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Base Universe - Imperial Star Underground Laboratory

After an unknown amount of time, Xing woke up.

"Awake? How are you feeling?" Elena, who was reading a book nearby, looked over.

"I feel like something's missing," Xing said, and as she was about to get up, she found a tiny little one lying on top of her.

"You know that the protagonist star that separated from your body is still a child due to insufficient data," Elena said.

"Hmm, but I didn't expect Xing to be so cute as a child. No wonder she's a raccoon," Xing said with a smile.

“She can eat and grow, so there’s no need to worry about her health,” Elena suddenly said.

“I see, I understand.” Xing nodded in response.

"I just wanted to tell you something. Besides the officially linked Star Railway game world, another game world that belongs to you—Honkai Impact 3—has officially linked to you," Elena said.

"So sudden? I remember I only summoned one Kiana, right?" Xing asked, somewhat puzzled.

“It’s your Alicia. I don’t know what she did, but it accelerated the bridge between that world and you,” Elena said.

"Alice... hmm, it feels like something she would do. By the way, what's my situation right now?" Hoshino said regretfully to Elena.

"Your basic appearance hasn't changed much, but because of something that god left in your soul, you're now more... well, see for yourself," Elena said, projecting a mirror.

"Tsk~" Looking at her pitiful face and perfect figure in the mirror, as well as her super long hair that almost dragged on the ground when she stretched out her hand, Xing clicked her tongue in displeasure.

“Stand up and look at the ground,” Elena suddenly said.

"Huh?" Xing gently stood up, then lowered her head...

"Ah, this..." Looking at the enormous size that was so high that it couldn't be seen even by her toes when she looked down, Xing opened her mouth but didn't know what to say for a moment.

"That god's backup plan was activated a little bit, and after they finished the surgery, it turned into this state." Elena raised her hand and gestured.

"Hiss~ Where's my knife?!" Xing pulled out his chainsaw sword in a panic, ready to slash his chest a few times amidst the roar, but was stopped by Elena.

"Don't be too hard on yourself," Elena said.

"When I was in my original state, I could still vaguely remember that I was still a man, after all, Xing's original figure wouldn't have been too big, but now... damn it, where is that god? I need to go and have a heart-to-heart talk with her." Xing said, rubbing his hair in frustration.

"Pioneer!" A cute voice rang out from the side. Xing took a deep breath, gave a forced smile, and looked to the side, only to find that it was her own Xing, who had now turned into a child.

"Hmm... what's wrong, little guy?" Xing forced a smile, suppressing her anger.

"Don't hurt yourself~ Or wait for Danheng to come and let him show you his tail so you can touch it~" Little Star hugged Little Star's leg, looking at the player in her eyes with wet and adorable eyes.

“…Okay, I won’t hurt myself.” Xing sighed, bent down and picked up Little Xing before saying this.

"Oh, it's good that you've come to your senses~?" A voice sounded behind Xing, and before Xing could react, a pair of hands reached out from behind and hugged her tightly...

"Alicia...you won't be involved in my current situation, will you?" Hoshi suddenly thought of something.

"Don't you like it~? Cute girls can do anything~?" Alicia released Hoshi's waist, playfully twirled around, and came to Hoshi's side, smiling as she spoke.

"What do you mean by the appearance of a human law?" Xing asked, raising an eyebrow as she saw Alicia's attire as she approached.

"Don't you like it~? After all, you've left me on the bridge for so long~?" Alicia replied with a smile.

"No, and then... never mind, I'd better not say anything." Xing shook her head, about to say something, but when she saw Alicia's gentle smile, she swallowed the words she wanted to say.

"Are you trying to ask about your health? Every time, Alicia is involved, isn't she?" Alicia replied with a smile.

"I have to say, Sister Alicia is amazing. She directly controlled those systems for several seconds." Kiana walked up from behind, looking at Xing with amazement.

"It's so pretty, baby." Kafka walked over and gently took the little Xing from Xing's arms.

"It's gotten taller again." Ying came up to Xing, looked up at the game and said with annoyance.

"Go find Alicia, it's her fault," Xing immediately shifted the blame.

"Why would I look for her?" Ying snorted and stopped looking at Xing, leading Paimon, who was covering his mouth, to a corner.

"Alice...you really surprised me so much, and it was more of a surprise than a pleasant one." Xing sighed and reached out to grab Alice's small hand that was roaming over her body.

"Also, if you want to play, go find Eden. If you really don't want to, Kiana and Ying are fine too, just don't touch me inappropriately."

"I don't like it~" Alicia suddenly put on a pitiful expression.

"..." Xing didn't know how to answer for a moment, after all, it was her favorite character from the game, without exception.

"Hehe~" Seeing Xing's speechless expression, Alicia laughed and jumped into Xing's arms, taking a deep breath.

"Welcome back, Captain!"

“…Yes, I’m back.” Xing nodded in response.

"The visits are over, everyone. Time is running out," Elena said.

"Oh? Not enough time? No problem, I can give you Little Erosion~?" Alicia thought of something, reached out and pulled, and another "Alicia" who looked exactly like Alicia but had a bewildered expression on her face was pulled over.

"What are you doing?! I finally got to eat food from Qianjie without him getting angry, what do you mean by dragging me here?!" "Alicia" protested loudly, and then she saw Xing's presence.

"Human, human, look what Alicia has done! I was hoping to try the food Qianjie made!"

"Next time I'll force Qianjie to make you something delicious." Xing smiled gently, knowing why the Herrscher of Corruption appeared in Alicia's form, then reached out and patted her head, giving it a gentle rub.

"Hmph~?" Alicia turned her head and gave a soft hum.

"Alright~ The connection between the world and you has stabilized, but it's still in a cooldown period~ See you next time, dear Captain~?" Alicia smiled and greeted the others before pulling Kaffa, who was holding a child, away from the lab...

"It seems pretty good..." Xing muttered to herself.