Honkai: Star Rail — A Nameless Traveler, a New Path Every Day - Chapter 12

“What are you looking at?”

“Look at you,” March 7th said, putting down her cup with an air of self-righteousness. “I was thinking, even though you’re incredibly weak after becoming intelligent, you seem quite useful, aren’t you? You can make ice cream machines, take care of people, and have a nice voice…”

“This is called the dual output of emotional value and practical value.”

“…Speak like a human being.”

“It means I can make you happy and help you solve your problems.”

“Oh.” March 7th nodded. “How many days can you maintain this state?”

“One day. It will switch randomly when I wake up tomorrow morning.”

“So what will you become tomorrow?”

“I don’t know.” You Yan spread his hands. “It could be [Preservation], it could be [Hunting], it could be [Pleasure], or it could be [Void]. The probability is average, it’s completely random.”

“What if it turns into nothingness?”

“That would be troublesome.” You Yan thought about it seriously for a moment. “In the [Void] state, I would feel that everything is meaningless. I might lie in my room all day without moving and lose interest in everything.”

“Wouldn’t that turn you into a salted fish?”

“It’s worse than being a salted fish. At least a salted fish can be eaten, but I’ll be emitting nothingness all over my body.”

On March 7th, after imagining that scene, he couldn’t help but shudder.

“No, no! You have to find a way to control it!”

“I can’t control it,” You Yan replied frankly. “It’s a characteristic of my destiny, something I can’t choose. I can only accept it and try my best to make the most of every state I’m in.”

“But…but…”

“Don’t worry,” You Yan interrupted her. “Even if I become [Nothingness], I won’t hurt anyone. At most, I’ll just lie there all day, not speaking or moving, feeling that nothing matters. But I’ll switch back the next day.”

“What if it becomes [pleasure]?”

On March 7th, she asked all sorts of questions, just like a child.

“I might be the Masked Fool, or I might be the Mourning Playwright.” You Yan smiled. “Anyway, no matter what I become, I’ll still be me. You certainly won’t dislike me, will you?”

“Of course!” March 7th nodded vigorously. “I didn’t mind when you turned into an insect, so I won’t mind whatever you turn into!”

“What if I always have a long face in front of you?”

“Then I’ll find a way to make you laugh!” March 7th declared confidently. “What if you became the Masked Fool, always laughing and joking around like that…”

“Then laugh with me?”

“That’s right!” March 7th grinned. “No matter how you change, I can handle it!”

After she finished speaking, she suddenly paused for a moment, then turned her face away somewhat embarrassedly.

“Um… what I mean is… you’re under my protection, so no matter what happens, I’ll always protect you…”

“Okay, as part of helping each other out, I also have to remind you—even though there’s medicine, don’t eat ice cream today. If you get an upset stomach again, I don’t have a second dose of the special medicine.”

March 7th stuck out her tongue, hugged the doll back to her arms, and rubbed her chin against the doll’s soft head.

“I know, I know, you’re as long-winded as Uncle Yang.”

She muttered to herself, her eyes darting towards the machine several times, clearly still wanting more. However, the slight pain in her stomach made her abandon the idea of ​​having another drink.

“Speaking of which…”

Suddenly, on March 7th, something occurred to him. He leaned forward, his eyes sparkling as he looked at Youyan.

“Since you are [Intelligence], can you calculate where we’ll go next? Or… or can you calculate when I’ll regain my memories?”

You Yan’s smile faded slightly. He looked at March 7’s expectant eyes and gently shook his head.

“I can’t calculate it.”

“Huh? Didn’t you become smarter? You can’t even figure this out?” March 7th slumped his shoulders in disappointment.

“Being smart doesn’t mean being omniscient, especially when it comes to things involving the future,” You Yan patiently explained. “So-called predictions are merely extrapolations of future possibilities based on existing information. The less information available, the less accurate the extrapolation. As for your memory…”

He paused for a moment, his gaze falling on the wall covered with photos behind March 7th.

“Actually, I think you’re doing great now. The past is important, but if you neglect the present in order to get back the past, wouldn’t that be putting the cart before the horse? Look at these photos, these are your current memories, things that truly belong to you.”

On March 7th, he turned around and followed his gaze.

“That’s true…”

She nodded thoughtfully, her fingers unconsciously pinching the ears of the Pam doll.

“Although I sometimes wonder what kind of person I was in the past, now I have Pam, Uncle Yang, Sister Himeko, Danheng… and you, this strange junior. It seems pretty good.”

“That’s right.” You Yan stood up and straightened his slightly wrinkled clothes. “Even if the past is a blank, as long as the present and the future are colorful, that’s fine. And I have a feeling that your past will come knocking on your door sooner or later, and you won’t be able to hide from it.”

Hey! Don’t jinx it!

———

Youyan returned to his room.

indeed.

My body is far too weak.

It is necessary to create a powerful defensive tool for oneself that can perfectly protect oneself in battle.

“No, offense is the best defense.”

Is it right?

Yes.

The ultimate form of attack is explosiveness and eruption; that’s how the underlying code works.

A bomb?

Youyan seemed to be deep in thought.

Ordinary bombs definitely won’t work.

Ideally, you should be able to carry it with you so you can take it out whenever you want to use it; it’s incredibly powerful in crucial moments.

He started drawing.

The principle of a stellar annihilation bomb is to use imaginary energy to trigger a chain reaction in the core of a star, instantly draining all the energy of a star and then releasing it in the form of an explosion.

However, isn’t this power too weak?

Thinking about how powerful the enemies the Star Train was facing, Youyan shook his head. He couldn’t let everyone down; he had to increase the power of the bombs.

Then…

Expanding the scope?

Or, how about using a galaxy-destroying bomb?

It was as if light bulbs were popping out of Youyan’s head.

Hey!

This feels like something worth trying.

A galaxy-scale attack would likely leave few living beings alive.