Cool Tea... (a high-end transition sound effect)
On the Stellaris Train, a certain Stellaris Core was lecturing several major bean consumers in front of her.
"Beans, beans, eat beans! Look at Sparkle..." Stelle glared angrily at her teammates, especially that little sparrow who often ate all seven of her Battle Points in one go, and the Cold-faced Little Azure Dragon who reliably consumed three of her Skill Points whenever he made a mistake.
Behind her, Sparkle listened to Stelle praising her and smugly thought, You're already smitten with me? What will you do without me in the future, Little Gray?
[Sparkle: Oh my~ Little Gray, I didn't expect you to be so quickly charmed by the great Sparkle~]
[Sparkle: Well, of course. After all, who could resist the charm of the universe's number one beautiful girl, the invincible Sparkle?~]
[Firefly: How could Stelle possibly be charmed by a woman like you!]
[Stelle: That's right, I'm Galaxy Bat Man. How could I possibly be troubled by such trivial romantic feelings! But, miss, you seem to know me. Could it be that you're...]
[Firefly: No, no, don't misunderstand, I'm not...]
[Stelle: You must be my fan!]
[Firefly: Th-this... that's right, I'm your fan!]
[Stelle: I can't believe I already have fans! (﹡?o?﹡)]
[Stelle: Looks like my name has already resounded throughout the universe! (/≧▽≦)/~┴┴]
[Stelle: So, how about I give you an autographed photo...!]
Stelle looked at Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae and Qingque sprawled on the ground before issuing an order. "You two ate the most beans. Your punishment is to farm materials for ten days."
[Qingque: I'm just a little diviner who likes playing cards! How did I become such a major bean consumer... Kong!]
[Qingque: And why do I have to work overtime even in the video... Pon!]
[Fu Xuan: Qingque! You're slacking off again!]
[Qingque: Great Augur, how did you find out! Σ(????)?]
[Fu Xuan: Why don't you take a look at what you sent?]
[Qingque: ! Oh no, oh no, I accidentally sent my inner thoughts! (*?????)]
[Fu Xuan: Qingque! Get back to work right now! (〝▼皿▼)]
[Qingque: Yes, Great Augur... (Sob... I was about to win that hand... ??o·(????????????)?o·?)]
Stelle then turned to Jing Yuan and Silver Branch, who were also sitting on the ground. Though they had not consumed as many Skill Points as the other two, they had still used quite a few, so she issued another order. "You two also consumed plenty of Skill Points. Farm materials for five days."
Then Stelle turned her gaze toward her final teammate, the only one who not only consumed little but could also provide beans: Lady Sparkle.
Unlike the others sprawled on the ground, Lady Sparkle stood there smugly, listening to everyone else's punishments while waiting for Stelle's reward.
"You possess the Innate Bean-Producing Sacred Body. You are truly the god of team composition..."
Sparkle grew even smugger at Stelle's praise, secretly guessing her reward. So, are you going to treat me to dinner? Or do you want to be my dog? Go on! Say it...
Under Sparkle's expectant gaze, Stelle finally announced her reward. "You'll help everyone farm materials."
"Hey!!!"
[Sparkle: Little Gray, what do you mean by that! I gave you so many Battle Points, and you still want Lady Sparkle to farm materials...]
[Sparkle: You're throwing me away after using me up...? Lady Sparkle is so pitiful... sob, sob, sob...]
[Stelle: That was the Stelle in the video! What does it have to do with me, Galaxy Bat Man!]
[Sparkle: I don't care, I don't care! Unless you agree to my conditions, Lady Sparkle will absolutely never forgive you!]
[Sparkle: You wouldn't want to be pranked by Lady Sparkle every day, would you...]
[Stelle: This... fine. What are your conditions?]
[Sparkle: Lady Sparkle won't make things difficult for you. Let me think...]
[Sparkle: Got it! How about becoming my dog or licking my feet! (??ω??)?]
[Sparkle: Lady Sparkle gave you two choices, you know. Hurry up and thank Lady Sparkle (*?︶?*)]
[Stelle: This...]
[Sparkle: What is it, Little Gray? Do you have any objections?]
[March 7th: Don't go too far!]
[March 7th: Stelle is a Nameless of our Stellaris Train! How could she possibly...]
[Stelle: Can I choose both?]
[Sparkle: ...]
[March 7th: ...]
Even Sparkle did not know what to say this time. She had meant to find some fun, but instead found a pervert...
[March 7th: I'm telling you... act normal already!!! ヽ(｀д′)ノ]
[Jing Yuan: It seems the Nameless of the Stellaris Train are still... quite distinctive.]
[Old Yang: General Jing Yuan, don't misunderstand. Stelle merely, uh... was just born, so she's rather curious.]
[Fu Xuan: That can't be explained by mere curiosity anymore, can it...]
[Kafka: Silver Wolf, did you really not add anything strange when you printed her body?]
[Silver Wolf: Don't look at me. It has nothing to do with me.]
"Sparkle, please!" On a snowy plain, the Cold-faced Little Azure Dragon was facing an enemy after switching to his larger form. It was clear that he had once again run out of Skill Points.
Sparkle wore sunglasses and casually tossed four Skill Points to Dan Heng, looking as though he could spend them however he liked. "Use them with gratitude."
"Sparkle, get us some more beans." Jing Yuan needed Skill Points as well.
"Use them sparingly!" It was obvious that Dan Heng had already drained Sparkle of quite a few Skill Points, and she was nearly out of stock.
"I just can't win!!!" Qingque looked at the four cards in her hand. They could not even be called similar... they were simply completely different. She fell into despair. "Do you have any beans left?" Qingque looked at Sparkle with hopeful eyes.
By now, even the koi beside Sparkle had been drained to dehydration and collapsed on the ground, while Sparkle herself weakly spoke her final words. "You've drawn all the beans out of me, and you're still meowing..."
Before her words even finished, Sparkle completely collapsed. Her final thought before falling was: Why could a four-star consume seven beans from a five-star like me...?
All that remained was Qingque's despairing cry and those four completely different cards.
[Sparkle: Oh dear, Lady Sparkle has been drained completely dry by Luofu's general and the Cold-faced Bean-Eating Dragon... sob, sob, sob, poor Sparkle!]
[Sparkle: Even Lady Sparkle's koi was drained to dehydration by that little sparrow... You Luofu people really are thirsty.]
[Fu Xuan: You damned Masked Fool, don't tarnish Xianzhou's image!]
[Natasha: Don't speak in that tone! There are children here!]
[Seele (Honkai: Star Rail): Hook, don't look.]
[Jean: Klee, you too.]
(Thanks to "...," "Cube Knight Wu," and "The Misnamed Sadogdu Beast" for their support.)
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