As Lucian looked toward the three Naless, his gaze lingered on their faces for a mont, especially Hiko and March, before a very faint curve ford at the corner of his lips.
If one observed him more carefully, there was a trace of familiarity hidden within that calm gaze, as though he had recognized sothing that no one else present could possibly understand.
He then casually raised a hand and gently waved toward the three standing behind the group of female researchers, the gesture natural and relaxed, no different from an ordinary greeting exchanged between acquaintances.
However, that seemingly harmless action stirred up a hornet's nest.
In that instant, the female researchers who had been desperately suppressing their excitent, ready to charge forward at any mont, completely lost control the mont they saw him waving in their direction.
For a brief second, the entire area fell into stunned silence, and then...
"Ah! He's waving!"
"Is he calling ? Right? Right?!!!"
"He must've noticed !"
"I'm going!"
No one knew who shouted first, but the group of female researchers who had rely been watching from a distance a mont ago suddenly surged forward like a flood bursting through a dam!
With a rush, seven or eight bold female researchers imdiately took the lead, followed by an entire wave of others behind them.
All of their faces were flushed with excitent, and their eyes sparkled as they scread and cheered while rushing toward Lucian like a crazed horde of zombies.
"Wait for !"
"Look at , my prince!"
"I got here first!"
Suddenly, the orderly railway platform instantly descended into chaos.
People were bumping into each other, calling out over one another, and desperately trying to move closer. Anyone unaware of the situation would have thought so interstellar superstar had suddenly appeared on-site.
For a mont, the scene looked exactly like a group of fanatic fans chasing after their idol.
Seeing the scene, Hiko and the others were left speechless.
"What's... going on...?"
March questioned bewilderedly as she stared at the absurd scene unfolding before her eyes. Her mouth hung slightly open as she watched the crowd of won practically throwing themselves toward Lucian.
Hiko, equally stunned, was unable to answer.
Even soone as composed and knowledgeable as her found it difficult to understand what she was seeing.
Welt rely adjusted his glasses and shook his head without saying anything.
Let alone them—even Lucian himself, as he looked at the sudden wave of won rushing toward him, seed montarily taken aback, and even the corner of his eye twitched slightly.
Clearly, even he had not expected the reaction to be this... intense.
Right after the crowd of female researchers stopped in front of him, surrounding him from every direction, a trace of helplessness appeared on Lucian's face.
He lowered his raised hand and looked at them, all talking over one another as they tried to start a conversation with him. Questions, greetings, invitations, and excited confessions all blended into an incomprehensible ss.
Faced with the overwhelming enthusiasm, he could only let out a soft sigh.
"Ladies..."
Lucian gave a slight smile, his tone gentle and patient.
Despite the chaos surrounding him, there was not the slightest hint of irritation in his expression.
It was only natural.
They were won who liked him and held no ill intentions toward him, so as a gentleman, he ought to calm them down in a polite manner. More importantly, he simply could not bring himself to put on airs or beco angry in front of people who sincerely admired and adored him.
anwhile, the mont his voice rang out, the noisy crowd gradually fell silent as countless pairs of eyes focused on him at once.
"I'm sorry. I already made plans with friends today."
Lucian's voice remained mild as he continued, yet it carried a polite refusal that left no room for argunt.
Imdiately afterward, his gaze swept past the group of female researchers and landed on Hiko and the others.
"As you can see, they're the Astral Express crew."
Upon hearing that, the enthusiasm of the female researchers was instantly extinguished by more than half, and the disappointnt on their faces was practically visible.
Seeing his gentle yet clearly uninterested gaze, they also realized that they had been a little too impulsive.
"O-Okay!"
"Next ti!"
"Well, g-go ahead!"
"We won't disturb you!"
Although disappointed, none of them tried to force the issue.
Fortunately, these female researchers were still quite sensible.
Right after saying all that, they nodded one after another and reluctantly stepped back, glancing over their shoulders as they pulled each other away step by step. Several of them even looked as though they wanted to cry from regret.
Soon enough, the crowd of female researchers obediently dispersed and cleared a path for Lucian and the Astral Express crew, allowing the chaotic atmosphere to gradually settle down.
"Uhh..."
March looked at the suddenly empty space, then at Lucian, who was calmly walking toward them.
Seeing him approaching, she opened her mouth, but no words ca out.
"W-Well... his popularity is way too much..." March whispered before poking Hiko beside her. "Hiko, what do you think? Could this handso guy be so kinda famous celebrity from so star system? He even said he wanted to et us—that's a pretty big deal for us!"
Hiko did not respond imdiately and instead carefully observed the approaching Lucian. Her amber eyes quietly examined his appearance, bearing, and every subtle movent.
Seeing the calm elegance in his every action, she knew that was absolutely not sothing an ordinary celebrity could compare to. Whether it was the composure he displayed while facing a crowd or the effortless confidence hidden within his deanor, everything about him felt unusual.
'It feels like a king... a ruler... or perhaps... a gentle husband?'
As the thought flashed through her mind, Hiko lightly shook her head, and a faint trace of embarrassnt even appeared in her eyes.
Honestly, she did not know why such a strange description had suddenly surfaced in her mind.
"Doesn't seem... like it..."
In the end, Hiko replied to March hesitantly, clearly lacking confidence in her own conclusion.
Just then, Lucian finally arrived and stopped in front of the three of them, maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too far—it was close enough to show friendliness, yet distant enough to remain respectful.
Lucian's gaze swept across the three of them before finally settling on the most lively-looking March.
In that instant, the faint smile at the corner of his lips seed to deepen ever so slightly, and his eyes carried a warmth that made March subconsciously straighten her posture.
For so reason, being looked at by him made her feel unexpectedly nervous while, at the sa ti, growing even more curious about who exactly this mysterious man was.
"Welco to Herta Space Station, Astral Express crew. Shall we chat for a bit?"
Hearing that, March blinked her big eyes for a mont before a bright smile quickly spread across her face.
"Sure!"
March replied energetically and proactively extended her hand toward Lucian without the slightest hesitation.
"My na's March 7th! Right next to is the Astral Express's navigator, Hiko, and behind is the all-knowing Mr. Welt Yang!"
Seeing March introduce herself and her two companions so enthusiastically, Lucian naturally reached out and lightly shook her hand—their hands touched only briefly before separating again.
"My na's Lucian—just Lucian. Just call by my na directly. No need for any formality."
Lucian simply stated his na, then nodded politely toward Hiko and Welt. Every movent he made appeared calm, refined, and effortless, displaying impeccable and flawless manners that seed deeply ingrained in his very nature.
Hiko returned the gesture with a gentle smile.
Welt, anwhile, quietly pushed up his glasses.
If one observed him more carefully, behind those glasses, his gaze carried a trace of scrutiny and caution.
As for the reason why, it was mainly because he could not see through the young man standing before him. Although Lucian appeared to be only in his twenties, standing there with a relaxed expression and a faint smile, he sohow gave Welt an inexplicable sense of pressure.
It was truly a strange feeling.
Not hostility.
Not danger.
Yet for so reason, deep within him, there was a faint urge to lower his guard and submit to the other's presence.
'What exactly is this feeling...?'
Welt couldn't help but ponder that question in his mind.
"Lucian, where are you from? Which planet?"
March suddenly asked very bluntly, without beating around the bush in the slightest. Her words carried the innocent frankness unique to a girl who rarely worried about social boundaries.
Hiko imdiately realized where the conversation was heading and wanted to stop March.
Unfortunately, she was a step too late and ultimately could only smile helplessly.
Welt, on the other hand, subtly pricked up his ears.
He appeared calm on the surface, but inwardly, he was also extrely curious about this mysterious young man's origins.
Lucian looked into March's eyes, which were filled with pure curiosity and anticipation, then imperceptibly glanced at Welt before calmly speaking a single word.
"Earth."
Lucian's voice was clear, calm, and steady.
To everyone else, it sounded like an ordinary answer, but to Welt, the mont he heard the word 'Earth,' his eyes widened reflexively. A sharp glint instantly flashed across his glasses as his gaze locked onto Lucian without hesitation.
He genuinely had not expected to hear such a familiar na here.
After all, in this vast universe filled with countless worlds and civilizations, the chances of encountering another person who claid to co from Earth were incredibly small.
"Earth? I rember Mr. Yang's hotown is also called Earth..."
March looked back and forth between Lucian and Welt, surprise written all over her face, before deliberately stepping aside with an exaggerated flourish and raising a hand as though presenting a grand stage.
"No way you two are from the sa place, right?"
In response to her question, Welt stepped forward and extended his hand.
"From the sa place, huh? What a coincidence. I'm from Earth as well."
Welt shook Lucian's hand while carefully studying his expression.
In response, Lucian t Welt's scrutinizing gaze as well, finding the man's reaction rather interesting.
For so reason, he suddenly felt the urge to tease Welt a little.
Even though the two of them were, in reality, not from the sa Earth at all, he decided to simply treat it as though they were for the ti being.
Fortunately, he possessed more than enough knowledge to convincingly pass himself off as soone from the Earth of Honkai Impact 3rd.
"Wow, this trip is actually kinda worth it! We really helped Mr. Yang find soone from his holand! It's been so long, but I've never heard Mr. Yang talk about Earth before. I've always been really curious about it."
March exclaid in amazent, then imdiately raised her cara and snapped a photo of the two shaking hands, capturing and preserving the mont.
*Click!*
"My past would be sowhat heavy for you."
Welt replied calmly, shaking his head lightly as a trace of nostalgia flashed across his eyes.
"Besides, I don't wish to recall it, so I rarely ntion it."
He truly did not want to rember those painful events from the past.
The endless battles against Honkai.
The sacrifices.
The losses.
The countless burdens he had carried upon his shoulders over the years.
Honkai, Herrschers, Otto, the Cocoon of Finality—they could all go to hell, and he sincerely hoped he would never encounter any of them again.
Right now, he only wanted to quietly draw, assemble ch models, and, most important of all, search for a way ho.
It was only natural, because despite every tragedy that had happened, he still missed his friends and family very much.
Tesla.
Joyce.
Einstein.
Kiana.
Even after all these years, those nas remained deeply etched into his heart.
"Well, my wives often ntion Joachim Nokianvirtanen, saying that you are a savior."
Lucian suddenly revealed Welt's real na, and the effect was imdiate as he saw Welt's pupils visibly contract.
At this mont, Welt beca even more convinced of one thing—Lucian was truly a fellow Earthling!
Very few people knew that na, after all.
However, before that thought could fully settle in his mind, Welt suddenly noticed sothing far more important.
"Wait, wives?"
Welt looked at the smiling Lucian and repeated the word with a confused expression.
"Umu, my wives are Kiana, i, Theresa, Bianka..."
Lucian answered calmly, casually ntioning the nas of his 'Honkai Impact 3rd' wives one after another as though he were discussing the weather.
"???"
For a mont, Welt's mind went completely blank.
He blinked once, then twice, before his right eyebrow twitched ever so slightly.
'Yeah, right. Keep bragging...'
Welt did not believe Lucian's statent at all, not even in the slightest.
Yes, the fact that Lucian knew those nas only further proved that he was a fellow Earthling with certain connections, but did this young man not know that Earth practiced monogamy?
Besides, the won Lucian had just nad even included his own students and several Herrschers—individuals who were clearly anything but ordinary.
Would extraordinary won like them really be willing to beco soone's wife and even willingly share him with other won?
No matter how he looked at it, the very idea itself sounded utterly absurd.
Let alone marrying all of them at once, who could possibly marry even one of them?
One should know that even a single one of them could easily destroy Earth.
Even if those won were standing right here in front of him today, personally holding their marriage certificates and publicly acknowledging Lucian as their husband, he, Welt Yang, would absolutely refuse to believe it.
"Mr. Lucian, please don't joke around. I know all the people you ntioned very well, so I know that they are 'definitely' not your wives."
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