"I was just wondering if this thing has anything to do with the Seven-colored Tail," Ash said. "But... it only has six colors, and the Void Realm also only has six factions."
Diya suddenly thought of a possibility, "Could it be that there exists a seventh force in the Void Realm, which can only be found by collecting the complete map?"
"Or maybe the last color is hidden within the four hooves of the White Bull?" Sonia said.
"Does the black and white of the Static Domain count as a color?" Diya said. "Could it be that we have to enter the Static Domain ourselves with the Soul Summoning Technique Spirit?"
Because only the last color remained, the Sword Maiden and the Witch speculated about many possibilities. However, after listening to them, Ash shook his head and said, "Do you still remember the golden fish?"
"Although one sample is not convincing enough, I think the Seven-colored Tail is probably similar to the golden fish, the constraints to finding them lie in ability, numbers, imagination, but definitely not geographical location. No matter where you are in the Sea of Knowledge, as long as you fly upwards, you can find the golden fish; perhaps it is the same with the Seven-colored Tail, no matter where you are in the Time Continent, if you want to find it, you definitely can."
To be honest, Ash’s viewpoint didn’t really make sense, but Sonia, who had witnessed the golden fish with her own eyes, accepted it instantly. It was like the same author had written two books, and having seen a wonderfully narrated plot twist in the first, it was hard to believe that he would write a second book filled with nothing but a cliché story lacking even basic deduction.
But this line of thought hit a dead end, and Diya, holding her head, muttered, "Can be found anywhere... the Seven-colored Tail..."
Sonia, biting her nails, looked around, "Resource point? Special building? Miracle Park?... Where is the last color really?"
On the contrary, Ash lay back in his chair very relaxed, gazing up at the sky wet with the inverted Golden Rain, "Don’t rush, your becoming part of the Holy Domain is only a matter of time, don’t waste too much energy on the Seven-colored Tail."
Sonia snapped irritably, "But I want to become part of the Holy Domain now!"
Ash smiled and whispered softly, "Thank you."
He looked at the sky and suddenly felt as if he had been too hasty during his time in the Time Continent, never truly appreciating the scenery along the way, until now, after completing the journey of the Time Continent, his belated curiosity emerged, "Sword Maiden, why does the rain in the Time Continent flow upwards?"
"Because this is the rain from the Flowing Gold River."
"Why does the rain from the Flowing Gold River flow upwards?"
"It’s always been like that," Sonia clicked her tongue. "Stop looking at the rain and hurry up and think about where the Seven-colored Tail is."
"I am thinking, I am thinking," Ash answered perfunctorily, but his mind was still pondering why the rain flowed upwards. He was always ; when encountering a difficult question he didn’t want to solve, his mind would wander to all sorts of random things as a way of escaping reality.
Because time itself flows upwards? That doesn’t make sense.
Because Golden Rain is actually a gas? But it didn’t feel like it.
Why exactly does it happen...
Suddenly, a memory from not long ago burst into Ash’s mind:
"...I was swept away by a river made of Seven-colored Flowing Light, and by the time I came to, I had already arrived at the Distant Realm..."
Ash sat up abruptly and murmured, "Right, why does the rain flow upwards?"
This time Sonia was genuinely angry, "We’re all seriously thinking about the Seven-colored Tail, can you please not—"
"This is the answer to the Seven-colored Tail!"
Ash stood up, pressing the Sword Maiden and the Witch back into their seats, his face lit up with the excitement of revelation, asking again, "Why does the rain flow upwards?"
"Because rain is meant to flow upwards, because the sky is not the sky, and the land is not the land!"
"Because the whole world is inverted, the Time Continent is actually above us, and the sky is below! The Time Golden Rain isn’t flowing in reverse; it’s us who are reversed!"
"The Seven-colored Tail isn’t above us at all, it’s below us!"
"The Flowing Gold River is the last color we’ve been looking for!"