Watching Seele lead Bronya ahead, Welt wiped away non-existent cold sweat.
Cocolia, Bronya, Seele...
The dreaded memories began to attack him again.
Suddenly, Welt remembered the first time he met Xun Yu.
At that time, the other party transformed into Otto's bastard appearance.
Is it possible that... there is also an "Otto Expy" in this world?
Thinking of this, Welt face darkened slightly.
Even if they are not the same person, Expy generally have similar characteristics.
In other words, anyone in this world named "Otto" is definitely not a good person.
The thought of Otto's face made Welt fist harden.
Stelle, who was following behind, blinked as she watched welt's expressions change constantly.
curious...
But a gut feeling told her that it wasn't the right thing to ask.
Meanwhile, Welt was still thinking and fantasizing about Otto.
This is one of the few people who can evoke such strong emotional fluctuations in him.
Another one is a man named "Kevin Kaslana"...
[TL note: I happened to find a fanfic about Kevin joining astral express as an amnisiac passenger I think that I might translate it in the far future]
.....
"—Data of the architects Log"
"From the moment I was born, I was programmed with the instruction to 'protect' the lower-level area—even if the lower-level area can only last for a mere millisecond longer than the upper-level area, I will strictly adhere to it. To borrow a concept from Belobeg's traditional culture, perhaps it could be said: 'Without a doubt, I am loyal to the mission I have been given.' Therefore, I regard my calculation results as an ironclad rule—no one, nothing, can shake me, including 'outsiders.'"
"But when Clara was threatened, my calculations and logic went awry..."
"There's something in my data that I can't analyze. Is it something humans call emotion?"
"The outsider who kidnapped Clara revealed his purpose: the Stellaron. He displayed power fluctuations beyond calculation."
"It has been marked as a 'variable,' starting the calculation..."
"Calculation results: With this person's help, the probability of Belloberg surviving the crisis is 99.99%."
"Brother Xun yu, do we really have to do this?"
Clara asked hesitantly, her face flushed.
After receiving Xun Yu's affirmation, Clara lifted her foot and stomped.
"Cool!"
"Honey, you're so weird right now~"
"Aha suddenly had a great idea."
After having THEIR fun, Aha glanced over here and fell silent.
Seeing the Elation being trampled on by Clara, THEY chuckled and transmitted the scene to Svarog.
Unfortunately... it was intercepted by Xun Yu...
"Darling... oh~"
"Please put away your little schemes."
Instead of wasting time messing with me, you should think about how to pair Yaoshi and Lan up with someone.
"What? You tried your best?"
"After all these years, reflecting on my own actions, I wonder if I truly tried or if I was just pretending to try."
"The process is not important; the result is what matters."
"You said we'd first spread rumors, then gather some 'evidence,' and then wait for the people of the world, especially the Xianzhou Alliance and the abundance People."
"Let's take the small pleasures first to drive away the big ones, wahahaha!"
"Great idea!"
In an instant, Xun yu and Aha finished their exchange.
With Aha gone, Xun yu calmed down.
Speaking of which, how did he become a masochist? Xun Yu doesn't remember him having this trait in his previous life...
Hmm... it must have been Aha's doing!
Meanwhile, Svarog is taking control of the wanderers.
If the stellaron crisis is resolved and the upper and lower districts are reconnected, these mostly idle wanderers will become a destabilizing factor.
The upper districts may also fall into some chaos after the Great Guardian Cocolia is killed.
To avoid new complications, it's best to keep these people under control until the world is stable.
Xun Yu has already made arrangements for Svarog side; the rest, the Wildfire side, is left to the others.
In a while, we'll be able to go to Evernight Hill for thrilling boss battle
Xun Yu made a minor modification to the original lance, waiting for Stelle to reveal its true form.
Xun Yu was filled with anticipation as he thought about what was about to happen.
Last time I tried to mess with Welt but failed and ended up making a fool of myself. This time I should be able to succeed without any problems, right?
...
Meanwhile, the Express crew learned about the situation in the mining area.
The First Mining Team discovered a "geomarrow" vein with astonishing reserves, which can be said to be the largest mineral deposit discovered in the last thirty years.
The news spread quickly, as most of the mining areas were contaminated by the rift, and many people lost their jobs, so these miners were scrambling to get in.
Those vagrants aren't blind; some thugs and ruffians want to make a quick buck from this.
Just then, Svarog arrived with his robot and quickly took control of the mine.
Because of the immense power of the Svarogs, the people of the wildfire had no choice but to mediate.
To their surprise, Svarog told them that he was only there to ensure that no fighting would break out and cause casualties, and that they would decide on the management of the mine themselves.
The changes in the lower tiers—the wildfire, the wanderers, the Svarog scavengers—were far more dramatic than Bronya had imagined.
She realized then that what these outsiders were saying might be true.
The way those people from the lower classes looked at her and the emotions they expressed were genuine.
Bronya sighed inwardly as she thought of her mother's extreme actions in the past.
The truth was unfolding before her eyes; if her mother really was...
But that was her mother...
Bronya could tell right from wrong, but this dilemma caused her immense pain.
A look of struggle appeared on her face.
Finally, that struggle turned into determination.
Seele watched Bronya's changing expressions from the side.
To be honest, the latter was quite different from the Silvermane Guard she had in mind...
Seele thought the Silvermane Guards were all cold-blooded and ruthless, leaving the entire Lower District to fend for itself.
Afterwards, Bronya met with Oleg, the former Silvermane Guard.
He and Bronya talked for a long time, but inevitably, they disagreed on some things...
The day passed quietly, and the slightly tired group went to the hotel to rest.
Early in the morning, Welt received a holographic projection from Xun Yu.
As for where this projection came from, that's a question for Xun Yu.
"Ohayo~ My friends~"
Xun Yu's projection paused symbolically twice, then he greeted him with a smile.
"Hey, Xun Yu, you finally showed up. We almost forgot you were getting off the train too, hmph~"
Hearing the somewhat sarcastic tone in March 7th's voice, Xun Yu was a little surprised.
"Ahem! Heroine March, I'm innocent!"
"I've been doing serious business these past few days!"
"Even though you don't have me anymore, didn't Uncle Yang get off the bus?"
"He can perfectly protect your safety in my place!"
Welt, who hadn't thought anything of it at first, started to lose his composure after hearing Huan Yu's words.
To the others on March 7th, Xun Yu was just fooling around, but to him, it brought back painful memories of the past.
"Ahem! Xun Yu, tell me about your situation first?"
Xun Yu gave an OK sign and stopped staring at March 7.
Xing felt quite regretful, as what had just happened was rather interesting.
"You've all seen what's happening in the lower districts these past few days, haven't you? Bronya's thinking should have changed as well."
"I just happened to find information about the Jarilo-VI stellaron. Let's bring her here."
"After reading it, I believe the candidate for the Great Guardian will understand."
"Oh right, the location is in the Mechanical Tribe."
"The Mechanical Tribe? The territory of that 'Svarog'?"