Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 162

Trinnon looked at Aglaea with her hands on her hips.

"Aglaea, why did you call us here?"

Castorice and Phainon also looked at Aglaea expectantly.

Seeing this, Aglaea told them that Stelle had invited everyone to an off-world meal.

After hearing this, Castorice shook her head.

"I'll pass, Lady Aglaea. I'll stay behind in Ochema."

Phainon quickly followed up.

"I won't go either. Thank you for the kind offer, Stelle, but I'll stay behind too."

Stelle replied,

"Alrighty then~ Next time! The portal's right here anyway—you can go anytime.

Okay, let's go!"

Tribbie cheered excitedly.

"Woohoo~ We're going to eat off-world with Little Gray! Charge!"

She dashed straight into the portal.

Trinnon didn't have time to stop her, so she could only grab Teening and follow.

The three little ones jumped through the portal. Seeing this, Stelle and Dan Heng called Aglaea to join them and stepped through as well.

Bai'e watched them disappear into the portal and was full of amazement.

"As expected of people from beyond—they sure have a lot of strange gadgets."

On the Train

Ye Yun and Xiangling were busy cooking lunch.

Not many people were eating today—just the Stellaron Hunters, Himeko, the four playing mahjong, Feixiao, Acheron, and Venti. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

The seven little ones were still sitting in the lounge area playing with LEGO bricks.

After a whole morning, they had already built a castle.

They chatted noisily as they built, completely absorbed in discussion.

Just then, Teean burst out of the portal.

With a jump, she landed and raised both hands high.

"Perfect landing~"

Her voice drew the attention of the seven little ones.

Bailu looked at Teean's height and appearance.

Hmm! A new friend has arrived!

With a wave of her small hand, Bailu led Klee, Hook, Diona, Sayu, Yaoyao, and Qiqi toward Tribbie.

"Hey, you're the new one, right? I'm Bailu. What's your name?"

Tribbie looked over the seven little ones.

"Hello, hello, nice to meet you, Bailu. We are Teean!"

Just then, Trinnon and Teening arrived.

"Tribbie, slow down! Little Gray and the others aren't here yet~"

Trinnon dragged Trianne along as they ran over.

Klee saw them and gasped.

"Wow~ You all look exactly the same!"

Trinnon was about to scold Trianne again, but upon hearing Klee, she looked around and realized they were already in a strange new place.

Judging by the situation, this must be the train Little Gray mentioned?

"Hello, we are Trinnon. Nice to meet you. We came as guests at Little Gray's invitation."

Trianne also introduced herself.

"Hello, we are Trianne."

Diona found something odd about how they introduced themselves.

"Why do you all use 'we' when introducing yourselves? Shouldn't it be 'I'?"

Trinnon smiled and explained.

"Because... we're actually just one person~"

Hearing that, Hook's little head got even more confused.

"One person? Aren't there three of you? Hook's brain is gonna explode!"

At that moment, Bailu said,

"Who cares! Don't overthink it. I'm Bailu.

These are Klee, Hook, Diona, Qiqi, Yaoyao, and Sayu.

We're building with blocks. Wanna join? It's super fun!"

Faced with Bailu's invitation, Tribbie, Trianne, and Trinnon agreed.

The ten little ones gathered around the half-finished castle, chatting and continuing the build.

Before long—

Stelle, Dan Heng, and Aglaea also arrived on the train.

As soon as she stepped back onboard, Stelle took a deep breath.

"Aah~ It's always so comfy on the train, even the air smells sweet."

Dan Heng mercilessly exposed her reasoning.

"The sweet smell is because Ye Yun is cooking sweet-and-sour cabbage for lunch."

Hearing that, Stelle instantly lost interest.

"Tch~ Boring. I'm going to check on March. You take care of Aglaea."

Dan Heng nodded.

Aglaea was curiously observing her surroundings—so this was the world beyond? It really was different.

"Ms. Aglaea, this way please. Let me first introduce you to the owner of this little shop.

The shop is actually located on this train and travels the universe with our crew.

Inside, you can buy anything you want. That's right—anything."

Aglaea was stunned.

"You can buy anything?"

Dan Heng nodded.

"Yes. Come on, let me take you to meet Ye Yun."

He led Aglaea to the kitchen, where Ye Yun and Xiangling were each busy stir-frying a large pot, working up a sweat.

"Ye Yun."

Hearing his name, Ye Yun stopped what he was doing.

"Oh hey, Dan Heng. You and Stelle are back already? I thought you'd be gone for days."

Dan Heng nodded.

"Things went well. We've already reached the local city.

This is Ms. Aglaea, a local of Amphoreus. We invited her to dine with us on the train. Sorry for the trouble."

Ye Yun smiled.

"No problem—just one more pair of chopsticks."

He turned to Aglaea.

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Aglaea. I'm Ye Yun, the owner of this shop. Please have a seat. I'll finish cooking and we can eat together."

Aglaea nodded with a smile.

"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Ye Yun. We'll talk more later."

Dan Heng brought Aglaea to a sofa booth nearby to rest.

Just then, Himeko walked over with three cups of tea. After a round of introductions, she and Aglaea began chatting.

Himeko was fascinated by Amphoreus—a world that had never appeared in any public records.

As they chatted, sudden crying broke out from the seven little ones.

Himeko and Ye Yun immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed over.

Dan Heng and Aglaea followed.

At the scene—

The seven little ones were hugging Tribbie, Trianne, and Trinnon, all crying loudly.

"Waah! Tribbie, you guys are so pitiful! Klee is so sad!"

"Uwaaah~ You're all too unfortunate~"

Ye Yun picked up Klee and patted her back.

"There, there. What's wrong, Klee?"

Klee wiped her tears.

"Brother Ye Yun~ Can you help Tribbie and the others? Their companions are all gone. Only the three of them are left."

Ye Yun took a tissue from Himeko and gently wiped Klee's tears.

"Alright. Brother Ye Yun will help. Tell me what happened."

Klee nodded obediently and explained Tribbie and the others' situation.

Not just Ye Yun—even Himeko, Feixiao, and the others felt a heavy sadness after hearing their story.

Trianne ruffled Hook's hair and smiled brightly to comfort her.

"Okay okay~ Don't cry~ I'm the one who lived through it and I'm not even sad. Why are you guys crying? Come on, smile! You all look best when you smile!"

***

Hook tightly hugged Trianne.

"Trianne! Eat more food later, okay? Eat lots of food! Only then will your body get the nutrients it needs!"

Trinnon had already explained Trianne's condition to the Seven Little Ones.

In Hook's view, Tian was like this because she didn't eat enough and lacked proper nutrition.

As long as she ate more delicious food, her body would gradually recover.

Himeko overheard and looked at Trianne.

"Is this little one feeling unwell?"

Trinnon smiled and shook her head.

"No, we shoulder the duty of opening the Gate of a Hundred Realms. Every time we open the gate, it takes a toll on our bodies."

As she spoke, Trinnon's expression dimmed, and she looked at Trianne with concern.

"One day, Trianne will reach her limit. When that time comes, I'll take over the role of Gatekeeper from her. We both understand this well.

But at the very least, I hope we can say goodbye properly when that day arrives."

Trianne gave a cheerful smile.

"Trinnon, I promise you—I won't open the Gate of a Hundred Realms unless it's absolutely necessary!"

Trinnon forced a smile and nodded.

"Mm."

Everyone present felt their hearts ache at this scene.

This little girl had always been sacrificing herself to save others.

Ye Yun spoke inwardly to the system.

"System! Get your butt out here right now!"

[...I'm still alive. How am I supposed to 'die out'?]

"Cut the nonsense! Hurry up and bring out something that can heal Trianne!"

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Ye Yun examined the three options carefully. Phoenix True Blood was out of the question—at 10 million, he simply couldn't afford it.

But the Essence of the Tree of Life seemed powerful and well-suited for Trianne.

Ye Yun bought it immediately. A bottle of pale green liquid appeared in his hand.

He handed it to Trianne.

"Here, Trianne. Drink this."

Trianne glanced at Ye Yun, then at the Essence of the Tree of Life.

"What is this? Also, I don't know you—I don't drink things from strangers, hmph hmph~"

She even crossed her arms and made two cute "hmph" noises with her eyes shut.

Bailu introduced him.

"Trianne, Ye Yun's not a stranger. He's a good friend of mine.

Don't worry—what he gave you is definitely something good.

This is his shop. Here, you can buy anything you want.

Go on, drink it. It'll be okay!"

Trianne looked at Ye Yun.

"Oh~ your name is Ye Yun? We're Trianne! That means we know each other now—we're not strangers anymore.

So what is this thing you gave me?"

Ye Yun smiled.

"This? You'll know once you drink it. It tastes pretty good."As he spoke, Ye Yun shoved the Essence of the Tree of Life into Tian's hands.

Trianne curiously examined the bottle, then, after a moment's thought, opened the cap and chugged it down in one go.

As the liquid entered her body, Trianne immediately felt a change.

Many forgotten memories began returning to her mind.

She looked at Ye Yun.

"What did you give me? My body feels amazing, and a lot of memories I had forgotten came back.

And my body... I feel like I could open the Gate of a Hundred Realms a thousand more times without a single problem! What is going on?"

Aglaea, Tibao, and Trinnon were all stunned by what Trianne said and turned to look at Ye Yun.

Ye Yun smiled.

"It's just a little something called the Essence of the Tree of Life. It contains an immense amount of life energy, and it'll continuously replenish the life force your body has lost."

Himeko, overhearing this, walked over to a small bar area and typed in the name "Essence of the Tree of Life" Ye Yun had mentioned.

Soon, a product description appeared before her.

When she saw the price, Himeko gasped in shock.

"One million?!"

Dan Heng and Feixiao were also shocked when they heard it.

Feixiao eyed Ye Yun up and down.

"Whoa, Ye Yun, you're seriously loaded—just dropped a million starcoins like it's nothing."

Just then—

Stelle returned with March and Firefly.

"What are you guys talking about? A million starcoins? Which rich guy's here? Let me see."

Feixiao pointed at Ye Yun.

"Him. He's the rich guy."

When Stelle saw Ye Yun, she immediately felt it was nothing out of the ordinary.

"Oh~ it's Ye Yun. No wonder—he owns this whole shop."

Aglaea quietly asked Feixiao.

"One million starcoins... how much is that worth, exactly?"

From everyone's reaction, Aglaea could tell that the medicine Ye Yun gave Trianne was probably extremely expensive.

She wanted to know the exact value so she could repay Ye Yun accordingly.

After all, Trianne's importance to Ongfalos was beyond words.

Now, with Trianne completely healed and filled with endless life energy, the Gate of a Hundred Realms would no longer be something they had to use sparingly.

That bottle of medicine had effectively saved countless lives!

Whenever people were in danger, Trianne and the others would open the Gate and transfer them to safety.

That was the duty of a Gatekeeper—to protect others.

Feixiao looked at Aglaea.

"What, you planning to repay Ye Yun with something of equal value?

I'd advise against it. A million starcoins—that's an astronomical number.

Put it this way: with that kind of money, even a pig could become an Emanator—and one of the top ones at that."

Dan Heng explained to Aglaea what an Emanator was.

After hearing his explanation, Aglaea finally understood just how huge that amount was.

According to Dan Heng, even a Titan would probably no match for an Emanator.

That made things difficult. Aglaea couldn't think of anything she owned that could match the value of one million starcoins.

Just then, Ye Yun walked over and smiled.

"No need to repay me. It's just one million starcoins."

He turned to Stelle.

"Stelle, remember what I said before?"

Stelle thought for a moment, then recalled.

"Oh? Let me think... oh, right.

'Everyone who comes into the shop is a friend. If a friend's in trouble, and I have the means to help, of course I will.'"