Chapter 17 Himeko PV (2)
[Himeko walks around the carpeted lobby.]
"The Astral Express does not have a clear [Destination]."
Himeko appears outdoors, admiring her Fingers.
"Because every passenger's destination is different."
Following her words, the scene transitions to a high-tech place.
Soon after, Himeko appears on the streets of Luofu drinking coffee.
"I believe that here, we will share an interesting journey."
Enemies surround Himeko.
Himeko remains calm and collected.
As the fire-element icon appears again, red flames drift past, dancing to Himeko's movements.
"Next, everything is prepared for you."
A comprehensive showcase of Himeko.
"Combat is a precise design, come one by one!"
In Himeko's suitcase, a mono-molecular saw appears, and then drones fly out to attack.]
"The Astral Express has no clear destination..." Zhang Chulan rubs his chin, "Does that mean the Astral Express will keep driving forever?"
"It's possible." Xu San chimes in, "But compared to that, I'm more curious about what the power source of the Astral Express is? What is the fuel? And who manufactured such a train that roams the sea of stars?"
"Keep watching, maybe the answer will reveal itself." Xu Si says.
"Miss Himeko really likes drinking coffee." Lu Mingfei props his chin, casually sipping his juice, "Most of the scenes she appears in, she's drinking coffee."
"Miss Himeko is so elegant, her coffee-brewing skills must be top-notch." Caesar, who has finished sparring with Chu Zihang and returned, takes a sip of coffee from his cup, "It would be great to have the chance to taste it."
Lu Mingfei looks at him, then looks at the expressionless Chu Zihang. Neither of them has injuries on their faces, though he wonders if there are any under their clothes.
Lu Mingfei nods in agreement with what Caesar said.
Although he doesn't like drinking coffee, if it's coffee brewed by Himeko, he wouldn't mind having a cup.
Astral Express crew: No! You don't want to imagine it!
"That icon really is fire-attribute." Lin Qiye looks at the fire-attribute icon.
"Eh eh eh? Why is there such a big mono-molecular saw packed inside her suitcase?"
As Benizakura finishes speaking, another huge drone is seen flying out.
Benizakura: "???"
Is this suitcase some kind of magical pocket? It can pack anything.
"As expected of Ms. Himeko." Tohsaka Rin says with admiration in her eyes, "Even in battle, she is so elegant."
"The weapons of that world are truly diverse." Emiya Shirou sighs.
Bows, spears, guitars, bats, swords, the brown-haired man used a cane before, and now there are technological creations like drones and mono-molecular saws...
"I wonder if there are any other unexpected weapons."
Saber eats snacks, listens to Emiya Shirou saying this, glances at him, and nods.
The weapons in their world are indeed abundant.
[Himeko gracefully sits aside, drinking coffee, as the sky darkens and a blinding red light lights up in the sky.]
"Humanity has never concealed its desire to control the starry sky, of course, including myself."
A fire-attribute beam descends from the sky, destroying the enemies completely.]
[Kumoko: Elegant! Truly elegant!]
Kumoko: "???"
Kumoko: "Eh eh eh eh?"
Kumoko: "Sister Himeko, what did you launch?"
Rimuru: "If I didn't see it wrong... Is this a railgun?"
Gintoki: "Miss Himeko, actually I have always been your fan. Ever since I saw the canopy, even before the canopy started playing videos, I was already deeply attracted by you."]
Shinpachi: "???"
"Gintoki-san, this line hasn't appeared yet, hey, where did you learn it from?"
Gintoki eats a strawberry sundae, humming: "This is the protagonist's privilege! Advanced on-demand viewing, you know?"
"How would a supporting character like Shinpachi know the protagonist's advantages." Kagura picks her nose aside.
Shinpachi: "..."
People from The Youngster World have been completely clueless about Himeko's weapons since the video started, but they aren't blind; they can see that Himeko's weapons are immensely powerful.
Therefore, some old pedants who had been cursing at Himeko at home suddenly fell silent, fearing that if they cursed one more word, Himeko would give them one as well.
By then it wouldn't be a matter of pieces, but direct pulverization into dust.
"I wonder if the Wandering Wonderland realm can block Miss Himeko's strike..." Xiao Se says.
"That would require a comparison to know." Wuxin says, "How on earth did Miss Himeko manage this strike?"
"Summoning a huge beam of light from the sky, just like divine retribution, it's truly terrifying."
Lei Wujie still has lingering fears thinking about the scene just now.
"...This Miss Himeko is not as weak as she looks on the surface." Mori Ougai sighs, knowing very well that if Himeko drops a strike in Yokohama, Yokohama would have no power to parry.
However, being able to own a personal weapon that fires missiles like that is truly enviable.
Seeing that his own leader didn't ask him if he could withstand this strike, Chuya Nakahara breathes a sigh of relief.
After all, they are two worlds with different power systems. Even though he has always been said to be strong, it's not certain he could get the upper hand under Himeko's hands.
"I'm really curious about the power system of their world." Zhang Chulan says, "That space-based weapon resembling a railgun doesn't look like an ordinary railgun, but rather some kind of condensed energy body."
"Different from us outcasts, and different from the monster system in the chat group, what could it be?"
"The legendary immortal cultivation?" Zhuge Qing says.
Wang Ye leans back and shakes his head: "Doesn't look like it."
[Then comes another display of Himeko's beauty, and her voice resounds beside.]
"Every step closer to the stars," Himeko closes the book and looks at the camera, "is the harvest of [Trailblaze]."
Himeko stands in front of a huge glass window looking at the boundless starry sky.
"This is my answer."
She turns back.
"And your journey has just begun."]
"Trailblaze? What does that mean?" Caesar tilts his neck in confusion.
"Trailblaze, a Chinese phrase, pinyin k ā i tu ò, foreign name open up, synonyms include open up, exploit, etc., antonyms include conservative. Its meaning mainly includes expanding territory, generally referring to expanding and enlarging..."
Lu Mingfei holds his phone, reading the explanation on Baidu word by word.
"Stop!" Caesar urgently calls a stop, his brow twitching, "No need to read it, I know what it means. I'm just curious about its meaning in Ms. Himeko's mouth."
Being specially marked out, it must have a different meaning.
"Is that so, haha." Lu Mingfei scratches his head with an awkward smile.
Finger laughs breathlessly nearby, giving Lu Mingfei a thumbs-up in Caesar's blind spot, mouthing: "Junior brother is awesome!"
Not only Caesar notices the word "Trailblaze", but clever people from other worlds also notice it and secretly ponder the possible meaning behind it.
Could there be any connection between the Astral Express and the Trailblaze?
[Mouri Ran: Miss Himeko also has a train ticket on her.]
A stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Many people are surprised to find that they were just focusing on Himeko's beauty and her combat performance, and completely forgot about the train ticket.
Fortunately, Mouri Ran has sharp observation skills.
[Sakura: So all Astral Express members have train tickets on them?]
Rimuru: "Looks like it."
Rimuru: "After all, both Miss Himeko and Miss March 7th have train tickets, and they are indeed partners."]
Everyone agrees with what was said in the group.
"Your observation skills are still the best, Ran." Sonoko bumps her shoulder against Ran, "I was just looking at Miss Himeko's beauty and didn't pay attention to other places at all."
Ran purses her lips and smiles.
She also discovered it by accident... Miss Himeko's train ticket is very conspicuous.Young people are truly energetic, full of vigor, and brimming with sharp spirit," Baili Dongjun sighed.
Li Hanyi calmly took a sip of tea, lifted her gaze to look at the little boy in the firmament, and slightly curved the corners of her mouth.
"A youngster should be just like that. Without a bit of sharp spirit, what difference is there from a coward?"
"He really can wield multiple precious swords." Wushuang stroked his sword box, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.
But the moment he thought about how Yanqing was separated from him by a world, his brimming fighting spirit fell through, leaving only emptiness.
"I increasingly want to spar with him," Lei Wujie said while drinking water, speaking to Xiao Se and Wuxin. "No matter what kind of opponent it is, as long as I clash with them, I will definitely be able to hone my swordsmanship. What he said makes so much sense. If I didn't still have things to attend to going to Xueyue City, I would definitely learn from him, spar more with others, and refine my martial arts."
Wuxin smiled faintly, "Patron Lei, rest assured. There are plenty of opportunities along this road for you to engage in actual combat."
Lei Wujie thought to himself that it really was so.
Along the way, they had encountered quite a few enemies, and all of them were drawn by Wuxin.
Lei Wujie glanced at Wuxin, then looked toward Xiao Se.
Xiao Se didn't have much expression on his face, still maintaining that inscrutable appearance.
Lei Wujie scratched his head, somewhat worried that Xiao Se would increase the fare because of the bumpy journey...
"Why are you looking at me? Is there a firmament on my face?" Xiao Se raised his gaze.
"Haha, nothing, nothing." Lei Wujie hurriedly waved his hand and quickly shifted his gaze away.
Not to mention the Sequencers, most ordinary people had never seen such swordsmanship at all, and they all watched with great relish.
"It is simply like Emperor Roselle's novels stepping into reality!"
Those who knew swordsmanship silently compared the swordsmanship and strength of the two.
"What is so good about looking at the firmament? It's not even as pretty as my puppets." Emlyn yawned boredly.
If it weren't for the Count's demand, he wouldn't have come here to gather at all.
Although the previous Herta puppet made his eyes light up, Herta could move!
What he wanted was a puppet that couldn't move and couldn't speak.
"It's truly a pity that Herta can move. Otherwise, that would be the most perfect puppet."
At this moment, the Orthodox Churches all tightened their nerves and prayed that the firmament would not conjure up any more dangerous desires that could make people pursue the starry sky.
In order to dispel others' thoughts of gazing at the starry sky, even they had expended quite a bit of effort.
Zoro was no longer listless at this moment. He stood with his arms crossed, his gaze fixed tightly on the firmament.
"At such a young age, his foundational skills are extremely solid, and he also has his own methods. Even though he is still immature, he hasn't wasted his good talent in vain."
Hawkeye looked at Yanqing, his eyes also full of praise.
"To possess such strength at such a young age, I have already begun to look forward to his growth."
"I only hope this brat can remain consistent, stay true to his words, and not let down his own talent."
Rimuru, Kumoko, and Sakura showered Yanqing with wild praises in the group chat.
[Luffy: Zoro's swordsmanship is also super awesome! He is the man who is going to become the world's greatest swordsman!]
Seeing Luffy say this, Lu Mingfei and Zhang Chulan wanted to act mischievous again.
[Zhang Chulan: Oh~ The man of the number one swordsman, what a lofty ambition]
Lu Mingfei: The man of the number one swordsman, in just one word, Zoro is awesome!]
Seeing the two of them being such great hype men, Luffy was in a great mood and unilaterally regarded them both as good friends.
"However, why do their words feel a bit weird?" Luffy had thick nerves, but was exceptionally sensitive in certain aspects.
Meanwhile, people in other worlds who saw through the two messing around could no longer hold back their laughter.
"It is indeed a bit..." Nami nodded, just failing to see what was wrong.
Sanji could figure out a thing or two, but being able to see the marimo head deflate, he was naturally overjoyed, so why would he remind him?
After a little pondering, Robin was also able to understand what was going on, and couldn't help laughing.
These group members were truly interesting.
She glanced at Zoro, who was equally baffled, and decided not to let her companion know after all.
"What a formidable youngster," Shinobu Kocho sighed.
If their Demon Slayer Corps had a few more members as formidable as this, why would they ever worry about not eradicating all the demons?
[Archer: It's a pity I didn't get to witness Yanqing's precious swords with my own eyes, otherwise my Noble Phantasms could have a few more flying swords.]
[Tohsaka Rin:!? Damn it, if you can speak too, then just say it!]
Tohsaka Rin snorted, "I wasn't caring about you, I just wanted to figure out the situation of the Servants."
"Yes, yes, yes." Archer didn't expose Tohsaka Rin's awkwardness.
At this time, the firmament began to play the next video.
Everyone couldn't help guessing whether this time it would play a video of a person or some other video.
[Blueprints laid out before their eyes.
An intellectual female voice rang out; that voice belonged to the red-haired lady from before.
"Between the universe lies endless unknowns and possibilities."
The red-haired lady stood before a massive planet, flipping through a book in her hands.
The Astral Express stood tall behind her.
"The process of peeling back the cocoons of [possibilities] to explore the ultimate [truth] is the journey we are currently undertaking."
The camera shifted into the Astral Express. A dark-haired man leaned against the wall, and March 7th stretched lazily as she walked forward.
The rabbit creature wearing a hat passed through the frame again.
A brown-haired man holding a cane, leaning against the wall, gently pushed up his glasses.
Coming to the corner of the hallway, the red-haired lady was tidying up things.
Seeming to notice the camera, she raised her head to look over, and that pretty face was displayed in all directions on the firmament.
Then the icon symbolizing Fire lit up.
"I am the navigator Himeko, welcome aboard the Astral Express."
Introduction beside the portrait of the red-haired lady: Himeko, navigator of the Astral Express.]
[Kumoko: Miss Himeko is so pretty~
Rimuru: So the red-haired lady's name is Himeko? It suits her very well
Mouri Ran: Miss Himeko is amazing, to think she is the navigator of that Astral Express
Itadori Yuji: Astral Express... such an apt name.]
"For Miss Himeko to become the navigator of the Astral Express, she must not be simple," Haibara Ai said, full of interest in the Astral Express.
Exactly how did such a gigantic Astral Express navigate through the universe?
Moreover, the interior of the Astral Express seemed to be much larger than the exterior. Was this cosmic high technology or mysterious metaphysics?
Conan was noncommittal.
In The Youngster World, quite a few old pedants saw that Himeko was a navigator, and one by one they blew their beards and glared, directly crying out, "Hens announcing the dawn."
These words were overheard by a chivalrous heroine passing by. With a "clang," she drew her saber, and the old pedants instantly didn't dare to speak their anger, scurrying off in dismay amidst the mocking gazes of others.
"Is a navigator the same as a ship's navigator?" Nami leaned against the railing, gazing at Himeko on the firmament.
If one day she could also become an intellectual, elegant, and mature woman like Miss Himeko, that would be great.
"Bang!"
A bone bounced against her head and then dropped into the sea.
Nami clenched her fists, veins throbbing fiercely on her forehead.
"It's okay, Nami. Think of the mature and beautiful Miss Himeko."
"Whoosh!"
Another rotten leaf flew over and stuck to her arm.
The corners of Nami's eyes twitched.
"Thud!"
A basin flew over and slammed onto her head.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Nami retracted her fists. Luffy, Chopper, Zoro, and Sanji—three humans and one reindeer—sat obediently on the ground, each with a large bump on their head.
"Hoo~ It's finally smooth." Nami let out a breath.