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If Ye Qiyan had possessed rabbit ears as expressive as Eve's, they would certainly have formed a giant question mark right now.
Although he had only activated Pride's power at its lowest level, someone who did not know him should not have been able to recognize him, right?
"You know me?"
The young man nodded excitedly.
"Yes, yes! You're my idol! Back at Sky Garden! And Solo City! You saved me twice! Twice!"
Before Ye Qiyan could say anything else, the young man rattled off a long stream of words at incredible speed.
His name was Ding Xiuqi, and the mouse girl beside him was called Shushu.
As a Train Conductor who had arrived in this world twelve years ago, his Train Level had already reached forty-one. He was not among the very best Train Conductors, but he could confidently call himself a high-level Train Conductor in front of others.
But his luck lately had clearly been rather poor.
First, he had experienced Sky Garden's second fall. Then, while resting in Solo City, he had been forced into the war against the Vampires and the final arrival of The End.
These two incidents had made him think his days were numbered.
Yet during both incidents, he had witnessed the appearance of a powerful figure.
[Imperial Sequence · Demon Mecha-Dragon Man · Altos]
Altos perfectly matched Ding Xiuqi's definition of an idol.
Mysterious: activating Pride prevented others from observing his exact appearance.
Powerful: he possessed a Demon Card, slew gods, and had even stopped The End.
A savior in times of peril: he happened to have saved him twice.
And there was what mattered most to Ding Xiuqi.
Cool!
Not long ago, when Solo City had faced The End.
He had personally witnessed the instant Altos rode a dragon into