Chapter 420 - 419: Pain

Chapter 420: Chapter 419: Pain

So Silver Wolf and Herta’s tragic mandarin duck pair had already started fighting back then?

While eating melon, Stelle analyzed: Speaking of which, ever since I last saw Herta and Silver Wolf at the space station, there haven’t been any more scenes with these two, right?

Also, Herta’s social media account hasn’t been updated in a long time either. You can’t even see her alt account with an unknown IP going crazy in the comment sections anymore.

What have they been doing all this time?

Forget it, forget it. It’s none of my business······

Stelle decided she shouldn’t guess randomly. What if she actually guessed something she shouldn’t?

Hunter Stelle walked over to Boothill.

The current leader of the Stellaron Hunters looked at Hunter Stelle with respect and slightly bowed: "Captain, I’m ready. Please give the order."

In the past, whenever Hunter Stelle came to find Boothill, she would only do one thing — assign missions to deal with unexpected situations.

Hunter Stelle’s golden eyes gazed at the starry sky outside the spaceship. After a few seconds of silence, she slowly spoke: "The party was going well, but unfortunately, it has to be paused."

Boothill instantly understood her meaning: "Yes. I’ll go prepare right away. Everything will be arranged within five minutes."

"Mm. I know. After all, you’ve never disappointed me."

Hunter Stelle extended a hand toward Boothill. The latter immediately knelt on one knee upon seeing it and gently kissed the back of her hand.

Click click click——

The memory involving "Hunter Stelle and Boothill" was frozen.

This memory surprised Stelle: Eh? This is me? I used to be the boss of the Stellaron Hunters?! Wait, no — I should have been second only to Elio. It’s impossible that I was Elio, right?

But the pressure I was giving off just now was really strong. Even the almighty Boothill was my little brother. I knew my identity back then wasn’t simple.

"Firefly, Kafka, Silver Wolf, Boothill······ Right, that’s exactly four people."

Stelle counted on her fingers. With this, she had collected the memories of all the Stellaron Hunters. Logically speaking, now that this secret had been remembered again, [Fuli]’s gaze should have been cast over.

——Hunter Stelle walked up to Blade.

Stelle: ······

My deepest apologies, Uncle Blade! I really, really, really didn’t mean to leave you out!

This is so strange. Blade is clearly the one I met the most among the Stellaron Hunters, yet I completely overlooked him. It feels like some kind of rule is shifting all misfortune onto Uncle Blade.

Hunter Stelle looked at Blade without speaking.

Blade also silently looked back at Hunter Stelle. For some reason, Stelle felt that Blade was the only one in this group who didn’t take Hunter Stelle seriously.

"I’m sorry. We’re out of money again." Hunter Stelle even took the initiative to lower her posture, lowering her head as she spoke.

Stelle: ?

Damn? Uncle Blade’s status in the Stellaron Hunters is this high? I thought Hunter Stelle was the second-in-command just now, but she got pushed down to third place by Uncle Blade this fast.

Blade looked impatient: "Hey, shouldn’t you know when to stop? Over eight billion in funds disappeared just like that? At least try to last a month first, okay? Besides, the company isn’t an idiot. You can’t keep shearing wool like this. If you keep going, we might all be finished."

Hunter Stelle: "But all our expenses are necessary. Look, we’re even eating instant noodles just to hold a party now. If this continues, the Stellaron Hunters are going to have to beg on the streets."

Blade fell silent: "······"

Seeing that Blade seemed to be wavering, Hunter Stelle quickly added: "Just do it for my sake, okay? Go turn yourself in to the company!"

Blade: "······"

Suddenly, Blade’s expression became very complicated. Helplessness, sorrow, and pain mixed together. In the end, he forced the corners of his mouth into a slight curve, as if trying to smile, but ultimately failed to do so.

For some reason, just by seeing this expression, Stelle could immediately understand how much pain he was in.

Click click click——

The memory involving "Hunter Stelle and Blade" was frozen.

Stelle looked at Blade’s pained face and her mouth twitched slightly. She suddenly understood why Blade was different from the others.

From the conversation just now, it wasn’t hard to tell that Hunter Stelle had taken on most of the responsibilities in this team. Firefly didn’t have the mind for it, Kafka didn’t have the brains, Silver Wolf didn’t have the ability, and Boothill was her little brother.

Therefore, Hunter Stelle was the one single-handedly supporting the Stellaron Hunters. That was why everyone else acknowledged her as the "Stellie Boss."

But Blade was different. He seemed to be one of the only two people in the group who actually did real work. Not only did the entire Stellaron Hunters’ funding depend on him to keep running, he didn’t owe anyone anything — in fact, everyone else owed him favors.

No wonder. Uncle Blade, you really have it rough······ Stelle sighed. For a moment, she felt deep sympathy for Blade.

From her previous interactions with Blade, she had learned a little about his "history of pain." Especially the two major periods — the "Zhu Ming period" and the "Five Smiles period." Now, it seemed she had to add another one: the "Stellaron Hunter period."

["Buried memories... Heavenly Father... He... has looked over······"]

["Trailblazer... be careful... outside the window······"]

At this moment, Oronyx’s voice, which had been silent for a long time, rang out. Stelle subconsciously turned her head and looked toward the starry sky outside the spaceship.

Then, she met the gaze of a crystalline celestial spirit.

Fuli, the Aeon of [Remembrance].

"Mem?"

A pink figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere and pounced in front of Stelle, staring at her with curious starry eyes.

Stelle also curiously stared back at Mem: "Mem?"

Mem: "Mem? (Are you calling me?)"

Stelle: "Mem? (Expressing surprise)"

Mem: "Mem? (Are you imitating me?)"

Stelle: "Mem!"

Mem: "Mem? (I’m getting dizzy from you calling me...)"

Boom——!

Just as Stelle was about to say something, the entire spaceship suddenly shook violently. She turned around and saw that a cold electronic alert had already sounded inside the ship: "Warning! Antimatter Legion detected attacking. Please prepare and evacuate immediately."

Deeper layers of [Memory] began to loosen:

"Eh?! Antimatter Legion? Our luck is really bad, isn’t it?"

Kafka ran back to her room in a panic. "This young lady’s newly bought sunglasses and coat haven’t been packed yet! Blade, help hold them off for a bit!"

Silver Wolf: "My newly bought 50090 hasn’t even been used for a few days! Damn Antimatter Legion. Blade, for my sake, use ’Burial of the Other Shore’ on the Voidrangers!"

Boothill: "I’ll go start the emergency spaceship. Blade, clear out the Voidrangers in the hangar first!"

Firefly: "SAM, activate! Blade, I need to protect Stellie and can’t provide support for now. But don’t worry — once we’re all safe, we’ll definitely come back to save you!"

Blade: "······"

In the end, Blade once again showed that pained smile and looked at Stelle: "······Dance, partner."