Resemblance

Mr. Leonhardt looked at the scenery outside the Train, but his eyes kept glancing unconsciously at Yago and Annie across from him. Yago was whispering jokes he had heard from Wick, which made Annie giggle.

To his shame, Mr. Leonhardt suddenly realized that as Annie's father, he had never seen his daughter smile more than he had in half a day.

Suddenly, a child next to them burst into tears, and the child's mother hurriedly stood up and called for a doctor.

It turned out that the boy had accidentally cut his palm. There was a rather shallow wound in his tender hand, and blood was flowing out. The boy's face was contorted in pain.

The doctor from the Train arrived quickly with a small medical kit. She was a middle-aged woman who comforted the child, saying that everything was alright, and then used iodine swabs to treat the child's wound.

After a bit of commotion, the boy's wound was finally bandaged, and the female doctor even took out a few candies from her pocket and gave them to the boy.

Just as the female doctor was packing her medical kit, she felt someone tap her on the shoulder. Turning around, she saw a handsome young man.

Yago pointed to the cotton swabs in the doctor's hand and said with a smile, "Hello, could you please give me a few of these cotton swabs?"

The female doctor asked, "Are you injured too? Do you need any treatment?"

Yago waved his hand. "No, no, I'm not injured. I just wanted to ask you for a few cotton swabs. Would that be convenient for you?"

Upon hearing that Yago was unharmed, the female doctor didn't say anything, but handed him a few cotton swabs from her first-aid kit. At the same time, she also noticed the young girl next to Yago; it turned out they were a young couple.

Noticing the girl staring at her pocket, the female doctor casually took out some candy and handed it to Annie. Annie was taken aback; she had only glanced at it once, how could this be...?

However, Annie still accepted the candy and thanked the female doctor.

After the female doctor left, Yago and Annie returned to their seats. Annie then handed the candy the doctor had given them to their father and Yago. Yago didn't seem to mind, unwrapping the candy and popping it into his mouth. Mr. Leonhardt, however, was a little embarrassed. Why would someone his age eat candy? But it was his daughter's gift, so Mr. Leonhardt picked it up and ate it just like Yago. Surprisingly, it was quite sweet.

With a candy in his mouth, Yago picked up a cotton swab and mumbled to Annie, "Annie, lie down." At the same time, he patted his thigh.

Although she didn't know what Yago was trying to do, Annie obediently lay down on Yago's lap.

Yago perked up and carefully inserted the cotton swab gently into Annie's ear. Annie immediately felt a tingling sensation. As Yago gently rotated the cotton swab, the tingling sensation spread throughout her body, feeling indescribably comfortable. Even Annie's delicate earlobe turned rosy.

"Does it feel good?"

"Mmm~" Annie responded to Yago in a slightly indistinct voice. The tingling sensation made Annie let out a soft, coquettish hum. (Using cotton swabs to clean your ears is really comfortable, the author has tried it personally, but I don't recommend that you use cotton swabs to clean your ears too often. Although it feels good, it's not very good for ear hygiene.)

At that moment, Yago also noticed the spotlight-like gaze from across the room. He looked up and saw Mr. Leonhardt staring wide-eyed. Well, they were speechless.

Yago tentatively picked up another one and said to Mr. Leonhardt, "Would you like to try it? It feels very comfortable."

Mr. Leonhardt turned his head and said awkwardly, "No need, no need, as long as you young people like it."

After a while, Annie, whose face was rosy, got up from Yago's lap. Yago then inserted a cotton swab into his ear and gently turned it, a look of enjoyment on his face.

Time slips away unnoticed.

A dispute suddenly broke out on the Train, with some passengers angrily questioning the conductor about why the itinerary had been changed so abruptly, and why there were so many soldiers on the Train bound for Hizuru.

Only then did Yago and his companions realize that the Train had changed its course and seemed to be heading in the opposite direction.

The train conductor, sweating profusely, explained that the situation at the front was urgent and there was a severe shortage of Train, so their Train was temporarily requisitioned to transport troops to the front.

Why didn't you tell us beforehand?!

Train conductor. "I'm so sorry, this is the stationmaster's decision. All the other Train in the station have been requisitioned, and there will be no Train for the next period of time. The reason we didn't inform you beforehand is that there are connecting Train in the Rhine Province at the front to take you to the Hizuru, but there are no Train in the Texi Province."

The train conductor's explanation calmed the angry passengers down. If it was true, it seemed to be genuinely for their benefit, since there were no Train from Texi Province to the Hizuru.

Yago frowned, but didn't say anything. The train conductor apologized repeatedly and promised to arrange Train to Hizuru immediately upon arrival in the Rhine Province, which finally calmed the rioting crowd.

Yago whispered to Annie that he needed to use the restroom, and Annie got up and said she would go with him.

Just then, Yago took Annie's hand and they walked together towards the back carriage of the Train, because the toilets were in the back carriage.

Soon the two arrived at the carriage where the toilet was located. Just as Yago reached out to open the door, it opened first, and a figure in military uniform walked out and bumped into Yago. Due to his physical condition, Yago stood still, while the other person was knocked to the ground.

"Excuse me, are you alright?" Yago reached out and helped the Marley soldier up, who replied in a low voice, "I'm fine."

But when the man looked up, Yago froze, Annie next to him froze, and the person opposite him froze.

This was a young Marley Officer, already holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel at a young age. However, to the surprise of the people present, this Marley Officer looked remarkably like Yago, who was sitting opposite him; at first glance, they were almost identical.

Their face shapes and features were very similar, but while Annie was surprised, she still noticed something. Although the two looked very alike, there were still significant differences upon closer inspection.

First, there's the height difference. Yago about half a head taller than the Marley Officer, and Yago's features are more defined. Their eyes are also different; the Officer's eyes are light brown, while Yago's are the black of the night sky. Most importantly, the Marley Officer has a diagonal scar on his face, which, although short, is very noticeable.

"My Yago is still the best-looking," Annie glanced at Yago again.

After a moment of surprise, the Marley Officer took his leave. It wasn't unusual to encounter someone who looked so much like oneself, especially since the Marley Officer had a lot on his mind.

As Yago watched the Marley Officer's departing figure, he seemed to understand why two Marley Soldiers in the Liberio Internment Zone had called him Lieutenant Colonel. There really was a Marley Officer who looked so much like him! But he guessed that the two Soldiers hadn't looked closely enough, otherwise they wouldn't have failed to recognize the scar on the Marley Officer's face.

Is all of this a coincidence?