Unlike the panicked March 7th, the cute Conductor Pom-Pom seemed to have found his protector. He "d-d-d-d" scurried over to the mature and elegant red-haired woman and, with his little ball-like hands that had no fingers like a doll's, hugged Miss Himeko's long leg.
Miss Himeko, full name unknown, currently served as the navigator of the Astral Express. But in reality, she was the absolute core of the entire train, the soul who led everyone back to the starry river. When Himeko was a young girl, she encountered the then-stranded Astral Express in her hometown. From then on, she formed an unbreakable bond with the train.
Several years later, when Himeko finally repaired the train and set sail into the vast sea of stars with Pom-Pom, she realized this was just the beginning. The path of "Trailblazing" a new world required more companions. Thus, as the journey progressed, a group of highly skilled crew members gradually gathered by her side.
First was Mr. Welt Yang, who carried a cane, loved to wear suits and trench coats, and was mature and steady. Himeko still remembered the first time she met him. He had stared at her for a very long time. Finally, Himeko had smiled and asked if there was something on her face. Welt had lowered his gaze, the strong emotions swirling in his brown eyes hidden by his glasses. He had said, "No, it's just that, miss, you look a lot like an old acquaintance of mine."
It wasn't often you saw someone use such an old-fashioned pickup line these days. But Himeko wasn't annoyed. In fact, she found the uncle quite interesting, with a cute charm that contrasted with his personality. Later, Welt and the golden-haired man beside him named Void Archives boarded the Astral Express. They were among the first passengers after the train set sail again. However, Void Archives was soon thrown off the train by the seemingly soft but actually not-very-authoritative Conductor for teasing and angering Pom-Pom. Now, who knows which corner of the world he was drifting in, or if he had stopped thinking. And Welt didn't seem worried about him at all.
Then came Dan Heng. Dan Heng was a cold and reserved young man. At this moment, he was, as usual, leaning against a corner of the train's viewport with his spear, "Cloud-Piercer," in his arms, his head bowed, his thoughts unknown.
Finally, there was March 7th, the girl with a mysterious origin. When the Express found her, she was frozen in a block of eternal ice drifting through space. When the girl woke up and found that she knew nothing about her identity or past, she couldn't help but fall into a slump. But before the crew could comfort her, the lively and optimistic girl quickly cheered herself up. It was so fast it was astonishing. It seemed as if nothing in this world could trouble this energetic and lovely girl. She even named herself after the date she was reborn. From that day on, March 7th was "born." Himeko immediately decided to keep her on the crew. After all, the girl's personality was a treasure! It definitely wasn't because Welt and Dan Heng were both usually as quiet as clams!
"Big Sis Himeko, March 7th bullied me! She must be punished properly!"
"With... with the coffee you made, Pom!"
This was already the most inhumane punishment Pom-Pom could think of.
However, upon hearing this, Himeko's elegant eyebrows twitched.
"But suddenly, I feel more like punishing Pom-Pom, what should I do~"
"Wuu! No, Pom!"
No longer paying attention to the squabbling between the two clowns, March 7th and Pom-Pom, Himeko walked to the center of the train, to a spot surrounded by a circular red leather sofa, and announced softly.
"The train's next stop, the Herta Space Station in the low orbit of Planet Blue, is now approaching. Everyone, please prepare for arrival."
"It really is Planet Blue!" Hearing Himeko's words, March 7th, who had quickly moved to the train's viewport to observe the distant starry sky, exclaimed with excitement.
"It's so beautiful, everyone!"
"Click! Click!"
Excited, March 7th couldn't resist picking up the camera she always wore at her waist and started taking random pictures of the distant Planet Blue. She loved taking pictures, using this method to record her most precious memories with others. As if as long as she took a picture of something, she would never forget it.
Welt Yang, sitting on the train's sofa, pushed up his glasses. He understood the girl's behavior but wasn't enthusiastic about it. He also rarely mentioned his own past, much like Dan Heng. However, Dan Heng's situation was more extreme. He was deeply secretive about his past, and had even boarded the Astral Express to escape from everything he had caused.
"Let's look at the Herta Space Station instead," Welt suggested. After all, that was their true destination. The train was on a mission to deliver a Curio that Herta needed to the space station, and to collect payment and supplies. They would probably have to depart for the next galaxy soon after. Therefore, March 7th's longed-for trip to Planet Blue would likely be canceled.
The silent, cold-faced little green dragon heard Mr. Yang's words and glanced out the window beside him. In the distant sea of stars, a azure planet lonely emitted a clear light. And above that azure planet, a museum-like starship, which seemed small but was actually enormous, orbited quietly at a uniform speed under the influence of mechanics. That was the Herta Space Station, the destination of the Astral Express's current journey.
However, what made Dan Heng a little concerned was, since when were there so many floating black holes outside the Herta Space Station...?
Dan Heng didn't understand what they were, but from the annihilating particle space that looked like black holes, monsters of all shapes and sizes, all pitch black, were constantly emerging! His gaze instantly became incredibly sharp, and he tightened his grip on his Cloud-Piercer spear. It was at this exact moment that an emergency communication request came through on the Astral Express's communicator.
Sensing that something was wrong, Himeko quickly tapped on the train's intelligent system.
Soon, a transparent screen appeared before everyone. On the other side of the screen was Miss Asta, the client of the Astral Express and the lead researcher of the entire Herta Space Station. She was pleading for help from the crew of the Astral Express in an extremely anxious tone.
"Please help us, Miss Himeko!"
"Our space station was suddenly attacked by the Antimatter Legion. You are the closest rescue we can contact!"
"This is truly a troublesome and dangerous situation."
"You must know, although the members of my crew are not my own flesh and blood, they are like my family..." A look of hesitation appeared on Himeko's beautiful face.
"I'm willing to pay more!"
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