Chapter 2: The Stellar Train Hits Someone!
（Given the different power forms in each world, this book will balance the worlds based on expressiveness to fit the Honkai: Star Rail worldview, so please don’t take it too seriously, dear readers!）
In the brilliant galaxy, a retro train sped through the vacuum.
The train left behind silver stellar paths as it passed, then gradually vanished among the stars.
This train was none other than the famous Stellar Train of the universe, and the Nameless aboard it had left countless legends on innumerable planets.
Heroes descending from the heavens, knight-errants who bravely stood up for justice, saviors who rescued worlds…
Now, the train that had just aided the Herta Space Station continued onward to its next stop.
Inside the train, the Stellar Train mascot, Pamu’s fluffy voice rang out from the broadcast.
“Warp jump is about to begin. Everyone, please prepare. 5, 4, 3, huh? Why is there someone ahead?!”
Pamu’s voice, which had been forcefully authoritative, suddenly became utterly panicked: “Oh no! Brake! No… bra… can’t brake! It’s too late!”
Due to the emergency braking, the train car was in chaos. Everyone else had fallen onto the sofa, but March 7th, who was doing the no-fall challenge, was the worst off—she went ‘splat’ and stuck to the train car in a spread-eagle position.
“Ugh… damn it! The one who caused this mess, this lady won’t forgive him unless I rua the Train Conductor for a full hour!”
March 7th slowly slid down from the wall, got up, rubbed her reddened little face, and said through gritted teeth.
“Tap tap tap…”
A series of hurried and irregular footsteps came from the cockpit, then the train car door opened. Pamu appeared before everyone with big eyes full of tears and a face full of panic.
“Pamu, what’s wrong? What happened?” Himeko stood up and asked.
Pamu pounced over and hugged Himeko’s leg, crying very sadly: “Wah wah, Himeko, what do I do? I… I hit someone pa.”
March 7th: “What? Pamu killed someone by hitting them?”
Dan Heng, who had just come out of the Data Room: “What? Pamu actually killed someone by hitting them?”
A Xing: “What? Pamu actually killed a group of people by hitting them?”
“Not at all pa! Pamu only hit one person! He suddenly appeared in front of the train; there was no time to dodge pa!”
Pamu, who was hugging Himeko’s leg and whimpering, turned her head and defended herself fiercely, then buried her fluffy head back into Himeko’s leg.
“Smack.”
Welt lightly tapped A Xing’s head with his cane, and A Xing hurriedly covered her head, pretending to be in pain.
“Don’t mess around. First, figure out what happened. Pamu, did you initiate the warp jump?”
“Not yet. I hadn’t counted to 1 or pressed the warp jump button pa.”
“Since you haven’t warped yet, where are we now?” Welt pointed to the window outside the train car.
Outside the train car window was no longer the vast sea of stars from before, but a field of waist-high grass, with a small village not far away.
“Huh? What’s going on pa? I… I remember now. Just before we were about to hit that person, a wormhole suddenly appeared behind him! I didn’t have time to react, and the train rushed into the wormhole together with that person pa.”
Pamu first looked incredulous, then recalled.
“Alright, I understand.” Welt adjusted his glasses: “Never mind that person’s origin for now. The most important thing is to go out and check on the person who was hit. Next, confirm where this wormhole has teleported us to.”
“Mm mm.”
Pamu nodded repeatedly. It wasn’t like she hadn’t driven the train and damaged someone before, but hitting an innocent passerby was truly a first. If she had actually killed someone, Pamu would feel guilty for a long time.
“Dan Heng, go to the database and query our location. Himeko, Pamu can’t get off the train, so stay on the train with him. He’s very scared right now; comfort him well. March, A Xing, come with me off the train to find the person who was hit.” Welt arranged.
Dan Heng nodded silently and turned back to the database. Pamu looked at Welt expectantly and said: “Once you find the person, tell me his situation right away ah. Someone who can appear out of thin air in space definitely won’t be killed by being hit pa!”
“Don’t worry.”
The train door opened, and Welt led March 7th and A Xing off the train.
“Based on the train’s speed after braking, my calculations indicate the person was sent flying about 50 to 80 meters away. March, A Xing, you two search to the left front of the train. I’ll search to the right front.” Welt said.
“Wow, A Xing, see that? As expected of a mature and steady lord. He doesn’t panic at all when something happens, calms down so quickly, and arranges everything in perfect order.” March 7th elbowed A Xing beside her enviously. When could she be this mature and steady herself?
“I didn’t panic either, because panicking is useless.” A Xing puffed out her chest and said with hands on hips.
“Hmph, I think you just haven’t even realized what happened earlier.” March 7th said disdainfully.
“I know what happened earlier. You got splatted on the wall.” A Xing said confidently.
“Ah?! Shut up! Don’t say it! Make this lady forget it!” March 7th covered her face. This was way more embarrassing than failing the no-fall challenge.
The two bickered while parting the waist-high grass to search.
Ten-odd minutes later, A Xing parted the bushes, and a person appeared before her—wearing bulky camouflage clothes, a waist-high camouflage backpack, and a multi-purpose military shovel tucked at the waist.
The person seemed completely unharmed, but appeared to be unconscious.
A Xing hurriedly shouted: “I found him!”
“Really? Great! Why is that guy wearing green clothes? He’s way too hard to spot in this grass!” March 7th ran over, slightly resentful.
She glanced at the person on the ground, then at the screenshot photo Pamu had sent on the mobile phone. No mistake—it was this person!
The person was unconscious. This scene felt familiar?
Let this lady think about what to do.
Herta Space Station, Dan Heng, A Xing, unconscious…
A lightbulb seemed to light up above March 7th’s head.
“I got it!” March 7th punched her right palm with her left fist. Now, this lady was also a mature, steady, and reliable lord.
“A Xing, hurry and do artificial respiration!”
“Ah? I don’t know how.” A Xing looked baffled.
March 7th took a deep breath. Alright, A Xing had amnesia and was like a baby just a few days old now, so the mature, steady, and reliable this lady would have to do it personally!
March 7th propped the person up. He had neat black short hair, a chiseled face, a high nose, thin lips, and sword-like eyebrows—he actually looked pretty handsome.
March 7th took another deep breath, closed her eyes, and slowly lowered her head.
Loving Family Group Chat.
『Galaxy Bat Man: We found that person. He’s not dead.』
『Supreme Train Conductor: That’s great. I can finally relax pa.』
『Galaxy Bat Man: But he’s unconscious.』
『Galaxy Traveler: Then carry him back to the train first. I’ll check him out.』
『Galaxy Bat Man: No need. March says she has a way.』
『Galaxy Traveler: Oh? March has grown up too. What’s the method?』
『Dan Heng: I have a bad feeling about this.』
『Galaxy Bat Man: Artificial respiration.』
『Galaxy Traveler: ???』
『Dan Heng: ??!』
『Supreme Train Conductor: ???』
『The Traveler: ??? Stop her quick!』
『Galaxy Bat Man: Too late, #picture#.』
『The Traveler: !!!』
『Galaxy Traveler: !!!』
『Dan Heng: !!!』
『Supreme Train Conductor: !!!』
This book mainly wants to write about the Train Crew pioneering and adventuring in other worlds, rather than the Protagonist causing chaos alone, so it will lean toward ensemble storytelling. Hope everyone likes it.
