Finally, leaving after this long danstelle parenthesis, we finally got March back, and we get a group hug! I love them so much. I wish the quest revealed more about March's lore, though. Instead, it seemed like it focused more on Cyrene, tbh. But oh, well. I know her story is far from over!

after seeing THIS, it will be very hard to persuade me that Hoyo is NOT ship-baiting them. The camera pans around for a while, before we see Stelle stepping back from him, very much implying a hug. Of course, she might have fallen against him due to the momentum, but the camera moving around for

And THIS is where my Danstelle brainrot comes into play again! During the Fate collab, in the alternate reality where Stelle didn't join the AE, we learn what would have happened to the crew if she didn't join. According to Himeko, after the Luofu events, Dan Heng chose to stay there.

Later on, when the Trio reunites, they repeat it once again, with March joining in. Basically, a passphrase that originated more than 700 years before from the Quintet has been tied to the Hunters by Blade, and to the Golden Trio by Dan Heng, with Stelle being the "link" between them.

Blade dismisses it as a passphrase from the past, meaning that it most likely was something the Quintet used back then. So, the reason why Stelle can repeat it in unison with Dan Heng, is because, as a Hunter, she learned it from Blade.

During Stelle's flashback in 3.0, we hear the Stellaron Hunter discussion on a sentence to use as a retreat signal in case things go badly during a mission. And Blade suggests exactly the same sentence: "Three of a kind, two pair, ace." The Hunters then decide to make it their own retreat signal.

There is also an interesting thing to notice. The thing Dan Heng and Stelle say in unison when he finally finds her: "Three of a kind, two pair, ace." Where have we heard that before?

Hoyo apparently decided that I don't ship Danstelle enough for their tastes, and doubled down on it.
The fondness, her silhouette appearing in the flame, the "I am you" part, his smile when he saves her. And, at least in the JP dub, the cute giggles they do at the end of the cutscene... I love them!

I loved Dan Heng and Dan Feng interactions, and I'm glad they managed to clear the hair, even if DF is only a memory. Seeing them together cemented me even more in my opinion that they are different people. DF will always be an important part of his past, but DH shouldn't be bound to him.

The interaction between the members of the HCQ are cute, too. And Jingliu is actually joking and smiling, too! It's a shame Hoyo didn't make Baiheng appear as well, though (the probably couldn't be bothered giving her a model, and didn't want to spend money to hire her VA).

Then, of course, HIM! My favorite character, my beloved, my Roman Empire! 😍😍😍Yingxing is so adorable and, after another glimpse at his personality, he's exactly how I imagined him to be! But still, Hoyo didn't bother giving him a proper model. Which is strange, since he did have one in his trailer.

First thing first, Dan Feng spotted! I feel that his personality is quite different from Dan Heng's, though they do have some things in common. It's also criminal that Hoyo didn't bother giving him a proper model. As much as he and Dan Heng look alike, they have quite a different style.