"Did you just see a little girl who looked a lot like Bronya run past you?"
"Alliance Leader, you..."
"Ahem!"
Old Yang suddenly coughed violently.
Realizing what was happening, Liuge immediately stopped himself. After gathering his thoughts, he continued.
"You mean Bronya? No, I didn't. I did see a shorty in a rabbit outfit flash past, though."
At this point in time, Banya from the Honkai Universe had probably already turned into a milk-drinking duckling, so I definitely hadn't seen a Rabbit Hunter who looked like a milk-drinking duckling!
"I see. Understood."
Old Yang thought for a moment and decided that the child he had just seen was probably another alternate counterpart of Bronya from this world.
Just like the Himeko before him.
"Everyone, if there's nothing else, could you return to the Main Control Cabin first?"
Asta's crisp voice came through the broadcast.
"All right, let's head back first! There's still some time before the train departs, so let's see what supplies need replenishing."
Himeko spoke up at that moment.
"Then I'll head back first. Rather than negotiating, I'd better return to the train."
Old Yang pushed up his glasses and turned to head back to the Astral Express.
After all, he had promised someone a Gundam model.
"All right, Liuge. Let's go too!"
March 7th stepped up behind Liuge and pushed him forward.
As for Dan Heng and Himeko, they had already gone ahead.
A few minutes later, Liuge and the others returned to the Main Control Cabin and found Asta waiting for them.
However, Liuge keenly noticed that, for some reason, the way Asta looked at him seemed a little strange.
She hadn't been like that before.
"How strange."
Liuge found it rather baffling, but he still chose to stand to the side and listen in.
That was right. What came next was Asta's very polite speech of thanks and the like.
Still, Asta's formal yet elegant gesture of gratitude broadened Liuge's horizons.
Of course, aside from the thanks, there were also the gifts Asta personally offered to the Astral Express crew.
However, Himeko declined them.
"What a shame."
Liuge muttered softly, but the moment he finished speaking, he noticed Himeko seemed to glance at him with a smile in her eyes.
Oh-ho, Sister Himeko had really good hearing!
But so what if she had heard him? Sister Himeko wasn't that stingy.
"Liuge, Liuge, let's go. Let's visit Stelle in the Space Station Medical Bay."
"Okay!"
Liuge and March 7th said their goodbyes and left.
Asta watched Liuge's retreating back, the corners of her lips curling up slightly.
"Station Master Asta, you seem quite interested in Liuge."
"Mm-hm, I am a little interested. He seems very interesting!"
Asta nodded without denying it.
"Then you should be careful. Getting interested in a boy can be quite troublesome!"
"Troublesome? Could you explain why in detail?"
In response to Asta's confusion, Himeko merely shook her head.
"Forget it! Um... speaking of which, I received a message from Madam Herta earlier. She said she was very interested in Stelle and Liuge. If possible, she would like to meet the two of them."
Liuge Died in Every Possible Sense!
After leaving the Main Control Cabin, March 7th and Liuge headed toward the Space Station Medical Bay.
By the time the two of them arrived, Stelle had already awakened and was preparing to leave the medical bay to find them.
"Stelle, you're awake!"
March 7th's eyes lit up. She stepped forward and looked Stelle over, only to find that she was in surprisingly good condition, with none of the weakness one would expect after falling unconscious.
"Mm, I made you worry!"
Stelle nodded and revealed a faint smile.
"No, no, don't misunderstand. We were only worried that the doctors in the medical bay might dissect you, you Stellaron Core!"
Liuge waved his hand and spoke with a serious expression.
The moment he finished speaking, March 7th slapped him on the back, nearly making him lose his breath and letting the doctors unlock the achievement for fastest rescue.
"March, what are you doing?"
"Who told you to talk nonsense!"
March 7th glared at Liuge, then smiled at Stelle.
"Stelle, don't listen to this guy's nonsense. He was the one who suggested that we come visit you with me, yet he still says things like that."
"Uh..."
Stelle actually didn't mind Liuge's words much. If anything, they made her feel a little more at ease.
But once she heard March 7th's explanation, she instead felt a little weighed down.
"March, should I say you're silly, or should I say you're silly?"
"Hm?"
March 7th unleashed her death glare, which Liuge was completely immune to.
He sighed and slowly explained.
"March, have you ever considered that telling such blunt truths would only make Stelle feel guilty? You know, guilty for making us worry."
"Ah, right..."
Only then did March 7th realize it. She scratched her head and gave Stelle a goofy smile.
"Sorry, Stelle! I didn't think of that."
"..."
Stelle was speechless. Not that she really minded.
"All right, since Stelle is awake too, let's go eat. On the way here, I saw a buffet cooking robot."
"Wait, what's that? Why didn't I know there was something like that?"
March 7th looked suspicious.
Even Stelle beside her found it a little strange.
"Maybe it's a Space Station specialty!"
Liuge shrugged.
"Everyone, I don't know of any such specialty on our Space Station."
Asta's voice suddenly came from behind them.
The three of them turned around at her words.
Asta and Himeko had also arrived before them.
"Everyone, if you don't mind, may I take care of the meal?"
Asta smiled kindly at them.
"Sure!"
The instant the words left her mouth, Liuge blurted it out so quickly that even Himeko and the others were stunned.
But Liuge didn't care about that. All he could think about was getting treated to a meal by a rich lady.
Half an hour later, in a private room somewhere on the Space Station, everyone stared wide-eyed at the dazzling spread of dishes on the table.
Even Himeko could not help but marvel at the sheer variety of food.
She made a rough estimate. There had to be at least forty or fifty dishes, not to mention the obviously expensive wines.
Converted into credits, the whole meal was probably worth hundreds of thousands.
In contrast, Liuge, March 7th, and Stelle were nowhere near as concerned as Himeko. They were already stuffing themselves, and plates had begun piling up in front of them, growing ever higher.
"By the way, Liuge and Stelle."
Asta suddenly looked at Liuge and Stelle, then took two brand-new terminals from an attendant beside her and handed them over.
"You two just arrived here, so you probably don't even have the necessary communication devices. These are for you."
Liuge and Stelle exchanged a glance, then reached out and accepted the two newest terminal devices made by the Interastral Peace Corporation.
They were not much different from the phones in Liuge's previous world, but after unlocking his, he discovered that it was not only convenient to use, but also had a storage function.
At that moment, Liuge finally understood how all those materials and items obtained in the game could be carried around.
Ding-dong!
A notification suddenly sounded from Liuge's terminal.
Immediately afterward, a chat app popped up.
A friend request prompt appeared on the screen.
Looking closely, he saw that it was Asta's account.
But after adding Liuge, Asta did not say a single word. Instead, she sent him a video that was only a few seconds long.
Liuge froze. He looked up at Asta, who was lowering her head to look at her terminal, though the corners of her lips seemed to carry a mischievous smile.
He couldn't understand what this rich lady was up to.
Still, since the rich lady had sent him something, she was obviously telling him to take a look.
With that in mind, Liuge opened the video.
Then, in the next instant, Liuge's eyes widened to the size of saucers, and he toppled backward.
Because he saw his botched transformation while heading to the platform.
He had thought he had canceled it quickly enough that no one had noticed.
Yet Asta had seen it and even saved a clip of it.
In an instant, Liuge remembered.
This rich lady Asta was not just rich. She was also a little devious.
It's over, my image is ruined! I can't cling to the rich lady's thigh anymore!
"Liuge, what's wrong? Are you okay?"
Stelle froze for a moment, then reached out and pulled Liuge up from the floor.
"Yeah, Liuge. You were eating perfectly fine. Why did you suddenly fall over?"
March 7th also spoke up.
In response, Liuge carefully glanced at Asta, then waved his hand at the two girls.
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