Back in Belobog, Sampo had gone out of his way to recommend that bead.
Stelle still remembered how Sampo had kept trying to press it into her hands, only for her to refuse every time.
Clever as she was, Stelle had immediately pegged it as a Con Artist's lie!
Besides, it had clearly been a glass marble!
Never question a Junkie's eye for treasure!
Stelle had honed the ability to automatically estimate how many Credits a treasure was worth the moment she saw it!
When March 7th had taken the bead, Stelle had thought the silly girl had been swindled again.
When had that Con Artist, old Sampo, ever given anyone anything good?
But who could have known that what Sampo had given her wasn't a bead at all, but hope!
Suddenly, Stelle felt there was something mysterious about Sampo.
She also felt a tiny pang of regret over how clever she had been back then.
Why couldn't I have been a little more gullible?
I'm not asking for much. Just being on March 7th's level would do!
Now she was watching it happen before her very eyes: March 7th really did have an old master to guide her!
And with Chu Mu's identity exposed, Stelle could no longer keep up the pretense about her own strength.
Himeko hadn't said anything, but Stelle knew she must have figured it out already.
That sun back then had been Chu Mu's doing.
From now on, it would be March 7th's turn to unleash suns.
Stelle hardly dared imagine March 7th firing a sun with every arrow. How devastating would that be?
She would definitely be the Astral Express Crew's strongest fighter!
And the ice and fire might even trigger Melt, boosting her combat power even further!
*Is it too late to latch