Chapter 277

Sampo: "It was me, old Sampo, using the wrong words!"

Sampo: "What I meant was, seeing your own brother killed too, does Young Lady Robin have any.... uh.... thoughts on it?"

Robin: "Honestly, if I hadn't seen Young Lady Firefly survive, this scene — I probably couldn't have endured it at all, and might have fainted on the spot."

Robin: "But now that I know this death isn't truly death, and there's still some leeway...."

Robin: ".... I'm much calmer now."

Robin: "It's just, what puzzles me is.... what exactly was Gallagher's purpose in doing all this?"

Dr. Ratio: "Motive for the crime.... that really is a very important question!"

Gallagher: "Nothing complicated. I just wanted to invite you all to a place for a little visit, that's all."

Gallagher: "It's just that the method was a little... rough around the edges."

Gallagher: "But it's fast!"

Nilou: "A little.... rough around the edges??"

Nilou: "That doesn't seem like something you can describe as 'rough,' does it?"

Dehya: "Ha, getting stabbed hard by a hideous monster."

Dehya: "I don't see how that's an invitation!"

Dehya: "Or is it that you so-called fictional... historians?"

Dehya: "All invite people this way?"

Paimon: "Seems like... that's not entirely impossible?"

The video continues.

The scene shifts,

At this moment, twelve system hours remain until the opening of the Harmony Festival,

Inside the Astral Express.

【Breaking News: The Penacony Harmony Festival has entered its countdown phase.】

【Accompanied by the tick-tock of the Clock Boy, in 12 system hours, this grand celebration is about to have its magnificent opening....】

Following the broadcast from the radio,

The scene inside the carriage gradually comes into view.

And at this moment,

A wild, unrestrained cowboy,

Is holding the gun in his hand,

Pointing it at Brother Dan Heng.

Stelle: "Holy crap!"

Stelle: "What's going on?!"

Stelle: "Our train got robbed?!"

Stelle: "Who the hell is this guy?"

Stelle: "How dare he rob our Astral Express!!"

Stelle: "Does he have a death wish!!"

March 7th: "Ah, this.... we haven't been gone that long, have we?"

March 7th: "And someone's already got their eyes on our train?!"

March 7th: "And this guy is actually pointing a gun at Brother Dan Heng right now??"

Furina: "Another stranger has appeared."

Furina: "And he doesn't look like a good person either."

Furina: "The situation is getting more complicated."

Hu Tao: "Um, this guy looks really dangerous."

Hu Tao: "Mr. Dan Heng and Conductor Pom won't be in danger, will they?"

Hu Tao: "And the Astral Express — it won't really get hijacked by him, right?"

Stelle: "Relax, Dan Heng is no pushover!"

Stelle: "Don't be fooled by how ordinary and cold-faced he looks right now."

Stelle: "Push him too far, and he'll do a big transformation on you in no time!"

Stelle: "When that happens, this guy will absolutely get beaten so bad he won't know which way is north!!"

Dan Heng: "...."

Lumine: "Tr-transformation?!"

Lumine: "Looks like Mr. Dan Heng is no simple man either!"

Welt: "The question is, who exactly is this person?"

Welt: "Why would he hijack the train while we're away?"

Boothill: "Ahem.... uh.... this here might be a bit of a misunderstanding."

Boothill: "Is there any chance...."

Boothill: "The guy in the video just wanted to ask for directions?"

Silver Wolf: "Asking for directions with a gun pointed at someone's head?"

Silver Wolf: "How polite!"

Silver Wolf: "Even SAM wouldn't do that!"

Firefly: "Mm-hmm, I have a navigation system, I usually don't need to ask for directions!"

Boothill: "Well... maybe... different folks, different styles..."

Miss Sushang: "Mr. Boothill, why does it sound like you're actually speaking up for the person in the video?"

Miss Sushang: "Aren't you a righteous Galaxy Ranger?"

Miss Sushang: "Shouldn't you despise a villain like this?"

Boothill: "Well... you see... haha..."

Guinaifen: "Tch, looks like I smell something fishy!"

The video continued.

【I've told you already! Whatever it is, we can talk it through properly!】

Pom-Pom walked up to the cowboy,

and began to earnestly try to talk him down.

【Sorry, you fluffy little fellow, but I really have some urgent business to take care of, and I had no choice but to ask you for a small favor in this way.】

In response to Pom-Pom's admonishment,

the cowboy said with a cheeky grin.

【Since you know what you're doing, I have to warn you of the risks of doing it.】

Brother Dan Heng stared at the cowboy,

his gaze unfriendly.

【Buddy, why so tense? Pulling this thing out is just a way of saying hello, isn't it?】

The cowboy adjusted his gun barrel to aim a little more precisely.

【One last time — state your identity and your purpose here.】

Brother Dan Heng's expression chilled,

and he issued an ultimatum.

【My name is Boothill, a Galaxy Ranger.】

Stelle: "Boothill?!"

Stelle: "Holy— you actually had the nerve to hijack our Astral Express?!"

Stelle: "Have you no shame?"

Stelle: "You really are a Galaxy Ranger?!"

March 7th: "Uh... what's wrong with the way you're talking?"

March 7th: "Did you also bring a modified Synesthesia Beacon?"

Furina: "So this is Mr. Boothill!"

Furina: "He finally made it to Penacony?"