In Azura, Weeping Sand Cliose gazed at the violet spiderweb veiling the night sky as cursed tears slid from her eyes. "Aine."

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Inside the Good Moonlight Agency, Crimson Cicada Duchess Aina, once the primary foe of the Funeral Agency, murmured in a daze, "Aine…"

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At Vanmura, the Six-Emblem family leaders looked up, contemplating whether to officially launch their plan to change the other five families' surnames to Senheiser.

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Across Vanmura, Modora, Fedela, and Montphera, as the Gospel Rankings appeared and spiderweb-patterned fireworks bloomed, the entire Gospel whispered the same name in unison. "Aine."

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Back in the banquet hall of the Nabistin Imperial Palace, the Empress rose from her throne. She spread her arms and calmly proclaimed the transfer of power. "The new Emperor is born. Aine shall be the future Echoer. The Isa Dynasty welcomes our new Saint."

"How is this...