Star Rail: Can't I Just Peacefully Do Commissions? Chapter 33

This Abyss Princess has quite the vengeful streak... Could it be the "Hunt"?

Besides, apart from the Pure Beauty Knights and those vagrants known as the Mirror Keepers, it seems only the Sea Rangers are closely following.

If not, it would have to be someone like the City Builders...

Of course, it's also possible they haven't joined any specific faction and are simply walking their Path alone as a wanderer.

"The Aeons' might is indeed extraordinary, but it seems they don't actively pursue a broader cosmic scope. Where "Trailblaze" has not reached, their gaze will not fall."

"The Imaginary Tide Belt that obstructed Trailblaze meant the Solar System wasn't noticed by any "Aeons." Devices similar to the Cocoon of Finality should be quite numerous in this boundless universe... Teyvat's False Sky might be a similar situation."

"These devices might be the work of the ix organization or certain individuals from the Genius Society. Scum like the Doctor wouldn't be uncommon in this universe."

"Especially the Witch's Court; those witches who seem to have broken free from the False Sky might also be Pathstriders, and... their methods are very similar to certain groups."

Mysterious.

This Path isn't exactly well-liked in the universe, yet many still choose to support this peculiar Aeon who solely aims to prevent Fuli from unraveling the mysteries of all things and understanding the secrets of the entire universe.

They dedicate themselves to fabricating, confusing, destroying, and erasing history across the galaxy, determined to shroud the universe in a fog. Alternatively, they deconstruct texts, create metaphors, alter sentence structures, and tamper with meanings, rendering precise language unrecognizable and thereby imposing heavy shackles and misleading possibilities on the progress of all knowledge and technology.

[According to you, the opponent possesses capabilities comparable to an Emissary. In that case... relying solely on you and your blood kin might not be enough to confront them, wouldn't you agree?]

[Yes, even though we've already united quite a few people, as you've said, we will persevere nonetheless.]

[Then why not consider letting your allies or friends also awaken their Paths under the starlit sky?]

[What do you mean? You can directly bring people out of Teyvat?!]

[Didn't I just suggest you join the Star Rail?]

[Then why didn't you say so earlier? What am I even pretending to be an Abyss Princess for! You damn thing, I've been suffering for so many years, all to get revenge on that bitch Heavenly Principles, and for this reason, I've been stuck in the Abyss watching that idiot Aether work himself to the bone for free for everyone!]

[Stop with the nonsense now and hurry up and save this child. Brother Shirou, this damn place is unbearable for a child, not even for a single day!]

Chapter 068: There Are Three Identical Voices! It's Time! (5/5, Seeking Subscriptions)

On the continent of Teyvat, The Abyss Princess, now known as Blondie, squatted on her throne, her small hands busily tapping away on a mobile phone that had somehow made its way to this universe.

Heaven knows how long she had been holding back. The moment she arrived in Teyvat, she was caught red-handed by that damned Heavenly Principles. Although she managed to escape that battle, her wretched brother was trapped by Heavenly Principles, only being freed from his seal five hundred years later.

Moreover, a significant portion of his memory was missing, and he couldn't even clearly recall his own origins. Fortunately, he still remembered his sister, which was why he was searching for her across the Seven Nations.

However...

Five hundred years.

Coupled with the time spent after her arrival in this world, traveling through the Seven Nations, and her time in Khaenri'ah, she could barely remember how much suffering she had endured here.

If it weren't for the responsibilities she still had to fulfill, she would have already found her amnesiac brother to discuss plans for escaping Teyvat.

Of course, The most important point was that Heavenly Principles had wronged her and her brother so terribly. If she didn't get proper revenge, wouldn't that make her seem impolite?

If she couldn't Ora Ora her for dozens of pages, how could she justify her five hundred years of hard labor?

Being cooped up in this dark and lightless Abyss, even a mentally sound girl would turn into a psychological deviant.

Furthermore, her foolish brother was wanted, hunted, and imprisoned in various nations every day... At times, she even felt like she couldn't keep this brother. What if, one day, she found a partner, and they saw how foolish her brother looked, perhaps thinking their child might resemble the brother-in-law and breaking up with her.

However, speaking of which, the current leaders of the Teyvat continent were no easy figures. From Mondstadt to Fontaine, these Seven Archons were all skilled in their own ways, and their actions were increasingly outrageous, yet they all carried more hidden daggers than the last. If you had any morals at all... you couldn't point fingers at them from a high moral ground.

It hurt! It hurt so much!

She couldn't curse them, nor could she fight them. These damned things also played riddles with her brother every day.

"What? I'm also a riddle-maker?"

Miss Lumine calmed herself for a moment, her expression becoming very normal. That fool indeed deserved to be tricked more to learn his lesson.

She had already passed through four nations and had now arrived in Fontaine, yet she was still foolishly arranged to go undercover in prison to investigate a case...

"If I could leave Teyvat anytime, why would I need all these fancy things like Elemental Power and Imaginary Power? Once I reclaim my Path... Hmm, that still doesn't seem like enough. As expected, I need to build a good relationship with that Nameless and bring some talented individuals from Teyvat with me to awaken their Paths. Although the power of the Path will be suppressed to a certain extent under the concealment of the False Sky... "

But, Once one embarks on a Path, they gain the qualification to wield Imaginary energy.

With the ability to wield Imaginary energy, there would be no need to bring out those flashy Elemental Powers, Imaginary Powers, or Human Powers to embarrass themselves.

In a confrontation with that Heavenly Principles, using only the indigenous elemental powers would never break through the Heavenly Principles' control.

Without breaking through the limitations of elemental powers, one would always remain their plaything.

"Ei Raiden, Zhongli, apart from Lesser Lord Kusanali, these Archons are all potential candidates for recruitment."

"However, to be safe, it would be more appropriate to start with Ei Raiden, the one with the most severe psychological trauma."

"After returning there, I'll find someone from the Memory of the Past to come over here and try to retrieve her from the Ley Lines."

"Fortunately, Teyvat is a self-circulating system. As long as Heavenly Principles doesn't discover it, retrieving a person or two won't be a problem."

"Aether, you can continue being the good guy across the Seven Nations."

"I'll be heading back to space for a vacation! Suleida! Suleida!"

"The Star Rail Honkai Impact 3rd sisters are all here."

After finishing a conversation with a certain Abyss Princess, Mr. Emiya fell into thought. He suddenly felt like stacking that Abyss Princess with Elysia and Pela…

"I must have been thinking about this stuff too much from playing too much poker recently."

"Or maybe I've been cooped up for too long?"

"That's not right either, Aoko was also… Could it be that I just like to open too many black boxes?"

"It's a shame I can't convince Aoko, otherwise I could have pulled Touko in too…"

After pondering many of his life philosophies, Mr. Emiya returned to the main topic.

"False Sky, Cocoon of Finality, Gate of Truth, Counter Force…"

"These things seem to have similar functions. I can research them one by one."

"Also, I need to give Aoko an explanation."

Before, when he was at Everwinter Peak, he had actually gone back to his old stomping grounds in the Nasuverse to find Aoko. If anything unexpected were to happen, he was prepared to call that woman over to cover his back. After all, free meals from a Fifth Magic Mage were not to be refused, they were family.

Even if using the Fifth Magic would be restricted in this starry expanse, it wasn't something that relied on a Mage Foundation like Magecraft. While Mages wouldn't become useless without their Mage Foundation, the vast majority of Mages were accustomed to using their pre-programmed inscribed systems. Asking them to write their own programs from scratch would stump ninety percent of them.

But…

Aoko was different. This woman wasn't even considered a normal Mage. Her defining characteristic was her incredible strength, and Magic in her hands was like a cheat code for idealism.

"As I travel through more worlds, the problems I need to solve are also increasing."

"There are many problems, but I haven't taken on any major commissions. It seems I need to go up against some monsters."

"I'll set a small goal first: head to the ninja world and take on some missions related to the Otsutsuki."

After spending some time on the train, Himeko had prepared her travel gear. However, Welt also planned to visit the Honkai world. So, after the three of them discussed it, they called Dan Heng back from Belobog. Someone had to stay behind to watch the house, as a certain Nameless 'senior' had once blown the train in half when everyone else was away.

To prevent this 'senior' on the train from making a 'king's return,' it was better to have at least one living person on the train. Otherwise, if the senior got any ideas, Pomeranian would be in trouble again (sad).

"Trouble? What train senior? The guy who blew up the train?! He's the worst scoundrel in history, second only to Aevium! His ticket will never pass the train's scan again!"

Chapter 069: A healthy traverser should ship their own CP. (1/5)

Returning to his homeland, For a moment, the air itself seemed to smell sweeter.

Hmm…

Even though it was the air of his homeland from over fifty thousand years before his birth, It still carried a nostalgic, sweet fragrance.

If he had to describe this sweet fragrance more specifically…

"Slurp…"

Looking at the silver-haired cool guy who had just finished a bowl of instant noodles, Mr. Welt fell into thought.

The cool guy on the other side also looked at Welt in silence for a long time before pulling out another mysterious welcome gift from somewhere and speaking to Welt.

"Want some?"

"…What flavor?"

"Braised Beef."

"Quite classic…"

"So, want a bowl?"

Old Man fell into a long silence, and then… chose to have a bowl as well.

Mr. Emiya looked at the photos of [Kevin Noodles] and [Welt Noodles] that had appeared on his phone, a happy smile involuntarily spreading across his face.

"If I can get a photo of Otto too, these three bowls of noodles could completely form a Stigmata set and be put into a gacha pool."

While it wasn't as abstract as the Big Three debuting as idols, the sight of these two sitting face-to-face slurping noodles was still quite absurd. The three families would probably call the police if they saw this scene.

"Speaking of which, Kevin and Mei here aren't a couple. Because they aren't a couple, no one really cares if he eats noodles or not."

"You didn't catch the Kaslana family's traditional meal-provider, so you'll have to make a move, brother."

Trying to poach someone from a current relationship felt a bit immoral, but if you weren't brave enough to pursue them, then Mr. Emiya naturally had no choice but to take responsibility.

If he could gather Mei, Mei, Ei, True, and Kafka…

"My desire to collect things seems to be getting stronger lately?"

Thinking about it, he then thought of his own mutated family of heroes. Just Sakura, Rin, and Illya alone had countless variations. Then there was Saber and her subspecies, who could form a whole soccer team.

"Forget it, it's pretty much my true nature showing?"

In the past, on the other side of the screen, he could only see them as paper cutouts. No matter how tragic their pasts were, he couldn't do anything about it from his end.

But now, with the ability, why not change those unpleasant storylines? And why should he restrain himself and be a moral paragon, not thinking about those women?

In the end, he liked these characters simply because they were attractive. Since they were attractive, why shouldn't he pursue them? He wasn't asexual, nor was he a eunuch, so why should he force himself to ship original pairings?

Shipping other people's pairings would only harm himself.

A proper transmigrator should bring their paper-thin waifus, who have become real people, with them.

After sending Old Man to the Honkai world, Shirou Emiya, along with Himeko, set off again for the ninja world. As the Navigator, Himeko was bound to the train. As long as she personally completed a "Trailblaze," she could obtain the fuel the train needed, and simultaneously deepen her understanding of the Path of "Trailblaze."

"The 'Path' of Trailblaze has extended here."

The moment Himeko appeared in the ninja world, the Path of "Trailblaze" gained a fixed anchor point. Exploring new things and accepting new worlds, the Path of "Trailblaze" didn't have any combat advantages over other Paths. However, in the act of "Trailblazing" new things itself, it possessed supreme priority in seeking new possibilities.

"We need to trailblaze more new things in this world for the Path of 'Trailblaze' to become completely solidified here. Eventually, other Paths can also slowly enter this world."

In this sense, "Trailblaze" is like registering a new patent and entering the market, while others are buyers who develop their own products and bring them to market after purchasing the patent.

Trailblaze is the one who eats the first crab, which is why Aevium was also a top-tier great god among many Aeons.

"New things? Then let's start with 'Ninja' and 'Chakra'."

"Then you will lead this trailblazing journey, Shirou."

Himeko's smile remained gentle and kind. This kind of gentle older sister was truly charming. Indeed, "onee-sans" weren't just the mutated silly sisters like Aoko or the intermittently erratic Touko...

Speaking of which, Aoko in her youth was comparable to a certain "Spring Day's Half-Sky," a slender person with the characteristic cool, long black hair. It's unclear why she's become so carefree now, and even an intermittently erratic shotacon.

Thinking about it, the only similarity between those two sisters was probably their tastes.