Star Railway: The Last of the Grammer Riders

Chapter 176 "Swaying Lonely in the Galaxy" "A Worthwhile Trip", Iron Tomb Attacks the Grand Theatre

In the audience area,

After the performance, Sora and Kakawasha returned to where everyone was.

However, they went to different places and experienced different things.

Qiong returned to the train crew's location, and the moment he entered, everyone applauded him, praising his courage to step onto the stage.

Kakavasya, on the other hand, suffered greatly.

Not only was she relentlessly teased by Toppa, but her older sister also found out about her dancing!
Both of them were laughing at themselves, even suggesting that they resign from their status as one of the ten members of the Stone Heart group and join a boy band to dance.

Left with no other option, Kakawasha asked Emerald for help, only to find that Emerald was also secretly laughing at him.

Kakavasya felt like his life was shrouded in darkness…

Weird.

“Topa, I think you would be much better than me if you jumped. Why don’t you try it now?” Kakawasha said.

"Oh dear, my dancing is nowhere near as good as yours, who has trained professionally. I won't try to teach you my skills." These words seem humble, but they are actually still a tease to Kakawasha.

“And I am Ms. Yelena, not Director Topa, Mr. Kakawa,” Topa, oh no Yelena, continued, though her tone was noticeably stronger when she said the word “director.”

"It seems the judgment regarding the damage to my foundation has been handed down?" Kakawasha, having heard Yelena's words, roughly understood what judgment "Diamond" had made regarding the damage to his foundation.

"You're lucky, you only got demoted one level. Although the Pinocchio wasn't successfully recovered, that was within 'Diamond's' expectations. On the contrary, we got shares in it and gained favor with the train crew, both of which are rewarded. However, yours was used to offset the damage to the foundation stone. Oh, I forgot to mention, 'Dragon Crystal' was also demoted, but she lost even more. Now she's probably just sitting around doing nothing, drowning her sorrows in some tavern."

At this very moment... inside a tavern in Pinocchio...

Two red-haired women were seen embracing each other and drinking heartily.

Both of them had flushed faces and were clearly drunk and acting out.

Why weren't these two drunkards kicked out of the tavern by the manager?
Upon closer inspection, many people had already collapsed around them.

They might be drunk, or they might collapse for no apparent reason.

There wasn't a single person standing or sitting upright within the area of ​​several tables around.

This also includes the store manager.

Let's turn our attention back to the interior of the Grand Theatre and ignore those two drunkards.

At this moment, the group backstage had almost finished discussing the Iron Tomb matter.

I have some simple ideas on how to resolve the issue with the other party without affecting ordinary people.

And now, there are not just the original few people backstage, but a few more.

The heroes who chased the fire and the heralds.

That is, the 13 Heroes, the three starter families, and Rin.

As for how to solve it…

Let's continue watching.

Next performance…

It's Robin's "Swinging Alone in the Milky Way" and their new collaboration song "Worth the Trip".

While the audience was still waiting, a light and cheerful rhythm began to play.

"Mend your pace sway to the beat."

"Hands up, embrace who you want to be."

"We're reaching heights unseen."

Feel the fire deep within.

You're the key to where my trust begins.

"Join my dream, it's just the right time!"

(Too long, skip!)...

As one song ended, not long after, the melody of another song began to play again.

The drums played a lighthearted rhythm, and the trumpet followed.

Guitars and electric basses followed closely behind.

"We venture through the cosmic sea."

"A thousand light-years, wild and free."

The first to speak was a masked man. His voice was somewhat deep, but it was clear that he was a young man.

If you look closely at the whole picture, you'll notice that the masked man has been there from the very beginning.

Or rather, it has been going on since that song "Who".

And after him came the robin.

We dance beneath the galaxy.

"Then will you be with me?"

"Hand in hand, we'll face our fears."

"Conquering doubts that linger near"

Each person sings two lines. They take turns singing.

until…

"Exploration, begins!" the two sang together.

"Moving on, to paths unknown."

To break into daylight

"No sleep until sunrise."

"Riding on, our roads afar."

"We're rising high, into the sky."

"There we go, till we know."

The melody of the piano joined in at this moment.

And then comes the chorus of the song. (I won't write it, lest I be accused of padding the word count.)

As the music ended, the stage went dark.

Suddenly, it was as if the dome of the grand theater had been pried open.

A huge figure appeared above everyone's heads.

It's the "Iron Tomb"!
Upon witnessing this scene, many of the travelers on the path of destiny instinctively drew their weapons in alertness.

However, as soon as the weapon was drawn, a pink arrow struck the opponent.

He seemed to have been caught off guard and staggered a few steps after being hit.

At that moment, a melody that all the veteran captains knew all too well rang out.

"Say my name when a tree susurrates."

It's the theme song for "The Story Because of You," also known as "True Elysia," which means "My True Name, Alicia."

Miss Pink Fairy Alicia appeared before them.

Once again, and once again, a story lost in time begins.
Appearing alongside her were a series of illusory figures.

They are the heroes who chased the flames.

However, it is a memory.

"The way it starts and the way it ends."

The memory cells charged fearlessly toward the colossal creature before them.

"Never again making up stories in dismay."

During this period, many 'people' died, but they once again solidified their bodies, stood up, and attacked the enemy.

The Iron Tomb was clearly annoyed by the unkillable 'insects' in front of it. One after another, the antimatter legion emerged from the void and landed on the ground to fight the memories.

"With several starts, but just one end (the starting points of the branches will eventually converge at the end)."

At that moment, Alicia also made her move, but instead of a bow and arrow, she wielded a longsword.

Its name is "Seven Thunders of Purification", which is also the third divine key, the key of judgment.

She gripped her longsword and killed the approaching phantom soldier.

At the same time, the weapon in her hand changes its appearance depending on the situation.

From longswords to lances, back to bows and arrows, and even lances.

These are all weapons that Alicia once learned to use.

The illusory soldiers that Alicia killed did not exist at all.

Or rather, they all turned to ash... no, not even ash was left.

The music reached its climax.

Alicia's weapon transformed into a bow once more, and she launched an attack on the "Iron Tomb," which was constantly summoning an antimatter army in the distance.

Each shot that hit was like a burst of pink and purple fireworks exploding on his body.

Moreover, each hit has a different effect.

The solidified ice crystals or the "Iron Tomb" body are decomposed.

The decomposed parts can be restored quickly, but the ice crystals are difficult to eliminate.

The attack frequency of "Iron Tomb" has obviously increased, and many memory units are shattered into pieces before they can even reconstruct their bodies.

Alicia also felt a little powerless.

There were even a few times when they were almost hit by the "Iron Tomb" attacks.

And she started to take things a little more seriously.

The clothes she wore also began to change.

It gradually transformed into the "Herrscher of Origin" that we know today.

Ah, how long I long to embrace.

"The future breaking out of shades from the past."

"Still ablaze (like a torch, like light)"

The melody gradually quickened, and Alicia felt as if she were being amplified.

They began to attack recklessly, disregarding energy consumption.

The weapon has also changed from the Key of Judgment to the Key of True Self.

The so-called Key to True Self is actually a prototype weapon formed from the power of the Primordial Herrscher.

As the battle intensified, the Key to True Self in Alicia's hand gradually unlocked its limit.

That is, the state of "True Self: Flawless Return".

The ice crystals on the "Iron Tomb" also played a role.

Once the ice crystals reached a certain quantity, they exploded.

It caused considerable damage to the "Iron Tomb".

The Iron Tomb's body was noticeably sluggish, and one of its arms had been broken and was unable to regenerate.

Upon seeing this, Alicia smiled confidently.

However, he was hit by the "Iron Tomb" that had restarted the next second.

Although he managed to block it with great difficulty, he still suffered some injuries.

The arms also showed obvious signs of erosion.

Iron Tomb also seems to have acquired certain abilities, making it somewhat immune to Alicia's ice crystals.

Seeing this, Alicia was shocked. She did not expect that the other party could erode her power to gain some or offset the negative abilities on her body.

"Hmm, this ability is a bit cheating," Alicia said with a hint of helplessness.

(End of this chapter)