The young, beautiful Navigator of the Astral Express, and Kafka, the alluring beauty in business attire.
A battle between "two moms" began.
The players declared it a feast for the eyes.
Most people aboard the Express had a rather unfavorable attitude toward Kafka. They could be described as fairly uncompromising.
March 7th showed it most clearly, followed by Himeko, though Himeko had more of an adult's composure than March 7th.
Old Yang was probably the most rational. Stelle, on the other hand, said nothing. This was no time to "catch up" with Kafka.
As for Dan Heng, he had yet to join them.
Hazy memories belonging to Dan Feng occasionally flashed through his mind... Dan Heng felt that what he had been avoiding was drawing ever closer.
That said, after Kafka mentioned the Luofu, everyone aboard the Express grew solemn. Especially after Kafka mentioned that a Stellaron had erupted on the Luofu forty-five System Hours earlier, worry became plainly visible on the three youngsters' faces.
Little Fish might be strong, but that did not conflict with their concern for a friend.
Naturally, their reactions did not escape Kafka's notice. She was very satisfied with the current situation.
Judging by the results of their last encounter, Elio still could not make a clear assessment of Jiang Yu.
Still, the outcome back then showed that he was a kind boy who did not particularly like following rules. He set his own principles for handling things and discarded them whenever he pleased.
But judging by how things were developing, he did not seem likely to cause much change to the overall future they were working to steer things toward.
And judging by the outcome of this conversation with the Astral Express, Jiang Yu's presence had actually helped their operation.
But...
Kafka still found