Star Rail, Starting as Kiana

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And when Kiana returned, she found March 7th all curled up in her blanket, only her head peeking out. Seeing her, March 7th looked at her with pleading eyes.

"Alright, get some sleep. Goodnight."

"Goodnight."

The lights went out, and the two soon fell asleep.

Accompanied by faint breaths, the train was completely devoid of light and sound, save for the dim lights in the corridor.

And as expected, when the next day came, March 7th was indeed bedridden.

"Waaah, I feel so awful. My whole body aches, it hurts so much. Kiana, am I going to die?"

Kiana pouted, but still helped March 7th sit up. She gave her two pills and left the room after March 7th fell asleep again, heading to the main hall.

Pom-Pom had already been waiting for a long time.

"Passenger Kiana, you're late, Pom! Are you too tired? Why are both you and Passenger March 7th late today, Pom?"

Kiana explained that March 7th had fainted after a bath last night and caught a cold this morning. Hearing that March 7th had already taken medicine and was asleep, Pom-Pom breathed a sigh of relief.

"Is that so, Pom? Maybe she just relaxed too suddenly. And Passenger March 7th's personality is like that. Passenger Kiana, don't worry. She'll probably be full of energy again by noon, Pom."

"I hope you're right, Conductor Pom-Pom."

Pom-Pom was about to set aside some food for March 7th to have when she woke up, but suddenly stopped. It remembered the note it saw in the refrigerator that morning.

"Passenger Kiana, did you make that sour plum juice, Pom?"

"Yes, why? Conductor Pom-Pom."

To her surprise, Pom-Pom suddenly seemed very angry. Its small hands, like a doll's, clenched and were held in front of it, while its little round legs stomped on the floor.

Due to its size, it didn't make any noise.

"Didn't I tell you! Passenger Kiana is forbidden from entering the kitchen! Forbidden from entering the kitchen! No, oh no! I thought someone was just craving something and prepared the sour plum juice, and I served it to everyone for breakfast. Oh no!"

Watching Pom-Pom run towards the train's dining car, shouting, "Passengers, don't drink the sour plum juice, Pom!", even Kiana, with her carefree personality, couldn't help but have a few dark lines appear above her head.

However, Pom-Pom was clearly a step too late. The others hadn't touched their meals, as they were waiting for Kiana and March 7th to eat together. But they had drunk quite a bit of the sour plum juice, enough for several days. Ouyang, in particular, had even drunk several cups. When he heard Pom-Pom's voice, Ouyang paused.

"Pom-Pom, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with this sour plum juice?"

"There is something wrong, a big problem! This sour plum juice was made by Passenger Kiana."

Crack!

Ouyang stiffened, and the empty cup in his hand fell to the floor. Whether it was psychological or not, Ouyang suddenly felt a discomfort in his stomach.

The others, though their expressions were also a bit strange, didn't react as dramatically as Ouyang.

"Hey, you guys are going too far. It's just that last time I was cooking, I put the wrong seasonings in, and you're all acting like this?"

"Passenger Kiana, to correct you, last time you didn't just use some seasonings, you used all of them! And now I suspect that Passenger March 7th's illness is caused by the sour plum juice you made!"

Kiana's lips twitched involuntarily, especially seeing Ouyang turn pale, looking as if he was on his deathbed. Kiana felt she couldn't explain herself.

Fortunately, the sour plum juice didn't cause any real harm this time. Ouyang was just experiencing a psychosomatic reaction.

However, after the others heard Kiana recount yesterday's and this morning's events, Himeko noticed a blind spot and spoke up.

"Kiana, do you think there's a possibility that March 7th didn't jinx herself, but that your next sentence caused her to get sick today?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Himeko didn't say anything more. After a few more bites of food, she went to March 7th's room to check on her.

When Himeko and Kiana returned, March 7th had already woken up from another nap. Sweating profusely, March 7th had just gotten out of bed when they returned, still in the motion of taking off her pajamas.

And seeing the bathroom door open, it seemed March 7th was planning to take a bath.

"March 7th!"

"Yes!"

"If you have a cold, don't move around. Go back to bed and rest. You can take a bath later."

"But..."

"No buts!"

"Yes!"

Seeing Kiana firmly grasp March 7th, she suddenly felt a sense of pride, like her own daughter had grown up and could now discipline her younger sister.

"Wait, no. March 7th arrived before Kiana. And who's older between the two of them?"

Chapter 51: Silver Wolf: I'll have Kafka warm your bed for you

After breakfast, the train was about to embark on a new journey.

And just as the train started to move, the observation car was unusually quiet. Everyone was busy with their own tasks until Pom-Pom's voice came over the intercom, and the observation car was no longer silent.

"It's so quiet."

Himeko placed her coffee down and glanced at everyone on the sofa.

Only now did she realize how quiet the usually lively carriage had become with March 7th and Kiana gone. It felt as if she were the only one left on the train, even though everyone else was still there.

"Ah, with March 7th and Kiana gone, those two energetic little ones aren't around. X, I'm suddenly not used to this," she murmured.

Even Dan Heng, who preferred quiet, and Ouyang, engrossed in his newspaper, couldn't help but nod in agreement with Himeko.

Stelle, however, one of the "little ones," felt like she was at a family reunion where all her peers were absent, leaving only elders and successful older siblings.

"Hey, don't talk like we're dead. I just went to take care of March 7th. Why are you making it sound like we got off the train?"

As Kiana opened the door, she heard Himeko discussing her. And the way she put it! What did she mean Kiana and March 7th were "gone"? March 7th was sick, and Kiana was just going to her room to take care of her. Was that really necessary to mention?

"Oh, Kiana, why are you here? Is March 7th feeling better?"

"How could she be better so quickly? The company doesn't sell elixirs, just medicine. She won't be well until noon at the earliest. I just came to get some water."

After Kiana left, Himeko couldn't help but let out a chuckle.

Even the Cold-faced Little Azure Dragon and Uncle Yang had the corners of their mouths turned up.

The train had started moving, but it hadn't entered warp speed yet. One reason was that it hadn't finished accelerating, and the other was that they hadn't decided where to go.

Himeko: "Should we go back to Herta Space Station? Asta has been asking me about Kiana every day. It's only been a few days since we left, but she acts like it's been years."

Ouyang: "Hmm, going to the space station is fine. We didn't get any supplies during the last stop, and we can have the company send a batch of crystals to expand the space. Kiana doesn't have her own room yet, so we should arrange that."

Himeko: "The crystals aren't urgent. If little March knew she'd have to sleep separately from Kiana, she'd probably be throwing a tantrum right now."

Only Stelle timidly raised her hand.

"Um, we probably didn't use many supplies, right? Why don't we go to a new planet?"

Himeko didn't reply. She took a sip of her coffee, maintaining a smile, while her gaze swept over the frozen Ouyang and Dan Heng beside her.

Pom-Pom, on the other hand, had returned from the Train Conductor's office. Since all data was normal, he rejoined the current route discussion.

Upon hearing Stelle's question, Pom-Pom tilted his head and looked at Himeko in confusion.

"Passenger Stelle, didn't Passenger Himeko tell you? Our next destination is..."

"Ahem."

Dan Heng and Ouyang both coughed at the same time, interrupting Pom-Pom's speech.

Seeing their reaction, Himeko couldn't help but laugh again. Even though Kiana was taking care of March 7th, she still managed to affect the others on the train.

Why were both of them avoiding talking about the new destination?

It was because of something Kiana had said before – that they would both encounter acquaintances. And these acquaintances weren't the good kind. Neither of them wanted to face that right now.

Under these circumstances, even if the next destination had been decided, Pom-Pom would consider changing it if a passenger had strong reservations about it.

This was also one of the reasons for the current route discussion.

Ouyang: "If that guy shows up, I'd rather build Gundams on the train every day than go down there. Who wants to see that guy!"

Dan Heng: "My nightmares have changed recently. If you find someone appearing in your dreams every day, constantly saying 'There are five people, and three are the price,' threatening to chop you up, and recently wearing a pink princess dress, aren't you scared?"

However, before they could reach a decisive conclusion, a holographic projection appeared in front of the Observation Car.

"Long time no see, everyone on the Star Rail. I am Kafka."

At that moment, the door to Kiana's room was locked. Kiana, inside the room, heard a faint sound.

Just as she was about to leave, she found the door locked and couldn't open it no matter what.

As Kiana prepared to use her Herrscher of the Void abilities to warp through the door, a doodle appeared on the door's surface.

It was a chibi doodle of Silver Wolf.

Simultaneously, her phone chimed with a text message.

Silver Wolf: Stay in the room. We won't do anything bad. If you agree, I'll ask Kafka to warm your bed later.

Kiana: ?

When she tried to reply, she received a notification that the contact did not exist. If Kiana didn't know how the story unfolded, she would truly be breaking down the door right now.

But because Kiana knew the plot, she had already anticipated the change of route to Xianzhou, so she didn't plan to interfere.

Of course, Kafka warming her bed? Kiana wasn't tempted at all!

Really!

"Kiana, what's wrong? Why are you smiling so creepily?"

Did you mean to say "pervertedly"?

Kiana didn't explain much to March 7th. She simply sat beside her and checked her condition.

Meanwhile, in the Observation Car, Kafka felt something was wrong.

According to the plan, she, as a Stellaron Hunter, should have made them wary. Why did her "Star" look like she was saying, "Mom, the child is doing well"?

And this navigator of the Star Rail, in addition to the basic wariness in her eyes when looking at me, there was also some indescribable feeling.

"Wait..."

Kafka's heart skipped a beat.

"Kiana didn't send those photos and videos to someone else, did she? I should have had Silver Wolf hack Kiana's phone."

However, on the surface, Kafka showed no outward reaction. Instead, she followed the script and "advised" the train to change course. If not, they, the Stellaron Hunters, couldn't guarantee what would happen if something went wrong on the Xianzhou or if a Stellaron crisis occurred.

Hearing that they were to change course to the Xianzhou, Ouyang breathed a sigh of relief. After all, with the destination changed, he wouldn't have to see that guy anymore.

As for Dan Heng, his expression was strange, and a bad premonition arose.

Chapter 52: Kiana: I Don't Want My Last Lesson!

March 7th had been sick and was feeling a bit listless, thinking she wouldn't be able to play around for a while. But now she realized she was wrong.

It was also the first time she understood why some children, and even one person in a passionate relationship, would choose to feign illness so that the other person would take care of them.

March 7th leaned against the pillow, sitting on the bed. Although she couldn't move around freely, Kiana, by her side, took meticulous care of her, peeling grapes and removing seeds, then extending her fair hand to feed them to March 7th.

This was a supreme enjoyment comparable to that of ancient emperors. Moreover, the person serving her was Kiana, who possessed both the beauty of a blooming flower and the charm of a seductive woman, as well as the admirable handsomeness of a valiant knight. If anyone else saw this scene, they would surely be consumed by envy.

However, after another half an hour, after Kiana's repeated checks, March 7th's illness was almost completely recovered. Her temperature and mental state had returned to normal.

March 7th lost the chance to continue enjoying herself.

Fortunately, although March 7th was a little reluctant, she didn't act like a spoiled child or throw a tantrum. Instead, she got up from the bed, changed her clothes, and planned to head to the observation carriage to join everyone in embarking on the jump to a new Pioneer journey.

"Kiana, let's go together."

"Mhm, let's go."

The chibi Silver Wolf at the door had already disappeared. As Kiana lightly turned the handle, the door opened easily.

When the two arrived at the observation carriage, they found everyone's expressions were a bit strange.

"What's wrong, what's wrong? I just got sick, you don't have to be so down. I'm back now, aren't I?"