Honkai: Star Rail: I'm a Big Villain, Annihilating the Astral Express Crew at the Start

Himeko finally agreed.

The next leg of the journey saw you helping Himeko and March 7th resolve crises and defeat enemies.

Your performance increasingly impressed Himeko and March 7th.

They began to believe that you were not just an unlucky traveler, but also a formidable individual.

Trust was steadily built. They could now entrust their backs to you.

Eventually, you arrived at the area where the Stellar Nucleus was located.

Soon, with your assistance, the Stellar Nucleus was successfully sealed.

The crisis was averted, and the Fissured Iron Star returned to peace.

You knew the time had come.

You walked up to Himeko and March 7th, a sincere expression on your face.

"Thank you for saving my life..." you paused. "My ship is completely destroyed, and I have no home on this planet. Moreover... through this experience, I've developed a yearning for 'Trailblazing.'"

You looked Himeko directly in the eyes. "If possible, I would like to join the Astral Express and explore the universe with you."

Himeko was silent.

She scrutinized you once more, this young man who had stepped forward in times of crisis, displayed extraordinary abilities, and yet claimed to be an ordinary traveler.

Her gaze was sharp, as if trying to see through everything about you.

But you perfectly concealed everything.

After a moment, Himeko smiled slightly.

"Welcome aboard, Jiang Mo. It's always good to have another companion on the Trailblazing journey."

Successfully joined the Astral Express, Villain Points +200!

On the train, you met the other members.

The steady and reliable Welt Yang. Your Golden Threads scanned him, and you were slightly taken aback. Hmm... no wonder he dared to threaten a Nihility Emanator.

The taciturn Dan Heng. He concealed some kind of ancient and powerful aura. You were convinced that he was one of the most important chess pieces.

The mascot Pom-Pom. This conductor also possessed energy that you couldn't understand, making you even more curious about the train.

And, March 7th, who had been traveling with you all along, was lively and adorable... She seemed to have no secrets, like a blank sheet of paper, but your intuition told you that this blank sheet might be more complex than anyone else.

You behaved gently and politely, and your words and actions were neither overly enthusiastic nor cold.

You seemed to be integrating into the Astral Express Crew quite smoothly.

6399 years old, Star Calendar 8099.

The train's next stop was the well-known Herta Space Station.

As you had expected, an attack on the space station was about to occur.

It was a random attack by the Antimatter Legion under your command. You hadn't directly ordered it, nor did you bother to interfere.

Destruction didn't need a reason to happen in the first place.

Sure enough, as soon as the train docked, the piercing alarm sounded throughout the space station.

The Antimatter Legion's monsters broke through the defense lines and wreaked havoc everywhere.

In the chaos, the Astral Express Crew rescued the Stellar Nucleus carrier who had been "activated" by the Stellaron Hunter—a gray-haired girl with a blank look, seemingly unfamiliar with everything around her.

Back in the relatively safe passenger car, March 7th enthusiastically began introducing everyone to the new member.

"This is Conductor Pom-Pom!"

"This is Himeko!"

"This is Mr. Yang!"

"This is Dan Heng!"

Finally, March 7th pointed to you, standing aside and quietly observing everything.

"And this is Jiang Mo! Like you, he's also a Trailblazer who just joined not long ago!"

You met the curious gaze of the gray-haired girl, a faint smile appearing on your face.

You extended your hand to her.

"Hello, I'm Jiang Mo."

The girl was stunned for a moment, seemingly attracted by your black eyes. After a moment, she grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and firmly shook your hand.

"Hello! I'm Stelle!"

Chapter 35: Dating Stelle? March 7th is utterly dumbfounded!

The train continued to travel through the sea of stars.

Stelle, this Stellar Nucleus Essence beauty, certainly had a quirky personality.

She had a strong curiosity and was interested in everything, even trash cans.

[She would talk to inanimate objects and do things that ordinary people found difficult to understand. As a fellow newcomer, she was a stark contrast to your calm demeanor.]

[However, she seemed to find you very interesting, often taking the initiative to come and talk to you, asking all sorts of questions.]

[One day, as you looked at her clear, bright eyes, a mischievous thought arose in your mind.]

[You suddenly said, "Stelle, want to play a game?"]

[Stelle's eyes lit up instantly: "A game? Yes, yes! What kind of game?"]

["Let's play a game where we pretend to be lovers."]

["I'll be your boyfriend, and you'll be my girlfriend."]

[Stelle paused, tilting her head to look at you. Your face looked very handsome in the starlight. She thought about the concepts of "boyfriend" and "girlfriend," and seemed to find it interesting. Besides, you were so handsome; being her boyfriend didn't seem like a bad deal.]

[She nodded excitedly: "Okay, okay! How do we play?"]

[The smile in your eyes deepened.]

["Since we're lovers, shouldn't we have a child?" You tossed out the bait.]

[Stelle got even more excited, waving her small fist: "A child? Okay! Who should we get? Pom-Pom? Or March 7th?"]

[You smirked, already locking onto your target: "Come with me, I have a better candidate."]

[You led the expectant Stelle toward Dan Heng, who was reading a book in his room.]

[Seeing the ill-intentioned expressions on your faces, Dan Heng instinctively felt that something terrible was about to happen and immediately wanted to find an excuse to slip away.]

[However, Stelle didn't give him a chance to speak. The first words out of her mouth struck Dan Heng like a bolt of lightning.]

["Dan Heng, come be our child!"]

[Dan Heng was holding a glass of water. Upon hearing this, he "噗" spat out all the water.]

[He looked at Stelle in shock, then at you, wondering if he had misheard: "...What?"]

[Stelle was perfectly justified, pointing at you, then at herself: "Jiang Mo and I are boyfriend and girlfriend now! You're our child!"]

[The corners of Dan Heng's mouth began to twitch wildly as he looked at you, his eyes filled with complex emotions of "Are you serious?" and "How could you play this kind of game with her?"]

[You simply stood to the side, a seemingly innocent smile on your face, but your heart was bursting with joy.]

[Seeing Dan Heng squirm was truly satisfying.]

[Stelle didn't care about Dan Heng's reaction. She urged from the side: "Hurry up and call us Mom and Dad!"]

[Dan Heng completely broke down. He felt that his image on the Astral Express had been completely ruined today.]

[After a burst of tearful and reluctant back-and-forth, you kindly gave Dan Heng a final ultimatum: "Dan Heng, come on, just say it and we'll let you go."]

[Dan Heng finally gave up resisting.]

[After struggling for a long time, under Stelle's expectant gaze and your teasing eyes, he squeezed out a few words in an extremely low, extremely fast voice: "...Dad...Mom..."]

[Just then, March 7th happened to be passing by in the corridor.]

[Her ears were very sharp, and she clearly heard Dan Heng's "Mom and Dad."]

[Her expression went from confusion to surprise to utter shock as she looked at the three of you, as if she had witnessed something unbelievable.]

["Dan Heng?! You...you guys?!"]

[Dan Heng's face instantly turned as red as a pig's liver.]

[March 7th's curiosity was completely piqued, and she kept chasing Dan Heng, asking questions.]

[Dan Heng couldn't explain himself at all, and could only tearfully face March 7th's questioning and Stelle's affirmation of "We're boyfriend and girlfriend."]

[You and Stelle then put on a lovey-dovey display beside them. You even wrapped your arm around Stelle's shoulders and said to March 7th, "That's right, we're together, and Dan Heng is the child we adopted."]

[March 7th: "!?"]

[Stelle found the scene especially amusing and laughed so hard she bent over.]

[After that, you and Stelle often played this "pretend to be lovers" game on the Astral Express.]

[Stelle also enjoyed it. You would even call each other "husband" and "wife," which would occasionally cause March 7th to show a "this isn't right" look.]

[More often than not, Stelle would call out loudly on the train, her voice echoing through the carriage.]

[The other members of the Astral Express Crew, including Himeko and Welt Yang, gradually became accustomed to these terms, treating them as a unique form of play among young people.]

[Only Dan Heng, every time he heard Stelle call you "husband," and then you both came over to call him "son," wished he could find a hole to crawl into.]

[And March 7th felt that things were getting more and more wrong, her radar constantly beeping. She always felt that the relationship between you and Stelle seemed to be developing in a strange direction.]

[Until one day, March 7th pulled Stelle aside and couldn't help but ask her privately.]

["Stelle, do you...do you really like Jiang Mo? Are you actually dating?"]

[The smile on Stelle's face froze when she heard this question.]

[For the first time, she showed a hesitant and confused expression.]

[She seemed to have never seriously considered this question, but March 7th's words stirred up ripples for the first time, causing her to think.]

[I...like Jiang Mo?]

[Recalling the recent moments spent with you, your gentle gaze, your occasional touches, the way your deep voice calls her "wife"... ]

[She realized that she had actually started to care about these things.]

[Her heart seemed to genuinely race because of you.]

[She also unconsciously cared about your opinions and emotions.]

[She discovered that she seemed to have developed a different kind of feeling for you, who was playing the "boyfriend" role.]

[This made her feel a little flustered.]

[Stelle didn't answer March 7th, she just hurriedly made an excuse and left.]

[From that day on, Stelle began to deliberately avoid "couple games."]

[She no longer called you "hubby" in public as casually as before.]

[You keenly noticed Stelle's change.]

[She became somewhat evasive and uncomfortable when talking to you, but her eyes often looked at you secretly, then quickly looked away.]

[She no longer clung to you to play games without any restraint, and even her address had changed back to the ordinary "Jiang Mo."]

[You were a little surprised, but just thought it was interesting.]

[A simple game actually caused this Stellar Nucleus Essence to have an unexpected reaction?]

[The budding of emotions?]

[That would only make the prey more alive, and make this game with the universe as the chessboard more interesting.]

[Everything was under your control.]

[Playing with Stelle's feelings, Villain Points +200!]