Everyone, It's No Big Deal

Time was like married life.

It always went faster and faster.

Yan Huan lay sprawled on the ground, battered black and blue, with several teeth knocked out.

"Silver Wolf, didn't we hit him a little too hard?" Kafka's lazy voice drifted over from the front lines.

"Too hard? No."

Silver Wolf was completely unconcerned as she maneuvered her cannon to clear out the Voidrangers. "He's not dead, is he? As long as it doesn't affect the plan, it's fine."

Kafka nodded, a seductive curve forming on her lips. "True."

Although it was impossible to tell day from night aboard the Herta Space Station without looking at a clock, their exhaustion made it clear that the battle had gone on for a very, very long time.

Throughout all this, the people from the Star Rail Express had never come to help.

And Yan Huan...

He had already forgotten how long he had been lying there.

"Wasn't I just going to the bathroom? Was that really necessary?"

Back then, those two women had rushed over and given him a brutal beating.

And they really had, sigh...

No sense of restraint at all.

Covering his swollen face, Yan Huan sat up and surveyed the situation outside.

The Voidrangers that had once filled the galaxy had now been almost completely wiped out.

At that very moment, an electronic voice rang out in Yan Huan's mind.

Congratulations, Host. You have completed your idling task. Your Novice Reward will now be issued.

"Huh?" Was it already done?

As he voiced his confusion, a warm current flowed into Yan Huan's body and circulated through his Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

In an instant, countless memories of Taixu Martial Arts flooded his mind.

"Hiss..."

The overwhelming torrent of information made Yan Huan's head swell with pain.

The next moment, the Stellaron within his body began to tremble violently!

"Boom...!!"

Within the dim space of his consciousness, the Stellaron's radiance suddenly lit everything up.

Surging power became almost tangible within Yan Huan's body.

Inside the Containment Section, Yan Huan's bruised and swollen face visibly began to recover.

Seeing this, Silver Wolf, who stood closest to Yan Huan, froze for a moment.

"Hm? His swelling went down? When did that happen?"

As she voiced her question, Kafka flashed to her side and grabbed her wrist.

"That's enough, Silver Wolf. We've nearly finished cleaning up. The people from the Star Rail Express are already on their way. We really should leave this time."

Her enchanting gaze shifted to Yan Huan, who was sitting nearby on the floor.

"Until we meet again. Our paths will cross once more."

A long while later.

A bell-like voice rang by Yan Huan's ear. "Hehe, wake up already, or I'm going to give you mouth-to-mouth~"

Yan Huan: "..."

March 7th froze. His eyelids had clearly moved, so why was he still not waking up?

"Dan Heng, what's going on?"

Dan Heng crouched beside March 7th and shook his head. "I'm not sure. Let's wait a little longer."

Yan Huan: "..."

March 7th and Dan Heng discussed the battle for a while longer and stopped talking about mouth-to-mouth.

As time passed.

The young man lying on the ground suddenly opened his eyes, righteously indignant. "Why? Why not try that miraculous mouth-to-mouth again?"

For a moment, the scene fell silent.

March 7th: "..."

Yan Huan: "Actually, I think mouth-to-mouth is a treatment method with an extremely solid scientific basis. It—"

"Slap—!!"

At the crisp sound of the slap, Yan Huan immediately fell silent.

Though his face became rather red and swollen.

By the time the three of them left the Containment Section and met Himeko, Teacher Himeko asked in confusion:

"What happened to this gentleman's face? Why is it so rosy?"

March 7th put her hands on her hips and said irritably:

"Hmph, maybe a Voidranger licked him."

Dan Heng: "..."

Yan Huan stood quietly to the side, staring intently at Himeko as he sized her up.

Himeko noticed Yan Huan's gaze as well and gave him a polite smile.

"Hello, I'm Himeko. What should I call you?"

Her gentle voice reached him.

Yan Huan was somewhat dazed.

That single sentence seemed to bring him back to a long time ago.

To a battleship called the Hyperion.

"Hello? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?" Himeko asked with concern.

She had noticed that this young man had seemed a little strange ever since he first saw her.

It felt as though he knew her.

Yan Huan came back to his senses and extended a hand to Himeko. "Former captain of the Hyperion. Teacher Himeko may call me Yan Huan. I have long admired your great name."

Himeko paused for a moment, then returned his polite smile and symbolically shook his hand.

"Hyperion—that's the name of a battleship, isn't it? It sounds lovely. But where did this admiration for me come from?"

Today should have been their first meeting.

March 7th said, "Tch, he just likes making things up. I think there's something wrong with his mental state."

At that moment, Dan Heng walked over and explained to Himeko:

"Mr. Yan Huan has been in the Containment Section the entire time. It was continuously subjected to the fiercest attacks, so he may have been excessively frightened."

The offensive had lasted a full twenty-four hours. Being scared into having a few problems was perfectly normal.

Though he did not know why the two Stellaron Hunters had protected Yan Huan, the man clearly had some secrets.

"I see."

Himeko looked thoughtfully at Yan Huan. This man's gaze truly made it seem as though he had known her for a long time.

"Sorry about that." Himeko sounded slightly apologetic. "There were simply too many researchers injured at the Herta Space Station, so we could only get to you this late."

It had to be said that Himeko was an old hand at this.

Though she apologized, her eyes showed not the slightest ripple. It was probably just a courtesy.

What she was truly interested in was likely Yan Huan's identity and his relationship with the Stellaron Hunters.

Sure enough, Himeko asked with a smile:

"I think I just saw two Stellaron Hunters protecting you all this time. Are you one of them as well?"

Her sharp gaze made Yan Huan's heart grow uneasy.

The Stellaron Hunters and the Star Rail Express were enemies, right?

If he really belonged to the other side, he had no idea what Himeko would do to him.

Yan Huan immediately patted his chest.

"I don't know the Stellaron Hunters at all, but they stuffed something called a Stellaron into me, and then I passed out."

Upon hearing the keyword "Stellaron," March 7th, Dan Heng, and Himeko all froze in place.

Researchers continuously passed by them as Yan Huan quietly waited for their response.

"So that's how it is."

After a while, Himeko was the first to react. "I understand now."

Her kindly smile returned.

March 7th, meanwhile, was utterly shocked once she recovered.

"A Stellaron? They stuffed a Stellaron into a living person's body?!"

March 7th started feeling all over Yan Huan's body, trying to find anything abnormal.

"Yan Huan, are you okay? You can still talk? Hurry up and tell us how you feel right now. Are you about to mutate?"

Faced with March 7th's baseless suspicion, Yan Huan gave her a confident smile.

"A mutation? What a joke." With his back to the others, Yan Huan climbed onto a sleek mechanical bench, clasped his hands behind his back, and looked up at the galaxy beyond the window. "How could a mere Stellaron possibly control my kind? As a pillar of humanity, suppressing one tiny Stellaron is no challenge at all!"

March 7th said, "But you seem to have a strange smell on you. I noticed it earlier."

"Oh, things were a little urgent just now, so I handled it right there on the floor of the section. Some might have gotten on my clothes, but it's no big deal. I'll just wipe it off. By the way, does anyone have any paper?"

Yan Huan lowered his head and glanced sideways at them.

What he received in return was utter silence.