Stelle watched Jiang Yu get Aetherium's contact information. Then, as always, Himeko stepped forward to handle the face-to-face negotiations.
"Hmm... Hello, everyone. I'm Himeko, one of the Nameless aboard the Astral Express."
Himeko stepped forward and surveyed her surroundings. Since she was introducing herself to viewers across the galaxy as a contestant, she naturally tried to locate the recording equipment first.
However, she couldn't spot any such equipment, so she simply began speaking. This was a dream, after all. Even if Mr. Aetherium here was actually a lifelike humanoid camera, that wasn't out of the question.
"These are my traveling companions."
Himeko didn't introduce the others in detail. She merely established their relationship in a single sentence, then moved on.
"Um..." Firefly hesitated before asking, "Don't you need to hide your identities?"
"We couldn't hide them if we tried. Our posters are plastered all over Penacony..." March 7th told Firefly. "But it's precisely because everyone recognizes the Astral Express that the Family doesn't dare act rashly."
"Besides, even if we really did hide our names..." July 7th added, pulling Little Fish to her side, "with this kid around, it'd still be pretty difficult. He and those two Knights are practically high beams switched on in the dark. They stand out so much it's almost blinding."
Listening to their conversation, Stelle studied the crowd before her for a while. When she realized they had no intention of leaving, she knew it was her time to shine.
The still-young baby Stellaron Gremlin straightened her clothes with great ceremony and cleared her throat. Her amber eyes solemn, she began speaking like a champion about to deliver an acceptance speech:
"Hello, everyone. I'm Hello Everyone. Of course, you can also call me by my alias, the Galaxy Bat Hero."
Stelle looked so serious, yet