Gepard and Serval exchanged a glance, then both shook their heads. Serval looked at Bronya teasingly.
"Looks like tagging along with the Astral Express Crew comes with some unexpected games to play."
"If I had a choice, I'd rather not experience them."
Honestly, that environment had been a little creepy.
Bronya felt rather helpless.
Only knowing that all this was connected to Lingchen gave her some sense of security.
"Let's move on too. I imagine we'll have an answer at the end."
Meanwhile, aboard the Astral Express.
"Himeko, I need to go to Jarilo-VI."
Welt spoke with a grave expression in the Express's parlor car.
"Did something happen to those three?" Seeing Welt's expression, Himeko grew serious too.
Welt would not have been this anxious over just any other problem.
"I lost contact with them quite some time ago. I thought the Stellaron was blocking the signal, so I didn't pay it much mind.
"But just now, my signaling device was activated. I could sense the power I left inside it steadily dissipating."
Welt adjusted his glasses.
"But despite the power dissipating, I haven't received any messages."
Himeko also knew about the device Welt had given them.
It was a device for sending messages when there was no signal.
After all, this was the first world Stelle had visited on her Trailblaze journey, and the three had yet to develop much coordination.
That was why Welt had left them a safeguard.
"In that case, they may well have encountered something unexpected."
Himeko believed the three could resolve a simple Stellaron problem on their own.
After all, they had two "old hands," March 7th and Dan Heng, with them.
But clearly, the current situation had exceeded their expectations.
"Himeko, allocate the Express's energy resources and be ready to provide armed support