16
In stark contrast to Zhongli's evaluation, in Tokyo, a city in another world, Fanma Yujiro Hanma watched Star swing her baseball bat and shook his head in disappointment.
"The purity is too low."
In the Tokugawa residence, Yujiro Hanma and Miyamoto Musashi sat opposite each other. Their match was interrupted by the anomaly in the sky, so they decided to stop and see what would happen up there.
Initially, after discovering that the light screen was showing scenes from another world, Yujiro Hanma was very interested, especially when Kafka displayed swordsmanship no less inferior than Miyamoto Musashi's. He immediately became intrigued by this sexy and charming woman.
It seems that beauty and sexiness are just her disguise.
However, upon seeing the scene where Kafka was using her words to soothe Star, she frowned slightly with a hint of displeasure.
"Her sword usage is indeed excellent, probably on par with yours, right? This is an achievement gained through countless battles. It's just a pity that she became soft in front of this girl," Yujiro Hanma said regretfully. "It seems this girl named Star is her weakness."
"Possessing the power to manipulate hearts, yet only using it for soothing..." Fanma Yujiro Hanma snorted coldly. "If you want Star to join the Train Crew, there's no need to waste so many words on her."
Miyamoto Musashi thought for a moment, seemingly intrigued, and smiled slightly. "Oh? Yujiro Hanma, do you have a way to make Star join the Star Rail?"
"It's very simple, just use two words—" Yujiro Hanma slowly extended two fingers.
"Beat them."
"Pfft... cough, cough, cough." Tokugawa Mitsunari almost choked to death on a mouthful of tea.
"Beat them?" A look of confusion immediately appeared on Miyamoto Musashi's face. He repeatedly stroked his chin, pondering the meaning behind Yujiro Hanma's two words, but even after burning out his CPU, he still didn't understand what Yujiro Hanma wanted to express.
"To make the Star Rail accept this girl named Star, there is only one way: command them to accept."
Yujiro Hanma's laughter sounded a bit muffled. "Grab the heads of the unwilling Train Crew members, force them to accept that girl, and if they refuse... beat them, keep beating them until they obey, and then issue the command."
Yujiro Hanma gently placed his fingers on the coffee table in front of him. With a seemingly casual flick, a hard corner of the coffee table snapped off in his palm like brittle glass. He clenched his fist, hearing a continuous rustling sound in his palm. He slowly opened his hand, and the hard piece of wood that was there a second ago had turned into dust.
"As long as you continuously apply violence, even gods will submit to your will. If the opponent doesn't yield, it only means you're not violent enough." Yujiro Hanma was very satisfied with his explanation. He released his hand, and the wood dust cascaded from his palm like a waterfall.
"I see... As expected of the Ogre." Miyamoto Musashi casually praised him perfunctorily.
He watched the images on the light screen intently, not wanting to miss a second. In his cautious view, the martial arts possessed by people from other worlds and their abilities comparable to magic had already far exceeded his imagination. It was likely that what the woman named Kafka displayed was just the tip of the iceberg.
Miyamoto Musashi snorted coldly in his heart.
Extreme violence can obtain everything.
Yujiro Hanma... Is it really that simple?
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【The camera angle in the light screen changed. March 7th and Star had arrived at the central area of the containment cabin. In front of them was a giant elevator connecting all levels of the Herta Space Station.】
【"Later, we'll take that middle elevator down to the main control section. Are you familiar with the way there?" March 7th looked at the elevator in the distance. As if she had thought of something, she sized Star up and down again and asked doubtfully, "Speaking of which, the clothes you're wearing aren't the Herta Space Station uniform. Are you really from here?"】
【Star still shook her head blankly. "I don't know either."】
【"Your amnesia is quite severe," March 7th pouted, feeling a bit dejected, but she quickly cheered up and said, "Never mind, we won't ask anymore. Let's go, I'll take you back first."】
【The two of them cleared their way through again and finally reached the elevator. However, no matter how March 7th fiddled with the control panel, the elevator showed no sign of starting.】
【"Did you break it?"】
【"I didn't do it!" March 7th quickly took her hands off the control panel, indicating her innocence. "It must be the Antimatter Legion's fault! If only the almighty Teacher Dan Heng were here, he knows a bunch of inexplicable things, maybe he could even fix the elevator!"】
【"I don't know how to do that," Dan Heng suddenly appeared out of nowhere from behind March 7th, startling the two of them.】
【Dan Heng explained his route and said that he had found Arlan's whereabouts. If they could meet up with him, they should be able to solve the elevator problem.】
【Without further ado, the three of them immediately changed direction and headed for the monitoring room. Fortunately, Dan Heng was skilled enough to eliminate all the Voidrangers along the way. The few of them easily arrived at the monitoring room and saw Arlan.】
【Arlan wasn't tall, had short white hair, and the most striking feature was a conspicuous scar on his dark skin.】
【"Are you together?"】
【March 7th glanced at Dan Heng beside her and answered naturally, "Yes, he and I are both crew members of the Star Rail."】
【Dan Heng explained why the Train Crew had come to the Herta Space Station and how they unfortunately encountered the Antimatter Legion's attack. After resolving Arlan's doubts, everyone finally returned to the issue of the elevator.】
【"After the evacuation was completed, the elevator's access was temporarily locked to prevent further attacks by the legion," Arlan seemed to remember something and asked, "Station Master Asta entrusted you to find me, she should have given you the key to unlock it, right?"】
【March 7th tried hard to put on a thinking face, her embarrassment evident on her face. "It seems... she gave me a card..."】
【Dan Heng sighed helplessly. "March 7th..."】
【"I don't remember where I put it," March 7th said, looking wronged and pitiful.】
Inazuma of Teyvat.
Yae Miko watched March 7th's slightly silly and cute expression with great interest.
Just like admiring a god next to her who was as naive and simple as a country girl.
How cute~
Thunder Raiden held a half-finished Dango Milk in her hand. As she wiped her mouth, she clearly felt Yae Miko's gaze.
Thunder Raiden smiled slightly, almost imperceptibly—although she was her familiar, Yae Miko's gaze was perhaps a little too blatant.
It was like a casual tease on a whim, yet also like a fervent gaze that had been planned for a long time.
Under the Sacred Sakura tree, countless shrine maidens were busy cleaning the courtyard. From time to time, glances would turn towards her. These glances were either respectful or adoring; in any case, none were as frivolous as Yae Miko's, making it seem as if she, a god, could be bullied by her.
By the way, she wouldn't think that I'm as silly as March 7th in this light screen, would she?
【Just as Thunder Raiden was lost in thought, March 7th finally found the key after some searching and unlocked the elevator's access.】
【The few of them turned a corner after leaving the room and arrived at the elevator entrance. They didn't encounter any decent enemies along the way, but just as they were about to reach their destination, a whooshing sound came from behind them. A flying spear shot towards the group like an arrow from a bowstring. Fortunately, Dan Heng was quick-witted and used his spear shaft to parry this fierce and powerful blow.】
【They saw a centaur-like Voidranger blocking their path, aggressively preparing to intercept and kill the few of them.】
"Lady Frieren, look, it seems a formidable monster has finally appeared," Stark shook Frieren's shoulder, staring intently at the impending battle on the light screen.
It was tall, agile, and also possessed the ability to inflict damage from a distance.
This kind of monster, in their world, would be considered a rather difficult opponent among the demons.
"Stark, if you were to fight this monster, what would you do?" Frieren turned her head and asked him.
"Hmm..." Stark began to think seriously. As the warrior in the adventurer party, he would sooner or later encounter a demon no less formidable than this centaur.
"I'd probably use different martial arts to get close, and then take the opportunity to look for its weaknesses, right? This monster is very agile... maybe I'd have to find a way to attack its head or limbs..."
Just as Stark was analyzing seriously, the people in the light screen had already started to act.
【"Rules are meant to be broken."】
【After uttering a seemingly nonsensical statement, Star's metal baseball bat was covered in a layer of blue light. Before Dan Heng in front of her could react, Star charged out, not caring about anything else, and swung her bat at the stomper's head first.】
