Zhao Xun smiled. "Yeah, I think my luck's been pretty good too."
Ice said nothing more and lowered her eyelids again.
Once she fell quiet, she looked as though she were about to fall asleep. Combined with her pale complexion, she seemed on the verge of collapse. She really wasn't in good shape.
Zhao Xun had noticed from the start that Ice's physical condition was probably terrible, but he hadn't asked about it.
Death God quietly listened until Zhao Xun and Ice finished discussing the subject, then returned to what he'd been saying. "I'm the [Train Conductor]."
Zhao Xun collected his thoughts and looked at Death God calmly. "That doesn't exactly come as a surprise."
He had suspected as much before.
Of everyone on the Endless Train, the person most likely to have become the first [Train Conductor] had to be Death God, who had boarded the earliest and survived the longest.
The good news was that he no longer needed to wait for Whistle to investigate Death God. He could hear it straight from Death God himself.
The bad news was that Death God, who could leave the Endless Train after becoming the [Train Conductor], had returned repeatedly. That could only mean the title of [Train Conductor] didn't let a player completely escape the Endless Train's control.
"You really are lucky," Death God suddenly remarked in his detached voice.
Zhao Xun could tell that Death God meant something different from Ice. "How so?"
"The Endless Train only allows one [Train Conductor]," Death God said, casting Zhao Xun a glance. "If you became the [Train Conductor], I'd kill you immediately."
His tone was perfectly even, as though he were stating something as simple as needing a drink when thirsty.
After speaking, he watched Zhao Xun's expression.
He hadn't said it