"Miss Himeko, if there's anything you need, just let me know!"
"You're a dear friend of my teacher's, so please make yourself at home here on Herta Space Station!"
"The Astral Express is always rushing from one destination to the next, but this time, I hope you'll stay on the station and rest a little longer, Miss Himeko. There's no hurry to leave before you've fully recovered..."
Asta bowed slightly, her expression earnest. Her impeccable manners showed both elegance and poise.
"I will... Though the Path of Trailblaze means forging ever onward, stopping to admire the scenery once in a while sounds rather nice..."
Himeko's lips curved into a graceful smile, but her beautiful amber eyes sharpened slightly.
This lead researcher of Herta Space Station really is something.
Her words are full of respect and concern, yet she's managed to slip her own little agenda into them quite naturally. She's certainly no fool.
If I stay on Herta Space Station to recuperate, won't that give her more time to date Lin Feng?
After all, when the Astral Express set off again, Lin Feng would probably leave with them. Seeing him would become much harder then.
Keeping the initiative firmly in her own hands so that Lin Feng wouldn't fall for someone else-that was Asta's plan.
"March, come with me for a moment. I'd like to talk to you..."
After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Himeko, Asta approached March 7th with a faint smile.
March 7th was the real reason she had come.
After March 7th blocked her phone beacon, Asta had grown rather anxious.
They had been close friends, and she didn't want to lose such a dear confidante over Lin Feng.
Fortunately, March 7th was still on Herta Space Station. As its lead researcher, Asta naturally had ways