The little Sword Immortal never seemed to mind affectionate gestures from others.
So, while he was cuddling Numby, a certain corporate executive who also regarded him as a little animal was cuddling him.
After freezing for two seconds, Stelle caught on, frowned, walked over, and pulled Topaz away.
Cuddling both Numby and Little Fish meant Topaz was winning too much. That was no good.
Even Miss Tingyun, who came from the same hometown as Little Fish, had never found an opportunity for a double win while visiting the Astral Express (meaning cuddling Little Fish and Pom-Pom together).
After pulling Topaz away and positioning herself behind Jiang Yu, the Stellaron Gremlin was about to score a win herself when she looked up and spotted a familiar figure approaching.
A certain dark-skinned, gray-haired young security captain was walking a dog.
He looked up and seemed to notice them too.
Although they had not spent long together, Arlan was very fond of the Astral Express crew who had saved him. Of course, it would have been even better if that white-haired fellow could return his blade.
That was what Arlan had originally thought.
Until he later found fragments of his blade while cleaning up the battlefield.
He had really wanted to scold him: "Take good care of weapons you borrow from other people!"
But they had been fighting the Doomsday Beast, after all. Against such a powerful enemy, the blade had met a worthy end.
Thus, Arlan did not feel too much regret over the weapon that had accompanied him through so many battles. Still, he collected as many fragments as he could and gave it a "burial."
As for his current weapon, Asta had bought him a new one.
Arlan was quite happy to see familiar faces and raised a hand in