Another day passed.
Early that morning.
A woman in purple robes and a veil stepped out of the Daydream Hotel and slowly made her way toward the docked Star Rail Express.
Along the way, large numbers of The Family's soldiers patrolled with laser rifles in hand.
By the time Black Swan came within roughly three hundred meters of the Star Rail Express, the soldiers had set up camp, their tents packed close together.
Black Swan glanced at the tents on either side of the road and kept walking.
"Hold it! Who are you? Unauthorized personnel aren't allowed near the train!"
A heavily armored soldier blocked Black Swan's path.
"I'm Black Swan, a temporary passenger on the Star Rail Express. I registered before."
Black Swan smiled faintly.
"But what about you?"
"Did you station all these troops around the train to keep thieves from boarding?"
"Of course..."
After a check by the relevant personnel, Black Swan's identity was quickly confirmed.
"My apologies, Ms. Black Swan. You are indeed a temporary passenger on the Star Rail Express."
The armored soldier stepped aside and lowered his head apologetically.
"It's been so long since you last boarded that we weren't aware..."
"Heh. Now you are."
Black Swan continued forward. She noticed soldiers posted on elevated spots, peering through the train windows with binoculars to watch what was happening inside.
She stopped and asked with a smile:
"Is spying on the train also part of protecting the Nameless shareholders?"
"Ms. Black Swan, please trust in The Family's goodwill toward the Nameless," the soldier said without expression.
"As long as the Star Rail Express does not violate our cooperation agreement, we will always be allies."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Black Swan boarded the train.
She reached the Parlor Car, looked around, and found it