Honkai Star Rail: Corruption System

The Astral Express.

Himeko called March 7th to the train car.

"March, come sit here."

Himeko pointed to the sofa opposite her, her tone gentle yet carrying a hint of undeniable authority.

"Co...coming, Himeko."

March 7th walked over cautiously. As soon as she sat down, she noticed that Welt was also there, holding his cane with both hands, looking at her seriously.

His gaze through his glasses carried a sense of scrutiny, making March 7th's heart skip a beat, and she became nervous.

Her little hands clenched the hem of her clothes tightly, her knuckles slightly white from the force.

Seeing this, Himeko smiled slightly, got up, and walked to the coffee machine nearby, skillfully pouring a cup of coffee for March 7th.

The aroma of coffee filled the air, with a hint of bitterness.

"Don't be nervous, March, we're just chatting casually."

Himeko handed the coffee to March 7th, her tone relaxed, trying to ease her anxiety.

March 7th tremblingly took the coffee, took a light sip, the familiar bitter taste spread on the tip of her tongue, but it seemed to be mixed with a strange taste.

She frowned, a little puzzled, but quickly let it go—perhaps Himeko's coffee originally had a strange taste, and she didn't think much about it at this time.

"Little March," Welt spoke, his voice low and serious, like the prelude to some kind of judgment, "We just want to ask you, have you... fallen in love with Daziel recently?"

March 7th's body trembled suddenly, and the coffee cup in her hand almost slipped. She raised her head, her eyes flustered, her lips mumbling, "We...we..."

"Recently, Daziel has been sleeping in your room, right?"

Himeko continued, her tone with a hint of helplessness and teasing, "Really, he doesn't tidy up his own room, sleeps in a cardboard box all day long, and now he runs to your room to sleep..."

"You...how do you know?"

March 7th's voice was as thin as a mosquito's, her eyes filled with fear and unease, as if some terrible secret had been exposed.

At this time, Pompom, wearing an apron, swaying its iconic little butt, walked over with light steps.

It sat down on the sofa with a plop, and said triumphantly, "I'm the conductor, what happens on the train, what can I hide from me? Pom~"

March 7th lowered her head in shame, tears swirling in her eyes, her voice with a hint of choking, "Yes...yes, we are together, Himeko, Uncle Yang, sorry, we did such a thing behind everyone's backs..."

Welt pursed his lips, his tone softened a little, but still carried a hint of seriousness, "We are not blaming you, we are just confirming."

"Yes, it's great that you admitted it!"

Pompom patted March 7th's shoulder with its furry paws, its tone with a hint of teasing, "When will you have a baby? When the time comes, ta can wear my clothes, Pompom~"

"Wait...Pompom, you're too straightforward..."

March 7th was stunned. She raised her head, looking at Pompom blankly, then looked at Himeko and Welt, not reacting for a while.

"It's okay, take your time, it's good to have a new member in the crew, Pompom~"

Pompom shook its head, its tone with a hint of expectation.

"I thought you were here to question me..."

March 7th became teary-eyed, her voice with a hint of grievance and a sob.

"There's no ban on love on the train,"

Himeko walked to March 7th's side, gently patted her back, her tone gentle, "Isn't it a good thing that the crew's relationship becomes better?"

"Thank you, thank you."

March 7th smiled through her tears. She raised her hand, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, then tremblingly picked up the coffee and took another sip.

"March, don't you feel that the coffee you're drinking tastes a bit strange?"

Himeko said mysteriously, her eyes with a hint of cunning.

"Huh? Is there?"

March 7th reached out and touched the back of her head, a little puzzled. She picked up the coffee and took another sip, still unable to taste the problem.

"It's added... a little bit of a birth-inducing agent."

Himeko looked at March 7th and smiled meaningfully.

"Pfft!"

When March 7th heard this, she spat out the coffee in her mouth.

Then, her little face turned red, as if it was on fire.

...

At this time, Daziel, who was on the Luofu Xianzhou, knew nothing about what happened on the train.

After he separated from Kafka, because he was too tired and it was very late, he went to Yichen Inn to rest for the night, and decided to return to the train the next day.

And so, he slept until dawn before embarking on the way back.

When Daziel passed by Changshengtian, he met Bailu.

This dragon girl greeted Daziel warmly when she saw him, and volunteered to be his tour guide, saying that she wanted to take him to Aurum Alley for a stroll.

No one can refuse the cute Bailu, right?

Coincidentally, since the Luofu Xianzhou incident was resolved, he hadn't had a good tour of Xianzhou.

...

As soon as Daziel arrived at Aurum Alley, he vaguely felt that something was wrong.

In his impression, Aurum Alley, as the commercial district of Luofu Xianzhou, should not be so deserted. At present, it seems that only the snack stalls are still a bit lively, and other shops are deserted.

What is going on...?

Daziel was a little puzzled.

Bailu didn't care so much, and seemed to have long been accustomed to everything here.

She hopped and skipped forward, like a cheerful little deer.

In a short while, she came back with a skewer of Qiong bird meat that she had just bought. The transparent sugar coating, the red flesh, exuded an attractive aroma, and it was sprinkled with some unknown spices, which made people's appetite increase when they smelled it.

Bailu herself was still holding a skewer in her mouth, eating with relish, her cheeks bulging, looking very cute.

She turned around and handed the Qiong bird meat skewer in her hand to Daziel, "Brother Daziel, this is for you!"

"Thank you, Dragon Girl."

Daziel took the Qiong bird meat skewer and took a light bite. The taste was a bit like the candied haws he had eaten in his previous life, which was indeed good.

"Hehe, you're welcome!"

"Dragon Girl is so good."

Daziel touched Bailu's head, and a warm current surged in his heart.

Suddenly, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, as if he remembered something...

Daziel hurriedly warned his system in his heart -

"Hey, system, don't you dare have any ideas about Bailu, she's still a child, you be honest with me! You can't accept loli types in the future, understand?"

The system was silent, did not answer, and did not know what it was thinking.

Seeing that the system did not pop up anything strange, Daziel breathed a sigh of relief.

No loli, no cows, this otherworld story can continue...

The two continued to wander aimlessly, both enjoying this rare leisure time.

Suddenly, a noisy quarrel came from the pier in front, breaking the peace.

"Speak nicely, don't bully people!"

A vigorous girl's voice sounded, with a hint of anger in her voice.

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