Chapter 210: Aha: My Strongest Emanator
[Dian Mei Ruan]: "@Star Forger Kenji, that thing you asked me to keep an eye out for... I have news now."
[Star Forger]: "You found one of Akivili's ghost-fire trains?"
Back when the Aeon of Trailblaze was still around, there wasn't just one Astral Express, but an entire fleet. Our fleet blotted out the sun, no matter how many suns there were in the sky. The one currently trailblazing the universe was the one Himeko had repaired. Many abandoned trains were left in various corners of the universe. Some were gathered by collectors, some were taken for research, and some were still slumbering.
[Galactic Baseballer]: "I heard from Big Sis Himeko... that the Trailblaze of the past was extremely glorious, with Astral Expresses trailblazing (racing) everywhere."
Like Aeon, like Pathstrider. Especially with an Aeon like Akivili, who personally led his team in racing, the Trailblazers were all more or less stained with Akivili's influence.
[Galactic Baseballer]: "Foster Father, what are you looking for an Astral Express for? Our Express is pretty big. you can come trailblaze with us."
Pull Kenji in, and we'll instantly become a dark-evil faction, walking sideways through the universe.
[Star Forger]: "I want to get one to play with. A self-built one just doesn't have that original feel."
[Galactic Baseballer]: "If there's a second Astral Express soaring through the sea of stars, Aha probably won't keep his eyes on us anymore."
The Astral Express was currently being haunted by Aha. That God of Elation would pop over to the train to play from time to time, teasing Conductor Pom-Pom. Pom-Pom had blown his top who knows how many times. Now that they were stopped at Penacony and Pom-Pom couldn't get off the train, at least he had some company. They didn't know the principle behind it, but even before Aha appeared, Pom-Pom could already smell the scent of Elation.
[Gudako]: "As expected of the god who rules over Elation. He's always looking for fun."
[Miss Pink Elf♪]: "Thank goodness my world doesn't have a god like that ♪."
The Honkai was already a headache. If a chaotic Aeon of Elation were to show up, their little planet would become fireworks in space.
[Star Forger]: "But Elation will find its way to you."
The tide of the Imaginary Tree was not an absolute barrier. Sparkle and the Memokeepers could all go over and join the fun.
[Ahoge King]: "A 'fun-lover' personality... I'm reminded of a certain white-haired man. Merlin."
That man with no conscience also had a "fun-lover" attribute. He was so irritating; he made you want to beat him to death.
[Star Forger]: "If you see that man with no conscience, just beat him up first. No problem."
[Ahoge King]: "Agreed."
[The Champion]: "Lia, what did that Merlin do to make you all dislike him so much?"
[Ahoge King]: "Merlin, he..."
This teacher of hers... was hard to describe in a few words.
The Pucci System.
Influenced by the Path of Finality, this was a star system where the flow of time was faster than in other regions. Due to this special magnetic field, most ships chose not to enter here.
"Tsk, it's really in bad shape."
Kenji and Ruan Mei saw a dilapidated Astral Express floating in an asteroid belt.
"Yu Qintu noticed this when she passed through this system before. The wreckage of an Astral Express is not easy to find," Ruan Mei said. Even if it couldn't be repaired, this kind of thing could be kept as a collector's item. It wasn't as if any Nameless would come to claim it.
"Time—rewind!"
Kenji used his Power of Ohma, acting upon the wrecked Astral Express. This could restore the train to its original state, but the Trailblazers of the past would not be revived.
Dark golden temporal energy enveloped the Astral Express. The broken body of the train began to mend itself, and at the same time, the aura of the Trailblaze surged.
"This is taking a while. Ruan Mei, do you know what year this Express crashed?" Kenji asked, frowning.
"I don't know. After Akivili vanished, the Trailblaze began to decline, and the Astral Expresses crashed one after another," Ruan Mei shook her head.
"Aki! It's Aki!"
A red, smiling mask quietly appeared, drawn by the scent of the Trailblaze.
"Aha? What do you mean, Akivili is in there?" Kenji was taken aback. Power of Ohma, how did you manage to pull out Akivili?
"Hahaha! That's right! It's Aki's aura!"
His laughter instantly tore this star system apart. This was the power of Aha; his laughter alone could rip the universe.
"Aki! Aki! Aki!"
"Aha really missed you! I missed you so much my head fell off!"
Aha was as happy as a child. The other Aeons were all so boring. Only Akivili was his good buddy, his true love.
"Arise, my strongest Emanator of Elation!!"
"Aha, your laughter is as ear-piercing as ever."
CRACK—
A large hand made of condensed Trailblaze power grabbed Aha's mask and, in an instant, refined (crushed) it.
The gacha pull began. The door of the Astral Express opened, not with a golden light, but with a brilliant, rainbow-colored light.
6-Star Character: Akivili
A young man dressed like a flashy delinquent appeared, stretching lazily. His brilliant golden eyes revealed a wild and unrestrained spirit, like a prodigal son who had roamed the four corners of the world.
The young man looked at the "fragments" of the mask floating in space with disgust.
"Heehee! Aki, welcome back to the grand stage of the universe!"
The fragments gathered, and the suited Aha appeared, giving Akivili a bear hug.
"Ew, Aha, don't be so familiar. I'm getting goosebumps."
Akivili pushed Aha away. His return had not triggered any activity on the Path of Trailblaze. This was intentional. He would make a high-profile announcement later—Trailblaze, I have returned!
Akivili: Kids, I won the revival match.
"Waaah, Aki is disgusted with me! Aha has no face!"
"Aki, have you forgotten the time we rammed into the blockhead's wall together?" Aha said, making a wiping-tears gesture.
Racing their custom trains, crashing through the wall built by the blockhead... that could provoke a counter-attack from the Amber King.
The Amber King: An unpleasant feeling...
Hearing this, Akivili said with contempt, "Yes, yes, we rammed the wall together. And you, the God of Elation, ran even faster than me, the God of Trailblaze."
If he hadn't been so durable, he would have been hammered into a Chao-Shan beef ball by Qlipoth. Aha was a 99% scam.
Aha said proudly, "I'm the strongest Emanator of the Trailblaze! Of course I run fast!"
"Aki, let's go blow up Pom-Pom's Astral Express again, just like old times!" Aha said with a gleam in his eye.
"Stop!"
Akivili quickly shook his head. Back then, he had agreed to Aha's request to blow up the train on a whim. Mainly because he had never blown up his own train before, and the idea had seemed novel. It had been fun at the time, but calming down the enraged Pom-Pom was not.
"I have a plan!"
Aha held up an index finger, and a lightbulb figuratively appeared above his head. When Akivili was gone, he had spent his time thinking: If Akivili were still here, what kind of fun would we have together? So he had many plans.
"Put your little pecker away."
Akivili's face was covered in black lines. He knew Aha all too well. They could look for fun later.
"Oh?"
Aha pulled open his pants, looked down inside, and said seriously, "It's put away."
Akivili: "..."
Aha, where is your shame?
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