Stellar Express: My Little Shop on the Train
Chapter 23

Lumine: I'm Down and Out, Family!

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Just as Himeko finished speaking, the door to the Observation Car was pushed open, and Ye Yun entered with Hook, Clara, and Leos.

"Oh, what a coincidence? Business is knocking on my door as soon as I get back."

Paimon was pleasantly surprised by Ye Yun's sudden appearance.

"Ye Yun! You're back!"

Ye Yun nodded and introduced the group.

"These two little ones are Hook and Clara, and the one behind me is Leos, my Spirit."

With that, Ye Yun patted Hook and Clara on their little heads.

"These are your Sister Himeko and Uncle Welt. The two next to them are Paimon and your Sister Lumine. Say hello."

The two little ones obediently greeted everyone.

Welt couldn't help but twitch a little when he heard Ye Yun tell the two little ones to call him "Uncle."

Why was Himeko "Sister," but when it came to him, it was "Uncle"? Was he that old?

Similarly, Paimon was also a bit unhappy.

"Why is Lumine 'Sister,' but I'm just called by my name!"

Ye Yun didn't answer Paimon. Instead, he reached out, picked up Paimon, and placed her next to Hook.

Everyone looked, and sure enough, Paimon was even shorter than Hook!

Paimon was instantly Frozen and didn't want to speak.

Paimon flew over to Lumine looking dejected.

Why! Why am I so short! This won't do!

Seeing this, Lumine took out a bag of Spicy Strips and threw it into Paimon's arms.

As soon as Paimon saw the Spicy Strips, her expression changed incredibly fast. She immediately grinned, ripped open the packaging, and started eating.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but smile. This Paimon, she was truly a foodie to her core. To deal with Paimon, food was the special weapon.

Ye Yun handed Hook and Clara over to Himeko to look after for a bit and then walked over to Lumine.

"Do you still want that Unsealing Pill from last time?"

Lumine shook her head.

"Not for now. I want to buy a mode of transportation, preferably one that can also provide rest."

Ye Yun thought for a moment.

"How about an Off-road Vehicle?"

Hearing this, Lumine thought it was okay. An Off-road Vehicle had a lot of space and was suitable for driving in the wilderness.

However, an Off-road Vehicle wasn't very comfortable for living in.

"I want to look around more. An Off-road Vehicle is suitable, but it's still missing something."

Hearing this, Ye Yun said to everyone,

"Let's go, come sit at my place. I'll treat everyone to drinks."

As soon as Paimon heard someone was treating, she was the most enthusiastic. With her mouth full of Spicy Strips, she flew over to Ye Yun and stared at him.

Afterward, everyone came to the carriage where Ye Yun's shop was located.

Ye Yun led Lumine to the Small Bar.

"You pick first, I'll get some drinks."

With that, Ye Yun walked into the Small Bar to prepare drinks for everyone.

He prepared orange juice for the two little ones, Paimon, and Lumine.

He prepared Cappuccino for Himeko and Longjing Tea for himself and Welt.

Ye Yun first called Paimon over and had her take his and Lumine's orange juice.

Then, Ye Yun carried the other drinks towards the Booth area.

Ye Yun walked closer and saw.

Hook and Clara were currently looking at Himeko with adoration.

Ye Yun listened closely. Himeko was explaining things about the Astral Express and the Nameless to the two little ones.

The two little ones were very much looking forward to hearing about the Nameless.

"Hook, Clara, come have some orange juice. Brother Ye Yun is busy, so listen to your Sister Himeko, understand?" Ye Yun placed the two cups of orange juice in front of the two little ones.

The two little ones nodded in agreement.

Ye Yun turned his head and said to Himeko,

"Himeko, could you please look after these two little ones? I'll help Lumine buy her things first."

Himeko smiled.

"It's fine, Hook and Clara are very obedient."

Ye Yun nodded reassuringly and went back to help Lumine with her shopping.

Ye Yun took a sip of the tea in his cup and sat on a bar stool next to Lumine.

"How is it? Found anything you like?"

Lumine shook her head, sighed, and spread her hands.

"Nope~"

Ye Yun thought for a moment.

"What about a motorhome? How about this off-road motorhome?"

"It comes with a kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom, plus a small storage area. Both sides can also extend outwards, adding a table and an awning. It also has a solar power device, and the price is only 2000 Credits."

Lumine took a look. This motorhome was indeed very suitable.

But she couldn't afford the price. She had just exchanged for Credits, and only had 1420 in total.

After returning yesterday, she had been searching for Treasure Chests. Thankfully, she had bought an Unsealing Pill yesterday to unseal her strength, otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to get so many Primogems.

"I'll look at something else."

Ye Yun noticed the fleeting look of embarrassment on Lumine's face.

"What's wrong? Not enough money? I can give you an IOU here, with no interest."

Ye Yun had considerable trust in Lumine's ability to earn Credits.

After all, Lumine possessed an invincible passive skill: Will not miss any Treasure Chest in sight.

When Lumine heard this, she was instantly surprised.

"Really? I really am a bit short on money."

Ye Yun nodded.

"Of course it's true. How much are you short?"

Lumine took out all her Credits.

"Here, it's all here, 1420 in total."

Ye Yun took Lumine's 1420 Credits and took out another 580 to cover the rest for her.

Ye Yun then snapped his fingers, summoning a motorhome wrapped in a bubble.

"So, what do you say? Should we go to your side now?"

Lumine was a little surprised when she heard this.

"You can go to my side?"

Ye Yun nodded.

"Of course I can. Others can too, but they have to go through the Teleportation Portal I open. The one you open is useless."

Himeko and Welt looked over when they heard this.

Welt closed the book in his hands.

"Ye Yun, you can take us to Lumine's world?"

Ye Yun nodded.

"Yes. How about it? Do you want to go see?"

Welt was a little moved. He had originally wanted to go on this Trailblaze Journey, but in order to train the newcomers, he couldn't.

Now that there was a chance to get off the Train and look around, he couldn't miss it.

However, someone had to watch the Train.

Seeing Welt's melancholic expression, Himeko smiled.

"Welt, you go. I'll watch the Train, it'll be fine."

Welt shook his head.

"You go instead. I'll stay and guard the Train."

Just as Himeko was about to continue urging Welt to go, Ye Yun interrupted.

"Alright, both of you go together. As for the Train..."

Ye Yun turned his head to look at Leos, who was standing by the window looking at the sea of stars.

"Leos, keep an eye on this Train."

Leos turned his head back.

"No problem, leave it to me."

Ye Yun nodded, turned back, and said to Himeko and Welt.

"Don't worry, Leos's strength is that of a Half-step Emissary. With him here, the Train will be fine."

Himeko was a little surprised to hear about Leos's strength.

Her attention had been entirely on Hook and Clara just now, causing her to overlook this fire deer that Ye Yun called a "Spirit."

Also.

Wasn't Ye Yun's strength a bit off too? He was clearly only a High-tier Pathfinder when they set off yesterday.

It had only been one day, and he had become an Emissary?

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