Dan Heng shook his head slightly. He should have known better than to trust March 7th's reliability. But perhaps the seemingly cold young man still held a warm heart. That was why, upon hearing that someone was calling for help, he had used his long spear, Cloud-Piercer, to break through the stone.
As the dust settled, Dan Heng and March 7th both got a clear view of the scene inside the room. There were three people, none of whom they recognized.
Are they researchers from the space station? But judging from their attire, it didn't seem so.
It was March 7th who suddenly shouted with sparkling eyes.
"Ahhh! Silver Wolf! It really is you!"
"Hm? You know me?" Silver Wolf was a little surprised.
"Of course! I'm a fan!"
"If you hadn't wrecked that network company's headquarters on Pier Point and given all the players a free 5-star character of their choice, my favorite character wouldn't have had a chance to be fully eidolon-ed!"
Silver Wolf raised a hand to scratch her cheek, clearly a little happy as she said modestly. "It was nothing."
"Please, please, can I get a photo with you!?" March 7th instantly turned into a fangirl, coming up to Silver Wolf and pleading. The girl had a magical charm when she acted cute that was hard to refuse. Not to mention, she even bent down to respect Silver Wolf's height! It seems even March 7th has her moments of high emotional intelligence!
"...Alright then."
Silver Wolf cooperatively struck a rebellious girl pose, blowing a bubble with her gum.
With a "click!", March 7th got her photo with Silver Wolf.
Then, she turned her attention to Stelle and Zāwù, who were staring at her from the side. The girl's pupils lit up again, like sparkling pink ice flowers.
"Wow, what a beautiful boy!"
"Come take a picture with big sis~ Big sis will give you candy."
"..."
Zāwù was a bit bewildered. Although he didn't dislike this pretty, pink-haired big sister, the boy remembered the words Big Sis Kafka had told him.
If a stranger offers you candy, don't take it.
Kafka's words carried a lot of weight. So just as he was about to refuse on the spot, he heard Stelle suddenly speak up.
"I'll take the photo with you, you give him the candy."
"Huh?"
So the bill could be settled like that? March 7th was also stunned by the logic of this tall, gray-haired girl.
At this point, Silver Wolf had to step in and straighten out the path that March 7th had skewed.
"By the way, you guys probably didn't come here just to take pictures, right?"
"Oh, right, right! I almost forgot!" March 7th sheepishly rubbed the back of her pink head. Behind her, Dan Heng approached slowly, spear in hand. He immediately noticed the Xianzhou-style longsword hanging at Zāwù's waist, and his expression changed slightly.
"Let me introduce myself. We're from the Astral Express. My name is March 7th!" After speaking, March 7th nudged Dan Heng beside her with her elbow.
Dan Heng sighed but cooperated nonetheless. "My name is Dan Heng."
"We received a distress call from the Herta Space Station and came to deal with the Antimatter Legion and rescue the trapped researchers."
"But speaking of which, this Antimatter Legion is acting too abnormally!"
"They appeared in the space station out of nowhere. I don't know who led them here!"
"Do you guys have any clues?" The pink-haired girl tilted her head.
Silver Wolf: "..."
Zāwù: "..."
Stelle: "O.o?"
"About that, we're not too sure."
"We were also being chased by a group of Voidrangers and had to escape here in the end." Silver Wolf spoke half-truths. She knew Zāwù wasn't good at lying, so she took the initiative to cover for him.
Stelle, on the other hand, looked completely lost. Voidrangers, what are those, can you eat them?
Anyway, since March 7th and Dan Heng had been open, it wouldn't be appropriate for Silver Wolf and her group to keep hiding things.
"I'm Silver Wolf. The rest is too much trouble to say."
"It's okay, I'll help you fill in the details. I'll make sure the glory of the 5-star character-of-choice-giver shines throughout the Express!" March 7th really was a little fangirl of Silver Wolf. But that was normal. Silver Wolf was very popular among the youth of the universe, and March 7th was enthusiastic about all the things girls her age "should be" enthusiastic about.
5-star character-of-choice-giver? Silver Wolf caught an interesting term. Is that what people in the outside world call me? Hmph, they have good taste. Maybe I should make another trip to Pier Point someday and give out another free 5-star?
"My name is Zāwù, and this is Stelle." Zāwù's introduction was concise because he understood the principle of the more you say, the more you might misstep. Besides, that big brother traveling with March 7th had been looking at him and the sword at his waist with a strange gaze for some reason. Zāwù, being far more sensitive than an ordinary person, could hardly fail to notice. So he had to be a little on guard. After all, the Xianzhou longsword was a weapon given to him by Big Bro Blade.
As for why he also introduced Stelle...
"Mm, my name is Stelle!" From Stelle's wise gaze, it was clear she had just learned her own name. Because she had been asleep for so long, Stelle's current state was a bit... dazed and cute. Once she fully recovered and understood and accepted this world, she should be much better.
Silver Wolf: I don't think so... The incident where this child treated a trash can as her home and beat up a wardrobe demon was still fresh in Silver Wolf's memory.
"Zāwù and Stelle, both are good names!"
"Then from today on, the Voidranger Annihilation Squad of five is officially formed!" March 7th cheered energetically, unilaterally recognizing them as companions and extending her right hand, palm down.
Although Dan Heng understood what she meant, this kind of thing... please spare him...
Zāwù smiled faintly. He liked Big Sis March 7th's personality. So he also extended his hand, responding to her expectation, and placed his hand flat on the back of hers.
Seeing this, Silver Wolf raised a silver eyebrow and followed suit, placing her gloved hand on top.
"Sigh..." Life is not easy, Dan Heng sighed. He also gave in.
Finally, only the famous Trailblazer, Stelle, was left! She stroked her chin, seemingly analyzing the current situation seriously. The next moment, a small, glowing light bulb seemed to appear beside her head.
Aha! I've got it!
Stelle immediately threw out her right hand, making a scissors sign. At the same time, she announced in a proud tone.
"I win!"
Silver Wolf: [?_??]
Zāwù: (｀?ω?')
Dan Heng: (;!＿!)
March 7th: (O_o)??
"Big Sis Stelle, it's actually done like this." In the end, it was the angelic Zāwù who, with a gentle voice and action, took Stelle's hand and placed it on top of everyone else's.
As March 7th's smile reappeared, she shouted out the final countdown.
"Three, two..."
"One!"
The five hands all pressed down firmly, then suddenly shot up into the air!
"Yay!"
And with that, an invisible bond seemed to form between the boys and girls.
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