Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 163

Ye Yun nodded.

"That's right. Anyone who comes is a friend, and if I can help, I definitely will.

If you feel bad about it, you can come by often and support my business.

Here, you can buy anything you want with Star Coins.

As for Star Coins, they can be exchanged with Stellar Jade."

Upon hearing this, Aglaea gratefully responded again.

"Thank you for helping Teacher Trianne. I'll be sure to come shop here often in the future."

Ye Yun smiled and carried Klee over to the dining table to sit down.

"Alright everyone, come eat. Guoba, is the rice ready?"

From the kitchen, Guoba came running out carrying a big pot of rice and placed it on the table.

"Lulu~ Lulu~"

Ye Yun opened the lid, and a cloud of white steam rose up.

"The rice turned out great today. Come on, help yourselves."

The seven little ones climbed onto chairs, bringing Trianne, Tribbie, and Trinnon along with them.

Bailu picked up Trianne's little bowl.

"Trianne, let me get your rice."

Trianne was overjoyed.

"Yay! Time to eat~"

After serving Trianne, Bailu called out to the others.

"Everyone, pass me your bowls. I'll serve you too."

Klee, Hook, Tibo, and the other little cuties lined up, passing their bowls one after another.

Bailu handled the serving while the others helped pass the bowls.

Himeko smiled warmly at the scene.

"What a bunch of adorable kids."

With the rice served, the ten little ones eagerly started eating, enjoying their food immensely.

Bailu also helped Trianne with dishes.

"Trianne, try this braised fish—it's super tasty! It's one of Xiangling's specialties!"

Trianne took a big bite of fish, and the tender meat melted in her mouth.

"Mmm~ Mmm~ This fish is so good! I've never had anything like it!"

Tribbie and Trinnon also tried the grilled fish and found it delicious.

Klee, standing next to Tibo, said:

"Trinnon~ Let's go blast some fish after we eat!"

Before Trinnon could respond, Bailu and Trianne quickly chimed in:

"Sure! We haven't done that in a long time! I'm in!"

"Blasting fish? Yay! Yay! Trianne wants to go too!"

Hook, Diona, and the others also agreed to the plan.

Seeing this, Tibo had no choice but to agree.

"I-I'll go too, then."

Ye Yun chuckled.

"Have you thought about one thing before going out to blast fish?"

All ten little ones turned to look at Ye Yun.

"What is it? Klee doesn't know~" Klee scratched her head and shrugged in confusion.

Hook also couldn't guess.

"Hook doesn't know either. What is it?"

Ye Yun said,

"Have you gotten permission from the adults to go out and play?"

Klee realized it at once.

"Ah~ Klee forgot to ask Ye Yun big brother for permission to go out and play~

Ye Yun big brother~ Can I go blast fish?"

Ye Yun turned to Rios and said,

"Rios, take Klee and the others to Rimuru's place later.

There should be big fish over there for them to blast."

Ye Yun remembered seeing an episode in Rimuru's anime where he took his subordinates swimming, and there were a giant snail and lots of big fish in that lake.

Rios nodded in agreement.

"Okay."

Klee, thrilled that Ye Yun had agreed, bounced up and down in her chair with excitement.

Bailu said,

"Everyone, let's hurry and eat. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can go blast fish!"

Tribbie raised her little fists beside her.

"Yeah! Eat fast! Tribbie wants to go blast fish! Hahaha!"

The ten little ones held their rice bowls and shoveled food in quickly.

Bailu and Tribbie were the fastest eaters. After finishing, they ran off to the mini-bar to wash their hands and faces.

Soon, Klee, Hook, and Yaoyao also finished eating and went to wash up.

Qiqi and Trinnon were the slowest eaters. Seeing everyone else was done, they started panicking, calling for the others to wait while they sped up.

Finally, Qiqi and Trinnon finished and caught up with the group heading toward Rimuru.

At Rimuru's place—

He was busy with the goblins and ogres clearing land for farming and preparing to plant crops.

At that moment—

Rios arrived with the ten little ones.

Klee lit up with excitement upon seeing Rimuru.

"Yay! It's the talking slime!"

She ran over and stood in front of Rimuru, smiling at him.

Bailu and Tribbie also ran over.

"Talking slime! This lady has come to play!"

Tribbie looked at Rimuru curiously.

"Wow~ What kind of creature is this?"

Rimuru looked up at Klee.

"Klee-chan~ What brings you here?"

Klee giggled.

"Klee came to blast fish~ Mr. Talking Slime, do you know where we can find fish nearby?"

Rimuru thought for a moment—he actually didn't know.

But hey, weren't there locals?

He turned to Benimaru and asked,

"Benimaru, is there a lake nearby? Klee and the others want to blast fish."

Benimaru recalled and said,

"There is one in the southern forest—lots of fish there."

Rimuru nodded.

"Alright, you all keep working on the fields. I'll take Klee and the others out to play for a bit."

Benimaru accepted the task.

Rimuru then had someone call Shizu to come along too.

Shizu agreed and joined Rimuru and the kids as they headed toward the southern lake.

The ten little ones rode on Ranga's back, laughing joyfully the whole way.

After more than half an hour, they arrived at the southern lake.

The moment they got there, the kids jumped off Ranga and ran toward the shore.

Rios quickly followed to ensure their safety.

Rimuru started setting up a camp, pulling out a table and some fruits from his stomach and placing them on the table.

At the lakeside, the fish were plentiful, often leaping out of the water.

Klee couldn't resist anymore—she pulled out a Jumpy Dumpty from her backpack and threw it.

"Here we go! Jumpy Dumpty!"

With a muffled boom, a huge splash rose, and more than a dozen fat fish landed on the beach.

Tribbie jumped three feet in excitement.

"That was fun! That was fun! The fish flew!Klee! I want one too! Can I have a bomb?"

Klee agreed and handed Tribbie a Jumpy Dumpty.

Tribbie lit it, gave it a strong toss into the lake—

BOOM! A loud explosion followed, and another wave of big fish rained from the sky.

Tribbie was ecstatic.

"Hahaha, this is so fun! One more time!"

***

Teapot picked up the fish from the ground. The fish, deprived of oxygen after leaving the water, kept flapping its body.

Seeing this, Teapot put the fish back into the water.

For the rest of the time, Rimuru Tempest and Shizu played with the ten little ones by the lakeside.

Meanwhile, in New Teyvat—

New Liyue Harbor.

Zhongli stood atop a tall building, gazing out at the sea. Beside him, Hu Tao was chatting with Huohuo.

New Liyue Harbor had basically been completed. This single port city was already enough to accommodate all the people of Liyue.

Hutao looked at Zhongli.

"Guest Consultant, what are you thinking about?"

Zhongli snapped out of his thoughts.

"Nothing much. I just feel a bit emotional. I never imagined that Liyue would actually be relocated to another world. This was something I had never even considered before."

Hutao jumped off her chair and walked over to Zhongli. The setting sun shone on her, and in her eyes was a view of the vast and beautiful sea.

"It's not just you— even I didn't expect this. It really feels like a dream.

Think about it. How long have we known Stelle? Barely two months, right?"

Zhongli nodded slightly.

"Hmm, about two months."

The elderly and the young stood quietly by the window, watching the sun set.

Just then, Hutao's stomach growled.

She patted her belly and turned around.

"Let's go, Guest Consultant, Huohuo, let's get something to eat. Ningguang said she's treating us to dinner in Penacony today~"

As she spoke, Hutao headed downstairs.

Zhongli and Huohuo followed. Huohuo had put Mr. Tail back into her tail again.

Whenever she entered the city, Huohuo would hide Mr. Tail to avoid scaring children.

She only let him out when she was in the wilderness or at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

Not long after—

Hutao, Zhongli, and Huohuo arrived in Penacony through a portal.

The portal in Penacony was located in what used to be Sunday's office. It had now been turned into Robin's private office.

Hutao swaggered out after landing. The attendant at the door glanced at her and then looked away.

Robin had already given instructions that anyone coming out of that office was free to move around as they pleased.

Hutao exited the mansion and got into a sports car, heading toward the hotel Ningguang had booked.

When the three arrived, they realized they were the last ones.

Ningguang, Yelan, Keqing, Calestia, Cloud Retainer, Mountain Shaper, Xiao, Ganyu, Madame Ping, Guizhong, Lumine, and Paimon were already seated.

Seeing this, Hutao clasped her hands together.

"Sorry, sorry, we're a bit late. Hope we didn't keep you waiting too long."

Ningguang smiled gently.

"No need to be so polite, Hutao. Please take a seat."

Hu Tao nodded and sat down with Huohuo and Zhongli.

Seeing that everyone was present, Ningguang signaled for the dishes to be served.

One by one, dishes were brought out. Every time a dish arrived, Paimon would gasp in awe.

There were 20 dishes in total. Ningguang smiled.

"Everyone, don't just sit there— let's dig in."

The moment she heard this, Paimon lunged at the roasted chicken in front of her, tore off a drumstick, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Lumine sighed. She'd given up trying to control Paimon's outrageous gluttony.

Calestia looked at Lumine.

"Lumine, could you do me a favor?"

Lumine put down her chopsticks.

"Say it. Which country do you want me to inspect? Sumeru? I can check how the new Sumeru military is doing. After all, their commander now is that despicable, shameless Abyss Prince."

Lumine raised an eyebrow as she suggested.

The surrounding group—Ningguang, Zhongli, and the others—were all speechless at her words, unsure how to respond.

Calestia shook her head.

"No, I want you to go to Natlan. Help me check on the situation there. It's the only Teyvat nation that hasn't been relocated yet."

Lumine was a bit confused.

"Huh? Haven't all seven nations been moved already?"

She then started counting on her fingers.

"Mondstadt, Liyue, Inazuma, Sumeru, Fontaine, Snezhnaya—oh~ right, Natlan isn't here yet.

But it might be a bit tough. I've already made plans to go play in Amphoreus with Stelle and the others."

Calestia glanced at her and picked up a piece of beef with her chopsticks.

"I'll pay you 10,000 Star Coins."

Lumine smiled sheepishly.

"Aiya~ Why are you being so generous? It's not about the money. After all, I'm the Teyvat Inspector—this is my duty.

How about this: I'll go after I spend two days having fun in Amphoreu. Sound good?"

Calestia thought for a moment.

"Sure, no rush. One more or one less Natlan doesn't change much right now."

Ningguang looked at Zhongli.

"Lord Geo, New Liyue Harbor is complete. When should we start relocating the rest of our people?"

Zhongli replied calmly.

"As soon as possible. The original world of Teyvat is no longer a place we can remain in."

Ningguang nodded in understanding.

"I understand, Lord Geo."

After that—

Everyone chatted while eating. All those present were high-ranking figures from Liyue.

And Calestia? She's a bona fide guest advisor to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

And the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor? That's a legacy organization passed down through generations in Liyue.

What about Lumine and Paimon? That's obvious.

Lumine is the Teyvat Inspector—how is she not associated with Liyue?

And Paimon is her emergency food.

After dinner—

The Liyue group returned to their homeland in Teyvat.

Lumine and Paimon strolled through the streets.

As they wandered, they unknowingly arrived in front of the "Aether's Milk Tea Shop."

The business here was booming. Aether was making a fortune from this shop.

Lumine peeked inside and saw a bunch of young girls at the counter, gazing at Aether with lovestruck eyes.

Aether was quite the looker, and combined with his strength and business sense, it was only natural that girls liked him.

Seeing this, an idea popped into Lumine's head.

She entered the shop and began her performance.

"Brother! I finally found you! Come home with me! Sister-in-law is about to give birth to the seventh baby!

Brother, you weren't home for any of the previous six births, and we let it go.

But this time, you have to come home! You haven't sent a single coin home all these years. Sister-in-law's health is poor from eating nothing but gruel every day.

This time... sob sob... this time... sob sob... I promised her I'd bring you back!

Brother! Let's go home!"

Lumine's tearful performance was so moving, it tugged at everyone's heartstrings.

The customers in the shop all turned to Aether, whispering and pointing fingers.

Even his fangirls began giving him strange looks.

Aether's fists clenched.

"Ada! Close the shop. We're not opening today."