Honkai: Star Rail: Marry Acheron First Upon Landing

Speaking of the rewards drawn yesterday.

The Mystic Seal of True Sight—its description had even mentioned idealism.

She had gone to sleep too early yesterday to think of that. Now that Acheron had reminded her, Lin Shuang recalled that she could use it to see what functions the ring actually had.

No sooner thought than done.

Lin Shuang reached out and, beneath Acheron's puzzled gaze, took hold of her left hand.

On her ungloved finger, the silver-white ring resonated with the ring on Lin Shuang's hand.

Lowering her head, she blinked, and intricate mystic seals gradually emerged within her pupils.

Very quickly, Lin Shuang saw through the ring's outward appearance and perceived the power it had never explicitly described.

Surprise, shock, and confusion.

Once she clearly saw the power within, Lin Shuang's eyes widened.

Oh no. It was real.

When the ring had been given to her, there had been a line of commentary. Lin Shuang had originally thought it was just an ordinary blessing.

'But love alone is eternal; even time cannot make it fade.'

But who could have guessed that it had meant that literally? This thing had a function that could help its wearer preserve memories.

Anything related to Lin Shuang—memories, scents, and everything else—would be carefully retained.

Originally, it had merely been a hidden little feature meant to add color to romance.

Who could have expected the person wearing it to be Acheron, who was tormented by Nihility?

Just like that, it had forcibly erased Nihility's side effects on Acheron.

Not only would she no longer lose her memories, even the memories she had already lost had been forcibly pulled back because of Lin Shuang.

If a Pathstrider of any other Path had worn it, there was no way it could have achieved such a good result.

Take Lin Shuang, for example. When she wore it, it was just an ordinary ring without the slightest bit of magic.

While Lin Shuang stood there with her head lowered in a daze.

Acheron remained motionless, staring at Lin Shuang's white hair and rather prominent delicate nose.

Lin Shuang's scent was not strong.

She did not like wearing makeup. Unlike Acheron, who carried a faint, tranquil fragrance from her cosmetics.

But to Acheron, it was a scent that put her at ease.

After just half a month together, Acheron had startlingly realized that she had already grown somewhat accustomed to having someone by her side.

When she left alone, Acheron even felt uncomfortable, along with a "loneliness" she had not experienced in a very, very long time.

Could this be the downside of memories not disappearing?

Acheron could not help thinking so. Because memories would be lost, even parting did not feel lonely.

But if memories did not fade, those beautiful, reassuring moments would continuously stir a person's desires.

And when those desires could not be fulfilled, they would turn into loneliness.

Her Face Was Too Close!

Before she knew it, Lin Shuang suddenly realized that she had been holding Acheron's hand for too long.

Just as she wanted to let go, she looked up and abruptly discovered that Acheron's face had somehow appeared right in front of her.

Their noses seemed almost about to touch. Warm, moist breaths brushed across Lin Shuang's face through her nostrils, making it feel faintly ticklish.

This close?

Lin Shuang clearly remembered that they had not been standing far apart, but their faces had not been this close.

They were practically about to kiss directly.

I didn't move, so Acheron came closer on her own while I was thinking just now?

Acheron actually came closer on her own?

Then it should be fine if I kiss her... right?

While Lin Shuang's thoughts ran wild, she met Acheron's eyes.

Because Acheron had lowered her head, the eyes that had originally been hidden were revealed through her parted bangs.

When their gazes met, those eyes blinked innocently twice, as though none of this had anything to do with her.

As if she had not been the one to lower her head.

Before Lin Shuang could even complain, Acheron lifted her head as if nothing had happened and pulled away.

Not only did she pull away, she even tried to turn the tables on her.

"Why did you suddenly want to look at the ring you gave me?"

"...Just looking."

Lin Shuang pursed her lips and vaguely brushed the question aside.

Seeing that Acheron had no intention of pulling her hand away, Lin Shuang did not plan to let go either.

Then.

A small cluster of blue-green flames emerged from Acheron's left hand.

Though it looked like fire, it gave off no heat. Lin Shuang curiously examined the Heliobus.

"This is the Heliobus you caught? It doesn't look very strong. Does it have a lot of energy stored inside? Before I came here, I asked Fu Xuan. She said that the size of a Heliobus's manifested flames was proportional to its strength."

"Is that so?"

Acheron tilted her head slightly, then thought back.

"When I first encountered it, it seemed quite large... But after it came out of my body, it became smaller. Still, it doesn't feel much different to me overall. Why don't you try first? If it doesn't work, I'll catch some more for you to fuse next time."

Acheron said it far too naturally, as casually as if she were going into the backyard to catch a grasshopper. It instead made Lin Shuang nervously squeeze Acheron's fingertip.

"Heliobus aren't that easy to encounter, and powerful Heliobus are even harder to find. Don't take the risk. Absorbing other Heliobus can make you stronger too."

Named and powerful Heliobus could easily rival Xianzhou generals, while Phantylia, who was known to still be wandering outside, was a Lord Ravager and an Emanator of Destruction.

They were all opponents on the same level. Acheron would not be able to handle them so easily.

Lin Shuang did not want Acheron to go looking for trouble with an Emanator for this reason.

Even if they were going, they needed to wait for the right opportunity.

Like Phantylia, Phantylia, and Phantylia...

Just thinking about being able to consume an Emanator made her feel as though she would soar straight to the heavens.

"It isn't a risk."

Acheron's response was brief and forceful, her tone brimming with confidence.

But Lin Shuang was still not fully at ease.

Yet she also knew that someone like Acheron was hardest to persuade in the field she was most proud of.

Putting the matter aside for now, Lin Shuang took a translucent little bottle from her pocket, its material resembling crystal.

"What is this? Aren't you using that card?"

Acheron curiously touched the delicate little bottle. She had thought it would be another card like last time, but this time it was a bottle.

The two looked like entirely different kinds of craftsmanship.

"There was only one of those cards, and cards can't hold living things. This is called a Full Load Bottle. It's more suitable for storing energy sources."

"Though I'm not sure whether it can hold a Heliobus."

Lin Shuang gave a simple explanation as she twisted open the Full Load Bottle's cap.

The moment the blank Full Load Bottle approached the Heliobus, it activated automatically and released a weak suction force, attempting to draw in the completely defenseless Heliobus.

Streams of flame turned into threads and entered the Full Load Bottle. Very quickly, the white translucent bottle was gradually dyed blue-green.

Yet the flames seemed endless, beginning to churn wildly as they grew larger and more vigorous.

The surging energy gradually became violent and intense!

Boom—boom—

The roar of rising flames, accompanied by waves of air, began surging between the two of them. Chaotic vibrations, heat and cold, electric currents, light, and all sorts of other energy forms spread madly in visible forms.

The blue-green flames grew larger and larger, once expanding to the point where they nearly swallowed the entire ruin.

But they were soon rapidly shrunk and weakened by the Full Load Bottle's absorption.

Acheron watched as the Heliobus floating in her palm was bottled amid its violent outburst.

The spreading energy did not disturb her. Acheron merely felt that Lin Shuang always seemed able to pull out some strange little gadget.

In Acheron's perception, the immense power within the Heliobus seemed to have been compressed, all of it concentrated within that tiny bottle opening.

Even the portions that leaked out mostly condensed around the bottle itself, forming opaque blue-green casing along the bottom, upper half, and mouth of the Full Load Bottle.

At the same time, a flame symbol appeared on the bottle.

The flames gradually died down. Once the final wisp entered the bottle, the Full Load Bottle was complete.

The system even displayed a notification:

Blank Full Load Bottle (Imitation Upgrade Version) upgraded to: Heliobus Full Load Bottle

'Ding ding ding—Item quality increased. Heliobus Full Load Bottle upgraded to green quality.'

Lin Shuang did not pay much attention to the system notification.

Still, the fact that it could increase its quality like this was somewhat unexpected.

As the Heliobus was absorbed into the Full Load Bottle, Lin Shuang could even clearly feel the little bottle in her hand grow somewhat heavier.

Acheron curiously picked up the bottle and examined it closely. It looked like nothing more than an ordinary little bottle.

She could not even sense the Heliobus inside it.

"Does this go into your greatsword, like the card did?"

Acheron returned the Full Load Bottle to Lin Shuang. Lin Shuang held the bottle and gently twisted its cap.

"It can indeed be inserted into the greatsword, but... I remember that it can be used directly?"

As she spoke, Lin Shuang gently shook the Full Load Bottle a few times.

Immediately afterward, a very strange power began to travel through her entire body from the Full Load Bottle, blue-green flames spreading over her body.

Her body could handle it, and this power was indeed far more stable than a Stellaron.

The nature of the energy was ever-changing, glowing one moment and releasing electricity the next, perfectly matching the Heliobus's characteristics.

It was just that Lin Shuang could not control these changes. She could only accept the gamble of random transformations.

After trying it for a while, Lin Shuang gave up on using it directly. This method had no efficiency at all, and there was no way to control it precisely.

What a waste.

Acheron: Your Face Looks as Tempting as a Peach

Thinking this, Lin Shuang raised a hand and drew her greatsword out from the flames.

She skillfully opened the slot. After the card popped out, a slot capable of holding a Full Load Bottle appeared.

Lin Shuang removed the Stellaron card and inserted the Heliobus Full Load Bottle.

A gentler power flowed into Lin Shuang's body.

The red flames transformed into the Heliobus's blue-green hue. At the same time, Lin Shuang could sense that the ordinary flames had become a manifestation of fire matching the Heliobus's characteristics.