Lord Sparkle Has Been Drained~

Cool Tea... (a high-end transition sound effect)

On the Stellaris Train, a certain Stellaris Core was giving a lecture to the bean-guzzling bunch in front of her.

"Beans, beans, eat beans! Look at Sparkle..." Xing glared angrily at her teammates, especially a certain little sparrow who frequently gobbled up seven of her Battle Points in a row, and the Cold-faced Little Azure Dragon who never failed to chomp down three of her Skill Points consecutively.

Behind her, Sparkle listened to Xing's praise and smugly thought to herself: So this is enough to charm you? What will you do without me in the future, little gray hair~

[Sparkle: Oh my~ Little gray hair, I didn't expect you to be so captivated by the great Sparkle already~]

[Sparkle: Well, who could resist the charm of the universe's number one beauty, the invincible Lady Sparkle~]

[Firefly: How could Xing possibly be charmed by a woman like you!]

[Xing: That's right, I'm the Galaxy Bat Man—how could I be trapped by mere romantic feelings! But miss, you seem to know me. Could it be that you're...]

[Firefly: No, no, don't misunderstand, I'm not...]

[Xing: You must be my fan!]

[Firefly: Well... yes, I am your fan!]

[Xing: I can't believe I already have a fan! (﹡?o?﹡)]

[Xing: Looks like my name has spread across the universe (/≧▽≦)/~┴┴]

[Xing: How about it, want me to give you an autographed photo...!]

Xing looked at Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae and Qingque, who were sprawled on the floor, and issued an order: "You two ate the most beans. As punishment, go farm materials for ten days."

[Qingque: I'm just a lowly diviner who likes playing mahjong! How did I become a bean-guzzler... Kong!]

[Qingque: And why do I have to work overtime even in a video... Peng!]

[Fu Xuan: Qingque! You're slacking off again!]

[Qingque: Great Augur, how did you find out! Σ(????)?]

[Fu Xuan: Do you want to check what you just sent?]

[Qingque: ! Oh no, I accidentally posted my inner thoughts (*?????)]

[Fu Xuan: Qingque! Get back to work this instant! (〝▼皿▼)]

[Qingque: Yes, Great Augur! (Wah... I was about to win that hand...??o·(????????????)?o·?)]

Xing then turned to Jing Yuan and Silver Branch, who were also sitting on the floor. Considering that the Skill Points they'd consumed, while not as many as the other two, were still substantial, she issued another order: "You two consumed quite a few Skill Points too. Punishment: farm materials for five days."

Finally, Xing turned her gaze to the last teammate—the only one who not only consumed few points but also generated beans: the great Lady Sparkle.

Unlike the others slumped on the ground, Lady Sparkle stood there smugly, listening to the punishments being handed out while eagerly awaiting her reward.

"You are the Innate Bean-Producing Sacred Body, truly a god-tier teammate..."

Sparkle grew even more pleased at Xing's praise, secretly guessing her reward: So, do you want to treat me to a meal? Or be my dog? Go on, say it! Hurry up and say it...

Under Sparkle's expectant gaze, Xing finally announced her reward: "You help everyone farm materials."

"Hey!!!"

[Sparkle: Little gray hair, what do you mean! I gave you so many Battle Points, and you still want Lady Sparkle to farm materials...]

[Sparkle: Using me and then throwing me away... Poor Lady Sparkle... Boohoo...]

[Xing: That was the Xing in the video. What does that have to do with me, the Galaxy Bat Man!]

[Sparkle: I don't care, I don't care! Unless you agree to my terms, Lady Sparkle will never forgive you!]

[Sparkle: You wouldn't want to be pranked by Lady Sparkle every day, would you...]

[Xing: Well... fine, what are your terms?]

[Sparkle: Lady Sparkle won't make it hard for you. Let me think...]

[Sparkle: Got it! How about being my dog or licking my foot? (??ω??)?]

[Sparkle: Lady Sparkle has given you two choices. Aren't you going to thank me? (?︶?)]

[Xing: Well...]

[Sparkle: What's wrong, little gray hair? Got a problem?]

[March 7th: Don't go too far!]

[March 7th: Xing is a Nameless of the Stellaris Train! How could she possibly...]

[Xing: Can I pick both?]

[Sparkle: ...]

[March 7th: ...]

Even Sparkle didn't know what to say. She'd been looking for some fun, but instead found a pervert...

[March 7th: Seriously... Get a grip!!!]

[Jing Yuan: It seems the Nameless of the Stellaris Train are... quite unique.]

[Old Yang: General Jing Yuan, don't misunderstand. Xing is just... uh, newly born, so she's a bit curious.]

[Fu Xuan: This can no longer be explained by mere curiosity...]

[Kafka: Silver Wolf, are you sure you didn't add anything weird when you printed the body?]

[Silver Wolf: Don't look at me, it's not my business.]

"Sparkle, please!" On a snowy plain, our Cold-faced Little Azure Dragon had activated his big form and was facing enemies, and it was clear that he had run out of Skill Points yet again.

Sparkle, wearing sunglasses with a carefree expression, tossed four Skill Points to Dan Heng. "Use them with gratitude."

"Sparkle, give me some more points." Jing Yuan also needed Skill Points over there.

"Use them sparingly!" It was obvious that Sparkle had already been squeezed dry of Skill Points by Dan Heng, and now she had almost none left.

"I can't even make a hand!!!" Qingque stared at the four cards in her hand—which couldn't be called similar... they were completely different—and collapsed in despair. "Do you have any points left?" She looked at Sparkle with hopeful eyes.

By now, even the koi fish beside Sparkle had been drained dry and lay collapsed on the ground, while she herself weakly uttered her last words: "You've drawn all the points away, what are you meowing about..."

Before she could finish, Sparkle collapsed completely. Her last thought before falling was: Why can a four-star eat up all seven of my points from a five-star...

All that was left was Qingque's desperate scream and those four completely different cards.

[Sparkle: Oh dear, Lady Sparkle has been drained dry by the Luofu's general and the Cold-faced Bean-Eating Dragon... Boohoo, poor Sparkle!]

[Sparkle: Even Lady Sparkle's koi fish has been dehydrated by that little sparrow... You Luofu people really are thirsty.]

[Fu Xuan: Damn Masked Fool, don't slander the Xianzhou's image!]

[Natasha: Don't talk like that! There are children here!]

[Seele (Honkai: Star Rail): Hook, don't look.]

[Jean: Klee, you too.]

(Thank you "..." "Mofangshi Wu" "Mingbushifu de Saduogedu Beast" for their love-powered donations.)