Chapter 218: Future Market (Part One)

On the train, San Yueqi and Xing, who were preparing to go to Pinokangni, suddenly received a message from Bu Luo Ni Ya, saying that Bei Luo Bo Ge is currently organizing the Warm Sun Festival and wants to invite them and Dan Heng to attend.

San Yueqi and Xing naturally agreed gladly, but Dan Heng, reflecting on some old matters of the Celestial Vessel, decided to stay on the train for a while to adjust. To this, San Yueqi and Xing also expressed understanding.

Little San Yue, taking the rare opportunity to attend a national-level celebration as a distinguished guest, deliberately took out the dress she had kept in the cabinet and wore it.

The beautiful dress seemed to breathe, light and splendid—its cuff's sheer silk as light as wings, the small trailing hem at the back like a comet streaking across the night sky. The porcelain‑white skirt, as if a fragment of Bei Luo Bo Ge's aurora had been cut and sewn in, traced a lively arc with her joyous turn.

Attending such an occasion is hard enough, so Little San Yue had to dress up, but Xing, who had only this one outfit from start to finish, scratched their head a bit embarrassed.

——

Chainsaw Man.

Ah, ah…

When he saw San Yueqi turn, Dian Ci's eyes widened instantly, pupils collapsing into tiny black dots, the whites of his eyes almost overtaken by sparkling stars. From his throat he could only force out a hoarse sound, like a broken radio, and after a long pause managed to form a coherent sentence—

So cute! Please marry me!

This must be an angel! Please be sure to date me!

Beside him, Pa Wa, seeing his completely smitten expression, rolled his eyes wordlessly and sneered, "Dian Ci, stop getting horny; you and San Yueqi are separated by a light screen! Even if you're aroused, it has to be toward someone like Ma Qi Ma, who's visible and touchable."

Moreover, even if San Yueqi actually appears, they might not even look at you, Dian Ci?

That guy Dan Heng is at least ten times more handsome than you, Dian Ci. With such a strong, handsome, and reliable man nearby, San Yueqi isn't even moved, let alone someone like you.

And even if she's interested in you, are you planning to leave Earth for the Star Dome Train, or bring her to Zaochuan Qiu's house to live with me?

The former might get you killed, the battles between emissaries aren't for you to join; the latter… you're not planning to have San Yueqi eat boring buttered bread with you every day, are you?

Pa Wa's light words were like sharp knives, each stabbing Dian Ci's heart, especially upon learning that, in Pa Wa's eyes, Dan Heng is ten times more handsome… it was an instant critical hit.

Physical wounds he can heal, but psychological damage…

Dian Ci simply covered his ears, his head shaking like a tambourine.

Ahhh, stop it! Pa Wa, you liar! I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it!

——

Meanwhile, on the snowy plains of Yalilo-VI, a piggy bank crawled up a tall snow mound, sniffing east and west like a puppy, seemingly very curious about the icy world.

The cold wind howled as a white‑haired woman in a black tight‑fitting uniform stood alone; she flicked her fingertip, tossing a gold coin into the air, which traced a sharp arc under the lake‑blue sky before she caught it steadily.

"Yalilo‑VI, Bei Luo Bo Ge…"

The wind was biting, heavy snow swirled, yet no amount of snow could hide the effortless smile at the corner of her mouth.

"Debt must be repaid—seven hundred years is not too late."

——

A Certain Scientific Railgun.

"Huh?" Misaka Mikoto was momentarily taken aback. "In this weather, in this place, a debt‑collecting girl just shows up? The problem is that Bei Luo Bo Ge has been sealed by snow for centuries and has completely lost contact with interstellar space."

He glanced at the emblem on the gold coin… it belonged to someone from the Interstellar Peace Company," Shang Tiao Dangma thought for a moment. "The loan must have been made before Bei Luo Bo Ge was engulfed by the snow. This transaction was likely completed by the First‑generation City Builder before the snow arrived."

So now it's … Bu Luo Ni Ya and her group who are to repay?" Misaka Mikoto widened her eyes, feeling as if an ancestral arrow, after circling the Earth for seven hundred years, landed precisely on her own backside.

If you compare Bei Luo Bo Ge to a human, the company would see it as someone who dies immediately after borrowing money—debt disappears with death, so the company wouldn't chase it. The problem is that this person, after being dead for seven hundred years, suddenly… uh, came back to life.

Looking at the still isolated snow‑encircled Bei Luo Bo Ge, Shang Tiao Dangma couldn't help but worry.

The issue is, Bei Luo Bo Ge has just resolved the star‑core crisis and is in a state of rebuilding; can Bu Luo Ni Ya's group really afford to pay the company back?

——

San Yueqi and Xing arrived on the snowfield, excitedly discussing what food and events the celebration would have. As they neared the gate of Bei Luo Bo Ge's city, San Yueqi suddenly spotted a person in a company uniform holding a weapon, blocking the way.

While they wondered why a company employee was in Bei Luo Bo Ge, the other side also noticed them and said into the headset, "Boss, I've found two strangers here. Should we silence them?"

"Silence…silence?" Xing and San Yueqi instantly stepped back, ready to fight.

But the voice in the headset quickly replied, "…Kill your own head, don't move! I'm coming right now."

Xing and San Yue didn't wait long before Tuo Pa arrived, introducing herself gently: "Hello, nice to meet you! I'm Tuo Pa, an investment expert from the Interstellar Peace Company, here on Yalilo‑VI for special business."

"My colleague… isn't great at communication, don't take it to heart, okay?"

Seeing Tuo Pa's friendly attitude, San Yueqi also gave a brief self‑introduction; upon learning that San Yueqi and Xing were nameless guests from the Star Dome Train, Tuo Pa's eyes lit up.

"I heard that Yalilo‑VI's ability to break free from the star‑core's influence is inseparable from the Pioneer Force's aid—does that mean you two are…?"

Xing shook his head with an inscrutable expression: "We only contributed a small bit of effort."

"Oh, didn't expect to meet two legendary figures here—what luck! Right, Zhangzhang?" Tuo Pa looked at the piggy bank at her feet, which seemed to understand and jumped happily.