Kiana and Stelle, who had already left, were completely unaware of what had transpired between Ms. Herta and Screwllum after their departure.
After walking a distance away, Kiana retrieved her phone from Stelle and tucked it into her skirt pocket.
"Stelle, should we go find March and the others, or head straight back to the Astral Express?"
"Let's find March first. Didn't she say earlier that we should meet up with her after everything was over?"
"But with the space station's widespread power outage just now, they might have already returned to the Astral Express."
"Then why ask me? Do you think I'm as... as March 7th...?"
"Little March would be upset if she heard you say that."
"..."
"Pfft..." x2
After a moment of silent eye contact, the two shamelessly burst into laughter.
Meanwhile, March 7th, who had just arrived at the platform, suddenly sneezed, rubbed the tip of her nose afterward, and glanced around.
"Why do I feel like someone's talking behind my back..."
"It's probably just your imagination. How could someone talking behind your back actually make you sneeze?"
Dan Heng walked toward the Astral Express, shaking his head and speaking calmly.
That kind of unscientific ability only exists in fantasy. It seems Little March has been reading too many novels lately and is getting delusional.
"Is that so...? That makes some sense. Could I be getting sick...?"
March 7th frowned, pursing her lips to one side as she fell into deep confusion.
After thinking for a while without reaching any conclusion, March 7th decided to just board the train first!
"Ah...!"
After boarding, March 7th smacked her palm, her eyes widening as if she had just remembered something:
"Oh no, I forgot to wait for the two of them!"
"It's fine. I sent a message to Station Head Asta before we left. Station Head Asta will remind them if she sees them."
Dan Heng, walking ahead, finished speaking and headed toward the rear carriage, returning to his room.
He needed to rest a bit. Today had been eventful, especially seeing someone who seemed connected to the Xianzhou... It was mentally exhausting, reminding him of many things about Dan Feng... After hearing Dan Heng's words, March 7th felt relieved and then walked over to sit on the red sofa in the Observation Carriage.
"I'll wait here for them to return!"
After saying this, March 7th opened her phone and started scrolling through videos, waiting for the two new companions.
Meanwhile, Kiana and Stelle happened to run into Asta.
"By the way, Dan Heng from the Astral Express asked me to tell you that they've already returned to the train, so you don't need to look for them everywhere."
Asta called out to Stelle and relayed the message Dan Heng had entrusted to her.
Then Asta turned her head to look at Kiana, showing a fleeting expression of surprise before asking with some confusion:
"Ms. Herta, was the widespread power outage just now...?"
Asta felt that the recent incident was likely related to Ms. Herta.
After all, this kind of situation had occurred before when Ms. Herta was at the space station.
"Hmm? I'm not Herta, Little Dada~"
"Little... Little Dada? What kind of embarrassing nickname is that..."
Hearing this sweet and sticky address, Asta's face instantly flushed red, but she quickly snapped back to reality, her eyes widening as she looked at the small Herta figure with a smirk:
"You... you're not Ms. Herta...?"
If she wasn't Ms. Herta, then who was she?
Daring to tease me like this... For a moment, a floating white figure flashed through Asta's mind.
"Are you Kiana?"
"That's right! Correct answer~ Reward with a loving kiss~"
"Alright, stop fooling around..."
Asta, looking utterly defeated, pushed Kiana's face away as it leaned in and said helplessly.
Earlier, she had actually felt a fleeting moment of attraction to this unreliable person.
It seemed she was sick, really.
"Fine, what a shame."
Kiana shrugged and returned to normal.
Asta adjusted her mood, placed a small hand on her chest, and looked at the two with a gentle smile:
"Speaking of which, I haven't formally thanked you for saving the space station. Is there anything you want?"
Asta had heard from Himeko that Kiana was the biggest contributor to repelling the Antimatter Legion and defeating the Doomsday Beast.
So she wanted to express her sincere gratitude to Kiana and her companions with what little she could do.
If they didn't want anything, she would immediately clear her shopping cart and pick a few things she really liked to give them.
"I want a Supreme Golden Trash Can."
For some reason, Stelle felt an inexplicable fondness for trash cans.
"Huh? A golden trash can?"
Asta hadn't expected the other party's desired Reward to be so peculiar, leaving her momentarily unsure how to react.
Thump—
"Ouch, I didn't know my head could make such a nice sound!"
"You're invincible, Stelle."
Seeing Stelle react like this after being knocked on the head, Kiana immediately gave her an honest evaluation.
Then Kiana looked at Asta, sizing her up from head to toe.
"Please... please don't look at me like that..."
Asta crossed her arms in front of her chest, avoiding eye contact and speaking in a slightly timid voice.
When others looked at her, she didn't feel much, but Kiana's gaze... Asta felt as if she had been completely exposed, making her feel very uncomfortable all over.
"I don't want anything. How about..."
Kiana found the blushing Asta quite cute, then tilted her head and tapped her cheek a few times.
??
"Ahem..."
Seeing that Asta didn't quite understand, Kiana continued hinting by tapping her cheek.
After thinking for a while, Asta finally understood what Kiana meant and showed a troubled expression.
"Does it have to be this kind of Reward...? You could choose a Planet-Destroying Battleship, a space station, a Luxury Interstellar Cruise Ship, or something like that..."
Asta interlocked her eight fingers, her two thumbs rubbing against each other repeatedly as she spoke in a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.
The clueless Stelle didn't understand at all, but that didn't stop her from imitating Kiana's actions.
Seeing this, Kiana nudged Stelle aside.
A mere Stelle, a Stellaron, dares to compete with this young miss!
After hesitating for a long time, Asta glanced around, saw no one looking their way, steeled herself, and quickly tapped Kiana's cheek.
"Th-this should be enough, right!"
"Perfect! Thanks for the treat~"
Kiana squinted her eyes, a slight smile curling at the corners of her mouth as she said cheerfully.
She felt she was getting better at being a Jokester. She'd ask Aha from her universe for a Emanator of Elation title to play with later!
"We're leaving now, Asta~"
After saying this, Kiana dragged Stelle, who was still imitating her, and turned to leave.
"Huh? I haven't gotten my Reward yet!"
"What does a little kid need a Reward for!"
"Pfft..."
Watching the two gradually walk away, Asta showed a cute smile, then turned around and pulled out her phone.
As Kiana walked toward the Supply Zone, she felt her phone vibrate slightly in her pocket and curiously took it out.
"[Don't Want to Inherit the Family Business (Asta) has requested to add you as a friend]"
Kiana directly accepted the request, and soon a message popped up in the other party's chat box.
Asta: Transfer 100 million Credits
Asta: If it's not enough... remember to tell me... Asta is offline. "Is this what it's like to be penniless in another world and start off being kept by a rich woman?"
"What kept?"
"Nothing, let's go."
After sending a heart emoji to the other party, Kiana tucked her phone away, put her hands behind her back, and walked forward with light steps.
Stelle, somewhat confused, followed along.
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