March 7th twitched as she pointed at the livestream.
Stelle, on the other hand, was watching with great interest.
"And also… his viewer count…"
March counted the online viewers shown in the top-right corner—
numbers stretching into double digits—and was utterly stunned.
At that moment, several messages from Xun Yu came through.
But… wasn't he literally on-screen introducing products right now?
How was he sending messages at the same time?
[Xun Yu]: Don't buy anything, okay? I'll bring you some later.
[Xun Yu]: You're probably wondering why there are so many viewers, right? Hehe~ The aeon of Elation bought traffic.
[Xun Yu]: You guys go have fun first. I'll come find you later.
"…Well, looks like it's just the three of us for now."
March sighed and rubbed her forehead.
"Stelle? Stelle! Stop watching—let's go."
"Eh, it's still early. Let me watch a bit longer."
"…Fine. You watch. Dan Heng and I will go buy some breakfast."
Stelle made an OK gesture.
"Latest flying sword from the Xianzhou Alliance Artisanship Commission…"
"Three—two—one! Link is live!"
"Company's newest combat exoskeleton mech…"
"Link is live!"
"Robin official collaboration photo frame…"
"Oh! Thanks to 'The World Needs Seven-Day Weekends' for the 999 Super Rockets!"
'The World Needs Seven-Day Weekends': Robin's beauty is unmatched in the universe!
"Link is live!"
"Luofu Divination Commission Grand Diviner Fu Xuan's used stockings—"
"Lin—wait? What is this?!"
[Livestream Violation Warning…]
"Cloud Knights! Cloud Knights! Arrest the merchant!"
"Ahem—family, a little accident just happened~ Let's move on to the next item!"
"Yaoshi and Lan's indescribable—Cloud Knights! Cloud Knights! Arrest them!"
"Ahem—accident, accident…"
"What? You're curious? No, no, you can't be curious—this is not child-friendly."
"Family, let's continue to the next product…"
"Universal Beautiful Girl Doujin Collection?"
[Livestream has been banned.]
A pile of question marks popped up over Xun Yu's head.
He scrolled through the remaining products.
…Good grief. Not a single one was normal.
"Aha! Get out here!"
Aha's laughter echoed in his mind.
Xun Yu clenched his jaw.
His fists, too.
Whatever—he'd already experienced the thrill of livestream selling anyway…
Might as well go find March and the others.
"N-no… I'm done… so tired… let me rest…"
March collapsed onto the sofa, completely drained.
"I—I'm done too…"
Stelle's legs trembled as she also flopped onto the sofa.
"..."
Behind them, Xun Yu stood with his arms loaded down with bags—snacks, clothes, accessories—his mouth twitching.
Please don't say things that sound so easy to misunderstand!
Dan Heng rubbed his forehead—
…Actually, he couldn't. His arms were full too.
"Girls are truly mysterious creatures…"
"When shopping, it's like they have infinite stamina."
"But the moment we step back onto the train, all their strength just disappears…"
After putting everything down, Xun Yu complained casually.
"I'll go give the conductor the local specialties."
He tapped a button beside the sofa, and the structure immediately changed.
"Huh? A massage chair? Since when can the Astral Express sofa do that?"
"I installed it. What, you thought the sofa evolved sentience?"
"There are plenty of other features too. Please consult the manual for details."
Xun Yu tossed March a manual that was nearly half as thick as a dictionary.
He'd made just a tiny bit of magical modifications to the train.
Like environmental scene simulation.
From now on, the observation car could transform into things like a swimming pool, a haunted house, or grasslands.
He'd also added some extra facilities.
These upgrades were only completed recently—aside from himself, only Pom-Pom and Himeko knew about them.
Thinking of the conductor's conflicted expression back then—
worried Xun Yu would pull something ridiculous, yet wanting passengers to be more comfortable…
Xun Yu shook his head and grinned mischievously as he carried the Xianzhou specialties off to find Pom-Pom.
Carbonated douzhi was a local specialty, after all.
And it was even recommended in the travel guide…
"Wow! Thank you, Passenger Xun Yu—Pom!"
Pom-Pom made a heart gesture while accepting the gifts.
The carbonated douzhi was placed right in the most eye-catching spot.
Later that day, Xun Yu once again took responsibility for dinner.
"I shall descend into the kitchen—
and in return, grant you all a full meal!"
"Pots and pans—submit to me!"
Sounds like a battlefield erupted from the kitchen.
The three left in the car exchanged looks.
No matter how many times they heard it, they couldn't believe this noise came from cooking.
"Uncle Yang! You're back!"
Welt nodded, glancing toward the kitchen with a complicated expression.
Not long ago…
He'd passed by Xun Yu's room and noticed the door wide open.
Seeing no one inside, he thought he'd help close it.
But then—
One extra glance caused an explosion.
On Xun Yu's open computer, Welt saw a folder named "Honkai.zip."
At that moment, he wore the exact expression of Subway Uncle Yang in existential despair.
With a twitching mouth, he clicked it open…
"In truth, Kiana had already become a Herrscher at a very young age.
Siegfried died while resisting the Herrscher of Finality…"
Wait—wasn't Kiana supposed to awaken as the Herrscher of the Void first?
A while later, Welt wiped cold sweat from his forehead.
Is this really the Honkai he remembers?!
Fake. It had to be fake!
Welt quickly exited Xun Yu's room.
Now, standing in the observation car, he looked toward the kitchen, his expression still complicated.
"Uncle Yang?"
"I'm fine…"
"Oh—today's dinner is cooked by Xun Yu again…"
Himeko sipped her coffee, listening to the kitchen chaos with a helpless smile.
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TL note:
My inconsistency of updating is becoming an aeon with these types of updates