Welt, the Honkai Honey Badger

Perhaps because they'd lingered by Caelus's bedside for a while, when Twilight and he arrived at the location where Himeko was supposed to be, there was more than just Himeko waiting.

According to the plot Twilight remembered, only Himeko and the Loli Herta should be here, but now there was an additional tall, adult man in a trench coat.

Oh, isn't this the famous sit-up (Revive) champion, Mr. Welt Yang? I didn't see him in either of the Honkai settings, but I unexpectedly met him less than a day after arriving in the Star Rail world.

Although he's a senior, his strength seems a bit… pathetic. Twilight glanced at Welt and then looked away.

Even though Welt's power should have increased significantly after becoming a Pathstrider compared to his time in the Honkai world, this level was still completely insufficient in front of her.

But this Uncle Yang is really as stubborn as ever. With this level of strength in the original plot, how did he dare to be so bold in front of Acheron, the Emanator of Nihility? Did he rely on that Cane of Eden in his arms?

As expected, anyone named Welt is a Honkai honey badger…

But it doesn't matter, the kind Twilight wouldn't dislike Welt for his weak strength, she only cared about whether he could produce Stellar Jades, and in this respect, Welt was still quite excellent.

As a classic MiHoYo character, his screen time and charging efficiency couldn't be low. He also happened to be a member of the Astral Express crew, so she could farm favorability and Stellar Jades from him all at once.

"…?"

Welt Yang inexplicably shivered. For some reason, a strange, indescribable feeling crawled up his back.

Well, it shouldn't be anything major. After all, enough unlucky things had happened today.

First, the space station was attacked, then he was lured away from the train by someone he didn't know and couldn't assist Himeko and the others…

Now that even the Antimatter Legion had been driven away, things should have settled down, there shouldn't be any more danger… right?

Just then, Himeko's eyes lit up, and she smiled as she introduced the two approaching figures to Herta and Welt: "Here come the great heroes who defeated the Doomsday Beast and saved the space station, it's these two."

"Oh, the two who smashed my entire platform area into scrap metal?"

Herta raised an eyebrow and looked up at Caelus and Twilight, a hint of curiosity in her eyes: "Interesting, interesting… I built such a large space station to restrain the Stellaron, yet this little guy can contain it with his tiny body. How did he manage that…"

"I'm not a little guy…" Caelus looked down at Herta, who barely reached his chest. She seemed even smaller than Twilight.

"Hmph, compared to me? How old are you? I'm old enough to be your grandmother!"

How old?

Hearing Herta's disdainful words, Caelus suddenly realized that she was probably right.

So he nodded honestly and seriously: "Indeed, I've only been born for less than a day… But even with that calculation, you look like you could at most be my aunt? If you insist on grandmother, then Himeko's age should—"

Crack.

The screeching sound of twisting metal made everyone's hair stand on end. Caelus looked towards the source of the sound and found that Himeko had released the railing she was holding with a sweet smile: "That Antimatter Legion, sneaking into a place like this to cause damage during the chaos, how annoying… But Caelus, what were you saying just now?"

"…I wanted to say that Himeko isn't old enough to be a grandmother either, but she's gentle and beautiful, she could be our mother! You, you agree, right, Twilight?!"

Covered in sweat, Caelus looked at Twilight in his arms, who was also less than a day old. She was nestled against him, nodding like a woodpecker, practically creating an afterimage.

Twilight, who could dismantle a Doomsday Beast barehanded, was actually scared like this in front of Himeko. 

Could this be the legendary suppression by seniority?! Caelus was shocked and became even more determined not to provoke Himeko.

"Himeko, age is just an insignificant external matter," Herta chuckled smugly, "I didn't know you would care about such things… Hehe, do you want to learn from me what it means to be indifferent to worldly affairs?"

"When you change all your puppet designs to old ladies, I might consider it." Himeko said with a sweet smile, "After all, indifference to worldly affairs, right?"

Whether it's women on Earth or women in space, they always cling to these meaningless trifles… Welt thought to himself while seemingly engrossed in studying the patterns on the floor, as if he hadn't noticed the conversation between Herta and Himeko.

Fortunately, Himeko and Herta weren't the type to argue over such topics. They quickly returned their attention to the matter at hand, and Herta's gaze shifted from Caelus to Twilight in his arms.

"This one is also interesting… Lying in that hibernation pod for so long, all the tests couldn't even detect any signs of life, just like a piece of iron, yet now she's suddenly alive and kicking. Could this be Trailblazing? Always encountering so many unknown and fun things, I'm a bit envious…"

Herta narrowed her eyes slightly. This Twilight gave her a very strange feeling, a vague sense of familiarity she couldn't quite place.

The simple scanning device built into the puppet couldn't reveal any important information. She still needed to do a full examination and study her carefully.

"If you want to board, the Astral Express welcomes you anytime."

"No thanks, your train doesn't even have basic research facilities." Herta circled Caelus and Twilight twice, then suddenly said, "Himeko plans to invite you aboard the Astral Express. If you two are willing, you can go with her—of course, you can also choose to stay. I'm very interested in you two now and can study—or rather, examine you. Be grateful, even the Interastral Peace Corporation might not get this treatment if they asked me!"

Oh, my god, listening to this familiar mad scientist tone, it practically takes me back to Unit 3's time in Mobius's lab.

Caelus seemed hesitant and subconsciously looked at Twilight in his arms: "Twilight, what do you think?"

You're asking me? My answer is of course whatever you like~

Although she already knew they would board the train, Twilight still silently looked up at Caelus and then silently increased the strength of her hold around him: "I'm following you…"

"It's okay, Caelus, you can think about it carefully, the train will stay in the space station for a while longer." Seeing Caelus's hesitation, Himeko comforted him, "After all, it's an important decision, think it over carefully, okay?"

"Don't worry, their train won't be leaving anytime soon. After all, the entire platform section has been smashed to pieces by someone swinging a Doomsday Beast. The Astral Express can't leave until it's repaired." Herta smirked, her amethyst eyes gleaming with a strange light, "So I have plenty of time to study and analyze your bodies."