"Cough cough. Regarding this point, I'll only say this—it was a coincidence."
Dan Heng lightly coughed once, his face also slightly showing some embarrassment. He hadn't expected this matter either. He also hadn't thought that Sunday would be so easily defeated.
"I didn't expect this either."
Looking at Dan Heng's somewhat embarrassed appearance, our Navigator lady smiled somewhat amusedly and shook her head.
Don't even mention Dan Heng—even she hadn't thought that child Stelle actually possessed such great potential. Unexpectedly, just one stick…
Thinking of this, Himeko let out a sigh. Then she looked apologetically toward the steady white-haired man beside Dan Heng.
White hair, chain armor, a steady temperament and smile… Wasn't that precisely our Divine Foresight General, Lord Jing Yuan?
"Sorry about this, General Jing Yuan. We troubled you to make a wasted trip."
"Hahaha, it's no problem, no problem. As long as all of you are fine. You are friends of the Xianzhou Alliance. Now that I've seen that you're safe, I can also feel at ease."
After receiving the information transmitted by the 'Alliance Jade Abacus', Jing Yuan had immediately issued orders, putting the entire Xianzhou Luofu into a state of first-level combat readiness.
Subsequently, this Emanator of [The Hunt] had personally led the Luofu Cloud Knights, traveling from thousands of miles away to Penacony, preparing to come assist the Astral Express.
However, what was somewhat awkward was that when Jing Yuan arrived at the Asdana star system and successfully rendezvoused with Dan Heng to head toward Penacony, he was somewhat surprised to discover that they seemed to have arrived late.
By the time they arrived at the Penacony Grand Theater, the battle there had already long since concluded. Sunday, who had usurped the [Harmony] avatar, had already lost consciousness and was taken away in shackles and chains by members of the Hound Family.
Himeko and March were conversing about something or other. As for Stelle, she—who had simultaneously unleashed the power of two Paths—had fainted due to exhaustion.
When Jing Yuan and Dan Heng saw her, she was lying on a seat in the theater, with Himeko's coat still draped over her.
"Since matters here have already been resolved, then I'll take my leave first. The Wardance is imminent, and Luofu still has many affairs waiting for me to handle."
"General Jing Yuan, take care."
Seeing Jing Yuan off, only after he had disappeared at the end of their line of sight did the people present withdraw their gazes once more.
"Worthy indeed of being a general of the Xianzhou Alliance. This kind of boldness isn't something an ordinary person could possess."
Boothill, with one hand on his hip, adjusted the cowboy hat atop his head. He slightly tilted his gaze, his tone carrying a trace of emotion.
You have to understand—just now, this Luofu general had come bringing an army. Thousands upon thousands of Cloud Knight troops, star skiffs that covered the sky and obscured the sun. What a magnificent sight it had been.
And now, having lost the protection of [Order], the most powerful among the families—the Oak Family—had fallen. Penacony had also lost its greatest safeguard.
It was no exaggeration to say that Jing Yuan could have taken this opportunity to claim a share of the spoils and compete against those politicians who were eyeing the situation covetously.
However, Jing Yuan had not done so. He had only confirmed the safety of the Express crew before directly departing with the group of Cloud Knights. Even that 'Alliance Jade Abacus'—he had not taken it back according to protocol.
This also meant that if the Express crew were to encounter any problems in the future, they could still request assistance once more through the 'Alliance Jade Abacus'.
Listening to Boothill's sigh, Himeko also seriously sized up this 'Galaxy Ranger' before her. Left-wheel revolver, cowboy hat, and this divine body exuding a metallic luster. It seemed he should be a cyborg…
"Mr. Boothill, hello. I am Himeko, the Navigator of the Astral Express. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Navigator? Ha, pleased to meet you. I don't like hearing 'Mr.' Being called that makes me uncomfortable. Just call me Boothill."
Seeing Himeko take the initiative to strike up a conversation with him, Boothill's expression remained unchanged as he likewise responded politely.
"Uh… Okay, Boothill. Thank you for your assistance to the Astral Express."
Just as Himeko was about to open her mouth to continue saying something, suddenly, a lively voice transmitted over from behind the group of people.
Following the sound and looking over, they saw on the staircase in the lobby leading to the second-floor guest rooms, a pink-haired girl was vigorously waving her small hand toward them. And beside her was Stelle, who still looked somewhat drowsy, her face filled with confusion.
"It's little March and Stelle."
Himeko likewise smiled and responded, waving toward them.
"Stelle?"
Upon hearing the name Stelle, our Mr. Boothill also grew interested.
His strength was not as great as Dragon Lord Dan Heng and Divine Foresight Jing Yuan. Therefore, compared to the two who had charged at the very front, Boothill had arrived at the scene a bit later. And when he had arrived, March 7th had already taken the unconscious Stelle to rest.
Naturally, he had not seen Stelle in person. But after that, Boothill had also learned information about Stelle from Dan Heng's mouth.
Toward this ruthless individual who had shattered the [Harmony] avatar with a single stick, he could be said to be quite curious.
"Himeko sis."
The distance between the lobby where they stood and the guest room stairs on the second floor was only roughly twenty to thirty meters. March 7th and Stelle quickly covered this short distance and arrived before Himeko.
"Is your body alright now?"
Looking at Stelle before her, who was still occasionally rubbing her temples from time to time, Himeko caringly stroked the other's gray hair and asked with concern.
"Mm, just a little dizzy, that's all. There aren't any major problems."
"That's good." Himeko nodded slightly.
"Heavens be damned, you kid really are Stelle, huh?"
Under the girl's somewhat dumbfounded gaze, Boothill stepped forward and forcefully patted her on the shoulder. Then he burst into hearty laughter.
"Hahaha! You kid really are something fierce! Actually shattering that whatever 'Sunday' with one stick. Amazing, amazing!"
Feeling the force transmitted from her shoulder, the look of bewilderment in Stelle's eyes grew even stronger.
No way, bro—who the hell are you? Do I even know you? You're really way too forward…
"Cough cough…"
Perhaps having seen through what Stelle was inwardly thinking, our Miss Himeko lightly coughed twice. Then she began introducing Boothill's identity to Stelle.
"Stelle, this is Mr. Boothill. He is a 'Galaxy Ranger'. The reason Dan Heng knew about the events that occurred on Penacony and subsequently sent out a request for help to Luofu was, to a large extent, thanks to his assistance."
After finishing the introduction of Boothill's identity, Himeko turned her gaze toward Stelle and March 7th.
"This is March 7th. This is Stelle. They are both passengers aboard the Astral Express."
"Hello, my name is March 7th."
The lively and adorable March 7th smiled brightly as she greeted Boothill. Then, seeing that Stelle beside her had no reaction, she once again used her elbow to poke Stelle's waist.
"Ah? Oh, hello. I am Stelle."