"That's right, but it's not in this world anymore, sigh..."
Kiana sighed and shook her head, still not knowing when she would be able to contact the System and return to her own world.
Dan Heng paused slightly upon hearing this, then quickened his pace. March gave Dan Heng a strange look.
What's wrong with Dan Heng? Why is he acting so weird... March 7th didn't understand what was happening to Dan Heng. No matter how much she racked her brain, she couldn't figure out why he was suddenly radiating such a low, emo gloom.
Whatever, I'll just keep listening. I feel like there's a big story coming up!
Himeko looked at Kiana with a complex expression. Her pink lips pursed slightly, and her complicated gaze gradually softened.
She had noticed just now that when Kiana touched objects, her body clearly passed through them. Combined with this transparent and freely floating state... perhaps she had lost her body and was now a consciousness, or a soul-like energy form.
Perhaps... she was someone who once lived on a shipwrecked Xianzhou, but she just didn't remember the fact that her Xianzhou had already been destroyed.
Poor child... Himeko closed her eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and reopened them, reaching out to Kiana with an invitation:
"Miss Kiana, in my capacity as the Navigator of the Astral Express, I invite you to join the Astral Express. Perhaps on the journey of Trailblaze, you might even be able to find your home..."
"Ah...? Ah! Okay..."
Kiana nodded in a daze and agreed.
Seeing Himeko's constantly changing expression, she must have been thinking about a lot of things.
But Kiana was curious—what exactly did Himeko think of? Why was the way she looked at her so sorrowful?
Kiana's dazed look with her head tilted made her seem even more pitiful in Himeko's eyes.
She even forgot the destruction of her hometown; it seems her heart has suffered a significant trauma.
Hopefully, the journey of Trailblaze can soothe her wounded heart and allow her to find her own path again.
Kiana stopped thinking about it; she couldn't guess what Himeko was thinking at all.
Anyway, being invited to join the Astral Express saved her a lot of trouble explaining things.
She'd talk about it later when the opportunity arose... March 7th's beady eyes blinked. So, you guys aren't going to continue the story?
Meanwhile, Stelle felt a slight throb in her heart after hearing Kiana being invited to join that Astral Express or whatever.
"Welcome to the Astral Express, Kiana. I'm sure Pom-Pom will welcome you warmly as well."
Himeko smiled and congratulated the new passenger on joining the Astral Express.
"Um, what are the requirements to join the Astral Express?"
Stelle asked her question, and Himeko spread one hand out with a light laugh:
"Unless one is a heinous villain, there are no requirements to join the Astral Express. We won't even ask about your past. As long as we share the same goals, we can all travel the Star Rail together and walk the path of Trailblaze."
"Then it's practically tailor-made for me. As expected, I am the protagonist." Stelle crossed her arms and nodded in agreement.
She wasn't an evil person because she was just born! She had no past because she was just born! (Or so she thought.)
"If Stelle has that intention, the Astral Express would very much welcome your joining."
"Then... for the Galactic Baseballer's fame to shake the universe, I'm in!"
A glint of wisdom flashed in Stelle's eyes as she nodded with a righteous air, hands on her hips.
Kiana couldn't help but take another look at Stelle.
Just like that?
Shouldn't there be a whole process, and finally a choice between the Herta Space Station and the Astral Express?
Could it be that she, this butterfly, had flapped her wings again and messed up the original plot?
It shouldn't be; she really didn't do anything this time!
If they said her own world was completely changed by her, she'd admit it, since she did almost everything there.
But in this world, she had been slacking off the whole time. She really hadn't done anything!
"Great! The Astral Express finally has newcomers! That makes me a senior now!"
March 7th witnessed the joining of the two new passengers and hopped around happily.
The newcomers were both girls, so they could sleep together at night and talk about girl stuff.
The scatterbrained March 7th seemed to have forgotten how Kiana had teased her earlier.
Soon, the group arrived at the center of the Master Control Zone, where Acting Station Lead Asta was solemnly directing the overall situation.
"Based on the fluctuations of the Antimatter Legion, it's estimated that at least ten more waves of attacks are coming..."
"Asta, we're here."
"Ah... you're finally back..."
Asta turned around upon hearing them. After seeing that everyone was safe and sound, she let out a long sigh of relief and then showed a relieved smile.
Asta looked exactly the same as the one in her own universe, except this one seemed to have a bit more of a Damselette's youthful innocence.
Could it be that the settings of the two worlds are different?
Kiana tilted her head, staring at Asta's pretty face with an inquisitive look.
Catching a glimpse of Kiana's constant staring, Asta looked at the floating Damselette with some curiosity.
"Excuse me, is there something on my face?"
"No, I was just drawn by your cuteness. Don't mind me."
"Oh..."
Kiana's words made Asta's face turn red.
She didn't expect such a cute girl could say such heart-stirring words, catching her off guard.
March 7th stared at Kiana with wide eyes. You, with your honest-looking face, do you say this to every girl... But in reality, this world was far from her own, so Kiana was just releasing a little bit of her true nature.
Mei and the others weren't here.
She, Kiana, could do whatever she wanted!
However, Kiana didn't know that all this evidence would eventually be discovered by Mei and Bronya in the future for unknown reasons.
Then Kiana would face her darkest hour and, as a result, learn ultimate water-type magic.
"Ahem, Station Lead Asta, now is the situation like?"
"The security system is gradually resuming operation, and personnel have been concentrated in the Master Control Zone and the Supply Zone. However, I have a premonition that the Antimatter Legion's next attack will be even more violent..."
After Himeko intervened, the shyness faded from Asta's face, replaced by a slightly worried expression.
Ms. Herta is away and not at the space station. If she messes this up, how can she face Ms. Herta... Asta now hated the Antimatter Legion to death; no matter how she thought about it, this was a premeditated attack.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have specifically picked a time when Ms. Herta was away to come and cause trouble!
"Eh? It's not like a big guy is suddenly going to raid the space station..."
BOOM—!
Buzz buzz buzz—
As soon as March 7th finished speaking, the space station vibrated, and a red alert sounded simultaneously.
Kiana and Stelle looked at March 7th at the same time, their eyes seemingly saying: You're a mole for the Antimatter Legion, aren't you?
"What's with those looks? It's not like they're attacking because of what I said!"
March 7th was still trying to clear herself of the suspicion of jinxing.
"Look, it's not like that big guy can suddenly break the space station's shield..."
Crack—
"!!!"
Asta pulled up the surveillance for the Supply Zone and saw the claw of a Doomsday Beast tearing through the space station's shield in the footage.
For a moment, the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.
This time, it wasn't just Kiana and Stelle... even Himeko, Dan Heng, and Asta looked at March 7th with subtle expressions.
Do I really have some incredible Power of Words ability?!
At this moment, Miss March 7th fell into deep self-doubt...
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