Trash Can, Ehehehe...

On the Xianzhou Luofu, inside the Divine General's Manor, Jing Yuan sat in the general's seat, eyes closed, lost in thought.

Fu Xuan, who had just come over to discuss matters with him, saw this and immediately grew irritated.

"General, were you even listening to what This Seat said?!"

Jing Yuan cracked an eye open to glance at the bristling Fu Xuan beside him.

"Fu Qing speaks with reason."

Fu Xuan watched his perfunctory attitude and her anger flared up again.

"General! Don't brush This Seat off."

"We're discussing the future crisis of the Xianzhou right now—take this seriously!"

"If you want to retire, just hand the general's seat over to This Seat already!"

"Alright~ Fu Qing, I'll definitely pass the general's seat to you next time. Calm down for now, let's keep watching the video—maybe it'll give us some clues."

Jing Yuan sighed inwardly at the impatient Fu Xuan beside him: Looks like I'll have to sit in this general's seat for a few more years.

In the video, Jing Yuan was munching on an apple Yanqing had just peeled for him, replying to Fu Xuan with an easygoing air, "This proves I'm pretty good at reading people. And as thanks, I gave them a few gifts."

"But the gift you gave to Stelle was just too..."

The scene cut to the Stellaris Train. Stelle, still in her pajamas, was lying on her bed with a blissful expression, hugging a trash can.

"Heheh~ Trash can... my trash can..."

[Pam: Don't bring trash cans onto the train, Pa!]

[Stelle: That trash can in the video is just perfect.]

[Stelle: The shape, the shine, even that little bit of rust—this is my dream bucket!]

[March 7th: Why do you like trash cans so much?!]

[Kafka: Silver Wolf, did you really not add anything weird when you created this kid?]

[Silver Wolf: That's not on me. She turned out that way on her own.]

On the train, watching the video, Stelle shot an envious look at her on-screen self.

"So nice, so big, so perfect..."

Stelle turned to look at Little Steel Coin beside her.

"Little Steel Coin, can you turn into that?"

"Trash!"

"Alright! Little Steel Coin, activate super transformation mode!"

"Trash!!!!"

After a burst of indescribable special effects, Little Steel Coin went from a palm-sized Space Station trash can to a giant Belobog trash can.

The moment Stelle saw Little Steel Coin like that, she pounced on it.

"Trash can, eheheh... my trash can..."

Nearby, Train Conductor Pam, who had been cleaning, watched as the floor he'd just swept got dirty again from the grime on Little Steel Coin. He was so angry he wanted to throw it out.

But then he remembered he'd still need its help cleaning later, so he held back.

Still, the pent-up anger had to go somewhere, so he turned his gaze to Stelle, who was sprawled over Little Steel Coin.

Perfect. Found an outlet.

"Go play in your room, Pa!" Pam roared at Stelle.

Stelle quickly scooped up Little Steel Coin and ran—though, whether by accident or on purpose, she unsurprisingly went into the wrong room.

"Huh? This isn't my room?" Stelle looked around at the pink-toned room, the photos on the wall, and the plushies on the bed. Even though she'd just joined the train, it was obvious whose room this was.

"Whatever. Since I'm here, I might as well rest a bit. March probably won't mind."

Stelle thought to herself as she looked around the room.

"Now, the most important thing is..."

She turned to Little Steel Coin, who was trembling in the corner.

"My trash can, here I come, eheheh..."

Stelle hugged Little Steel Coin and lay down on March 7th's bed, showing no sense of hesitation at all.

And March 7th, who had just woken up and had no idea this was happening, had no objections.

Jing Yuan ignored Fu Xuan's darkened expression and Yanqing's embarrassed face beside him. "Hahaha, this is called giving someone what they like."

Just then, the hospital room door suddenly swung open. In walked a man with long golden hair, holding a bouquet of flowers, with a face that, while handsome, gave off the vibe of someone who couldn't be trusted.

"General Jing Yuan, I've come to see you. How are you feeling?"

[Old Yang: !]

[Welt: !]

[Theresa:!]

[Durandal:Your Holiness!]

[Pam: This person seems to be the passenger who boarded the train with Mr. Welt before.]

[Himeko: Old Yang, this looks like the one who boarded with you.]

[Old Yang: No! Train Conductor, and Himeko, he is not Void Archives!]

[Luocha: Regrettably, I am merely a merchant, not the person you speak of.]

[Sparkle: Oh my! The real deal has arrived.]

[Theresa: Wait! Mr. Welt from another world, how do you know about Void Archives?]

[Old Yang: This...]

[Otto: Still can't see it? My dear granddaughter.]

[Otto: Clearly, he is the Welt of our world, only somehow he ended up in another.]

[Otto: Am I right, old friend?]

[Old Yang: Tch...]

[Old Yang: That bastard is right. I am Welt from the future.]

[Murata Himeko: Then, Mr. Future Welt, did we succeed in defeating Honkai Impact?]

[Old Yang: Sorry, Himeko. I can't say.]

[Murata Himeko: Alright, I understand.]

At Welt's words, Himeko and many from the Honkai world understood—they must have defeated Honkai in the future, or at least reached a good ending. Otherwise, Future Welt wouldn't have refused to give any hints. This was clearly to prevent changes to the future.

[Kiana: What does that mean? Himeko, what do you understand?]

[Bronya (Honkai): Dumb Kiana, don't bother thinking. Otherwise, your Grassworm-like brain will overload.]

[Kiana: Bronya, you're the dummy. Even I know Grassworms don't have brains.]

[Mei: ...]

[Himeko: ...]

[Fu Hua: ...]

[Theresa: ...]

[Durandal: ...]

At that moment, Kiana finally caught on.

[Kiana: Wait! Shorty, are you calling me an idiot?!]

The video continued.

Fu Xuan turned her head, staring warily at Luocha as he walked in.

"What are you doing here, you abomination of Yaoshi?!"

Luocha looked at the wary Fu Xuan and replied with a gentle expression.

"Great Augur, I have temporarily reconciled with the General."

"But you brought the Stellaron into the Xianzhou, caused so many casualties, and your power..."

[Fei Xiao: What! An abomination of Yaoshi?!]

[Fei Xiao: And you brought something like the Stellaron into the Xianzhou, causing massive casualties.]

[Fei Xiao: @Jing Yuan, Luofu's General, what were you thinking, reconciling with someone like that?!]