"This is the place, you three."
Inside a hospital, the medic led Stelle and the other two to a ward door. "Mr. Argenti is resting in this ward. From our examination, he wasn't seriously injured. The reason he hasn't been discharged is because he himself is unwilling."
"Unwilling?" Stelle asked in confusion. "Why?"
The medic: "He said he's waiting for someone—the person who sent him to the hospital."
"Anyway, this person is a bit strange. You three should be careful. Call security if anything happens."
After giving the instructions, the medic left.
"Waiting for the person who sent him to the hospital…" Stelle stroked her chin and looked at her two companions beside her. "Isn't that the Clock Father?"
March 7th / Dan Heng: "······"
"Hey! Don't look at me like that! I'm really just telling the truth and pursuing rigor, okay? I didn't even touch him with a single finger!"
Dan Heng sighed. "If you want to put it that way, strictly speaking, the Clock Father isn't a person. He's a Meme."
March 7th nodded. "Right. And if we pursue rigor, what Mr. Argenti said was 'waiting for the person who sent him to the hospital,' so it doesn't necessarily mean you who beat him into the hospital. It could also be the Cloud Knight who sent him here at the time."
"When did you two start speaking so nonsensically?" Stelle's mouth twitched as she complained.
Dan Heng said helplessly, "Ever since I set off on the Trailblaze journey with you, I've experienced a lot. Later I gradually discovered that sometimes learning to speak nonsense can indeed have miraculous effects."
"Because not everyone speaks normally—for example, Blade, or that Jingliu."
March 7th, on the other hand, smiled lightly as she brushed the hair in front of her forehead and said with a grin, "How can I talk to you more if I don't learn your way of speaking?"
She placed her hands on Stelle's shoulders and gently pushed Stelle two steps toward the ward door. "I know you're timid, so that's why I came with you, right? Go on, we'll wait for you outside."
"Also, don't forget. Today is the day the Conductor is holding a train meeting. We still have to go back to the train to decide where to go next."
"Fine, fine."
Stelle looked at the door in front of her, swallowed, and in her imagination, "Argenti" combined with "Galaxy Ranger" should be a Boothill-style Argenti who spoke in flowery language.
Although she knew the other party was probably a good person, the thought of the "language storm" she was about to face still made Stelle feel a little guilty.
After all, she really hadn't held back at all back then.
"Sigh… Scold me if you want. It's what I deserve anyway." Stelle muttered softly, then forcefully pushed open the ward door.
—Creak.
The door opened. The ward was very clean and tidy, but the hospital bed was empty. On a chair by the window, a red-haired man wearing a patient gown was sitting there, holding a copy of the Luofu Daily, wearing slippers, and even crossing his legs…
"Hm?"
Seemingly hearing someone come in, Argenti lowered the newspaper slightly, revealing his eyes wearing reading glasses. Their gazes met for a moment, and the atmosphere briefly fell into silence.
"Yo? You're here?"
Seeing Stelle, Argenti actually looked very calm. He slowly stood up and teased, "Baby, why didn't you knock? I still wanted to prepare a bit… Never mind, it's the same. Come in, come in."
Stelle obediently walked in.
Argenti leaned close to Stelle and openly looked her up and down. "His baby is really strange. This little body of yours, thin arms and thin legs, tsk tsk, it's really his baby's oddity."
Argenti grabbed one of Stelle's arms, rolled up the sleeve, and examined it carefully in front of his eyes. "Mmm… The training is pretty good. It has a sense of power yet doesn't lose the beauty of a young girl. Much better than those muscle guys."
Stelle: "Eh?"
Argenti squatted down again and gently knocked on Stelle's calf. "This is nice too. Well-proportioned bones and flesh, firm, healthy, and aesthetic."
Stelle: "What are you doing?"
Argenti moved behind Stelle again and measured her waist with his hands. "Mmm, this proportion is also okay…"
Stelle: "March, wait——"
Duang!
Bang!
Argenti powerlessly fell face-down on the ground. One finger stretched out unwillingly as a big bump rose on the back of his head. Behind him, March 7th retracted her fist with no room for tolerance and said angrily, "Don't just casually touch a girl's body!"
Dan Heng sighed, took out the gourd, and used Cloud Recitation on Argenti.
Argenti held his head and woke up. "His baby's wuwu bo, who just sneak-attacked me…"
"Are you okay?" Dan Heng coughed lightly. "You accidentally hit your head just now. I woke you up."
Argenti scratched his head. "Ah? Did I make myself his baby's cute? Never mind, never mind. Eh… Bro, you're pretty good too?"
Dan Heng: ?
Before Dan Heng could say anything, Argenti started examining him on his own again. "This figure is really his baby's amazing. Look at this forearm, full of power, and these thighs, all muscle, and your pecs…"
Duang!
Argenti once again powerlessly fell face-down on the ground. One finger stretched out unwillingly as another big bump rose on the back of his head.
Some time later.
"······ So, what exactly happened just now?"
Stelle and the other two stood warily by the bedside. In front of them, Argenti was tied up tightly on the bed and couldn't move.
"Hah, really his baby's sorry. I got a little too excited when I saw you guys just now. Occupational hazard." Argenti laughed.
"Occupational hazard? But I heard you're a Galaxy Ranger." Dan Heng calmly pointed out his doubt. "The mission of Galaxy Rangers should be to eliminate evil and punish the wicked, right? Does that have anything to do with the way you were touching people just now?"
Although Dan Heng usually spoke little, he still cared greatly about the safety of his Astral Express companions. Therefore, no amount of caution toward suspicious individuals was too much.
——Only those who had been tormented by their "dear friend" could cherish their current companions even more.
"Relax. Of course I'm a Galaxy Ranger. I just have a side job as well." Argenti explained, "I was once a follower of [Beauty]. I especially like the beauty of film. My previous goal was to be a film director."
"So when I see natural actors like you, I get a little excited, his baby."
"I heard you've been waiting for me." Stelle asked, "What do you want? If it's because I beat you into the hospital, I'll definitely take responsibility. I swear on my Nameless honor."
Argenti waved his hand indifferently. "That's not important. What's important is that I was entrusted by someone to find the last few suitable actors for an epic film."
"So I came to the Martial Exhibition Ceremony to see if there were any suitable candidates. The result can only be said to be a bit disappointing."
"But fortunately, I met you all."
Stelle blinked. "Film? What film?"
Argenti thought for a moment and said, "I wonder if you've heard of a place…"
"The renowned epic land, the eternal land—Amphoreus."