Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 107

This little Ayaka thinks too much... but it's not a big problem.

"This is a major issue. Just tell your brother to fully push forward with the matter.

As for the rest, I can't share with you. After all, it concerns Ei herself."

Ayaka understood the meaning behind Miko's words.

"I see. I understand. Sorry to trouble you, Lady Guuji."

Ayaka stood and took her leave, but just as she was about to exit the room, Miko suddenly called out to her.

"Ayaka, come see me tomorrow. I'll introduce you to a few friends."

Ayaka was a bit confused.

A few friends?

Miko saw Ayaka's puzzled face.

"You heard right. I'm taking you to meet a few friends."

Miko planned to let Ayaka hang out with Stelle, March 7th, and the others to build some rapport.

Miko herself was too different in temperament to truly enjoy spending time with them.

But Ayaka was different — similar disposition, and a good personality.

She believed Ayaka would get along well with them.

She'd already seen signs of this during the Lantern Rite — in Liyue and Mondstadt, there were several people close to Stelle and her group.

Moreover, according to intelligence, people like Hu Tao, Amber, and Eula all showed significant improvement in strength after spending time with Stelle and the others.

She had just been to Ye Yun's shop today and didn't understand a lot.

Letting Ayaka go in could help gather some information too.

Ayaka nodded in response.

"All right. I'll come first thing tomorrow."

Meanwhile...

Furina had returned to the Palais Mermonia in Fontaine.

Overjoyed, she flopped onto the sofa. After a whole day of fun, she was in high spirits.

Even the mental stress that had built up over the years had lessened quite a bit.

Furina picked up the teapot from the table and poured herself a cup of red tea.

Ever since the Knights of Lancelot had followed her back to Fontaine,

the teapot in her room had never gone cold. Every now and then, a knight would come to replace it with a fresh pot of hot tea.

Furina took a sip of her tea with satisfaction.

"Ahh~ so nice~"

She took out a voucher and retrieved a piece of strawberry cake.

"Hehehe~ Let me try this little cake and see how it tastes~"

She picked up a small spoon, scooped a bite, and ate it.

"Mmm~ This strawberry cake is delicious~ The sponge is fluffy, and the cream is just the right amount of sweet and light. Tasty!"

As she ate, Furina looked at the voucher on the table.

After a moment's thought, she decided to treat the staff at the Palais Mermonia to cake.

She summoned Lancelot and set up a large table outside the palace gates.

Then she had Melusine call over all the staff to line up and collect a mini cake each.

The staff were ecstatic — a mini cake bestowed by the Hydro Archon herself!

This was what? A sign of recognition for their work!

One by one, the staff lined up to receive their cake. No one ate theirs on the spot, planning instead to enjoy it slowly later.

Some even planned to preserve it carefully — like a divine relic!

Some also noticed the title above Furina's head:

[Hydro Element Controller], which they all thought suited her perfectly — their god did govern over water.

Besides, the title itself looked very grand and impressive.

After a while, Furina noticed someone was missing.

"Where's Neuvillette?"

Lancelot, guarding beside her, replied:

"He's handling official duties."

Hearing that, Furina grabbed a piece of blueberry cake and marched toward Neuvillette's office.

Upon reaching the office door, she kicked it open.

"Neuvillette! Neuvillette! Are you rebelling or what?! I told you to come get cake and you didn't?! I even had to bring it to you myself!"

At his desk, Neuvillette looked at the violently intruding Furina and sighed, massaging his forehead.

Sigh..."Lady Furina, you should knock before entering my office."

Furina waved her hand dismissively.

"Don't sweat the small stuff. Come, try this cake. I picked this one just for you."

She placed the cake on his desk.

But as she did, she accidentally got cream on her hand.

Without thinking, she grabbed a document Neuvillette had been reviewing, tore a page, and wiped her hand with it.

Satisfied that her hand was clean again, Furina smiled.

As for the page she tore off? She casually tossed it aside.

Neuvillette looked down at the cream-smeared page on the floor, his face dark.

A storm raged within him, but he suddenly regained composure.

Don't get mad! Don't get mad! She's your Archon — you can't get mad!The world is beautiful, but I am so irritable — that's not right, not right.

He quickly took a bite of the cake.

"Delicious. Thank you. Please leave!" Neuvillette blurted out six words in quick succession.

Furina blinked, not quite sure what was up with him — something felt off.

But no matter, she headed out for a stroll.

After Furina left with Lancelot, Neuvillette set the cake back on the table and let out a deep sigh before resuming his work.

As for Furina...

She left the palace and headed out of the city with the Knights of Lancelot.

That's right!

Furina was going to settle the score!

The Local Legend — Furina is back!

She headed north, arriving at the underwater lair of the Local Legend — Vivianne! (That material boss for Furina's ascension.)

Vivianne didn't hesitate — seeing intruders in her cave, she launched an attack. Several large water orbs flew toward Furina.

Furina panicked — a flash of silver light cut through the air, and sword slashes shattered the incoming water orbs.

Lancelot stood before Furina, sword in one hand.

"Monster! How dare you attack my master? You're courting death!"

Just as he was about to attack, Furina, now composed, stopped him.

"Lancelot, I'll handle this."

Seeing that Furina's strength had indeed grown, Lancelot stepped aside.

Still, the 32 knights of the order surrounded Vivianne tightly, their gazes locked on the enemy.

***

As soon as Furina was in danger, the knights would not hesitate to take action and strike down Viviane instantly.

Furina faced Viviane directly, pointing her little finger for courage.

"Come on! I'm not afraid of you! I'm really powerful now!"

Viviane responded by summoning several water balls and hurling them at Furina.

Furina forced herself to stay calm and activated the magic within her body.

"Water Blade Technique! Go!"

A water blade around 20 meters long surged toward Viviane.

The water blade shattered one of the water balls and continued heading straight toward Viviane.

However, it never hit Viviane.

Viviane was puzzled. How could such a long water blade miss?

What she didn't realize was that Furina had no intention of hitting her—it was all to neutralize the water balls thrown at her.

Furina summoned more water blades, cutting down all of Viviane's attacks.

Wiping the sweat off her forehead, Furina put her hands on her hips, feeling quite accomplished.

Perfect! She had successfully survived the first round!

Viviane stood frozen in thought.

This really didn't make sense... such a huge water blade, several of them, and she missed every time? It was a cave, too. Just doesn't add up.

Furina, proud of herself, looked at Viviane.

"Your attack turn is over! Now it's my turn!"

She snapped her fingers, and several water spears, each over 30 meters long, materialized around her.

Furina carefully lined them up using her lips as sight.

"Don't move! Hold still! Let me aim a bit more."

Realizing Furina's intent, Viviane immediately threw more water balls and charged forward.

Furina was dumbfounded.

"That's not fair! Aren't we supposed to take turns?!"

She hastily launched several water spears, six of which destroyed the incoming water balls.

One remaining spear struck Viviane directly in the chest, sending her flying.

After landing, Viviane pulled the spear from her body.

This was real life—there was no such thing as elemental immunity, only resistance to reduce damage.

Viviane was clearly worse for wear after taking that hit.

Now furious, she began charging a powerful attack, as ocean water surged toward her.

At that moment, a cough echoed through the cave. Viviane turned toward the sound and saw Lancelot, his gaze brimming with threat.

Noticing the silver gleam on Lancelot's sword, Viviane froze. The surging sea water dispersed once more.

Seeing the opening, Furina shouted:

"Downpour Barrage!"

Suddenly, dozens of water arrows appeared above Viviane's head, raining down vertically.

This time, Viviane took the full brunt of the damage and couldn't take it anymore.

She had to make Furina pay for this!

Viviane began gathering power again, ocean water swirling around her.

At that moment, a wave of coughing sounded all around her.

Viviane looked and saw all 32 knights coughing, as if their throats were bothering them—each one staring her down.

Viviane broke out in a cold sweat, gulped hard, and instinctively released the water gathering around her.

Furina seized the moment.

"Another chance! Take this!"

She conjured several water spears and sent them flying at Viviane.

Once again, Viviane was blasted away and lay motionless on the ground.

The water spirit had completely had it. She gave up. No more fighting! If she really went all out, these knights would definitely cut her to pieces.

Might as well play dead—at least she could keep her life.

So, Viviane lay there pretending to be dead.

Seeing that Viviane hadn't gotten up for a long time, Furina cheered joyfully.

"Yay! I won! Hehe! Sweet revenge!"

Lancelot approached and bowed before Furina.

"Congratulations, my liege, on your victory in this duel."

The other knights echoed their cheers.

"Congratulations, my liege!"

Furina was quite pleased.

"Good! Let's head back!"

She led Lancelot's knights back the way they came.

As they walked, Furina turned to Lancelot with a grin.

"Lancelot, weren't those water blades I used earlier super cool?"

Lancelot replied.

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"Very cool!"

"And those water spears, they were sooo long!"

"That was the most powerful magic I've ever seen."

"And also... also..."

Furina happily chatted with Lancelot as they walked away.

Only after they left the cave did Viviane finally sit up.

She sighed.

Being water... no—being me is tough. If I hadn't known how to read the room, I'd be done for today.

At St. Freya Academy

After returning from Ye Yun's place, Himeko and Fu Hua were helping Kiana get familiar with the Athena Valkyrie battlesuit.

After two days of practice, Kiana had finally mastered the basics.

At the very least, she no longer struggled with flying.

Now, Kiana could perform some simple combat moves using the suit.

But Himeko and Fu Hua weren't rushing her—they knew exactly how powerful the Athena battlesuit was.

Yesterday, Theresa brought in a temple-class Honkai beast for Kiana to train with. Without even using a weapon, she destroyed it with a single punch.

Keep in mind, temple-class Honkai beasts usually require a B-rank squad or a solo A-rank Valkyrie to handle.

And Kiana did it with just one punch.

The Athena suit even came with its own weapon—a war spear. If she used it seriously...

Yikes.

After another round of training, Himeko said,

"That's enough for today, Kiana."

Kiana detached from the Athena suit, looking cheerful. This suit was awesome—it brought her one step closer to her dream.

She downed the ice-cold cola Himeko handed her in one go, the cool fizz washing away her fatigue.

"Ah~ Ice cola is the best~ I want to go play with Stelle and March for a bit. I'll bring some back later."

Himeko smiled.

"Just be sure to come back early. Mei learned some recipes from Xiangling today and wants us all to try them."

Kiana beamed and nodded.

"Got it! I'll be back soon!"

Fu Hua looked at Kiana, who had been wavering these past few days. But now, after confirming the suit's power, she decided to hide it from Otto.