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Chapter 10 - Chapter 10: Acheron: I’m not supposed to be a bad woman, am I?

『 In the video, after March 7th walked out of Stelle's room, she sat on the sofa, waiting for the Warp.

A moment later, Pam's broadcast sounded.

[ Hello-hello-hello—Attention all passengers— ]

[ THE TRAIN IS ABOUT TO WARP—THE TRAIN IS ABOUT TO WARP—PLEASE SIT TIGHT AND HOLD ON, PAM—!! ]

After Stelle heard the sound, she quickly sank into the sofa, trying to sit more steadily.

[ Pam: The warp is about to begin! ]

Pam's announcement came again.

Then, it was Pam's countdown.

[ 5,4,3,2,…. ]

During Pam's countdown,

A surging energy began to envelop the entire train.

And when the 1 from Pam's mouth fell, the screen suddenly blurred!

The scene began to switch rapidly,

Stelle appeared in an unfamiliar room the next moment. 』

『 ....』

—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—

Stelle: "???"

Stelle: "What's going on??"

Stelle: "Wasn't I sitting on the sofa, honestly warping?"

Stelle: "How did my noble butt move in a blink of an eye?"

Stelle looked at herself in the video, suddenly sitting on the sofa in an unfamiliar room, and couldn't help but feel a little confused.

March 7th: "Yeah, and why are you the only one in this room?"

March 7th: "Where did we go?"

March 7th was also very puzzled.

Welt: "Is it possible that this is just one of Stelle's dreams?"

Welt: "The Conductor also told everyone during the meeting that Asdana is a star system filled with Memoria."

Welt: "People who are more sensitive to this kind of environment are very likely to suddenly fall into a dream."

Himeko: "Welt is right, there is such a possibility."

Lumine: "So, is it a problem with Miss Stelle's constitution?"

Arataki Itto: "Ahahaha, Miss, your constitution must be too weak!"

Arataki Itto: "If it were me, I definitely wouldn't fall into any dream!"

Kuki Shinobu: "Boss, SHUT UP ALREADY!!"

Silver Wolf: "Weak? If you knew what was inside her, you wouldn't say that."

....

—✦In Between✦—

—✦Honkai Star Rail World✦—

Astral Express, in the observation car—

"Oh no, oh no, I told you I was weak, didn't I? March, you still didn't believe me."

"Now look, you're all fine, but I'm the only one who fell into a dream. This is too embarrassing!"

Stelle covered her face, feeling like she couldn't face anyone.

"Oh, what does this have to do with being weak?"

"Everyone's constitution is different, so it's inevitable that some people are sensitive to Memoria!"

"Maybe you're just like that. What's so embarrassing about that?"

March 7th felt that Stelle's idol burden was too heavy.

It's just a dream, and she already feels embarrassed?

"It's not embarrassing?"

"Then it's fine."

After March 7th finished speaking, Stelle nonchalantly returned to normal.

"Oh, you're pretending, aren't you?"

"I thought you were really hit hard."

March 7th looked at Stelle's appearance and immediately knew that she was doing it on purpose.

"Hehe, what a joke, I'm the Galactic Baseballer!"

"How could I be hit hard by something like this? You underestimate my will too much!"

Stelle sneered, feeling that March 7th didn't take her Galactic Baseballer seriously.

.. . ..

"Himeko, I always feel… Stelle's encounter is a bit strange."

Welt's brows were tightly furrowed.

"My opinion is the same as yours."

"My intuition tells me that Stelle's encounter might not be that simple..."

Himeko also felt that something was wrong.

"Then let's keep watching."

"Let's see who… wants to harm our companion..."

Welt pushed up his glasses, and his expression became a little cold.

『 Stelle hesitated for a while, then got up from the sofa, ready to walk around.

However, a strange voice suddenly appeared beside her.

[ Another one… ]

The owner of this voice seemed to have a hint of helplessness.

Stelle was slightly startled and looked at the person who spoke.

She saw an unfamiliar woman standing by the sofa, looking at her.

[ "…Come with me." ]

The unfamiliar woman didn't explain, just spoke a reminder, and then prepared to walk out of the room.

[ Stelle: Who are you? ]

Stelle, who had been puzzled for a long time, couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, the unfamiliar woman was silent for a moment, then replied:

[ These questions… are meaningless, but I will try my best to explain to you: This is the boundary between reality and the Memory Zone, a... dreamscape. ]

[ Right this moment, you and I have coincidentally shared the same dreamscape, and appeared in each other's minds. This is the Land of Dreams's inaugural welcome for us.]

[ Don't worry, you will soon wake up from this dream, forgetting everything that happened here, leaving only a faint sense of melancholy. ]

[ There's no need to worry, this "forgetting" happens every morning, it's the normal we've long been accustomed to. ]

[ …So, come with me. I will take you home. ]

After the unfamiliar woman finished explaining, she walked out of the room first, leaving a message.

[ Left, at the end of the corridor. I'll be waiting for you there. ] 』

『 ....』

—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—

Stelle: "What the hell is this? Am I really dreaming? It looks so real."

Stelle: "Also, who is this unfamiliar big sister? She looks quite cool, I like her a lot!"

March 7th: "Hey, hey, hey, you're being charmed by a mature unfamiliar woman again, aren't you?"

March 7th: "I think sooner or later you'll be deceived by a bad woman and lose everything!"

Stelle: "Joke, I'm a master at this, who can deceive me?"

Stelle: "Also, why do you say she's a bad woman!"

March 7th: "The moment you open your eyes, this woman is inexplicably standing next to you!"

March 7th: "Maybe it's this woman who secretly brought you into this dream!"

March 7th: "What else is she if not a bad woman? You're even speaking up for her! I think you're hopeless!"

Acheron: "…Although I can't remember some things… but I think I shouldn't be a bad woman, right?"

Acheron looked at the comments in the live broadcast room, thought for a moment, and then explained.

March 7th: "EH!!!"

March 7th: "Are you saying that you are that unfamiliar woman in the video?!"

Acheron: "If no one is impersonating me, then I think this is myself."

Welt: "Then Miss Acheron, what are your intentions in bringing Stelle into this dream?"

Acheron: "…I don't know. I'm not good at manipulating dreams, so this shouldn't be my doing."

Acheron: "I know you don't believe me, but… please keep watching."

Acheron: "This video will surely provide strong proof for my words."

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