"What an easy Trailblazing expedition."
For the Astral Express crew, the trip through Teyvat could be called a rather relaxing Trailblazing expedition. They had not gotten dragged into any troublesome incident.
"Exactly. But without a slightly thrilling adventure, it feels a little strange," Stelle said.
She felt that this Trailblazing expedition had lacked something. Perhaps too many things had happened during their previous expeditions, so this time, with everything being calm and peaceful, she actually felt a bit unused to it.
"Isn't this pretty good? Belobog, the Xianzhou, Penacony—every single one dragged us into all kinds of trouble. It's rare that we finally get to relax," March 7th said.
A Trailblazing expedition like this was truly hard to come by.
Of course, it really did feel a little unfamiliar too.
She had boarded the Express earlier than Stelle, and even during the Trailblazing expeditions before Herta Space Station, they had often run into trouble.
"True. But this world is pretty nice. It's very suitable as a vacation spot," Stelle said.
"If you want to rest, you can come here anytime," Koji appeared and said with a smile.
"Teyvat doesn't seem to be part of the known universe. Even if we keep Trailblazing, it seems like we wouldn't be able to reach it," Zhe said.
Teyvat was very special. The reason they could come here was because of an accident.
"If you want to come, I'll bring you here," Koji said.
"You Nameless are all people walking upon a Path. What do you think of the Paths?"
At that question, Himeko and the others looked at each other. They had not really thought about it much. They had simply been practicing the Path they walked.
"They're insane," Stelle said.
She had walked several Paths and had been glanced at by several Aeons, so she could be called an extremely special existence.
Although many people became powerful because of their Paths, one undeniable fact was that they were all somewhat insane lunatics.
"That way of putting it isn't wrong," Himeko thought for a moment, then agreed.
No matter which Path someone followed, they were always a little insane. Take Trailblaze, for example. When normal people knew something was dangerous, most of them would first wait and see, or simply avoid it altogether. But they, on the other hand, would think about Trailblazing through it.
The geniuses on the Path of Erudition were cold and lacking in empathy. Those on the Path of the Hunt were extreme or stubborn. Those on the Path of Destruction thought only about destruction…
Some were born that way, but others might have been influenced by their Paths.
"Is that so?" March 7th scratched her head. She had never thought about that kind of thing.
"Stelle, have you asked Kafka about the other male vessel?" Koji asked with great interest.
It looked like a choice between two options, but was the other one really useless?
"No." Stelle shook her head blankly. She did not even know about that matter.
"Have you heard about the Lord Ravagers calling someone Akivili, who has set off once more?"
Himeko glanced at Stelle without showing any change in expression. She clearly knew something. As the person who repaired the Express, and as the first passenger of the restarted Astral Express, she knew many things, but she had never spoken about them.
"Could I be Akivili?" Stelle joked.
No matter how one thought about it, that was impossible. If she had Akivili's power, she could swagger sideways across the sea of stars. Even the Amber Lord's wall would have to be rammed a few times.
"In truth, regarding Akivili, Pom-Pom probably knows more, but it hasn't said too much," Himeko said.
Akivili, Long, and Idrila—these Aeons could all be considered extremely mysterious. They disappeared so suddenly that very few people knew whether they had died or gone somewhere else.
"If Stelle were Akivili, then we really wouldn't be able to look directly at her," March 7th complained.
"Aha and Akivili had a pretty good relationship, so no matter what Akivili was like, it wouldn't be strange," Welt said.
"Himeko, even though we can still hear news about the Nameless, why don't we see them in the sea of stars?" Stelle asked.
Akivili had disappeared, but the Path of Trailblaze still existed.
"Trailblazing is not limited to riding the Astral Express. As long as it is related to Trailblazing, one can be called a Nameless," Himeko said.
To be honest, she had not met many either. It was probably related to the disappearance of the Aeon of Trailblaze. Without the presence of an Aeon, the cosmos was undoubtedly dangerous.
"Jailday, the way you look now… tsk, tsk." Koji looked at Sunday, who had not spoken. He had completely lost the air he had possessed back when he was the Family Head.
Sunday did not feel there was anything strange about his current appearance.
"Ask Himeko and the others. What's the difference between you now and you during your Family Head period? The Express crew's assimilation ability is really exaggerated," Koji said.
"Hmm…" Stelle thought about it, and the corner of her mouth twitched. The change really was huge.
"Going dark makes you ten times stronger, turning good makes you three parts weaker. Sunday, that's the impression you give me now," March 7th summarized.
Could it really be thanks to the Astral Express?
Dan Heng said nothing and simply remained silent. The Astral Express was indeed very strange. It could transform a person very quickly.
"That? I am no longer the Family Head now. I am merely someone following the Express to broaden my horizons and seek the answer I want," Sunday said with an elegant smile.
"What if something happened to Robin?"
Sunday: "…"
He would not allow that kind of thing to happen.
As a siscon, he naturally had to sweep away every obstacle for his younger sister. Back then, Robin had been injured, and he would not allow Robin to suffer that again.
"Jailday, if your sister has someone she likes in the future, what would you do?" Stelle asked curiously.
Himeko and the others were also a little curious. They wanted to hear how a siscon would answer that question.
Sunday said expressionlessly, "If Robin has someone she likes, then as her older brother, I would naturally have to properly check that person."
As he spoke, his fist was already clenched tight.
A future where Robin had a boyfriend—he really did not want to accept it. He might as well sink back into the Dream of Taiyi.
Anyone who approached Robin was surely motivated by lust or greed for wealth. Someone like that definitely would not be a suitable match.
"Just use the full version of 'In the Beginning Was the Deed' right away. If they can take it, then give them a chance," Koji said with a smile.
Sunday's fists were probably already hard. Robin's place in Sunday's heart could be ranked first, and nothing could shake it.
Phainon had gone through repeated cycles and killed so many friends. If Sunday were the one trapped in a cycle, there would be no need for thirty thousand loops. As long as Robin met with misfortune the first time, then right and wrong would immediately become something he had no mind to consider.
He said he would "check that person," but in reality, he would first unleash a full combo of "In the Beginning Was the Deed." No charge time needed. He would simply use his ultimate as a basic attack. Most people would not be able to withstand it.
"That really does feel very possible. But isn't 'In the Beginning Was the Deed' a little too brutal? There probably aren't many people who could take it," March 7th said after thinking about what they had experienced in Penacony.
Robin's future other half seemed a little pitiful.
But with Sunday around, that relationship probably would not be able to happen at all.
Siscons really were terrifying.
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