Twilight receive treatment from these people? He would rather discuss with Himeko and warp back to the Herta Space Station for a check-up…
But if Herta was also helpless, then perhaps… they could only seek help from the Family.
Heh, the Astral Express's name thunders throughout the galaxy, yet these people don't even know the suffering their own companion is enduring… How heartless people can be.
Sunday's heart grew slightly cold. He usually wasn't willing to assume the worst of others, but having just empathized with Twilight's pain, it was difficult for him to keep his emotions calm.
Or perhaps the situation was even worse: they didn't not know, they just didn't care? After all, although this child was powerful, she was only a few months old and completely ignorant of the world. Maybe the Astral Express just picked her up from somewhere and used her as a combat tool.
Indeed, this world is too ugly. Only the Dream of Ena can mend all flaws…
Welt didn't know that just by chatting with Sunday for a while, he had successfully halved Sunday's favorability towards the Express crew. He just watched the other party's departing figure, then turned back to look at the silent Twilight behind him.
"Twilight, have you been okay recently? I noticed you haven't been sleeping much these past few days. Are you uncomfortable somewhere?"
"I'm okay…" Twilight shook her head. "Just can't sleep…"
It didn't kill me, so of course, I'm in an okay state.
"I see… If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, be sure to tell me."
Although Twilight claimed nothing was wrong, Welt still decided to discuss it with Himeko later. After things in Penacony were settled, they would take Twilight back to the space station for a check-up.
After spending so much time together, Twilight was already like a daughter, a cute little cotton jacket of a junior to him. If his negligence led to an accident that Twilight could have avoided, Welt would never forgive himself.
And now…
"Anyway, come back with me first. Don't run around for now." Welt sighed. Just leaving her alone for a short while, and Twilight almost caused the Family's representative in Penacony to die on the street. He didn't dare imagine what惨状 Penacony would become if Twilight was truly let loose.
Twilight had no objections. Taking a stroll around, she not only farmed some energy from Welt but also raised Sunday's favorability. It was already quite good.
Besides, in the current situation, it seemed she didn't need to do much more. The flags had already been planted. All that was left was to wait for the old general to take the stage.
——
Whether it was the butterfly effect or not, the Express crew arriving in Penacony several months early not only resulted in them not meeting Black Swan, but even Aventurine and Sunday didn't fall out so quickly. Penacony thus spent a month in eerie tranquility.
The members of the Express crew found this situation quite frustrating. Knowing there was a problem in Penacony, they couldn't fully enjoy their vacation, yet with everything seeming normal now, they couldn't investigate openly either.
Finally, after a full month, they managed to piece together some information, such as Penacony's dreamscape collapsing—basically the information Black Swan told them directly upon her appearance in the original story.
In the original timeline, they should have received a small program from the Stellaron Hunters that allowed them to dive into the deep dreamscape. But unfortunately, the current Stellaron Hunters, perhaps encountering some trouble, showed no signs of appearing. Even Firefly hadn't appeared near Caelus for a long time, making him worried and miss her dearly.
But today, things finally took a turn! Not only did they figure out the crisis Penacony was facing, but Caelus also received a mysterious small program from an unknown number, allowing them to enter Penacony's deep dreamscape through the dream pool.
Penacony, as the renowned Planet of Festivities and an important territory of the Family. The barrier separating Penacony's prosperous and peaceful surface dreamscape from the deeper, primitive dreamscape was not only reinforced by countless means but also influenced by the power of the Stellaron.
Relying purely on strength to come and go with the entire Express crew without alarming the Family was somewhat too difficult for Twilight. Even if she walked the Path of Memory, she could only guarantee her own freedom of movement. But this program utilized the means originally set up by the Family in the dreamscape, allowing everyone on the train to quietly enter the forbidden dream area.
Although they didn't know who gave it to them, since it was usable, the Express crew naturally wouldn't let this opportunity go.
And Twilight, who had waited for so long, definitely wouldn't give up this chance!
She unhesitatingly abandoned Dan Heng and Welt, who were guarding against abnormal situations in the outside world, and decisively joined Caelus's dream exploration group.
Although many things had changed, the development after entering this dreamscape might not necessarily follow the path Twilight knew… But if Twilight's guess was correct, then everything would be as she expected.
The good show was about to begin.