Not long afterward.
The Star Rail Express.
Inside the Parlor Car.
Himeko placed a letter on Yan Huan's table while he was playing a game.
"Take a look at this. It was sent by a 'descendant of the Clockmaker.'"
"???"
Yan Huan, curled up on the sofa, held his phone sideways and looked up in confusion.
"Mikhail has descendants? Wasn't he single?"
Based on Yan Huan's previous investigation in Penacony, the rumors surrounding the Clockmaker were bizarre and varied, but they all agreed on one thing.
He didn't have a wife.
How could a hero have a wife?
"I'm not sure about the details. If you have time, you can go to Dreamville and ask Gallagher."
After putting down the letter, Himeko turned to leave. Before she went, she instructed him, "This is a letter asking for help. I've read it. Dan Heng isn't here, so discuss it with Little March and figure out how to handle it."
"Emmmm..."
Yan Huan put down his phone without reading the letter. Instead, he stood up and ran to the Guest Room Carriage corridor, shouting, "Something huge happened—come quickly and get the gossip, waaaah!!"
"???" Bang—!! March 7th's door was yanked open. "What gossip? What gossip? Is it fresh?!"
"Absolutely fresh. It just arrived. Come while it's still hot!"
Yan Huan dragged March 7th, still wearing her pajamas, into the Parlor Car. Together, they began reading the letter.
March 7th squatted barefoot on the sofa and narrowed her eyes. The letter's contents were roughly as follows.
At present, aside from Dreamville, there were very few places in the dreamscape that truly belonged to the Clockmaker.
Crouk Film Park was one of the few areas deeply influenced by the Clockmaker.
Now, it had run into trouble.
The person who signed the letter as a