Chapter 63: Himeko? Himiko?
On their way to the Master Control Zone, they encountered a Voidranger from the Antimatter Legion. Just as Stelle was about to show off her skills, a line of fire shot through the air, piercing the Voidranger. The wound cauterized, melted by the high temperature.
Caelus looked at his Might of An-Utu. He hadn’t expected the gun to be so powerful. It was indeed the weapon from the images he had seen. He remembered it also had a greatsword mode that could unleash an incredible attack. But he didn’t need it for now.
Were the images I saw my forgotten past (my main account)?
"Little brother, how did you get such a cool and awesome weapon?"
"Let your big sister have a try."
Stelle’s eyes widened. Suddenly, the baseball bat in her hand didn’t seem so cool anymore. The balance had been broken.
Kenji was inexplicably reminded of the abilities the "Stellaron Spirit" gained from following the four paths.
Path of Destruction: Strengthens her bat.
Path of Preservation: Heats up her lance.
Path of Harmony: Controls (hypnotizes) others’ emotions.
Path of Remembrance: Stops time.
If it was just one, it would be fine, but all four were a bit... you know. Whose fault was that? If the next path she walked was the Hunt, would it increase her "attack speed"?
"Why don’t you just stick to your baseball bat?"
Caelus said smugly. This is my signature weapon. Why should I let you play with it? He subconsciously ignored the fact that he had just accepted that he was the "little brother."
Kenji smiled with satisfaction. The Might of An-Utu he had created was no less powerful than the original. But how much of its power could be unleashed would depend on the user, Caelus.
Old Yang, I hope you surprise~
A Voidranger: Trampler?
Also a centaur-type, but you’re a far cry from the big boss (the Hunt).
Kenji created a Planetary Rasengan and threw it at the Voidranger: Trampler.
Witness the power of a shattered star!
The astonishing energy released by the mini-planet-Rasengan distorted the surrounding space. Even the special alloy of the space station began to buckle.
The Voidranger: Trampler was instantly vaporized in the energy blast of the exploding star.
While Welt and the others shouted slogans, Kenji was literally throwing planets at his enemies.
March 7th’s mouth slowly opened. The Voidranger: Trampler had been destroyed in an instant.
Dan Heng remained silent. The attack Kenji had just used... it looked like a planet. Was it an illusion, or was that the special effect of the attack?
"Heh, it seems I’m not needed."
A drone flew in front of them, and a gentle laugh came from it.
March 7th shouted cheerfully. Himeko was the matriarch of the Astral Express crew. Besides her coffee, you couldn’t find a single fault with her.
"March-chan, Dan Heng, and Ms. Ruan Mei, as well as our new friends, let’s talk in the Master Control Zone."
Himeko was brewing coffee, preparing to welcome her guests.
She had long hair as red as fire and wore a white dress that looked like a wedding gown, earning her the nickname "Wedding Dress Tomato."
She had a mole on her chest, just like the Himeko from Honkai Impact 3rd, in almost the same spot.
If you had to find a difference between the two Himekos, it would be their aura. The Himeko from HI3 had a飒爽 (sàshuǎng - valiant and heroic) aura, while the Himeko from Star Rail was elegant. One liked to drink alcohol, the other liked to drink coffee.
Seeing Himeko, Kenji’s eyes couldn’t help but sting a little. Although it wasn’t that Himeko, a similar flower could still stir one’s emotions. If the Herrscher of the End could see this Himeko, she would probably be very happy, even if it wasn’t the Himeko she knew.
[Star Forger]: "Elysia, let me show you someone. @Miss Pink Elf♪"
[Star Forger]: HIMEKO_PHOTO.jpg
Elysia had definitely seen the person who looked a lot like Himeko.
[Miss Pink Elf♪]: "Oh♪"
[Miss Pink Elf♪]: "Is this Himiko?"
Elysia was slightly taken aback. She was very popular in the Fire Moths, and Himiko was a great beauty, so of course she knew her. However, this Himeko’s aura was different from Himiko’s.
[God’s Tongue]: "Is it someone you know, Elysia?"
[Miss Pink Elf♪]: "She just looks a lot like her, but she’s not Himiko."
[Dian Mei Ruan]: "That’s normal. Even within one world, similar flowers can appear."
[Star Forger]: "Her name is Himeko, not Himiko. You can think of her as an alternate version."
[Star Forger]: "Erina, how was the Jewel Meat?"
[Erina]: "Uh... it was good."
Erina was too shy to say more. It was fine when she ate it in Kenji’s world, but when she returned to her own, it had triggered that strange ability. The walls of her mansion had exploded. If it weren’t for the load-bearing columns, the entire building would have collapsed. Her grandfather had told her it was the "Foodgasm Pulse," but a case was unprecedented in the long history of the Nakiri family.
The ingredient Erina had brought back was a delicacy that didn’t exist on Earth. When Senzaemon Nakiri ate it in his own room, his white fundoshi had also burst apart. It reminded him of his daughter, who had suffered from the God’s Tongue. This ingredient could surely help her.
[Star Forger]: "Did you by any chance trigger that ’Foodgasm Pulse’?"
Kenji had a thought. That ability was restricted in other worlds, but it would be triggered again in her own world.
[God’s Tongue]: "Ahem... yes."
Suddenly, she felt that the God’s Tongue wasn’t all that great. Ever since she had seen those videos as a bystander, she couldn’t look at the shameful "Foodgasm Pulse" and the drug-like expressions it caused in the same way.
[Star Forger]: "In the future, if I have any ingredients, I’ll send them to you after they’ve been prepared to an edible state, and you can cook them."
The process of preparing a wild ingredient to an edible state was something Erina would have a hard time doing in a short time. However, cooking an edible ingredient into various dishes was a matter of skill. For example, after being prepared, the salad AIR could be cooked in various ways, like deep-frying or as a cold dish.
If he had the chance in the future, he could open a restaurant for fun. He would prepare the edible ingredients, and a chef like Erina could cook them.
[God’s Tongue]: "Alright."
She knew that her success in preparing the Puffer Whale last time was largely due to luck. The ingredients in Kenji’s world were too difficult to prepare, and the process of making them edible had little to do with cooking skills.
[Star Forger]: "Madara, are your teeth still good? Do you need me to make you some liquid food?"
Kenji was only in his twenties, while Madara was an old man, so of course he had to show some concern.
[Ghost of the Uchiha]: "That won’t be necessary. I have Susanoo."
A muscle in Madara’s cheek twitched. He could use Susanoo to armor his teeth, or just use Susanoo as teeth.
[Star Forger]: "Amazing."
Susanoo can be used like that? Kenji was in awe.
[Star Forger]: "It’s a shame you can’t taste the delicious food, Apollo."
In the group, only Apollo couldn’t enjoy the food.
[Sun God]: "I just need to absorb the energy of stars."
He wasn’t a carbon-based life form. What did he need delicious food for? He didn’t care at all.
Stelle looked at Himeko, her eyes darting around. At first glance, she felt that this was a woman who could be her mother.
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