Honkai: Star Rail – Banner Character, Delivering Knives to the Player [65]

"...Lingzhou, Stelle... and Clara, Hook?"

Seele agilely leaped onto the flat ground in front of the orphanage, startled upon seeing who stood there.

"Why are you all here?"

The sudden voice drew everyone's gaze.

Clara subconsciously restrained her not-so-intelligent guardian robots.

"Sister Seele from Wildfire…"

Lingzhou had already figured it all out, chuckling lightly: "Seems we worried a bit too much, Stelle."

"Wait… Oh, got it. They’re here looking for medicine for Natasha, too."

Stelle helplessly shrugged.

Hearing their words, Seele and Bronya were both stunned.

"You… and Hook too? You’re all here to find medicine for Natasha?" Seele couldn't help but ask.

"Huh? You all are too?"

It wasn't Lingzhou or Stelle who spoke this time—it was Hook.

For a good ten seconds, everyone stared at each other, wide-eyed, until they realized their goals had been identical all along.

Players watching this found it amusing, touching, yet inevitably heartbreaking.

The character mirroring the players' mixed feelings was Bronya.

Outworlders from beyond the sky, a key member of Wildfire, and a child barely eight or nine years old armed with a strange weapon…

From children to adults, everyone here was risking their lives, venturing into areas crawling with Fragmentum beasts, all for the sake of their fellow humans in the Underworld.

When Bronya noticed Clara clutching some of the medical supplies, her eyes suddenly burned with unshed tears.

Everyone just wants to live—wants their people to live…

Those in the Underworld were giving their all for this cause, but what about those above?

Her own mother had been issuing increasingly absurd orders to the Silvermane Guards, causing mounting casualties.

[Cocolia isn’t even human. She makes life down here worse day by day.]
[Didn’t expect Hook’s reason for visiting Rivet Town was actually helping Natasha.]
[What hidden motives could a child have? Helping Natasha is genuine. Wanting to protect Lingzhou and our MC must also be genuine.]
[The worst part is most of the meds are expired. It’s just too harsh.]

Players sensitive to emotional cues felt their noses sting with sorrow.

This scene didn’t deliberately emphasize misery, yet these four groups united by the same objective silently portrayed the difficulties and hardships of life in the Underworld.

It was hard to even imagine how pathetic the supplies regularly provided by the Surface must be.

Seele was the first to regain her senses, letting out a bitter laugh.

"Clara, aren’t those Vagrants always claiming how capable they are? Yet they shamelessly let a little girl venture into danger alone?"

"You help them find medicine, but they might not even thank you. Beware the old saying: giving an inch brings gratitude, giving a yard brings resentment."

Clara hurriedly explained:

"It's not like that. No one asked Clara to help. It's just…the Vagrants’ living conditions are terrible."

"They have no clinic in their settlement, so when someone gets hurt, they just tough it out. That’s why Clara wanted to help."

"And also…not all of them are bad people. Most just want to live normally…"

Her voice faltered, recalling what Lingzhou had told her earlier.

Who would willingly live their lives passively awaiting death?

Even if some did, most fought desperately for survival—and she’d witnessed that firsthand.

Seele: "Alright, you don’t need to explain further. I was just used to venting a bit."

Clara: "Mm…thank you, everyone."

Bronya spoke gently: "Are you leaving soon? This town’s dangerous everywhere—let me escort you a bit."

"It's alright. Clara has Perkins and the others. Besides…there’s still something I have to find here."

Saying this, Clara glanced at Lingzhou.

"When I return, I’ll talk to Mr. Svarog right away."

Lingzhou: "Be careful on your way. We’ll wait for you at Boulder Town’s east exit. I hope you can convince Svarog."

Clara: "Clara will remember."

After watching the thin, small figure escorted away by robots, Seele turned her gaze toward Lingzhou and Stelle.

"I rarely admire anyone, but you two—I genuinely respect."

"Even people from the same world can abandon their fellow humans, yet you've repeatedly reached out your hands to help the Underworld."

Despite having absolutely no ties to this world or its inhabitants.

Lingzhou glanced sideways at Bronya.

Bronya avoided his gaze, unable to find words to explain herself.

Lingzhou hadn’t expected Bronya to speak up now, calmly retracting his gaze as though nothing happened.

"Let’s head back first. Natasha must be anxious."

On their way back, Stelle asked Seele and Bronya how they ended up traveling together.

"I couldn’t sleep after learning too much, so I wandered aimlessly around the town. Then I accidentally overheard Seele talking with Natasha."

Bronya recounted her recent experiences calmly.

"When I heard Seele planned to enter the Fragmentum alone, I had no choice but to step forward to stop her."

"According to Silvermane Guard regulations, entering Fragmentum requires at least four people per team, including a specialized communications officer."

Hearing this, Seele retorted bluntly:

"Lady Bronya, this is the Underworld. Even delivering messages means personally running around—where exactly would we find a communications officer?"

Stelle raised her eyebrows: "Four people?"

She unconsciously glanced at Hook, hugging her drill, her expression indescribable.

Hook definitely hadn’t been exaggerating.

The kid clearly knew the routes within Rivet Town well—obviously, she’d visited multiple times before.

"Yes, four people. Is something wrong?"

Bronya didn’t quite understand Stelle’s expression.

Stelle sighed heavily, pinching the bridge of her nose and shaking her head repeatedly.

"Speaking ill of someone's mother to their face is rude, but I still have to say it—"

"Because Cocolia ordered the sealing-off of the Underworld, kids Hook’s age repeatedly risk their lives solving problems adults should be handling."

"Take my advice, young lady: Supreme Guardian is a role Cocolia can no longer manage. It’s about time you made up your mind to become a rebellious daughter."

"Unless you still believe every decision Cocolia makes is wise and flawless."

If that were the case, Stelle would abandon her urge to help, refusing to waste any more words or energy on Bronya.

Bronya stared blankly at Stelle, then turned to Hook in disbelief.

This child…came here alone?

Only now did she recall something that had felt off earlier:

When Hook had asked her question, her surprised eyes weren't just directed at her and Seele—but also at Lingzhou and Stelle!

Lingzhou immediately saw what Bronya was thinking, but he chose not to explain.

For the rest of the way, Bronya didn’t say a single word.

Clearly, the realization deeply impacted her.

At Hook’s age, she’d never had to worry about such things, much less risked her life.

Back in Boulder Town, after handing over the medicine to Natasha—

Hook obediently went home to sleep, intimidated by Natasha’s stern face after initial praise.

Only after Natasha gave a solemn bow of gratitude and returned to the clinic did Lingzhou take out the album he’d found in the orphanage and hand it to Bronya.

"Is this you in the photo?"

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