[Stella: This point is quite interesting. "Do not plagiarize others' identities." Is it possible to disguise oneself as someone else in the dream?]

[Qingque: Actually, if you think about it, it's possible. After all, it's just a dream. Although the Family says your appearance in the dream will be the same as in reality, there must be loopholes to exploit.]

[Stella: However, the feeling of sleeping in a pool while wearing clothes must be very strange. Just thinking about it makes me uncomfortable.]

While Stella was examining the passport, the elevator had already arrived at the VIP lounge door.

Himeko said with a smile, "We've finally arrived. Everyone, please return to your rooms and put away your luggage first."

Watching the retreating figures of March 7th and Stella, Himeko turned to Welt and invited, "Welt, shall we have a drink first? Penacony's Soulacre is very famous, you know."

Faced with Himeko's enthusiastic invitation, Welt responded with a knowing look, "Sure, but I think you have more in mind than just drinking with me, right? Go ahead, we might be thinking about the same thing."

Himeko slowly raised her hand, her eyes revealing a hint of confusion and contemplation, and asked Welt, "Do you remember the contents of the Family's invitation?"

Welt gently pushed up the glasses on his nose bridge and answered with certainty, "Cordially inviting the Family's esteemed guests to Penacony, to join other visitors in attending a grand banquet. — It's because of this invitation that we're here."

"You remember well — but there's more to the invitation," Himeko nodded slightly in acknowledgment before continuing:

"...Witness the impossible things in dreams, find the legacy of 'The Clockmaker', the father of Penacony, and then answer: why does life fall asleep?"

[Seele: Why does life fall asleep... What a strange question. Isn't sleeping just sleeping?]

[Himeko: I think there might be some deeper philosophical investigation here, but it's not clear yet.]

[Dream Seeker A: Has Mr. Clockmaker already passed away? No wonder he hasn't appeared in recent years. But this search for his legacy, I can't understand it at all.]

"I don't remember such a passage in the invitation... Are you saying there was a hidden message?" Welt furrowed his brow, a confused expression appearing on his face. He was clearly very surprised by this sudden revelation from Himeko.

"That's the intriguing part. The 'invitation' sent by the Family was a music box that would play a melody when you wound it up," Himeko further explained.

"But the one delivered to us was a bit strange... There were some discordant notes mixed in with the background music it played." At this point, Himeko's expression became increasingly serious.

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"I transcribed these noises, and they perfectly matched the gravitational wave frequency during the train's jump. Using the space curvature of the train's engine as the key — I got the message above."

"It's a common distress signal method used by the Nameless," Welt concluded gravely.

Himeko, however, shook her head dismissively: "We can't jump to conclusions yet. It could also be the work of Masked Fool. Judging by the technique alone, 'The Riddler' or异问魔 could also do it."

"When did you discover this?"

"I told Pom immediately while you were dealing with the Stellaron on Jarilo-VI," Himeko explained calmly.

"No wonder you insisted on speaking up earlier, and that company envoy also mentioned the name 'The Clockmaker'. It's likely that there was a similar hidden message in the invitation he received — and it was also decrypted."

Welt suddenly remembered something and continued, "There's another thing that concerns me. When talking about the invitation, the Family spokesperson responded like this: As the actual manager of Penacony, the Family should naturally resolve any concerns for everyone."

"Now that I think about it, those words seem to have some hidden meaning. And that Miss Robin beside him... Although I'm not knowledgeable about singing, I could hear something odd in her voice — how could a singer about to perform on stage have such a strange quality to their voice?"

Himeko summarized with a serious expression, "You suspect that the Family is not the sender of the invitation, and moreover — they're hiding something from us?"

"It's not impossible. The Family extending invitations to other factions is already an unusual event. Your discovery also confirms that there might be a third party involved... I take back my previous words, this 'grand gathering' is not simple at all," Welt couldn't help but sigh, before posing another question:

"Why didn't you tell the kids?"

Himeko explained, "If this is just an internal matter of Penacony or the Family, we shouldn't interfere carelessly."

"But you also said that this might be related to 'Trailblazing'," Welt reminded.

"That's right, I did say that, so..." Himeko turned her gaze towards March 7th and Stella, who were slowly walking down the stairs, "...that's why before we set out, I already told the truth to Little March and Dan Heng."

"So I was the only one kept in the dark," Welt chuckled helplessly.

Stella returned and, hearing this remark, scratched her head and said, "I just found out about the invitation too."

March 7th put her hands on her hips and said, "Because you were sleeping like a log the whole way, there was no chance to tell you."

"Who exactly sent out the invitation, what is the purpose of gathering various factions to Penacony, and why is the Family keeping silent despite knowing... There are many doubts about this trip. We can't act rashly before finding out more facts."

"For now, let's focus on the train conductor's request, gather information while enjoying a 'nice vacation' — Penacony is, after all, a famous holiday destination across the universe. Many people might never get the chance to come here in their lifetime," Himeko said:

"Everyone, go back and rest. When you're ready, enter the dream."

Stella nodded, then walked towards her room.

After conversing with the other members of the train crew, she returned to her own room.

A familiar scene appeared again — Aventurine was waiting for her in the room.

[Qingque: Wow! It matches up. So this is the observer's perspective? Watching two timelines simultaneously is truly extraordinary.]

[Fu Xuan: It's a commonly used narrative technique, but it's rare to have future events played out like a movie as we're watching now.]

During the conversation, the scene had already fast-forwarded to Aventurine's game time.

"Friend, make a deal with me." Aventurine's somewhat cold voice sounded again.

"You can't refuse." His voice was icy and firm, as if carrying an irresistible force.

"There's no reason."

Accompanying these words, Aventurine was walking step by step towards Stella, taking off his sunglasses, and standing in front of her.

"And no room..." He said these last few words extremely softly, as if afraid of breaking the current silence, but also as if emphasizing something important.