Chapter 116: Raven Gets Scared Unconscious!
[Stelle]:"I don't think things are that simple. Yae definitely isn't an ordinary person!"
[Elios]:"I also find it unbelievable how news of Stargazer's escape spread throughout the entire city."
[Silver Wolf]:"Elios, why don't you make a prophecy?"
[Elios]:"Sigh, I don't have cross-world prophetic abilities! You'd have better luck asking March 7th."
[March 7th]:"Huh?"
[Yae showed remarkable generosity, not holding their door-breaking against them. Instead, she served the dishes they ordered as usual. Sweet and sour flying fish balls, braised pork with cabbage, fried flying fish balls—Yae even gifted them a special pot of Emerald Fairy tea.
The aroma of alcohol was tantalizing, making both Tesla and Stargazer drool. Yae said: "Lord Stargazer, you're not yet of age to drink alcohol. This humble one has specially prepared fragrant tea for you. Please enjoy."
The Captain remained silent. Just as they were about to eat, another laser beam shot out, instantly reducing the freshly laid-out feast to ashes. Right when they were about to eat, an entire table of delicacies turned to dust. Tesla was the first to snap: "Aaaaaah—! I've had enough... this genius has completely had enough! That fortune-teller who's never seen the world always trying to grope me is one thing, but what's your deal?!"
"Uh, sorry, my hand slipped."]
[March 7th]:"The Captain was obviously doing that on purpose! Was there something wrong with that food?"
[Dan Heng]:"Yae just called Stargazer by name. Under normal circumstances, that shouldn't have happened."
[Theresa]:"Could this Yae be another agent sent by the Second Prince?"
[Stelle]:"Ah, for just a throne, relatives turn against each other? How tragic!"
[Murata Himeko]:"Although Stargazer is somewhat more reliable than our Theresa in certain aspects, she's still just a child with lacking vigilance."
[Theresa]:"Himeko~ Keep talking and I'll deduct your salary~"
[Kiana]:"You guys said the other auntie doesn't seem to be a MANTIS. Is there any chance we might see an adult version of auntie?"
[Rita]:"Unlikely. Earlier on the Hyperion bridge, Stargazer's body hadn't grown at all."
[Stelle]:"We want lolis! We want lolis!"
[Seeing this, Yae didn't get angry but prepared to make them another meal. However, Tesla was so furious she didn't even want to eat anymore and chose to go straight to her room to sleep.
Late at night, in the inn's kitchen "Pardon me."
The Captain entered the kitchen and directly intercepted Yae. Yae tried to send the Captain away, but he cut straight to the point by pointing out the suspicious aspects of her identity. As the owner of an inn, how could she know Stargazer's identity? That was completely abnormal. Seeing that he'd already recognized her, Yae stopped hiding and revealed her objective was to bring Stargazer to the Prime Minister in Huangyue City. But since she bore no ill will toward Stargazer, Yae and the Captain temporarily reached an understanding. Because Stargazer chose to trust the Captain, Yae decided to trust him as well.]
[Fu Hua]:"Another faction appears. So Yae is with the Prime Minister?"
[March 7th]:"But isn't the Prime Minister on Stargazer's side?"
[Rita]:"I wonder who the Prime Minister is?"
[Suddenly, a metal dart grazed past the Captain's hair and embedded itself into the stone wall beside them. "Heh, trying to leave? Tonight, none of you will walk out of here alive!"
Three more darts came flying.
Seeing no way to block them, the Captain could only retreat to evade. "Too slow!"
A dark figure appeared before the Captain as five metal claws tore through the air— At the critical moment, Yae intercepted the assassin's attack! "Raven? Why are you here?"
Yae called out the assassin's name—apparently an acquaintance.
As an assassin, Raven naturally came on assignment—someone had offered 100,000 taels of gold for Stargazer's life. During their fight, Raven realized she couldn't defeat Yae quickly and proposed splitting the bounty evenly between them. For Yae, 50,000 taels was more money than she could earn in who-knows-how-many years in the shadows. She hesitated.]
[Raven]:"Looks like even in bubble worlds, my outfit and job stay pretty much the same."
[Raven]:"Wonder how long it'll take to save up for that island villa..."
[Kiana]:"No way!? Is Yae actually tempted?"
[Raiden Mei]:"With that much money, it's understandable she'd be tempted."
[Qingque]:"Exactly! With that kind of cash, who'd still want to work?"
[March 7th]:"Given the Captain's displayed combat ability, he's no match for either of them. Unless... does he have hidden power too?"
[Though hesitant, Yae doubted whether the employer could actually produce that much money. Raven noticed Yae's hesitation and revealed her employer's identity to gain trust— It was Her Highness Kiana, the Second Prince of the Empire.
Five days ago, the Second Prince sent her tactician to hire Raven with 20,000 taels as deposit—just to eliminate Stargazer. She even showed Yae the token given by the tactician as proof. "This humble one understands now. The Second Prince seeks Lord Stargazer's life... I shall report this truthfully to the Prime Minister."
Raven was stunned: "!?"
"What? Did you think this humble one would agree to your filthy deal?""Though I work in the shadows doing less-than-honorable work, I still walk the path of loyalty."
"Such treacherous acts... Raven, you've approached the wrong person."]
[Jing Yuan]:"To think Miss Yae is such a principled person!"
[Raven]:"That's really me? The other me is so gullible? Just falling for simple tricks that reveal employer information?"
[Herrscher of Sentience]:"Raven, you should download an anti-scam app. Look how easily fooled you are!"
[Honkai Star Rail - Welt]:"Herrscher of Sentience... you should be careful about scams too."
[Herrscher of Sentience]:"Hah? I'm the Herrscher of Sentience—who could possibly fool me?"
[Raiden Mei]:"Secretly hiring assassins... is this really something Kiana would devise?"
[March 7th]:"Maybe Jackal forged orders?"
[Qingque]:"But Kiana hasn't ascended yet—just like how Lady Fu Hua isn't general yet." [Furious at Yae's talk of loyalty, Raven could only laugh in frustration. Seeing negotiations fail, Raven stopped wasting words and attacked both the Captain and Yae!
At that critical moment, Tesla—awakened by the noise—approached. Seeing Tesla made Raven freeze in terror—she was the assassin who'd taken two iron fists from Tesla in yesterday's forest. "You... I... y-you monster! It's not like I'm scared of you!"
Though stammering incoherently from fear, Raven still talked tough. "Hah? This genius wants to teach you a lesson—what does your fear have to do with it?"
"Disturbing people at night, trespassing... oh right! Didn't you threaten this genius yesterday? Something about next time we meet being my death or whatever?""I... I didn't! That wasn't me!"
Raven desperately tried distancing herself from her past self. "Meh... whatever. Let's round it up—ten punches oughta do it."
"D-don't come any closer—aaaah!"
Before Tesla could even throw a punch, Raven fainted from sheer terror.]
[Kiana]:"Pfft! Hahaha! What kind of assassin is this? So ridiculous!"
[Raiden Mei]:"Literally scared unconscious by Tesla."
[Tesla]:"Heh. Though it's another me's creation, such power is only expected!"
[Kongming]:"Teacher is so funny!"
[Raven]:"No! My reputation!"
Facing worldwide humiliation—even if it was her alternate self who looked exactly like her—Raven paced furiously in her room, glaring at the sky screen!
[March 7th]:"At least she didn't roll around crying—cheer up!"
[Stelle]:"Way to make her future embarrassment even worse."
TL/N : I just found out this arc is actually Captain's Bizarre Adventures...