Honkai Star Rail: My Chat Group is Full of Broken Timelines — Chapter 7

Chapter 7: What Did I Just Get This Soldier Into?You're reading this on the wrong site. This chapter was translated by Elysian Reads and posted for free at elysianreads.com — if you're seeing it anywhere else, it was copied without permission. Read it at the source so the people who actually did the work get the credit.

“According to the tuning mark Robin left, she should have brought Miss Liu Ying here,” Castorice said softly. A faint, ethereal purple shimmer lingered at her fingertips—the induction signal Robin had specifically created for her before they separated.

Castorice and Kazuki maintained a careful distance from one another as they walked. Kazuki, for his part, didn’t dare get too close. He was, after all, just a Xianzhou native with a mortal body, and he had no confidence he could withstand the passive effects of Castorice’s curse.

The two explored deeper into the cave, the damp air thick with the stench of wet earth and the acrid, chitinous residue left behind by the Swarm. As they rounded a sharp bend in the passage, a warm, flickering firelight suddenly bloomed in the darkness ahead.

“Your Excellency Kazuki, we’ve found them,” Castorice whispered, pointing toward the source of the light.

Kazuki followed her gaze. There, nestled against a broad rock wall, sat two figures. One wore a silver-blue knight’s uniform, her own blue hair tied back in a neat, practical ponytail. It was Robin.

Leaning motionless beside her was a hulking suit of silver armor, its entire surface a proof of a recent, brutal battle. Deep gouges and blackened scorch marks marred the metal. This had to be Liu Ying.

“You must be the Group Owner, Kazuki, correct?” Robin was the first to her feet, the soles of her knight’s boots crunching crisply on the gravel floor. “I am Robin.”

“Hello, Robin. I’m Kazuki.” He gave a slight nod, a thought crystallizing in his mind. ‘So she really is a Pure-Beauty Knight.’

Her initial caution and probing questions in the chat group hadn’t been a sign of suspicion, but simply the ingrained wariness of someone accustomed to danger. Compared to her brother, Sunday, who spoke of lofty ideals from a safe remove, Robin was an idealist who had walked through the smoke of war and still chose to believe in beauty.

His eyes shifted to the silent armor. “Has Miss Liu Ying not woken up yet?”

“Not yet.” Robin shook her head, her voice laced with concern. “While fighting the Swarm, she was caught in the blast from a self-destructing True Sting and was knocked unconscious. With a concussive injury like that, I’m afraid she won’t wake up easily.”

Though she often journeyed to war-torn planets for charitable work, she had never witnessed a Swarm of this magnitude. When a planet was targeted by the Disasters, the entire star system was typically devoured without a trace. Who would be left to rescue? The sheer scale of it was enough to unsettle even her.

“In that case, does this count as our chat group’s first offline meetup?” Kazuki leaned against the section of rock wall warmed by the fire, attempting to lighten the heavy atmosphere with a joke.

“I hope the next meetup can be in a more relaxed venue.” A faint smile touched Robin’s lips. She understood his intent, but the joke didn’t quite manage to dispel the tension clinging to the air.

Off to the side, Castorice had curled into a ball, burying her face in her knees. She looked like a startled little animal that had stumbled into the wrong place.

Kazuki and Robin were both clad in proper combat attire, and Liu Ying was encased in military-grade heavy armor. She, on the other hand, was still wearing the pajamas embroidered with a little chimera that she’d been sleeping in, complete with slippers on her feet.

The more she thought about it, the more the embarrassment burned. Her long, pointed elf ears twitched, their tips flushing a shade redder.

“Am I… dead?”

A low, masculine voice suddenly echoed in the cavern, distorted by the metallic friction of a vocoder. It came from the armor. The suit, designated ‘Sam’, stirred. Its limbs moved with a low whir of servos as it slowly pushed itself into a standing position. The helmeted head turned, its glowing visor scanning over Kazuki, Robin, and Castorice.

“Are you civilians of the Glamoth Empire?” the armor’s voice demanded, carrying an unquestionable, serious authority. “Glamoth military regulation Article 3: Knights shall protect civilians at all costs, including their own lives.”

“No, Miss Liu Ying,” Kazuki quickly interjected. “Do you remember the Parallel World Chat Group you were bound to? Open it and take a look. You’ll understand everything.”

“I am not Liu Ying.” The armor’s voice paused, then corrected him with cold precision. “I am Serial Number AR-26710.”

At this moment, she didn’t possess the concept of a personal name. She only vaguely understood that “Liu Ying” was the designation these strangers were using for her.

The Sam armor fell silent for a long moment as the consciousness within reviewed the flood of information from the chat group.and support the real translator.Read at elysianreads.com This is a stolen translation. You're reading this on the wrong site. This chapter was translated by Elysian Reads and posted for free at elysianreads.com — if you're seeing it anywhere else, it was copied without permission. Read it at the source so the people who actually did the work get the credit.

After what felt like an eternity, the armored figure moved again, offering the three of them a slight, stiff nod. “Thank you.”

She wasn’t completely oblivious. She understood, at least, that these three “group members” had braved the threat of the Swarm to save her. A knight of Glamoth would never forget such a kindness.

“No need to be so polite,” Kazuki said, waving a dismissive hand. “We’re all in the same group. Helping each other out is only natural.”

“Mr. Kazuki is right,” Robin added, her tone warm. “As a Pure-Beauty Knight, it is only natural to lend a hand when seeing someone in danger. This is the way of the knight.”

“Madam Aglaia and Teacher Tribbie also taught us that a Chrysos Heir should lend a hand to others,” Castorice chimed in, her voice a soft murmur as she finally lifted her head.

“Regardless, I must still thank you,” Liu Ying’s synthesized voice softened almost imperceptibly. “Now that I am awake, you can go back. There is no need to stay here and risk your lives with me.”

Her innate kindness made her unwilling to burden others. She knew better than anyone the terror that lurked outside the cave.

“And what about you?” Kazuki raised an eyebrow, challenging her. “Outside is a Swarm so thick it blots out the sun. If we leave, you won’t even have anyone to watch your back.”

‘Coming here to save her is probably going to cost me my driver’s license and a mountain of fines,’he thought wryly.’If I just let her stupidly rush out to her death, wouldn’t all that trouble have been for nothing?’

“Glamoth military regulation Article 8: Surviving knights shall take the initiative to return to the ranks,” Liu Ying stated, her tone firm and unyielding.

“You’re not returning to the ranks, you’re going to your death,” Kazuki shot back, his words blunt and merciless.

“Glamoth military regulation Article 22: Knights shall dedicate everything to Her Majesty the Empress—including death,” Liu Ying’s voice replied, ringing with unshakeable loyalty.

“Can you stop talking about those damn regulations for one second?” Kazuki’s patience finally snapped. “Castorice, Robin, and I risked being eaten alive by bugs to save you, not so you could turn around and rush out like an idiot to die!”

If she really died like that, what would have been the point of anything they had just done?

“Ugh…” Liu Ying fell silent. Kazuki’s words were harsh, but they hit their mark. These three were her benefactors; she couldn’t use military regulations to justify betraying their kindness. The Iron Cavalry of Glamoth were taught from birth to repay their debts, a lesson she knew better than anyone.

“Miss Liu Ying, Mr. Kazuki’s words may have been a bit piercing.” Robin took a step forward, her voice gentle yet imbued with a quiet power. “But as fellow group members, we hope you can stay here and we can figure out a way forward together.”

Robin had made her own position clear. Her delicate appearance belied a will of iron.

“Besides…” Kazuki changed his tactic, a new idea sparking. “Miss Liu Ying, aren’t you curious about your name in the group?”

This, at last, seemed to catch her full attention.

“Titania II…” she repeated the name, the sound tinny through the vocoder. The armor’s shoulders visibly tensed. “This is profanity against Her Majesty the Empress!”

In Glamoth, “Tytania” was the sacred name of the Empress. For any other to use it was to overstep, a grave taboo. The name assigned to her in the chat group was, in her mind, an act of blasphemy.

Seeing her instantaneous, rigid tension, Kazuki felt a wave of relief wash over him. At least for now, she wasn’t thinking about rushing out to face the Swarm alone.

As long as he could keep her here, keep her talking, they might just find a way for all of them to get out of this alive.You're reading this on the wrong site. This chapter was translated by Elysian Reads and posted for free at elysianreads.com — if you're seeing it anywhere else, it was copied without permission. Read it at the source so the people who actually did the work get the credit.