Xingtie, started with a guitar, and made a living by singing

"If I were 20 or 30 years younger, I might still have this idea, but now—"

Zarius put the child down from his head. The lizardman, who always looked a little ferocious, half-closed his eyes comfortably in the warm sun.

"I'm not like you young people. I can't stand it any longer. I'm ready to retire here until I die."

"I hope we can see you again next time we come back."

Xing spoke bluntly, and Sanyueqi was so frightened by her words that she quickly covered her mouth.

"Okay, stop being such a pessimist! Teacher Danheng, you should say something to her too!"

"..."

Dan Heng, who was watching from the sidelines, had no choice but to join in.

The frolicking in the orphanage continues, while on the other side.

-

Night, pasture.

Goblin Slayer had completed his mission and was now lying quietly on the lawn, staring silently at the starry sky without a moon through the observation slit of his helmet.

The moon that used to emit a pale green fluorescence has disappeared, just like the goblins.

Even at the end, he still didn't know whether what his sister had said was true.

"It's so beautiful. The moon—"

A gentle female voice came from beside him. It was Goblin Slayer's childhood sweetheart, a ranch girl.

She has a great figure and exudes a peach-like maturity.

Goblin Slayer uttered a "hmm" as if in a daze.

The two of them had been together for a long time, and the ranch girl also knew his style.

So he lay down on the lawn and asked again.

"Hey. Are you going to be an adventurer again?"

"Yes." He paused, then added, "There might be goblins in other worlds, so we can't stop."

"Is it......"

The girl fell into a long silence, and when she stood up and was about to say something.

There was a rustling sound outside the fence, as if some small creature was trying to get through the fence.

This made the Goblin Slayer immediately tense his muscles and throw the throwing knife from his waist almost as a conditioned reflex.

However, the flying knife did not hit the enemy, and only a frightened sound was heard where it landed.

"Wow?! That was a close call!"

"what."

Although it was a question, Goblin Slayer turned it into a question.

He carefully used his shield to slowly push aside the weeds, and behind it was a completely aqua-blue slime.

It seemed to be the first time it saw a human, and it quickly got rid of its previous panic and introduced itself in a soft voice.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Slime Rimuru~ Not the evil slime!"

"?"

——Weird things like this are still happening all over the world.

However, the story of how all this came to an end and began again does not belong to the pioneers.

Everyone returned to the train.

"Welcome home, everyone."

Uncle Yang welcomed the return of the group, still holding the newspaper in his hand.

"Thank you for helping to clean up the mess. You all did a great job."

Ji Zi smiled gently as always. She had repaired her coffee machine and was setting the timer to make coffee for everyone.

"Hehe, this special pioneering mission has been successfully completed. It really wasn't easy!"

Sanyueqi stretched comfortably and prepared to take a shower and change into his favorite clothes.

Dan Heng nodded and went back to the think tank room. This time he collected a lot of useful materials and information, which he could update and upload as needed.

Xing also changed his previous energetic look and started yawning continuously.

"Can I ask for a break next time?"

"Well, in principle, the train crew doesn't force you to go on adventures. But if you miss out on a great adventure because you sleep in, I'm not sure you'd like that, huh?"

Jizi even said to her playfully.

"After all, it's so rare to catch up with everyone else. If we fall behind again in the blink of an eye, we'll have to catch up again."

"Haha. Okay, now it's time to let the kids have a good rest. The seal on the star core has been completely dealt with. Once everyone has recovered from their fatigue on Snail III, we can consider the next planet to depart for."

Walter smiled gently.

"After all, even Wendy must be pretty exhausted from this trip, right?"

“…Ah, yes, yes…”

The handsome young man who was ignored by everyone had a slightly red cheek at this moment. Rather than shyness, he looked more confused and trance-like.

"Hmm? Wendy, you don't look well. Are you feeling unwell?"

Just when Walter realized something was wrong, the next moment.

drip.

"Huh? It's so hot!"

The coffee cup fell from Jizi's hand, and the dark brown juice spilled all over the red carpet.

At the same time, Uncle Yang stood up without knowing when, while Wendy fell down as if her head was broken.

Xing seemed a little surprised by the scene, but still helped Wendy up immediately.

The boy's cheeks were now as red as a cooked crab, and he could only murmur unconsciously.

"I'm fine... I can still drink..."

"?"

At the same time, an alarm sounded inside the carriage.

"Attention! Attention! The spatial readings are abnormal...eh? The readings are returning to normal."

Pam's originally urgent voice turned confused, but soon turned into a serious report.

"Currently, the orbital stability rate is gradually improving, 76%...87%...98%! The driving environment has reached the predetermined threshold, and the train is allowed to start."

The rear door of the carriage was also opened, and March 7, who had just passed by, returned, wearing her favorite classic style.

"Hey, Pam. Why are you driving so fast? I was just about to wash—eh?"

She blinked blankly, a little confused by the people who had the same expression.

"Where are we?"

"March, move aside."

Dan Heng's voice came from behind her, and her body followed suit.

"Ah good."

"Everyone, it was just a while ago. Time around us jumped again, and-"

Dan Heng took a deep breath and looked at Wendy who had fainted.

"The affected area is quite large. I'm afraid that the recently connected star tracks have all experienced varying degrees of disturbance."

"What on earth happened?"

March 7 had no idea what was going on, and at this moment a projection suddenly appeared in the center of the carriage.

She first glanced at her watch, then gave a businesslike smile.

"Long time no see, everyone on the Star Train. I'm Kafka."

While wiping her hands, Ji Zi looked away in disgust.

And Xing stared at her and questioned.

"Did you do something?!"

"Hmm, good timing. Everyone's here—or seems to be?"

She didn't answer Xing, but just glanced playfully at the unconscious Wendy, but was interrupted the next moment by Jizi.

"No need for a charming self-introduction, Star Core Hunter. Tell me your purpose, and depending on the damage to the train, I will consider using strong, relatively strong, or very strong means to expel you."

"...Himeko, right?"

Kafka stared at her for a moment as if to confirm, and then raised that charming smile again.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your gathering. But I believe you are all aware that not long ago, dozens of galaxies radiating outward from this star field experienced varying degrees of time jumps. The reason for this is—"

She paused and whispered in a dangerous tone.

"That's him, isn't it?"

This suddenly made the atmosphere on the scene tense, and Jizi came in front of Xing and Wendy to block her hunter-like gaze.

"So talking to yourself is the Star Core Hunter style? I used to believe there were some experts among you, but I didn't expect I had misinterpreted it.

You know, most people who are on the company's bounty list have some talent. And your bounty is astronomical—no matter if they're dead or alive."

Ji Zi confronted him with the same dangerous but different smile.

"Do you want to know how much the bounty is for you and your companions?"

"I don't care much. The company's bounty is more praise than not infamy for us. The bigger the number, the greater the praise."

Kafka still had that gentle smile on her face, and a girl with a baby voice was faintly speaking beside her.

"It's so funny. I must have the highest number. I've already manually maxed it out—"

"You wanted criminals...what on earth do you want to do?!"

As Ji Zi showed her hostility, San Yue Qi also became fierce and aggressive.

"Hmm, that's a good question. I'm going to ask you to—change your destination."

Kafka snapped her fingers lightly, and then a fairy boat sailing in the starry sky appeared in front of everyone.

"Xianzhou Luofu. Have you heard of it?"

Chapter 1: Immortal Boat Journey

"...One of the six great ships of the Immortal Ship Alliance, the Immortal Ship Luofu. We know."

Walter's tone was flat.

"But what does this have to do with your purpose?"

"Don't worry, I'll tell you the part you don't know."

Kafka's smile deepened, carrying the usual mystery of the Star Core Hunters.

"This immortal ship is very close to you now, within reach of you in two warps. What a coincidence, isn't it? It's also within the range of the temporal disturbance. And, even more 'coincidentally', forty-five system hours ago, a star core exploded on Luofu."

Ji Zi's face suddenly turned gloomy when he heard this.

"It's a combination of natural and man-made disasters, isn't it?"

Kafka sneered, and her out-of-focus burgundy eyeglasses fell on everyone.

"Are you trying to threaten us with this? Star Core Hunter, I don't think this is a wise choice."