Penacony's outskirts.
The Star Rail Express.
The Parlor Car.
"Waaah... Pom..."
"Waaaaaaaah!!"
March 7th: "There, there... Pom-Pom, cheer up. Don't cry..."
Dan Heng: "You comfort people like you're making a wish."
"At least I'm not just standing around watching!" March 7th snapped.
"..."
Yan Huan quietly boarded the train. From what he'd heard outside, something was clearly wrong in here.
"Yan Huan, you're finally back."
March 7th looked at him as though he were her savior.
"Come comfort Pom-Pom, quick."
"What happened?" Yan Huan hesitated.
"Did you burn the Train Conductor's butt with a cigarette again?"
March 7th: "..."
Yan Huan: "I told you not to use Liqun. The burn marks don't look good enough."
Yan Huan: "Here, I've still got two packs of Huazi. I just got them from the hotel lobby—"
"To hell with your Huazi!" March 7th landed a flying kick that sent Yan Huan into the train wall.
"After we told Pom-Pom about this adventure, Pom-Pom suddenly started crying. I've never seen Pom-Pom this upset...!"
"Sniff..." Pom-Pom hung Pom-Pom's head and ears, sobbing.
"Waaah... The Train Conductor... The Train Conductor would never cry! I'm not... I'm not sad!"
"Pom-Pom is just... just..."
Pom-Pom raised Pom-Pom's head, steadied Pom-Pom's breathing, and gave a sudden hop.
"...just angry, Pom!"
"That's right, angry!"
Pom-Pom looked around at The Nameless and scolded them.
"Every time... every time the train stops somewhere, you turn the place upside down, Pom!"
"Not a single passenger ever follows the departure time Pom-Pom planned!"
"Especially certain people!"
Pom-Pom glared at March 7th, Yan Huan, and Dan Heng, the three troublemakers.
"I told you not to suddenly teleport away while the train is moving! Once it leaves, the place you return to is outer space, Pom."
"But you never listen, and then the Train Conductor has