When Caelus walked out of his room, rubbing the sleep from his eyes, he didn't feel great.
When he stayed at the Herta Space Station previously, the room Asta arranged for him was outrageously luxurious. After boarding the train, although he hadn't had a chance to sleep in his room yet, judging from the environment, it was definitely comfortable.
But sleeping in Belobog… Honestly, the room conditions were decent, just a bit cold.
Although it was far from the bone-chilling cold outside the city, it wasn't exactly a comfortable temperature either—most importantly, it seemed to have suddenly turned cold in the middle of the night, as if the heater had decided to sneak out of the hotel under the cover of darkness.
How strange. He remembered that after Twilight used her power to create a barrier outside the city, it wasn't cold anymore…
Caelus walked to the window and glanced down. He didn't see any Belobog soldiers surrounding the hotel. March 7th's worst fears from last night hadn't come true. It seemed that Supreme Guardian Cocolia was a person of her word.
Anyway, I should check on Twilight first. Yesterday should have been her first time sleeping alone—
The moment the cold wind blew in from the wide-open window of the empty room and hit Caelus's face, his somewhat scattered mind was almost instantly pulled back into focus!
This should be Twilight's room, and Twilight was the type who liked to sleep even when there was nothing to do. She definitely wouldn't wake up early for no reason… So where was his Twilight?
Where did his big Twilight go? How did she disappear overnight?!
At this moment, immense panic enveloped Caelus. He wasn't worried about Twilight being in danger. After all, Welt, Himeko, and Herta had all told him that Twilight's strength was extraordinary, hard to find an opponent in the entire galaxy—he was worried that if someone provoked Twilight, and she got angry and physically compressed or decompressed them…
It, it shouldn't happen, right? Didn't Twilight spare those Silvermane Guards before… If something really happened, would it be better to find a way to snatch the Stellaron and run, or directly help her eliminate all the witnesses?
Just as Caelus began to consider the feasibility of transitioning from a Trailblazer to a Bonnie and Clyde duo, he suddenly felt a warmth spread through his body, followed by March 7th's surprised voice from outside the building.
"Little Twilight, where did you run off to?"
The moment he heard the voice, Caelus didn't hesitate. He took two steps in three strides and jumped out of the open window. After a superhero landing followed by a roll, he rushed directly in front of March 7th, startling her.
If Dan Heng hadn't grabbed her collar, she would have almost fallen to the ground.
"Ouch, Caelus, what are you doing?" March 7th couldn't help but complain. "You're even more reckless than me. Aren't you afraid of bumping into little Twilight—ah, she probably isn't afraid of being bumped into… Bumping into me isn't okay either!"
"Sorry, sorry, I didn't see Twilight in the room just now, I was a little nervous…"
Caelus put his palms together and apologized to March 7th, then quickly turned to look at Twilight.
At this moment, she looked completely different from her usual cute appearance, looking rather disheveled. Not only was her face covered in black ash, but her hair was messy, and there was even a fork stuck in it, looking like she had just crawled out of a dumpster.
And the bag she had gotten from somewhere, now slung behind her, was filled with various small items like Santa Claus's sack…
"Twilight, what are you…"
Before Caelus could ask, Twilight had already placed her bag in front of him.
"Trash cans, all searched." Twilight pushed the bag forward like a kitten bringing its prey home to its owner, her golden eyes looking at Caelus expectantly. "All the treasures are here…"
This bag wasn't much of a treasure. After no one held it, it quickly collapsed, revealing its contents. Most of them didn't seem particularly valuable, the kind of things that were a bit regrettable to throw away but understandable.
Although their value was low, it was clear that the person who collected them had carefully picked them out from the trash heaps and meticulously wiped them clean, making them look as new as possible.
Looking at everything before him, Caelus was stunned.
Without needing much explanation, he understood everything. He understood why Twilight suddenly wanted to sleep alone, why she wasn't in her room, why the hotel suddenly became cold in the middle of the night… He had only said it casually.
His supposed obsession with trash cans, apart from wanting to scrape out a few Stellar Jades, was just a whim. And yet, such a careless remark was taken to heart by Twilight, making her run all over Belobog in the middle of the night, rummaging through every trash can, just to find something he might like…
"Treasures and beautiful girls, didn't find any…" Caelus remained silent for a long time, which made Twilight lower her head as if she had done something wrong, saying aggrievedly, "Maybe someone picked them up first… I'll look earlier today."
"What are you talking about finding—Caelus, it's all your fault for talking nonsense!"
March 7th, who had come back to her senses, wanted to kick Caelus's butt twice. If it weren't for this kid's obsession with trash cans, Twilight wouldn't have done such a thing!
Damn it! She usually cherished Twilight in her arms, and now she was digging through trash cans at night because of Caelus… If Caelus did this in front of Twilight again, she would put a trash can lid on his head!
However, March 7th didn't expect that Caelus, instead of admitting his mistake, actually dared to talk back!
"No, March, you're wrong…" Caelus's voice was low and firm. "There are indeed treasures and beautiful girls in the trash cans here."
"Huh?!" March 7th's gaze sharpened. Did this kid really want Twilight to dig through trash cans for him today too?!
Fortunately, the thing that made March 7th want to roll up her sleeves and beat someone up didn't happen, because Caelus just let out a strange cry, excitedly rushed towards Twilight, and ignoring the dirt on her, picked her up and spun her around happily: "Aren't they right here in front of me? The greatest treasure and the most beautiful girl in this galaxy!"
Dan Heng just stood aside quietly watching the noisy trio, a smile unconsciously appearing on his lips.
Such an amateur, Caelus.
His sleep wasn't good. He had woken up in the early morning and noticed the abnormality in the environment. Thus, he followed Twilight's tracks and found her rummaging through trash in the dark streets and alleys.
He originally wanted to reveal himself directly, but considering that this seemed to be the first time Twilight had decided to do something on her own, he ultimately chose to watch over her in secret.
Although Twilight's perception was keen, she usually wouldn't actively pay attention to her surroundings if there was no malice. So he hid nearby, watching Twilight collect trash and scattered coins little by little until dawn.
On the way back to the hotel after finishing her little adventure, he saw Twilight walk into a flower shop halfway, pour out all the coins she had accumulated, and exchange them for a flower from the shop owner.
Dan Heng initially felt relieved, because this showed that Twilight, under his and Himeko's guidance, hadn't been influenced by Caelus and March 7th into becoming a neurotic troublemaker who might open treasure chests in other people's homes at any moment.
But when he pretended to casually meet Twilight at the hotel entrance and saw her hand him the flower, this relief turned into silence.
She said, Himeko told her that the scent of some flowers could help people have sweet dreams.
She said, the shop owner told her that this kind of flower could help people sleep peacefully.
Something he himself had given up hope on was remembered by this child, and she had actually sought a solution…
The others were still arguing noisily, but Dan Heng just quietly glanced at the flower hidden in his hand. He didn't tell March 7th and Caelus about this.
After all, if those two goofballs found out that Twilight only gave him a flower, they would make a fuss for a long time… Besides, wasn't this something Twilight gave solely to him?
Speaking of which, did Twilight really like Caelus the most? Dan Heng now felt that this might not necessarily be the case.
To put it bluntly, Twilight was just a child now. She was only attached to Caelus because he was the first person she saw when she opened her eyes. Himeko and March 7th were the same, simply spending more time with Twilight to let her get used to their presence.
But now Twilight was over a month old, naturally, she would develop some new judgments of her own—for example, how respectable a reliable older brother figure like himself was!
Twilight only gave Caelus trash, but she gave him a flower bought with the coins she painstakingly collected. As for Himeko and March 7th, they didn't get anything…
So, could it be that he was the person Twilight liked the most in the Astral Express crew?
Dan Heng felt this was very reasonable.