"Yes, Mr. Dan Heng, it was me."
Black Swan then turned to Botion.
"Mr. Botion, it's a pleasure to meet you. I hope you liked that bottle of Asdana White Oak."
"You really know how to order hard-to-find liquor."
Botion said bluntly,
"That thing was a real pain in the ass to find, Memokeeper!"
"I'll get straight to the point. Tell me everything you know."
Black Swan smiled faintly.
"That was precisely my intention."
"But before that, please allow me to introduce myself."
"My name is Black Swan. I am a Memokeeper of the Garden of Recollection, and as for the story of that Lady Acheron..."
As she spoke, the other lady in the carriage approached as well.
Black Swan smiled.
"Perhaps she knows better than I do."
Under Botion's stunned gaze, Acheron greeted them both.
"Hello, you two. I'm Acheron."
"Mr. Dan Heng, we meet again."
"What?!" Botion's eyes widened as he swiftly retreated.
"Holy hell, you all knew each other?!"
"Dan Heng, Memokeeper, you sold me out?!"
Dan Heng glanced at Botion and said helplessly,
"We only met once before."
"I don't know the specifics either. You should ask the Memokeeper."
"If Miss Acheron truly is an evildoer, I will ask her to leave the train."
Only then did Botion breathe a sigh of relief.
"You scared the hell out of me. Brother Dan Heng, don't mess with me like that."
Acheron looked quietly at Botion and apologized.
"I'm sorry. This was my request."
"For certain reasons, I was exiled from Penacony. Fortunately, this Memokeeper accompanied me along the way, giving me the chance to slip free of the Family's control unnoticed."
Black Swan smiled lightly.
"Actually, I wasn't accompanying you. I was following you."
"You made quite a commotion. Honestly... if I hadn't run fast enough, I