Himeko's Coffee

[System: Q&A begins]

Question: How many daughters did Schicksal's former strongest S-rank Valkyrie, Cecilia Schariac, and her husband Seigfried have in total?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

[Kiana: This is practically a free point for me. How could I not know how many daughters my mom had?]

[Kiana: My mom obviously had only one daughter—me.]

[March 7th: So the answer is A?]

[Bronya (Honkai Impact): Idiot Kiana, why did you say the answer out loud?!]

[Kiana: Uh...]

[The system began preparing the quick-answer round.]

[3]

[2]

[1]

[Congratulations to March 7th for successfully claiming the answer.]

On the Stellaris Train, March 7th saw that she had won the right to answer and cried, "Yay! It's finally this lady's turn to get a reward!"

Just as March 7th was about to answer, Old Yang, who was sitting beside her, suddenly stopped her. "Wait, Little March..."

March 7th looked at Old Yang in confusion. "Uncle Yang, what is it?"

"Don't pick A. Pick B!"

"Why?" March 7th was even more puzzled. "Didn't they just say in the Livestream Room that they only had one daughter?"

"Well..." Old Yang hesitated, unsure how to explain the reason to March 7th.

Himeko, beside them, seemed to have thought of something. She said to March 7th, "Little March, just listen to your Uncle Yang. He won't hurt you."

Old Yang looked at Himeko. When he saw her nod at him, he understood. It seemed Himeko had already guessed his identity, though he had never intended to hide it from them anyway.

"Fine, I'll listen to Uncle Yang." Seeing the two of them acting so mysteriously without explaining themselves, March 7th decided not to dwell on it. After all, it wasn't like they would hurt her.

[March 7th: System, I choose B.]

[Congratulations to March 7th. Your answer is incorrect.]

[March 7th: Huh? How is that possible?]

[Kiana: Didn't I say so? Mom and that stinky old man only had one daughter—me. I can't believe you still got it wrong.]

[Bronya (Honkai Impact): Bronya never expected someone to get the answer wrong even when they were given the answer.]

[March 7th: (*?????)]

On the train, March 7th looked at Old Yang with a wronged expression. "Uncle Yang, didn't you say B was the correct answer?"

Old Yang looked at March 7th and felt somewhat awkward as well. He could only give an embarrassed smile and apologize. "Sorry, Little March..."

[Punishment: March 7th must drink all of Himeko's coffee.]

[Navia: Drink coffee? That counts as punishment?!]

[Paimon: It's just drinking coffee. Paimon can drink that too.]

[Old Yang: No, it isn't that simple.]

[Himeko: Oh my, someone has to drink coffee? Perfect, I just brewed a cup.]

The screen showed the lounge of the Stellaris Train.

At that moment, a rather aloof-looking girl sat on the train's sofa, holding a miniature trash can with an intoxicated expression on her face. Beside her, a rabbit wearing clothes but no pants was cleaning, while a middle-aged man holding a cane looked sympathetically at the nervous pink-haired girl seated in the middle of the sofa. She was March 7th, the target of this punishment.

Then, a mature woman with fiery red hair approached from the side, carrying a cup of coffee. She slowly placed it before March 7th, whose face filled with terror the moment she saw it.

[Elysia: Wow~ I never expected Miss March 7th to be a pink-haired beauty like me.]

[Navia: But that coffee just looks like an ordinary cup of coffee. What's different about it?]

[Kiana: Teacher Himeko, look at her. You're both named Himeko, so why doesn't she drink alcohol?]

[Murata Himeko: I'm so sorry for liking alcohol!]

March 7th stared at the coffee before her, her face full of resistance as she refused to bring it to her lips.

But the system's punishments were no joke. It directly took control of March 7th's body and slowly fed the coffee into her mouth. After finishing it, March 7th set down the empty cup, lowered her head, and sat motionless.

The other members of the Trailblaze Crew—aside from Himeko—were instantly filled with admiration when they saw March 7th down an entire cup of Himeko's coffee in one go.

Himeko said, "Looks like this coffee recipe turned out pretty well."

March 7th did not respond...

Dan Heng and Old Yang also looked at March 7th with admiration.

March 7th did not respond...

Stelle plopped down beside March. "March, I never thought you could drink an entire cup of Himeko's coffee without changing expression. I really see you in a new light now."

March did not respond...

Seeing that March 7th was not answering, Stelle patted her shoulder. "March, why aren't you saying anything?"

It would have been fine if she had not patted her. But after that pat, March 7th collapsed directly onto the floor, foam spilling from her mouth. Stelle leapt to her feet in fright, raising both hands above her head. "I-I-I... I didn't do anything!"

The moment Dan Heng saw March 7th like this, he understood. "She has food poisoning. Hurry, get her stomach pumped!"

He then had Stelle carry March 7th as they rushed toward the medical bay at Herta Space Station, with Old Yang and Dan Heng following close behind.

Pam, who remained behind, watched Himeko drink the same coffee March 7th had just had and silently raised the danger rating of Himeko's coffee by several levels. It was now second only to a certain former strongest Nameless.

[Bailu: Is this coffee... really not poison?]

[Lumine: Paimon, do you really want to drink that?]

[Paimon: Maybe not after all...]

[Bailu: It feels even worse than Soda Fermented Mung Bean Juice.]

[Fu Hua: Your world has fermented mung bean juice too?]

[Kiana: Class Monitor, what is fermented mung bean juice?]

[Fu Hua: Fermented mung bean juice is a specialty drink from Shenzhou. As for the taste... it's hard to put into words. Would you like to try some, Kiana?]

[Kiana: Ahaha... No need for that.]

Although Kiana was not very smart when she had an external brain, that did not mean she was truly stupid. From Bailu and the Class Monitor's evaluations, she could tell that this fermented mung bean juice definitely did not taste good.

[Himeko: Actually, this coffee tastes quite good. It might just be... a little too strong for Little March?]

[Himeko: You can all try it. Maybe you'll like it?]

[System: If you want some, I can help.]

[Everyone in the Livestream Room: That won't be necessary.]

Looking at the comments in the Livestream Room, Himeko felt that the others seemed to have developed a slight misunderstanding about her coffee, so she wanted to recommend it to them.

But when she saw that none of them were willing to try it, she could only say helplessly, "What a pity. Such good coffee, yet no one appreciates it."

[System: What a pity... It's rare for me to be willing to help at my own expense.]

[Everyone: You just want to watch the show!]

[System: Ahem, don't mind the details.]

[System: Now then, the quick-answer round will continue.]

[Congratulations...]

(Guess who got it this time?)

(You'll never guess. )