Chapter 24: The Stellaron Hunters’ Interest
A Sudden Jolt
“BZZT!”
Silver Wolf shuddered violently, her arm twitching.
Her consciousness snapped back from the Herta Space Station to the skyscraper where she and Kafka were.
Kafka, noticing her sudden reaction, found it amusing and teased—
“Why so shaken this ti? Did they finally catch onto you?”
But Silver Wolf’s expression was ice-cold—far from being in the mood for jokes.
She imdiately pulled out her phone and began checking sothing.
A few monts later—
Her face twisted in despair.
“Gone. Everything’s gone. Not even a trace left…”
“This is too much! Way too much!”
Kafka’s Amusent
“Alright, alright, no tantrums. You’re not a kid anymore.”
“I’m not throwing a tantrum!”
Silver Wolf took a deep breath—as if she had just needed that brief mont to vent.
Then, her usual sharp focus returned.
“Kafka, I have sothing to show you.”
Kafka’s Skepticism
“What is it? That ‘Punk-Lorde Spirit’ thing you keep talking about?”
“You know I’m not interested in that.”
“No, not that.”
“Oh?”
“It’s a different ga.”
“…?”
A Ga Worth Noticing
“Listen, Silver Wolf,” Kafka sighed, “I know you love your gas. Even if all your accounts got banned, you could just hack into a nearby IPC branch and retrieve them.”
“Let’s not spiral into self-destruction here.”
“You don’t get it. This ga is different.”
With that, Silver Wolf cast the ga’s display into a holographic projection in front of Kafka.
Kafka, still skeptical, decided to humor her, since she had been so devastated earlier.
Ga Start—Honkai: Star Rail
“BZZT!”
Honkai: Star Rail launched!
On the screen, a vintage-style steam locomotive traversed the cosmos.
“The Astral Express?”
“This ga uses a train the? That’s actually pretty unique.”
Silver Wolf shook her head.
“Don’t ask . I’m playing it for the first ti too.”
“But I can tell you—this ga’s story follows real-world events.”
“Who knows? You and I might even make an appearance.”
Kafka’s Interest is Piqued
“Oh? Now I’m intrigued.”
“I wonder how the developers portrayed .”
But the mont she finished speaking—
Her smile froze.
Silver Wolf also stiffened.
She had just speculated that they might be in the ga’s storyline.
And yet—
The very first scene…
Was Kafka, playing her void violin.
The Realization
They had expected so kind of build-up, maybe an introduction to the story’s world.
Instead—
The ga imdiately threw them into the scene of their infiltration of the space station.
Kafka’s smile disappeared.
Her expression turned serious as she watched.
As the story progressed, her gaze beca sharper and sharper.
Unsettling Accuracy
“Silver Wolf…”
“Was our space station infiltration recorded by soone?”
“Impossible.”
“I disabled all remote links at the ti. Forget security caras—even detection signals couldn’t get through.”
“Besides, if we had really been caught on cara, don’t you think soone would have tried to stop us?”
“Not to ntion—we left without any trouble.”
Kafka didn’t doubt her.
She knew for a fact that their presence at the Herta Space Station had been completely erased.
So how was this ga recreating everything so perfectly?
Every detail was spot-on.
Even tiny movents, things neither of them had paid much attention to at the ti, were perfectly mirrored.
Kafka’s Ultimate Move
The next mont—
Kafka’s battle animation played.
Her ultimate move—
[Trembling Sonata at the End of Tragedy].
She watched in silent admiration.
“Forget the story for a second—this finishing move is quite sothing.”
Even she had to admit—
The animation was flawless.
It matched her combat style perfectly—
A blend of elegance and artistry within destruction.
Silver Wolf’s Turn
Silver Wolf whistled.
“Well? Told you this ga was good.”
“Mm…”
“Look, look! It’s my turn!”
Silver Wolf’s eyes glead with excitent as her in-ga character joined the party.
She imdiately tested out her skills.
Her ultimate move activated—
[Account Banned!]
“WHAT KIND OF NA IS THAT?!”
Silver Wolf almost laughed out of frustration.
But then—
She saw her character playing a rhythm ga mid-battle, dealing rapid attacks to the enemy.
“…Well, at least the fighting style is accurate.”
“They even incorporated Ether editing into my animations!”
She was satisfied with the animation—
But her sharp gar instincts quickly spotted an issue.
A Balance Problem?
“Why is my ultimate a single-target attack, but yours is an AoE?”
“Not only that—my single-target damage is lower than yours.”
Kafka chuckled.
“How should I know? I didn’t design the ga.”
Silver Wolf narrowed her eyes.
“Wait… I think I get it.”
“My skill must have a hidden effect—there’s no way it’s just raw damage.”
“Just watch—there’s definitely so powerful secondary effect attached to it!”
Kafka smirked.
“Fine, fine, I’ll believe you.”
A Chilling Realization
As they continued playing—
The story led them to the Stellaron chamber.
On-screen, Kafka carefully placed the Stellaron into the vessel.
For a mont—
It felt like reliving the past.
Kafka murmured—
“I never thought I’d see this mont again.”
Then, Silver Wolf slamd the table.
“Enough! This ga has already revealed far too much!”
“This developer knows us.”
“Not just us—they even know Elio.”
A Theory Forms
Kafka gazed at the screen, her eyes flickering in thought.
“This level of detail… it reminds of Elio’s ability.”
“But Elio writes scripts of possible futures. This developer… has turned the past into a ga.”
Silver Wolf nodded.
“I’m posting this in the group chat. We need to hear what the others think.”
The Stellaron Hunters’ Response
Silver Wolf quickly summarized the situation and sent it to their private network.
A reply ca imdiately from Sam—
“What’s this ‘Honkai: Star Rail’? Never heard of it.”
“Anyway, Kafka—Elio’s next script involves you. Shouldn’t you start preparing?”
Kafka typed back—
“Thanks, I’ll be ready.”
Sam didn’t reply again.
Silver Wolf wasn’t sure if he was secretly downloading the ga, or if he truly didn’t care.
A Certain Soone…
“Wait, aren’t we missing soone?”
Silver Wolf started spamming Blade’s na.
After a long pause—
A single reply ca.
“Not interested.”
Silver Wolf expected that.
So—
She sent Blade a video of Dan Heng’s ultimate move.
A few seconds later—
Blade imdiately responded.
“It’s him. Ying Yuejun!”
“Where did you get this battle footage?!”
“No… this isn’t real combat. Where is he?!”
Silver Wolf smirked.
“Relax. It’s just a ga.”
Blade went silent.
Silver Wolf leaned back, grinning at Kafka.
“You think he’ll play the ga himself?”
Kafka chuckled.
“Who knows? But Blade always pays attention when it cos to him.“
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