Chapter 295: Chapter 295: Kafka with a Heavy Mind?

"So it’s the same as always. You finished it all by yourself again, didn’t you?"

Looking at the blueprint Su Ran had sent over, Herta began analyzing it expressionlessly.

Every time it was like this.

He would say they would research together—

But in the end, the only time she actually participated was when they created those nanomachines.

Every other time, Su Ran had simply completed everything himself.

"This isn’t a good thing?"

"You get the results without doing anything. Of course, I don’t mind adding your name to the list of researchers."

"Hah. But I didn’t do anything. If I just add my name like that, people will think I’m just a fraud living off reputation."

Herta’s pride was simply too strong.

If she hadn’t participated in something—

She would never claim credit for it.

Even if it brought fame.

While studying the blueprint, Herta suddenly received a message.

She glanced at it casually.

"The Astral Express you’ve been waiting for has arrived. Go meet those Trailblazers."

It was a notification from Asta saying the Astral Express had docked.

The crew of the Express had a good reputation across the universe.

After all, the interstellar routes were originally pioneered by the Trailblaze Aeon Akivili.

It was Akivili who enabled civilizations across the cosmos to communicate.

So even though Akivili was gone—

Most factions still gave the Astral Express some respect.

And the navigator this time, Himeko, was quite familiar with Herta.

They weren’t close friends,

But they were certainly well-acquainted.

"Notify the people on the space station in advance. Tell them to prepare—the Antimatter Legion might invade."

"???"

Herta, who had been analyzing the blueprint, suddenly raised her head in shock.

"What did you just say?"

Why would the Antimatter Legion randomly attack this space station?

But Su Ran ignored her.

He walked straight out the door to find the people who had already infiltrated—

Silver Wolf and Kafka.

They say Bronya’s figure is a treasure.

He had already met the big Bronya.

He had even created the small Bronya-like combat puppet.

Now he was just missing a normal-sized Bronya.

Although Silver Wolf was only a "branch variant,"

Su Ran was still very interested in her.

"...."

Before Herta could even react—

The space station alarm suddenly blared.

"Couldn’t you have said that earlier?!"

He said it one second earlier—

And the Antimatter Legion invaded the next.

What difference did that warning even make?

Herta scowled as she carefully stored the precious blueprint.

Then she walked out to deal with the chaos on the station.

Meanwhile—

In a hidden room somewhere inside the station where a Stellaron was stored.

Two women—one tall and one petite—slowly approached the Stellaron.

"Kafka, your mood seems off. Did Elio say something in the script?"

The shorter girl searched for the Stellaron while simultaneously scanning the station for Aether Cartridges stored inside.

She had been craving those cartridges for quite a long time.

"There is something. It sounds serious... but also not that serious. Forget it—we’ll deal with it when the time comes."

Kafka had read Elio’s script.

So she knew exactly what would happen next.

She also knew unexpected events might occur.

But unfortunately—

This time the unexpected situation was something they couldn’t avoid.

Unless that person chose not to come here.

That was why Kafka looked unusually thoughtful.

"Deal with it when the time comes? Does that mean we don’t have to follow the script?"

Silver Wolf’s interest immediately perked up.

If they had free time—

She could take the chance to steal the Aether Cartridge early.

"No. Following the script is the safest option. If we deviate, we might encounter someone terrifying."

Even the path they were currently following wasn’t guaranteed to be safe.

It was just safer than the alternatives.

Which showed just how dangerous the Herta Space Station situation was this time.

"Someone terrifying? How terrifying? Don’t tell me it’s Herta?"

Silver Wolf quickened her steps.

Since Kafka said that,

She decided to temporarily give up.

Worst case—

She’d leave a backdoor and steal the cartridge next time.

"A member of the Genius Society — No. 85. Elio said that person is extremely dangerous."

Kafka glanced at Herta’s portrait.

The Stellaron Hunters were actually quite interested in that new Genius Society member.

Elio had once considered recruiting him.

But unfortunately—

That was someone whose future couldn’t be seen.

The Stellaron Hunters had no idea what kind of offer could tempt such a person.

Because empty promises were useless against someone like that.

"The new one?"

Silver Wolf grew even more curious.

Genius Society No. 85 was someone who had never appeared publicly in the interstellar world.

The only information available was that he had once appeared at Herta Space Station.

But at the time Silver Wolf had been busy playing games.

She hadn’t bothered to investigate.

After all—

Genius Society members had nothing to do with her.

They might never interact in their entire lives.

"Elio said... he revived an Emanator of the Path of Propagation."

Kafka said it calmly.

But the words themselves were terrifying.

Even Silver Wolf couldn’t help shivering slightly.

She wasn’t afraid of Nanook’s Antimatter Legion.

But those Propagation Swarm insects—

Those were something she genuinely feared.

"Are Genius Society members really this overpowered now?"

Reviving a Propagation Emanator—

That ability was no worse than Herta’s.

At that moment, Silver Wolf decided firmly:

She absolutely didn’t want to wander around carelessly.

"And that’s not all. He’s the only person Elio can’t see through. The script only says that if we meet him, we’ll have to improvise."

Because Elio couldn’t see his future—

He couldn’t predict the outcome.

So they would have to handle it themselves.

"Let’s just finish the job quickly and leave."

Once Silver Wolf heard that they would have to improvise,

She knew how dangerous the situation was.

She wasn’t afraid of danger—

But she also didn’t want to run into it unnecessarily.

And this person was a Genius Society member.

If it were just a projection, that would be fine.

But right now—

They were here in person.

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