Honkai Star Rail: But I can touch Castorice

The bed Iason had bought for Derick wasn't particularly sturdy, but it wasn't too bad either. It kept creaking, but at least it hadn't collapsed from the... activity.

As Derick and Castorice were cleaning themselves with warm water, they heard Cipher's and Polyxia's voices from outside. They were back!

Castorice shot Derick an exasperated look. 'You took a bit too long with your... antics.'

Seeing Castorice like this, Derick couldn't help but show an embarrassed smile.

"What should we do?" Derick whispered to Castorice.

"Pretend nothing happened," Castorice replied, trying to sound firm.

However, her firmness was soon interrupted by the voices of Mydei, Phainon, and the others approaching from the distance. They were here too!

At this, both Derick and Castorice deflated.

"I feel like… there's no need to live anymore!" Derick silently drew his Blade of Scourge.

"I feel the same way," Castorice also took out her scythe.

"I'm going to find the Flame Reaver and fight him to the death right now."

"Take me with you."

Compared to social death, fighting the Flame Reaver to the death didn't seem like such a big deal anymore.

The two exchanged a look, grabbed their weapons, and rushed out.

Cipher and the others were still outside and were momentarily stunned to see Derick and Castorice rushing out with their weapons.

And while they were stunned, Derick said in a voice only these few could hear: "The Flame Reaver is coming. You guys prepare; Castorice and I will go resist him."

"What!?" Phainon was startled by Derick's words and instinctively drew his longsword.

Seizing this opportunity, Derick and Castorice had already fled far away.

Phainon was about to go after them but found Mydei, Cipher, and the others beside him looking at him as if watching a good show.

Hmm? Phainon also figured out the problem. How did Derick and Castorice know where the Flame Reaver was?

"Phainon, your intelligence really is a bit lacking," Mydei said mockingly to Phainon, crossing his arms.

"Err…" Phainon scratched his head.

However, Tribbie exposed them at this moment. "Little Phai, actually, Little Dei and Cici were ready to make a move just now. It's just that they weren't using weapons, so it was easy for them to put them away.'"

Mydei silently averted his gaze somewhat from Phainon.

Phainon couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Those two, they actually dared to tease us," Cerces was also a little annoyed.

"Then what should we do? Go and stop them again?" Phainon asked the others.

Mydei replied: "They've already run off; there's no point in chasing them. Let's go. We should head to Lady Aglaea's place now. Derick and Castorice should be there by now.'"

They didn't even know where the Flame Reaver had run off to, so where would Derick and Castorice go looking for him? Those two must have gone to the Heroes' Bathhouse to find Aglaea by now.

"When we see him, I must properly assess how much Derick's combat power has increased during this time," Mydei said, clenching his fists.

"I was thinking the same thing." For once, Phainon was on the same page as Mydei.

As expected, Derick and Castorice went to the Heroes' Bathhouse and found Aglaea.

Seeing Derick and Castorice, Aglaea also composed herself. After all, she had been in control of Okhema for so many years; it was impossible for her not to have seen such things. It was just that this time it happened to the Chrysos Heirs around her, and coupled with the fact that her long-maintained rationality had loosened somewhat recently, she had shown a slight reaction. Now, she was fine.

Tianne also arrived at this moment.

Seeing Derick, she asked him: "Tiny Derry, how did you get back? And how did you get so tall? I reckon when Tribbie and the others see you later, they won't call you Tiny Derry anymore, but Little Derry."

"Well, I used a few tricks to let the Underworld operate freely, so I came back," Derick said, glossing over the details.

Aglaea knew there were many problems with Derick's words; he definitely had some unknown methods.

'But as long as it doesn't affect the Flamechase Journey, I can't really manage everything,' Aglaea thought to herself.

As they were talking, Phainon, Mydei, and the others arrived. Even Cerces hurried over.

Having failed to catch them the first time, it was no use trying again. Phainon glanced at Derick, half amused and half annoyed, while Derick gave him a provocative and arrogant look.

Mydei silently clenched his fists.

Tribbie noticed Derick's condition, walked over to him, and said curiously: "Huh? Tiny… no, I should say Little Derry now. Little Derry, how did you get taller again?"

Derick replied to her: "Because I also absorbed the energy of the Titan of Death. The energies of three Titans fused, so I grew to this height."

"Is that so…" Tribbie nodded, then curiously asked Derick: "Then Tiny Derry, if you obtain other Titan energies in the future, will you grow even taller? In the end, will you become very, very tall?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Phainon looked at him curiously.

Derick shook his head: "I'd like to grow a bit taller, but there's no way. After the Titan of Death's energy, my body's height has reached its limit. Even if I obtain new Titan energies, I can't grow any taller."

"Is that so? That's quite a pity," Tribbie said with regret.

Derick looked at Tribbie, remembered the bead in his hand, and quickly said to her: "Oh right, Sister Tribbie, I have a gift I want to give you."

"For me?" Tribbie pointed at herself in surprise. "When preparing gifts, shouldn't you give one to Little Die first?"

Castorice wasn't so jealous as to be upset with Tribbie; she just tilted her head and looked curiously at Derick, wondering what gift he had prepared for Lady Tribbie.

"It's not just a gift for Sister Tibby; it's a joint gift for Sisters Tribbie, Tianne, and Trinnon," Derick said. At the same time, he picked up the bead and handed it to Tribbie.

Trinnon also hurried over at this moment. Hearing Derick say he had a gift for them, Trinnon also curiously approached Tribbie, wanting to see what Derick had given them.

"This is?" As soon as Tribbie's words fell, Derick opened the communication, allowing those inside and outside the bead to see each other.

"Tribbie, is that you? Long time no see. I told you before 'see you tomorrow,' and now, our tomorrow has arrived," Tihe's voice came through.

"Ti… Tihe?" Tribbie, Tianne, and Trinnon were all stunned.

"You… were brought out by Little Derry?"

"Yes, I was brought out by Little Derry. And it's not just me, but Ti Ping too… we're all here, we've all come back to find you!" Tihe's excited voice came.

Derick glanced at Aglaea and said to her: "Lady Aglaea, can you arrange a soundproof room for Sister Tibby and the others?"

He wanted to remove all sound restrictions; a thousand people talking to each other at once would be terrifying.

Cipher also remembered the scene from that time and nodded, her heart still fluttering with residual fear.

"Yes, seamstress, it's best to find a suitable room."

"Alright." Aglaea nodded and then arranged a room for Tribbie and the others. Once they entered the empty room, Derick immediately released the sound control inside.

After the control was released, Derick clearly saw Aglaea's expression, who was opposite him, change in an instant. Cipher noticed this too.

The two of them naturally knew why. Aglaea still couldn't resist eavesdropping.

The two of them almost burst out laughing.

Aglaea withdrew her surveillance of Tribbie's side and looked at Derick, asking: "Are you planning to inherit the power of the Titan of Passage in the future as well?"

"Yes." Derick nodded, simultaneously signaling Castorice to take Hyacine's hand.

Suddenly having her hand grabbed by Castorice, Hyacine was startled. But then she felt her life wasn't in danger and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your curse has disappeared?"

"Yes, after Derick obtained the authority of the Titan of Death, I could touch other people." Castorice nodded: "If Derick obtains the authority of the Titan of Passage in the future, I believe he can also lift Lady Tribbie and the others' curse."

"But can your body support taking in new Titan energy?" Aglaea asked Derick.

"I have a way to do these things. Just give me some time, and I can receive new Titan energy," Derick nodded.

With Ruan Mei around, his physical strength could continue to improve. Moreover, he didn't want to rely solely on Ruan Mei's gifts.

'It would be great if I could secretly learn something during Ruan Mei's experiments,' Derick thought to himself.

Derick planned to try using his Number Two Avatar later to check Ruan Mei's experimental data and see how Ruan Mei would react. The knowledge level required for Ruan Mei's experimental data was too profound; Derick wasn't the kind of genius who could master it with a single glance. He just hoped that doing this would pique Ruan Mei's curiosity, and then she might casually give him some study materials on life sciences.

In the field of life sciences, Derick knew he could never catch up to Ruan Mei. He just hoped to see some of Ruan Mei's experimental concepts from it and then apply them to his own main body.

To become stronger, Derick would stop at nothing.

Cipher continued to remind Derick from the side: "Then remember to take the Titan authority from my body first. I don't want to live in fear every day."

"I know, next time it will definitely be your turn first." Derick then looked at Aglaea: "Lady Aglaea, if possible, I want to gather the energies of all twelve Titans into myself. This way, perhaps this time, our [Re-Genesis] won't become another cycle with no visible end."

As he spoke, he looked at Polyxia, who was behind Castorice: "Perfect timing. Polyxia still hasn't told you about the previous cycle. Now that everyone is here, let Polyxia explain it to everyone in detail."

Polyxia wheeled her chair to the center of the group.

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