The Demon Express sped through a space railway that resembled purgatory. Inside the carriage, Baja had been fitted with a beak muzzle. It hadn't been voluntary—there had been a reason for it.
During the previous leg of the journey, Baja had given Mage Sephilia's family tree a deep and heartfelt greeting.
Leaving aside whether he could actually win an argument, Sephilia's identity alone meant she couldn't speak as freely as Baja did. She could only endure it for the time being.
Sephilia was also a distinguished guest aboard the Demon Express. Including the VIP carriage, there were only Su Xiao, Oho, Baja, Sephilia, and a few conductors. At first, the demon conductress had earnestly advised Baja not to verbally attack the other guests. Everyone was a VIP, and everyone was civilized.
After repeatedly failing to stop him, the demon conductress lost her temper and began arguing with Baja.
Everyone else was stunned by the sight, and even Sephilia herself was taken aback. She then felt that the VIP ticket had truly been worth the price.
Dang, dang, dang~
The rapid bells announcing the approaching station rang out. The Demon Express gradually came to a stop, and its doors opened.
Su Xiao had just risen when Sephilia across from him also stood and prepared to get off.
"Thank you, distinguished guests, for riding this express. We wish you a pleasant journey."
The demon conductress beside the door spoke sweetly, but things could never go back to how they were. No matter how sweetly she spoke now, the mouths lined with sharp teeth that had split open on her neck, beneath her ears, and across her palms—and the sight of her trading insults with Baja afterward—had been burned into everyone's minds, impossible to erase.
Su Xiao got off with Oho. After the