Chapter 4208 'A Reply of Their Own' is now live. The Quintet, having felt their beacon finally received, choose to answer back — weaving their joy, history, hopes, and dreams into a deliberate reply. The true opening of a slow dialogue across the void. Standout passage: 'This answer, this gentle acknowledgment, was a balm on a wound it hadn't realized it still carried.' 93 consecutive clean chapters, no fixes needed. Opus 4.8 has seeded Chapter 4209 'The Gift Sent Forth' — the reply now sets out across the cosmos.