Honkai: Star Rail — A Nameless Traveler, a New Path Every Day - Chapter 19

“Relax.”

“I’m starting to doubt whether your relaxation is really normal relaxation…”

Could it be that…

March 7th looked at Youyan with suspicion in her eyes.

“Don’t look at me like that. Do I look like the kind of person who would send his men out to fight in swimsuits?”

“You’ve already said it yourself!” March 7th retorted. “So why are you making your subordinates fight in swimsuits?!”

“Why not use the new skin if it’s available?”

You Yan was perfectly justified.

“A new skin?”

March 7th stared at him wide-eyed in disbelief.

“Look at you, you’re such an amateur.” You Yan waved his hand, acting like an expert. “Swimsuits have many advantages—they’re lightweight and flexible, reduce drag, and in crucial moments, you can use them to confuse the enemy and distract them.”

“Is what you call a proper battle?!”

“Of course it’s serious. Our first rule for Hyperions is: we can lose the battle, but we can’t mess up our appearance.”

“What kind of twisted logic is this!” March 7th said angrily, hands on her hips. “Don’t the Valkyries have any objections?”

“What Valkyrie?”

Youyan scratched his head.

“Huh?”

March 7th was dumbfounded.

“What do you mean? Didn’t you say your subordinates were Valkyries?”

“My subordinates are not just Valkyries.”

You Yan looked at March 7 with a speechless expression.

“What else?”

March 7 blinked, completely unaware that she had been led astray.

You Yan did not answer.

He simply raised his hand and pointed to the hatch on the other side of the energy center.

“Want to see?”

“…I’d really like to see.”

“Come with me.”

On March 7th, Danheng and Jizi followed Youyan, intending to broaden their horizons.

If it’s not that kind… then what kind is it?

Youyan led them to the observation room above the armory, from which they could see Alahato and the Sky Thunder.

“Ai-chan, put on your swimsuit.”

“receive.”

Change into a swimsuit? Let Ai-chan do it?

However, it wasn’t Ai-chan who changed into the swimsuit.

It’s the Sky Thunder.

March 7’s worldview was shaken at that moment. The image of the huge, cool, and powerful white mecha, dressed in a white swimsuit, standing quietly in the armory, was deeply imprinted in her mind.

“Quack! My eyes! My eyes! I’m going blind!”

On March 7th, he covered his eyes and rolled on the ground.

Himeko and Danheng’s lips twitched, but Himeko finally let out a laugh.

“My eyes! My eyes! You Yan, you pervert! You monstrous pervert!”

“How am I a pervert?” You Yan spread his hands innocently. “You said you wanted to see it, and I showed it to you. Why are you cursing me now?”

“Is this what I meant by ‘want to see’?”

“So what do you mean?”

“You’re making the mechs wear swimsuits!”

“The Sky Thunder is my subordinate,” You Yan said matter-of-factly. “What’s wrong with it wearing a swimsuit? Isn’t a swimsuit a new skin?”

“You’re talking about skin? That’s a swimsuit!”

“How can swimwear not be considered skin? Swimwear is a type of clothing.”

“But it’s wearing a women’s swimsuit!!!”

“How can you be sure that the Sky Thunder isn’t female?”

Youyan looked at March 7 with an expression that seemed to say, “Are you actually discriminating against the gender of mecha?”

“ha?”

“This thing has a gender? It’s made of iron! How can an iron lump have a gender!”

“Why can’t a metal lump have a gender? Ai-chan is also a data stream, isn’t she still a beautiful girl?” Yu Yan retorted confidently, casually patting the railing. “And look at this streamlined armor, these elegant wings, these powerful long legs—how is she not like a girl?”

Those are indeed very long legs…

The part about the legs that are tens of meters long.

“Who in their right mind would stare at a steel plate tens of meters high? And where did that swimsuit fabric even come from? How could it be stretched so wide?!”

“Of course, it’s made of specially formulated nanomaterials.” You Yan adjusted his naval cap, his tone full of pride. “It’s not only waterproof and dustproof, but it can also withstand high-intensity energy impacts.”

“What exactly are you so proud of…?”

Youyan activated the Tian Ting’s unmanned driving mode.

“Look, she can even be shy.”

“…”

March 7th’s mouth gaped open as she watched in disbelief as the massive, powerful humanoid weapon adopted a demure, ladylike posture.

“puff–“

Himeko couldn’t help but laugh heartily.

Danheng turned his head away, his shoulders shrugging.

“Shy? Is this what you call shy?” March 7th pointed at the giant mecha assuming a ladylike posture, her voice cracking, “This is what you call shy?!”

“What else?” You Yan tilted his head to look at her. “Have you ever seen a mecha do something like that?”

On March 7th, he opened his mouth, but was speechless.

“Look,” You Yan pointed at the mecha, “this is what it means to be shy.”

The key point is—the key point is—

March 7th blushed, realizing that he couldn’t even articulate what the key point was.

Wearing swimsuits in mechs is quite absurd, but Youyan explains it as if it’s perfectly normal, as if there’s really no problem with it. Swimsuits are indeed a type of clothing, and mechs can indeed have gender recognition; these statements, while absurd, aren’t entirely without merit.

“It’s actually quite interesting.” Himeko wiped away the tears of laughter from the corner of her eyes. “At least I never thought I would see a scene like this.”

“Sister Himeko, what happened to you too—”

“Little March, don’t you think so?” Himeko looked at her with a smile. “From another perspective, this ship and this mecha are both things created by Youyan. The fact that he is willing to show them to us in this way shows that he really trusts us.”

March 7th paused for a moment.

“So, you mean…”

“What I mean is,” Himeko walked over and patted her on the shoulder, “just treat it as entertainment, don’t take it too seriously.”

“Sister Himeko, you’re so open-minded!”

Dan Heng finally steadied his shoulders and turned to look at You Yan: “Are you planning to keep this mecha dressed like this forever?”

“Of course not.” Youyan shook his head. “It’s just to demonstrate the function. Ai-chan, change the Skybreaker back to its standard paint scheme.”

“Received~” Ai-chan replied cheerfully.

The white light in the armory flashed a few times, and the swimsuit quickly disappeared. The Skybreaker transformed back into the cool white mech it had been before, with the wing-like armor on its back and shoulders unfolding, its powerful lines gleaming coldly under the lights.

“call–“

March 7th breathed a sigh of relief and finally relaxed.

“This is what mechs should look like…”

So you think that look wasn’t good?

“Of course it doesn’t look good!”

“Then your aesthetic sense needs improvement.” You Yan shook his head regretfully.

“My aesthetic sense doesn’t need to be improved!”