[Honkai: Star Rail] Is the Path of the Hunt Really Reliable?

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One day, the general of the Xianzhou Luofu woke up after dozing off at the Divine Foresight Mansion and discovered he had turned into a child.

Qingzu, the overworked employee, erupted in *furious Xianzhou curses*: Who's behind this?!

But Jingyuan thinks it doesn't matter. Jingyuan doesn't care. Anyway, first let's tear up a memorial for fun... He's a kid, so he gets a free pass for causing trouble.

Yes, he'd originally planned to skip work with a perfectly good excuse.

Unfortunately, someone was all too happy to watch the drama unfold (specifically, a certain squinty-eyed, pink-haired fox), bundled him up and sent him onto the Astral Express.

The Astral Express welcomes all travelers with a pioneering spirit.

And so, at some point, the Party Car was packed to the brim... Well, there weren't just people, but also things like cat cakes and little dragons...

And so, the Astral Express, which had almost exceeded its weight limit, was suddenly...

smashed into the sky.

How to put it? It all started with one little accident...

Actually, maybe there were several.

1

Little Jing Yuan is a bit mischievous, a bit of a troublemaker, and has some grand dreams. Hey, maybe he could grow up to become an excellent Galaxy Ranger...?

(A note from Jiaoqiu: Great! The Xianzhou is saved! The general no longer has to worry about becoming Mara-Struck!)

2

A little green dragon, who had passed out after staying up all night reading research papers, mysteriously reincarnates as a young Vidyadhara High Elder (wrong) and becomes fixated on cleansing the world with a dragon...

(A note from little Jing Yuan: Big brother with the green scales, can I chew on your tail?)

3

A Stellaron Hunters member, whose whole being reeks of resentment, unexpectedly returns to his former appearance, but loses all his memories and reverts to how he was seven hundred years ago. He says, "Let me go. I have to make iron..."

(A note from Sunday: Dear Mr. Stellaron Hunter, please stop trying to dismantle my halo. It can't be used to forge weapons. Sincerely yours.)

4

Who thought it would be a good idea to put Sunday the cat and Aventurine the little fox, who are always at each other's throats, together? Look at those two cuties fighting until their fur stands on end!

(A scolding from Dr. Ratio, kindergarten director: Quiet! Time to wash your feet!)

5

It's fine, there's more:

A galactic drifter who keeps accidentally stumbling into crime scenes...

Some Aeon cat cakes born through a series of misunderstandings...

And so on.

(A review from the Trailblazer: It's time to eat them one little cake at a time!)

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And finally, a few things to note:

1. Multiple main characters and an ensemble cast. Plot-focused, with pairings (Moze/Jiaoqiu, Dr. Ratio/Aventurine).

2. Includes many of my own interpretations of the characters and plot. Please don't read if that's not your thing.

3. The Trailblazer is set as Stelle, but the text generally refers to her as "the Trailblazer."

4. The timeline is after the Amphoreus story.

Theme: Punish evil, promote good, and protect fairness and justice