[Stelle: Next time for sure.]
[March 7th: @Stelle, stop pretending. You're not really planning to stay in your room swiping on your phone screen, right?]
[March 7th: Don't worry, we'll definitely come and participate. Festivals and celebrations—this sounds like our home field.]
Stelle fell into deep thought, feeling like she had forgotten something.
Right, her room.
Her room seemed… not yet properly set up.
This was what happened when one was so busy traveling the universe. It looked like there was no time again now.
March 7th's reply made Bronya very happy.
Next was a plot branch that depended on different players' choices during the launch version.
In the Belobog plot segment, the person Bronya @ here would correspond to whoever the player invited to get off the train with—Leon or Dan Heng.
Ah Xian had invited Leon back then.
[Bronya: @Leon Are you busy? You haven't said anything in the group chat.]
[Leon: Not busy, not busy. I'm actually quite free right now. There's fun… someone invited me to a festival, I definitely won't ghost.]
[March 7th: ...]
You were about to say there's fun to be had, right?
Come on, what kind of fun is there in attending a festival? Pure joy is enough.
Hmm… pure joy could probably also count as fun… right?
March 7th wasn't entirely sure.
Bronya didn't understand what March 7th meant by the ellipsis and replied happily.
[Bronya: That's wonderful. Then I look forward to seeing all of you at the Warm Sun Festival celebration.]
[Bronya: /Fresh Red Rose.jpg.]
"If I imagine Duck Duck's expression as the corresponding early QQ ones, doesn't it feel very nostalgic?"
Ah Xian chuckled.
Stelle: "Just the three of us? Shouldn't we ask Himeko, Uncle Yang, and Dan Heng?"
March 7th: "Uncle Yang probably can't. After coming back from the Luofu, he's been coughing and wheezing whenever he speaks lately. Didn't you notice?"
Stelle: "Sorry, I was out wandering. I really didn't notice."
The corner of March 7th's eye twitched.
Never mind.
"You go find Himeko, I'll go find Dan Heng and ask if they want to go."
Stelle nodded: "Okay."
A while later—
The two met up again and both shook their heads.
Dan Heng had experienced even more things on the Luofu recently and really wasn't in the mood to attend a celebration.
He needed to adjust properly.
Himeko was busy with many affairs. As the navigator, there were quite a few things she had to handle and she couldn't free herself up for the time being.
Stelle: "Looks like it's just the three of us going."
March 7th: "No big deal. There's always a next time. Our Express crew will definitely have a day when we all get off together."
Stelle: "Don't say that, you're scaring me…"
March 7th was stunned: "Huh? Scaring you about what?"
Stelle said with a sincere face: "Scared you'll jinx it."
???
After a brief silence, March 7th suddenly stood on her tiptoes and reached out to pinch the flesh on Stelle's cheek.
This harmonious and friendly interaction made countless players smile with delight.
[Why is she being rewarded?]
[March Wife is just too cute!]
[But honestly, I'm starting to panic. What do you mean there will definitely be a day we all get off together? That's full of flags.]
[Bro, calm down. Don't show that embarrassing "once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of ropes" look.]
Stelle: "Not playing fair. I thought you were going to elbow me."
March 7th snorted cutely: "I'm not elbowing you because I'm worried I'd elbow you too hard."
Stelle put on a teary-eyed expression: "I'm so moved I almost cried…"
Unfortunately, March 7th wasn't buying it.
"Hmph… stop pretending. Hurry up and pack your luggage. Leon is always efficient. He might already be waiting for us in the carriage."
"Got it. Going right now."
The two separated.
Stelle returned to her own room. Looking at the large storage room and the cardboard box she had slept in for one night, she fell silent for a moment.
It seemed there was nothing to pack.
The same set of everyday clothes she changed into were always stored in her ticket space.
As for pajamas?
She didn't have such a thing.
Whatever, she might as well go find March 7th and help her pack.
From the player's perspective, as soon as they entered March 7th's room, several close-up shots were given.
Deep blue high-heeled dress shoes, and those legs tightly wrapped in white silk stockings, revealing flawless contours.
At her delicate ankles, small bows of the same color tone as the dress shoes were tied.
The form-fitting dress made her waist look slender and graspable. The gradient deep blue-to-white skirt hem was just the right length, stopping a few centimeters above the edge of the stockings, forming an absolute territory.
The ice crown decoration on her head added a noble, snow-country princess-like elegance while still retaining vitality and cuteness.
Players were already posting their praises in the bullet chat.
"How is it, Astral? What do you think of my new dress?"
She spun lightly in a circle, her face full of expectation.
Stelle did not stint on praise and gave a thumbs up.
"Beautiful! When did you buy this?"
March 7th: "It's always been in my wardrobe. I just didn't have the chance to wear it out before."
"It's not every day we get an occasion like this. How could I not dress up properly? But you—"
She looked Stelle up and down a few times.
"You're not really only having this one set of clothes, right…"
Stelle flicked her bangs and struck a pose she thought was very charming.
"No matter how simple and plain a beautiful girl dresses, her temperament still cannot be hidden."
The corner of March 7th's mouth twitched.
"Forget I said anything. Let me see… pajamas, warming bag, and Pom-Pom doll… All set. Ready to depart."
"By the way, how did you pack so fast? Apart from clothes, you don't have any other luggage to bring?"
① "There's nothing I need to bring."
② "Why are you bringing a Pom-Pom doll?"
③ "All my Relics have Speed substats."
"Hah, I knew there would be meme options, I just didn't expect it to break the fourth wall."
March 7th rolled her eyes at Stelle.
"Let's go. We'll find Leon in the carriage."
"It's coming!!!" Excitement appeared on Ah Xian's face.
Returning to the Parlor Car, the plot started directly.
Seeing that figure in new clothes turn around, male players were fine—they generally felt a brightening in their eyes and yearning for the handsome outfit.
Many female players let out screams to show their respect for the XP vibration.
A smoke-blue shirt paired with cloud-gray tailored long pants.
The two were cleverly connected by a simple waistband, smoothly outlining the tall and upright waistline.
The gray-white long hair had no ornaments, with only half of it lightly tied into a high ponytail.
The most eye-catching change was the ancient-style hair clasp quietly gone.
In its place was a sleek, modern-style plain hairband.
Upon closer inspection, the cuffs and trouser hems were delicately embroidered with patterns from the original outfit using the same color thread.
It appropriately dispelled the monotony of modern clothing and added a touch of elegant charm.
If he were to wear a modified long suit jacket over it and tie a necktie—
In the eyes of female players, it would be like female characters wearing sailor uniforms, pleated skirts, and absolute territory black stockings in the eyes of male players.
It was fully charged.
Ah Xian's kettle boiling sound effect started at zero frames, catching the headset users in the livestream off guard.
"Aaaaaaaaaah——!!!"
"Husband **** me!!"