GBP Chapter 242 Does the Past Matter?
Chapter 242 Does the Past Matter?
The afternoon after Destiny officially declared war on Anti-Entropy, an Anti-Entropy spaceship with its markings obscured slowly landed at Destiny's Far East Branch.
"Let's go first!"
On March 7th, she was the first to jump off the spaceship, looking around for the person she longed for.
"Qiong, where are you?"
March 7th, shouting at the top of his lungs, saw several people approaching in the distance.
Leading the way was the girl named Kiana, whom she had met before. Behind her were other people, some she knew and some she didn't, but these weren't really important.
Because, on March 7th, she immediately noticed Qiong's striking gray hair.
"Hey!"
Before Danheng and the others could get through, March 7th excitedly ran towards the crowd.
Several days later, the lively and cheerful pink-haired girl reappeared in St. Freya. She took a running start, and Dan Heng, who had just gotten off the plane, slowly approached from behind.
March 7th accelerated like an arrow released from a bow, showing no sign of slowing down even when it was inches from the crowd. Faced with March 7th's reckless acceleration, some people instinctively chose to give way, while others pondered solutions.
"Brother Qiong, stop her!"
Bronya pushed Sora away from Kiana. March 7's speed was definitely because she believed someone could block or catch her, and that person was none other than Sora.
This was to prevent some unlucky soul from getting hurt by her later, and also to gain that person's trust... In short, it was a necessary action.
"Ah? Oh!"
Qiong opened her arms wide. Did March 7th rush over like this because she wanted to be hugged?
But doing this will definitely displease some people.
Bronya!
Faced with Mei's surprised gaze, Bronya decided to turn to Seele to divert her attention—"Sorry, Mei-neechan, Bronya has her reasons."
Hey, do you miss us?
At the last moment, March 7th soared into the air, drawing a graceful arc in mid-air before crashing into Qiong's arms.
"Sister Bronya."
"What's wrong, Seele?"
After going crazy all day yesterday, Seele has returned to her normal, cute self today.
Although she didn't know why, Bronya thought it was a good thing.
"At such a speed, can Brother Qiong catch it?"
"Ugh?"
Seele's question immediately pulled everyone's attention from their own ulterior motives to the scene before them. But before they could figure it out, the person was already there.
With incredible speed and the force of a mountain crashing down, March 7th slammed into the area above Qiong's chest...
"March……"
Qiong was knocked down by March 7, who landed on top of him.
"Qiong, are you alright?"
Mei rushed out from the crowd immediately and pulled March Seven off Sora.
"Miss March 7th, you're too reckless! Can't you consider Sora's safety? Sora, are you alright?"
Mei was breathing rapidly and her face was flushed. After pulling March Seven away, her gaze was on Sora, but she was still glancing at March Seven out of the corner of her eye—with malice.
"Forehead……"
On March 7th, she didn't expect Qiong to be knocked down, and she didn't expect her girlfriend Qiong to react so strongly—on the road of pioneering, bumps and bruises are inevitable, isn't that normal?
"We...we just miss him so much."
But if she directly says "normal," Dan Heng will definitely say she doesn't think before she speaks. But if she says she misses Qiong, everyone will understand, right? After all, it's a long-awaited reunion!
March 7th looked up at the sky and chuckled, but Mei, who sensed that March 7th was making excuses, became even angrier.
As expected, only she cared about Qiong's feelings. The others only liked Qiong's gentleness or strength, and they were all the kind who only wanted to take without giving back, causing trouble for Qiong, and then needing Qiong's help to solve the problems afterwards—only she could take good care of Qiong, and she wouldn't cause Qiong any trouble!
"It's alright, it's alright!"
Qiong got up from the ground and dusted herself off.
"What could possibly be wrong with me!"
Upon hearing what Qiong said, March 7th, all smiles, immediately came over.
"I knew it! How could anything happen to you? You're in great shape!"
Although this was not quite the reunion scene that March 7 had imagined, it did not stop her from showing the care and affection of her seniors and colleagues to the former youngest member of the train crew (now the youngest is Sunday).
Therefore, March 7th skipped the minor incident of him bumping into Sora and began the internal train crew communication.
"We've been through a lot while you and Uncle Yang were gone! For example, I've returned after completing my studies, and now I'm the number one female knight on the Starry Sky Train! I'll tell you about it later... I heard you lost some of your memories? Did you lose any of the parts about me? Let me test you, do you remember the guesses about our background that I told you?"
"It seems I don't remember?"
Qiong shook his head. He only knew that March 7 had prepared about sixty-seven backstory stories for him, but how would he know which sixty-seven they were?
Although she didn't know the answer, March 7th still smiled happily, and her joy was somewhat contagious to Sora—you don't need to be cunning when getting along with a silly but clever girl; she's a natural joy to be around.
"The throw pillow in your room was a gift from us, remember?"
Qiong: ...
He takes back what he just said! You have to be careful when dealing with March 7th!
Qiong glanced at Mei. Good, Mei didn't hear.
"Did I have a room? I have absolutely no recollection of it."
"Of course you have a room! Have you even forgotten the days when you slept in cardboard boxes?"
"What? I'm sleeping in a cardboard box?"
Qiong pointed to herself in disbelief, and March 7 responded with "Mmm-hmm-hmm".
Qiong sensed something was wrong.
"Shouldn't we squeeze in with Danheng or Uncle Yang...?"
"When you first boarded the train, you mentioned that you wanted to squeeze in with other people, but when the train conductor told you to squeeze in with the train engine, you didn't give up?"
Qiong: ...
This is really too strange, Pa.
"I have absolutely no recollection of it."
The diagnosis was made on March 7th: Qiong suffers from severe amnesia.
"Hey! I'll give you two punches, see if you remember! No, wait, how about saving this for last? How about we try Danheng's plan? Stimulating your memory with coffee, you definitely know what that tastes like—"
"Honey, don't force yourself to think about things you can't remember. If you can't remember, it means they're 'not important'!"
A barely perceptible wariness flashed in Mei's eyes. Although she didn't understand what the two were talking about, it was probably about their past.
The thought that it had taken so long for her and Sora to go from a vague feeling to a decent relationship, and seeing the two people in front of her who were almost forgotten but had no sense of distance at all when they first met, made Mei feel very uncomfortable.
She must make March 7th back down; she must declare her inviolable sovereignty over the Holy Sky!
"Mei-neechan..."
Bronya felt that Raiden Mei's current state was no longer as simple as a jealous person being upset—she was like a firecracker, ready to explode at any moment.
"Silver Wolf," is this the result you wanted?
Mei leaned on Sora's shoulder as much as possible, not caring that Sora, who had just gotten up from the ground, was dirty. It was purely for March Seven's benefit, whom she selectively ignored.
“Ah Qiong, the past is the past. What’s the use of remembering it? We should live in the present, not in the past! We should let go of the past, seize the present, and move towards the future.”
Of course, it is the past that has been abandoned; the "past of the present" must be preserved and never forgotten.
"No, Miss Mei, you're completely wrong!"
Upon hearing someone say that the past is unimportant, March 7th immediately retorted.
“The past is so important! If it weren’t for the limited film, we would have loved to capture every single frame of our journey! Without the past, I wouldn’t even know where I came from… You agree, right, Qiong? Don’t you also want to know what happened to you before you met me and Danheng?”
……
Dan Heng, standing a few meters away from the group, was unsure whether he should stop March 7: If he did, March 7 had launched a direct counterattack against the enemy; stopping him would only boost the enemy's morale and diminish his own. If he didn't, judging from Qiong's state, being caught in the middle must be quite difficult. As Qiong's companion, he should step in to help resolve the crisis.
Should we save the older brother or the younger sister?
Danheng, who was still struggling with his inner conflict, never expected that someone would make the choice for him.
"Alright, alright, let's put the past aside for now. We've come all this way and must be tired. Can we get some rest first?"
Danheng: ?
Everyone's attention was drawn to the little girl with black and white hair carrying a large sledgehammer.
Kiana looked at Coralie and felt a strange sense of familiarity about her.
"Have I seen her somewhere before?"
Coralie: ...
Although Kiana's voice wasn't loud, it didn't escape her keen hearing.
The mighty God of Earth, how could your memory be so bad? Didn't they just meet once in Singapore? Although it was only a brief encounter.
Fu Hua has such a good memory... Thinking of Fu Hua, Coralie scanned the crowd: Fu Hua wasn't there, but Bronya, Seele, and Mei, who was sandwiched between Sora.
The current generation of actresses are all so green! Look at that little duck with twin ponytails and a spiral drill head, can you believe she's the future Bronya teacher? It's precisely because of Bronya's example that Coralie is convinced that she will also undergo a second development and become a curvaceous beauty, instead of remaining unchanged like her mother for many years...
"As expected of him."
Back to the present, every single person who came to pick us up at the airport was someone I had offended.
This isn't a pickup party; it's clearly a show of force.
I originally planned to let Qiong fend for herself and then step in to squeeze some benefits at a crucial moment, but as soon as I got off the plane, there was a point where I had no choice but to act...
Good heavens, how did this guy get here?
"Corallie, what does this mean?"
Corally has a bad habit of only saying half of what she means. Of course, Helia knows that as long as you press her for more information and flatter her a bit, and maybe even give her some benefits, the great demon Corally will definitely tell you everything she knows.
But before Coralie could respond, Helia caught Kiana's attention.
"I think I've seen her before, but where exactly is she?"
"Hello! I am..."
Upon discovering that Kiana had noticed her, Helia didn't think much like Coralie did. Now that she had been given permission, she had to hurry up and get in touch with her seniors to observe and learn from them.
But just three seconds later, Helia discovered the frustrating truth.
When I meet my seniors, they are always kind and friendly, their eyes filled with encouragement and love...
Today, apart from Kiana showing no obvious hostility, Seele and Bronya's eyes were filled with hostility (for Higanbana and for her large breasts), and Mei couldn't hide the murderous intent in her eyes...
Herria's enthusiasm immediately wilted.
Who are you?
Kiana's words quickly restored Helia's courage: she wasn't familiar with the other seniors yet, but she could learn from Kiana-sensei...
"Helia, the Destiny A-rank Valkyrie Helia—"
"A-rank Valkyrie? You're an A-rank Valkyrie?"
"You idiot, Helia!"
Coralie covered her head, and even though she had taken the initiative to distract herself, how could she possibly talk about herself like that...?
Helia always unconsciously mentions that she is an A-rank Valkyrie, which is fine in itself, but where is their information now? What if some senior with technical expertise suddenly decides to check their files in the Destiny's internal system? Wouldn't that be troublesome?
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I was playing a lottery for the Differential Universe and other odds and ends (and surprisingly, I got a Butterfly), so I'm really late... I'm betting my lottery ticket that I want the artbook!