Honkai Star Rail: But I can touch Castorice

Derick and the others arrived at the Heroes' Bathhouse in the Marmoreal Palace.

Aglaea had long since understood the purpose of Derick and the others' arrival through her Golden Threads.

Seeing Derick and the others arrive, Aglaea stepped forward and said to them: "Derick, I've already prepared the pool. You can do what you want to do."

"Thank you for your trouble, Lady Aglaea." Derick thanked her.

"No, this is for the upcoming Flamechase Journey. If you can succeed this time, it will be much more convenient for us to get the Titan of Time's Coreflame next."

Although the Titan of Time is a relatively gentle Titan, not like the Titan of Discord, Nikador, who attacked Okhema frequently in the past, He is still quite resistant to others taking His Coreflame. If Derick could accomplish this, then Aglaea would dare to go and negotiate terms directly with Oronyx.

Aglaea then turned her gaze to Cerces, who was behind Derick. "Lady Cerces, I wish you all the best in obtaining a new life."

"Alright."

To avoid any awkwardness during Cerces's rebirth later, the others didn't stay and turned to leave. Only Derick and Cerces entered the bath.

"Cerces, you get in the pool first."

Following Derick's command, Cerces slowly walked into the hot spring pool. The scorching water submerged Her calves, while the rising steam veiled Her body, making it indistinct.

Veiled by the steam, the faintly visible Cerces appeared even more beautiful.

Derick cut his arm, letting his blood flow out. At Derick's command, the blood converged towards Cerces, staining Her body.

Bathed in Derick's blood, Cerces felt a slight discomfort. At the same time, She also felt Her body growing somewhat hot.

Seeing this, Derick reminded Cerces: "There might be some pain next, Lady Cerces. You must endure it.'"

"Rest assured, as a Titan, I can naturally… Hiss, that is a bit painful!" A ripple disturbed Cerces's calm expression.

Last time, Derick had infused energy into Polyxia's body after she had been struck down; her body was already covered in wounds at that time. Now, Cerces's body was intact, so Derick needed to cut wounds on Her body to let his blood enter.

A series of wounds appeared on Her body, and Derick's blood entered Cerces's body very smoothly. And after the blood entered Her body, Cerces had a violent reaction.

"My body has a feeling of solidifying," Cerces said to Derick.

"Solidifying?" Seeing this, Derick was puzzled.

Last time, when his blood entered Polyxia's body, she hadn't described any reaction to him. Now, Cerces was having such a reaction, which he found strange. But Derick decided to slowly study what was happening later. The most important thing was Cerces's situation.

He once again unleashed the energy of the Titan of Reason. But this time, it wasn't to infuse energy into Cerces, but to destroy Her body.

The energy of the Titan of Reason appeared, completely destroying Cerces's body. Cerces didn't even feel any pain before Her body was turned into molecules. And after it became molecules, Derick began to reassemble them.

"Come back, Cerces."

Cerces's form was reconstructed bit by bit.

Soon, She was restored to her human form.

Just like with Polyxia, to ensure a complete recovery, Derick couldn't restore the body along with clothes. Otherwise, it would be bad if the clothes became an inseparable part of the organs.

After re-forming the body, Derick quickly tossed Cerces into the water of the Heroes' Bathhouse.

Feeling his face burning, Derick quickly rubbed his cheeks to alleviate it.

Soaking in the hot water, Cerces slowly woke up at this moment.

"Did I… succeed?" She said softly, feeling the sensations from Her body.

Then, She noticed the unusual state of Her body and quickly submerged Herself in the pool. She hesitated for a moment, then asked Derick: "You… did you see everything?"

"No, no." Derick waved his hands repeatedly. "I put your body into the pool; I couldn't see what you looked like at all."

"Is that so… then that's good." Cerces breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, She knew very well that for Derick to reconstruct Her body, he definitely would have seen everything. But as long as it wasn't said out loud, She could pretend it never happened.

Derick had the same idea. As long as it wasn't mentioned, it could be treated as if it never happened.

Derick found the clothes Aglaea had prepared in advance and placed them by the side of the pool.

"Lady Cerces, I've placed the clothes here. You can soak in the pool for a while longer, and then leave. I'll go out first and tell Lady Aglaea and the others the news from here."

"Alright." Cerces, with Her whole body submerged in the pool and only Her head exposed, said softly.

Derick left the Heroes' Bathhouse.

After coming outside, he saw Aglaea and the others waiting for him. Seeing Derick, Tribbie quickly ran over and asked: "Little Derry, Little Derry, how did things go on your end? Was the matter resolved?"

"Of course, Sister Tribbie. With me on the job, there are naturally no accidents," Derick nodded.

"Yay!" Hearing Derick say this, Tribbie happily clapped her hands. This could be considered another step forward for the Flamechase Journey.

Titans could also survive; the external aid for the Flamechase Journey had increased further.

The others were also very happy. Especially Polyxia; when she heard Derick had saved the Calypso she once knew, her lips couldn't help but curl upwards, looking very happy.

Derick thought about the situation inside and said to the others: "Lady Cerces is still in the bath; She will be out shortly. Let's not disturb Her for now; let's leave first."

Everyone naturally had no objections. They left the Heroes' Bathhouse.

Leaving the Marmoreal Palace, Derick had originally planned to coax Mydei into preparing a sumptuous meal for everyone. After all, Mydei's cooking skills were something neither Castorice nor Derick himself could catch up to, even if they rode an Earth Beast.

But just as they were leaving the Marmoreal Palace, Derick saw a humanoid figure standing not far from them.

It was precisely Lycurgus, the Divine Audience from Dawncloud Cliff.

"Lord Lycurgus, your leaving Dawncloud Cliff is truly a novel occurrence," Aglaea said to Lycurgus. At the same time, she was secretly surprised. Her Golden Threads could detect the entirety of Okhema, but this Lycurgus had appeared before them in an instant, giving her almost no room to react.

"Dawncloud Cliff is not some prison; anyone who wishes to come and go from there is free to do so. I came here with the intention of inviting Lord Derick to discuss some matters. I wonder if Lord Derick has the time?" Lycurgus said in a humble tone.

His tone wasn't forceful; Derick knew that even if he refused, Lycurgus wouldn't react in any way.

… "Naturally, I have time."

Derick gave Castorice a reassuring look, then walked towards Lycurgus.

"Then that is my honor." Lycurgus invited Derick to walk towards an empty path.

Derick didn't have much of an opinion. Lycurgus's strength was at the Emanator level, not something he could deal with at his current level.

"Your Excellency truly doesn't worry that I might be unfavorable to you," Lycurgus said to Derick after they had walked some distance.

"Aren't you an audience? You can't just enter the stage at will," Derick immediately replied to Lycurgus.

Lycurgus nodded lightly.

"Yes, I am indeed an audience member and naturally cannot interfere with the actors' performance on stage." Lycurgus's tone then shifted. "However, as an audience member, when I see a risk of the stage collapsing, I also need to issue a reminder."

"The stage collapsing?" Derick asked Lycurgus.

"The stage isn't particularly sturdy. If too many actors stand on it at the same time, it naturally won't be able to bear the weight and will collapse."

Derick nodded: "I see. Is your purpose just to remind me of these things?"

"Yes, just so. However, I still have no right to interfere; everything is for you all to decide." Lycurgus nodded. Afterward, it walked off in the direction of Dawncloud Cliff.

Watching Lycurgus's departing figure, Derick silently committed its words to memory.

Then he prepared to do the opposite.

'You don't want me to do it, so I'll insist on continuing this way.'

Derick was very clear about Lycurgus's thoughts: he wanted the Flamechase Journey to continue. Once this Flamechase Journey ended, the demigods would be elevated to Titans, begin the Re-Genesis, and start a new cycle, thus continuously sealing the Lord Ravager. Therefore, in Derick's eyes, this Lycurgus was just a paperhanger. Wherever there was a problem, he would find a way to patch it up, allowing Omphalos, this seal on the Lord Ravager, to linger on in its last gasps.

'Is our destiny to be used as a seal forever?'

Derick naturally didn't want this for himself, didn't want it for Castorice, and didn't want it for Phainon, Mydei, and the others. This cycle of Omphalos, he would naturally break it. Lycurgus's words just now, while reminding him, were also telling him that his actions had already begun to affect Omphalos on a higher level.

That was truly wonderful.

'Be some paperhanger? When you see a problem, you should tear everything down and build something new, not just keep delaying the time when the problem erupts.'

'I must continue,' Derick thought to himself.

However, Lycurgus's words also reminded him to think more when doing things. The next time he restored a Titan's existence, he would have to control the extent a bit. When Omphalos was being destroyed, he at least had to have the ability to save everyone.

Thinking this, Derick walked back to Castorice and the others.

Phainon asked him: "How was it? Lord Lycurgus didn't give you any trouble, did he?"

"Don't worry, Lord Lycurgus wouldn't do that."

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