At that moment, aboard the Astral Express, the eight of them-Phainon, Cyrene, Theresa, Himeko, Stellaron Essence, The Great Void Lord - Guiji, Himeko, and Old Yang-were getting ready to warp to Dual-Phase Paradise.
Guiji was rather bewildered. Wasn't he supposed to be put on trial? Why had he boarded the train now?
Pam was also very surprised by Guiji's arrival. After learning what he had done to Himeko, he felt considerable hostility toward Guiji, even if he had once served as the Astral Express's Navigator-Iken.
Guiji offered no excuses in the face of Pam's displeased gaze. There were still two Aeons here who could punish him, after all.
He did not want to accidentally say the wrong thing and get strung up again to cosplay Dong Zhuo and act out a scene of ill-fated lovers.
Besides, he was doing his best to make himself inconspicuous now. After all, anyone who saw what he looked like beneath his hat would lose it...
"Uh, well, how exactly are you planning to deal with me now...?"
Guiji now understood how awful it felt to be left hanging without knowing his fate. As he looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar Astral Express, the Trailblaze in his bones seemed to be awakening.
After all, he had served as the train's Navigator for a very long time. Those had also been his happiest days.
In another timeline, Guiji had truly missed the days he spent aboard the train more than once.
Unfortunately, by this point, he had already become someone even he found unfamiliar.
A Trailblazing member of the Stellaron Hunters had become a Great Void Lord of Destruction and Elation...
"Pam, we know your feelings toward Old Die are complicated right now, but we're planning to deal with the trouble in Dual-Phase Paradise on this