Azure Star, Herta Space Station.
Two days had passed since the attack by the Antimatter Legion and the clone of the Destruction Emanator, Xingxiao.
During these two days, Ms. Herta had only been briefly active for the duration of a speech before returning to her beloved Simulated Universe laboratory, ignoring worldly affairs.
Therefore, it was once again only Asta and her cute little dog Peppy who were busy up and down, responsible for the repair and weapon upgrade work of the Herta Space Station.
Although not much money was spent, it didn't even amount to a month of Asta's allowance.
But the key was that it was painstaking and laborious.
However, sometimes being busy is a good thing.
When a pile of busy and messy work occupies the mind, one will not let one's thoughts wander, and will not be hurt by the backlash of emotions. Life will also become positive and fulfilling.
At least Himeko thought so.
She also tried to make her life as busy as possible.
But in her spare time, she would still always think of that beautiful boy who had made her heart flutter and had also caused it to grieve, who was as fleeting as a thin mist.
Kafka had given him a good name, Zao Wu (Early Mist).
This was the first time since Himeko and Kafka had fallen out that the woman had sincerely appreciated her taste.
But the current Kafka probably didn't care at all.
Or rather, there was no longer anything in this world worth her attachment and care.
When she said goodbye to the Stellaron Hunters, Himeko also went.
Clearly, she shouldn't have gone.
But the taste of losing someone important, that heart-wrenching pain, Himeko knew better than anyone else.
She still disliked Kafka, and still held a grudge about the past.
But that did not prevent her, as a brief friend from the past, from hoping that Kafka could get out of the shadow of Zao Wu's departure as soon as possible.
She did not want Kafka to turn from "one who knows no fear" to "one who has no more joy."
She did not want the next time she heard news about her, it would be a tragedy.
But in the face of her farewell and sincere condolences, the desolate figure of Kafka, her pupils without light, did not say a word.
There was no longer the bright and moving charm of the past when she had verbally sparred with Himeko.
Until Himeko dropped a sentence.
"Zao Wu wouldn't want to see you like this now."
Only then did Kafka finally have a little reaction.
Although it was very light, the pond water wrinkled by a gentle breeze was always better than a pool of dead silence.
Himeko sighed, and then asked Miss Silver Wolf, who was standing by Kafka's side, to take good care of her.
Silver Wolf, who was always wearing goggles, nodded.
What was left was the farewell time between the young people.
Himeko did not participate.
However, she was very gratified that Dan Heng and March 7th and the others could grow in this crisis and form a precious friendship.
Even if the price of growth was often accompanied by loss, the preciousness of friendship was always highlighted by separation.
...
Himeko came back to her senses and found that she had unknowingly stirred her coffee into a paste again.
However, she did not dislike it or waste it, but still gently held it up with her slender, fair hands, and took a small sip.
She let the bitter taste temporarily cover up the original bitterness in her heart, but it was destined not to be replaced.
Quietly looking at the slowly rotating Azure Star outside the train's porthole, Himeko then realized that they had stayed in this space station for too long.
That's why they were imprisoned in the grief of the past, and were depressed.
Perhaps the only way to change this situation was to trailblaze.
To find more meaning in a new journey, and to fill the emptiness of the heart.
The woman silently made a decision, planning to discuss it with the members of the Express crew later.
It is worth mentioning that Himeko and Welt had unanimously agreed to invite the gray-haired young woman named "Stelle" to board the train.
But Stelle had not given a clear answer.
At that time, Himeko would solemnly ask her again.
If she still did not answer, or simply refused, then it could only mean that they were not fated to be.
"Pupu pu!"
It seemed that a soft little thing was trotting towards Himeko.
Himeko slowly put down the coffee cup she had finished drinking, turned around, and almost tacitly lowered her eyes, and met the eyes of the cute conductor, Pom-Pom, who happened to be looking up.
But now, Pom-Pom's appearance should be more accurately described as "pitiful."
They saw their respected conductor, Pom-Pom, dressed in a red uniform, wearing a top hat, and with the appearance of a lop-eared rabbit, was constantly trembling, and was nervously sweating. A pair of big, blue, gem-like eyes couldn't stop glancing left and right.
"Miss Himeko! Miss Himeko!"
It nervously called out Himeko's name twice in a row.
"What's wrong? Pom-Pom."
"There's... there's something dirty on the train, pom!"
Hearing this, Himeko's expression immediately became serious.
Clearly, the term "dirty thing" in Pom-Pom's mouth definitely did not mean ordinary dirt and garbage.
And it was more likely... an intruder.
"Where is the dirty thing?"
"I don't know, but it's on the train, pom! No one is more familiar with Akivili's train than Pom-Pom. There's something bad on the train. Although Pom-Pom can't find it, I can just feel it!"
"Don't worry, I'll find the dirty thing."
Himeko's words gave Pom-Pom a great sense of security. As expected of the navigator of the Astral Express!
"That's great, pom! I'll call March 7th and the others back together. Let's all look for the dirty thing together, pom!"
Himeko nodded, and then, with her long, snow-white legs, she elegantly and calmly began a quiet inspection.
The structure of the Astral Express was divided into one locomotive, and six carriages, for a total of seven sections.
The first carriage was the observation car, and the second was the passenger car.
The third to sixth carriages were originally very lively in the era when Akivili had not yet fallen.
Because the Trailblaze Aeon, Akivili, loved to travel with mortals.
Under His leadership, beings from different worlds and different races respected their differences and gathered together in a friendly manner.
This group of people was called the Nameless.
Akivili and the Nameless drank fine wine from different worlds together, sang songs composed by different races, and embarked on one after another, thrilling adventure.
That was a golden age of measuring the universe with "Trailblaze."
But now...
However, Himeko was not discouraged.
Even if the Trailblaze was already broken, she was determined to reach the end of the stars with her own will!
Strolling from the first carriage to the sixth carriage, searching and searching, turning and turning, no matter how Himeko looked, how she checked, she could not find the existence of the "dirty thing" that Pom-Pom had mentioned.
Gradually feeling tired, she, thinking that maybe Pom-Pom was just being sensitive, returned to her own bedroom, planning to take a short nap.
The lights in the room were not on. In the shadows, Himeko held the door frame and slightly bent her calf, taking off the high heels from her feet.
Stepping on the soft carpet, she came to the side of the clothes rack.
She skillfully took off her coat and the gorgeous dress that was intertwined with white and gold.
Only a snow-white lace bra that was wrapped around her full... and tight, and a matching pair of lace panties were left.
The woman slipped into the quilt. Before she could even stretch her graceful body, she met a pair of light, clear green eyes that were wide open with confusion and unease under the quilt.
Before she could even explore the source of the familiarity of these eyes, the next moment, Himeko's instinctive cry of surprise echoed throughout the entire passenger car.
—"Ah!"
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