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It wouldn't be enough to make Pom-Pom unable to forget him, would it?

Himeko found herself silently amused.

"Um..."

Pom-Pom snapped back to attention after hearing Himeko's words and said troubledly, "Pom-Pom doesn't know either. Pom-Pom doesn't know why, but Pom-Pom just feels that Mr. Chen Mu is very familiar. Yet no matter how hard Pom-Pom tries, Pom-Pom can't remember where Pom-Pom has seen Mr. Chen Mu before."

"Very familiar?" Himeko said with a light laugh. "That really is surprising. Pom-Pom, you shouldn't have met anyone outside the train, right? This is Chen Mu's first time boarding the train..."

As Himeko said this—

She seemed to think of something, and her expression froze.

Once she recovered—

Himeko's expression turned far more serious as she said, "Wait, Pom-Pom. You said Chen Mu feels very familiar to you?"

"Y-Yes."

Pom-Pom looked at Himeko in surprise, not understanding why she had suddenly become so serious, and said:

"And not just a little familiar. It's the kind of extremely, extremely familiar feeling. But even so, Pom-Pom still can't remember. Forget it, Pom-Pom might just be mistaken."

After saying that, Pom-Pom stopped dwelling on it.

After shaking their head—

Pom-Pom turned and headed into the train.

Himeko did not stop them, but her face bore a thoughtful expression.

Just as she had said—

Pom-Pom had never left the Stellaron Express, so it was impossible for them to have met anyone outside the train.

And in Himeko's memories—

This truly was Chen Mu's first time boarding the Stellaron Express.

Yet Pom-Pom found Chen Mu familiar, and not merely familiar, but extremely familiar.

That was rather thought-provoking.

During this incident—

There was something Himeko had never understood.

Why was Chen Mu, who followed no Path and had received no blessing from an Aeon, so strong?

That was clearly not strength an ordinary person could possess.

Even ordinary Pathstriders fell far short of him.

It completely defied common sense.

Himeko had been unable to figure it out despite much thought, so she could only set the matter aside for now.

But Pom-Pom's words this time—

Had given Himeko a faint suspicion.

Could Chen Mu be... the reincarnation of the Trailblaze Aeon, Qlipoth?!!

This was not some baseless speculation.

There was evidence to support it!

First—

Chen Mu had created the Teleportation Array and wielded power that only Aeons could possess.

No matter how much of a genius he was, wasn't reaching that point still unbelievable?

Second—

When facing the Doomsday Beast—

Himeko had been there in person.

Chen Mu had flashed away from where he stood, appeared before the Doomsday Beast and punched it flying to a designated location, then flashed back.

Himeko had been utterly stunned by that at the time.

She could not imagine how Chen Mu had done it. She had wondered whether the Space Station had set up a target marker there, but she had seen nothing at all. Not to mention how the Doomsday Beast had been struck so precisely into the designated spot.

Now that she thought about it carefully—

That did not seem to have been a Teleportation Array at all.

It had been power that came from Chen Mu himself!

The power of Trailblaze!

Other than the Trailblaze Aeon, Qlipoth—

Who else possessed such power?

Lastly, and most importantly—

Pom-Pom, who had never met Chen Mu, actually found him extremely familiar?

Why did he feel familiar?

Wasn't it precisely because Chen Mu carried a power Pom-Pom recognized?

That further confirmed Himeko's suspicion.

If Chen Mu truly was the reincarnation of the Trailblaze Aeon, Qlipoth—

Then everything, whether it was his strength or anything else, could be explained.

As for the immense power of Aeons—

No one in this world, other than the Aeons themselves, understood it.

Perhaps even after they fell, they could still reincarnate.

Himeko could feel her heartbeat quickening.

Maybe I really have guessed some unbelievable truth this time.

Even if she was wrong—

Even if Chen Mu was not the reincarnation of the Trailblaze Aeon, Qlipoth—

He still undoubtedly had countless ties to the Trailblaze Aeon, Qlipoth.

After all—

The power of Trailblaze within Chen Mu could not be faked!

Himeko's expression shifted constantly as countless thoughts raced through her mind.

Just then—

March 7th came out of the room with Stelle.

"Hey, where's Chen Mu?"

March 7th looked around and asked in confusion.

Upon seeing the two of them, Himeko's expression calmed, and she suppressed her thoughts as well.

She had no intention of telling anyone about her suspicion, much less exposing it.

Whether it was true or not, the fewer people who knew about such a matter, the better.

"Chen Mu had something to do, so he already left," Himeko said with a soft smile. Then, without the slightest flaw showing on her face, she looked at Stelle and asked, "Well, Stelle? Have you made up your mind?"

At that, a conflicted expression appeared on Stelle's face once more.

Naturally, she hoped she could embark on this journey aboard the Stellaron Express.

After all, it concerned not only the secret of the Stellaron within her, but perhaps also her origins.

Besides—

Stelle felt that she would be very happy if she boarded the Stellaron Express.

But...

If she boarded the Stellaron Express, would that mean she had to leave Chen Mu?

At the thought of leaving Chen Mu, Stelle became deeply conflicted.

"Um, I'd like to ask... If I board the train, can you invite Chen Mu to come aboard too?"

Since she was conflicted, Stelle simply asked outright.

"Ah, well..."

March 7th immediately wore an awkward expression upon hearing that and said:

"Even though I want Chen Mu to come aboard too, Stelle, no matter how you think about it, that's impossible, right? Chen Mu is a researcher at the Space Station, and he holds a very, very high position there. Leaving everything else aside, even Herta definitely wouldn't let him go."

Stelle was immediately somewhat disappointed.

Just as she was about to say she understood and planned to go back to ask Chen Mu what he thought—

"Of course. Why not?"

Himeko answered without hesitation, smiling brightly.

"W-Whaaat?!!"

March 7th's eyes widened immediately, her face filled with disbelief.

Even Welt, who stood not far away—

Showed a surprised expression upon hearing Himeko's words.

Though he did not know the reason, Welt said nothing.

He knew Himeko must have her reasons.

Naturally, Stelle's face lit up with delight.

If Chen Mu came aboard too, then she would not have to be conflicted.

Himeko smiled as she watched everyone's expressions.

Perhaps she would not have had such thoughts before.

But after realizing that her suspicion was highly likely to be true, even if Stelle had not brought it up, she would have tried to get Chen Mu from Herta.

After all—

If Chen Mu truly was the reincarnation of the Trailblaze Aeon—

Then...

What could suit him better than the Stellaron Express?

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Elsewhere—

After bidding farewell to the members of the Train Crew, Chen Mu arrived at the Base Section of the Space Station.

Naturally, he had no idea—

That after he left, because of Pom-Pom—

Himeko had now imagined him to be the reincarnation of the Trailblaze Aeon, Qlipoth.

If he knew, he would only be speechless.