As Dan Heng nodded, an awkward look appeared on the girl's face.
"Um... sorry. It was our fault."
The girl was not one to beat around the bush. Knowing she was in the wrong, she immediately apologized.
"Sorry."
Dan Heng also gave a slight bow in apology.
Liuge's mouth twitched, but he also breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he had gotten a physical item this time. Otherwise, he really would have been branded a pervert.
"Come to think of it, who are you two?"
At Liuge's question, the two before him exchanged glances. Then the pink-haired girl raised her right hand beside her cheek in a V-sign and said with a dazzling smile,
"We're Nameless from the Astral Express. We came here after receiving Herta's Space Station distress signal."
"My name is March 7th. I like taking pictures during our travels and experiencing those unforgettable memories."
"Dan Heng."
One gave an enthusiastic introduction, while the other was as calm as still water.
Hearing Dan Heng's words, March 7th looked a little dissatisfied and proceeded to introduce him to Liuge.
"His name is Dan Heng. On our train, he's both a guard and the person in charge of the archive."
Liuge listened cheerfully as March 7th rambled on. Rather than finding it annoying, he found it quite lively.
After all, she was a youthful, energetic, beautiful girl.
"Right, and you are?"
"Me? My name's Liuge, an unregistered resident of Herta Space Station. For some unknown reason, I closed my eyes and opened them, and suddenly I was here. I even happened to run into the Antimatter Legion's attack. My luck couldn't possibly get worse."
Liuge replied with self-deprecation.
March 7th silently nodded at Liuge's response.
"That really is unlucky."
Dan Heng, meanwhile, showed some interest in Liuge's words.
He closed his eyes and opened them, then arrived somewhere else from a different place?
Was it the effect of a Curio, or something else?
"I even suspect it was Aeon Aha playing a prank on me! But thinking about it, that seems unlikely. How could a mighty Aeon possibly be that bored?"
Liuge's words nearly made March 7th laugh out loud.
Indeed, how could a mighty Aeon possibly be that bored?
But while March 7th was amused, Liuge's expression stiffened completely. Right after he had ruled out that answer, he seemed to hear someone saying that it was really embarrassing.
No way, Aha, you're serious?! So you were the one who brought me to this world?!
There was no need to doubt it. The one who would say it was really embarrassing was most likely a certain Aeon of Elation.
But why?! Out of so many people, why drag a middling programmer like me into the world of Honkai: Star Rail?
Before Liuge could think any further, March 7th looked at the unconscious gray-haired girl on the ground in confusion.
Dan Heng frowned slightly at her words, then checked the girl's pulse and breathing. Both were very weak.
"Something's wrong. Her pulse and breathing are both very weak. She needs mouth-to-mouth resuscitation."
Dan Heng raised his head and looked at Liuge and March 7th.
"Huh? But I don't know how! Why don't you do it, Dan Heng?"
"You can give it a try. I'll guide you!"
Liuge chimed in from the side.
"Why don't you try it?! You were the one who found her first."
"Ah, I get an opportunity like this? Then move aside and let me do it!"
"Cough, cough. I think I'm already awake!"
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Liuge looked at the gray-haired girl on the ground, who had opened her eyes and was clutching her head in confusion, his face full of disappointment.
He had thought he could show off his extensive mouth-to-mouth resuscitation experience, but it was over before he could even put it into practice.
"You're awake! Can you understand what I'm saying?"
March 7th looked at the awakened gray-haired girl with delight.
However, seeing the girl's helplessly blank expression, a hint of worry rose in her again.
This girl seemed a little off.
"My head feels a little dizzy."
The girl shook her head and answered March 7th.
"Then do you remember your name? Don't tell me you've got amnesia like in those storybooks!"
Hearing the girl's answer, March 7th's concern deepened.
Although Dan Heng had just told Liuge and March 7th that the girl's coordinates were not recorded anywhere in the Space Station, making her clearly another unregistered resident, there was already one standing right beside them.
So that was not important. What mattered was who this girl was and why she was here.
"My name is Stelle. I only remember that it's my name. As for anything else... I don't remember."
Stelle shook her head again, trying to make her mind a little clearer.
"I see." March 7th and Dan Heng exchanged glances before March 7th looked at Stelle. "If you don't mind, come with us for now. Herta Space Station is under attack by the Antimatter Legion, and you're not in good condition either. I'm worried about you."
March 7th extended an invitation to Stelle.
"I don't mind that, but could you explain what Herta Space Station is? And what is the Antimatter Legion?"
Stelle shook her head again. This time, her mind seemed to have finally come together, and her eyes became much clearer.
"Herta Space Station is where we are right now. It belongs to Herta."
March 7th briefly explained Herta Space Station.
Liuge silently added in his heart, The actual person in charge is the rich girl Asta. Herta is just a hands-off boss.
"As for the Antimatter Legion, they're the thugs of Destruction Aeon Nanook. If I had to compare them to something, they're like an army of rabid dogs that bites anyone it encounters."
"Then, who are you?"
"We're members of the Astral Express. We accepted a commission from Asta, the Station Master of Herta Space Station, to provide aid. As for him..."
When March 7th mentioned Liuge, who had been quietly listening beside them, she looked somewhat puzzled.
"Um, Liuge. Why aren't you saying anything?"
"I'm a newbie too, aren't I? So I'm listening to your introduction to understand the situation."
Although he knew everything, Liuge chose to remain silent.
"My name is Liuge, just an ordinary programmer."
"A programmer?"
Dan Heng and March 7th were both speechless.
What kind of programmer could be surrounded and attacked without receiving a scratch?
"That's right, a programmer! A programmer who moves a lot, and who somehow ended up here after moving around."
Liuge spoke with a calm expression.
Damn you, Aha!
"Oh!"
Stelle nodded. Her impression of Liuge was deeper than March 7th's or Dan Heng's.
After all, he was someone who had actively wanted to give her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and made her suddenly open her eyes.
"Alright, introductions are more or less over, right? If possible, shouldn't we head out and meet up with the others first?"
Liuge suddenly spoke up, stirring the quiet atmosphere once more.
"Right, let's go. This isn't a place to stay for long. We should leave first."
"Let's go back to the Main Control Cabin first. Station Master Asta and the other members of the Astral Express are there too."
With that, Dan Heng was the first to leave the compartment.
Liuge looked at the two girls before him, then casually picked up a bat glowing with azure light from the side and handed it to Stelle.
"You just woke up, and you don't have a weapon to defend yourself. You seem destined for it, so I'll give it to you."
"Hey, that thing was an ownerless item here to begin with! Why are you acting like you were its owner?"
March 7th put her hands on her hips and complained.
"Should we put the bat back, then?"
"Uh, she'd better take it!"
March 7th chuckled awkwardly and scratched her cheek.
After all, having a weapon and having no weapon were completely different matters, especially when it was still unsafe outside.
"Okay!" Stelle accepted the bat. A feeling that surged up from deep within her made her involuntarily swing it a few times.
"See? I told you she was destined for it, but you wouldn't believe me!"
Liuge poked March 7th's cheek, his face clearly saying, Apologize already.
"Hey, stop poking my face! Don't you know a beautiful girl's cheeks can't just be touched whenever you want?"
March 7th grew annoyed and slapped Liuge's hand away.
"Then should I... rub it for you?"
"That's not okay either!!!"
After saying that, March 7th was the first to leave the compartment. But in the next moment, she poked her head back in and called out to Stelle, "Stelle, hurry up!"
Stelle and Liuge exchanged glances. They seemed to realize that they belonged to the same sort of people and smiled at each other with perfect understanding.
After leaving the compartment, Liuge found that Dan Heng had already disappeared. Only March 7th remained ahead, calling for the two of them.
"Stop shouting. Aren't you afraid you'll call the Voidrangers over too?"
Liuge and Stelle followed March 7th, feeling somewhat helpless.
"It's fine. Dan Heng and I already cleared all the Voidrangers along this route."
The moment she finished speaking, a thunderous bang rang out, and a Guardian Shadow appeared in the passageway before the three of them.
"...Miss March 7th, do you happen to have a talent called cursed praise?"
Liuge's words made Stelle beside him nod in agreement.
"I do not!"
March 7th summoned her weapon with a flick of her hand: a bow condensed from Six-Phase Ice. She assumed a combat stance.
Stelle silently pulled out her bat. The smooth, natural way she handled it made her look nothing like someone who had just picked up a weapon.
As for Liuge, he had quietly moved away from the two of them and hidden behind cover in the back, shouting from there.
"Go, Galaxy Bat Hero! Use that bat to teach that thing a profound lesson!"
"And March 7th, go for it! Quickly use your ultimate move, the Star-Shattering Grand Lapis Sword, and show the Guardian Shadow what you're made of!"
March 7th, who had been standing ready for battle, was just about to attack when she heard Liuge's words. She stumbled and nearly fell.
"Hey, Liuge! Why are you standing there watching? Come fight too! And how did you know I tried practicing that move?!"
Liuge silently crouched behind the cover without saying a word, but the expression on his face made March 7th's teeth itch.
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