The Astral Express Is About to Arrive; Returning to the Xianzhou Luofu / Qingque: "Next Time We Meet, I Won't Be Acting General Anymore" ...

However... if An Xiu remembered correctly, this Wardance Ceremony hosted by the Xianzhou Alliance was supposed to take place after Penacony's Harmonious Ceremony had ended. Why had it suddenly been moved up?

"It's probably to reassure the people."

Madoka explained.

Not long ago, the Xianzhou Luofu had just suffered the incident of Propagation's revival. Although An Xiu and Madoka had suppressed it afterward, the commotion it caused had been far too great, and since the Xianzhou Luofu had been forced to serve as the main battlefield, unrest among the people was inevitable.

On top of that, Jing Yuan, as the Luofu's general, had been wounded and withdrawn to the second line. Even after Madoka formally established a branch of the Magical Girl Association on the Xianzhou Luofu, it still had not completely eased that tense atmosphere.

Because of this, the Xianzhou Luofu urgently needed to hold a large-scale celebration to help the people relax, and the Wardance Ceremony, whose originally scheduled date had already been close, naturally became the best choice.

"As for the Xianzhou Alliance holding the Wardance Ceremony, the Xianzhou Luofu has also sent Belobog an invitation. I'm planning to send Gepard to participate."

On the other side, Bronya also spoke up at this moment.

Belobog itself had prepared contestants for the Wardance Ceremony, which meant that if An Xiu was interested, he could simply go along to watch.

As for why the contestant being sent was Gepard rather than the stronger Seele, or Luka from the original plot, there was naturally a reason.

There was no need to say much about why they were not sending the former. Judging by the contestant standards shown in the original Honkai: Star Rail Wardance Ceremony, even with a Cornerstone like Topaz participating, sending in Seele—who now possessed both the power