The Astral Express crew watched Takatsuki tricking people. Although to the people of Belobog, what Takatsuki said made a lot of sense and was a reality they had to admit.
But from an outsider's perspective, Cocolia did nothing and was directly sentenced to death. She was originally a controlled puppet, but now she's directly expelled from humanity.
However, they only discussed it privately and did not voice it aloud.
"Takatsuki's method has its merits. This way, even if these guards encounter Cocolia again, it will be difficult for her to persuade them to turn against us."
Dan Heng said in a low voice. He had originally thought that an intense battle was unavoidable when they were discovered by the Silvermane Guards, but he never expected the Silvermane Guards to be persuaded.
But even so, he didn't think these Silvermane Guards would fully trust them. If something unexpected happened midway, they might turn against them and become enemies.
So, even though he knew Takatsuki's words were a bluff, he didn't say much. At least, the outcome was good.
"Next, after passing through this area, it should be where the Stellaron is, Serval."
Takatsuki looked at Serval, who was holding a guitar and seemingly lost in thought. She immediately startled awake: "Ah, yes, that's right. According to the simulation results, it's not far ahead."
"That's good. Just like in a game, there are always elite guardians before the boss's door. I think the afterimage just now was one of them. There might be another tough battle ahead, so everyone, prepare yourselves in advance."
Although he said this, Takatsuki actually looked at March 7th: "March, your weapon... is it alright?"
"Ah?"
March 7th looked at the baseball bat in her hand. Because she had used it to block Cocolia's afterimage's attack, even with Void Energy protection, the baseball bat still had various marks on it.
While it was still usable overall, this metal bat had multiple dents and crumples.
"March's bat, isn't that the one she picked up at the Space Station when she woke up? She's knocked out countless Void Ranger of the Antimatter Legion with it. It's impressive it's lasted this long."
March 7th said, looking at the bat with some nostalgia. Speaking of which, she was the one who found this bat. She saw March 7th had no weapon and told her to take it, never expecting her to use it until now.
"Mm, it's very handy, no problem."
March 7th nodded. Even though the bat in her hand was dented and pitted, it held a special meaning for her, as it was the first weapon she encountered after waking up.
"Although your bat is quite sturdy, it's ultimately just an ordinary stick. I have many weapons here; see which one you like and pick one. After all, we might face very strong enemies next."
As he spoke, a row of various weapons appeared on the ground before them, deployed by the Gate of Babylon.
"Huh? Why are there so few? Takatsuki, don't you have a lot of weapons?"
March 7th asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Those? I mentioned it before, didn't I? Those are projected weapons; they have a time limit, and wear and tear will accelerate their disappearance."
After speaking, Takatsuki looked at Gepard: "Gepard, do you need weapons? Your weapons should also be simple standard issue ones, right?"
"Thank you for your kindness, but for Silvermane Guards, familiar weapons are more convenient."
Gepard directly refused. March 7th, after some picking and choosing, selected a... spear.
"This one..."
Most of the ordinary iron in Takatsuki's weapon arsenal had been thrown out as beacons. What remained were A-grade weapons. However, he currently wasn't lacking weapons, so A-grade weapons, unless they had special effects, didn't interest him.
The weapon March 7th chose was indeed an A-grade weapon, a crimson spear.
"This one, March, can you use a spear?"
To Takatsuki's question, March 7th just shook her head: "I'm not sure."
She held the spear and swung it a few times, seemingly imitating the spear techniques Dan Heng once used, or perhaps as if she had muscle memory.
"It looks like March isn't using a spear for the first time, but she's not very proficient either."
Dan Heng took out his own spear and simply corrected some of March 7th's mistakes.
"March's spear is called Gae Bolg. It's made from the bones of a sea beast and is a cursed demonic spear."
Takatsuki spoke, introducing it as he watched March 7th correct her posture under Dan Heng's guidance.
"Cursed!?"
March 7th jumped in surprise upon hearing Takatsuki's words.
"Don't worry, it doesn't curse the wielder. It has a curse of 'absolute hit.' When thrown as a projectile, it will definitely hit the target. It can be blocked, but not dodged. However, you have to shout its true name: Gae Bolg, when activating it."
March 7th: "Wow, this curse is amazing! I wish my bow had such an effect."
Takatsuki: "This spear once had a user who utilized this power to develop a new move. With skill and the curse, they developed a technique that could reverse causality, guaranteed to hit the enemy's heart."
"Reverse causality? How is that done?"
Dan Heng was very interested in the technique, but unfortunately, Takatsuki didn't know either.
"I'm not sure, I just know such a move exists."
Takatsuki shrugged. Originally, he didn't believe in these supernatural powers, but now that he was in the two-dimensional world and had even drawn related items, then corresponding powers should also exist, right?
"Then, are there any bows and arrows I can use?"
March 7th was clearly very interested in Takatsuki's weapon arsenal.
"As for bows, my ordinary stock here probably isn't as good as the one you have yourself."
Takatsuki thought for a moment and took out his commonly used bow.
Saying 'commonly used' was only in reference to the bow as a weapon.
"This bow is called Sky's Legacy. When you draw the bowstring, it automatically generates arrows, but I can only lend this to you."
Takatsuki handed the bow to the eager March 7th and said: "This bow can add one of four attributes to your attacks according to your will. If you use physical arrows, it can also increase the firing speed."
"Wow, that's amazing! Let me try."
March 7th reached out and condensed an arrow made of Six-Phased Ice. She didn't have strong combat abilities; Six-Phased Ice was her biggest trump card. However, Six-Phased Ice wasn't ideal as a direct weapon, as her freezing ability hadn't reached the point of freely freezing enemies. Using it as an arrow to shoot was the best method.
Watching the Six-Phased Ice arrow become imbued with red and then spark at the point of impact, March 7th exclaimed in surprise: "It can even imbue Six-Phased Ice with fire, how amazing!"