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 a freebie for me. How could I not know how many daughters my mom has?] [Kiana: Of course, my mom only has me as her daughter.] [March 7th: So the answer is A?] [Bronya (Honkai Impact): Idiot Kiana, why did you blurt out the answer!] [Kiana: Uh...] [System begins preparing for the rush answer] [3] [2] [1] [Congratulations to March 7th for successfully seizing the answer]

On the Stellaris Train, March 7th saw she had grabbed the answering rights and cheered, "Yes! Finally, it's my turn to get a reward."

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

March 7th looked at Old Yang in confusion. "Uncle Yang, what's wrong?"

"Don't pick A. Pick B!"

"Why?" March 7th grew even more puzzled. "Didn't the livestream just say they only had one daughter?"

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

Himeko, sitting nearby, seemed to catch on and said to March 7th, "Little March, just listen to your Uncle Yang. He won't steer you wrong."

Old Yang looked at Himeko, and when she nodded at him, he understood—she had already guessed his identity, though he hadn't planned to hide it from them anyway.

"Alright, I'll go with Uncle Yang then." Seeing both of them acting so mysteriously without explaining why, March 7th decided not to overthink it. After all, they wouldn't lead her astray, would they?

[March 7th: System, I pick B.] [Congratulations to March 7th for answering incorrectly.] [March 7th: Huh? How is that possible?] [Kiana: Didn't I already say Mom and that deadbeat dad only had me as their daughter? I can't believe you still got it wrong.] [Bronya (Honkai Impact): Bronya didn't expect someone to mess up even with the answer right there.] [March 7th: (╥﹏╥)]

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

Old Yang felt a bit awkward facing March 7th and could only give an embarrassed smile. "Sorry about that, little March..."

[Punishment: March 7th must drink all of Himeko's coffee.] [Navia: Drinking coffee? That counts as a punishment?] [Paimon: It's just coffee. Paimon can drink it too.] [Old Yang: No, it's not that simple.] [Himeko: Oh, want some coffee? I just brewed a cup.]

The screen showed the living room of the Stellaris Train.

In the living room, a somewhat aloof-looking girl sat on the train sofa, hugging a mini trash can with a blissful expression on her face. Nearby, a rabbit wearing clothes but no pants was cleaning, and a middle-aged man with a cane looked sympathetically at a nervous pink-haired girl sitting in the middle of the sofa—she was the punishment target, March 7th.

Then, a mature woman with fiery red hair walked over, carrying a cup of coffee. She slowly set it down in front of March 7th, who stared at the coffee with sheer terror on her face.

[Elysia: Wow~ I didn't expect 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 so special about it?] [Kiana: Teacher Himeko, look at her. You're both named Himeko, so why doesn't she drink alcohol?] [Murata Himeko: Sorry for liking to drink, then!]

March 7th resisted the coffee in front of her, refusing to bring it to her lips.

But the system's punishment was no joke. It directly took control of March 7th's body and slowly guided the coffee into her mouth. After finishing, she set the empty cup down and sat still, head lowered, without moving.

The other members of the Trailblaze Crew (except Himeko) looked at March 7th with admiration after she downed Himeko's coffee in one go.

Himeko: "Looks like this batch of coffee recipe is pretty good."

March 7th didn't respond.

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

March 7th didn't respond...

Stelle plopped down next to March. "March, I can't believe you downed a whole cup of Himeko's coffee without even flinching. I've really got a new level of respect for you now."

March didn't respond...

Seeing March 7th stay silent, Stelle patted her shoulder. "March, why aren't you saying anything?"

That pat was a mistake. The moment she touched her, March 7th collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth. Stelle jumped up in shock, hands raised over her head. "I-I-I... I didn't do anything!"

Dan Heng took one look at March 7th and understood. "She's got food poisoning. Get her to a stomach pump, fast."

He then had Stelle carry March 7th and rush to the Herta Space Station's infirmary, with Old Yang and Dan Heng following close behind.

Pam, left behind, watched Himeko sipping the same coffee March 7th had drunk and silently raised the danger level of Himeko's coffee by several notches. It was now second only to that of a certain former strongest Nameless.

[Bai Zhu: Is this coffee... really not poison?]

[Lumine: Paimon, are you sure you want to drink that?]

[Paimon: Maybe I'll pass...]

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

[Fu Hua: Does your world have mung bean juice too?]

[Kiana: Class President, what's mung bean juice?]

[Fu Hua: It's a specialty drink from Shenzhou. The taste... well, it's hard to describe. Would you like to try some, Kiana?]

[Kiana: Ahaha... No thanks.]

Kiana might not be the sharpest tool in the shed when she's got an external brain, but that doesn't mean she's actually dumb. From Bailu and the Class President's comments, she could tell that mung bean juice definitely wasn't good.

[Himeko: Actually, this coffee is pretty tasty. It might just be a little... too strong for little March?]

[Himeko: You guys could give it a try. Maybe you'll like it?]

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

[Livestream Room: No thanks.]

Himeko watched the livestream chat and felt like everyone had misunderstood her coffee. She wanted to recommend it to them.

But seeing that none of them were willing to take a sip, she could only sigh helplessly. "What a shame. Such good coffee, and no one appreciates it."

[System: What a shame... I was even willing to foot the bill myself.]

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

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

[System: Anyway, the quiz continues.]

[Congratulations...]

(Take a guess who got it this time?)

(You'll never guess. )