As a result, everyone except Ouyang, who had been wary and hadn't eaten the scrambled eggs with tomatoes Kiana made, wore strange expressions.
March 7th and Stelle in particular looked as if they'd been poisoned. They slammed their heads straight onto the table.
Himeko and Dan Heng didn't look too good either.
Pom-Pom looked at Kiana's baffled expression and couldn't help asking, "Kiana, that bottle you used for oil?"
"Huh? The one with the red label."
March 7th suddenly slapped the table and stood up. "That's Chili Oil!"
"Then where's the salt?"
"The little white jar beside the oil."
"That was Custard Powder."
Kiana awkwardly scratched her head, not knowing what to say for a moment.
After Kiana had only made one dish, Pom-Pom took away the food she'd prepared. Once the meal was over, everyone silently finished dinner.
However, everyone tacitly agreed to ban Kiana from the kitchen in the future.
That night, although Kiana had her own room on the Space Station, she stayed on the train, planning to live together with everyone else.
However, a problem arose with the room assignments.
"I thought only one passenger, Kiana, was joining us. Now two more people have joined, and there aren't enough rooms, pa!"
"Huh? Are there really so few rooms on the train?"
"Not exactly. This is, after all, a creation of the Pioneering Aeon. The internal and external spaces are different. It's just that, to save costs, we don't open too many rooms. Adding a new room inside the train requires a special crystal from a planet."
"So, Kiana, decide. Who are you going to sleep with?"
Seeing March 7th's excited expression, it was obvious she was very happy.
Stelle had just been about to say that Kiana could have her room when Kiana had already walked over to March 7th, taken her hand, and knelt on one knee.
Like a noble knight declaring her submission to a queen, she gently kissed the back of March 7th's hand.
"Beautiful Miss March 7th, would I be so fortunate as to become your roommate?"
March 7th had never seen anything like this. Her ears immediately turned red, and she stammered for a long while before finally nodding.
Himeko looked at March 7th's flushed face, then at Kiana's unchanged expression, and suddenly felt that she needed to revise her impression of Kiana.
This girl is way too good at flirting.
Stelle, on the other hand, heard Kiana's words and watched March 7th's reaction as if she'd learned something new.
As the protagonist, Stelle was also a straightforward person whose actions were faster than her thoughts. Imitating Kiana's movements, she wrapped an arm around Kiana's slender waist.
She leaned close to Kiana's ear and whispered, "Hi, wifey."
"By the way, Stelle, are you coming to our room tonight too? So many girls suddenly joined us today. Should we have a Pajama Party?"
"Sure, I guess. But I can't stay too late tonight. I still have to go back to Ling's place to tidy up my room, and I need to sleep early. We still have to move supplies tomorrow."
"Eh! Can't the three of us sleep together? My bed is pretty big!"
It had been an entirely ordinary conversation.
At that moment, Kiana suddenly cut in.
"March 7th, you little pervert. You actually want a threesome? If Stelle agrees, I wouldn't mind either."
March 7th froze for a long moment before realizing what Kiana meant. She immediately chopped Kiana on the head.
"What kind of weird things are you thinking about?!"
Himeko, who had been sipping coffee, nearly spat it out when she heard Kiana. Even Ouyang, who already understood Kiana's personality, didn't fare much better. He spilled the tea Pom-Pom had prepared for him all over the floor.
They had thought Pom-Pom would lecture them, but Pom-Pom was also standing there with its mouth hanging open, staring at Kiana in disbelief.
Pom-Pom suddenly regretted letting Kiana board the train. Had it really been the wrong decision?
But then again, the victim wasn't Pom-Pom, and Kiana's words were so sweet. As long as she didn't throw the Express crew into chaos, Pom-Pom decided to turn a blind eye.
Perhaps the research atmosphere on the Space Station had been too stifling, or perhaps seeing so many familiar people had made Kiana let loose all at once.
In less than a week, the Express crew's impression of Kiana had changed drastically.
They had thought she was a cool, aloof knight. Now they discovered that she was actually an adorable catgirl with a filthy mouth.
But this version of Kiana made her much easier to get along with.
That evening, the group held a Pajama Party. Himeko hadn't planned to attend, but she couldn't resist the three younger girls' tearful, expectant gazes and agreed in the end.
As for Pom-Pom, March 7th had originally planned to invite it too. Unfortunately, by the time March 7th came to her senses, Pom-Pom had already returned to its private conductor's room. The door was locked tight, and no matter how much March 7th called, Pom-Pom inside didn't respond.
"By the way, Kiana, aren't you going to change clothes?"
March 7th felt increasingly uncomfortable looking at Kiana in her Staff Uniform, which clashed with everything around her.
"Give me a moment."
March 7th searched her Rainbow Wardrobe and found a set of pajamas she'd bought before. The size she'd purchased didn't fit her, so she'd never worn them.
However, they were cute enough that she hadn't returned them.
Now they could finally serve a purpose.
She also took out a set of pajamas for Stelle.
Kiana and Stelle accepted the pajamas and exchanged a glance.
In the reflections formed in each other's pupils, they seemed to see what they looked like at that moment.
One was wearing a white cat onesie, while the other wore gray pajamas with a little brown bear on them. They were both cute, but compared to Himeko's red pajamas with their mature charm and March 7th's delicate, adorable outfit,
their pajamas looked more like costumes.
That night, Kiana took out her phone and bought a large amount of supplies, including clothes, snacks, and daily necessities.
"Kiana, are you planning to open a store? Why did you buy so much stuff?"
"No. I was thinking that I'll be traveling with Stelle in the future. What if we reach a planet that doesn't use Credit Points? It's always good to stock up on some supplies in advance."
"But this is way too much."
March 7th snatched Kiana's phone and found the payment records. After seeing the amount, she immediately hugged Kiana's thigh.
"Rich lady, I'm hungry! Feed me!"
A week passed quickly, and it was time for the train to depart.
That day, besides Asta, many other staff members came to the Platform to see Kiana off.
"Bye, everyone! I'll come back to visit you!"
Only after the train doors closed and the train began moving did Asta lead everyone back to their posts.
Kiana, who was on the train, also received a message from Asta.
Asta: Didn't expect you to have so many fans, did you?
Dominating Moon Sea Fish Fish Cat: ?
Asta: You don't think the staff members are all that free, do you? If they weren't your fans, how could they have come to see you?
Asta: Image.jpg
Asta: Forwarded from the Cat Fan Club [chat history].
Asta: Didn't expect that, did you?
After Kiana finished reading, she realized that she actually had a fan club. But why was it called the Cat Fan Club?
Dominating Moon Sea Fish Fish Cat: How did you know about it? Even I didn't know.
Asta: Tell me, who do you think the group owner named ICatSniff is?
Dominating Moon Sea Fish Fish Cat: ?
Asta still had work to do, so their conversation didn't last long.
After ending the chat, Kiana looked at the screenshot Asta had sent and the forwarded chat history. She suddenly found it rather amusing.
She hadn't expected to have a fan club, let alone for Asta to be its president.
"By the way, although it's a little late, welcome aboard the train, Kiana and Stelle, pa!"
"All right, all right. Hurry up and find somewhere to sit. Don't run around the train like Passenger March 7th."
But just as Pom-Pom finished speaking, March 7th, who had been sitting on the sofa, stood up and walked to the center of the train with one hand on her hip.
Pom-Pom went straight over to March 7th and said, "Passenger March 7th, please remain seated and hold on tight. Watch out for the vibrations!"
"You didn't have to come all the way over to remind me. I just got up to stretch."
But Pom-Pom's eyes seemed to say: Yes, go on. I'm listening, but I don't believe you.
Seeing that Pom-Pom looked ready to refuse to initiate the jump unless she sat back down, March 7th surrendered and returned to the sofa, sitting directly between Kiana and Stelle.
"Conductor, I'm bored. Could I have a glass of juice?"
"After the jump, pa!"
Pom-Pom left after saying that, presumably to prepare for the jump.
"But the train is amazing, isn't it? Kiana, Stelle, in a little while you'll see the train shoot across the galaxy and arrive at our destination in an instant. I feel amazed every time we jump."
"By the way, do you want to try standing in the aisle with me during the jump and see if you can keep your balance? Don't worry about safety. I'll use Formless Ice to protect you."
"Um, is it possible that falling onto the floor might hurt less than falling onto Formless Ice?"
"Kiana, that was a good question. Don't ask it again."
Chapter 11: My Fists Are Hardening.
Pom-Pom's voice came through the intercom.
"Hello, hello. Please return to your seats and sit properly. The jump is about to begin. Please prepare yourselves."
As the announcement sounded, March 7th also went to the aisle in the center of the train. She clenched both fists before her chest and kept muttering to herself.
"I won't fall. I won't fall."
"Five..."
As Pom-Pom began the countdown, the train shook slightly. Kiana felt the sensation of weightlessness that came when she used her abilities to cross space.
When the countdown ended, the voice over the intercom called out, and the train completed its jump. The Space Station had originally been nearby, with only the faintly glowing galaxy visible beyond it.
Now they were near an ice planet covered in snow and frost.
"Yay! I did it!"
After the jump succeeded, March 7th realized she hadn't fallen and immediately leaped into the air.
She spread her arms and pounced toward Kiana, wrapping her arms around Kiana before rubbing against her enthusiastically.
"Ugh, Kiana, you're the best."
Kiana felt the soft warmth in her arms but didn't take credit or say anything else. After all, all she'd done was stabilize the space around March 7th so she wouldn't fall. She'd merely helped March 7th fulfill her dream.
She patted March 7th's head. Only after a long while did March 7th finally let go of Kiana.
"But the train's jumping technology really is astonishing."
"Of course. It's a creation of an Aeon, after all."
"But I have a question. The train doesn't have any physical tracks, so if something went wrong during a jump, would it derail and suffer an accident like an ordinary train?"
The only answer Kiana received was a pink strip of tape appearing over her mouth.
"Mmph!"
Unfortunately, no matter how pitiful Kiana looked, nobody came to her defense. After all, everyone had witnessed the effect of Kiana's mouth.
Although the Star Rail was a creation of the Pioneering Aeon, Akiwilli, everyone believed in the Aeon's power. But they also believed that if Kiana opened her mouth, something would definitely go wrong.
Fortunately, she'd only asked that question after the jump.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Kiana quietly used her ability to move the tape away from her mouth.
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