Himeko the Useless

"This is..."

Pom-Pom stood there, stunned, the broom slipping from her hand.

"Akivili's ticket, you are... the person He found..."

"Nice to meet you, Pom-Pom."

Sera crouched down and patted Pom-Pom's head.

Even if you are someone entrusted by Akivili, you still cannot touch the Conductor's head!

Pom-Pom took a step back, her ears deftly forming an X.

"Did you issue Himeko's ticket?"

"Yes, Himeko would be a great navigator."

"Yes, Pom-Pom can also sense that Himeko has a heart that yearns for Trailblaze."

Akivili would be pleased to see you, Pa.

Himeko's smile became a little shy, and she touched her head sheepishly.

"I get shy when you praise me like that."

"Pom-Pom, shouldn't we talk about one of the worst Nameless now?"

A wicked smile appeared on Sera's lips as she glanced at Pom-Pom.

Pom-Pom, a seasoned veteran who had seen it all, immediately understood Sera's meaning and feigned seriousness.

"Hmm! It's time to have a serious talk, Pom-Pom still has her debt bills!"

"Huh? Huh?!"

Xuzhao was shocked and slid to his knees at Pom-Pom speed, grabbing Sera 'Sera leg.

Let go! Why are you hugging my leg?!

Sera's wings were tickled by the wisp of Xuzhao's head, her ears began to turn slightly red, and her voice trembled with shame and indignation.

The wings were part of his body. Cyrene had tried it; Sera's wings were very sensitive. Although they couldn't hurt him, Sera couldn't stand the sensation.

"No, no!" Xuzhao clung to Sera's leg, refusing to let go.

"I won't let go until you resolve this matter."

"Let go first before I can resolve this!" Sera tried forcefully to pull her legs away, but the Xuzhao was like a stubborn plaster.

"Alright, passenger, quickly let go of his handkerchief."

Pom-Pom sighed and rescued Sera.

Pom-Pom didn't ask you to pay it back now.

"!!!"

Xuzhao stood up quickly as if nothing had happened, dusted himself off, and put on a smile again.

"You should have said so earlier!"

"..."

Sera walked silently to Pom-Pom, took the debt sheet, and sneered.

"Pom-Pom didn't ask you to pay her back now, so I let it go."

"Wait, didn't you just say..."

"That was Pom-Pom's problem just now, I never said I wouldn't handle it, okay?"

The smile on the Xuzhao face disappeared. According to the law of conservation of smiles, a smile does not disappear, so the smile transferred from the Xuzhao face to Sera's face.

Xuzhao tried again to pounce and grab Sera's leg, but... the genius won't be defeated by the same trick twice, will he?

Sera, who was prepared for this, easily dodged the pounce of the Xuzhao. Undeterred, the Xuzhao made several more pounces, but to no avail.

Pom-Pom watched the two bickering with a hint of relief, as if she were seeing the Aha and Akivili of the past.

The debt bill flew from Sera's hand. Himeko was watching from the side, took the debt bill and looked at the name on it. Himeko fell into deep thought.

You have obtained the red item – [The Debt Sheet of the Nameless "Aha"].

"...?"

Himeko glanced at the debt statement, blinked, and saw that the words hadn't changed. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief, and finally exclaimed in surprise.

"Huh--?!"

"Is Miss Xuzhao Aha?"

Himeko's scream echoed throughout the train. Suzi was cleaning in another carriage, heard Himeko's voice and came over to check on the situation.

As she reached the connecting area between the carriages, Himeko's next words reached her ears.

Suzi was also stunned. Seeing the Xuzhao playing around with Sera, she couldn't help but think, "Is that Aha?!"

Most people in the galaxy would gasp in surprise at the mere sight of Aeon... but that doesn't include a select few; encountering one is pure luck.

Although Himeko and Suzi knew that Aha and Akivili were both Aeon with strong humanity, and that Aha had boarded the train as Nameless and even blew the train in two, Himeko now understood why her intuition told her that it would be dangerous for the train to be with the Xuzhao.

But, you're saying this utterly unrefined guy is Aha?! Really?!

"This person is definitely her."

Pom-Pom spoke up to explain and comfort the two.

"Don't worry about Pam. Although she's the worst kind of Nameless, Pom-Pom knows her. She won't do anything bad."

"Uh... okay, Conductor."

Himeko and her companion looked at the Xuzhao and thought, "This Aha is really Aha!"

However, as the god of blame in the galaxy, all living beings always blame Aha for things they can't understand, reasoning that Aha must have found it very amusing to do so.

Only ordinary people would say such a thing. If Elation were truly so shallow, then those Pathstrider Elation would fill the entire galaxy.

Ultimately, if Path were truly as simple as people understand it, then why are the vast majority of people in the galaxy still ordinary?

Aha God is so... simple and unadorned, like someone who is always in debt.

Himeko thought to herself, but felt that she had been somewhat impolite to put Xuzhao Zhao together with the debtor she had met before.

"Let go!"

Sera's voice was tinged with resentment, because Xuzhao had chosen to seize his wings.

Hehe~

The Xuzhao reveals the true nature of the situation, allowing the user to exploit Sera's weaknesses.

"Sera, you wouldn't want me to end up like this, would you?"

As he spoke, Xuzhao touched his wings.

"Let go."

Sera's voice became intermittent, as if she was enduring something.

"Wait a moment!"

Himeko was about to rush forward when she was stopped by Suzi. Suzi gently shook her head and advised Himeko not to rush forward, saying that even if the Aeon had humanity, they were still Aeon, and no one could know what they would do.

Sera has the ability to play around with the Xuzhao, and Pom-Pom is also an old friend of hers. She once suppressed two A-rank Aeon with a single rabbit.

(Pom-Pom is not a rabbit!)

Himeko's feelings were complicated. Watching her savior and the person she loved being 'teased' by Xuzhao, she felt like an incompetent husband.

I'll let go if you promise me one thing.

"You go first... Oh! I agree, okay?"

But let me make this clear first, I won't do anything that crosses my bottom line.

"Don't worry, it's simple. From now on, I'll follow you to record firsthand comic material!"

"... That's it?"

"Yes! I can sense that if your story were made into a comic book, it would be a huge hit!"

"If you want to get back on the train, you need the Conductor's permission."

Sera didn't agree immediately, but instead turned her gaze to Pom-Pom was watching the show.

"Pom-Pom ~ You won't refuse me, will you?"

"Pom-Pom won't turn away a Nameless who wants to get back on the train!"

The Xuzhao eyes lit up.

"However, Pom-Pom wants to make three rules for you!"