Star Railway: The Last of the Grammer Riders

Chapter 126 Earth
Ye Tianyu's 'true form' is located on Earth.

“Remember… it’s impolite to peek into someone’s secrets, especially when they’re sleeping,” said a blue-haired boy on the moon, who was watching over a sleeping white-haired girl.

And this boy's name is Peng Hao.

He is a remnant of a previous civilization, the holder of the "Undead" mark of the fire-chasing hero.

The white-haired girl was named Kiana Kaslana.

It is the law of the end.

The faceless figure he held in his hand was the one who remembered the Flowing Light Memory Court.

"Do all of you memory users have a voyeuristic habit? Back in the Immortal Ship, there was one who tried to peek at my memories and I caught him red-handed. Now there's this idiot like you trying to peek at Ritian's memories. I really think Fuli needs to do some serious ideological work with you guys." Ye Tianyu walked over and said, quite speechless.

"What brings you here? It's been tens of thousands of years since we last met, hasn't it? What brings you to Earth today?" Peng Hao exclaimed with some surprise upon seeing an acquaintance.

"What else can I do? I'm just bored," Ye Tianyu said with a shrug.

"You...are you using your 'original body'?" Peng Hao asked, looking at Ye Tianyu's body.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to be able to tell?" Ye Tianyu said with a hint of surprise.

"Is this difficult? Before, your body was like an hourglass, with your life energy slowly depleting. But that's no longer the case."

"You're amazing, as expected of you." Ye Tianyu gave a thumbs-up.

"But you're definitely not here because you're bored. Where is Himeko?"

"Tsk, surprises are no fun if they're guessed right away. They'll be here soon, shouldn't we invite them for a drink? I haven't had any Earth beer in ages. Seriously, there aren't many good beers in the universe."

“Okay, but let me deal with this intruder first,” Peng Hao said.

"Stop, I have a use for her life." Ye Tianyu revealed a dangerous smile.

"Alright, I'll leave the person to you. But I really have to complain, can you please stop exploiting the Honkai? You already have 12 Herrscher cores inside you. Are you trying to become a mini-Death?" Peng Hao handed the Memory Man to Ye Tianyu and complained.

"Sigh... There's nothing I can do. The powers of the Herrschers are just too useful. Especially the Herrscher of Knowledge and the Herrscher of Corruption. One allows me to 'become invisible,' and the other can freely invade the systems of various worlds. It's much more useful than the abilities of a hacker, and I'm invincible in the simulated universe," Ye Tianyu sighed.

"And... that weapon of yours is outrageous. I'm too lazy to tell you how many pseudo-Herrscher cores are embedded in it, you know it yourself. I'd believe it if one Heavenly Fire could destroy a star." Peng Hao said speechlessly, looking at Ye Tianyu's bracelet.

"Sigh... You know, it's unreliable to be in that universe without some kind of power to protect yourself, let alone having a group of unreliable juniors like you to protect. How can you expand without some power?" Ye Tianyu explained very firmly.

"Does that include the energy within your body?" Peng Hao retorted speechlessly.

"Oh dear, I wanted to refuse too, but they were so polite," Ye Tianyu said helplessly.

"Hey, by the way, do you and Ellie want to come to the Harmonious Music Festival? I have some extra tickets here," Ye Tianyu asked.

"The Harmonious Music Ceremony? So it's already this time?" Peng Hao said. "In that case, of course we have to go, but we'll have to bring a few of them along."

"Okay, okay, I knew this would happen. That's why I bought their tickets too. You know, I went to great lengths for you guys..." Ye Tianyu said tearfully.

"I know you've put in a lot of effort, don't worry, there's plenty of money for drinks today," Peng Hao said, patting Ye Tianyu on the shoulder.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Ye Tianyu couldn't wait to fly towards Earth.

"No... are you planning to crash the Earth to pieces by flying so fast?" Peng Hao shouted from behind.

"Don't worry, I've stopped," Ye Tianyu said, though whether Peng Hao heard him was another matter entirely.

The two of them, however, forgot that Kiana was fast asleep on the moon.

The two landed safely on Earth.

However, their landing still attracted a lot of attention.

Among them were Ye Tianyu's old friends and Peng Hao's former comrades-in-arms.

Kevin was the first to arrive.

"Who are you? What are you doing on Earth?" Kevin asked Ye Tianyu warily, holding the Skyfire Greatsword.

"Wow, this is the real Heavenly Fire Judgment? It's really cool." Ye Tianyu ignored Kevin's threat and praised the Heavenly Fire Greatsword.

Seeing that his opponent was not intimidated, Kevin immediately swung his greatsword to attack.

However, Ye Tianyu blocked him immediately.

"Wh...what?" Kevin stared in shock at Ye Tianyu, who had effortlessly blocked the attack.

"Hey, little brother, swinging that greatsword like that is very dangerous. You could easily hurt someone if you're not careful," Ye Tianyu kindly reminded him.

"Kevin, stop. You can't beat him," Peng Hao said as he landed on the ground.

"Brother Hao? What brings you here too?" Kevin asked, somewhat puzzled, as he saw Peng Hao arrive on Earth at this time.

“This is my old friend. His name is Ye Tianyu. Don't let his amiable appearance fool you; he's actually the strongest person in the universe below the Star Gods, and he can even trade blows with some Star Gods one-for-one. If it were a real fight, Earth would be absolutely destroyed by him,” Peng Hao introduced. “Moreover, he provided us with most of the data for the Fusion Warrior Project. Although the information for this project came from our ‘future,’ it was because the number of people who died in his project was drastically reduced. Furthermore, the genes used by A Ming, Xiao Yao, Tian Xing, and Mei were also found by him from the universe.”

"Holy crap, it's actually my benefactor!" Kevin exclaimed in shock. "Godfather, please accept my bow!"

"Hehe, little brother, you still need to practice. But with your strength, you should be able to take on a weaker Commander in the universe."

At this point, everyone else arrived.

They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Peng Hao was also there.

However, everyone was a little confused when they saw Kevin kneeling down and hugging someone else's feet.

"Haohao, why did you decide to come down today? Did you miss Alicia?" Alicia asked, clinging to Peng Hao.

"Oh my, you're all 'old folks' who've been around for tens of thousands of years, how can you still be so shameless?" Ye Tianyu said with a grin.

"Haohao, who is he...?" Alicia asked the stranger with a puzzled look.

“A friend of mine. He’s from out of the world. He came to have a drink with me today,” Peng Hao replied again.

"Aliens like to drink alcohol too?" Alicia asked in confusion.

“Aliens are also human, and they also have the desire to eat. Besides, I am also an Earthling, just from another parallel Earth called Blue Star,” Ye Tianyu explained.

“Aliens? Aren’t they the same as Qian Jie?” Velvi said.

“Although I am an alien like Master Qian, my situation is different from his. He is based on physical strength, while I am based on technology,” Ye Tianyu said, summoning his “Sky Dome”.

"This mecha...this metallic texture...brother, you smell so good!" Velvi exclaimed in delight.

"Teacher DaV, please calm down. I'll give you the mecha later if you want it," Ye Tianyu replied, seeing the excited look in Wilvi's eyes.

"You're very strong, I'd like to have a match with you," Qianjie said, brimming with fighting spirit.

"Stop! You were rolling in money during the final battle and couldn't even beat me when we fought together. Now you want to fight me? Come on, tell me about my past battle record."

“After the final battle, you were all put into hibernation pods. He came once then. My win rate against him was only 8%, and that was back then. Now he has no scruples.”

"You're kidding, right? You can't beat him in your prime? Really?" Kevin said in shock.

He knew how strong Peng Hao was; if Peng Hao wanted to attack them, the heroes of Zhu Huo would basically be nonexistent now.

"Is everyone here? Oh, it seems a few people are missing. Where are Xiaoyao, Tianxing, Laoming, Hua, and Gretchen?"

“Tianxing is in Teyvat now. Aming has work to do today and can’t come. Xiaoyao is with Hua now, but he should have sensed what’s going on here and will be there soon. But Gretchen… we don’t know where she is right now,” Peng Hao replied.

"Do you need my help?" Ye Tianyu asked. "If you can, that would be great," Peng Hao replied.

"Okay, wait for me a moment, I'll look for it now. Oh, by the way, your descendants on Mars will be in a bit of trouble, so remember to keep a close eye on them in the coming days." Ye Tianyu tried to use his powers to search, while also reminding the others about the situation on Mars.

“We will take note of what’s happening on Mars, or rather, Destiny has already taken notice,” Peng Hao replied.

"I suggest you be ready to act at any time. After all, the 'gods' on Mars want to cause some trouble, and Vita and Hanabi plan to make things more chaotic," Ye Tianyu kindly reminded him once again. "Also, many people will 'die' this time. Some will sacrifice their humanity to gain power in order to save others."

"Is that so... I'll be more careful," Peng Hao said, his expression becoming much more serious.

"Alright, I've found the person's location. I'll go bring them back now." Ye Tianyu said, and then he took off.

The Mach rings left behind after takeoff were also noticed by Hu Xiaoyao and Fu Hua, who arrived later.

"Hao, who just came?" Hu Xiaoyao asked.

“It’s Tianyu. He’s going to pick up Greta from school.” Peng Hao said with a sigh.

“Gresh? Oh right, I came to talk to you about Gresh. Hua and I roughly know her location; she's somewhere near Neptune. But since it was A-Yu who made the move… then it's none of our business.” Hu Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that it was Ye Tianyu. “But I really didn't expect that the only one of us who wasn't here would be outside the stars, in that vast universe.”

Somewhere in the starry sky, on a starship
Gretchen, as always, searched for a suitable planet to carry out the Fire Seed Project.

But today is a little different.

Because two unexpected guests arrived today.

One of them is Vita, whom I met a while ago. She is currently touring this starship, while her starflight crew is waiting for instructions outside the starship.

And the other...

"Oh dear, little Gretchen, don't be angry. I did lie to you, but you didn't lose anything!"

"Vita, I suggest you leave here right now. Otherwise, there's no point in talking later!" Gretchen glared at Vita and said.

"Oh dear, I'll be leaving soon. I haven't really looked into this starship before!" Vita replied dismissively.

"Warning, warning! Life level detected: Unknown, suspected to be a god-level creature! Recommendation: Leave as soon as possible!" The Starferryman's warning reached Vita and the other person's ears.

“Oh no… why would a being of divine rank approach…” Vita said nervously.

"A being of divine rank? Something like 'Sa'?" Gresh asked, sensing the seriousness of the situation.

“We’ll talk about this later. Gretchen, quickly activate the starship’s protective measures and camouflage capabilities. Otherwise, we’re all doomed,” Vita said, frowning. “Starferrymen, try to intercept and distract them!”

"Instructions received, in progress, mission failed," came the Starferryman's notification.

"We're doomed! They're coming for us!" Vita exclaimed in terror. "Go! Gretchen isn't from the solar system. This guy is extremely dangerous. We have to get out of here right now!"

"Leaving? Why are you leaving so soon? Won't you let me have a cup of tea?" A voice came from an unknown location, seemingly coming from all directions.

It wasn't until a portal opened that the voice and figure of the newcomer became clear.

He had black hair, purple eyes, and looked like a Chinese person.

But Vita saw it differently; the other person's energy was incredibly powerful, even stronger than that of the person on Earth.

"Greetings, gentlemen. Let me introduce myself. My name is Ye Tianyu, and I am a visitor from beyond this realm. I have come to you to take someone away," Ye Tianyu said.

"Oh? Mr. Tianyu's purpose in coming here is not just to take people away, is it?" Vita asked, blocking Gretsch's way.

"Oh? Miss Vita... are you and Gretchen really that close? I seem to remember... you deceived Gretchen, didn't you? Oh no, it seems it wasn't just Gretchen, Hua and Seele were also manipulated by you. Hehe, what a wicked woman." Ye Tianyu laughed.

"I'm here to see Gretchen. This is none of your business."

“No matter what, Little Gretchen is the guardian of the little Vis. How could I possibly let you touch her?” Vita said, while secretly preparing to let the Ferryman take them away to escape.

"I don't want to cause any more trouble. I've come here for only one thing: to take Gretchen home. This is an agreement between me and Ritian." Ye Tianyu clearly stated his purpose.

“Ritian? I don’t recall knowing anyone with that name?” Gretchen asked.

“You must remember your sister Alicia and Uncle Peng Hao, right? I’m an old friend of Peng Hao. I’m here on Earth today to visit, and I’ll take you home with me,” Ye Tianyu explained.

“Phew… Going back? It’s about time, but the starship still has some problems, so it’ll probably take some time.” Gretchen finally breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the other party meant no harm.

"It's alright, leave this mere starship to me," Ye Tianyu said confidently.

He then left the starship.

The two people inside the starship then discovered that the starship... had started moving.

That's really strange...

The starship's internal energy was depleted by Vita earlier, and it's not enough to return to Earth.

But why did the starship start moving on its own?

“Starferryman, activate the surveyor,” Vita said.

"Instructions received, in progress." A window then appeared in front of the two, displaying the current events.

Hundreds of flames were spewing out from behind the starship.

Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be rows of black mechs that seemed to blend into the starry sky, propelling the starship forward.

It may seem like a futile attempt to shake an elephant, but they could genuinely feel the starship moving.

Even though it's tiny, it's better than wandering aimlessly in space.

But the images transmitted by the surveyor didn't stop there. There was another mech in front of the starship, but the mech was white and different from the black one, and the light it emitted was blue.

It was the "Sky Dome" that Ye Tianyu hadn't seen in a long time.

Now, using "Sky Dome" is merely icing on the cake for his strength, reducing the need to replenish the imaginary energy within his body.

He wasn't standing in front to show off or to daydream.

Instead, it is taking the most important step: opening a space passage with a radius of about 5 kilometers that leads directly to a galaxy near Earth.

The two people on the starship were stunned for a moment when they saw the huge spatial passage.

A channel of this size requires an enormous amount of energy, yet it was opened so easily by the other party.

Looking at the passage, Gretchen realized what was happening and, filled with anticipation of returning home, began her journey.

The starship began to move and went straight through the space tunnel, but Vita left before it entered.

Since the Starferryman remained in place, the two had to part ways. (Although Vita had boarded the ship out of boredom, without Gretsch's consent.)

After passing through the passage, Gretchen saw the familiar blue planet.

It is her home planet, Earth.

"Welcome back, Gretchen." A voice came from the signal receiver.

She could tell...

This is Uncle Ming's voice.

　Happy April Fool's Day! Here's a chapter to liven things up.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)