Chapter 1

Star Rail: Can't you let me grind my commissions in peace? Author: Some Potato Chips

Transmigrated into the Type-Moon world as Shirou Emiya, and not just any Shirou Emiya, but the script of Emiya the Great Hero.

The good news is, there's a gacha system, and he directly transformed into a miracle god-man, beating up the Einzberns.

The bad news is, the Planet's Will seems to be on its last legs, and it's about to enter the Steel Earth and a script that looks suspiciously like Fate/Grand Order.

But it doesn't matter, There's also good news: he drew Aurora Curtain and can jump to other worlds to develop. As long as he can grind enough commissions from others, he can draw infinitely.

The bad news is, it's not easy to grind commissions from these people.

Alright, alright, so this is how you want to play?

"Mr. Welt, you wouldn't want to see a certain blonde acquaintance rise from the dead, would you?"

"Elysia, you wouldn't want all your little friends to turn into shattered ice, would you?"

"Brother-in-law, Mei and I are about to get married, everyone's going to be there. Guess who didn't get an invitation?"

"Kiana, when you were on the moon, I definitely took good care of Mei for you. When you come back, the child I have with Himeko is waiting for you to be its godmother."

[Tags: Honkai: Star Rail, Genshin Impact, Honkai Impact, some Japanese anime, Tokusatsu elements]

Chapter 001: I've decided to bring my talents to the Express Crew. (1/4)

"Susana, you won't be bothered by work problems for much longer! As long as Grandpa is resurrected, you and I... we won't have to work anymore!"

"Effective immediately, I, Theresa Apocalypse, will be resigning from my position as High Priest of Destiny and retiring completely."

"My successor, the former High Priest, Otto Apocalypse, will soon return to the Destiny Group and will take over all of Destiny's work."

"Oh! This familiar scent, the wooden desk in the office, and all that unfinished work..."

"After a long period of silence, you are all as you always were."

"Of course, there's you too, Theresa. My child, the children of Destiny..."

"I have returned!"

Listening to the 'hopeful' voice emanating from the small screen, the old man who had been away from home for many years was suddenly awakened by a strong sense of homesickness.

He clutched his phone tightly, a 'friendly' and 'kind' smile on his face. He turned his head to look at the little gray-haired person that March 7th had led onto the train, and then spoke, "Stelle, where did you get this footage?"

Seeing the 'kindly' expression on the old man's face, who had yet to join the new crew, the little gray-haired person immediately realized they had stepped on a huge landmine. Without hesitation, they pointed to the pink-haired monster who had been excited just moments ago and said, "It was March 7th. She accidentally opened a door in the space station. After going in, she met a defense staff member named Shirou Emiya. That defense staff member heard that March 7th was from the Astral Express and enthusiastically said he wanted to bring some local specialties from his hometown to an old friend on the train."

"Local specialties?! Fine, fine, fine! So that's what he calls this thing?!"

The old man was so angry he wanted to send a Star of Eden back as a return gift. How long had it been since he left home?! And Theresa had sent him such a huge surprise?!

Resurrecting Otto?

Good heavens! What kind of normal person would do such a thing?!

Kiana isn't here, and are Mei and Bronya also in the dark?!

And Bianca, Rita...

With these people around, how could Theresa secretly resurrect Otto? When did Theresa gain such immense power?!

"Where is that staff member? March 7th, can you take me there?"

The old man, usually gentle and refined, slowly pushed up his glasses, lowered his eyelids, and a rare hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes. He put on a 'kind' and 'warm' smile, then spoke to March 7th word by word, "I think... I need to give that kind staff member a little token of my appreciation."

"Welt took the bait. He's left the train now, and March 7th is taking him to your compartment."

After dealing with the struggling Void Trotter under his feet, the orange-haired youth turned to the illusory projection behind him. It was his colleague in his current unit, a veteran employee from the old Mi family's cosplay, a hacker lady currently belonging to the 'Stellaron Hunters' organization, with only a single-turbofan board car with curly high pigtails, codenamed 'Silver Wolf'.

"They used Otto's resurrection to provoke him. If he still doesn't react, he's probably been possessed."

The orange-haired youth replied casually, then continued, "Honestly, Wolfie, using your Ether Editing technique to create a short, red-haired, double-ponytail doctor to squat here would be much safer than me dealing with that old man. It's a bit difficult for me to solo the former Herrscher of Reason alone, and this old man also does the 'Yang-style sit-ups' frequently..."

"No way. What if the 'Lobster Doctor' you're talking about doesn't hold Welt back and messes up the script? Who knows if Acheron will throw another new script at us. I'm not planning on working overtime."

"Actually, Mr. Emiya has an even better plan. As long as you style your hair into spiral curly pigtails and tie them with two blue ribbons, just leaning on your little motorcycle will be enough to give that old man a heart attack."

"Hahaha, the work has already been assigned to you. Do you think I'd interfere?"

Hearing the childish, mocking words from his earpiece, the orange-haired youth fell silent for a moment, then sighed softly, "...Fine. Wolfie, you know Stelle is my good little sister. We worked together to pull Acheron's feathers out before. Welt and I are considered half-acquaintances. That guy is incredibly strong. I was there when he tore apart the Herrscher of Void back then. As for Dan Heng and March 7th, the Seclusion Dragon and the 'Ultimate Being', although I haven't met them, I've long admired them. Although making decisions is sometimes difficult, I've decided to bring my talents to the Astral Express."

"Sure, but you have to complete this script first. Acheron mentioned that you would want to join the Astral Express, and we also happen to need a permanent member on their train. Acheron said, 'Shirou Emiya will definitely accept this new commission.'"

"..."

The youth named Shirou Emiya fell silent for a moment the instant he heard the words 'this new commission', but in the very next second, he suddenly broke into an extremely cheerful smile.

"Director Ai really knows how to pick people. If it's a 'new commission,' I would definitely accept it."

"Don't be so cynical. Shirou, we all see your action logic. Plus, you've almost emptied my gacha pool. While I'd love for you to stay so I can slack off, you wouldn't give up on 'new characters' like the Seclusion Dragon over there, would you?"

"Whether it's a dragon or not doesn't really matter. The main thing is that he's good. Back in the day, I, Shirou, once took down a decade-old criminal syndicate overnight. The underworld calls me Emiya the Great Hero! Someone like me should join a unit full of 'positive energy' like the Astral Express and contribute."

"Heh, isn't it just because the Express group travels around a lot, and without script constraints, it's easier for you to go around taking 'commissions'?"

Why is this kid always speaking such blunt truths?

But to be fair, if it weren't for Elio's script overly restricting his movement and actions, he'd actually be willing to continue mixing with his Stellaron Hunter buddies. With the sexy older sister Kafka, the cute and delicate Firefly, and the Silver Wolf who's terrible at games but loves to play—if this group added some music elements, he'd definitely be willing to play in a band with them forever.

"Alright, no more talking. I've already separated Welt and March 7th. The rest is up to you. I'm going back to playing with the aiming device. Just call me if anything comes up."

"Go on, go on."

What bad intentions could Silver Wolf possibly have? She's just a cute little thing who's bad at games but loves to play. What can Mr. Emiya do? He can only forgive her.

"Next, I need to properly complete my 'new commission'."

[You have a new commission!]

[Join the Astral Express (Client: Elio)]: You must gain the trust of the Astral Express crew while ensuring the prerequisite mission of "detaining Welt" is met, and then join the Astral Express as a permanent member of the crew on behalf of the Stellaron Hunters.

Reward: 420 points + Limited-time exclusive rate-up banner for one chosen Express crew member.

Difficulty: 2 Stars

Additional Note: If the prerequisite mission fails, this mission is also considered failed, and the rate-up probability for the "Stellaron Hunters" faction gacha will decrease.

[Off-the-Books Work (Client: Elio)]: Delay the reunion time between "Welt" and the "Express crew" members, ensuring Elio's script at the "Herta Space Station" is performed smoothly.

Reward: 540 points + Limited-time random rate-up banner.

Difficulty: 3 Stars

[A veteran of various anime, it's been a while since I've written anything. If there are any issues, feel free to point them out in the comments section.]

Chapter 002: Carrying the Heavy Burden of KPI Targets, I Absolutely Cannot Lose! (2/4)

"Space transfer...? No, it's matter transformation."

Just several tens of seconds ago, March 7th and Stelle had abruptly vanished from his sight. Although there was a certain degree of Imaginary energy fluctuation, if it were "Space Manipulation," even the Herrschers from his homeland couldn't achieve such fine precision, let alone within this Herta Space Station.

Touching the cold floor, Welt's expression was thoughtful. He slightly narrowed his slender eyes and murmured in a low voice, "Separating me from March 7th and the others specifically, are they planning to target little March and Stelle? If that's the case, there's no need to lure me out of the Express. They could have just made their move at the Space Station."

"Or, or, was the true target of that guy named Emiya all along... me?"

He couldn't quite understand the intentions of the person behind this. Even coming from his homeland, now that he had lost the core of the Herrscher of Reason, he shouldn't have much value worth coveting.

"Joachim, Joachim Nokianvitainen, are you there? Your wife, Dr. Tesla, asked me to tell you that if you don't go back and pay your dues, she'll dismantle all your Alahato figures in your office!"

"She wouldn't dare!"

The old man immediately stood up with conviction. If it were anything else, it would be fine, but Alahato was his beloved!

"Teacher Yang, you wouldn't want people on the Express to know about your past teaching at an all-girls school, would you?"

The voice was laced with teasing laughter. Welt adjusted his glasses slightly on his nose and then responded seriously, "Esteemed netizen from the Far East, please exercise restraint."

"I'm already being very restrained. I can only say it's fortunate you were only a history teacher and not the principal, otherwise, I'd be arguing with you right now about whether Magical Girl Triri is the cutest in the world."

Hearing the word "principal," Old Man Yang couldn't help but chuckle at first, but then his smile froze on his face. He laughed because he knew who the other party was referring to as the principal, and he froze because of that very principal!

"Theresa... actually revived him?"

His voice suddenly became extremely low, and a chilling sternness began to appear in the old man's eyes. Whether Schicksal was in chaos or not didn't really concern him, a retired old man, anymore. But if you were to revive Otto, even if you were Joyce reincarnated, he would have to use the Star of Eden to have a good 'talk' with that person.

"That was just one of Theresa's dreams, at most a past event in some World Bubble, it won't affect your True World."

"Hard to say..."

The old man narrowed his eyes slightly. The one dreaming was the current High Priest of Destiny. What if Theresa truly had daydreams that turned into night visions, and one day suddenly shouted, "This is the most selfish thing a person can do," and then went to find a way to actually bring Otto back?

Child, this is not impossible.

If Otto wins the revival match, as his 'old brother,' wouldn't it seem like he's taking this 'friendship' too lightly if he couldn't immediately send a congratulatory gift of several hundred Star of Edens?

"Getting back to the point, little brother Emiya, what's the reason you arranged for someone to send Little March and the others away and lured me here with that suggestive audio?"

He couldn't dwell too much on matters from his homeland for now. It was this fellow countryman, who seemed to have come from his homeland, that made him more curious. What were his actions based on, and what was his true stance?

"Couldn't it just be a simple reunion of fellow countrymen, Mr. Welt?"

"Then, the reason you arranged for someone to send Little March and the others away?"

"Actually... I have gynophobia."

"I heard you were very welcoming when you hosted Little March and the others before."

"Yes, I was experiencing a personality split back then. Multiple personalities are one of the local specialties where I'm from, a must-try."

As he said this, Mr. Emiya calmly listed the cases of several outstanding talents from his hometown.

"For example, the Herrscher of End and the Herrscher of Void, the Herrscher of Thunder and the Herrscher of Origin, Fu Hua and the Herrscher of Consciousness... and also Black Seele, White Seele. In the previous civilization, there was even Vill-V, who split into six or seven personalities at once. With so many successful cases of excellent talents, it's normal for me... Shirou Emiya, to have another personality named Redp, right?"

Is this normal?

Actually, the old man really wanted to say it wasn't normal, but thinking about the "local customs and traditions" back home, he even fell into silence for a moment. However, after only a moment of silence, he suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, the slight smile on his face suddenly faded, and he immediately spoke with a solemn voice, "We can find a brighter place to sit down and chat slowly about the topic of local customs and traditions back home, but I want to know, what is your intention for dragging me here right now?"

Mr. Welt's hand tightened on his cane. He had already realized that the person in front of him, who knew the local customs and traditions of his hometown like the back of his hand, seemed to have ulterior motives for wanting to delay him here. Although he didn't understand his intentions, he had a vague answer in his heart for the reason he specifically separated him from March 7th and the new kid.

"Keeping me away, and then taking action against March 7th and the new kid?"

Now a veteran of the Astral Express, Mr. Welt naturally couldn't allow the youngsters on the train to encounter any danger. Even giving them some opportunities for growth was certainly not something he would do without knowing anything about it.

"Mr. Shirou Emiya, if you retreat now, from the perspective of a fellow countryman, we can still part on good terms."

"On good terms?"

The young man chuckled upon hearing this, then responded with a laugh, "I don't really need that kind of impractical thing. Being on good terms isn't important to me, but keeping you here right now is very important to me, Mr. Welt. Carrying the KPI targets, I will never..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mr. Welt's long-prepared Imaginary energy was unleashed in an instant. The replica Divine Key within his cane, recreated based on the Ninth Divine Key, began to erupt with its power.

"Star of Eden—!"

A pressure strong enough to instantly crush a mighty lion or elephant into pulp descended upon Shirou Emiya.

And at the same time, the strongest magecraft belonging to the man known as "Shirou Emiya" was also completed with a chant at a speed close to a True Name Incantation!

"This body is made of sword—!"