"Where is this...?"
Jiang Yu raised his head and surveyed his surroundings, confusion rising within him.
As he remembered it, after buying their everyday supplies, he and March 7th and the others had spent some more time having fun on Jarilo-VI before returning to the Astral Express to quietly await Tingyun's arrival.
During that time, they had also invited their friends in Belobog, including Clara, Seele, and Bronya, to visit the Astral Express.
But no matter how he looked at it, this place wasn't aboard the Astral Express, was it?
It was pitch-black everywhere, but there were tables, chairs, easels, and the like around him, so this was probably a room. But where was the light coming from?
Jiang Yu shifted his gaze away from the deep crimson, seemingly shattered cracks on the walls and ceiling and looked at the fruit basket on the table ahead.
The fruit inside looked pretty fresh.
Then Jiang Yu walked over to the easel and took a look. Sure enough, the painting depicted the fruit basket on the table.
He didn't know who had painted it, but they were definitely skilled.
Looking at the half-finished painting on the easel, so lifelike that it was almost indistinguishable from the fruit basket itself, Jiang Yu gave this assessment inwardly.
Jiang Yu thought for a moment. In an environment like this, he probably wouldn't be able to find his companions.
Then he tried to contact the system in his mind, but failed.
"Can't contact the system either... So even cheats like this need to sleep..."
Jiang Yu muttered and waved a hand, and a pitch-black greatsword appeared beside him.
"Oh, Black Cleave is still here. Then let's go outside and take a look first."
Putting Black Cleave away again, Jiang Yu approached the door, pushed it open,