Chapter 145

Dr. Ratio: "Hehe, I would like to call you a genius."

Dr. Ratio: "With your unique brain circuit, not joining the Genius Society is truly a waste of talent."

Herta: "The Genius Society doesn't accept fools."

Stelle: "How are you talking?"

Stelle: "I am so smart, you say I'm a fool?"

Silver Wolf: "You're not a fool, you're just silly..."

Hu Tao: "Haha, sounds even worse than a fool."

The video continues.

[Just in case, if that Memokeeper still doesn't appear, I have another backup plan...]

[This is the last one.]

After waiting for a while,

Boothill suddenly popped out another backup plan.

[You really have a lot of backup plans.]

Dan Heng was speechless.

[I'm not really good at beating around the bush, if I can go back to my old profession, many things will become much simpler.]

[Brother Dan Heng, you walked around the hotel earlier, did you see any guests, or any guests... whose identity is more noble?]

Boothill asked Dan Heng,

it seems he wants to cause some trouble.

[...What do you want to do?]

Dan Heng frowned and asked.

[Very simple, we are going to quietly kidnap a few hostages, and then everything will be easy to handle, we can use them to negotiate with the Family, or take their identities...]

Boothill said the words of a bandit.

[No need, return to the train now.]

Dan Heng saw Boothill like this,

and immediately wanted to take him back to the train,

to prevent him from causing trouble here.

[What! Could it be that you're afraid, brother?]

[Take out your gun, let's do something big!]

Hu Tao: "???"

Hu Tao: "Again?"

Hu Tao: "I say, are you really a Galaxy Ranger?"

Hu Tao: "You're a bandit leader in a Galaxy Ranger's skin, right?"

Dan Heng: "Heh, kidnapping hostages, you really thought of that."

Stelle: "Damn, if you really did that, wouldn't it ruin the reputation of our Astral Express?"

Stelle: "After all, you damn thing, you're still impersonating our Nameless!!"

March 7th: "Hmph, I knew you impersonating our Nameless was not well-intentioned, it turns out you wanted to ruin the reputation of our Astral Express!"

Furina: "This method is too radical, it's hard to imagine Mr. Boothill is a righteous person."

Boothill: "Cough cough, we Galaxy Rangers act by paying a little attention to efficiency."

Boothill: "What's wrong with that?"

Amber: "Paying attention to efficiency?"

Amber: "But what you're planning to do is kidnapping!"

Amber: "What about the bottom line?"

Amber: "Didn't you say the bottom line of the Galaxy Rangers is not to bully the weak?"

Boothill: "Right, that's why I'm looking for noble, rich and powerful fools to kidnap!"

Boothill: "These people, they can't be considered weak, right?"

Lumine: "Uh... they might not be weak... but they are also innocent people, right?"

Boothill: "Hey, I'm not really doing anything to them, just acting."

Boothill: "After the play is over, at worst I'll apologize to them, is that okay?"

Boothill: "Otherwise, you tell me, just waiting here, what's the use?"

Boothill: "If we drag it on, maybe a bigger mess will break out in the dream."

Welt: "Although that's the case, your method is still not advisable."

Welt: "The Family is not some petty thief, your move will only deepen the Family's guard against you."

Boothill: "Damn it, of course I know this method is the last resort."

Boothill: "But I really can't think of a better method!"

Miss Sushang: "So where is Miss Black Swan?"

Miss Sushang: "Where did she go?"

Black Swan: "Ha, if nothing goes wrong, I should have gone to find wine..."

Black Swan: "After all... this Asdana White Oak is really hard to find..."

The video continues.

[Are you two leaving?]

[Then should I cancel the Asdana White Oak you just ordered?]

Seeing Boothill and the other two seem to have the intention to leave,

the bartender immediately asked.

[...Ah? Asdana White Oak? But didn't you just say...]

Boothill heard the bartender's words,

and was somewhat stunned.

[Haha, it seems the two of you are a bit drunk.]

[Just half a minute ago, you just ordered a bottle of Asdana White Oak from me.]

The bartender explained with a smile.

[It seems... your Memokeeper friend has come to find you.]

Dan Heng saw this and reminded him.

[...Oh right right right, look at my brain, too much prosthetic modification will make you forgetful!]

[Let me see... damn it, it really is Asdana White Oak, there's a line of words on it...]

[...I'm waiting for you on the Astral Express.]

【It’s a message she left for you, no mistake.】

【She knows we’re acting together and that the hotel isn't safe, so we need to find a place away from prying eyes.】

After Dan Heng saw the handwriting left on the wine,

he said to Boothill.

【Turns out after going in a big circle, we’re back on the Astral Express.】

【Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s go!】

Boothill: "Round and round we go, and it’s back to the train again, damn it."

Boothill: "Might as well have just waited on the train from the start!"

Venti: "Ehe, but then this expensive bottle of wine wouldn't be here, would it?"

March 7th: "Miss Black Swan, you actually bought this bottle of wine for him?"

March 7th: "That’s hundreds of thousands of credits!"

March 7th: "I wouldn't be able to bring myself to buy such expensive wine even if you killed me!!"

Furina: "Isn't Miss Black Swan a Memokeeper?"

Furina: "A profession as high-and-mighty as a Memokeeper shouldn't be short on money, right?"

Black Swan: "In fact, for a Memokeeper, money is rarely needed most of the time."

Black Swan: "Therefore, for me, this bottle of wine isn't a question of whether it's expensive or not."

Black Swan: "It’s a question of whether it’s easy to find."

Stelle: "Clearly, this bottle of wine isn't easy to find at all."

Stelle: "Otherwise, you wouldn't have spent so much time before notifying the two of them."

Miss Qingque: "Hehe, Mr. Boothill clearly wanted a free ride, which is why he deliberately ordered this bottle."

Boothill: "It’s a mutual agreement, how can you call that a free ride?"

Boothill: "But I really didn't expect this bottle of wine to waste so much time, damn it."

Boothill: "If I’d known, I definitely would’ve ordered a regular one."

The video continues.

【You’re back?】

【Two people came on board earlier, saying they were looking for passenger Boothill.】

【I had them wait in the Parlor Car, Pom-Pom.】

Seeing the two return,

Pom-Pom stepped forward to explain.

【Oh! Just in time.】

Boothill nodded.

【...Two people?】

Dan Heng was somewhat surprised.

【It’s her.】

【Although the Astral Express welcomes every passenger, sneaking in one by one like this...】

【Don't you think you're getting a bit too comfortable, Pom-Pom!】

Black Swan’s figure suddenly appeared.

Watching this scene,

Pom-Pom couldn't help but say indignantly.

【I apologize, Conductor. It was my lack of courtesy, mistakenly assuming the train was already familiar with the Garden of Recollection...】

【With the current situation in Penacony being so complex, only you Nameless are worth trusting.】

Black Swan glanced toward the direction of the Garden of Recollection,

then apologized to Pom-Pom.

【You are that Memokeeper?】

Dan Heng looked at Black Swan.

【A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Dan Heng. I have seen you in the memories of others.】

【And Mr. Boothill... we are meeting for the first time as well. I hope you enjoy that bottle of Asdana White Oak.】

【You really know how to pick hard-to-find wine.】

Black Swan remarked with a slight jab.

【You really made me search for a long time, Memokeeper!】

【I’ll be blunt: tell me everything you know.】

Boothill started asking for information as soon as he arrived.

【That is exactly my intention.】

【But before that, allow me to introduce myself. I am Black Swan, a Memokeeper of the Garden of Recollection.】

【And as for the story of that lady, Acheron...】

【Perhaps she knows it better than I do.】

As Black Swan spoke,

Acheron’s figure

walked out as well.

【Greetings, you two. I am Acheron.】

Acheron greeted them.

【What?! Damn it...】

【Garden of Recollection, are you selling me out?!】

Boothill looked at Acheron,

his pupils shrinking,

and couldn't help but question Black Swan.

【Apologies, this was my request.】

【For certain reasons, I was exiled from Penacony. Fortunately, this Memokeeper accompanied me, which gave me the chance to slip away from the Family’s control unnoticed.】

Acheron explained.

【Actually, it wasn't accompaniment, but stalking.】

【And the process was definitely not unnoticed...】

【But never mind, have it your way.】

After hearing Acheron’s words, Black Swan

shook her head.

Her expression was somewhat helpless.

【I requested her to take me to a place outside the Family’s gaze, to contact a few people worth trusting—which is all of you.】

Acheron said again.

【Trust? Hahaha, hahahahaha...】

【Little cutie, do you take me for a madman or a fool?】

【How about this: let me put a few holes in you first, see what’s hidden inside, and then we can talk about trust...】

Boothill laughed in his rage.

He pulled out his gun directly

and aimed it at Acheron’s head.

Sparkle: "Yay, shoot~ shoot~"

Sparkle: "Fight~ fight~"

March 7th: "What kind of instigator is this?"

March 7th: "You just love watching this kind of chaos, don't you?"

Stelle: "Cough, cough... actually... I love watching it too!"

March 7th: "???"

March 7th: "I see you don't learn the good stuff, only the bad stuff!!"

Boothill: "Damn it, the world is a dangerous place."

Boothill: "Memokeeper, you actually sold me out."

Boothill: "Sure enough, dealing with a Memokeeper, if you don't keep your guard up, you’ll definitely be led around in circles!"

Stelle: "I beg to differ."

Stelle: "I was tricked by her, but I wasn't led around in circles!!"

Paimon: "Pfft... hahahaha, what Miss Stelle said is so funny."

Amber: "It’s truly surprising that Miss Black Swan would bring Miss Acheron along to meet Mr. Boothill."

Furina: "Enemies meeting with such intense hatred, are they really not going to fight?"

Pom-Pom: "No fighting on the train, Pom-Pom!"

Pom-Pom: "Otherwise, Pom-Pom will throw the troublemakers off, Pom-Pom!!"

Lumine: "The Conductor is very angry, and the consequences are very serious."

Hu Tao: "But the Conductor is so tiny, can they really throw someone off??"

Hu Tao: "Hey, I’m not looking down on the Conductor!!"

Welt: "Yes, an angry Conductor has that ability."