Descent! Jarilo-VI

While Kiana and the others were messing around, the Star Rail world crew had already arrived on Jarilo-VI.

At that moment, on a snowy plain outside Belobog, three figures who looked completely out of place in this environment were wandering around.

One of them, a girl who looked like a pink ball of fluff from some other two-word game, shivered as she felt the biting cold.

"Hiss... it really is a frozen wasteland!"

The seemingly aloof woman beside her unconsciously echoed March 7th's words:

"It really is a frozen wasteland!" -_-?

March 7th shot back irritably:

"Are you a broken record?!" (〝▼皿▼)

Then she turned to look at the reliable-looking aloof guy next to her.

"Hey... with all this white everywhere, which way should we go?" (′｀;)?

It was as if she was talking to herself, or maybe hinting that it was someone else's turn to step up.

The very reliable Dan Heng understood what March 7th meant.

"Based on the coordinate positioning, the target is not far ahead." (′-ι_-｀)

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" (﹡?o?﹡)

Hearing that she actually had to walk, Cion wasn't happy.

"What! We have to walk a stretch?" Σ(?д?|||)??

Cion expressed her confusion—why not just land directly at the destination instead of touching down in this desolate snowy field?

March 7th turned her head away, looking a bit awkward, signaling she didn't want to answer that question.

But Dan Heng didn't care about that; he stared straight at March 7th.

"About the hole you smashed in the Teyvat Colosseum—you explain it, or I will." (￢_￢)

Seeing Dan Heng so unwilling to save face for her, March 7th felt even more embarrassed. But she couldn't really say anything, since it was indeed her fault that the whole Trailblaze Crew had to do community service for half a month.

"Uh... let's not bring that up, okay? Anyway, as long as we land somewhere with no living creatures, it's fine."

March 7th forcefully changed the subject.

But Dan Heng clearly didn't want to let her slide past it that easily.

"Unless you want to experience the Path of Trailblaze through half a month of community service." (￢_￢)

Remembering how he'd worked hard for half a month back then without getting a single reward, all because of this pink-haired girl in front of him, Dan Heng's gaze grew even more resentful.

Seeing Dan Heng so unwilling to give her any face, March 7th got even more annoyed.

"I said drop it already..." ?_?

Sigh... my image as a senior—this is my first time leading a newbie on a Trailblaze, and Dan Heng has to be like this, not saving me any face at all!

Ignoring March 7th sulking off to the side, Dan Heng stepped up as the true senior and gave Cion some advice.

"Remember, every step you take must be cautious. We still know very little about this world." (?_?)

Cion nodded, signaling she understood.

Seeing how serious Cion was, Dan Heng felt this newbie might be more reliable than when he'd led March 7th. Well... Dan Heng suddenly recalled all the abstract behavior back on the Space Station—digging through trash cans and what happened in the Livestream Room—and silently added: At least on the surface.

To salvage her image as a senior, March 7th encouraged Cion.

"Alright? With the three of us, what problem can't we solve?" (?ˇ?ˇ?)

March 7th looked at Cion, as if to boost confidence, listing their special traits one by one.

"You've got a Stellaron inside you, I've got my unique Six-Phased Ice, and Dan Heng has... uh, Dan Heng's got some mysterious past nobody knows about." (???????)?*.

March 7th smiled confidently.

"If anyone tries to mess with us, they're the ones asking for trouble!" ?(?^o^?)?

"They're the ones asking for trouble!" ╮(‵▽′)╭

Cion repeated March 7th's words.

March 7th fully embraced her role as the designated commentator.

"How long have you had this recurring symptom?"

Seeing that Cion seemed about to say something else, afraid she'd keep echoing her, March 7th quickly changed the subject.

"Come on, bravely explore the unknown—that's the spirit of 'Trailblaze'!" ??(??ω??)?

The three continued forward in the direction Dan Heng had pointed.

As they walked, they suddenly noticed a snowdrift ahead that was trembling nonstop, accompanied by heavy, ragged breathing.

Staring at the snowdrift, Cion's mind raced with guesses. What is this? A living snowdrift unique to this planet? Or maybe it's hiding treasure? Wait, could it be a wild man? Is my first battle on this planet as the Galaxy Bat Man going to be against a savage?

Anyway, it definitely can't be a human—who in their right mind would hide in a snowdrift for fun in this freezing weather?

Unless they had a screw loose, no one would do something like that.

Stelle suddenly looked at March 7th, then turned her head back.

It didn't seem impossible, either.

No matter what Stelle was thinking in her head, March 7th—unaware that Stelle had already silently made up her mind—walked up and said helplessly to the pile of snow.

"Hey! Stop hiding. You're shivering from the cold." (?_?)

As soon as the snow pile heard March 7th's words, it froze completely.

Seeing the snow pile suddenly go still, March 7th felt a bit exasperated. Wasn't that just giving yourself away? It seemed like the person hiding here wasn't even as smart as she was.

But to keep the person inside the snow pile from freezing to death while trying to avoid them, March 7th kept teasing:

"Holding your breath won't help either." (￢_￢)

The moment someone called him out, he stopped moving—that pretty much proved he'd heard them.

Did he really think that as long as he stayed still, the person shivering from the cold before wasn't him? Was this what Uncle Yang had talked about before—that "cover... cover your ears and steal a bell" thing?

Since she couldn't remember the idiom, March 7th just gave up thinking about it.

Seeing no reaction from the snow pile, March 7th was about to say something else, but Dan Heng cut her off.

"Step aside, March."

Compared to the rather naive... uh, rather innocent March 7th, who didn't have much wariness, Dan Heng—as the train's librarian—knew that many scoundrels like bandits in the universe liked to hide in certain places and suddenly ambush passersby when they weren't paying attention.

The simplest way to deal with such people was...

"The best solution for someone who covers their ears to steal a bell..."

Oh~ ah! That's right, that's right, cover your ears to steal a bell—no wonder I couldn't remember it. As expected of Dan Heng, so reliable.

March 7th thought to herself and stepped aside.

Dan Heng slowly walked up to the snow pile and continued.

"...is to smash the bell right on his head!" (〝▼皿▼)

With that, he pulled out his ever-present Cloud-Piercer and thrust it toward the snow pile.

Cloud-Piercer stabbed straight into the snow.

"Ouch!" (?﹏?)

With a startled cry, a flashy blue-haired man suddenly burst out from the snow pile.