Chapter 23: March 7th, Bedroom View!
[ "Hello, how are you feeling?" Welt Yang asked with concern.
"Full of energy!" Stellee's voice was as firm as the first person planning to launch a warship.
"That's good." Welt Yang pushed up his glasses.
"It seems your constitution is truly special. Anyway, thank you for saving March 7th."
"You saved me," Stelle recalled the surging energy within her, feeling lingering fear. "If it weren't for your intervention, I'm afraid…"
"Actually, it only temporarily quieted the thing inside you. Not trying to scare you, but to be honest, as long as it's inside you, you can't really say you've been saved."
Welt Yang carefully warned, "As long as the Stellaron is inside you, you must be careful. Himeko and I aren't confident we can suppress it every time."
The atmosphere suddenly became heavy at the mention of this. Welt didn't want to make the atmosphere too stiff, so he smiled and said,
"Alright, enough of the gloomy topics. You can wander around and familiarize yourself with the environment. You can go to the back and chat with March and Dan Heng. Young people should get along better."
Indeed, Stelle realized she hadn't really explored the train since arriving.
Looking around, the interior of the train wasn't luxurious, but the items were neatly arranged, with green plants adorning the space, and amenities like a chessboard and gramophone were readily available.
Arriving at the passenger car, Stelle walked to the first room and suddenly heard the sound of electronic devices coming from inside.
Just as she placed her finger on the door to knock, Dan Heng's wary voice came from within: "Who's there?"
"I haven't even knocked yet?"
"Having people break into my room has happened too many times. I naturally sense presences," Dan Heng's tone became somewhat helpless, as if recalling something unpleasant. "Come in."
Stelle opened the door, and the furnishings in Dan Heng's room surprised her… Spartan.
As if he had moved his sleeping quarters into a library, the not-so-large room was filled with various electronic devices and books. A cyan quilt and pillow were casually placed on a blue tatami mat… It was evident that Dan Heng didn't have high demands for his sleeping space.
To avoid disturbing Dan Heng's work, Stelle quietly tiptoed away and arrived outside March 7th's room.
She knocked on the door, but there was no response.
"March 7th isn't here? Should I go in and take a look?" Stelle wondered, stroking her chin."
"Go! Of course, you have to go!" ]
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~Frieren: Beyond Journey's End World~
Outside the screen, Stark and Sein were staring eagerly at Stelle, devoutly hoping that Stelle could fulfill their inner desires… After all, they had never seen a girl's boudoir before! Especially the room of a cute girl like March 7th!
On the other side, the purple mushroom frowned, making a "tsk" sound.
That look… as if she were sizing up human scum.
Of course, Stelle ultimately responded to them, and with a "swish," she pulled open March 7th's door.
The scene before her made Frieren feel a pang of envy.
Because it was so beautiful. Compared to Dan Heng's makeshift bed from the previous moment, it was simply appalling… So what kind of hard life are you living, Dan Heng!?
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[ Girlish decorations were everywhere. Pink rabbit stickers were plastered on the walls, a cute bear was placed on a rabbit-shaped recliner, and crystal pendant lights connected from the window to a striking photo wall. The photos on the wall alternated, each one a memory of Stelle and her companions. ]
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~Frieren: Beyond Journey's End World~
"So beautiful…"
Stars seemed to sparkle in Fern's eyes.
"It's just like a princess's room."
Fern had never been to a princess's room, only seeing simple depictions in fairy tale books when she was young. Now, seeing March 7th's room, she felt as if her imagination had come to life.
And the huge Pom-Pom plush toy placed by the window completely captured her attention.
No girl wouldn't envy this…
"Such exquisite paintings, more lifelike than the best painters in Weise… I didn't expect this March 7th to be an artist."
As Stelle's gaze lingered on the photo wall, everyone could see the images on the photos more clearly. The almost perfect one-to-one recreation of reality made Frieren praise repeatedly.
"No, these aren't paintings. Did you see those two things on the table?"
Sein pointed to the pink and blue cameras under the photo wall.
"I remember March 7th had this on her waist. These paintings should have been made with that machine."
"I think it's called a camera?"
"If we could buy one too, and then take pictures of everyone's heroic figures when we're fighting monsters, and then spread them around, I'm afraid many adventurous big sisters would be vying to team up with me, right?"
Sein lay on the table, daydreaming."
"You only want to do this with such an amazing thing? You're hopeless,"
Frieren said speechlessly."
"Speaking of which, how were these photos taken in the first place? Can March 7th take photos even in such dangerous situations? And at such bizarre angles?"
"Maybe her head suddenly turned into a camera at the time?"
"Don't think about problems you can't figure out."
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[ After wandering around March 7th's room, Stelle circled back to the observation car, only this time March 7th and Dan Heng were there, making it lively all of a sudden.
"You're here!"
March 7th had no idea that Stelle had explored her boudoir while she was away. She waved excitedly when she saw her.
"We're about to head to the next stop. Aren't you excited? Oh yeah, this is your first trip, so… should it be double the excitement?"
Stelle made a SpongeBob voice: "I'm ready, I'm ready!"
"Good, very energetic!"
March 7th was very satisfied with Stelle's energetic appearance and said proudly, "Hehe, I was also very excited when I first warped, but now I'm much more composed!"
"Composed?" Stelle's expression was incredulous."
"What's wrong… I'm much more composed than before now." March 7th, pouted, pretending to be angry.
"Once you get used to it, you can become a reliable and mature passenger like me."
"Alright, Passenger March 7th, Passenger Stelle, stop running around. Please find a suitable spot and sit tight. The train is about to warp." Pom-Pom walked over in time and instructed, "Once the train travels out of the space station's range, it will warp! Be careful to hold on tight!" ]
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