Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 281 Alicia and Idrila

"As for how I obtained the coordinates, you'll have to ask Kiana. She's the one who found the coordinates of Onpharos."

"I see. Since it was Miss Kiana who found the coordinates, then I have no objections." Black Swan gave up on asking any further questions.

"So what's the Star Train's reply? Would you mind if I hitched a ride?"

“Of course I don’t mind,” Himeko said. “The Star Train welcomes all people with good intentions to board, whether or not they choose to join the Star Train.”

"That's good. In that case, would you mind if I recommended someone else to join us?"

Hearing Kiana's words, Himeko couldn't help but sigh. "Kiana, I hope you can finish what you're saying next time. Tell me, who is the other person?"

“You are more familiar with the other person than Mei, and you even had an in-depth conversation with him recently.”

"So who is that person?"

"Come in," Kiana gestured for the person outside the train to come in.

"Hello, it's nice to see you again." The person who came in was naturally Sunday. At this moment, he had completely shed his superior demeanor and had become unusually peaceful.

However, this change was still not enough to directly eliminate everyone's hostility towards Sunday. When they saw that it was Sunday who came in, everyone subconsciously became wary.

"Don't be nervous. I'm here because of Kiana's recommendation. Ever since I was defeated by you, I've realized that I need to go out and explore to broaden my horizons. It's just that staying in one place means seeing too little."

"So you're just an ordinary 'passenger' right now?" Walter asked.

“Yes.” Sunday nodded. “My plan, or rather the Oak family’s plan, has been thwarted by you. I have also lost my former identity. We are no longer enemies in terms of our positions.”

"No longer enemies?" Walter adjusted his glasses, his tone full of distrust. "Forgive me for being frank, but after what happened, it's really hard for us to believe your words."

"Of course I know it's difficult to dispel everyone's prejudices against me, but at least now there's a simple way to verify whether I'm being sincere, isn't there?"

As Sunday was mentioned, the gaze shifted to the black swan, who instantly understood what Sunday meant.

"You mean you want me to examine your memories to verify that you're not lying?"

“Yes, don’t worry, I won’t resist,” Sunday assured him. “Besides, isn’t Miss Kiana right here?”

So, at Sunday's request, the Black Swan used its memory to examine Sunday's memories, and as Sunday had said, he offered no resistance.

Even though his consciousness was tainted by the power of memory, he only frowned slightly, and his subconscious resistance was suppressed by his own will.

After a brief period of investigation, the Black Swan concluded that Sunday had indeed not lied. At least everyone no longer needed to worry about Sunday betraying them; whether or not to become friends with Sunday was up to them.

It was clear that the attitude of the people on the Starry Sky Train softened instantly after they learned that Sunday genuinely wanted to temporarily join the train; at least they no longer showed obvious hostility.

Danheng, in particular, although he didn't say much, has begun to show a more friendly attitude towards Sunday.

After all, just as Dan Heng himself said during the decisive battle, Sunday was a noble person, and if it weren't for their differing stances, Dan Heng would be happy to befriend him.

The meeting officially ended, but the Star Train did not intend to go directly to Onfaros, since the other world in the group chat seemed to have encountered some trouble before losing contact.

To prevent herself from encountering the same trouble, Himeko thought it would be better to make more preparations. This would also be a good opportunity for everyone to relax and spend a few more days on planets they'd visited before.

The train is expected to first jump to the Black Tower space station to have a detailed discussion with the Black Tower about Onpharos.

After all, even the Black Tower from another world was banned in the group chat, and it even affected Screw and Gumm, although Screw and Gumm weren't completely banned.

However, his speech was also greatly restricted; he could only post things that were unrelated to Onphalus.

However, he still managed to convey some clues about Onphalus using the logic of language, although these clues were very fragmented.

Out of curiosity, Black Tower temporarily decided to cancel his plan to meet with the Venerable Master and instead began to carefully study Onpharos. Even Screw Goom was pulled in as a laborer to search for information about Onpharos in the simulated universe day and night.

Anyway, Black Tower had a premonition that this plan to meet with the Venerable Master would end in failure again. In order to get the opportunity to ask the Venerable Master questions, Black Tower would go to meet with the Venerable Master every once in a while.

But it basically ended in failure. The mechanical head had already foreseen all of the Black Tower's actions and knew the best time to meet with it.

In other words, what the Black Tower did was a futile effort, but so what? She is the Black Tower, the messenger of wisdom, how could she possibly give up and choose to obey because of this? Thus, the Black Tower began a long tug-of-war with the Venerable One of Wisdom.

Getting back to the main point, since the conversation with the Black Tower only required Himeko, Walter, and Tesla, the others naturally got a very long vacation.

Using the boundary anchor star and others is also very convenient for traveling to various places. During the handover of the Huichangshi, it was necessary for the Starry Sky Train Association to be present. So, Xing, who happened to be visiting the Huichangshi, was taken over to complete the handover ceremony.

Thus, Xing officially became the captain of the Huichangshi, and the Huichangshi was officially renamed the Pioneer.

Hoshi learned from Himeko that the Pioneer was originally intended to be managed by Hoshi, and even if no one was present at the time, Himeko would have directly appointed a manager afterward.

However, since Xing happened to be there, it saved some unnecessary procedures.

Some time later, the Immortal Ship sent a message inviting the Starry Sky Train crew to participate in the Starry Sky Martial Arts Ceremony.

This martial arts ceremony was intended to inspire people and demonstrate to the outside world that even after experiencing such a crisis, the Immortal Ship Luofu remained intact. Of course, this invitation was also sent to the Hyperion, which was still temporarily staying in this world.

It wasn't that Kiana and the others didn't want to go directly to the next world, but rather that the Consciousness Integration told them that their mission in this world was not over.

The Hyperion did not set sail for the next world. Incidentally, the Consciousness Unification also informed Kiana and the others that a new companion had arrived in this world, but it did not intend to reveal who it was, only giving a location—the Immortal Ship Luofu.

Kiana and the others readily accepted the invitation. Meanwhile, Xing and March 7th also approached Danheng, wanting him to join them on a trip to the Immortal Ship.

As for Sunday, it wasn't that they didn't want to invite him. Rather, they did invite him, but he declined.

The reason was that he was about to go on a long trip and wanted to see Pinocchio one more time and say goodbye to the robin.

However, given his current sensitive status, seeing the robin is not a simple matter and requires careful consideration.

Upon learning that the Hyperion had also been invited, Xing and the captain traveled together to the Immortal Ship Luofu.

Kiana said she would arrive shortly, and that she was currently in the Origin Land.

"Are you sure there's no problem?" Kiana asked with concern, looking at Alicia, whose forehead was covered in cold sweat.

“It’s alright,” Alicia said, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead. “Ever since I woke up in this world, I knew this day would come sooner or later.”

At this moment, the power within Alicia's body was surging at an astonishing rate, only to be quickly suppressed.

This was a sign that Alicia was about to become a Star Goddess again, but she suppressed it herself.

For a Star God, once they become a Star God, they will always be a Star God, whether in the past or the future. Even if they die, they will become a Star God again after reincarnation.

Alicia's situation is somewhat special. In order to resolve the collapse of this world, she, as a pure and beautiful star goddess in the past, chose to merge with the Honkai and eventually throw herself into the embrace of nothingness, using the power of nothingness to completely destroy the Honkai.

But just as success was about to be achieved, the Pure Star God intercepted the remaining power of the Honkai and transformed it into the Cocoon of the End, which was then released into the world of Honkai Impact 3.

Since then, the Cocoon of the End has been searching for its destined one in the world of Honkai Impact 3rd, carrying the remaining pure and beautiful Star God power. Until the time of Earth's pre-civilization, the remaining Star God power inside the Cocoon gave birth to a being named Alicia by chance.

The story that follows is unique to Alicia. In the end, Alicia, who has become the Herrscher of Origin, merges with the Cocoon of the End once again, bringing the possibility of humanity to the Herrschers of the future.

She also came to understand what kind of existence she truly was because of this incident, but unfortunately, her consciousness fell into a deep sleep the next moment.

It wasn't until Mei brought the letter to the Land of Origin and briefly awakened her that Alicia dressed Mei in clothes after she regained her memories of the Paradise, helping her become the new Herrscher of Origin, and she fell into a deep sleep once again.

When she woke up again, it was the time when Kiana and the others first came to this world. Because the pure and beautiful destiny sensed Alicia's existence and resonated with her, Alicia, who received the support of destiny, began to awaken.

She could have used the power of destiny to regain her status as a Star Goddess and separate from the Cocoon. But Alicia chose to refuse, because she believed that she was herself, merely a person named Alicia.

Instead of Idrila, who chose to sacrifice herself for this world, Alicia is fortunate to have the help of the Cocoon of the End, which allows her to easily keep fate at bay, but at the cost of not being able to step out of the Land of Origin even once.

Now, Alicia has not only left the Land of Origin, but also chose to accept her fate—to become the Pure Star Goddess again—in order to help Welt and the others defeat Sunday.

She quickly chose to interrupt the process, but at the cost of it, she was now inevitably ascending towards becoming a star goddess, and the feelings and memories she cherished were fading because of it.

Alicia didn't want to lose these precious feelings and memories with her companions, so after the incident, she immediately returned to the Origin Land, wanting to refuse to become a Star God using her old methods.

However, she underestimated the power of destiny. Because she had once actively accepted the power of destiny, even in the Origin Land, Alicia was no longer able to completely shut out destiny.

Even though Kiana had been unconditionally borrowing Alicia's power for the past few days, it was no use. The power of destiny was like her shadow, able to pass through the barrier Alicia had set up and flow into Alicia's body no matter how much she refused.

"You...you haven't told them anything about me, have you?" Alicia asked.

"Not yet, but if you keep hiding from them, they'll find out sooner or later, and then even I won't be able to hide the truth anymore."

"That's good. Could you give me a little more time? Just a little bit."

Seeing Alicia Kiana's hands, which were becoming increasingly strained, she subconsciously clenched them. "You clearly know there's another way to solve this situation, so why don't you use it?"

"After all, this concerns the captain's safety, and I cannot make a decision unilaterally based on my own selfish desires."

"But even if the captain agrees, you won't use that method, will you?"

"..."

Alicia fell silent. Indeed, just as Kiana said, even if the captain agreed to that method, she would not be able to carry it out.

After all, that's the energy of the entire destiny, and even with the captain's special status, Alicia couldn't guarantee that the captain could withstand it.

This isn't as simple as Aha giving all the power of his Pleasure Destiny to a bug just for fun. You see, after learning that the bug wouldn't qualify for the Genius Club, Yamato instantly lost interest.

Without Aha's help, the insect that had accepted the power of the entire Pleasure Path to become the strongest messenger completely disintegrated into cosmic dust within a single day. No, it couldn't even be considered dust anymore; it didn't even leave behind any molecules.

Therefore, Alicia, who is well aware of the dangers involved, would naturally not use this method, even if Kiana would use it as a transit point.

“There’s another way.” Kiana took a deep breath and made a decision. “Alicia, transfer your destiny power to me.”

"Is this really okay?" Alicia asked. "Won't something go wrong?"

Indeed, Kiana, who has completely evolved into a unified consciousness entity, is more suitable than the captain.

Moreover, the Cocoon of the End, which has already merged with Kiana, inherently possesses a portion of pure and beautiful power, making it perfectly appropriate for Kiana to fully accept this power.

"Of course! Ultimately, the reason why your emotions and memories will become faint after you become a Star God is because the power of destiny will automatically turn you back into the Idrila of the past. The Idrila of the past did not have any interaction with the people of the previous civilization, so naturally they will become faint or even disappear."

As long as you can transfer these powers to another person immediately upon becoming a Star God, and make that person bear the cost, you can retain everything you have now while becoming a Star God. It's just that you'll need to take an extra step when using the power.

I understand your reasons for disagreeing with making the captain the vessel for this power, and frankly, I'm also worried he won't be able to bear the cost. So, I'm the only option left, aren't I?

"Seriously, aren't you worried that you won't be able to handle it?" Alicia said with a wry smile.

"Don't worry, I am Kiana Kaslana! This price is nothing to me!"

Looking at Kiana's radiant smile, Alicia recalled the memories she had acquired from Kiana.

She was optimistic and kind in the past, or rather, in her previous life, almost exactly the same as Kiana in the original work. Perhaps this is the real reason why the captain was attracted to her.

Warm as the sun, burning itself to illuminate those around it.

"You're really cunning, Kiana," Alicia said, trembling. "Now that you've put it that way, what reason do I have to refuse?"

Alicia looked up at Kiana, a different emotion in her eyes. Then she closed her eyes, burying this feeling deep in her heart and saying nothing more.